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Silvio Ottavio Conte

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1959–1993ID C000709
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LegislationHEADLINE
65%with Dems
of 5,249 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
65%with Dems
of 5,249 · both combined
Steepest move
−24 pts
1989 → 1991
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓195919651971197719831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
50%with Democrats
of 8 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −24 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Jan 30, 1991H.R. 598DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PHYSICIANS’ AND DENTISTS’ COMPENSATION AND LABOR RELATIONS ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 29, 1991H.R. 555SOLDIERS AND SAILORS CIVIL RELIEF ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 29, 1991H.R. 556AGENT ORANGE ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textAGENT ORANGE ACT OF 1991Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Jan 23, 1991H.Con.Res. 40CONDEMNING THE RECENT USE OF SOVIET MILITARY FORCE IN THE BALTIC STATESLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 23, 1991H.R. 3VETERANS’ COMPENSATION AMENDMENTS OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 23, 1991H.R. 4EXTENSION OF TIME UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS FOR INDIVIDUALS PERFORMING SERVICES AS PART OF THE DESERT SHIELD OPERATIONLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 23, 1991H.Con.Res. 48CONDEMNING THE TREATMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ OF CAPTURED SERVICE MEMBERS OF THE U.S. AND ITS ALLIES IN THE PERSIAN GULF CONFLICTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 23, 1991H.Con.Res. 41CONDEMNING THE IRAQI ATTACK AGAINST ISRAELLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 18, 1991S.Con.Res. 2SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES PRESENCE IN THE PERSIAN GULFLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 8 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance68.5% · 976 votes
Congress44.9% · 439 votes
Armed Forces and National Security73.1% · 346 votes
International Affairs78.6% · 318 votes
Government Operations and Politics63.7% · 300 votes
Energy66.2% · 157 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance77.4% · 133 votes
Labor and Employment83.9% · 124 votes
Transportation and Public Works68.9% · 119 votes
Agriculture and Food49.1% · 110 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources85.7% · 84 votes
Housing and Community Development76.3% · 76 votes
Education73.3% · 75 votes
Taxation44.3% · 70 votes
Environmental Protection81.8% · 66 votes
Science, Technology, Communications66.2% · 65 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement67.7% · 62 votes
Health72.5% · 51 votes
Law90% · 50 votes
Social Welfare68.8% · 48 votes
Commerce74.4% · 43 votes
Immigration87.5% · 40 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.6% · 37 votes
Finance and Financial Sector70.6% · 34 votes
Water Resources Development65.5% · 29 votes
Native Americans73.7% · 19 votes
District of Columbia80% · 15 votes
Industrial relations71.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion90.9% · 11 votes
Families70% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Emergency Management— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

17 Congresses
86th · 1959102nd · 1991
Republican · House · MA86th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Massachusetts
SC

Silvio Ottavio Conte

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSER1959–199317 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
64.6%with Democrats
of 5,249 votes · 35.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested65%of 5,249 · combined
Steepest move−24 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019591991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 8 votes50%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 8 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance68.5% · 976
Congress44.9% · 439
Armed Forces and National Security73.1% · 346
International Affairs78.6% · 318
Government Operations and Politics63.7% · 300
Energy66.2% · 157
Foreign Trade and International Finance77.4% · 133
Labor and Employment83.9% · 124
Transportation and Public Works68.9% · 119
Agriculture and Food49.1% · 110
Public Lands and Natural Resources85.7% · 84
Housing and Community Development76.3% · 76
Education73.3% · 75
Taxation44.3% · 70
Environmental Protection81.8% · 66
Science, Technology, Communications66.2% · 65
Crime and Law Enforcement67.7% · 62
Health72.5% · 51
Law90% · 50
Social Welfare68.8% · 48
Commerce74.4% · 43
Immigration87.5% · 40
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.6% · 37
Finance and Financial Sector70.6% · 34
Water Resources Development65.5% · 29
Native Americans73.7% · 19
District of Columbia80% · 15
Industrial relations71.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion90.9% · 11
Families70% · 10
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Emergency Management— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

86th · 1959102nd · 1991
Republican86th–102nd

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