RepublicanSenate · Texas
Tower, John G.
1961 first electedLeft office 198524 years servedBorn 1925M
Issues
Based on bills Tower, John G. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Cosponsored 15Private Legislation
Sponsored 12Energy
Cosponsored 9- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should withdraw and amend the Standby Gasoline Rationing Program. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States, Mexico, and Canada should establish a common economic bond of energy cooperation. ↗
Labor and Employment
Sponsored 5 · Cosponsored 2- A bill to amend the Longshoreman's and Harbor Workers Compensation Act to provide that in the case of injuries to persons covered by such Act the liability of owners, operators, or charterers of vessels engaged in activities on the Outer Continental Shelf shall be limited to damages attributable to their negligence. ↗
- A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to include employment with the National Transportation Safety Board among the types of employment in which an individual may engage while retaining current connection with the railroad industry. ↗
Government Operations and Politics
Sponsored 4 · Cosponsored 3Economics and Public Finance
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 6Taxation
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to reinstate the tax treatment with respect to annuity contracts with reserves based on a segregated asset account as they existed prior to issuance of Revenue Ruling 77-85. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the waiver of the payment of interest on income taxes not paid, as a result of a disaster, within the time prescribed for payment. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4Election History
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