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Francis Walter

[Congressional biography]

Born: May 26, 1894 in Easton, PA
Died: May 31, 1963 in Washington, DC

Education:

  • Attended George Washington University and Georgetown University

Military Service:

  • U.S. Navy Air Service, World War I and World War II

Career:

  • Lawyer
  • Director of Broad Street Trust Company and Easton National Bank
  • Northampton County solicitor, 1928-1933


Key House Vote Data for Francis Walter in 1963


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


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DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position		Walter
Voted
1963-03-13 Military Procurement Funding [HR2440] Agreed To
(226-179)		 No Vote
Armed Services Committee amendment adding $363,700,000 to the President's request for Air Force research and development to be used for an additional two experimental RS-70 planes.
1963-04-10 Public Works Funding [HR5517] Agreed To
(228-184)		 No Vote
Boland (D-MA) amendment to add $450 million for the 1962 accelerated public works program.
1963-05-08 U.S. Peace Corps Contribution [HR5517] Agreed To
(207-190)		 No Vote
Lipscomb (R-CA) motion to recommit the conference report with instructions that House conferees disagree to a Senate amendment providing $65,000 as a U.S. contribution to the International Peace Corps Secretariat.
1963-05-13 D.C. Corporal Punishment [HR4274] Passed
(278-53)		 No Vote
Passage of the bill to permit principals and teachers in D.C. public schools to use "reasonable force" in disciplining students. The bill would nullify a D.C. Board of Education rule prohibiting use of corporal punishment. The bill was supported by the D.C. Superintendent of Schools, and opposed by a majority on the Board of Education.
1963-05-14 International Labor Conference [HRE340] Rejected
(153-217)		 No Vote
Passage of the resolution to authorize the House Education and Labor Committee to send two majority and two minority members to the International Labor Organization conference in Geneva and permit them to use counterpart funds for this travel.
1963-05-15 Debt Limit Increase [HR6009] Rejected
(195-222)		 No Vote
Byrnes (R-WI) motion to recommit the bill to the Ways and Means Committee with instructions to amend it by extending the existing $305 billion ceiling indefinitely. The bill would increase the temporary national debt limit to $307 billion from time of enactment of the bill through June 30 and to $309 billion from July 1 through August 31.


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