
David W. Evans
Democrat · IN-6 · House of Representatives
51 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (33)
HR 8287 — A bill to provide that interest on certain obligations issued by certain volunteer fire departments shall be exempt from Federal income tax.
Introduced 1980-10-02 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7319 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax exemption for interest on obligations of volunteer fire departments.
Introduced 1980-05-08 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 6343 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow the charitable deduction to taxpayers whether or not they itemize their personal deductions.
Introduced 1980-01-30 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4487 — Congressional Pay Raise Deferral Act
Introduced 1979-06-15 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressHR 3104 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of nitrites as food preservatives as the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrates may be represented to have until a satisfactory substitute is commercially available.
Introduced 1979-03-20 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
HealthHR 2739 — A bill to provide a penalty for the robbery or attempted robbery of any controlled substance from any pharmacy.
Introduced 1979-03-08 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHJRES 232 — A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
Introduced 1979-02-28 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHRES 612 — A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should announce a state of economic emergency and take certain actions to reduce the rate of inflation, that the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary should, without delay, report a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to assure fiscal responsibility.
Introduced 1980-03-18 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Economics and Public FinanceHRES 443 — A resolution proclaiming the week of October 14-20, 1979 "National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week".
Introduced 1979-10-09 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHCONRES 154 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Energy must expedite its efforts to collect and verify energy information.
Introduced 1979-06-27 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 14056 — A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require Members and Members-elect of the House of Representatives to provide that such Members and Members-elect may not make any mass mailings less than 60 days before a primary or general election.
Introduced 1976-05-27 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressHR 12845 — A bill to amend title 38 of the United States Code to make certain that recipients of veterans' pension and compensation will not have the amount of such pension or compensation reduced because of increases in monthly social security benefits.
Introduced 1976-03-29 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 5744 — Rail Maintenance Improvement and Employment Act
Introduced 1975-04-08 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 5770 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the exemption for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the estate tax marital deduction, and to provide an alternate method of valuing certain real property for estate tax purposes.
Introduced 1975-04-09 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Open space landsHR 5288 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to study the increased tax burden on low- and moderate-income individuals resulting from the effect of inflation on the existing Federal income tax structure.
Introduced 1975-03-20 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
InflationHR 4850 — Rail Maintenance Improvement and Employment Act
Introduced 1975-03-13 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HR 3840 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to study the increased tax burden on low and moderate income individuals resulting from the effect of inflation on the existing Federal income tax structure.
Introduced 1975-02-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
InflationHR 1835 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1975-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 14086 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow tenants a tax credit on houses or apartments based on a portion of the real estate taxes paid or incurred by their landlords.
Introduced 1978-09-14 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 14007 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of HEW from prohibiting the use of nitrites as food preservatives as the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrates may be represented to have until a satisfactory substitute is commercially available.
Introduced 1978-09-07 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Agriculture and FoodHR 14006 — A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of nitrites as food preservatives as the basis of any carcinogenic effect nitrates may be represented to have until a satisfactory substitute is commercially available.
Introduced 1978-09-07 · Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture and FoodHR 13453 — Anti-Inflation Tax Reduction and Reform Act
Introduced 1978-07-13 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Income taxHR 9229 — A bill for the relief of Ramon Bautesta Martin.
Introduced 1977-09-20 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 7229 — Federal Emergency Assistance and Preparedness Administration Act
Introduced 1977-05-17 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Emergency ManagementHR 5579 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to increase to $5,000 the amount of outside earnings which (subject to further increases under the automatic adjustment provisions) is permitted an individual each year without any deductions from benefits thereunder.
Introduced 1977-03-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 3337 — Congressional Pay Raise Deferral Act
Introduced 1977-02-09 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressHJRES 956 — A resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the right to life.
Introduced 1978-06-05 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
AbortionHR 5946 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income certain interest received or accrued on a mortgage loan made after February 28, 1982, and before January 1, 1984, a first-time home buyer and to provide a credit against income tax for first-time home buyers for the purchase of a home during such period.
Introduced 1982-03-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 4218 — A bill to amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
Introduced 1981-07-21 · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 3888 — A bill to amend the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
Introduced 1981-06-11 · Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 3646 — Credit Union Modernization Act of 1981
Introduced 1981-05-20 · Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Finance and Financial SectorHR 2883 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to clarify the tax exemption for interest on obligations of volunteer fire departments.
Introduced 1981-03-26 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHCONRES 82 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Bank Regulators should immediately begin to diminish the inequitable capital requirements among commercial banks.
Introduced 1981-03-03 · Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Finance and Financial Sector