RepublicanHouse · New Mexico District 2
Skeen, Joe
1981 first electedLeft office 200322 years servedBorn 1927M
Issues
Based on bills Skeen, Joe sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsored 19 · Cosponsored 3Taxation
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 16- A bill to repeal the withholding on dividends and interest enacted by the Tax and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt from interest and dividend withholding all individuals age 65 or older without regard to the prior year income tax liability of such individuals. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 5Economics and Public Finance
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 2Native Americans
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 1Private Legislation
Sponsored 6Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to change the name of the landing strip at White Sands Missile Range in the State of New Mexico, to "White Sands Space Harbor". ↗
- A bill to provide for compensation for certain ranchers in New Mexico for ranching units taken from them by the Department of the Army for the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. ↗
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to prohibit the importation of drug paraphernalia. ↗
- Expressing the sense of the House that the Secretary of Agriculture and the United States Trade Representative should investigate recent actions by the Government of Mexico which prohibit free trade of livestock between the United States and the Republic of Mexico and work to eliminate these trade barriers. ↗
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