Len Jordan

[Congressional biography]

Born: May 15, 1899 in Mount Pleasant, UT
Died: June 30, 1983 in Boise, ID

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Key Senate Vote Data for Len Jordan in 1964

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Jordan Voted
1964-01-20	International Development Fund [S2214]	Rejected (30-37)
Morse (D-OR) motion to recommit the bill for further study. The bill would authorize an increase of $312 million in the U.S. contribution to the International Development Association.
1964-02-03	Capital Gains Tax Rate [HR8363]	Agreed To (56-25)
Finance Committee amendment deleting a House provision that would reduce capital gains tax rates.
1964-02-05	Excise Tax on Pens & Pencils [HR8363]	Rejected (36-44)
Hickenlooper (R-IA) amendment to remove the 10 percent federal excise tax on mechanical pens and pencils.
1964-02-27	Delete Bomber Funding [HR9637]	Rejected (20-64)
McGovern (D-SD) amendment to delete $52 million authorized for development of an advanced bomber to replace current bombers in the 1970's.
1964-03-06	Food Credits for Communists [HR6196]	Rejected (36-53)
Tower (R-TX) amendment to prohibit the Export-Import Bank or any other U.S. agency from extending or guaranteeing credit to any Communist nation for the purchase of U.S. agricultural commodities; and to require that at least 50 percent of any U.S. agricultural commodiity sold to a Communist nation be carried on U.S. flagships.
1964-06-09	Desegregation Training Funds [HR7152]	Rejected (40-56)
Hickenlooper (R-IA) amendment to delete from Title IV, covering desegregation of schools, the authorization of federal funds to aid colleges in operating programs to train school personnel to handle desegregation problems.
1964-06-12	Labor Union Discrimination [HR7152]	Rejected (26-62)
Tower (R-TX) amendment to void union shops where unions have been found to discriminate.
1964-06-19	Civil Rights Act [HR7152]	Passed (73-27)
Passage of the bill to enforce the right to vote; prevent discrimination in access to public accommodations and public facilities; expedite public school desegregation; extend the life of the Civil Rights Commission for four years and broaden its powers; prevent discrimination in administration of federally assisted programs; prevent discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin in employment and labor union membership; direct Census studies of registration and voting based on race, color and national origin; establish a Community Relations Service to mediate racial disputes; and permit the Attorney General to instigate or intervene in certain civil rights cases.
1964-06-26	Increase Debt Limit [HR11375]	Passed (48-21)
Passage of the bill to increase the temporary national debt limit to $324 billion through June 30, 1965.
1964-06-30	Urban Mass Transit [S6]	Passed (47-36)
Passage of the bill authorizing federal matching grants to states and localities totaling $375 million over three years as the "first installment" of a program to improve urban mass transportation service.
1964-07-02	Deny Pensions to Reluctant Testifiers [HR11049]	Rejected (38-52)
Williams (R-DE) amendment to deny retirement benefits to government employees invoking the 5th Amendment in testimony before a Congressional committee.
1964-07-02	Congressional Pay Raise [HR11049]	Passed (58-21)		No Vote
Passage of the bill to raise the salaries of approximately 1.7 million federal career employees and of federal executives, judges and members of Congress by $556.8 million.
1964-07-23	"Anti-Poverty" Bill [S2642]	Passed (61-34)
Passage of the bill authorizing $947.2 million in fiscal 1965 for a wide variety of programs to combat poverty.
1964-07-31	Let District of Columbia Into AFDC [HR10199]	Rejected (32-39)
Ribicoff (D-CT) amendment to provide $339,425 to permit Washington D.C. entry into the federal program of Aid to Families with Dependent Children of Unemployed Parents.
1964-09-02	Create "Medicare" [HR11865]	Agreed To (49-44)
Gore (D-TN) amendment authorizing a new program of medical care for persons 65 and over financed through an increase in the Social Security tax and wage base and from general revenues.
1964-09-28	Junior ROTC Programs [HR9124]	Rejected (10-43)		No Vote
Nelson (D-WI) amendment deleting Junior ROTC provisions and setting a 300-unit ceiling on the existing ROTC program.

Represents a "Yes" vote.   Represents a "No" vote.   Indicates that this member voted against the conservative position on a particular vote. "No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No).