
James B. Pearson
Republican · Kansas · Senate
65 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (75)
S 3904 — Natural Gas Act Amendments
Introduced 1974-08-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
EnergyS 3500 — Amateur Athletic Act
Introduced 1974-05-15 · Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Sports and RecreationS 2944 — A bill to provide for the assignment of Foreign Service officers to certain public organizations.
Introduced 1974-02-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsS 1925 — A bill to amend section 1(16) of the Interstate Commerce Act authorizing the Interstate Commerce Commission to continue rail transportation services.
Introduced 1973-05-31 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 1580 — Amateur Athletic Act
Introduced 1973-04-16 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Sports and RecreationS 1356 — A bill for the relief of Linda She Li.
Introduced 1973-03-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 1475 — Rural Job and Business Development Tax Act
Introduced 1973-04-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Rural economic developmentS 1313 — A bill for the relief of Mr. Samuel T. Aguirre.
Introduced 1973-03-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 1007 — Small Business Joint Export Development Act
Introduced 1973-02-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CommerceS 419 — National Energy Resources Advisory Board Act
Introduced 1973-01-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
EnergySRES 341 — Resolution relating to the imposition of meat import quotas.
Introduced 1974-06-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
MeatSRES 167 — A resolution directing the Committee on Commerce to conduct an investigation of the newsprint shortage.
Introduced 1973-09-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CongressS 3820 — Aerosol Container Labeling Act
Introduced 1976-09-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CommerceS 3755 — A bill to aid in the enforcement of Acts implemented by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Introduced 1976-08-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CommerceS 3758 — A bill for the relief of Doctor Nazeeh A. L. Abdul-Hadi.
Introduced 1976-08-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3644 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for services furnished by physician extenders.
Introduced 1976-06-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 3383 — National Weather Modification Policy Act of 1976
Introduced 1976-05-05 · Public law 94-490.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsS 3422 — Natural Gas Act Amendments
Introduced 1976-05-12 · Placed on calendar in Senate under Subjects on the Table.
EnergyS 3384 — Consumer Protection Act
Introduced 1976-05-05 · Referred jointly to Senate Committees on Government Operations; and Commerce.
CommerceS 3469 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1976-05-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
EducationS 3343 — A bill for the relief of Yuk Lam Tsui and his wife, Chung Lau Cheung, and his son, Sing Wah Tsui.
Introduced 1976-04-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3347 — A bill to authorize the disposal of industrial diamond stones from the national stockpile and the supplemental stockpile.
Introduced 1976-04-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Strategic materialsS 3361 — A bill to provide for the striking of medals commemorating the American Indian heritage.
Introduced 1976-05-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Awards, medals, prizesS 3308 — Federal Agency Rules and Recodification Act
Introduced 1976-04-13 · Referred jointly to House Committees on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; and the Judiciary.
Administrative procedureS 3292 — A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to repeal the provisions, relating to consent by States to certain suits, which were included in such title by reason of the enactment of section 111 of Public Law 94-182.
Introduced 1976-04-12 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 3094 — Small Business Concern Energy Conservation Act
Introduced 1976-03-09 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
CommerceS 2983 — Joint Committee on Intelligence Oversight Act
Introduced 1976-02-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
CongressS 2879 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that a spouse's services shall be taken into account in determining the consideration furnished to acquire jointly owned property for purposes of the Federal estate tax, to increase the exemption of estate tax purposes, and to allow an estate tax deduction with respect to certain family farms and small business interests held by a decedent.
Introduced 1976-01-27 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 2854 — A bill to provide that the first sale of crude oil produced from stripper wells be exempt from price controls.
Introduced 1976-01-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
EnergyS 2882 — A bill to authorize certain financial assistance to Haskell Indian Junior College, Lawrence, Kansas.
Introduced 1976-01-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Native AmericansS 2330 — Natural Gas Emergency Standby Act
Introduced 1975-09-10 · Placed on calendar in Senate under "Subjects on the Table".
EnergyS 1735 — Federal Borrowing Impact Act
Introduced 1975-05-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
Economics and Public FinanceS 1594 — Balanced Growth Tax Credit Act
Introduced 1975-04-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 1480 — Science and Technology Awards Act
Introduced 1975-04-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsS 863 — Local Rail Services Act
Introduced 1975-02-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 917 — Railroad Temporary Operating Authority Act
Introduced 1975-03-03 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Independent regulatory commissionsS 612 — Economic Adjustment Assistance Act
Introduced 1975-02-07 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
CommerceS 511 — Small Business Export Development Act
Introduced 1975-01-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CommerceS 270 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to release restrictions on the use of certain property conveyed to the city of Elkhart, Kans., for airport purposes.
