James A. Mattox
Democrat · TE-5 · House of Representatives
49 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (22)
HR 8199 — Middle Income Wage Earner Tax Relief Act of 1980
Introduced 1980-09-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 8053 — Alien Education Impact Aid Act of 1980
Introduced 1980-08-28 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
ImmigrationHR 7509 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals to elect a credit or deduction for certain crime prevention expenditures.
Introduced 1980-06-05 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHR 7510 — A bill to provide that the interest rate on mortgages secured by one-to four-family residences and insured under title II of the National Housing Act or guaranteed under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, be negotiated between the borrower and lender, and that lenders may not charge discount points on such mortgages in excess of their acquisition costs.
Introduced 1980-06-05 · Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentHR 7025 — A bill to provide for the monitoring of the restrictions on Soviet trade.
Introduced 1980-04-02 · Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceHR 5553 — A bill for the relief of the Southern Methodist University School of Law Leasing Trust, and its successor trust, the Legal Educational Trust of Dallas.
Introduced 1979-10-11 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 4089 — A bill for the relief of Robert Jayson, William Jayson, and Jennie Jayson.
Introduced 1979-05-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 2758 — A bill to suspend revenue sharing payments to States under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.
Introduced 1979-03-08 · Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Government Operations and PoliticsHR 1797 — A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide (in two steps) for the financing of the hospital insurance program from general revenues rather than through the imposition of medicare taxes as at present, and to eliminate the special statutory increases in the earnings base which are presently scheduled for 1980 and 1981.
Introduced 1979-02-01 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
TaxationHRES 269 — A resolution to refer the bill (H.R. 4089) entitled "A bill for the relief of Robert Jayson, William Jayson, and Jennie Jayson," to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims.
Introduced 1979-05-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHCONRES 41 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the Republic of China as the sovereign government of Taiwan and the other areas under its control and should establish full diplomatic relations with the Republic of China.
Introduced 1979-02-01 · Referred to House Committee on International Relations (Subsequently: Foreign Affairs).
International AffairsHR 12298 — A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the financing of the hospital insurance program from general revenues rather than through the imposition of medicare taxes as at present and to eliminate the recently enacted special increases in the earnings base.
Introduced 1978-04-24 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 11306 — A bill to amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the financing of the hospital insurance program from general revenues rather than through the imposition of medicare taxes as at present and to eliminate the recently enacted special increases in the earnings base.
Introduced 1978-03-06 · Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Social WelfareHR 10404 — A bill for the relief of Robert Jayson, William Jayson, and Jennie Jayson.
Introduced 1977-12-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHJRES 653 — White House Conference on the Humanities Act
Introduced 1977-11-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Government Operations and PoliticsHJRES 652 — White House Conference on the Arts Act
Introduced 1977-11-03 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Arts, Culture, ReligionHRES 946 — A resolution to refer H.R. 10404 to the Chief Commissioner of the United States Court of Claims.
Introduced 1977-12-15 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 6284 — A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations prohibiting the smoking of tobacco on commercial aircraft.
Introduced 1982-05-05 · Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
Transportation and Public WorksHR 3510 — A bill for the relief of the Southern Methodist University School of Law Leasing Trust, and its successor trust, the Legal Educational Trust of Dallas.
Introduced 1981-05-07 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHR 1286 — A bill for the relief of Robert Jayson, William Jayson, and Jennie Jayson.
Introduced 1981-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private LegislationHRES 39 — A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should declare a national holiday to honor the Americans who were held hostage in Iran and observe their return to the United States.
Introduced 1981-01-23 · Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.
Government Operations and PoliticsHRES 40 — A resolution for the relief of Robert Jayson, William Jayson and Jennie Jayson.
Introduced 1981-01-23 · Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Private Legislation