RepublicanHouse · Florida District 16
Lewis, Thomas F.
1983 first electedLeft office 199512 years servedBorn 1924M
Issues
Based on bills Lewis, Thomas F. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 12- A bill to repeal sections 301 through 308 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, which impose withholding on interest and dividends. ↗
- A concurrent resolution to express the sense of Congress that no limitation should be placed on the Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on a residential mortgage. ↗
Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 4- A joint resolution to provide that if construction of an additional space shuttle orbiter is authorized the name of such orbiter shall be selected from among suggestions submitted by students in elementary and secondary schools; and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop and demonstrate methods for the management and control of aquatic plants in Lake Okeechobee, Florida, and for other purposes. ↗
Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 5- A concurrent resolution urging the President to direct the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations to bring before the United Nations the question of the involvement by the Government of Cuba in drug dealing, smuggling, and trafficking. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should request the Organization of American States to consider as soon as possible the question of involvement by the Government of Cuba in drug dealing, smuggling, and trafficking in the Western Hemisphere. ↗
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for veterans' health care in the areas which will be served upon the completion of the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center. ↗
- A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to contract for health care for veterans in certain areas in which medical facilities of the Veterans' Administration are geographically inaccessible. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 1Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 2Families
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from procuring Penguin antiship missiles. ↗
- A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve the principles of the Federal Communications Commission's personal attack and political editorial rules through the 1984 election campaign, and for other purposes. ↗
Election History
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