Members of Congress / Herbert Bateman

Biographical Information

BATEMAN, Herbert Harvell, a Representative from Virginia; born in Perquimans County, N.C., August 7, 1928; attended public schools of Virginia; graduated, Newport News High School, Newport News, Va., 1945; B.A., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., 1949; LL.B., Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., 1956; served, United States Air Force, 1951-1953; teacher; admitted to the Virginia bar, 1956; law clerk, United States Circuit Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1956-1957; partner, private law practice; member, Virginia senate, 1968-1983; delegate, Virginia State Republican conventions, 1976-1982; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-eighth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1983, until his death in Leesburg, Va., on September 11, 2000. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 106th Congress: Representative, Virginia (Dist. 1), Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Sept. 11, 2000.
· 105th Congress: Representative, Virginia (Dist. 1), Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, Virginia (Dist. 1), Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, Virginia (Dist. 1), Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Virginia (Dist. 1), Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/7/00	Vote 459: H R 4844: Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/7/00	Vote 458: H R 8: Death Tax Elimination Act	Yes	Yes	No
9/7/00	Vote 457: H R 4678: Child Support Distribution Act	No	Yes	Yes
9/7/00	Vote 456: H R 4678: Child Support Distribution Act	No	No	Yes
9/7/00	Vote 455: H R 4678	No	No	Yes
9/7/00	Vote 454: H R 4115: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Appropriations	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/6/00	Vote 453: H R 4448: Designating the Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr. Post Office Building in Baltimore, Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/6/00	Vote 452: H R 4484: Designating the Everett Alvarez, Jr. Post Office Building in Rockville, Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/6/00	Vote 451: H R 4884: Designating the William S. Broomfield Post Office Building in Royal Oak, Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/27/00	Vote 450: H R 4865: Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act	Yes	Yes	No
7/27/00	Vote 449: H R 4865	No	No	Yes
7/27/00	Vote 448: H RES 565: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch Appropriations for Fy 2001	Yes	Yes	No
7/27/00	Vote 447: H RES 564: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4865; Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act	Yes	Yes	No
7/27/00	Vote 446: H RES 568: Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House Pursuant to Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution	Yes	Yes	No
7/27/00	Vote 445: H R 4205: Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/27/00	Vote 444: H R 4205: Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/27/00	Vote 443: On Approving the Journal	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/26/00	Vote 442: H RES 563: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4942; Making Appropriations for the District of Columbia for F.Y. 2001	Yes	Yes	No
7/26/00	Vote 441: H J RES 99: Disapproving the Extension of the Waiver Authority Contained in Section 402(C) of the Trade Act of 1974 With Respect to Vietnam	No	No	No
7/26/00	Vote 440: H R 4710: Illegal Pornography Prosecution Act	Yes	Yes	Yes

Full list of votes by Herbert Bateman