Charles Melvin Price Official Bio

Charles Melvin Price

Charles Melvin Price was a member of the United States House of Representatives for over 40 years, from 1945 to his death. He represented Metro East, the Illinois portion of the St. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Charles Melvin Price has six videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1984 House Proceeding.

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Previously

U.S. Representative, D-IL 21st January 3, 1983 - April 22, 1988 Videos: 2 U.S. Representative, D-IL 23rd January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1983 Videos: 0 U.S. Representative, D-IL 24th January 3, 1953 - January 3, 1973 Videos: 0 U.S. Representative, D-IL 25th January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1953 Videos: 0 U.S. Representative, D-IL 22nd January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1949 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House met to debate arms control measures and the termination of certain weapons. Note: This is an incomplete program.

  • Arms Control and Weapon Systems

    Arms Control and Weapon Systems

    The House met to debate arms control measures and the termination of certain weapons.

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House met for legislative session. Speaker Tip O’Neill’s words were taken down when he answered Representative Newt Gingr…

  • The Speaker's Words are Ordered Taken Down

    The Speaker's Words are Ordered Taken Down

    Speaker O’Neill’s words were taken down when he answered Representative Gingrich (R-GA) on the floor concerning the speaker’s…

  • House Session

    House Session

    The House met to discuss proposals related to school prayer. Note: This is an incomplete program.

  • School Prayer

    School Prayer

    The House met to discuss proposals related to school prayer.

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Historical Member of Congress Record

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Floor Activity

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* The first paragraph of this page uses material from the Wikipedia article 'Melvin Price', which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. Footnotes and parentheticals have been removed.