RepublicanHouse · Arkansas District 3
Hammerschmidt, John P.
1967 first electedLeft office 199326 years servedBorn 1922M
Issues
Based on bills Hammerschmidt, John P. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 18 · Cosponsored 6- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of compensation payable to veterans who have lost or lost the use of both upper extremities as the result of a service-connected disability. ↗
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that veterans' benefits shall be denied any individual whose discharge from the Armed Forces is characterized as being for misconduct, unsuitability, marginal performance of duty, or other reason indicating that the service of the individual demonstrated that the individual was unqualified for retention in the Armed Forces. ↗
Congress
Cosponsored 11International Affairs
Cosponsored 10Health
Sponsored 8Social Welfare
Sponsored 7- A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide that area agencies on aging shall have authority to award funds to the providers of home delivered meals for older persons without requiring that such providers also furnish meals to older persons in a congregate setting, and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the waiting period for disability benefits shall not be applicable in the case of a disabled individual suffering from a terminal illness. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2Agriculture and Food
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 5Taxation
Sponsored 5- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to repeal the Family Rental Tax. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the amount of the charitable deduction allowable for expenses incurred in the operation of a highway vehicle will be determined in the same manner as the business deduction for such expenses. ↗
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