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Members of Congress / Walter Capps

Biographical Information

CAPPS, Walter Holden, (husband of Lois Capps), a Representative from California; born in Omaha, Nebr., May 5, 1934; B.A., Portland State University, 1958; B.D., Augustana Theological Seminary, 1960; S.T.M., Yale University Divinity School, 1961; M.D. and Ph.D, Yale University, 1965; Professor of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, until election to Congress; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress and served from January 3, 1997, until his death of a heart attack at Dulles Airport on October 28, 1997. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 105th Congress: Representative, California (Dist. 22), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Oct. 28, 1997.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
10/28/97 Vote 534: H R 1119: National Defense Authorization Act Not Voting Yes No
10/28/97 Vote 533: H RES 278: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 1119, National Defense Authorization Act Not Voting Yes Yes
10/28/97 Vote 532: On Motion to Adjourn Not Voting No No
10/24/97 Vote 531: H R 2107: Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1998 Yes Yes Yes
10/24/97 Vote 530: On Motion to Adjourn Yes No Yes
10/24/97 Vote 529: H R 2247 No Yes No
10/24/97 Vote 528: On Motion That the Committee Rise Yes No Yes
10/24/97 Vote 527: H RES 277: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2107; Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1998 No Yes No
10/24/97 Vote 526: On Approving the Journal Yes Yes Yes
10/23/97 Vote 525: H RES 276: Privileges of the House Yes No Yes
10/23/97 Vote 524: H R 2646: Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools No Yes No
10/23/97 Vote 523: H R 2646 Not Voting No Yes
10/23/97 Vote 522: H RES 274: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2646; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Yes Yes No
10/23/97 Vote 521: On Approving the Journal Yes Yes Yes
10/22/97 Vote 520: H RES 270: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2247 No Yes No
10/22/97 Vote 519: H R 1534: Private Property Rights Implementation Act No Yes No
10/22/97 Vote 518: H R 1534 Yes No Yes
10/21/97 Vote 517: H R 1962: Presidential and Executive Office Financial Accountability Act Yes Yes Yes
10/21/97 Vote 516: H R 2464: Exempt Internationally Adopted Children From Vaccines Yes Yes Yes
10/21/97 Vote 515: H RES 265: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2204, Coast Guard Authorization Act No Yes No

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