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FILE · B000576
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Peter I. Blute

Representative for Massachusetts, district 3 · Republican

Born 1956

Republican · MA House 1993–1997
2,362votes cast 97.8%attendance 83.4%party loyalty 2congresses served
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Peter I. Blute

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 4143 · To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the English language and civics requirements for natura… September 24, 1996 · In committee
  • H.R. 3768 · To designate a United States Post Office to be located in Groton, Massachusetts, as the "Augusta 'Gusty' Horn… July 10, 1996 · Passed House
  • H.R. 3639 · To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. June 13, 1996 · In committee
  • H.R. 2934 · Taxpayer Savings Act of 1996 February 1, 1996 · In committee
  • H.R. 2882 · To require that the pay and benefits of the President, the Vice President, Members of Congress, and certain h… January 25, 1996 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
2 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseMassachusetts · District 3RepublicanJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseMassachusetts · District 3RepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
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 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 104th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 4143: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 3610 (House Roll Call 455 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 546 (House Roll Call 454 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H.R. 4236 (House Roll Call 453 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Suspend the rules and pass: H.R. 3163 (House Roll Call 452 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Suspend the rules and pass, as amended: H.R. 1332 (House Roll Call 451 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Suspend the rules and pass: S. 1505 (House Roll Call 450 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — Suspend the rules and pass, as amended: H.R. 4000 (House Roll Call 449 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S. 39 (House Roll Call 448 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 4073 (House Roll Call 447 (104th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Campaign finance (FEC): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 9 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 69 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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Votes cast by year

In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 28, 2026