Members of Congress / Henry Heinz
Biographical InformationHEINZ, Henry John, III, a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., October 23, 1938; graduated, Phillips Exeter Academy 1956; graduated, Yale University 1960; received a graduate degree from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration 1963; served in the United States Air Force 1963; United States Air Force Reserve 1963-1969; faculty member and lecturer, Graduate School of Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1970-1971; business career included positions as analyst, controller’s division, and numerous positions in the marketing division of the H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., plus positions with other firms; elected as a Republican by special election, November 2, 1971, to the Ninety-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert J. Corbett; reelected to the Ninety-third and Ninety-fourth Congresses and served from November 2, 1971, to January 3, 1977; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected in 1976 to the United States Senate; reelected in 1982 and again in 1988 and served from January 3, 1977, until his death in an airplane crash over Lower Merion Township, Pa., April 4, 1991; chairman, Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (Ninety-sixth and Ninety-ninth Congresses), Special Committee on Aging (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); interment in Heinz family mausoleum, Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Source.) More coverage of Henry Heinz on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Pennsylvania, Republican.
Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 41: On the Nomination: Martinez Nomination | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 40: H R 1281: H.R. 1281; Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation Administration, Veterans Compensation and Pensions, and Other Urgent Needs Act of 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 39: H R 1281: Motion To Table S.Amdt.59; To eliminate or reduce certain appropriations. | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 38: H R 1281: Motion To Table Helms Amdt. No. 60; To restore previous law. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 37: Whether the Amendment is Germane: Is Cmte Amdt Germane?; Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Food Stamps, Unemployment Compensation Administration, Veterans Compensation and Pensions, and Other Urgent Needs Act of 1991 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 36: H R 1281: Motion To Table Nickles Amdt. No. 53 Re: Jordan; To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of certain funds for Jordan. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 35: H R 1281: Nickles Amdt. No.51; To stike the general provision which prohibits the increased use of helpers on Federal construction projects and barring implementation of revised apprenticeship regulations. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 34: H R 1281: Motion To Table S.Amdt. 48; To provide funds for the Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere programs, and for the Shelter Plus Care: Homeless Rental Housing Assistance program. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 33: H R 1281: D'Amato Amdt. No. 45; To provide urgently needed funds for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to administer the HOME Investment Partnerships program and the Housing and Opportunity for People Everywhere (HOPE) programs. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 32: H R 1281: Leahy Amdt. No. 43; To establish on a temporary basis a minimum basic formula price for the computation of Class I milk prices, and to establish minimum planting requirements of cover crops. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 31: H R 1282: Final Passage - H.R.1282; Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 30: S 578: Final Passage - S.578; Department of Defense Desert Storm Supplemental Authorization and Military Personnel Benefits Act for Fiscal Year 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 29: S 578: Mitchell Amdt.No. 36; To express the sense of the Senate that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any provision of law may be obligated or expended for the purpose of rebuilding Iraq while Saddam Hussein remains in power in Iraq. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 28: S 578: Motion To Table Helms Amdt. No. 35; To assure that U.S. tax dollars are not used for the rebuilding of Iraq. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 27: S RES 76: Final Passage - S.Res. 76; A resolution to encourage the President of the United States to confer with the sovereign state of Kuwait, countries of the coalition or the United Nations to establish an International Criminal Court or an International Military Tribunal to try and punish all individuals, including President Saddam Hussein, involved in the planning or execution of crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity as defined under international law. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 26: S 578: Motion To Table Bumpers Amdt. No. 33; To authorize the Small Business Administration to provide financial and business development assistance to military reservists' small businesses. and for other purposes. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 25: S 419: Final Passage S.419; Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act of 1991 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 24: On the Nomination: Madigan Nomination - DoA Secretary | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 23: S 419: Motion To Table S.Amdt. No. 14; To provide additional funds for the Resolution Trust Corporation, and additional funds on a dollar-for-dollar match for each dollar in cash dividends the Corporation receives from sales of assets currently in receivership. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 22: S 419: Motion To Table Kerrey Amdt. No.25; To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to restructure the Resolution Trust Corporation Oversight Board of Directors into a single governing entity. | Yes | Yes | No |
Full list of votes by Henry Heinz
