Lois Capps
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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CA - District 24
Democratic
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Service: 1997-2017
Biography
A Representative from California. Born in Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis. , January 10, 1938. Graduated from Flathead County High School, Kalispell, Mont. , 1955. B. S. , Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash. , 1959. M. A. , Yale University, New Haven, Conn. , 1964. M. A. , University of California, Santa Barbara, Calif. , 1990. Nursing instructor. Nurse administrator, Yale Hospital, New Haven, Conn. Director, Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project and the Parent and Child Enrichment Center, Santa Barbara County, Calif. Instructor, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, Calif. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, United States Representative Walter Capps, and reelected to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 10, 1998-January 3, 2017). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress in 2016.
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Voting History
S 612
On Passage
Voted No on Dec 8, 2016
S 612
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
Voted Yea on Dec 8, 2016
HR 2028
On Concurring in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment
Voted Nay on Dec 8, 2016
HR 4919
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Voted Yea on Dec 8, 2016
HRES 949
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Voted Nay on Dec 8, 2016
Sponsored Bills
HR 3218: Designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building".
Status: Became Public Law No: 114-283.
HR 2713: Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
HR 6121: Climate Resiliency, Security, and Source Water Protection Act
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 5249: STOP Pain Act
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 3565: California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act
Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Cosponsored Bills
HR 5560: Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
HR 5235: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the "Harold D. McCraw, Sr. Post Office Building".
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
HR 6323: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, California, the "Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center".
Status: Became Public Law No: 114-313.
HR 6138: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building.
Status: Became Public Law No: 114-309.
HR 6116: Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 2016
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
