John W. Olver
Former U.S. Representative
U.S. Representative
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MA - District 1
Democratic
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Service: 1991-2013
Biography
A Representative from Massachusetts. Born in Honesdale, Wayne County, Pa. , September 3, 1936. B. S. , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y. , 1955. M. S. , Tufts University, Medford, Mass. , 1956. Ph. D. , Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. , 1961. Instructor, Franklin Technical Institute, Joplin, Mo. , 1956-1958. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. , 1961-1962. Faculty, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. , 1962-1969. Member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1969-1972. Member of the Massachusetts state senate, 1973-1991. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second Congress, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Silvio O. Conte, reelected to the ten succeeding Congresses (June 4, 1991-January 3, 2013). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress in 2012. Died on February 23, 2023, in Amherst, Mass. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery in Amherst, Mass.
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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 Nay on Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684
On Passage
Voted Nay on Dec 20, 2012
HR 6684
On Motion to Recommit with Instructions
Voted Not Voting on Dec 20, 2012
HRES 840
On Agreeing to the Resolution
Voted No on Dec 20, 2012
Sponsored Bills
HR 2767: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8 West Silver Street in Westfield, Massachusetts, as the "William T. Trant Post Office Building".
Status: Became Public Law No: 112-114.
HR 2134: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2011
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HR 6373: Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act of 2009
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR 5850: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011
Status: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Cale
HR 3288: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010
Status: Became Public Law No: 111-117.
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 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.
HRES 736: Expressing opposition to the use of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, nitrous oxide, argon, or other gases to euthanize shelter animals and support for State laws that require the use of the more humane euthanasia by injection method.
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
HR 3238: Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HR 6584: Verifying Authority and Legality In Drug Compounding Act of 2012
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
