DemocratSenate · Georgia
Talmadge, Herman E.
1957 first electedLeft office 198124 years servedBorn 1913M
Issues
Based on bills Talmadge, Herman E. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Agriculture and Food
Sponsored 19 · Cosponsored 4- Food Safety and Quality Amendments of 1980 ↗
- A bill to provide grants to States for the purpose of assisting the colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890, including Tuskegee Institute, in the purchase of equipment and land, and the planning, construction, alteration, or renovation of buildings to strengthen their capacity for food and agricultural research. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 14 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 to extend the postponement of certain penalties relating to child support requirements. ↗
- A bill to make technical corrections in certain provisions of Public Law 96-249 and Public Law 96-265 which relate to information by the Commissioner of Social Security. ↗
Taxation
Sponsored 8 · Cosponsored 9- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code with respect to allowance of jobs credit and WIN credit against alternative minimum tax. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to facilitate the acquisition and ownership of all, or substantially all, of the stock of an employer by employees through an employee stock ownership plan, and for other purposes. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 8Labor and Employment
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 4- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit a church plan to continue after 1982 to provide benefits for employees of organizations controlled by or associated with the church and to make clarifying amendments to the definition of church plan. ↗
- A bill to amend section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to computation of the exclusion allowance for ministers and lay employees of the church, and to amend section 403(b)(2)(B), 415(c)(4), 415(d)(1), and 415(d)(2) and to add a new section 415(c)(8) to extend the special elections for section 403(b) annuity contracts to employees of churches, conventions, or associations of churches, and their agencies and to permit a de minimis contribution amount in lieu of such elections. ↗
Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 4Environmental Protection
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 2Election History
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