RepublicanHouse · Illinois District 19
Railsback, Thomas F.
1967 first electedLeft office 198316 years servedBorn 1932M
Issues
Based on bills Railsback, Thomas F. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Cosponsored 13- 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. ↗
Congress
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 10Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 10- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permit a Federal court, upon the recommendation of the United States prosecutor, to place certain persons charged with Federal crimes in programs of community supervision and services. ↗
- A bill to establish an Independent Office of Special Prosecutor. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 5Families
Cosponsored 7Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend title 17 of the United States Code to remove the expiration date provided in Public Law 92-140 which authorized the creation of a limited copyright in sound recordings for the purpose of protecting against unauthorized duplication and piracy of sound recordings; to increase the criminal penalties for piracy and counterfeiting of sound recordings; and for other purposes. ↗
- A resolution congratulating the Order of the Sons of Italy in America for their seventy-fifth anniversary and wishing the Order of the Sons of Italy in America success in future years. ↗
Law
Sponsored 5- A bill to confer jurisdiction upon the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia of certain civil action brought by the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. ↗
- A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit Federal judges from receiving compensation other than for the performance of their judicial duties, except in certain instances, and to provide for the disclosure of certain financial information. ↗
Commerce
Sponsored 4Election History
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