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William Lacy Clay Sr.

Representative from Missouri
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–2001ID C000488
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LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 6,887 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 6,887 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓196919751981198719931999
1999–2000106th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.6%with Democrats
of 464 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −14 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 2000H.J.Res. 126Making further continuing appropriations for FY 2001LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 14, 2000H.R. 4986Foreign Sales Corporation (FCS) Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 1, 2000H.R. 4577Making Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textMaking Appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services for Fiscal Year 2001Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Nov 1, 2000H.Con.Res. 397Voicing Concern About Serious Violations of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Most States of Central AsiaLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 1, 2000noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Nov 1, 2000H.J.Res. 122Further Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 1, 2000noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 31, 2000H.J.Res. 121Further Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 30, 2000H.Res. 663Providing for consideration of S.2485; and Corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 2614LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 464 contested votes scored in the 106th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.8% · 1,624 votes
Congress96.1% · 990 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.1% · 469 votes
Government Operations and Politics94.6% · 444 votes
International Affairs92.7% · 436 votes
Labor and Employment97.4% · 192 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement95.7% · 184 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.5% · 179 votes
Energy94.5% · 145 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.7% · 140 votes
Transportation and Public Works91% · 134 votes
Education97.5% · 118 votes
Taxation93.9% · 114 votes
Agriculture and Food86.4% · 110 votes
Science, Technology, Communications91.7% · 109 votes
Health97.2% · 108 votes
Environmental Protection96.1% · 102 votes
Housing and Community Development94.4% · 90 votes
Law97.5% · 81 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92.4% · 79 votes
Social Welfare90.6% · 64 votes
Commerce93.3% · 60 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues98% · 51 votes
Immigration94% · 50 votes
Water Resources Development83.3% · 48 votes
Native Americans96% · 25 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 18 votes
Commemorations81.3% · 16 votes
Families87.5% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
District of Columbia100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 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
Animals— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 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
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 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
Lobbying— · 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
Social Sciences and History— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 73 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, Aquaculture, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Income tax, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Livestock, 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

16 Congresses
91st · 1969106th · 1999
Democrat · House · MO91st–106th
Term datesexact
Members · Missouri
WC

William Lacy Clay Sr.

Representative from Missouri
HOUSED1969–200116 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
92.5%with Democrats
of 6,887 votes · 7.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested92%of 6,887 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691999
1999–2000 · 106th · Democrat · of 464 votes96.6%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 464 contested votes scored in the 106th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.8% · 1,624
Congress96.1% · 990
Armed Forces and National Security92.1% · 469
Government Operations and Politics94.6% · 444
International Affairs92.7% · 436
Labor and Employment97.4% · 192
Crime and Law Enforcement95.7% · 184
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.5% · 179
Energy94.5% · 145
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.7% · 140
Transportation and Public Works91% · 134
Education97.5% · 118
Taxation93.9% · 114
Agriculture and Food86.4% · 110
Science, Technology, Communications91.7% · 109
Health97.2% · 108
Environmental Protection96.1% · 102
Housing and Community Development94.4% · 90
Law97.5% · 81
Finance and Financial Sector92.4% · 79
Social Welfare90.6% · 64
Commerce93.3% · 60
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues98% · 51
Immigration94% · 50
Water Resources Development83.3% · 48
Native Americans96% · 25
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 18
Commemorations81.3% · 16
Families87.5% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
District of Columbia100% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Public works— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Embargo— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 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
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Lobbying— · 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
Social Sciences and History— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Income tax, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Livestock, 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

91st · 1969106th · 1999
Democrat91st–106th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor