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Cardiss Collins

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1997ID C000634
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 5,583 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 5,583 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1981 → 1983
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 ↓1973197919851991
1995–96104th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.5%with Democrats
of 749 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +3 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 · 749 contested votes scored in the 104th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance96.2% · 1,354 votes
Congress96.2% · 746 votes
Armed Forces and National Security95.3% · 429 votes
International Affairs98.4% · 366 votes
Government Operations and Politics97.5% · 364 votes
Labor and Employment98.8% · 164 votes
Energy87.9% · 149 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.5% · 141 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance93.5% · 138 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement97.5% · 121 votes
Transportation and Public Works95% · 119 votes
Science, Technology, Communications99.1% · 112 votes
Agriculture and Food87.4% · 103 votes
Education100% · 90 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 85 votes
Health98.7% · 79 votes
Taxation93.5% · 77 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 75 votes
Social Welfare98.3% · 60 votes
Law98.3% · 59 votes
Commerce98.2% · 55 votes
Finance and Financial Sector98% · 51 votes
Water Resources Development93.5% · 46 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 43 votes
Immigration100% · 43 votes
Native Americans100% · 23 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 20 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Families100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 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
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 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
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 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 72 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Power resources, 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

12 Congresses
93rd · 1973104th · 1995
Democrat · House · IL93rd–104th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Cardiss Collins

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1973–199712 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
96.4%with Democrats
of 5,583 votes · 3.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 5,583 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731995
1995–96 · 104th · Democrat · of 749 votes98.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 749 contested votes scored in the 104th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance96.2% · 1,354
Congress96.2% · 746
Armed Forces and National Security95.3% · 429
International Affairs98.4% · 366
Government Operations and Politics97.5% · 364
Labor and Employment98.8% · 164
Energy87.9% · 149
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.5% · 141
Foreign Trade and International Finance93.5% · 138
Crime and Law Enforcement97.5% · 121
Transportation and Public Works95% · 119
Science, Technology, Communications99.1% · 112
Agriculture and Food87.4% · 103
Education100% · 90
Housing and Community Development100% · 85
Health98.7% · 79
Taxation93.5% · 77
Environmental Protection100% · 75
Social Welfare98.3% · 60
Law98.3% · 59
Commerce98.2% · 55
Finance and Financial Sector98% · 51
Water Resources Development93.5% · 46
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 43
Immigration100% · 43
Native Americans100% · 23
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 20
District of Columbia100% · 15
Families100% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 12
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Lobbying— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 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 72 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Power resources, 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

93rd · 1973104th · 1995
Democrat93rd–104th

Party switchers

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