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Members of Congress / Steven Symms

Biographical Information

SYMMS, Steven Douglas, a Representative and a Senator from Idaho; born in Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, April 23, 1938; attended the public schools; graduated, University of Idaho, Moscow 1960; served in the United States Marine Corps 1960-1963; private pilot; fruit rancher; co-editor of Idaho Compass 1969-1972; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-third Congress in 1972; reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1973-January 3, 1981); was not a candidate in 1980 for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected to the United States Senate on November 4, 1980; reelected in 1986 and served from January 3, 1981 to January 3, 1993; was not a candidate for reelection in 1992; founded Symms, Lehn Associates, Inc.; joined Parry, Romani & Deconcini 2001. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 102nd Congress: Senator, Idaho, Republican. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
10/8/92 Vote 270: H R 11: Conference report; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 No Yes Yes
10/8/92 Vote 269: H R 11: motion to waive cba @ conference rept to h.r.11; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 No No Yes
10/8/92 Vote 268: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion on conference report on h.r.11; Revenue Act of 1992 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Social Security Amendments of 1992 Yes Yes Yes
10/8/92 Vote 267: H R 429: conference report on h.r.429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 Yes Yes Yes
10/8/92 Vote 266: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion on conference report on h.r.776; National Energy Efficiency Act of 1991 Yes Yes Yes
10/5/92 Vote 265: H R 5427: conference report to h.r.5427; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993 No No Yes
10/5/92 Vote 264: S 12: passage of s.12 over veto; Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 No Yes Yes
10/2/92 Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion; A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. No Yes Yes
10/2/92 Vote 262: On the Cloture Motion: cloture motion, motion to proceed to conf rept to h.r.3371; Federal Death Penalty Act of 1991 No No Yes
10/2/92 Vote 261: On the Cloture Motion: motion to proceed to conference report on s.2; Neighborhood Schools Improvement Act Neighborhood Schools Improvement Programs Act Flexibility for Education Effectiveness Act of 1992 No No Yes
10/1/92 Vote 260: H R 5678: Conference Report; Department of Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 No Yes Yes
10/1/92 Vote 259: H R 5427: final passage of h.r.5427, as amended; Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1993 No Yes Yes
10/1/92 Vote 258: H R 5427: danforth amdt no. 3358; To provide for the payment of attorney's fees incurred by a nominee in connection with the consideration by the Senate of a nomination to Federal office made by the President. Yes No No
10/1/92 Vote 257: H R 5427: seymour amdt no. 3357; To reduce the legislative branch budget by 15 percent over the next three years, to prohibit the carrying over of funds from one year to the next, and to require an audit of the current staff needs of the Congress. Yes Yes Yes
10/1/92 Vote 256: H R 5368: H.R. 5368, as amended; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993 No Yes Yes
10/1/92 Vote 255: H R 5318: passage of h.r.5318 over veto; United States-China Act of 1992 No No Yes
10/1/92 Vote 254: S 323: Passage of s.323 over veto; Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992 No No Yes
10/1/92 Vote 253: H R 5368: resolution of ratification, start treaty, no. 102-20/23; The Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START Treaty), signed at Moscow on July 31, 1991, including Annexes on Agreed Statements and Definitions; Protocols on Conversion or Elimination, Inspection, Notification, Throw-weight, Telemetry, and Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission; and Memorandum of Understanding; all integral parts of the START Treaty No Yes Yes
9/30/92 Vote 252: H R 5368: helms amdt no.3339; To reduce total budget authority in the bill by 10 percent (excluding amounts paid to foreign countries by law) and use the savings to reduce the deficit. Yes Yes No
9/30/92 Vote 251: H R 5368: kasten amdt.; Regarding peaceful settlement in the Western Sahara. Yes Yes No

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