DemocratHouse · Minnesota District 5
Sabo, Martin Olav
1979 first electedLeft office 200728 years servedBorn 1938M
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Based on bills Sabo, Martin Olav sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Health
Sponsored 13 · Cosponsored 6Taxation
Sponsored 12- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow nonrecognition of gain on certain rollovers of principal residences where the cost of purchasing the new residence is less than the adjusted sales price of the old residence, to extend to 60 months the period for the rollover of a principal residence, to allow a deduction for contributions to savings accounts established for the purpose of purchasing a home, and to deny the interest deduction to the extent the interest is on home loans in excess of $150,000. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for nonrecognition of gain of the sale of the principal residence of the taxpayer where the taxpayer's cost of purchasing the new residence is not more than $100,000 less than the taxpayer's adjusted sales price of the old residence, and to extend the rollover period to 60 months. ↗
Congress
Cosponsored 10- A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require that a portion of any time allocated for general debate on a bill or resolution be utilized for such debate on the bill or resolution in its final form. ↗
- A resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to postpone for one day the final vote on any bill or resolution which was amended in the Committee of the Whole, in order to give Members an opportunity to analyze the amendment or amendments made. ↗
International Affairs
Cosponsored 8- A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the leaders of the Government of Iran are violating the basic human rights of the people of Iran with the continued use of revolutionary justice and to denounce the summary trial and execution of industrialist Habib Elghanian on account of his contacts with Israel and his religious beliefs. ↗
- A concurrent resolution relating to the recent curtailment of Jewish emigration by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 6Commemorations
Sponsored 6- Commending the University of Minnesota women's ice hockey team for winning the 2004-2005 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Women's Ice Hockey Championship, and for other purposes. ↗
- Commending the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers for winning the 2003-2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 6Election History
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