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James Fulton

[Congressional biography]

Born: March 1, 1903 in Dormont, PA
Died: October 6, 1971 in Washington, DC

Education:

  • Penn State University, 1924
  • Harvard Law School, 1927

Military Service:

  • U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1945 (served in South Pacific)

Career:

  • Lawyer
  • Allegheny County Board of Law Examiners, 1934-1942
  • Newspaper publisher

Elected Office:

  • PA Senate, 1939-1940



Key House Vote Data for James Fulton in 1971


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


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DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position
Fulton
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.

1971-06-22 Increase Spending [HR1] Passed
(288-132)
Passage of the bill increasing Social Security benefits and Medicare and Medicaid assistance programs for the needy aged, blind and disabled and establishing a national Family Assistance Program for incapacitated or unemployable adults.

1971-08-05 Aid to Foreign Enemies [S581] Agreed To
(219-140)
Adoption of the conference report on the bill expanding Export-Import Bank receipts and disbursements from the federal budget and repealing the ban on assistance to nations that give aid to countries in armed conflict with the United States.

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.

1971-09-30 Economic Office Funding [HR10351] Passed
(251-115)
Passage of the bill extending the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) for two years through fiscal 1973 and authorizing $5 billion for programs administered by the agency, creating a comprehensive child-care program and establishing a National Legal Services Corporation to replace the OEO Legal Services program.



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