
John V. Tunney
Democrat · California · Senate
61 years in office
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Sponsored Legislation (111)
S 4244 — Part-Time Career Opportunity Act
Introduced 1974-12-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 4058 — A bill to promote the free flow of commerce in wine among the several States, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1974-09-30 · Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, S. Rept. 93-1372.
Agriculture and FoodS 4051 — Products and Materials Shortages Research and Development Act
Introduced 1974-09-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CommerceS 3938 — Truth in Energy Act
Introduced 1974-08-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
S 3807 — Student Loan Protection Act
Introduced 1974-07-25 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
EducationS 3680 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from gross income the amount of certain cancellations of indebtedness under student loan programs.
Introduced 1974-06-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
EducationS 3648 — A bill to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to insure that transportation facilities built and rolling stock purchased with Federal funds are designed and constructed to be accessible to the physically handicapped and the elderly.
Introduced 1974-06-13 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Transportation and Public WorksS 3707 — A bill to provide a tax credit incentive for increased savings.
Introduced 1974-06-27 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 3480 — National Summer Youth Sports Program Act
Introduced 1974-05-09 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Sports and RecreationS 3409 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, to amend the definition of "employee" to include certain agricultural employees.
Introduced 1974-04-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
S 3255 — National Appliance and Motor Vehicle Energy Labeling Act
Introduced 1974-03-27 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CommerceS 2966 — Domestic Supply Information Act
Introduced 1974-02-06 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CommerceS 2748 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the Mulholland National Scenic Parkway in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Introduced 1973-11-27 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Transportation and Public WorksS 2858 — Outer Continental Shelf Safety Act
Introduced 1973-12-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 2669 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to conduct programs of exploration for oil and gas on Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 4, in the State of Alaska, and Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hill, Calif.).
Introduced 1973-11-07 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Petroleum industryS 2524 — Price Controls and Consumer Redress Act
Introduced 1973-10-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Economic stabilizationS 2525 — Foreign and Domestic Commerce Information Act
Introduced 1973-10-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
CommerceS 2455 — A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to change the age and service requirements with respect to the retirement of justice and judges of the United States.
Introduced 1973-09-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
LawS 2369 — A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire certain lands in the country of San Diego, State of California.
Introduced 1973-08-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 2365 — Amateur Athletic Act
Introduced 1973-08-03 · Motion to recommit passed Senate.
Sports and RecreationS 2278 — A bill to amend Section 611 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide control and abatement of aircraft noise and sonic boom.
Introduced 1973-07-27 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Environmental ProtectionS 1964 — A bill to establish the Tijuana National Wildlife Refuge.
Introduced 1973-06-07 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 2022 — Flexible Hours Employment Act
Introduced 1973-06-19 · Placed on calendar in Senate under "Subjects on the Table".
Government Operations and PoliticsS 1949 — A bill to amend the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 to expand the definition of "developmental disability" to include autism.
Introduced 1973-06-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
HealthS 1724 — Bilingual Courts Act
Introduced 1973-05-07 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
LawS 1740 — A bill to establish the Lake Berryessa National Recreation Area in the State of California.
Introduced 1973-05-08 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Recreation areasS 1806 — A bill for the relief of Miss Rita Baccega.
Introduced 1973-05-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 1709 — A bill relating to the reduction of civilian personnel at military installations in the United States and the closing of military installations in the United States.
Introduced 1973-05-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National SecurityS 1807 — Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act
Introduced 1973-05-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Water Resources DevelopmentS 1516 — Legislative Priorities and Budget Reform Act
Introduced 1973-04-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
Economics and Public FinanceS 1497 — Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Act
Introduced 1973-04-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
Crime and Law EnforcementS 1563 — A bill to enable domestic growers or canners of seasonal fruits or vegetables or of fruit juices, fruit nectars, or fruit drinks prepared from such seasonal fruits, which were packed in hermetically sealed containers and sterilized by heat to secure an adjudication of certain claims for losses in the court of claims.
Introduced 1973-04-12 · Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
ClaimsS 1328 — California Corridor Feasibility Study Act
Introduced 1973-03-22 · Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Transportation and Public WorksS 1327 — Electrical Appliance Standards Act
Introduced 1973-03-22 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
S 1310 — Meat Export Control Act
Introduced 1973-03-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
MeatS 1270 — A bill to establish in the State of California the Santa Monica Mountain and Seashore National Urban Park.
Introduced 1973-03-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 1055 — Automobile Transport Research and Development Act
Introduced 1973-02-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Environmental ProtectionS 1018 — National Olympic Commission Act
Introduced 1973-02-26 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sports and RecreationS 947 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a business deduction under section 162 for certain ordinary and necessary expenses incurred to enable an individual to be gainfully employed.
