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Harry Flood Byrd Jr.

Senator from Virginia
SENATEDEMOCRAT→INDEPENDENT1965–1983ID B001209
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LegislationHEADLINE
26%with Dems
of 3,256 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
26%with Dems
of 3,256 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1969 → 1971
the label changed
Changed parties
92nd
D → I · first Congress under it

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 ↓196519711977D→I · 92nd
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as an Independent
28.4%with Democrats
of 426 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −10 pts — the Congress the label changed.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 22, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6211), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 426 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance26.1% · 536 votes
Government Operations and Politics24.4% · 221 votes
Energy20.2% · 163 votes
Armed Forces and National Security28.9% · 149 votes
Taxation30.7% · 140 votes
International Affairs29.1% · 127 votes
Agriculture and Food11.4% · 88 votes
Congress25.4% · 71 votes
Law8.7% · 69 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.1% · 57 votes
Education2% · 51 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance40% · 50 votes
Transportation and Public Works16.3% · 49 votes
Labor and Employment2.6% · 39 votes
Social Welfare28.6% · 35 votes
Environmental Protection38.2% · 34 votes
Commerce12.1% · 33 votes
Animals3.2% · 31 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues12.9% · 31 votes
Depletion allowances26.1% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development9.1% · 22 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement20% · 20 votes
Income tax60% · 20 votes
Health0% · 18 votes
Power resources52.9% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector18.8% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions12.5% · 16 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations20% · 10 votes
Political participation0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Immigration— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 40 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
89th · 196592nd · 197197th · 1981
Democrat · Senate · VA89th–91st
Independent · Senate · VA92nd–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Virginia
HB

Harry Flood Byrd Jr.

Senator from Virginia
SENATED→I1965–19839 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
25.8%with Democrats
of 3,256 votes · 74.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested26%of 3,256 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1969→71, as an Independent
Changed parties92ndD→I

Career arc

100500D→I19651981
1981–82 · 97th · Independent · of 426 votes28.4%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 426 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance26.1% · 536
Government Operations and Politics24.4% · 221
Energy20.2% · 163
Armed Forces and National Security28.9% · 149
Taxation30.7% · 140
International Affairs29.1% · 127
Agriculture and Food11.4% · 88
Congress25.4% · 71
Law8.7% · 69
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.1% · 57
Education2% · 51
Foreign Trade and International Finance40% · 50
Transportation and Public Works16.3% · 49
Labor and Employment2.6% · 39
Social Welfare28.6% · 35
Environmental Protection38.2% · 34
Commerce12.1% · 33
Animals3.2% · 31
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues12.9% · 31
Depletion allowances26.1% · 23
Housing and Community Development9.1% · 22
Crime and Law Enforcement20% · 20
Income tax60% · 20
Health0% · 18
Power resources52.9% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector18.8% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions12.5% · 16
Congressional-Presidential relations20% · 10
Political participation0% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Immigration— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 40 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

89th · 196597th · 1981
Democrat89th–91st
Independent92nd–97th

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