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Philip Miller Crane

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1969–2005ID C000873
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LegislationHEADLINE
4%with Dems
of 8,252 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
4%with Dems
of 8,252 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1969 → 1971
still a Republican

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
2003–04108th Congress
Sat as a Republican
1.3%with Democrats
of 593 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, +9 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 7, 2004S. 2845Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 6, 2004H.Con.Res. 528Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make technical corrections in the enrollment of the bill H. R. 4818LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 20, 2004H.R. 4818Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textForeign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Nov 20, 2004H.R. 5382Commercial Space Launch Amendments ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Nov 20, 2004H.Res. 866Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4818) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005, and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 114) Further Continuing Appropriations for FY 2005LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Nov 20, 2004H.Res. 853Recognizing the Boy Scouts of America for the public service the organization performs for neighborhoods and communities across the United StatesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 20, 2004H.Res. 846Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Rule XIII with respect to the same day consideration of certain resolutions reported by the Rules committeeLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Nov 19, 2004H.R. 1350To reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 18, 2004S. 2986To amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limitLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 593 contested votes scored in the 108th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance3.8% · 1,969 votes
Congress1.7% · 1,259 votes
Armed Forces and National Security6.4% · 547 votes
International Affairs4.5% · 490 votes
Government Operations and Politics5.8% · 479 votes
Labor and Employment0.4% · 223 votes
Taxation1.4% · 209 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement3.4% · 208 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources6% · 201 votes
Energy5.5% · 182 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance6% · 167 votes
Health1.8% · 166 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.1% · 154 votes
Education2.7% · 146 votes
Science, Technology, Communications4.6% · 131 votes
Law0.8% · 126 votes
Agriculture and Food6.3% · 111 votes
Environmental Protection4.7% · 106 votes
Finance and Financial Sector9.8% · 102 votes
Housing and Community Development1.1% · 95 votes
Commerce6.3% · 80 votes
Social Welfare1.3% · 77 votes
Immigration7% · 57 votes
Water Resources Development3.5% · 57 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues2.1% · 47 votes
Native Americans10.7% · 28 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 20 votes
Commemorations15.8% · 19 votes
Families0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
District of Columbia— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 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
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 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
Executive reorganization— · 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
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 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
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
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 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, 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, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, 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

18 Congresses
91st · 1969108th · 2003
Republican · House · IL91st–108th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Philip Miller Crane

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1969–200518 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
4.1%with Democrats
of 8,252 votes · 95.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested4%of 8,252 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019692003
2003–04 · 108th · Republican · of 593 votes1.3%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 593 contested votes scored in the 108th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance3.8% · 1,969
Congress1.7% · 1,259
Armed Forces and National Security6.4% · 547
International Affairs4.5% · 490
Government Operations and Politics5.8% · 479
Labor and Employment0.4% · 223
Taxation1.4% · 209
Crime and Law Enforcement3.4% · 208
Public Lands and Natural Resources6% · 201
Energy5.5% · 182
Foreign Trade and International Finance6% · 167
Health1.8% · 166
Transportation and Public Works7.1% · 154
Education2.7% · 146
Science, Technology, Communications4.6% · 131
Law0.8% · 126
Agriculture and Food6.3% · 111
Environmental Protection4.7% · 106
Finance and Financial Sector9.8% · 102
Housing and Community Development1.1% · 95
Commerce6.3% · 80
Social Welfare1.3% · 77
Immigration7% · 57
Water Resources Development3.5% · 57
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues2.1% · 47
Native Americans10.7% · 28
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 20
Commemorations15.8% · 19
Families0% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources0% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
District of Columbia— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Public works— · 6
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Electronic surveillance— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 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
Executive reorganization— · 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
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 70 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, 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, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969108th · 2003
Republican91st–108th

Party switchers

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