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Following are bills in Congress sponsored by presidential candidates.
Bill sponsorships indicate what the candidates most care about --
because a sponsorship means real work to write the bill, gather co-sponsors, and push the bill through committee.
John McCain Bill Sponsorships
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Sen. McCain, the Republican nominee for President, sponsored the following bills:
- Drugs: 06-S4113 on Dec 8, 2006:
Federal grants to Indian tribes to fight methamphetamine
- Drugs: 05-S1114 on May 24, 2005:
Establish drug testing standards for major league sports
- Energy & Oil: 05-S0342 on Feb 10, 2005:
Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances
- Foreign Policy: 07-S2257 on Oct 29, 2007:
Impose sanctions and an import ban on Burma
- Foreign Policy: 05-SC14 on Feb 17, 2005:
Suspend Russia's participation in the G-8
- Free Trade: 05-SP267 on Apr 5, 2005:
Free trade with post-Orange Revolution Ukraine
- Government Reform: 06-S2265 on Feb 9, 2006:
Allow individual votes on each earmark
- Government Reform: 05-S2128 on Dec 16, 2005:
Restrict lobbyist gifts & disclose lobbyist info on Internet
- Government Reform: 05-S0271 on Feb 2, 2005:
Subject independent 527s to rules for political committees
- Homeland Security: 06-SP4242 on Jun 14, 2006:
Require Iraq War budget be part of regular defense budget
- Homeland Security: 05-SP1556 on Jul 25, 2005:
Prohibit torture of terrorists in US custody
- Homeland Security: 05-S1379 on Jul 11, 2005:
Give higher priority to rail security
- Immigration: 05-S1033 on May 12, 2005:
Comprehensive immigration reform without amnesty
- Technology: 05-S0900 on Apr 26, 2005:
Require text on TV for visually-impaired viewers
Joe Biden Bill Sponsorships
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Hillary Clinton Bill Sponsorships
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Sen. Clinton, the contender for the Democratic nomination for President, sponsored the following bills:
- Abortion: 07-HR2064 on Apr 26, 2007:
Provide emergency contraception at military facilities
- Abortion: 06-S3945 on Sep 26, 2006:
Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals
- Abortion: 06-S2916 on May 19, 2006:
Expand contraceptive services for low-income women
- Environment: 05-S2053 on Nov 18, 2005:
Tax credit to remove lead-based housepaint
- Environment: 05-SP1660 on Sep 8, 2005:
Establish commission to examine Katrina response
- Families & Children: 05-S2126 on Dec 16, 2005:
Disallow renting violent-rated video games to children
- Government Reform: 07-HR1671 on Mar 23, 2007:
Establish the United States Public Service Academy
- Health Care: 07-HR1881 on Apr 17, 2007:
Improve services for people with autism & their families
- Health Care: 05-S1116 on May 25, 2005:
Provide mental health services for older Americans
- Homeland Security: 05-S1134 on May 26, 2005:
Maintain role of women in armed forces in Iraq
- Homeland Security: 05-S1150 on May 26, 2005:
Prevent "dirty bombs" via security of radiation sources
- Immigration: 06-SP4072 on May 18, 2006:
Provide funding for social services for noncitizens
- Immigration: 05-S1104 on May 23, 2005:
Cover child resident aliens under Medicaid and SCHIP
- Jobs: 06-S2725 on May 4, 2006:
Match minimum wage increases to Congressional pay raises
- Technology: 07-HR211 on Jan 9, 2007:
Facilitate nationwide 2-1-1 phone line for human services
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Ron Paul Bill Sponsorships
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Rep. Paul, the former Libertarian nominee for President and Republican contender for president in 2008, sponsored the following bills:
- Budget & Economy: 07-HR4892 on Mar 7, 2006:
Maintain public information about M3 money supply
- Education: 03-HR0611 on Feb 5, 2003:
Tax deductions for private scholarships to public schools
- Foreign Policy: 04-HCR443 on Jun 3, 2004:
Withdraw from UNESCO
- Foreign Policy: 03-HR1154 on Mar 6, 2003:
International Criminal Court decisions not valid for US
- Gun Control: 03-HR3125 on Sep 17, 2003:
No United Nations taxation on firearms
- Health Care: 07-HR2387 on May 17, 2007:
Prohibit mandatory mental health screen for students
