DemocratHouse · Connecticut District 1
Kennelly, Barbara B.
1981 first electedLeft office 199918 years servedBorn 1936F
Issues
Based on bills Kennelly, Barbara B. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 20 · Cosponsored 7Social Welfare
Sponsored 11 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend the Social Security Amendments of 1977 to extend for five more years the exemption from reduction of benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for spouses receiving Government pensions and to apply the reduction in the duration-of-marriage requirement to such exemption. ↗
- A bill to amend title XX of the Social Security Act to increase the amounts authorized for block grants to States for social services in fiscal years after 1984. ↗
Health
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to determining the amount of payment for certain drugs under the medicare program. ↗
- A bill to provide that the Secretary of Health and Human Services may grant deemed certification status under the medicare program with respect to comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities and other outpatient rehabilitation clinics and agencies accredited by a national organization to the same extent and under the same conditions as with respect to other providers. ↗
Labor and Employment
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 3International Affairs
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 4Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the placement of vending machines in rest areas on the Interstate System. ↗
- A bill to apportion certain funds for construction of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and for construction of substitute highway and transit projects, and for other purposes. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Cosponsored 6Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 3Election History
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