RepublicanHouse · Michigan District 5
Sawyer, Harold S.
1977 first electedLeft office 19858 years servedBorn 1920M
Issues
Based on bills Sawyer, Harold S. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsored 17 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to require the Federal Bureau of Investigation to classify the offense of arson as a part I offense for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program and the Uniform Crime Reports for the United States. ↗
- A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the issuance of search warrants with respect to certain property possessed by persons who are not suspects in a criminal investigation. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 8 · Cosponsored 6International Affairs
Cosponsored 12- 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 to express the sense of the Congress that the foreign policy of the United States should reflect a national strategy of peace through strength. ↗
Congress
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 3Taxation
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that certain restrictions applicable to industrial development bonds shall not apply to bonds the proceeds of which are to be used in any trade or business carried on by any person certified as being a financially distressed person. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduction for dividends paid by domestic corporations. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring that the locomotive and rear car of all passenger, freight, and commuter trains have bulletproof glass and equipment capable of providing controlled temperatures. ↗
- A bill to amend the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations requiring that the locomotive and rear car of all passenger, freight, and commuter trains have bulletproof glass and equipment capable of providing controlled temperatures. ↗
Economics and Public Finance
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 3- A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide that except in time of war or economic emergency declared by the Congress, expenditures of the Government may not exceed the revenues of the Government during any fiscal year. ↗
- Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide that except in time of war or economic emergency declared by the Congress, expenditures of the Government may not exceed the revenues of the Government during any fiscal year. ↗
Private Legislation
Sponsored 4Election History
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