DemocratHouse · Alabama District 7
Harris, Claude
1987 first electedLeft office 19936 years servedBorn 1940M
Issues
Based on bills Harris, Claude 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 4 · Cosponsored 13- To provide that members of the Reserve and National Guard who participated in open-air nuclear tests during the 1950's and early 1960's and who have contracted certain radiation-related diseases shall be deemed, for purposes of certain benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to have contracted those diseases in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States. ↗
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide eligibility for burial in national cemeteries of all members of the Selected Reserve and of individuals who have served at least 20 years in the Selected Reserve. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Cosponsored 10Taxation
Cosponsored 8- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore to State and local governments the right to purchase gasoline without payment of the Federal gasoline excise tax. ↗
- A bill to amend the Revenue Act of 1987 to delay until October 1, 1988, the imposition of the tax on diesel and aviation fuels at the wholesale level. ↗
Agriculture and Food
Cosponsored 8Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 5Health
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 1Crime and Law Enforcement
Cosponsored 3Election History
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