
Robert Taft Jr.
Republican · Ohio · Senate
63 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (90)
S 4217 — A bill to amend section 1 of the Flood Control Act of 1936 (49 Stat. 1570) to authorize the consideration of public health benefits in support of Federal projects for the control of floods.
Introduced 1974-12-09 · Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
Emergency ManagementS 4202 — Inflation Impact Statement Act
Introduced 1974-12-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
InflationS 4214 — A bill to amend section 313 of the National Housing Act, as amended by the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974, to authorize GNMA, under the emergency program authorized by that section, to purchase certain mortgages covering multifamily rental, cooperative or condominium housing.
Introduced 1974-12-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 4243 — A bill to amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to authorize the appointment of hearing examiners by congressional committees.
Introduced 1974-12-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
CongressS 4129 — National Employment Assistance Act
Introduced 1974-10-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
Labor and EmploymentS 4155 — A bill for the relief of Mengistu Abegaz.
Introduced 1974-11-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3989 — A bill to assist local areas in obtaining reimbursement for construction of public waste treatment works constructed prior to July 1, 1972.
Introduced 1974-09-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
Environmental ProtectionS 3908 — Supplemental Security Income Amendments
Introduced 1974-08-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 3937 — A bill to require that States, which receive Federal payments with respect to any State welfare program, consent to suit in the Federal courts in actions brought against the State by claimants for the aid of assistance provided under such program.
Introduced 1974-08-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Social WelfareS 3608 — A bill for the relief of Lana Shi-Lai Lau.
Introduced 1974-06-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3687 — A bill for the relief of Miguel Angel Rivadeneira, his wife, Ana Marie Rivadeneira, and their children, Monica Silvia Rivadeneira, Ana Susana Rivadeneira, and Roxana M. Rivadeneira.
Introduced 1974-06-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3607 — A bill for the relief of Elizabeth Anne Noble.
Introduced 1974-06-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3499 — Inflation Restraint Act
Introduced 1974-05-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Economics and Public FinanceS 3262 — A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide a facility for a whitewater canoe-kayak slalom course adjacent to the site of Captain Meldahl Locks and Dam, Ohio River.
Introduced 1974-03-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
RiversS 3259 — A bill to amend the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 in order to authorize certain use of rail passenger equipment by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
Introduced 1974-03-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 3088 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to extend its coverage and protection to employees of nonprofit hospitals.
Introduced 1974-02-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
HealthS 3080 — A bill to amend the Federal Salary Act of 1967 by removing of Members of Congress from the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries.
Introduced 1974-02-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressS 3097 — A bill to amend the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 in order to provide for a demonstration project providing certain rail transportation for highway recreational vehicles.
Introduced 1974-03-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 2832 — Earned Immunity Act
Introduced 1973-12-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementS 2909 — A bill to amend the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973 in order to extend and revise the authorization to exempt individual States from the provisions of such act.
Introduced 1974-01-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Science, Technology, CommunicationsS 2732 — A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code to provide that educational institutions receive a reimbursement for each student commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at the institutions.
Introduced 1973-11-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityS 2726 — Emergency Disaster Recovery Act
Introduced 1973-11-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Disaster reliefS 2642 — Independent Special Prosecutor Act
Introduced 1973-11-02 · Placed on calendar in Senate under Subjects on the Table.
Crime and Law EnforcementS 2412 — Demonstration Housing Location Act
Introduced 1973-09-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 2438 — A bill to authorize the establishment of the Edison Birthplace National Historic Site.
Introduced 1973-09-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 2292 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to extend its coverage and protection to employees of nonprofit hospitals.
Introduced 1973-07-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
HealthS 2263 — Public Employment Act
Introduced 1973-07-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 1625 — A bill to extend until November 1, 1978, the existing exemption of the steamboat Delta Queen from certain vessel laws.
Introduced 1973-04-18 · Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
Transportation and Public WorksS 1508 — A bill to provide for the transfer to the Federal Power Commission of all functions and administrative authority now vested in the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.
