DemocratHouse · Georgia District 4
Jones, Ben
1989 first electedLeft office 19934 years servedBorn 1941M
Issues
Based on bills Jones, Ben sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Armed Forces and National Security
Cosponsored 14- 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. ↗
- To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to certain veterans' education programs, and for other purposes. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 5- To provide that the 25 percent pay increase under the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 be deferred with respect to Members of Congress and officials in the executive branch until a balanced Federal budget is achieved. ↗
- To recognize the organization known as the National Association of Women Veterans, Incorporated. ↗
Taxation
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 2- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the targeted jobs credit for hiring economically disadvantaged veterans who are discharged involuntarily as a result of budget cuts. ↗
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage employers to provide drug and alcohol abuse treatment programs to their employees by providing a credit for the cost of such programs. ↗
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Cosponsored 5Emergency Management
Cosponsored 5Transportation and Public Works
Cosponsored 4- To amend title 49, United States Code, regarding the collection of overpayments or undercharges on shipments via motor common carriers of property and nonhousehold goods freight forwarders, and for other purposes. ↗
- To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide for review of certain acquisitions of voting securities of air carriers, and for other purposes. ↗
Immigration
Cosponsored 4Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 2- To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on 1,8 Dichloroanthraquinone and 1,8 Diaminonapthalene. ↗
- To prohibit any wine, cheese, meat, or any other edible agricultural commodity or product thereof, that is the growth, product, or manufacture of the Socialist Republic of Romania, from entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, in the customs territory of the United States. ↗
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