Former U.S. Representative

Thomas S. FoleyNo longer serving

Washington5th District · 103rd Congress Official portrait of Thomas S. Foley
Bills introduced
0

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law
0

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored
0

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
85

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches
0

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

A Representative from Washington. Born in Spokane, Wash. , March 6, 1929. Graduated from Gonzaga High School, Spokane, Wash. , 1946. A. B. , University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. , 1951. J. D. , University of Washington Law School, 1957. Lawyer, private practice. Appointed deputy prosecuting attorney, Spokane County, Wash. , 1958. Professor, Gonzaga University Law School, Spokane, Wash. , 1958-1959. Appointed assistant attorney general, State of Washington, 1960. Assistant chief clerk and special counsel of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the United States Senate, 1961-1963. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1995). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress. Chair, Committee on Agriculture (Ninety-fourth through Ninety-sixth Congresses). Majority whip (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses). Majority leader (One Hundredth and One Hundred First Congresses). Speaker of the House (One Hundred First through One Hundred Third Congresses). Awarded the title Knight Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in 1995. United States Ambassador to Japan, 1997-2001. Died on October 18, 2013, in Washington, D. C. Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D. C.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

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