DemocratHouse · New York District 13
Solarz, Stephen J.
1975 first electedLeft office 199318 years servedBorn 1940M
Issues
Based on bills Solarz, Stephen J. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 15International Affairs
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 9Private Legislation
Sponsored 14Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 6 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to prohibit relatives of the President, Vice President, any Member of Congress, or the President's Cabinet from acting as a foreign agent. ↗
- A bill to instruct the President to designate the year 1984 as the Centennial Celebration of the Statue of Liberty and to establish the Statue of Liberty Centennial Commission. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent payment, in certain cases, of disability insurance benefits for a physical or mental condition arising from an individual's commission of a crime or the individual's incarceration in a penal institution, to exclude from the definition of "full-time student" any individual incarcerated in a penal institution following a felony conviction, and to provide that disability insurance benefits may not be paid to individuals incarcerated in a penal institution following a felony conviction, unless, that individual is participating in a rehabilitation program which has been approved by a court of law. ↗
- A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that parents' income and resources shall not be attributed to a child under age 21 for purposes of determining such child's eligibility for SSI benefits, if such child is under a disability which is permanent and total. ↗
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 5- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year citizenship requirement for eligibility for veterans' health care benefits for lawful permanent residents of the United States who were members of the Armed Forces of Czechoslovakia or Poland during World War I or World War II and to extend such benefits to lawful permanent residents of the United States who were members of the Armed Forces of Russia, the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republic, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania during either such war. ↗
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year citizenship requirement for eligibility for veterans' health care benefits for lawful permanent residents of the United States who were members of the Armed Forces of Czechoslovakia or Poland during World War I or World War II and to extend such benefits to lawful permanent residents of the United States who were members of the Armed Forces of Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic, Estonia, Latvia, or Lithuania during either such war. ↗
Animals
Cosponsored 6Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 relating to the formulas under which entitlements of urbanized areas for construction and operating assistance under such Act are determined. ↗
- A bill to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to authorize grants to be made for the reduction of noise associated with certain rail mass transportation systems, to authorize research, development, and demonstration programs for the reduction of noise associated with urban mass transportation, and for other purposes. ↗
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