
Edward W. Brooke
Republican · Massachusetts · Senate
59 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (120)
S 4234 — Mandatory Energy Conservation Act
Introduced 1974-12-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
EnergyS 4203 — A bill to repeal exemptions in the antitrust laws relating to fair trade laws.
Introduced 1974-12-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
CommerceS 4235 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for a tax on every new automobile with respect to its weight.
Introduced 1974-12-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Motor vehiclesS 3949 — A bill to regulate liabilities insured by certain banks in connection with guaranties, surety agreements, certain bank acceptances, and standby letters of credit.
Introduced 1974-08-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
S 3974 — A bill to provide for a plan for the preservation, interpretation, development, and use of the historic, cultural, and architectural resources of the Lowell Historic Canal District in Lowell, Mass.
Introduced 1974-09-09 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 3436 — Emergency Home Finance Act
Introduced 1974-05-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 2707 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to facilitate the regulation of banking institutions regularly engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities for the accounts of others.
Introduced 1973-11-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial SectorS 2516 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit the exclusion from gross income of up to $200 of dividends and interest received by individuals during a taxable year.
Introduced 1973-10-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 2289 — A bill for the relief of Sister Mary Theodora.
Introduced 1973-07-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 2175 — Mortgage Investment Act
Introduced 1973-07-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
S 1288 — A bill for the relief of Style Leather Company, Incorporated.
Introduced 1973-03-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 1289 — A bill for the relief of Frederick F. Slack.
Introduced 1973-03-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 1293 — National Historic Records Act
Introduced 1973-03-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 943 — A bill to provide for the establishment of an urban national park known as the Lowell Historic Canal District National Cultural Park in the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-02-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 979 — A bill to authorize the establishment of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts.
Introduced 1973-02-22 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 696 — A bill for the relief of Christine Hadow.
Introduced 1973-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 692 — A bill for the relief of Guilhermina Garcia.
Introduced 1973-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 698 — A bill for the relief of Milenka Vuksanovich.
Introduced 1973-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 697 — A bill for the relief of Agnese Modano.
Introduced 1973-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 693 — A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Cheng.
Introduced 1973-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 694 — A bill for the relief of Manuel Soares De Medeiros.
Introduced 1973-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 691 — A bill for the relief of Santa Bonanno Merlino.
Introduced 1973-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 695 — A bill for the relief of Alphonso Cunningham.
Introduced 1973-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 48 — Vietnam Disengagement Act
Introduced 1973-01-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Vietnamese ConflictSJRES 233 — A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the period from November 10, 1974, through November 16, 1974, as "National Career Guidance Week."
Introduced 1974-08-08 · Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
CommemorationsSJRES 128 — Joint resolution to provide for an extension of certain laws relating to the payment of interest on time and savings deposits.
Introduced 1973-06-26 · Public law 93-63.
SJRES 20 — A joint resolution designating January 15, of each year, as "Martin Luther King Day."
Introduced 1973-01-16 · Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
CommemorationsSRES 302 — Resolution to amend the "River Blindness" Rehabilitation Program for the Sahelian Counties of Africa.
Introduced 1974-04-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsSRES 106 — A resolution urging the Attorney General to appoint a special assistant in connection with the Presidential election of 1972.
Introduced 1973-05-03 · Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
Crime and Law EnforcementSRES 115 — A resolution to pay tribute to members of the Armed Forces who are missing in action in Indochina.
Introduced 1973-05-15 · Measure passed Senate.
Monuments and memorialsSCONRES 57 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that housing, housing assistance, and community development programs authorized by Congress should be carried out at levels at lease equal to the levels prevailing in the calendar year 1972 until such time as funds appropriated for such programs are exhausted or the Congress enacts legislation terminating or replacing such programs.
Introduced 1973-11-07 · Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.
Housing and Community DevelopmentSCONRES 107 — Resolved that it is the sense of the Congress that if President Richard M. Nixon should resign no officer or employee of the United States including the Attorney General and the Special Prosecutor and no officer or employee of any State, territory or local government should bring, conduct or continue criminal or civil proceedings against him.
Introduced 1974-08-08 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 3884 — Federal Insurance Act
Introduced 1976-10-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial SectorS 3731 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the reasonable value of an individual's home, as determined for purposes of such title, shall be determined after taking into account (together with other pertinent factors) the current prevailing market prices of homes in the particular area in which such home is located.
Introduced 1976-08-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 3805 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act so as to make the provisions thereof relating to limitation on eligibility of individuals in public institutions inapplicable to residents of certain small publicly operated community residence facilities.
Introduced 1976-09-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 3692 — A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide for the insurance of equity adjusted mortgages.
Introduced 1976-07-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 3732 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act so as to provide that the special limitation imposed thereunder on eligibility of individuals who are in certain hospitals and other health care facilities will not be applied until the individual has been in such a hospital or other facility for at least 3 months.
Introduced 1976-08-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 3471 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Introduced 1976-05-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Independent regulatory commissionsS 3472 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Introduced 1976-05-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Independent regulatory commissionsS 3427 — Equal Opportunity Enterprise Act
Introduced 1976-05-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
CommerceS 3304 — Swimming Pool Safety Act
Introduced 1976-04-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
Sports and RecreationS 3188 — A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend the authorization for contracts for annual contributions.
Introduced 1976-03-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 2952 — Lebanon Relief and Reconstruction Act
Introduced 1976-02-06 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsS 2896 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose an additional Federal tax on the manufacture of cigarettes and to appropriate the revenues generated by the additional tax to a trust fund for heart and lung disease.
Introduced 1976-01-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 2592 — A bill to declare July 2, 1976, a legal public holiday and to designate July 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1976, as a period of commemoration of America's Bicentennial.
Introduced 1975-10-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 2689 — A bill for the relief of Bernard Robert Pages.
Introduced 1975-11-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 2461 — A bill to amend the Tax Reduction Act of 1975 to make it clear that refunds based on credits for earned income under section 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 are to be disregarded in the administration of Federal and federally assisted programs.
Introduced 1975-10-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 1932 — A bill to amend the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 in order to encourage electric generating utilities to use the lowest cost fuels consonant with environmental requirements.
Introduced 1975-06-12 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Power resourcesS 1742 — A bill to amend the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 in order to provide for the prohibition of certain practices which encourage additional use of electricity and natural gas.
Introduced 1975-05-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
EnergyS 1666 — Electric Utilities Rate Reform Act
Introduced 1975-05-06 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
EnergyS 1489 — A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Cheng.
Introduced 1975-04-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 948 — Home Purchase Incentive Act
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 947 — A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1937.
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Low-income housingS 716 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to increase the amount of benefits payable to individuals under the supplemental security income program.
Introduced 1975-02-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 715 — A bill to require that, for purposes of determining medicaid eligibility, there be disregarded so much of an individual's social security income as in attributable to any cost-of-living increase in social security benefits which takes effect in 1975.
Introduced 1975-02-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 714 — A bill to provide that, in determining the eligibility of any household for a couple allotment under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, there shall be disregarded so much of the income of any member of such household as is attributable to any cost-of-living increase in social security benefits which takes effect in 1975.
Introduced 1975-02-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
Agriculture and FoodS 717 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act so as to expedite the establishment of eligibility for benefits thereunder, to afford relief to individuals whose benefit check is lost, stolen, or undelivered, and to provide for cash advances to applicants while their application for benefits is pending.
Introduced 1975-02-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 408 — A bill to repeal exemptions in the antitrust laws relating to fair trade laws.
Introduced 1975-01-27 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
CommerceS 78 — Mandatory Energy Conservation Act
Introduced 1975-01-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
EnergyS 77 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for a tax on every new automobile with respect to its weight.
Introduced 1975-01-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Motor vehiclesSJRES 2 — A joint resolution designating January 15 of each year as "Martin Luther King Day".
