DemocratHouse · Florida District 17
Lehman, William
1973 first electedLeft office 199320 years servedBorn 1913M
Issues
Based on bills Lehman, William sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 15Social Welfare
Sponsored 9 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder. ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an insured individual otherwise qualified may retire and receive full old-age insurance benefits, at any time after attaining age 60, if he has been forced to retire at that age by a Federal law, regulation, or order. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 10Energy
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 4Taxation
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income the interest on series E United States savings bonds received by individuals who have attained age 65. ↗
- A bill to allow a credit against Federal income taxes or a payment from the United States Treasury for State and local real property taxes or an equivalent portion of rent paid on their residences by individuals who have attained age 65. ↗
Housing and Community Development
Sponsored 7Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 2Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide survivor annuities to subsequent spouses of certain additional classes of deceased annuitants who died after making available survivor annuities for previous spouses at time of retirement, and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal employee who, at the time of retirement does not elect a reduced annuity in order to provide a survivor annuity to a spouse or other person, may make such an election within one year after retiring. ↗
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