
William R. Cotter
Democrat · CO-1 · House of Representatives
55 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (83)
HR 8283 — Individual Retirement Savings Act of 1980
Introduced 1980-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 8136 — A bill to authorize social security coverage, under the agreement entered into with the State of Connecticut pursuant to section 218 of the Social Security Act, for certain employees of the City of Hartford who are not members of such City's municipal retirement plan, and to validate the past coverage of such employees in cases where wage reports were duly filed and the prescribed equivalent of social security taxes was duly paid.
Introduced 1980-09-17 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 7816 — A bill to designate the United States Federal Building in Hartford, Connecticut, as the "Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building".
Introduced 1980-07-24 · Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7544 — A bill to designate the United States Federal Building in New Haven, Connecticut, as the "Robert N. Giaimo Federal Building".
Introduced 1980-06-11 · Public Law 96-410.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 7181 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act and chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to make it clear that service performed by a United States citizen outside the United States on a vessel owned by a foreign subsidiary of a domestic corporation constitutes covered employment for social security purposes if such service is performed under a coverage agreement entered into with such corporation as authorized by section 3121(1) of such Code, and that FICA contributions may be withheld from the remuneration paid for such services.
Introduced 1980-04-29 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 7139 — A bill to suspend for one year the duties on wrapper tobacco.
Introduced 1980-04-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 6824 — A bill to preserve the application of existing law to nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements maintained by tax-exempt organizations.
Introduced 1980-03-17 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 5958 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to determining the amount of payment for certain drugs under the medicare program.
Introduced 1979-11-27 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HealthHR 5773 — Trade Clarification Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-11-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 4262 — Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-05-31 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4201 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the exempt status of auxiliaries of certain fraternal beneficiary societies.
Introduced 1979-05-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3421 — Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-04-04 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 2682 — Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
FamiliesHR 2680 — A bill to provide for reimbursement through the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to private physicians for services in supplying medical evidence of record needed to evaluate claims for social security disability benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.
Introduced 1979-03-07 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 2163 — Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-02-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
FamiliesHR 2109 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to delay the provision which increases the unemployment tax to States which have not repaid unemployment compensation loans under Title XII of the Social Security Act.
Introduced 1979-02-13 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1920 — A bill to require a speedy trial for criminal defendants charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a Federal crime.
Introduced 1979-02-08 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1919 — A bill to amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to provide for separate offense and consecutive sentencing in felonies involving the use of a firearm.
Introduced 1979-02-08 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 1361 — Tuition Tax Credit Act of 1979
Introduced 1979-01-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHJRES 239 — A joint resolution to authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on September 30 through October 6, 1979, "International Motion Picture Week".
Introduced 1979-03-06 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Arts, Culture, ReligionHRES 808 — A resolution to express the concern of the House of Representatives over the continued repression of religious freedom in the Soviet Union.
Introduced 1980-11-12 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHRES 90 — A resolution requesting the President not to propose to the Congress the exemption of motor gasoline from petroleum price control regulations.
Introduced 1979-02-01 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 17367 — Anti-Inflation Tax Reform Act
Introduced 1974-10-15 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 16734 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for voluntary agreements between ministers and their employers to treat ministers as employed persons.
Introduced 1974-09-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 14506 — A bill to amend the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 to provide that taxes received by certain special districts which are not units of local government but which perform municipal services within cities and other units of local government shall be included in the tax effort of such cities and other units.
Introduced 1974-05-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 13956 — A bill for the relief of certain orphans in Vietnam.
Introduced 1974-04-03 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
Vietnamese ConflictHR 13389 — Energy Information Act
Introduced 1974-03-12 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 13392 — A bill to provide an additional 5-year period before States must begin repayment of outstanding advances to their unemployment compensation accounts.
Introduced 1974-03-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 13391 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1974-03-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 13390 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to liberalize the provisions relating to payment of disability and death pension, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1974-03-12 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 9000 — A bill to establish for the year 1974, under chapters 2 and 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, more equitable rates and schedules of social security taxes on employees and self-employed individuals (with partial income tax deductibility therefor), and to provide for a method for the development of similar rates and schedules for years after 1974.
Introduced 1973-06-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 5758 — A bill for the relief of Gaspar Ramos.
Introduced 1973-03-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 14156 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to place certain restrictions on the sale and advertising of reprints of certain Federal tax publications.
Introduced 1976-06-03 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Government publicationsHR 14077 — Government Economy and Spending Reform Act
Introduced 1976-06-01 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 12623 — A bill to require prior congressional approval of any arms sale to Egypt.
Introduced 1976-03-18 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 12586 — A bill to prohibit wheat sales to the Soviet Union until October 1, 1976, unless the President reports to the Congress, after May 31, 1976, that such sales will not cause serious domestic price increases.
Introduced 1976-03-17 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHR 12585 — A bill to require prior congressional approval of any arms sale to Egypt.
Introduced 1976-03-17 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 12184 — A bill to require a speedy trial for criminal defendants charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a Federal crime.
Introduced 1976-03-01 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 12126 — A bill to amend section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
Introduced 1976-02-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 11418 — A bill to amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to provide for separate offense and consecutive sentencing in felonies involving the use of a firearm.
Introduced 1976-01-21 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
FirearmsHR 6695 — A bill to amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 with respect to the Federal share of rail service continuation subsidies, and to provide that funds available for such subsidies may be used for the acquisition and modernization of rail property.
Introduced 1975-05-06 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 6578 — A bill to provide an additional 3-year period before States must begin repayment of outstanding advances to their unemployment compensation accounts.
Introduced 1975-05-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 6309 — A bill to provide an additional 3-year period before States must begin repayment of outstanding advances to their unemployment compensation accounts.
