Members of Congress / Robert Packwood
Biographical InformationPACKWOOD, Robert William, a Senator from Oregon; born in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg., September 11, 1932; graduated, Willamette University, Salem, Oreg., 1954; graduated, New York University School of Law, New York, N.Y., 1957; admitted to the bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Portland, Oreg.; member, State legislature 1963-1968; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1968; reelected in 1974, 1980, 1986 and 1992 for the term ending January 3, 1999, and served from January 3, 1969, until his resignation, effective October 1, 1995; chairman, Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (Ninety-fifth Congress, Ninety-seventh Congress), Republican Conference chairman (Ninety-sixth Congress), Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (Ninety-seventh and Ninety-eight Congresses), Committee on Finance (Ninety-ninth Congress, One Hundred Fourth Congress [January 3, 1995-September 8, 1995); resigned from the Senate on October 1, 1995. (Source.) More coverage of Robert Packwood on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 104th Congress: Senator, Oregon, Republican.
Jan. 3, 1995, to Oct. 1, 1995. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 480: H R 2076: Kohl Amendment N. 2843; To provide for the evaluation of crime prevention programs, and for other purposes. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 479: H R 2076: Gregg Amendment No. 2842; To express the sense of the Senate regarding prior approval to Congress for deployment of United States ground forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 478: H R 2076: Motion to Table Specter Amendment No. 2841; To protect the reproductive rights of Federal women prisoners. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 477: H R 2076: Motion to Table Kerrey Amendment No. 2817 As Modified; To decrease the amount of funding for Federal Bureau of Investigation construction and increase the amount of funding for the National Information Infrastructure. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 476: H R 2076: motion to table domenici amdt no. 2819; To improve provisions relating to appropriations for legal assistance. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 475: H R 2076: mccain amdt no 2816, as modified; To ensure competitive bidding for DBS spectrum. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 474: H R 2076: biden amdt no. 2815; To restore funding for grants to combat violence against women. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 473: H R 2127: motion to recommit nomination of James L. Dennis to Judiciary Comm | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 472: On the Motion to Proceed: motion to proceed to consider h.r.2127 per 9-27-95 uc requiring 60; Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1996 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 471: On the Motion to Proceed: motion to proceed to consider h.r.2127 per 9-27-95 uc requiring 60; Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1996 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 470: H R 2099: h.r.2099,as amended; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 469: On the Motion: motion to waive the budget act re: lautenberg amdt no. 2788; To increase the funding for Superfund, the Office of Environmental Quality, and State revolving funds and offset the increase in funds by ensuring that any tax cut benefits only those families with income less than $150,000. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 468: H R 2099: motion to table sarbanes amdt no. 2782; To restore homeless assistance funding to fiscal year 1995 levels using excess public housing agency project reserves, and for other purposes. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 467: H R 2099: baucus amdt. no. 2786; To provide that any provision that limits implementation or enforcement of any environmental law shall not apply if the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that application of the prohibition or limitation would diminsh the protection of human health or the environment otherwise provided by law. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 466: On the Motion: Motion to waive the CBA re: amdt. no. 2785; To increase funding for veterans' medical care and offset the increase funds by ensuring that any tax cut benefits only those families with incomes less than $100,000. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 465: On the Motion: Motion to waive the CBA; To strike section 107 which limits compensation for mentally disabled veterans and offset the loss of revenues by ensuring that any tax cut benefits only those families with incomes less than $100,000. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 464: H R 2099: mikulski amdt. 2781; To restore funding for national and community service programs. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 463: H R 2099: bumpers amdt no. 2776; To reduce the appropriation for the implementation of the space station program for the purpose of terminating the program. | No | No | None | |
| Vote 462: S 1244: Byrd amdt. no. 2768, as amended; To improve order and discipline in District of Columbia Public Schools. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 461: H R 1854: H.R. 1854 Conference Report; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Full list of votes by Robert Packwood