Introduced 1975-01-21 · Public law 94-221.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 321 — Economic Revival and Development Act
Introduced 1975-01-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
CommerceS 269 — Natural Gas Act Amendments
Introduced 1975-01-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
EnergyS 61 — A bill to establish a Commission to study and appraise the organization and operation of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.
Introduced 1975-01-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
Executive reorganizationS 3585 — A Bill for the relief of Robinson J. Munoz, doctor of medicine.
Introduced 1978-10-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3255 — A bill for the relief of Belino D. Iway, doctor of medicine, his wife Olivia Tragico Iway, and his children Yvonne Iway, Christine Iway, and Edsel Francis Iway.
Introduced 1978-06-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3251 — A bill to provide for the distribution of certain funds appropriated to pay judgments in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Absentee Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma in Indian Claims Commission dockets numbered 27A, 241, 289, 27B and 338, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1978-06-28 · Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs.
Indian claimsS 2871 — Rural Community Development Bank Act
Introduced 1978-04-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
Finance and Financial SectorS 2109 — National Helium Conservation Policy Act
Introduced 1977-09-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EnergyS 1980 — National Climate Program Act
Introduced 1977-08-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
ClimateS 1898 — Rural Transportation Act
Introduced 1977-07-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Transportation and Public WorksS 1772 — Postal Reorganization Act Amendments
Introduced 1977-06-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 1325 — A bill to amend section 406(a) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1376) to provide explicit statutory authority for the payment of "flow-through" subsidy pursuant to an experimental program administered by the Civil Aeronautics Board during the period August 1, 1973 through July 31, 1975.
Introduced 1977-04-20 · Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (Provisions inserted in H.R. 6010 as passed Senate).
Airmail serviceS 1108 — Broadcast License Renewal Act
Introduced 1977-03-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
BroadcastingS 1109 — A bill to amend the Agricultural Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to assist developing nations in making the transition from foreign assistance recipients to full trading partners of the United States.
Introduced 1977-03-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
Agriculture and FoodS 965 — Coal Gasification Facilities Financing Act
Introduced 1977-03-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 902 — Consumer Protection Act
Introduced 1977-03-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
CommerceS 775 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exempt certain agricultural aircraft from the aircraft use tax, to provide for the refund of the gasoline tax to the agricultural aircraft operator with the consent of the farmer.
Introduced 1977-02-24 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 740 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the exclusive use requirement for deducting expenses attributable to a personal residence used for certain home industries.
Introduced 1977-02-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 679 — National Educational Opportunities Act
Introduced 1977-02-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources.
EducationS 575 — A bill to amend section 236 of the National Housing Act, to require the payment of operating subsidies for projects subject to mortgages insured under such section.
Introduced 1977-02-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 547 — Surface Transportation Procedural Reform Act
Introduced 1977-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Subsequently: Commerce, Science, and Transportation).
Independent regulatory commissionsS 548 — Bicentennial Commission on American Government Act
Introduced 1977-02-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations (Subsequently: Governmental Affairs).
Government Operations and PoliticsS 484 — A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for services furnished by physician extenders.
Introduced 1977-01-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
HealthS 485 — A bill for the relief of Yuk Lam Tsui and his wife, Chung Lau Cheung, and his son, Sing Wah Tsui.
Introduced 1977-01-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 421 — National Climate Program Act
Introduced 1977-01-25 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Subsequently: Commerce, Science, and Transportation).
ClimateS 403 — National Product Liability Insurance Act
Introduced 1977-01-24 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Subsequently: Commerce, Science, and Transportation).
CommerceS 398 — Emergency Construction Trades Employment and Airport Development Act
Introduced 1977-01-24 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Subsequently: Commerce, Science, and Transportation).
Transportation and Public WorksS 292 — Commercial Aviation Regulatory Reform Act
Introduced 1977-01-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce (Subsequently: Commerce, Science, and Transportation).
Transportation and Public WorksS 288 — A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to provide that the deduction from benefits due to excess earnings shall be reduced to $1 for each $3 of earnings on those earnings in excess of a floor amount but not less than twice such floor amount.
Introduced 1977-01-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 263 — Interim Regulatory Reform Act
Introduced 1977-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Independent regulatory commissionsS 256 — Natural Gas Act Amendments
Introduced 1977-01-14 · Rereferred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
EnergyS 269 — Emergency Farm Credit Act
Introduced 1977-01-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (Subsequently: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry).
S 151 — Economic Impact Statement Act
Introduced 1977-01-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations (Subsequently: Governmental Affairs).
CongressS 222 — A bill for the relief of Dr. Nazeeh A. L. Abdul-Hadi.
Introduced 1977-01-14 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 107 — A bill to reform veterans' pensions, to avoid a reduction in veterans' pensions, concomitant with increases in social security benefits.
Introduced 1977-01-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecuritySRES 447 — A resolution relating to the importance of increasing agricultural exports from the United States.
Introduced 1978-05-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Agriculture in foreign trade