Introduced 1973-02-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationSJRES 205 — Joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the last week of June of each year as "National Autistic Children's Week."
Introduced 1974-04-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
CommemorationsSJRES 237 — A joint resolution to authorize the continued use of certain lands within the Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric project.
Introduced 1974-08-22 · Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, text of amendment inserted in H.J.Res. 444.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesSJRES 50 — A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim the last week in June of each year as "National Autistic Children's Week."
Introduced 1973-02-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Judiciary.
CommemorationsSRES 426 — Resolution with respect to the granting of certain oil and gas leases pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
Introduced 1974-10-09 · Placed on calendar in Senate under "Subjects on the Table".
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesSRES 386 — Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the crisis on Cyprus.
Introduced 1974-08-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsSRES 101 — A resolution authorizing supplemental expenditures by the Committee on the Judiciary for an inquiry and investigation relating to the representation of citizen interests.
Introduced 1973-04-18 · Measure passed Senate, amended.
CongressS 3639 — A bill to amend the authorization for the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors project.
Introduced 1976-06-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
Public worksS 3632 — Federal Building Works of Art Program Act
Introduced 1976-06-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 3638 — A bill to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, to prohibit recipients of assistance under that Act from requiring reduced fare elderly passengers to execute waivers, and to require that elderly reduced fare ridership be afforded on a reciprocal basis.
Introduced 1976-06-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Transportation and Public WorksS 3633 — A bill to provide reimbursement for disaster relief debris clearance to the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.
Introduced 1976-06-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
Emergency ManagementS 3350 — Materials Research and Development Act
Introduced 1976-04-29 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Research and developmentS 3264 — Solar Energy Incentive Act
Introduced 1976-04-07 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 3267 — Automotive Transport Research and Development Act
Introduced 1976-04-07 · Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 13655 passed in lieu.
Motor vehiclesS 3210 — Jobs Creation Act
Introduced 1976-03-25 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
S 3078 — A bill to designate certain lands in the Joshua Tree National Monument in California as wilderness.
Introduced 1976-03-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 3149 — Toxic Substances Control Act
Introduced 1976-03-16 · Public law 94-469.
Environmental ProtectionS 2726 — Resource Policy Reorganization Act
Introduced 1975-12-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
Environmental ProtectionS 2761 — Competition in Energy Act
Introduced 1975-12-09 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Power resourcesS 2472 — A bill to designate certain lands in the Point Reyes National Seashore, California as wilderness; to designate Point Reyes National Seashore, as a natural area of the National Park System.
Introduced 1975-10-03 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 2503 — A bill for the relief of Edmundo Alfredo Oreiro Espinueva.
Introduced 1975-10-08 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 2541 — Displaced Homemakers Equal Opportunity Act
Introduced 1975-10-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
S 2283 — A bill to amend section 812 of the Agricultural Act of 1970 to provide for a system of prior approval of export sales of wheat and wheat flour and feed grains.
Introduced 1975-08-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
Agriculture and FoodS 2278 — The Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act of 1976
Introduced 1975-08-01 · Public law 94-559.
LawS 2236 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that the duty to bargain collectively includes bargaining with respect to retirement benefits for retired employees.
Introduced 1975-07-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
S 2242 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a tax credit for a portion of utility cost incurred by individuals in connection with their principal residence.
Introduced 1975-07-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
EnergyS 2353 — Displaced Homemakers Equal Opportunity Act
Introduced 1975-09-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
FamiliesS 2241 — Utility Tax Deductibility Act
Introduced 1975-07-31 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 2122 — A bill to assure that any program for the rationing of gasoline to end-users shall take into account area and regional differences in the availability of public transportation.
Introduced 1975-07-15 · Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
GasolineS 2008 — Criminal Justice Information Control and Protection of Privacy Act
Introduced 1975-06-25 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Right of privacyS 1908 — Industrial Energy Conservation Act
Introduced 1975-06-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
EnergyS 1887 — A bill to protect the civilian employees of the executive branch of the United States Government in the enjoyment of their constitutional rights and to prevent unwarranted governmental invasions of their privacy.
Introduced 1975-06-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Government Operations and PoliticsS 1663 — A bill to amend the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to provide for assistance to refugees from Southeast Asia.
Introduced 1975-05-06 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
RefugeesS 1655 — National Olympic Commission Act
Introduced 1975-05-06 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
S 1624 — A bill to promote the free flow of commerce among the several States.
Introduced 1975-05-01 · Placed on calendar in Senate under Subjects on the Table.
