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Billy Long

Representative from Missouri
HOUSEREPUBLICAN2011–2023ID L000576
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LegislationHEADLINE
2%with Dems
of 4,906 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
2%with Dems
of 4,906 · both combined
Steepest move
−2 pts
2019 → 2021
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 ↓20112017
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Republican
2.1%with Democrats
of 563 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2019 → 2021, −2 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 563 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress0.4% · 1,229 votes
Economics and Public Finance5.1% · 1,028 votes
Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 425 votes
Government Operations and Politics1.1% · 280 votes
Environmental Protection0.5% · 219 votes
Finance and Financial Sector1% · 192 votes
Energy1.1% · 189 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources0.6% · 178 votes
Health3.8% · 132 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.2% · 97 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 96 votes
Emergency Management5.4% · 93 votes
Taxation0% · 90 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 89 votes
Agriculture and Food1.8% · 57 votes
Education0% · 57 votes
International Affairs6% · 50 votes
Law0% · 50 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 49 votes
Immigration2.2% · 46 votes
Water Resources Development0% · 38 votes
Commerce9.7% · 31 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 31 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 22 votes
Native Americans5.9% · 17 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.3% · 15 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 7 votes
Social Welfare— · 7 votes
Animals— · 6 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
112th · 2011117th · 2021
Republican · House · MO112th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Missouri
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Billy Long

Representative from Missouri
HOUSER2011–20236 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
2.4%with Democrats
of 4,906 votes · 97.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested2%of 4,906 · combined
Steepest move−2 pts2019→21, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020112021
2021–22 · 117th · Republican · of 563 votes2.1%

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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
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Latest 6 shown · 563 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress0.4% · 1,229
Economics and Public Finance5.1% · 1,028
Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 425
Government Operations and Politics1.1% · 280
Environmental Protection0.5% · 219
Finance and Financial Sector1% · 192
Energy1.1% · 189
Public Lands and Natural Resources0.6% · 178
Health3.8% · 132
Transportation and Public Works7.2% · 97
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 96
Emergency Management5.4% · 93
Taxation0% · 90
Labor and Employment0% · 89
Agriculture and Food1.8% · 57
Education0% · 57
International Affairs6% · 50
Law0% · 50
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 49
Immigration2.2% · 46
Water Resources Development0% · 38
Commerce9.7% · 31
Housing and Community Development0% · 31
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 22
Native Americans5.9% · 17
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.3% · 15
Families— · 7
Social Welfare— · 7
Animals— · 6

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

112th · 2011117th · 2021
Republican112th–117th

Party switchers

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