DemocratHouse · New York District 29
LaFalce, John J.
1975 first electedLeft office 200328 years servedBorn 1939M
Issues
Based on bills LaFalce, John J. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 15 · Cosponsored 1Commerce
Sponsored 15International Affairs
Cosponsored 10- 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 expressing the appreciation to the Government of Canada for its support and assistance in securing the safe release of American embassy personnel from Iran. ↗
Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsored 9Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 9- A concurrent resolution authorizing a bust or statue of Martin Luther King, Junior, to be placed in the Capitol. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Andrei Sakharov should be released from internal exile, urging the President to protest the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union, and for other purposes. ↗
Environmental Protection
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 2Social Welfare
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that a beneficiary who dies shall (if otherwise qualified) be entitled to a prorated benefit for the month of his death. ↗
- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an individual may become entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits at age 50 whether or not disabled, subject to the existing actuarial reduction prior to attaining age 65 but with full benefits after attaining that age. ↗
Labor and Employment
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 5Election History
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