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Tom Bevill

Representative from Alabama
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1967–1997ID B000431
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LegislationHEADLINE
64%with Dems
of 6,560 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
64%with Dems
of 6,560 · both combined
Steepest move
−21 pts
1993 → 1995
still a Democrat

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 ↓19671973197919851991
1995–96104th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
61.7%with Democrats
of 856 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −21 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 3610Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1996H.Res. 546Consideration of Sine Die ResolutionsLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 4236Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textOmnibus Parks and Public Lands Management ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 3163State Authority Tax Compensation ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 1332Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996S. 1505Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4000Reestablish POW/MIA ProceduresLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996S. 39Sustainable Fisheries ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4073National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 856 contested votes scored in the 104th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance71.9% · 1,447 votes
Congress85.1% · 841 votes
Armed Forces and National Security40.1% · 461 votes
International Affairs39.5% · 403 votes
Government Operations and Politics58.8% · 393 votes
Labor and Employment82.3% · 186 votes
Energy49.7% · 171 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement38.6% · 153 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources77.9% · 149 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance66.7% · 144 votes
Transportation and Public Works65.6% · 125 votes
Agriculture and Food62.6% · 107 votes
Science, Technology, Communications77.4% · 106 votes
Environmental Protection45.9% · 98 votes
Education54.3% · 94 votes
Health72.3% · 94 votes
Taxation70.9% · 86 votes
Housing and Community Development69.6% · 79 votes
Law50% · 66 votes
Social Welfare79.4% · 63 votes
Finance and Financial Sector64.9% · 57 votes
Commerce58.2% · 55 votes
Immigration40.4% · 52 votes
Water Resources Development71.4% · 49 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues55.3% · 47 votes
Native Americans76% · 25 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion57.9% · 19 votes
District of Columbia21.4% · 14 votes
Families50% · 14 votes
Industrial relations64.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources42.9% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 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
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 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
90th · 1967104th · 1995
Democrat · House · AL90th–104th
Term datesexact
Members · Alabama
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Tom Bevill

Representative from Alabama
HOUSED1967–199715 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
63.9%with Democrats
of 6,560 votes · 36.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested64%of 6,560 · combined
Steepest move−21 pts1993→95, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019671995
1995–96 · 104th · Democrat · of 856 votes61.7%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 856 contested votes scored in the 104th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance71.9% · 1,447
Congress85.1% · 841
Armed Forces and National Security40.1% · 461
International Affairs39.5% · 403
Government Operations and Politics58.8% · 393
Labor and Employment82.3% · 186
Energy49.7% · 171
Crime and Law Enforcement38.6% · 153
Public Lands and Natural Resources77.9% · 149
Foreign Trade and International Finance66.7% · 144
Transportation and Public Works65.6% · 125
Agriculture and Food62.6% · 107
Science, Technology, Communications77.4% · 106
Environmental Protection45.9% · 98
Education54.3% · 94
Health72.3% · 94
Taxation70.9% · 86
Housing and Community Development69.6% · 79
Law50% · 66
Social Welfare79.4% · 63
Finance and Financial Sector64.9% · 57
Commerce58.2% · 55
Immigration40.4% · 52
Water Resources Development71.4% · 49
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues55.3% · 47
Native Americans76% · 25
Arts, Culture, Religion57.9% · 19
District of Columbia21.4% · 14
Families50% · 14
Industrial relations64.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources42.9% · 14
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 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

90th · 1967104th · 1995
Democrat90th–104th

Party switchers

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