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==U.S. House of Representatives==
==U.S. House of Representatives==
Walter voted in favor of the 1937 anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> He voted "present" on the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1960.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>
Walter voted in favor of the 1937 anti-lynching bill.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> He voted "present" on the [[Civil Rights Act of 1957]]<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/85-1957/h42 HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref> though supported the Civil Rights Act of 1960.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/86-1960/h106 HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>
On [[immigration]], Walter worked on the House version of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952]] which slashed race/ethnicity based restrictions for naturalization in addition to allowing for easier deportations of [[illegal alien]]s. It was vetoed by President [[Harry Truman, which was overridden in Congress and passed.
He died in office in 1963.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/01/archives/rep-francis-walter-69-dies-wrote-immigration-restrictions.html Rep. Francis Walter, 69, Dies; Wrote Immigration Restrictions; Un-American Activities Panel Chief a Power in House-- Often Balked Presidents Opposed by Presidents Once Heir to Speaker Alienated Churchmen]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>
He died in office in 1963.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1963/06/01/archives/rep-francis-walter-69-dies-wrote-immigration-restrictions.html Rep. Francis Walter, 69, Dies; Wrote Immigration Restrictions; Un-American Activities Panel Chief a Power in House-- Often Balked Presidents Opposed by Presidents Once Heir to Speaker Alienated Churchmen]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved April 22, 2021.</ref>