Introduced 1975-01-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
CommemorationsSRES 569 — A resolution relating to the Medal of Honor awarded to Dr. Mary Edwards Walker in 1865.
Introduced 1976-09-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Awards, medals, prizesSRES 168 — A resolution authorizing the printing of the first report of the American Revolution Bicentennial Board.
Introduced 1975-05-22 · Measure passed Senate.
PrintingSCONRES 124 — A concurrent resolution encouraging flying the American Flag to commemorate the Bicentennial.
Introduced 1976-06-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Social Sciences and HistorySCONRES 103 — A concurrent resolution authorizing the Joint Committee on Arrangements for the Commemoration of the Bicentennial to provide facilities and services for visitors to the Capitol Building and Grounds.
Introduced 1976-03-16 · Measure passed House.
CongressSCONRES 112 — A concurrent resolution relating to fair housing month.
Introduced 1976-04-27 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsSCONRES 44 — A concurrent resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee on arrangements for commemoration of the Bicentennial.
Introduced 1975-05-22 · House agreed to Senate amendment.
Social Sciences and HistorySCONRES 129 — A concurrent resolution relating to the Declaration of Independence.
Introduced 1976-06-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Social Sciences and HistorySCONRES 105 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding democracy in Italy and participation by Italy in North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Introduced 1976-03-25 · Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.Con.Res. 651 passed in lieu.
International AffairsSCONRES 125 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Cadet Peter Burke receive a commission in the United States Army.
Introduced 1976-06-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Private LegislationS 3462 — A bill to provide for the maintenance of reserves by member banks through certificates of deposits issued by the Federal Reserve Banks and to reduce and restructure reserve requirements.
Introduced 1978-08-24 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial SectorS 3394 — Anti-Inflation Tax Reduction and Reform Act
Introduced 1978-08-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Income taxS 3461 — A bill to extend the authority for the flexible regulation of interest rates on deposits and accounts in depository institutions and to provide that there shall be no differential with respect to transaction accounts.
Introduced 1978-08-24 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial SectorS 3423 — Disaster Relief Amendments
Introduced 1978-08-16 · Referred to Senate Select Committee on Small Business.
Emergency ManagementS 3325 — Veterans Geriatric and Gerontological Health Services Act
Introduced 1978-07-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityS 3252 — Residual Radioactive Materials Act
Introduced 1978-06-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 3215 — A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to prohibit bank holding companies and their subsidiaries from selling property and casualty insurance as principals, agents, or brokers.
Introduced 1978-06-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial SectorS 3219 — A bill to authorize the Coast Guard cutter Chautaqua to be made available for use as an exhibition and education center under contracts with nonprofit organizations.
Introduced 1978-06-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksS 3031 — A bill for the relief of Style Leather Company, Incorporated.
Introduced 1978-05-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 2798 — Homeowners Rehabilitation Assistance Act
Introduced 1978-03-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 2800 — Housing Act
Introduced 1978-03-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Rental housingS 2799 — Public Housing Security Demonstration Act
Introduced 1978-03-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 2817 — A bill to provide for the establishment of the Lowell National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1978-04-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 2574 — A bill to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to provide an alternative operating subsidy for fiscal years 1979 through 1982, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1978-02-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Transportation and Public WorksS 2291 — A bill to amend the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to extend relocation assistance to persons displaced as the result of real property acquisitions by private persons for federally assisted programs or projects.
Introduced 1977-11-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
RelocationS 2050 — Individual Housing Account Act
Introduced 1977-08-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 2029 — A bill to provide for the payment of losses incurred as a result of the ban on the use of TRIS in children's wearing apparel.
