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Carl Albert

[Congressional biography]

Born: May 10, 1908 in North McAlester, OK
Died: February 4, 2000 in McAlester, OK

Education:

  • University of Oklahoma, B.A., 1931
  • Oxford University, B.C.L., 1934

Military Service:

  • U.S. Army Air Force, 1941-1946
  • U.S. Army Reserve, 1946-1968
  • Awarded the Bronze Star

Career:

  • Lawyer

Elected Office:

  • House Majority whip, 1955-1962
  • House Majority Leader, 1962-1970
  • Speaker of the House, 1971-1976



Key House Vote Data for Carl Albert in 1971


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
Albert
Voted
1971-04-07 Education Spending [HR7016] Rejected
(188-191)
Hathaway (D-ME) amendment adding $728.6 million for education programs to the federal education budget.

1971-06-16 Discontinue ABM Funding [HR8687] Rejected
(129-267)
Leggett (D-CA) amendment limiting Anti-Ballistic Missile funding to that needed for completion of sites at Grand Forks, N.D. and Malmstrom, Mont., and cutting funds by $102 million.

1971-06-16 B-1 Bomber [HR8687] Rejected
(97-307)
Pike (D-NY) amendment striking $370.2 million for the B-1 long-range bomber.

1971-06-22 Delete Family Assistance Plan [HR1] Failed
(187-234)
Ullman (D-OR) motion to delete Title IV, the Family Assistance Plan provisions, from HR 1.

1971-09-30 Child Development Program [HR10351] Agreed To
(203-181)
Brademas (D-IN) amendment establishing a comprehensive child development program to provide educational, nutritional and health services free of charge for disadvantaged children from families with an annual income of $6,960 or less and setting charges on a graduated scale for children from families with higher annual income.

1971-09-30 Legal Services Corporation [HR10351] Rejected
(152-210)
Devine (R-OH) amendment calling for deletion of Title X of the bill creating a nonprofit independent National Legal Services Corporation to take over the Office of Economic Opportunity's Legal Services program.

1971-11-04 School Busing [HR7248] Agreed To
(235-125)
Ashbrook (R-OH) amendment -- as modified by the Green (D-OR) amendment -- barring the use of federal funds for busing students or teachers to overcome racial imbalance or to buy buses for such purpose. The Green amendment would bar any federal employee or agency from forcing or inducing the use of state or local funds for any purpose for which federal funds could not be used.

1971-11-17 Cut Indochina Funding [HR11731] Rejected
(163-238)
Boland (D-MA) amendment setting a July 1, 1972 cutoff date for funds used in support of U.S. troops and military operations in or over South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia, and calling for a withdrawal of all U.S. military forces by a specified date, subject to the release of all American POW's and an accounting of all Americans missing in action.

1971-11-30 Compulsory Dues for Politics [HR11060] Agreed To
(233-147)
Hansen (R-ID) amendment to the Harvey (R-MI) amendment in the nature of a substitute bill to define more explicitly the role which unions and corporations might take in political campaigns, get-out-the-vote drives and voter registration activities. This had the effect of defeating the Crane (R-IL) amendment strictly prohibiting unions from using compulsory dues for political activities.



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