RepublicanSenate · Idaho
McClure, James A.
1967 first electedLeft office 199124 years servedBorn 1924M
Issues
Based on bills McClure, James A. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Cosponsored 16- A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that a United Nations special investigatory commission should be established to secure a full accounting of Americans listed as missing in Southeast Asia. ↗
- A concurrent resolution relating to the presence of Soviet military personnel in Cuba, and for other purposes. ↗
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsored 13- A bill to release certain National Forest lands within the State of Idaho from further consideration for wilderness designation, and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands that were withdrawn or acquired for the purpose of relocating a portion of the City of American Falls out of the area flooded by the American Falls Reservoir. ↗
Congress
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 6Economics and Public Finance
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 5- A joint resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to provide that appropriations made by the United States shall not exceed thirty-three and one-third percent of the average national income of the prior three calendar years except as specified during war or national emergency. ↗
- A joint resolution for a constitutional amendment to require a balanced budget. ↗
Taxation
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress on plans or projects affecting the territories and possessions of the United States. ↗
- A joint resolution to provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. ↗
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend the Funeral Transportation and Living Expense Benefits Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 53) to also provide memorial transportation and living expense benefits to the families of deceased servicemen classified as prisoners of war or as missing in action. ↗
- A concurrent resolution relating to the discussions between the United States and the Soviet Union regarding the removal of Soviet combat troops from Cuba, and for other purposes. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 6- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the treatment of Christians by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and for other purposes. ↗
- A resolution noting the retirement of the Honorable Clarence M. Mitchell, Junior, and expressing gratitude for his contributions for the cause of civil rights and the enhancement of life in America. ↗
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