Members of Congress / Dante Fascell
Biographical InformationFASCELL, Dante Bruno, a Representative from Florida; born in Bridgehampton, Long Island, Suffolk County, N.Y., March 9, 1917; moved with his parents to Miami, Fla., in 1925; graduated from Ponce de Leon High School, Coral Gables, Fla., in 1933; from the law school of the University of Miami, J.D., 1938; was admitted to the bar in 1938 and commenced the practice of law in Miami; during the Second World War entered the Federal service with the Florida National Guard on January 6, 1941; commissioned a second lieutenant May 23, 1942; served in the African, Sicilian, and Italian campaigns, and separated from the service as a captain January 20, 1946; legal attaché to the State legislative delegation from Dade County 1947-1950; member of the State house of representatives 1950-1954; appointed by the President to represent the United States at the Twenty-fourth General Assembly of the United Nations, 1969; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth and to the eighteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1955-January 3, 1993); chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs (Ninety-eighth through One Hundred Second Congresses); was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress; practiced law in Miami; presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President William Jefferson Clinton in 1998; died November 28, 1998, in Clearwater, Fla. (Source.) More coverage of Dante Fascell on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Florida (Dist. 19), Democratic.
Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 488 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 487: H R 6179: To Amend the Wild and Scenic River Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 486 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 485: S 1704: National Park Service | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 484: S 3100: Louisiana Land Conveyance | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 483: H R 5739: Export Enhancement Act of 1992 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 482: H R 11: Revenue Act of 1992 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 481: H RES 609: Providing for the Consideration of the Conference Report on H.R. 11 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 480: H R 429: Reclamations Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 479: H RES 604: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration on H.R. 429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 478: H RES 604: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration on H.R. 429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 477: S 12: Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 476: H R 5334: Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 475: H RES 603: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration of H.R. 5334; Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 474: H R 776: Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 473: H R 776: Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act | No | No | No | |
| Vote 472: H RES 602: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration of H.R. 5504; Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1993 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 471: H RES 601: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 776; Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 470: H R 5368: Foreign Assistance Appropriations for Fy 1993 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 469: H R 918 | No | Yes | No |
Full list of votes by Dante Fascell