Introduced 1973-04-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Independent regulatory commissionsS 1029 — Respiratory Disease Benefits Act
Introduced 1973-02-27 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
HealthS 977 — A bill to amend the law enforcement education program.
Introduced 1973-02-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementS 945 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish and operate a National Museum an Repository of Black History and Culture at or near Wilberforce, Ohio.
Introduced 1973-02-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Arts, Culture, ReligionS 971 — Home Preservation Act
Introduced 1973-02-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 756 — Modern Railway Transportation Act
Introduced 1973-02-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 757 — A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act to promote railway efficiency, to provide increased compensation for railway employees, to decrease the possibility of the disruption of railway transportation.
Introduced 1973-02-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Labor and EmploymentS 621 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for withholding city income taxes from compensation paid Federal employees.
Introduced 1973-01-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 482 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow an income tax credit for the costs of maintaining the exterior appearance and structural soundness of certain historic buildings and structures.
Introduced 1973-01-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 483 — A bill to amend the Act of October 15, 1966, relating to the preservation of certain historic properties in the United States.
Introduced 1973-01-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 321 — A bill to exclude from gross income the first $500 of interest received from savings account deposits in lending institutions.
Introduced 1973-01-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 201 — A bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1954 to relieve employers of 50 or less employees from the requirement of paying or depositing certain employment taxes more often that once each quarter.
Introduced 1973-01-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
CommerceS 202 — A bill for the relief of Dr. Stanley Gan and his wife Trees Gan.
Introduced 1973-01-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 203 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to permit the exclusion from gross income of a portion of the compensation received by full-time law enforcement officers and firemen employed by State and local governmental instrumentalities.
Introduced 1973-01-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Crime and Law EnforcementSJRES 194 — A joint resolution to authorize the President to proclaim the 22d day of April of each year as Queen Isabella Day.
Introduced 1974-03-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
CommemorationsSRES 416 — Resolution regarding the 1974 meeting of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group.
Introduced 1974-10-01 · Measure passed Senate.
Foreign Trade and International FinanceSRES 392 — Resolution concerning the safety and freedom of Valentyn Moroz, Ukrainian historian.
Introduced 1974-08-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Private LegislationS 3840 — A bill for the relief of Wing Fai Yan.
Introduced 1976-09-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3809 — A bill for the relief of Deborah Worrell.
Introduced 1976-09-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3789 — A bill for the relief of Mrs. Chong Sun Yi Rauch.
Introduced 1976-09-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3582 — A bill to amend section 1631 (a) of the Social Security Act.
Introduced 1976-06-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 3419 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish and operate a National Museum of Afro-American History and Culture at or near Wilberforce, Ohio.
Introduced 1976-05-12 · Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Arts, Culture, ReligionS 3581 — A bill to establish an Office of Maritime Affairs Coordinator in the Executive Office of the President.
Introduced 1976-06-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 3378 — A bill to amend section 303 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to facilitate certain stock redemptions for the purpose of paying estate taxes.
Introduced 1976-05-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 3212 — A bill for the relief of Johnny Chua.
Introduced 1976-03-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 3317 — A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to further encourage industrial safety.
Introduced 1976-04-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Labor and EmploymentS 3160 — Benefit Program Coordination Act
Introduced 1976-03-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
Federal aid programsS 3148 — A bill for the relief of refugees fleeing Lebanon because of religious persecution.
Introduced 1976-03-16 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
RefugeesS 3146 — A bill for the relief of Leo J. Conway.
Introduced 1976-03-16 · Private Law 94-118.
Private LegislationS 3182 — A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide consultation and education to employers.
Introduced 1976-03-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Labor and EmploymentS 2940 — A bill for the relief of the estate of Charles Glatt.
Introduced 1976-02-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 2888 — A bill to preserve railroad rights-of-way for recreational and other purposes.
