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Members of Congress / Alfonse D'amato

Biographical Information

D’AMATO, Alfonse Marcello, a Senator from New York; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 1, 1937; graduated, Syracuse University School of Business Administration 1959; graduated Syracuse Law School 1961; admitted to the New York bar in 1962; public administrator of Nassau County, N.Y. 1965-1968; tax assessor in Hempstead, N.Y. 1969; town supervisor in Hempstead 1971-1977; presiding supervisor in Hempstead, and vice chairman of Nassau County Board of Supervisors 1977-1980; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1980; reelected in 1986 and 1992, and served from January 3, 1981, to January 3, 1999; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1998; chairman, National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth Congresses), Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Fourth and One Hundred Fifth Congresses). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 105th Congress: Senator, New York, Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Senator, New York, Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Senator, New York, Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, New York, Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
10/21/98 Vote 314: H R 4328: Conference Report H.R. 4328; Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 Yes Yes Yes
10/9/98 Vote 313: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.3150; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998 Yes Yes Yes
10/9/98 Vote 312: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.4104; Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 Yes Yes No
10/9/98 Vote 311: H R 4250: Motion to Table Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.4250; Patient Protection Act of 1998 No Yes No
10/9/98 Vote 310: H R 2431: H.R.2431 as Amended; International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 Yes Yes Yes
10/8/98 Vote 309: On the Nomination: nomination William A. Fletcher re: U.S.Circuit Judge for 9th Circuit Yes No Yes
10/8/98 Vote 308: S 442: S. 442 as amended; Internet Tax Freedom Act Yes Yes Yes
10/8/98 Vote 307: H R 4194: conference report H.R. 4194; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 Yes Yes Yes
10/7/98 Vote 306: S 442: Motion to Table Mccain Amdt. No. 3719 (As Amended and Modified); To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision. Yes None No
10/7/98 Vote 305: S 442: Mccain Amdt. No. 3783; To extend the ending date of the moratorium. Yes Yes No
10/7/98 Vote 304: S 442: Motion to Table Hutchinson Amdt. No. 3760, as Modified; Relating to the duties of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce. No No No
10/7/98 Vote 303: S 442: Coats Amdt. No. 3695 as Modified and Amended.; To exempt from the moratorium on Internet taxation any persons engaged in the business of selling or transferring by means of the World Wide Web material that is harmful to minors who do not restrict access to such material by minors. Yes Yes Yes
10/7/98 Vote 302: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.442; Internet Tax Freedom Act Yes Yes Yes
10/7/98 Vote 301: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.10; Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997 Yes Yes Yes
10/6/98 Vote 300: S 442: motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3742; To require persons selling tangible personal property via the Internet to disclose to purchasers that they may be subject to State and local sales and use taxes on the purchases. Yes Yes No
10/6/98 Vote 299: S 442: motion to table Graham amdt. no. 3729; To require a supermajority of both Houses to extend the moratorium. Yes Yes Yes
10/6/98 Vote 298: H R 4101: conference report H.R. 4101; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 Yes Yes No
10/5/98 Vote 297: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.10; Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997 Yes Yes Yes
10/2/98 Vote 296: S 442: motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3677; To authorize collection of certain State and local taxes with respect to the sale, delivery, and use of tangible personal property. Yes Yes No
10/2/98 Vote 295: On the Nomination: Nomination: Sonia Sotomayor to be U.S.Circuit Judge, 2nd Circuit Yes No Yes

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