DemocratHouse · Ohio District 14
Seiberling, John F.
1971 first electedLeft office 198716 years servedBorn 1918M
Issues
Based on bills Seiberling, John F. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Social Welfare
Sponsored 10 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to provide coverage under the Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance system for all Members of Congress and other officers and employees in the legislative branch of the Government. ↗
- A bill to provide that certain cost-of-living and other increased benefits received under title II of the Social Security Act will not be considered as income for purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of benefits of participants in the food stamp program and for purposes of determining eligibility and the amount of benefits of participants in certain programs concerning surplus agricultural commodities. ↗
Taxation
Sponsored 9Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 9Agriculture and Food
Sponsored 7 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 for purposes of providing that certain educational loans, grants, scholarships, fellowships, and veterans' educational benefits received by recipients of aid to families with dependent children shall not be included in determining household income for purposes of such Act. ↗
- Food Research and Development Act ↗
International Affairs
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 7- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the well-being of the American hostages in Iran. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Ambassador of the United States to the United Nations should take such steps as are necessary to bring the matter of the seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran before either the Security Council, as a threat to the maintenance of international peace and security, or the General Assembly, in order that the community of nations may take any and all action which is necessary to bring this breach of international law to an immediate end. ↗
Armed Forces and National Security
Cosponsored 8- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should establish a commission to study and evaluate the Multiple Protective Structure System and the Air Mobile/Transportable Load System for protecting the land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States and to consider alternatives to such systems. ↗
- A bill to improve existing procedures and programs for providing Federal assistance for economic stabilization and local community development in areas affected by defense base closures and the termination of defense contracts. ↗
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3Election History
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