- Homeland Security: 07-HR424 on Jan 11, 2007:
Terminate Selective Service
- Immigration: 03-HR0488 on Jan 29, 2003:
No student visas from countries that support terrorism
- Social Security: 03-HR0219 on Jan 7, 2003:
Invest surplus Trust Fund in market certificates
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Barack Obama Bill Sponsorships
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Sen. Obama, the Democratic nominee for President, sponsored the following bills:
- Civil Rights: 05-S2154 on Dec 20, 2005:
Issue a commemorative postage stamp of Rosa Parks
- Civil Rights: 05-S1685 on Sep 12, 2005:
Include special-needs people in emergency evacuation plans
- Energy & Oil: 06-S3694 on Jul 19, 2006:
Raise CAFE by a 4% per year until 2018
- Energy & Oil: 06-S2348 on Mar 1, 2006:
Require public notification when nuclear releases occur
- Energy & Oil: 05-S0918 on Apr 27, 2005:
Tax credit for gas stations providing 85% ethanol fuel
- Environment: 06-S2506 on Apr 4, 2006:
Health impact assessments for environmental health
- Families & Children: 05-S2048 on Nov 17, 2005:
Ban high lead levels in children's toys
- Foreign Policy: 05-S2125 on Dec 16, 2005:
Increase aid to avert humanitarian crisis in Congo
- Government Reform: 07-S453 on Mar 1, 2007:
Prohibit voter intimidation in federal elections
- Government Reform: 06-S2179 on Jan 18, 2006:
Post earmarks on the Internet before voting on them
- Government Reform: 05-S1975 on Nov 8, 2005:
Criminalize false or deceptive info about elections
- Immigration: 06-SP3971 on May 15, 2006:
Pay fair prevailing wage to guest workers
- Jobs: 06-S2201 on Jan 26, 2006:
Allow an Air Traffic Controller's Union
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Mark Sanford Bill Sponsorships
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Gov. Sanford, the Republican governor of South Carolina and former contender for Vice Presidential nomination, sponsored the following bills while in Congress:
- Budget & Economy: 00-HR5349 on Sep 29, 2000:
Allow $3 on 1040 form to pay off National Debt
- Foreign Policy: 00-HR4471 on May 16, 2000:
Allow Americans to travel to Cuba
- Social Security: 00-HR4839 on Jul 12, 2000:
Create personal retirement accounts within Social Security
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Cynthia McKinney Bill Sponsorships
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Rep. McKinney, the former Democratic member of Congress and Green Party nominee for President, sponsored the following bills:
- Corporations: 01-HR2782 on Aug 2, 2001:
Require Code of Conduct for US corporations abroad
- Environment: 01-HR1494 on Apr 4, 2001:
Prohibits commercial logging on Federal public lands
- Government Reform: 01-HR1189 on Mar 22, 2001:
Proportional IRV voting for Electoral College
- Jobs: 01-HR0460 on Feb 6, 2001:
Require full disclosure of outsourced employees
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Bob Barr Bill Sponsorships
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Rep. Bob Barr, the former Republican member of Congress and now Libertarian Party nominee for President, sponsored the following bills:
- Civil Rights: 02-HR4561 on Apr 24, 2002:
Require "Privacy Impact Statement" on new federal rules
- Gun Control: 01-HR0123 on Jan 3, 2001:
No lawsuits against gun manufacturers
- Health Care: 02-HR3897 on Mar 7, 2002:
Limit anti-trust lawsuits on health plans and insurers
- Homeland Security: 01-HR0019 on Jan 3, 2001:
Allow assassination of terrorist leaders
- Immigration: 99-HR0123 on Jan 6, 1999:
Declared English the official language of the US
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Mike Gravel Bill Sponsorships
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Sen. Gravel, the former Democratic Senator and former Libertarian Party contender for President, sponsored the following bills:
- Energy & Oil: 79-S1641 on Aug 2, 1979:
Let states decide on federal dam decisions
- Environment: 79-S2547 on Apr 3, 1980:
Allow tax deduction for businesses that recycle
- Environment: 79-S1741 on Sep 12, 1979:
Congress should decide land use, not DOI
- Jobs: 79-S1058 on May 2, 1979:
Help employees buy businesses that are closing or moving
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