Introduced 1975-04-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 5716 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to liberalize the conditions governing eligibility of blind persons to receive disability insurance benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1975-04-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 5572 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt State lotteries from the tax on wages and to exclude from gross income amounts won in State lotteries.
Introduced 1975-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
LotteriesHR 5455 — A bill to amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to provide that the Federal share of rail service continuation subsidy shall be 90 percent and the State share shall be 10 percent.
Introduced 1975-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 5454 — A bill to amend the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 to provide that taxes received by certain special districts which are not units of local government but which perform municipal services within cities and other units of local government shall be included in the tax effort of such cities and other units.
Introduced 1975-03-25 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Intergovernmental fiscal relationsHR 4608 — A bill to amend section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended.
Introduced 1975-03-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4607 — A bill to amend the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 to provide that taxes received by certain special districts which are not units of local government but which perform municipal services within cities and other units of local government shall be included in the tax effort of such cities and other units.
Introduced 1975-03-11 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Intergovernmental fiscal relationsHR 4282 — Federal Petroleum Imports Control Act
Introduced 1975-03-05 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHJRES 975 — Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating October 8, 1976, as National Chess Day.
Introduced 1976-06-07 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHRES 1418 — A resolution concerning committee hearings on the future telecommunications policy of the Nation.
Introduced 1976-07-22 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 957 — Resolution designating January 22, as Ukrainian Independence Day.
Introduced 1976-01-19 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CommemorationsHCONRES 597 — A concurrent resolution disapproving the proposed sale to Egypt of C-130 aircraft and related support equipment.
Introduced 1976-03-30 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
International AffairsHR 14133 — A bill to amend section 501(c)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Introduced 1978-09-20 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 13977 — A bill to amend section 216 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Introduced 1978-09-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 13205 — A bill to provide that certain statutory subsistence allowances received by State police officers will not retroactively be included in gross income.
Introduced 1978-06-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12951 — A bill to provide that certain statutory subsistence allowances received by State police officers will not retroactively be included in gross income.
Introduced 1978-06-02 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12863 — A bill to provide that certain statutory subsistence allowances received by State police officers will not retroactively be included in gross income.
Introduced 1978-05-25 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12778 — A bill to provide that certain statutory subsistence allowances received by State police officers will not retroactively be included in gross income.
Introduced 1978-05-18 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12683 — A bill to provide that certain statutory subsistence allowances received by state police officers will not retroactively be included in gross income.
Introduced 1978-05-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12645 — A bill to provide that certain statutory subsistence allowances received by State police officers will not retroactively be included in gross income.
Introduced 1978-05-10 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12682 — A bill to provide that certain statutory subsistence allowances received by state police officers will not retroactively be included in gross income.
Introduced 1978-05-11 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 11143 — A bill for the relief of Antoinette Slovik.
Introduced 1978-02-23 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 10653 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the redemption of United States Railway Association certificates of value issued to railroads in reorganization.
Introduced 1978-01-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationHR 10419 — A bill to make specific provisions for ball or roller bearing pillow block, flange, take-up, cartridge, and hanger units in the Tariff Schedules of the United States.
Introduced 1978-01-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 10307 — A bill to assist cities and States by amending section 5136 of the Revised Statutes, as amended with respect to the authority of national banks to underwrite and deal in securities issued by State and local governments.
Introduced 1977-12-15 · Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 9969 — Regional Energy Development Act
Introduced 1977-11-03 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
EnergyHR 8755 — An Act to make specific provisions for ball or roller bearing pillow block, flange, take-up, cartridge, and hanger units in the Tariff Schedules of the United States, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1977-08-04 · Public Law 95-500.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 8455 — A bill to make specific provisions for ball or roller bearing pillow block, flange, take-up, cartridge, and hanger units in the Tariff Schedules of the United States.
Introduced 1977-07-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 6304 — A bill to provide a tax credit for home insulation costs.
Introduced 1977-04-19 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 6303 — A bill to require a speedy trial for criminal defendants charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a Federal crime.
Introduced 1977-04-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 6302 — A bill to amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to provide for separate offense and consecutive sentencing in felonies involving the use of a firearm.
Introduced 1977-04-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 6062 — Experimental Sunset Act
Introduced 1977-04-05 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.
Economics and Public FinanceHR 5106 — A bill to provide for reimbursement through the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund to private physicians for services in supplying medical evidence of record needed to evaluate claims for social security disability benefits under title II of the Social Security Act.
Introduced 1977-03-16 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHJRES 667 — A joint resolution extending the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
Introduced 1977-12-06 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Constitutional amendmentsHRES 751 — Resolution relative to committee hearings on the Nation's future telecommunications policy.
Introduced 1977-09-08 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsHRES 598 — Resolution directing the Committee on International Relations to conduct hearings to review U.S. foreign policy with respect to the hostilities in Northern Ireland.
Introduced 1977-05-25 · Referred to House Committee on Rules.
CongressHR 4245 — A bill to amend the Gun Control Act of 1968 to provide for separate offense and consecutive sentencing in felonies involving the use of a firearm.
Introduced 1981-07-23 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 4246 — A bill to require a speedy trial for criminal defendants charged with use of a firearm in the commission of a Federal crime.
Introduced 1981-07-23 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHR 2253 — A bill to authorize social security coverage, under the agreement entered into with the State of Connecticut pursuant to section 218 of the Social Security Act, for certain employees of the city of Hartford who are not members of such city's municipal retirement plan, and to validate the past coverage of such employees in cases where wage reports were duly filed and the prescribed equivalent of social security taxes was duly paid.
Introduced 1981-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security.
Social WelfareHR 2101 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to determining the amount of payment for certain drugs under the medicare program.
Introduced 1981-02-25 · Referred to Subcommittee on Health.
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