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Bruce Faulkner Caputo

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1977–1979ID C000137
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LegislationHEADLINE
43%with Dems
of 493 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
43%with Dems
of 493 · both combined

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 ↓1977
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
42.8%with Democrats
of 493 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 10979No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 9937No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13511), 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 7010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978S. 3151No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 10173No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 493 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance30.4% · 112 votes
Congress34.5% · 55 votes
International Affairs54.5% · 44 votes
Government Operations and Politics38.2% · 34 votes
Energy27.3% · 22 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance29.4% · 17 votes
Labor and Employment82.4% · 17 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources58.8% · 17 votes
Environmental Protection28.6% · 14 votes
Industrial relations92.3% · 13 votes
Law20% · 10 votes
Taxation20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Armed Forces and National Security— · 7 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes
Commerce— · 5 votes
Education— · 5 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 2 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 2 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 55 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Constitutional amendments, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Health, Human rights, Immigration, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
95th · 1977
Republican · House · NY95th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
BC

Bruce Faulkner Caputo

Representative from New York
HOUSER1977–19791 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
42.8%with Democrats
of 493 votes · 57.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested43%of 493 · combined

Career arc

10050019771977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 493 votes42.8%

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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 · 493 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance30.4% · 112
Congress34.5% · 55
International Affairs54.5% · 44
Government Operations and Politics38.2% · 34
Energy27.3% · 22
Foreign Trade and International Finance29.4% · 17
Labor and Employment82.4% · 17
Public Lands and Natural Resources58.8% · 17
Environmental Protection28.6% · 14
Industrial relations92.3% · 13
Law20% · 10
Taxation20% · 10
Social Welfare— · 8
Armed Forces and National Security— · 7
Transportation and Public Works— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Finance and Financial Sector— · 6
Commerce— · 5
Education— · 5
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Agriculture and Food— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Electronic surveillance— · 2
Home repair and improvement— · 2
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Museums— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 55 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Constitutional amendments, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Health, Human rights, Immigration, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197795th · 1977
Republican95th–95th

Party switchers

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