RepublicanHouse · Maine District 1
McKernan, John R., Jr.
1983 first electedLeft office 19874 years servedBorn 1948M
Issues
Based on bills McKernan, John R., Jr. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Taxation
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 9- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that certain fishermen who are treated as self-employed for social security tax purposes shall be treated as self-employed for pension plan purposes. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that certain fishermen who are treated as self-employed for social security tax purposes shall be treated as self-employed for pension plan purposes. ↗
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 9- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that per diem subsidies paid by the Veterans' Administration for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset payments that are made under the medicaid program for the purpose of assisting eligible veterans. ↗
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease by the Veterans' Administration. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to establish a new ship construction and reconstruction program to ensure adequate national defense capabilities, and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill to authorize appropriations for the maritime construction differential subsidy for fiscal year 1985, and for other purposes. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 4Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 2Environmental Protection
Cosponsored 6Social Welfare
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide mandatory social security coverage for Members of Congress, and to provide for the crediting of unnegotiated benefit checks to the OASDI Trust Funds. ↗
- A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for supportive services and senior centers for fiscal years 1985, 1986, and 1987. ↗
Education
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 3- School Lunch Pilot Project Act of 1983 ↗
- A bill to require that migrant education programs and the equity training and technical assistance programs be conducted by offices under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education and that the women's educational equity programs be conducted by an office under the supervision of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, and for other purposes. ↗
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