Members of Congress / John Chafee

Biographical Information

CHAFEE, John Hubbard, (great-nephew of Henry F. Lippitt; father of Lincoln D. Chafee), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., October 22, 1922; graduated, Deerfield (Mass.) Academy 1940; graduated, Yale University 1947 and Harvard Law School 1950; admitted to the Rhode Island bar in 1950 and commenced practice in Providence; served in United States Marine Corps 1942-1945, 1951-1953; served in Rhode Island house of representatives 1957-1963; Governor of Rhode Island 1963-1969; Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of President Richard Nixon 1969-1972; unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in 1972; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in November 1976 for the term commencing January 3, 1977; subsequently appointed by the Governor, December 29, 1976, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Pastore for the term ending January 3, 1977; reelected in 1982, 1988, and 1994, and served until his death due to heart failure on October 24, 1999; Senate Republican Conference chairman (1985-1991), Committee on Environment and Public Works (1995-1999); interment in family plot; posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 9, 2000. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 106th Congress: Senator, Rhode Island, Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Oct. 24, 1999.
· 105th Congress: Senator, Rhode Island, Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Senator, Rhode Island, Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Senator, Rhode Island, Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Rhode Island, Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Last Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
10/21/99	Vote 340: S 1692: S. 1692 As amended and modified; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000	Not Voting	Yes	No
10/21/99	Vote 339: S 1692: Landrieu Amdt. No. 2323 as modified; To express the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should fully support the economic, educational and medical requirements of families with special needs children.	Not Voting	No	Yes
10/21/99	Vote 338: S 1692: Smith (NH) Amdt. No. 2324; To provide for certain disclosures and limitations with respect to the transference of human fetal tissue.	Not Voting	Yes	No
10/21/99	Vote 337: S 1692: Harkin Amdt. No. 2321; To express the sense of Congress in support of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.	Yes	No	Yes
10/21/99	Vote 336: S 1692: Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 2321; To express the sense of Congress in support of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.	No	Yes	No
10/20/99	Vote 335: S 1692: Motion to Table Durbin Amendment No. 2319; To provide for a complete substitute.	Yes	Yes	No
10/20/99	Vote 334: S 1692: Motion to Table Santorum Amendment No. 2322; To express the sense of Congress concerning Roe v. Wade and partial birth abortion bans.	Yes	No	Yes
10/20/99	Vote 333: S 1692: Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider Roll Call No. 332; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000	No	Yes	No
10/20/99	Vote 332: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consideration of S.1692; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2000	No	Yes	No
10/19/99	Vote 331: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reid Amdt. No. 2299; Of a perfecting nature.	No	No	Yes
10/19/99	Vote 330: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Daschle Amdt. No. 2298; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
10/18/99	Vote 329: S 1593: Motion to Table Reid Amendment No.2299; Of a perfecting nature.	No	No	No
10/15/99	Vote 328: H R 2684: H.R.2684 Conference Report; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, andand Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/14/99	Vote 327: S 1593: McCain Amendment No. 2294; To increase reporting and disclosure requirements.	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
10/14/99	Vote 326: H R 2561: H.R.2561 Conference Report; McGregor Range Withdrawal Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/13/99	Vote 325: On the Resolution of Ratification: Resolution of Ratification to Treaty Document No. 105-28 CTBT; Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, opened for signature and signed by the United States at New York on September 24, 1996. Treaty includes two Annexes, a Protocol, and two Annexes to the Protocol	Yes	No	Yes
10/13/99	Vote 324: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed Executive Session to Consider Treaty Doc. 105-28; Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, opened for signature and signed by the United States at New York on September 24, 1996. Treaty includes two Annexes, a Protocol, and two Annexes to the Protocol	Yes	Yes	No
10/13/99	Vote 323: H R 1906: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1906; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000	No	Yes	Yes
10/12/99	Vote 322: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Conference Report to Accompany H.R.1906; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000	No	Yes	Yes
10/7/99	Vote 321: S 1650: S.1650 As Amended; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000	Yes	Yes	Yes

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