DemocratHouse · Connecticut District 5
Ratchford, William R.
1979 first electedLeft office 19856 years servedBorn 1934M
Issues
Based on bills Ratchford, William R. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Cosponsored 19- A concurrent resolution to honor Raoul Wallenberg, and to express the sense of Congress that the U. S. delegation to the Madrid Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe urge consideration of the case of Raoul Wallenberg at that meeting, and to request that the Department of State take all possible action to obtain information concerning his present status and secure his release. ↗
- A resolution urging the government of the Federal Republic of Germany to abolish the statute of limitations governing the prosecution of war crimes, or to amend the present statute of limitations to allow a period of time sufficient for the prosecution of those responsible for the horrors of the Holocaust. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 4Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to establish procedures for exempting certain interstate highways from the requirement that States allow tandem trailer trucks on interstate highways. ↗
- A bill to make certain repairs on a bridge on Interstate Route 95 in Greenwich, Connecticut, eligible for emergency relief under title 23, United States Code. ↗
Congress
Cosponsored 7Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3Private Legislation
Sponsored 5Education
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 1Health
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 1- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that certain proposed rules concerning survey and certification of health care facilities participating in Federal Medicare and Medicaid programs should be withdrawn. ↗
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit hospice programs to provide nursing care either directly or through other medicare providers. ↗
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