Howard L. Berman
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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CA - District 28
Democratic
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Service: 1983-2013
Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. , April 15, 1941. Graduated from Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1959. B. A. , University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1962. LL. B. , University of California School of Law, Los Angeles, Calif. , 1965. Lawyer, private practice. VISTA volunteer, 1966-1967. Member of the California state assembly, 1973-1982. Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1968, 1976, and 1984. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-January 3, 2013). Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012.
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Voting History
HR 3197
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Voted Yea on Dec 20, 2012
HR 4310
On Agreeing to the Conference Report
Voted Yea on Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684
On Passage
Voted Nay on Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
Voted Yea on Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Voted No on Dec 20, 2012
Sponsored Bills
HR 6644: Global Partnerships Act of 2012
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, O
HRES 714: Expressing support to end commercial whaling in all of its forms and to strengthen measures to conserve whale populations.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources,
HR 3992: To allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated United States nationals are eligible for similar nonimmigrant status in Israel.
Status: Became Public Law No: 112-130.
HR 4041: Export Promotion Reform Act
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban A
HR 4824: To suspend temporarily the duty on non-woven recycled polyethylene terephthalate.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Cosponsored Bills
HRES 837: Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from the State of Hawaii.
Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
HRES 834: Urging the governments of Europe and the European Union to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and impose sanctions, and urging the President to provide information about Hizballah to the European allies of the United States and to support the Government of Bulgaria in investigating the July 18, 2012, terrorist attack in Burgas.
Status: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HCONRES 145: Calling for universal condemnation of the North Korean missile launch of December 12, 2012.
Status: Received in the Senate.
HR 6649: Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2012
Status: Received in the Senate.
HRES 193: Calling for the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.
Status: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
