DemocratHouse · Oklahoma District 1
Jones, James R.
1973 first electedLeft office 198714 years servedBorn 1939M
Issues
Based on bills Jones, James R. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 13 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to treat certain retailers of natural gas as independent producers for purposes of the crude oil windfall profit tax. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the phase-down of the rate of percentage depletion for independent producers and royalty holders. ↗
Congress
Cosponsored 13- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that international congressional fellowship programs are a valuable resource to the Congress and encouraging support for such fellowships by non-governmental organizations. ↗
- A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to establish a special calendar to which all reported bills involving certain violations of the Congressional Budget Act must be referred for a specified period prior to their consideration by the House, and to impose additional reporting requirements on committees to expedite referrals to such calendar and facilitate its use. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 5Arts, Culture, Religion
Cosponsored 9International Affairs
Cosponsored 9- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the people of the Polish People's Republic should be permitted by other nations to settle their internal affairs by themselves without external intervention. ↗
- A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the foreign policy of the United States should reflect a national strategy of peace through strength. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 7Economics and Public Finance
Sponsored 6- A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to limit the levels of total budget outlays contained in the concurrent resolutions on the budget and to study including certain off-budget items as budget outlays for purposes of such Act. ↗
- A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to limit the levels of total budget outlays contained in certain concurrent resolutions on the budget. ↗
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3Election History
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