Bob Livingston

[Congressional biography]

Born: April 30, 1943 in Colorado Springs, CO

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Key House Vote Data for Bob Livingston in 1977

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Livingston Voted
1977-09-08	B-1 Bomber [HR7933]	Agreed To (202-199)
Addabbo (D-NY) amendment to the Mahon (D-TX) amendment to recede and concur with the Senate amendment to delete $1.4 billion for the production of five B-1 bombers. The Mahon amendment would have insisted on the original House position appropriating the B-1 funds. The B-1 is necessary to replace our aging B-52 bomber force and to strengthen our deterrent system against Soviet attack.
1977-09-15	Minimum Wage [HR3744]	Passed (309-96)
Passage of the bill to raise the minimum wage from $2.30 an hour to $2.65 on Jan. 1, 1978, to $2.85 on Jan. 1, 1979, to $3.05 on Jan. 1, 1980, and make other changes in minimum wage and overtime coverage. Increases in the minimum wage force employers to increase prices or to lay off employees, particularly the young and minorities.
1977-09-29	Neutron Bomb [HR6566]	Rejected (109-297)
Weiss (D-NY) amendment to prohibit the use of appropriated funds for development or production of enhanced radiation weapons -- "neutron bombs". The neutron bomb is vitally necessary to offset the current military advantage of Warsaw Pact forces over NATO ground forces.
1977-10-06	Labor Law Revision [HR8410]	Passed (257-163)
Passage of the bill to aid union organizing and bargaining by streamlining regulatory procedures and stiffening penalties against employers who violated labor laws. This gives union organizers strong new legal weapons to use against employers who resist unionization efforts.
1977-10-12	Democrat Bureaucracy [HRE819]	Failed (160-252)
Adoption of the rule providing for House floor consideration of H Res 766, proposing numerous changes in House rules and procedures for dealing with employee discrimination in Congress, committee reform, congressional travel and perquisites and House administration. This is a massive power grab on the part of the Democrat leadership, would create a whole new layer of administrative bureaucracy in Congress, provide an irresponsible increase of congressional allowances, and allow for open-ended "junkets".
1977-10-19	Oil Cargo Preference [HR1037]	Defeated (165-257)
Passage of the bill to guarantee U.S. flag ships a 9.5 percent share of the country's oil imports. The bill would cost consumers $630 million annually in increased oil costs and would actually cause a net increase in U.S. unemployment.
1977-10-19	Clinch River Reactor [HR9375]	Agreed To (252-165)
Bevill (D-AL) amendment to delete language in the bill that would prohibit fiscal 1978 funds appropriated for the Energy Research and Development Administration's Clinch River nuclear breeder reactor program from being spent unless authorizing legislation was enacted. The original language would have stopped development of breeder technology, which is needed to supply future energy needs.
1977-10-27	Raise Social Security Taxes [HR9346]	Passed (275-146)
Passage of the bill to raise Social Security payroll taxes, above scheduled levels, by increasing the taxable wage base for employers and employees starting in 1978 and increasing employer and employee tax rates starting in 1981, and to make various adjustments in benefit schedules. Estimated cost to the taxpayers: $227 billion over the next decade.
1977-11-02	Loans to Panama [HR9179]	Rejected (188-215)
Crane (R-IL) amendment to prohibit the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) from making any loans to or guaranteeing or insuring any borrowings of the National Finance Corporation of Panama unless such loans or guarantees were first approved by Congress. This was an effort to obtain House approval of a portion of the Panama Canal treaty negotiations, which included OPIC loan guarantees to Panama.
1977-11-30	Social Security Earnings Limit [HR9346]	Failed (183-209)
Archer (R-TX) motion to instruct the House conferees on the bill to insist on a House provision that would phase out by 1982 the limitation on outside earnings by recipients aged 65-72.

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