Members of Congress / Silvio Conte
Biographical InformationCONTE, Silvio Ottavio, a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass., November 9, 1921; graduated from Pittsfield Vocational High School, Pittsfield, Mass., 1940; graduated from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.; LL.B., Boston College Law School, Chestnut Hill, Mass., 1949; machinist; lawyer, private practice; United States Navy, 1942-1944; member of the Massachusetts state senate, 1951-1958; parliamentarian, Republican State conventions, 1956 and 1958; delegate to Republican National Conventions, 1960, 1964, and 1968; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-sixth and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1959-February 8, 1991); died on February 8, 1991, in Bethesda, Md.; interment in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Pittsfield Mass. (Source.) More coverage of Silvio Conte on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Massachusetts (Dist. 1), Republican.
Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 21: H R 232: Veterans’ Housing and Memorial Affairs Amendments of 1991 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 20: H R 154: Transfer of An Existing U.S. Memorial, Pershing Hall, to the Department of Veterans Affairs | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 19: H R 180: Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1991 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 18: H R 598: Department of Veterans Affairs Physicians’ and Dentists’ Compensation and Labor Relations Act of 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 17: H R 555: Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 16: H R 556: Agent Orange Act of 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 15: H CON RES 40: Condemning the Recent Use of Soviet Military Force in the Baltic States | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 14: H R 3: Veterans’ Compensation Amendments of 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 13: H R 4: Extension of Time Under the Internal Revenue Laws for Individuals Performing Services As Part of the Desert Shield Operation | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 12: H CON RES 48: Condemning the Treatment by the Government of Iraq of Captured Service Members of the U.S. and Its Allies in the Persian Gulf Conflict | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 11: H CON RES 41: Condemning the Iraqi Attack Against Israel | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 10: S CON RES 2: Supporting the United States Presence in the Persian Gulf | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 9: H J RES 77: To Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 8: H CON RES 33: Regarding United States Policy to Reverse Iraq’S Occupation of Kuwait | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 7: H CON RES 32: To Express the Sense of Congress That Congress Must Approve Any Offensive Military Action Against Iraq | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 6: On Approving the Journal | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 5: H RES 5: Rules for the 102nd Congress | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 4: H RES 5: Rules for the 102nd Congress | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 3: H RES 5: Rules for the 102nd Congress | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 2: Election of Speaker | Michel | Michel | Foley |
Full list of votes by Silvio Conte
