
John Buchanan
Republican · AL-6 · House of Representatives
61 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (38)
HR 8089 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide an additional personal exemption for the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or a dependent, who has a disability requiring the use of a wheelchair.
Introduced 1980-09-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7367 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the treatment of certain travel expenses of individuals on temporary work assignments.
Introduced 1980-05-15 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7016 — Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980
Introduced 1980-04-02 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 5627 — A bill for the relief of Alfonso Manuel Tellez.
Introduced 1979-10-17 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 2516 — A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to limit the period of agency comment on General Accounting Office reports with respect to education programs, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1979-02-28 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
EducationHCONRES 240 — A concurrent resolution strongly condemning the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and calling for the removal of the 1980 Summer Olympic games from Moscow.
Introduced 1980-01-17 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHR 16386 — Postal Service Reform Act
Introduced 1974-08-12 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 16343 — United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in the Middle East Authorization Act
Introduced 1974-08-08 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
International AffairsHR 16163 — Postal Service Reform Act
Introduced 1974-07-30 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 14204 — A bill to prohibit for a temporary period the exportation of ferrous scrap.
Introduced 1974-04-11 · Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 10283 — A bill to supplement retirement benefits for State and local law enforcement officers.
Introduced 1973-09-13 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 5458 — A bill to supplement retirement benefits for State and local law enforcement officers.
Introduced 1973-03-12 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Crime and Law EnforcementHJRES 990 — Joint resolution to designate May 1974 as National Needlepoint Month.
Introduced 1974-04-29 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
CommemorationsHCONRES 587 — Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Richard M. Nixon be granted immunity from prosecution for certain alleged offenses against the United States.
Introduced 1974-08-08 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 14777 — A bill for the relief of Alice Chancey Wingo.
Introduced 1976-07-20 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 13261 — Consumer Communications Reform Act
Introduced 1976-04-14 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 11624 — A bill for the relief of Minnie L. Peak.
Introduced 1976-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 10510 — A bill for the relief of S. Sgt. David C. Bonner.
Introduced 1975-10-31 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Private LegislationHR 7496 — A bill to amend section 2004 of title 10 United States Code, to provide that in computing the six year maximum active duty service of any member of the Armed Forces for purposes of qualifying for being detailed as a student to a law school, any period of time such member was a prisoner of war shall be disregarded.
Introduced 1975-06-02 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
LawHR 2510 — Postal Service Reform Act
Introduced 1975-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Postal rates and revenuesHCONRES 730 — A resolution to urge the Soviet Union to release Georgi Vins and permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own consciences.
Introduced 1976-09-01 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHCONRES 726 — A resolution to urge the Soviet Union to release Georgi Vins and permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own conscience.
Introduced 1976-08-31 · Measure passed Senate.
International AffairsHCONRES 725 — A resolution to state that Georgi Vins should be released and that the Soviet Government should permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own conscience.
Introduced 1976-08-30 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHCONRES 729 — A resolution to urge the Soviet Union to release Georgi Vins and permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own consciences.
Introduced 1976-09-01 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHCONRES 713 — Resolution to urge the Soviet Union to release Georgi Vins and permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own conscience.
Introduced 1976-08-10 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHCONRES 617 — Concurrent resolution to urge the Soviet Union to release Georgi Vins and permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own conscience.
Introduced 1976-04-14 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHCONRES 661 — Concurrent resolution to urge the Soviet Union to release Georgi Vins and permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own conscience.
Introduced 1976-06-24 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHCONRES 626 — Concurrent resolution to urge the Soviet Union to release Georgi Vins and permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own conscience.
Introduced 1976-05-05 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHCONRES 606 — Concurrent resolution to urge the Soviet Union to release Georgi Vins and permit religious believers within its borders to worship God according to their own conscience.
Introduced 1976-04-06 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHR 9556 — A bill to amend the worker adjustment assistance provisions of the Trade Reform Act of 1974 in order to provide that workers may be covered under certification of eligibility to apply for such assistance if they are totally or partially separated from adversely affected employment within 2 years before the date of the petition for such certification, to extend by 52 weeks the period for which workers may receive trade readjustment allowances.
Introduced 1977-10-13 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 4065 — Consumer Communications Reform Act
Introduced 1977-02-24 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHR 2673 — Consumer Communications Reform Act
Introduced 1977-01-31 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 2551 — A bill for the relief of Alice Chancey Wingo.
Introduced 1977-01-26 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHJRES 766 — A resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 18, 1978, as "Education Day, U.S.A.".
Introduced 1978-03-01 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHCONRES 321 — Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should comply with the Helsinki Final Act, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Soviet Constitution, with respect to all its citizens and on that basis should allow Anatoly Shchransky to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
Introduced 1977-08-02 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHCONRES 323 — Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should comply with the Helsinki Final Act, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Soviet Constitution, with respect to all its citizens and on that basis should allow Anatoly Shchransky to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
Introduced 1977-08-02 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHCONRES 303 — Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should comply with the Helsinki Final Act, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Soviet Constitution, with respect to all its citizens, an on that basis should allow Anatoly Shchransky to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
Introduced 1977-07-21 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHCONRES 322 — Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Soviet Union should comply with the Helsinki Final Act, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and the Soviet Constitution, with respect to all its citizens and on that basis should allow Anatoly Shchransky to emigrate from the Soviet Union.
Introduced 1977-08-02 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues