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Estes Kefauver

[Congressional biography]

Born: July 26, 1903 near Madisonville, TN
Died: August 10, 1963 in Bethesda, MD

Education:

  • University of Tennessee, 1924
  • Yale University Law School, 1927

Career:

  • Lawyer
  • TN Commissioner of Finance and Taxation, 1939

Elected Office:

  • Candidate for TN Senate, 1936
  • Candidate for Democrat presidential nomination, 1952, 1956
  • Candidate for Vice-President, 1956



Key House Vote Data for Estes Kefauver in 1947


Key vote data shown on this page comes from the Americans For Democratic Action (ADA) and Voteview.


Click on the RESULT of a specific vote to see how all members voted.

DateSubjectResultLiberal
Position
Kefauver
Voted
1947-03-27 First Income Tax Reduction Bill [HR1] Passed
(273-137)
null

1947-04-17 House (Hartley) Labor Bill [HR3020] Passed
(308-107)
null

1947-04-25 Restore Interior Department Appropriation Cuts [HR2123] Rejected
(140-197)
null

1947-04-30 Cut Foreign Relief [HJRE153] Agreed To
(225-165)
No Vote
null

1947-05-09 Greek-Turkish Aid [HR2616] Passed
(287-108)
null

1947-05-28 Restore Cuts in Agricultural Appropriations [HR3601] Rejected
(174-180)
null

1947-06-16 Wool Tariff Bill [S814] Rejected
(165-191)
No Vote
null

1947-06-17 Veto of First Income Tax Reduction Bill [HR1] Veto Sustained
(268-137)
No Vote
null

1947-06-20 Veto of Labor Bill [HR2030] Veto Overridden
(331-83)
No Vote
null

1947-06-24 Overseas Information Program [HR3342] Passed
(273-97)
null

1947-07-15 Provide Judicial Review in Federal Employee Loyalty Cases [HR3813] Rejected
(133-248)
null

1947-07-18 Veto of Second Income Tax Reduction Bill [HR3950] Veto Overridden
(299-108)
null



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