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Members of Congress / William Roth

Biographical Information

ROTH, William Victor, Jr., a Representative and a Senator from Delaware; born in Great Falls, Cascade County, Mont., July 22, 1921; attended the public schools of Helena, Mont.; graduated, University of Oregon 1943; graduated, Harvard Business School 1947; graduated, Harvard Law School 1949; admitted to the California bar in 1950 and the Delaware bar in 1958; served in the United States Army 1943-1946; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and Ninety-first Congresses and served from January 3, 1967, until his resignation December 31, 1970; was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected in 1970 to the United States Senate for the term commencing January 3, 1971; subsequently appointed January 1, 1971, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John J. Williams for the term ending January 3, 1971; reelected in 1976, 1982, 1988 and 1994 and served from January 1, 1971, to January 3, 2001; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2000; chairman, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Fourth Congress [January 3, 1995-September 12, 1995]); Committee on Finance (One Hundred Fourth Congress through One Hundred Sixth Congress [September 12, 1995-January 3, 2001]); was a resident of Wilmington, Del, until his death on December 13, 2003. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 106th Congress: Senator, Delaware, Republican. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, Delaware, Republican. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Senator, Delaware, Republican. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Senator, Delaware, Republican. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Delaware, Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
12/7/00 Vote 298: H J RES 127: H. J. Res. 127; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Eighteenth) Yes Yes Yes
12/7/00 Vote 297: H R 2415: H.R. 2415 Conference Report; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Yes Yes No
12/5/00 Vote 296: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On Conf. Rept. To H.R. 2415, Upon Reconsideration; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Yes Yes No
12/5/00 Vote 295: H J RES 126: H. J. Res. 126; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Seventeenth) Yes Yes Yes
11/1/00 Vote 294: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 2415; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Yes Yes No
10/30/00 Vote 293: H J RES 120: H. J. Res. 120; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Tenth) Not Voting Yes Yes
10/29/00 Vote 292: H J RES 119: H.J.RES.119; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Ninth) Not Voting Yes Yes
10/28/00 Vote 291: H J RES 118: H. J. Res. 118; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Eighth) Not Voting Yes Yes
10/27/00 Vote 290: H J RES 117: H.J. Res 117; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Seventh) Not Voting Yes Yes
10/27/00 Vote 289: H R 4942: Conference Report H.R. 4942; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001 Not Voting Yes No
10/27/00 Vote 288: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 2415 Conference Report; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Yes Yes Yes
10/26/00 Vote 287: H J RES 116: H.J. Res. 116; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Sixth) Yes Yes Yes
10/26/00 Vote 286: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To consider H.R. 2614 Conference Report; Certified Development Company Program Improvements Act of 2000 Yes Yes No
10/26/00 Vote 285: H R 782: H.R. 782; Older American Community Service Employment Act Yes Yes Yes
10/26/00 Vote 284: H R 782: Gregg Amdt. No. 4343; To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act, to modernize programs and services for older individuals, and for other purposes. No None No
10/25/00 Vote 283: H J RES 115: H.J. Res. 115; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Fifth) Not Voting Yes Yes
10/25/00 Vote 282: S 2508: S. 2508 As Amended; Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 2000 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/25/00 Vote 281: S 2508: Motion To Table Feingold Amdt. No. 4326; To improve certain provisions of the bill. Not Voting Yes No
10/25/00 Vote 280: H R 4811: H.R. 4811 Conference Report; Kentucky National Forest Land Transfer Act of 2000 Yes Yes Yes
10/19/00 Vote 279: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To H.R. 2415 Conference Report; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 Yes Yes Yes

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