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Melvin Price

[Congressional biography]

Born: January 1, 1905 in East St. Louis, IL
Died: April 22, 1988 in Camp Springs, MD

Education:

  • Attended St. Louis University

Military Service:

  • U.S. Army, 1943-1944

Career:

  • Newspaper editor/correspondent, 1925-1933
  • St. Clair County supervisor, 1929-1931
  • Secretary to Rep. Edwin Schaefer, 1933-1943


Key House Vote Data for Melvin Price in 1988


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		Price
Voted
1988-02-03 Contra Aid [HJRES444] Defeated
(211-219)
Vote on passage of a joint resolution to provide $36.25 million in military and non-military aid for the Freedom Fighters battling the Communist government in Nicaragua.
1988-03-22 Civil Rights Restoration Act [S557] Veto Overridden
(292-133)		 No Vote
Passage, over President Reagan's March 16 veto, of the bill to provide broad coverage of four civil rights laws -- Title IX of the 1972 Education Act Amendments; Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act; Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act; and the 1975 Age Discrimination Act -- by making clear that, if one entity of an institution receives federal funds, the entire institution must abide by the anti-discrimination laws.
1988-03-30 Rehiring of Former Air-Traffic Controllers [HR3396] Passed
(234-180)		 No Vote
Passage of the bill to provide for the rehiring of 1,000 former air-traffic controllers -- 500 in fiscal year 1988 and 500 in fiscal year 1989 -- who were fired in 1981 after an illegal strike against the Federal Aviation Administration.


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