Thomas H. Allen
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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ME - District 1
Democratic
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Service: 1997-2009
Biography
A Representative from Maine. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, April 16, 1945. Graduated from Deering High School, Portland, Maine, 1963. B. A. , Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, 1967. Rhodes Scholar, B. Phil. , Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1970. J. D. , Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. , 1974. Lawyer, private practice. Staff, Governor Kenneth B. Curtis of Maine, 1968. Staff, United States Senator Edmund S. Muskie, 1970-1971. Portland, Maine, city council, 1989-1995. Mayor of Portland, Maine, 1991-1992. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1997-January 3, 2009). Not a candidate for reelection in 2008, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate.
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Voting History
HR 6853
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Yea on Sep 22, 2008
HR 1907
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Yea on Sep 22, 2008
HR 6685
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Yea on Sep 22, 2008
HR 6460
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Aye on Sep 18, 2008
HR 3036
On Passage
Voted Yea on Sep 18, 2008
Sponsored Bills
HR 5682: Rural America Communication Expansion for the Future Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
HR 6605: Home Heating Fuels Cost Relief Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
HR 4174: FOARAM Act
Status: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Cale
HCONRES 337: Honoring Seeds of Peace for its 15th anniversary as an organization promoting understanding, reconciliation, acceptance, coexistence, and peace in the Middle East, South Asia, and other regions of conflict.
Status: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
HR 5448: Full Faith in Veterans Act of 2008
Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cosponsored Bills
HCONRES 427: Expressing the sense of Congress that ensuring the availability of adequate housing is an essential component of an effective strategy for the prevention and treatment of HIV and the care of individuals with HIV.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
HR 7241: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 6884: Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 7219: Protecting Hospital Outpatient and Community Clinic Services Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 5585: Assuring and Improving Cancer Treatment Education and Cancer Symptom Management Act of 2008
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
