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William Venroe Chappell Jr.

Representative for Florida, district 4 · Democrat

Born 1922 · Died 1989

Democrat · FL House 1969–1989
8,603votes cast 87.7%attendance 71.6%party loyalty 10congresses served
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William Venroe Chappell Jr.

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 4781 · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1989 June 10, 1988 · Public Law 100-463
  • H.Con.Res. 291 · A concurrent resolution to recognize the heroic efforts of the officers and crew of the USS BONEFISH. May 3, 1988 · In committee
  • H.R. 4233 · A bill to designate the Federal Building at 400 West Bay Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as the "Charles E. … March 23, 1988 · In committee
  • H.R. 3576 · Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1988 October 28, 1987 · Out of committee
  • H.R. 3559 · A bill to authorize the acquisition of 25 acres to be used for an administrative headquarters for Canaveral N… October 28, 1987 · Public Law 100-564
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
10 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 14, 1975 – January 3, 1977
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 21, 1971 – January 3, 1973
HouseFlorida · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

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  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 3559: Became Public Law No: 100-564.

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  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 5210 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 5560 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 4333 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: S. 2204 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 5552 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: S. 2100 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 5043 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 5264 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 3048 (House recorded vote (100th Congress))

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