Introduced 1976-01-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 2789 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide counseling for certain veterans; to permit acceleration of monthly educational assistance payments to veterans; to revise the criteria for approval of nonaccredited courses.
Introduced 1975-12-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National SecurityS 2480 — Local Tax Relief Act
Introduced 1975-10-07 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 2522 — A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for the disclosure of certain information relating to persons intending to file tender offers and for other purposes.
Introduced 1975-10-09 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial SectorS 2450 — A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, to include the Attorney General as a member of the National Security Council.
Introduced 1975-10-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityS 2386 — A bill to deny Members of Congress any increase in pay under any law passed, or plan or recommendation received, during a Congress unless such increase is to take effect not earlier than the first day of the next Congress.
Introduced 1975-09-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressS 2290 — A bill to establish a Consumer Protection Study Commission in order to study the desirability and feasibility of establishing various administrative courts and transferring to such courts the adjudicatory, licensing, and rulemaking functions of various regulatory agencies.
Introduced 1975-09-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
CommerceS 2263 — A bill to authorize the establishment of the Warren G. Harding National Historic Site in the State of Ohio.
Introduced 1975-08-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 1940 — A bill for the relief of Dr. Gustavo Sciovile.
Introduced 1975-06-13 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 2021 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow an income tax credit for the costs of maintaining or restoring the exterior appearance and structural soundness of certain historic buildings and structures.
Introduced 1975-06-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 1856 — A bill to require that States, which receive Federal payments with respect to any State welfare program, consent to suit in the Federal courts in action brought against the State by claimants for the aid for assistance provided under such program.
Introduced 1975-06-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Intergovernmental fiscal relationsS 1915 — Housing Preservation Alternatives Act
Introduced 1975-06-11 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community DevelopmentS 1766 — A bill to authorize the establishment of the Edison Birthplace National Historic Site.
Introduced 1975-05-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 1801 — Omnibus Rail Act
Introduced 1975-05-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 1691 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to relieve employers of 50 or less employees from the requirement of paying or depositing certain employment taxes more often than once each quarter.
Introduced 1975-05-08 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 1676 — Consumer Representation Act
Introduced 1975-05-07 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
CommerceS 1476 — Modern Railway Transportation Act
Introduced 1975-04-18 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 1514 — Supplemental Security Income Amendments
Introduced 1975-04-24 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Social WelfareS 1468 — A bill for the relief of Lana Shi-Lai Lau.
Introduced 1975-04-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 1333 — A bill for the relief of Mengistu Abegaz.
Introduced 1975-03-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 908 — A bill to amend the Federal Salary Act of 1967 by removing Members of Congress from the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries.
Introduced 1975-03-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
CongressS 647 — Preservation of Historic Barns Act
Introduced 1975-02-07 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 488 — A bill for the relief of Miguel Angel Rivandeneira, his wife, Ana Marie Rivandeneira, and their children, Monica Silvia Rivadeneira, Ana Susana Rivadeneira, and Roxana M. Rivadeneira.
Introduced 1975-01-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 487 — A bill for the relief of Robert Braun.
Introduced 1975-01-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 486 — A bill for the relief of Aleksandar Lomejko.
Introduced 1975-01-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 298 — Youth Camp Safety Act
Introduced 1975-01-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
YouthSJRES 161 — A joint resolution regarding the conduct of recent negotiations concerning the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the position of the United States with respect to future sales of IMF gold and a proposed trust fund.
Introduced 1976-02-02 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
GoldSRES 478 — A resolution to recognize and honor Revolutionary War dead who helped build the State of Ohio.
Introduced 1976-06-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesSRES 255 — A resolution concerning the safety and freedom of Dr. Mikhail Shtern.
Introduced 1975-09-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsSRES 67 — A resolution concerning the safety and freedom of Valentyn Moroz, Ukrainian historian.
Introduced 1975-02-07 · Measure passed Senate.
International AffairsSCONRES 80 — A concurrent resolution relating to the price of gold released by the International Monetary Fund.
Introduced 1975-12-18 · Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.
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