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James L. Oberstar
U.S. Representative · Minnesota District 8
Sponsored bills
748
Bills & resolutions introduced.
Cosponsored
6,051
Measures cosponsored.
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Recent sponsored legislation
H.R. 8371
Nondiscrimination in Insurance Act of 1979
H.R. 8225
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow individuals a deduction for certain expenses paid or incurred in connection with the adoption of a child.
H.R. 8126
A bill to revise the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.
H.R. 8027
A bill to provide for the extension of the period for repayment of revenue bonds issued by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury from fifty years to eighty years, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7904
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate the limitation of "years of service" credit for military service to wartime service.
H.R. 7760
A bill to provide for the adjustment of geographic boundaries of standard metropolitan statistical areas for the purpose of Federal assistance programs.
H.R. 7740
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide criminal penalties for the malicious destruction or interference with the operation of certain energy facilities.
H.R. 7420
District Heating Act of 1980
H.R. 6747
A bill for the relief of Herman R. Klun and Helen Klun.
H.R. 6738
A bill to amend the Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960 to limit the liability of United States registered pilots so as to provide for reciprocal and equitable participation by United States and Canadian citizens in the pilotage of vessels on the Great Lakes.
H.R. 6254
A bill to incorporate the United States Submarine Veterans of World War II.
H.R. 5133
Social Security Amendments of 1979
H.R. 4965
A bill for the relief of Dana Braford Barretto.
H.R. 4386
A bill for the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ovenson.
H.R. 3750
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to repeal the provision which permits States to prohibit agreements requiring membership in a labor organization as a condition of employment.
H.R. 3258
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Refinancing Act of 1979
H.R. 3062
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to permit certain voluntary military service to be counted toward "years of service" requirement for benefits under such Act.
H.R. 3061
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to eliminate deductions from certain annuities on account of military pensions, disability compensation, and other gratuitous benefits given under other Acts of Congress.