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Fred Rooney

[Congressional biography]

Born: November 6, 1925 in Bethlehem, PA
Died: December 23, 2019 in Washington, DC

Education:

  • University of Georgia, B.A., 1950

Military Service:

  • U.S. Army, 1944-1946 (paratrooper)

Career:

  • Real estate/insurance businessman

Elected Office:

  • PA Senate, 1958-1963



Key House Vote Data for Fred Rooney in 1963


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


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

DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position
Rooney
Voted
1963-08-12 Weaken D.C. Crime Laws [HR7525] Rejected
(114-222)
Mathias (R-MD) motion to recommit the bill which would increase investigative powers of the police, nullify the Mallory and Durham rules of evidence, and provide minimum and mandatory penalties for certain crimes.

1963-08-23 Foreign Aid Cuts [HR7885] Agreed To
(222-188)
Adair (R-IN) motion to recommit the bill to the Foreign Affairs Committee with instructions to make the following cuts in authorizations: Alliance for Progress from $600 million to $450 million; military assistance from $1.225 billion to $1 billion; the development loan fund from $1.5 billion to $900 million - a cut of only $160 million because the Administration asked appropriations of only $1.06 billion of standing authorization; contingency fund from $200 million to $150 million.

1963-09-25 Tie Tax Cuts to Spending Targets [HR8363] Rejected
(199-226)
Byrnes (R-WI) motion to recommit the bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to amend it to prevent the tax reductions from taking effect unless President Kennedy specified that administrative budget spending for fiscal 1964 was not expected to exceed $97 billion and for fiscal 1965 was not expected to exceed $98 billion.

1963-11-06 Education Facilities Spending [HR6143] Agreed To
(258-92)
Adoption of the conference report on the bill providing a five-year program of federal grants and loans for construction or improvement of public and private higher education academic facilities and authorizing $1,195,000,000 over the first three years.

1963-11-20 Arms Control Spending [S777] Passed
(251-134)
Passage of the bill to authorize a two-year, $20 million appropriation for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.

1963-12-21 Export Credits for Communists [HR9499] Agreed To
(141-136)
No Vote
Rhodes (R-AZ) motion to recommit the conference report with instructions that House conferees disagree to the Senate amendment deleting the House ban on Export-Import Bank guarantees on credit to Communist countries or their nationals for the purchase of U.S. commodities.



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