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Morris Udall

[Congressional biography]

Born: June 15, 1922 in St. Johns, AZ
Died: December 12, 1998 in Washington, DC

Education:

  • University of Arizona, J.D., 1949

Military Service:

  • U.S. Army, 1942-1946

Career:

  • Professional basketball player, 1948-1949
  • Lawyer
  • Pima County attorney, 1953-1954
  • Lecturer at University of Arizona, 1956-1957
  • Co-founder of Bank of Tucson and Catalina Savings & Loan

Other notes:

  • Brother of Stewart Udall, father of Mark Udall, uncle of Tom Udall, cousin of Gordon Smith



Key House Vote Data for Morris Udall in 1961


Key vote data shown on this page comes from the American Conservative Union (ACU/CPAC) and Voteview.


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DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position
Udall
Voted
1961-06-08 Repeal Transportation Taxes [HR7446] Rejected
(189-196)
Alger (R-TX) motion to recommit the bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to report it back to the House with an amendment repealing the 10 percent tax on railroad, air, water and bus travel.

1961-06-12 Weaken D.C. Crime Control Rules [HR7053] Rejected
(104-252)
Lindsay (R-NY) motion to recommit the bill to the District of Columbia Committee. The bill would qualify a 1957 Supreme Court decision in the Mallory case, dealing with unnecessary delay in arraignments to provide that, in District of Columbia courts, evidence should not be inadmissible solely because of a delay in arrignment.

1961-06-22 Kennedy Housing Bill [HR6028] Rejected
(197-215)
McDonough (R-CA) motion to recommit the bill with instructions that Banking and Currency Committee report out a substitute bill extending existing programs for one year, with a $1.1 billion authorization.

1961-06-26 Increase Debt Limit [HR7677] Passed
(231-148)
Passage of the bill to increase the national debt limit ceiling for one year from its permanent $285 billion level to $298 billion during fiscal 1962.

1961-08-31 Foreign Aid Bill [S1983] Agreed To
(260-132)
Adoption of the conference report authorizing $4,253,500,000 in fiscal 1962 for foreign aid and $1.5 billion in each of the following four years for development loans.

1961-09-06 Government Interference with Pensions [HR8723] Rejected
(245-161)
Powell (D-NY) motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill to amend the Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act of 1958 to provide for its more effective enforcement.

1961-09-13 Extend Civil Rights Commission [HR7371] Agreed To
(300-106)
Rooney (D-NY) motion to agree to a Senate amendment extending the Civil Rights Commission for two years.

1961-09-14 Create Peace Corps [HR7500] Passed
(288-97)
Passage of the bill to create the Peace Corps.

1961-09-21 Establish Arts Council [HR4172] Defeated
(166-173)
Passage of the bill to establish a Federal Advisory Council on the Arts.

1961-09-22 Extra Funding for D.C. Schools [HR258] Rejected
(142-159)
Adoption of the conference report, which included a provision making Washington D.C. schools eligible for aid under the "impacted" areas program.

1961-09-23 Establish Arms Control Agency [HR9118] Agreed To
(253-50)
Adoption of the conference report establishing a U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

1961-09-26 Presidential Withholding of Information [HR9033] Agreed To
(152-119)
Senate amendment permitting the President to withhold foreign aid information requested for Congressional examination if he certifies his reason for doing so.



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