RepublicanHouse · Kansas District 5
Whittaker, Bob
1979 first electedLeft office 199112 years servedBorn 1939M
Issues
Based on bills Whittaker, Bob sponsored or cosponsored in Congress, grouped by policy area. This reflects legislative activity, not a survey of personal opinions.
International Affairs
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 17- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the United States delegation to the United Nations to request the Secretary General to seek the cooperation of the Government of Vietnam with the Governments of the United States, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia, Canada, and the Philippines in ascertaining the fate or whereabouts of the 81 crewmen of the sunken United States registered vessel GLOMAR Java Sea. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the people of the Polish People's Republic should be permitted by other nations to settle their internal affairs by themselves without external intervention. ↗
Transportation and Public Works
Sponsored 11 · Cosponsored 4Congress
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 12Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsored 1 · Cosponsored 8- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the net worth limitation applicable to the receipt of pension by certain veterans and surviving spouse of certain veterans. ↗
- A concurrent resolution respecting the Accelerated Production and Deployment of the B-1 Strategic Air Command Bomber. ↗
Social Welfare
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 4Private Legislation
Sponsored 5Energy
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 3- A joint resolution to require the consideration of certain energy reciprocity matters at a forthcoming economic summit meeting with Canada. ↗
- A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should form a National Commission on Natural Gas Pricing to make recommendations to the Congress. ↗
Taxation
Sponsored 2 · Cosponsored 3- A bill to repeal those provisions of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 which impose withholding on interest and dividends. ↗
- A bill to repeal the substantiation requirements contained in the Tax Reform Act of 1984 for deductions attributable to business use of passenger automobiles and certain other types of personal property. ↗
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