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Biography
McCAIN, John Sidney, III, a Representative and a Senator from Arizona; born in Panama Canal Zone, August 29, 1936; attended schools in Alexandria, Va.; graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1958, and the National War College, Washington, D.C. 1973; pilot, United States Navy 1958-1981, prisoner of war in Vietnam 1967-1973; received numerous awards, including the Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, and Distinguished Flying Cross; elected as a Republican in 1982 to the Ninety-eighth Congress; reelected to the Ninety-ninth Congress in 1984 and served from January 3, 1983, to January 3, 1987; elected to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992, 1998 and in 2004 for the term ending January 3, 2011; chair, Committee on Indian Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress;

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Bills Sponsored (22)
Bill name Last Action
S.1255A bill to protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedin...09/24/2008Received in the House.
S.531A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".
09/22/2008Received in the House.
S.952A bill to amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Nati...07/31/2008Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
S.2890A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a highway fuel tax holiday.
04/17/2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3161-3162)
S.86A bill to designate segments of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the Verde River in the State of Ariz...04/10/2008Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the ...

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Bills Co-Sponsored (141)
Bill name Last Action
S.RES.728A resolution designating January 2009 as "National Mentoring Month".
12/11/2008Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10957-10958)
S.RES.719A resolution recognizing National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month and celebratin...12/09/2008Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10836)
S.431A bill to require convicted sex offenders to register online identifiers, and for other purposes....10/13/2008Signed by President.
S.1382A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of an Amyotrophic ...10/08/2008Became Public Law No: 110-373.
S.1810A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound i...10/08/2008Signed by President.

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