RepublicanHouse · Maryland District 8
Steers, Newton I., Jr.
1977 first electedLeft office 19792 years servedBorn 1917M
Issues
Based on bills Steers, Newton I., Jr. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Congress
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 16- A bill to provide that no Member of the Congress shall be paid salary for so long as any employee of the Federal Government is not paid because of the failure of the Congress to enact legislation appropriating funds for such purposes. ↗
- Resolution amending rule XXII of the Rules of the House of Representatives to remove the limitation on the number of Members who may introduce jointly any bill, memorial, or resolution, and to provide for the addition and deletion of names of Members as sponsors after the introduction of a bill, memorial, or resolution. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 8 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to require that the Federal Government pay interest on overdue contract payments, and for other purposes. ↗
- A bill to require the preparation of an environmental impact statement for any action causing the movement of 100 or more Federal employees from a place of employment in one county to one or more places of employment outside that county. ↗
Private Legislation
Sponsored 9International Affairs
Cosponsored 9- Concurrent resolution urging the Canadian Government to reassess its policy of permitting the killing of newborn harp seals. ↗
- Concurrent resolution to condemn the Government of South Africa which has most recently evidenced its irresponsibility as a member of the international community by engaging in massive violations of the civil liberties of the people of South Africa. ↗
Commerce
Sponsored 7- A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that electrical wiring systems shall be considered to be consumer products for purposes of such Act. ↗
- A bill to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that electrical wiring systems shall be considered to be consumer products for purposes of such Act. ↗
Taxation
Sponsored 5- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a basic $5,000 exemption from income tax for amounts received as annuities, pension, or other retirement benefits. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to lower from 65 to 55 the age requirement for the exclusion of gain on the sale or exchange of a residence. ↗
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Cosponsored 5- Concurrent resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to obtain full compliance with the human rights provisions of the Helsinki Accords and to press for global commitment to human rights. ↗
- Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should comply with the Helsinki Final Act, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Soviet Constitution, with respect to all its citizens and on that basis should allow Anatoly Shchransky to emigrate from the Soviet Union. ↗
Refugees
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to provide that certain refugees who were paroled and later admitted for permanent residence into the United States will be treated, for determining their period of residence for purposes of naturalization, as establishing permanent resident status as of the date of their arrival to the United States. ↗
- A bill to provide that certain refugees who were paroled and later admitted for permanent residence into the United States will be treated, for determining their period of residence for purposes of naturalization, as establishing permanent resident status as of the date of their arrival to the United States. ↗
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