Interstate commerceS 1621 — Home Purchase Tax Rebate Amendments
Introduced 1975-05-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 1427 — Criminal Justice Information Control and Protection of Privacy Act
Introduced 1975-04-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Criminal investigationS 1428 — Criminal Justice Information Control and Protection of Privacy Act
Introduced 1975-04-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Court recordsS 1422 — Older Americans Legal Counseling Assistance Act
Introduced 1975-04-14 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
Social WelfareS 1415 — Materials Information and Economic Forecasting Act
Introduced 1975-04-10 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Economics and Public FinanceS 1392 — Energy Conservation in Buildings Demonstration Act
Introduced 1975-04-09 · Referred to Senate Committee on Government Operations.
EnergyS 1280 — A bill to authorize the President to appoint Capt. Ferdinand Mendenhall, United States Navy Reserves Retired, to the grade of rear admiral on the Reserves Retired list.
Introduced 1975-03-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
Private LegislationS 1258 — A bill for the relief of Benjamin Baxter.
Introduced 1975-03-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Private LegislationS 1171 — A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a business deduction under section 162 for certain ordinary and necessary expenses incurred to enable an individual to be gainfully employed.
Introduced 1975-03-12 · Referred to Senate Committee on Finance.
TaxationS 1197 — Plutonium Recovery Control Act
Introduced 1975-03-17 · Referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
EnergyS 946 — Energy and Resource Recovery Act
Introduced 1975-03-04 · Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.
EnergyS 792 — Part-Time Career Opportunity Act
Introduced 1975-02-21 · Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
S 776 — Toxic Substances Control Act
Introduced 1975-02-20 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Environmental ProtectionS 759 — A bill to provide for the establishment of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore Urban National Park in the State of California.
Introduced 1975-02-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 499 — Automotive Transport Research and Development Act
Introduced 1975-01-30 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Motor vehiclesS 565 — Bilingual Courts Act
Introduced 1975-02-05 · Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.
LawS 449 — Antitrust Enforcement Act
Introduced 1975-01-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
Economics and Public FinanceS 344 — A bill to designate certain lands in the Sequoia and Inyo National Forests, Calif., as wilderness.
Introduced 1975-01-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 348 — Student Loan Protection Act
Introduced 1975-01-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
EducationS 349 — Truth in Energy Act
Introduced 1975-01-23 · Text inserted in S. 622 as passed Senate.
CommerceS 345 — A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to classify as a wilderness area certain national forest lands adjacent to the Ventana wilderness.
Introduced 1975-01-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesS 285 — A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, as amended, to amend the definition of "employee" to include certain agricultural employees.
Introduced 1975-01-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare.
SJRES 191 — A joint resolution relating to Presidential authority to prohibit the importation into the United States of goods and materials from Rhodesia.
Introduced 1976-04-28 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsSJRES 9 — Naval Petroleum Reserves Defense Production Authorization Act
Introduced 1975-01-21 · Referred to Senate Committee on Armed Services.
EnergySRES 415 — A resolution relating to the transfer of nuclear material to India.
Introduced 1976-03-26 · Referred to Joint Committee on Atomic Energy.
International AffairsSRES 489 — A resolution relating to the kidnapping of schoolchildren in Chowchilla, Calif.
Introduced 1976-07-21 · Measure passed Senate.
Crime and Law EnforcementSRES 312 — A resolution to improve the legislative oversight process.
Introduced 1975-12-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Congressional oversightSRES 295 — Resolution relating to agreements or treaties with Spain.
Introduced 1975-11-06 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
International AffairsSRES 311 — A resolution relating to time limitations on committee consideration of legislation.
Introduced 1975-12-01 · Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
CongressSRES 337 — A resolution relating to transfer of certain funds.
Introduced 1975-12-19 · Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations.
CongressSRES 269 — A resolution relating to U.S. grain exports to the Soviet Union.
Introduced 1975-09-29 · Measure passed Senate, amended.
Agriculture and FoodSRES 139 — Submission of a resolution to designate April 30, 1975, "Armenian Day."
Introduced 1975-04-23 · Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.
CommemorationsSRES 99 — A resolution to protect tuna and other fish in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
Introduced 1975-03-05 · Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesSCONRES 128 — Concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to make corrections in the enrollment of S. 811.
Introduced 1976-06-29 · Measure passed House.
CongressSCONRES 20 — A concurrent resolution relating to the appropriation of supplemental military aid to South Vietnam and Cambodia.
Introduced 1975-02-26 · Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations.
International AffairsSCONRES 33 — Submission of a concurrent resolution with respect to the safety of civilians in contested areas of Indochina.
Introduced 1975-04-17 · Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Refugees