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Tip O'Neill

[Congressional biography]

Born: December 9, 1912 in Cambridge, MA
Died: January 5, 1994 in Boston, MA

Education:

  • Boston College, 1936

Career:

  • Insurance agent
  • Realtor

Elected Office:

  • MA House, 1936-1952 (Speaker, 1949-1952)
  • Cambridge school board, 1946-1947



Key House Vote Data for Tip O'Neill in 1981


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
O'Neill
Voted
1981-06-25 Permit Reagan Budget Consideration (210-217) [HRES169] Agreed To
(216-212)
Latta (R-OH) substitute for the rule providing for House floor consideration of the bill. The Latta substitute permitted a single vote on a reconciliation savings package endorsed by President Reagan as an alternative for the package drafted by House committees. The rule as reported required division of the Reagan package into a series of separate amendments.

1981-06-26 Reconciliation Substitute [HR3982] Agreed To
(217-211)
Latta (R-OH) amendments, considered en bloc, to strike parts of six titles of the bill recommended by the following committees -- Agriculture; Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs; Education and Labor; Post Office and Civil Service; Science and Technology; and Ways and Means -- and to substitute provisions endorsed by President Reagan.

1981-07-29 Tax Cut Bill [HR4260] Agreed To
(238-195)
Conable (R-NY) substitute amendment to the bill, to reduce individual income tax rates by 25 percent across-the-board over three years, to index tax rates beginning in 1985 and to provide business and investment tax incentives.



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"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No).