DemocratHouse · Georgia District 9
Jenkins, Edgar L.
1977 first electedLeft office 199316 years servedBorn 1933M
Issues
Based on bills Jenkins, Edgar L. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 24 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to provide that Revenue Ruling 80-60 shall not require a change in the taxpayer's method of accounting for taxable years beginning before 1980. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax-exempt status of agricultural and horticultural organizations operated for the purpose of bargaining collectively for the sale of members' products. ↗
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 10 · Cosponsored 3International Affairs
Cosponsored 10Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title 49 of the United States Code to prohibit an organization of rail carriers from engaging in any joint action which results in a rate increase, and to require rail carriers proposing seasonal or peak-period demand rates to demonstrate that such rates will not result in overall increased freight costs to affected shippers. ↗
- Airline Passenger Consumer Protection Act ↗
Energy
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to make the enhancement of the economic and social well-being of people residing and owning property in the Tennessee and Mississippi River Basins a purpose of that Act. ↗
- A bill to amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to make the enhancement of the economic and social well-being of people residing and owning property in the Tennessee and Mississippi River Basins a purpose of that Act. ↗
Economics and Public Finance
Sponsored 5- A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to limit the levels of total budget outlays under the congressional budget process. ↗
- A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution to protect the people of the United States against excessive governmental burdens and unsound fiscal and monetary policies by limiting total outlays of the Government. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit a State to modify its coverage agreement so as to exclude services performed in any year by an election official or election worker if the remuneration paid for such services is less than $300 (instead of only if such remuneration is less than $100 as at present). ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit a State to modify its coverage agreement so as to exclude services performed in any year by an election official or election worker if the remuneration paid for such services is less than $300 (instead of only if such remuneration is less than $100 as at present). ↗
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