Introduced 1977-08-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
ClaimsS 2041 — Utility Residential Customer Service Regulation Reform Act
Introduced 1977-08-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EnergyS 1710 — Federal Insurance Act
Introduced 1977-06-16 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
InsuranceS 1655 — A bill to provide for the establishment of the Lowell National Cultural Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Introduced 1977-06-09 · Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 1481 — Department of Environment and Natural Resources Act
Introduced 1977-05-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 1304 — Energy Conservation Investment Act
Introduced 1977-04-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
EnergyS 1259 — A bill to amend the Small Business Act to authorize loans under such Act to small business concerns adversely affected by temporary local economic and/or weather conditions and to permit deferral of repayment.
Introduced 1977-04-06 · Referred to Senate Select Committee on Small Business.
CommerceS 1255 — Italy Disaster Assistance Act
Introduced 1977-04-06 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Emergency ManagementS 1228 — Equal Opportunity Enterprise Act
Introduced 1977-04-05 · Referred to Senate Select Committee on Small Business.
CommerceS 1148 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to erect a memorial in honor of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence in Constitution Gardens in the District of Columbia.
Introduced 1977-03-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Monuments and memorialsS 898 — Spill Prevention and Cleanup for Energy Transportation Systems Act
Introduced 1977-03-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Compensation (Law)S 865 — A bill to repeal the requirement of section 3306 of title 5, United States Code, relating to apportionments in the civil service in the District of Columbia among the States.
Introduced 1977-03-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Municipal officials and employeesS 722 — A bill to amend the Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977 in order to prohibit certain termination of natural gas or electric service during the emergency declared pursuant to such Act.
Introduced 1977-02-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (Subsequently: Energy and Natural Resources).
EnergyS 664 — Young Families Housing Act
Introduced 1977-02-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Income taxS 586 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to shorten the marriage duration requirements for eligibility for benefits for a divorced wife.
Introduced 1977-02-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 524 — A bill for the relief of Bernard Robert Pages.
Introduced 1977-01-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 585 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase the amount a recipient may earn before deductions are made from benefits due to excess earnings.
Introduced 1977-02-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 525 — A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Cheng.
Introduced 1977-01-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 489 — An Act to authorize supplemental military assistance to Portugal for the fiscal year 1977, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1977-01-28 · Public Law 95-23.
International AffairsS 382 — Swimming Pool Safety Act
Introduced 1977-01-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations (Subsequently: Governmental Affairs).
RecreationS 176 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for out of hospital prescription drugs and eyeglasses.
Introduced 1977-01-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
HealthS 177 — A bill to eliminate the requirement of a three-day prior hospitalization to be eligible for home health care and extended care services.
Introduced 1977-01-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
HealthS 178 — Food Stamp Act Amendments
Introduced 1977-01-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Subsequently: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry).
Agriculture and FoodS 105 — A bill to restore the applicability of the general statute of limitations for the prosecution of violations of Federal criminal law to the prosecution of violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
Introduced 1977-01-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 122 — Electric Utility Rate Reform and Regulatory Improvement Act
Introduced 1977-01-10 · Rereferred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EnergyS 97 — Energy Conservation Tax Credits for Residences and Small Businesses Amendment
Introduced 1977-01-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Income taxSJRES 33 — A joint resolution requiring that the Congressional Medal of Honor previously awarded to Dr. Mary Edwards Walker in 1865 be restored to her.
Introduced 1977-03-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecuritySJRES 9 — A joint resolution designating January 15 of each year as "Martin Luther King Day".
Introduced 1977-01-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
CommemorationsSRES 468 — A resolution relating to the President's intended visit to Panama.
Introduced 1978-05-25 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsSRES 251 — A resolution to refer S. 2029 to the Court of Claims.
Introduced 1977-08-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsSRES 198 — A resolution relating to human rights and the Belgrade Conference.
Introduced 1977-06-16 · Measure passed Senate, amended.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesSRES 26 — Standards and Conduct Resolution
Introduced 1977-01-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
CongressSCONRES 93 — A concurrent resolution to set forth the views of the Congress on Soviet-Cuban intervention in Africa and U.S. policy.
Introduced 1978-06-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsSCONRES 4 — A concurrent resolution regarding amnesty.
Introduced 1977-01-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Armed Forces and National Security