DemocratHouse · Texas District 1
Hall, Sam B., Jr.
1975 first electedLeft office 198712 years servedBorn 1924M
Issues
Based on bills Hall, Sam B., Jr. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 18Immigration
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 10- A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the transportation of undocumented aliens. ↗
- A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that an alien is not qualified for for supplemental security income benefits unless he has a permanent resident status in the United States for at least 6 years, and to provide for the establishment of procedures which will more effectively prevent the payment of such benefits to individuals who become ineligible because of their departure from the United States. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 8 · Cosponsored 3Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that members of the uniformed services on active duty and their dependents are entitled to free preventive dental care. ↗
- A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to provide that the fees payable to agents or attorneys who represent veterans in allowed claims under the veterans laws shall be paid by the Administrator rather than deducted from amounts awarded under the claims. ↗
Agriculture and Food
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to allow the interstate movement of all meat food products which are processed by federally inspected establishments and which are derived from meat which has been slaughtered or processed at certain State-inspected establishments. ↗
- A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to require that the Secretary of Agriculture, in determining the approval or disapproval of producers of the issuance of any marketing order, or any term or condition of any marketing order, determine the approval or disapproval of each producer who is a member of, stockholder in, or under contract with any cooperative association of producers. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to give consent, on behalf of the United States, to certain additional garnishment proceedings. ↗
- A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that an alien is not qualified for supplemental security income benefits unless he has a permanent resident status in the United States for at least 6 years, and to provide for the establishment of procedures which will more effectively prevent the payment of such benefits to individuals who become ineligible because of their departure from the United States. ↗
Taxation
Sponsored 6- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that oil from any royalty interest shall be exempt from the windfall profit tax. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the gross income of individuals who have attained the age of 62 interest received during any taxable year. ↗
Economics and Public Finance
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4- A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in time of war or national emergency; and to provide for the systematic paying of the national debt. ↗
- A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed its revenues, except in time of war or national emergency; and to provide for the systematic paying of the national debt. ↗
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