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William Reynolds Archer Jr.

Representative from Texas
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1971–2001ID A000215
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 7,619 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 7,619 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1983 → 1985
still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓19711977198319891995
1999–2000106th Congress
Sat as a Republican
3.1%with Democrats
of 517 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +10 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 15, 2000H.R. 4577Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 2000H.J.Res. 126Making further continuing appropriations for FY 2001LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 2000S. 1761Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textLower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 4, 2000S. 3137James Madison Commemoration Commission ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 14, 2000H.R. 4986Foreign Sales Corporation (FCS) Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 13, 2000S. 1972Conveyance of Joe Rowell Park, Dolores, ColoradoLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Nov 13, 2000S. 2594Carriage of Nonproject Water by the Mancos Project, ColoradoLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Nov 2, 2000H.J.Res. 123Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 30, 2000H.Res. 662Providing for consideration of certain joint resolutions making further continuing appropriations for FY 2001LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 517 contested votes scored in the 106th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance6.4% · 1,801 votes
Congress3.2% · 1,090 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.3% · 519 votes
International Affairs7.9% · 492 votes
Government Operations and Politics5.6% · 463 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.1% · 212 votes
Labor and Employment2.9% · 207 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement4.5% · 201 votes
Energy7.7% · 168 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.2% · 159 votes
Transportation and Public Works11.1% · 144 votes
Taxation5.3% · 132 votes
Education5.4% · 130 votes
Science, Technology, Communications7% · 129 votes
Health3.2% · 125 votes
Agriculture and Food6.7% · 120 votes
Environmental Protection5.6% · 107 votes
Housing and Community Development7.8% · 103 votes
Law4.2% · 95 votes
Finance and Financial Sector2.4% · 82 votes
Commerce9.5% · 74 votes
Social Welfare8.7% · 69 votes
Immigration10.5% · 57 votes
Water Resources Development8.9% · 56 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues7.4% · 54 votes
Native Americans6.5% · 31 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 21 votes
Commemorations17.6% · 17 votes
Families6.3% · 16 votes
District of Columbia13.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Animals— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

15 Congresses
92nd · 1971106th · 1999
Republican · House · TX92nd–106th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
WA

William Reynolds Archer Jr.

Representative from Texas
HOUSER1971–200115 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
7.6%with Democrats
of 7,619 votes · 92.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested8%of 7,619 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019711999
1999–2000 · 106th · Republican · of 517 votes3.1%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 517 contested votes scored in the 106th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance6.4% · 1,801
Congress3.2% · 1,090
Armed Forces and National Security8.3% · 519
International Affairs7.9% · 492
Government Operations and Politics5.6% · 463
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.1% · 212
Labor and Employment2.9% · 207
Crime and Law Enforcement4.5% · 201
Energy7.7% · 168
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.2% · 159
Transportation and Public Works11.1% · 144
Taxation5.3% · 132
Education5.4% · 130
Science, Technology, Communications7% · 129
Health3.2% · 125
Agriculture and Food6.7% · 120
Environmental Protection5.6% · 107
Housing and Community Development7.8% · 103
Law4.2% · 95
Finance and Financial Sector2.4% · 82
Commerce9.5% · 74
Social Welfare8.7% · 69
Immigration10.5% · 57
Water Resources Development8.9% · 56
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues7.4% · 54
Native Americans6.5% · 31
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 21
Commemorations17.6% · 17
Families6.3% · 16
District of Columbia13.3% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources0% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Animals— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

92nd · 1971106th · 1999
Republican92nd–106th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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