DemocratHouse · Michigan District 5
Vander Veen, Richard F.
1973 first electedLeft office 19774 years servedBorn 1922M
Issues
Based on bills Vander Veen, Richard F. sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
Commemorations
Sponsored 3 · Cosponsored 9Social Welfare
Sponsored 10 · Cosponsored 1- A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the automatic cost-of-living increases under section 215(i) of such act (and the corresponding increases under the supplemental security income program) shall be made in advance, on the basis of projected increases in the Consumer Price Index. ↗
- A bill to allow a credit against Federal income taxes or a payment from the U.S. Treasury for State and local real property taxes or an equivalent portion of rent paid on their residences by individuals who have attained age 65. ↗
Labor and Employment
Sponsored 9 · Cosponsored 1Taxation
Sponsored 9- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 and the Social Security Act to provide income and payroll tax relief to low-income and moderate-income taxpayers. ↗
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to include certain joint hospital laundry ventures among the cooperative hospital service organizations entitled to tax exemption thereunder. ↗
International Affairs
Cosponsored 9Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 6Congress
Cosponsored 7- Concurrent resolution disapproving the proposed sales to Jordan of the Hawk missile and Vulcan antiaircraft systems. ↗
- Resolution to provide that Members of the House of Representatives and certain employees of the House, except in certain cases, may not be reimbursed for the difference between the cost of first-class air travel accommodations and the cost of other air travel accommodations. ↗
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