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Hugh Addonizio

[Congressional biography]

Born: January 31, 1914 in Newark, NJ
Died: February 2, 1981 in Red Bank, NJ (cardiac arrest)

Education:

  • Fordham University, B.S., 1939

Military Service:

  • U.S. Army, 1941-1946
  • Awarded the Silver Star

Elected Office:

  • Resigned from Congress on June 30, 1962
  • Mayor of Newark, 1962-1970
  • Candidate for Mayor of Newark, 1970

Other notes:

  • Convicted of conspiracy and extortion in September, 1970 and sentenced to 10 years in prison



Key House Vote Data for Hugh Addonizio in 1962


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


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DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position
Addonizio
Voted
1962-02-20 Increase Debt Limit [HR10050] Passed
(251-144)
Passage of the bill to increase the national debt limit ceiling to $300 billion during fiscal 1962 (a $2 billion increase over the temporary ceiling of $298 billion set in 1961).

1962-02-21 Cabinet-Level Housing Agency [HRE530] Agreed To
(264-150)
Adoption of the resolution disapproving President Kennedy's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1962, creating an Urban Affairs and Housing Department by elevation of the Housing and Home Finance Agency to the Cabinet level.

1962-03-15 Labor Department-Affiliated Unionism [HR8723] Rejected
(182-218)
Ashbrook (R-OH) motion to recommit the conference report and restore the wording of a House amendment prohibiting affiliated union membership by the Labor Department's welfare and pension division employees.

1962-03-29 Tax Increases [HR10650] Passed
(219-196)
The final version of this bill contained numerous provisions raising the taxes of various individuals, organizations and other groups.

1962-04-03 Peace Corps Expansion [HR10700] Passed
(317-70)
No Vote
Passage of the bill to authorize an appropriation of $63,750,000 for the Peace Corps in fiscal 1963 to permit expansion of the Corps from its current level of 920 volunteers to about 10,000 by Aug. 31, 1963.

1962-04-11 Limit Franking Privileges [HR11151] Rejected
(192-197)
Conte (R-MA) motion to recommit the bill with instructions that the Appropriations Committee amend it to prohibit use of Post Office funds to pay for handling Congressional franked mail addressed only to "occupant".

1962-05-09 Pay Reparations to Philippines [HR8617] Defeated
(171-201)
No Vote
Passage of the bill to authorize $73 million for payments to Philippine citizens and corporations of unpaid balances of World War II damage awards made under the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946.

1962-06-06 Equitable School Lunch Funding Distribution [HR11665] Rejected
(159-221)
No Vote
Ashbrook (R-OH) motion to recommit the bill with instructions to delete language authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture, in allotting special assistance funds to the states, to take into consideration the need of students for free or reduced-price lunches.



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