
Barbara Jordan
Democrat · TE-18 · House of Representatives
53 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (40)
HR 13438 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 so as to reduce by 8 percent the amount of individual income tax withheld at the source.
Introduced 1974-03-12 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 13141 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 so as to reduce by 8 percent the amount of individual income tax withheld at the source.
Introduced 1974-02-28 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12992 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 so as to reduce by 8 percent the amount of individual income tax withheld at the source.
Introduced 1974-02-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12788 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 so as to reduce by 8 percent the amount of individual income tax withheld at the source.
Introduced 1974-02-13 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 12645 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits for homemakers.
Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 12646 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a tax credit for low-income employed and self-employed individuals.
Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 12245 — National Energy Resources Reporting Act
Introduced 1974-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
EnergyHR 11302 — A bill for the relief of Dr. Lawrence C. B. Chan.
Introduced 1973-11-06 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 11176 — A bill to authorize in certain cases the appointment of a Special Judicial Prosecutor and Investigators to assist grand juries in the exercise of their powers.
Introduced 1973-10-30 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
LawHR 10046 — 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 1973-09-05 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 9636 — Postal Reorganization Act Amendments
Introduced 1973-07-26 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 9551 — A bill to establish an arbitration board to settle disputes between supervisory organizations and the U.S. Postal Service.
Introduced 1973-07-25 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 9550 — A bill to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to authorize reduced rate transportation for certain additional persons on a space-available basis.
Introduced 1973-07-25 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 8488 — A bill to amend chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, to permit eligible veterans pursuing full-time programs of education to receive increased monthly educational assistance allowances and have their period of entitlement reduced proportionally.
Introduced 1973-06-07 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 8487 — A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code to establish independent boards to review the discharges and dismissals of servicemen who served during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-06-07 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 8489 — A bill to amend chapter 34 of title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational benefits to Vietnam-era veterans.
Introduced 1973-06-07 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 8486 — A bill to amend chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the inclusion of certain information on discharge certificates, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-06-07 · Referred to House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityHR 7915 — Food Supplement Amendment
Introduced 1973-05-17 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
HR 3658 — Comprehensive Older Americans Services Amendments
Introduced 1973-02-05 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Social WelfareHJRES 465 — Joint resolution prescribing model regulations governing implementation of the provisions of the Social Security Act relating to the administration of social service programs.
Introduced 1973-03-27 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHRES 1415 — Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration conduct a conference on improving law enforcement efforts to control and prevent rape.
Introduced 1974-10-07 · Referred to House Committee on Judiciary.
RapeHRES 553 — Resolution providing for the creation of a congressional senior citizen internship.
Introduced 1973-09-19 · Referred to House Committee on Administration.
CongressHR 12364 — Law Enforcement Assistance Amendments
Introduced 1976-03-09 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesHR 8557 — A bill for the relief of Carmen Thomas.
Introduced 1975-07-10 · Private Law 94-88.
Private LegislationHR 4425 — A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend its coverage.
Introduced 1975-03-06 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3540 — A bill to extend to all unmarried individuals the full tax benefits of income splitting now enjoyed by married individuals filing joint returns; and to remove rate inequities for married persons where both are employed.
Introduced 1975-02-21 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 3247 — A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to extend its coverage.
Introduced 1975-02-19 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 3009 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide benefits for homemakers.
Introduced 1975-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 3010 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a tax credit for low-income employed and self-employed individuals.
Introduced 1975-02-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
PoorHR 2384 — Consumer Goods Pricing Act
Introduced 1975-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
CommerceHR 2320 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to prohibit States from denying unemployment compensation to individuals who are unavailable for work because of temporary illnesses.
Introduced 1975-01-29 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Labor and EmploymentHR 1406 — A bill for the relief of Doctor Lawrence C. B. Chan.
Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 213 — A bill to authorize in certain cases the appointment of a special judicial prosecutor and investigators to assist grand juries in the exercise of their powers.
Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHRES 35 — Resolution providing for the creation of congressional senior citizen internships.
Introduced 1975-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Social WelfareHR 6854 — Truth in Hospital Billing Act
Introduced 1977-05-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Social WelfareHR 4733 — A bill to amend the discrimination provisions of title II of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 to conform such provisions with the comparable provisions of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.
Introduced 1977-03-09 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Discrimination in employmentHR 1934 — A bill for the relief of Dr. Lawrence C. B. Chan.
Introduced 1977-01-13 · Private Law 95-9.
Private LegislationHR 1830 — A bill to authorize in certain cases the appointment of a special judicial prosecutor and investigators to assist grand juries in the exercise of their powers.
Introduced 1977-01-13 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementHRES 106 — Resolution providing for the creation of congressional senior citizen internships.
Introduced 1977-01-13 · Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
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