
30 years served (15 terms)
Born 1920 — Died 2006
| Congress | Chamber | State | Party | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1995 — 1997 |
| 103 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1993 — 1995 |
| 102 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1991 — 1993 |
| 101 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1989 — 1991 |
| 100 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1987 — 1989 |
| 99 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1985 — 1987 |
| 98 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1983 — 1985 |
| 97 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1981 — 1983 |
| 96 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1979 — 1981 |
| 95 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1977 — 1979 |
| 94 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1975 — 1977 |
| 93 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (3) | D | 1973 — 1975 |
| 92 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (4) | D | 1971 — 1973 |
| 91 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (4) | D | 1969 — 1971 |
| 90 | House of Representatives | Mississippi (4) | D | 1967 — 1969 |
A bill to amend titles 37 and 38, United States Code, to encourage persons to join and remain in the Reserves and National Guard by providing full-time coverages under Servicemen's Group Life Insurance for such members and certain members of the Retired Reserve up to age 60, and for other purposes.
A bill to amend title 10 of the United States Code so as to permit members of the Military Reserves and the National Guard to receive retired pay at age 55 for nonregular service under chapter 67 of that title.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the provisions of such title relating to the construction and alteration of, and acquisition of land for, national cemeteries.
Prisoner of War Benefits Amendments Act of 1980
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide cost-of-living increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children of veterans, to provide for limited grants for special home adaptations for certain severely disabled veterans, to provide for Veterans' Administration guaranties for loans to refinance certain existing veterans' home loans and to increase the maximum loan guaranties for home loans made to veterans, and to provide for the confidentiality of certain Veterans' Administration medical quality assurance records; and for other purposes.
Coverage: Jan 1995 – Dec 1996
$21K
$35K
Source: FEC