James Allen Nussle

Representative from Iowa

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1991–2007ID N000172

LegislationHEADLINE

7%with Dems

of 4,824 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

7%with Dems

of 4,824 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1995 → 1997

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 ↓199119972003

2005–06109th Congress

Sat as a Republican

5.5%with Democrats

of 565 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1995 → 1997, +5 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 8, 2006H.R. 5948Belarus Democracy ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1100Providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 6406, to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for othe purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 8, 2006H.R. 6375Requiring the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report and to provide notice to the public on congressional initiatives in funds authorized or made available to the Department of Defense.LEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textRequiring the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report and to provide notice to the public on congressional initiatives in funds authorized or made available to the Department of Defense.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1091Condemning in the strongest terms Iran’s commitment to hold an international Holocaust denial conferenceLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 8, 2006H.R. 6111Tax Relief and Health Care ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 8, 2006H.R. 6111No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1088Expressing support for Lebanon’s democratic institutions and condemning the recent terrorist assassination of Lebanese parliamentarian and Industry Minister Pierre Amine GemayelLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1099Relating to consideration of the bill H.R. 6111 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 8, 2006H.Res. 1101Waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 5682 and against its consideration.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 565 contested votes scored in the 109th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance11.7% · 1,253 votes

Congress1.8% · 1,105 votes

Armed Forces and National Security20% · 250 votes

Government Operations and Politics10.6% · 227 votes

International Affairs10.2% · 215 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement5.8% · 172 votes

Taxation1.2% · 163 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources3% · 135 votes

Health3.1% · 128 votes

Labor and Employment4% · 126 votes

Law0% · 98 votes

Finance and Financial Sector12.9% · 85 votes

Education10.8% · 83 votes

Energy2.9% · 68 votes

Science, Technology, Communications4.8% · 63 votes

Transportation and Public Works10.2% · 59 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance6.5% · 46 votes

Commerce11.4% · 44 votes

Environmental Protection2.6% · 39 votes

Immigration5.4% · 37 votes

Social Welfare3.1% · 32 votes

Water Resources Development20.7% · 29 votes

Agriculture and Food17.9% · 28 votes

Housing and Community Development7.4% · 27 votes

Emergency Management4% · 25 votes

Commemorations5% · 20 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5.6% · 18 votes

Native Americans0% · 13 votes

Families0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

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

Service record

8 Congresses

102nd · 1991109th · 2005

Republican · House · IA102nd–109th

Term datesexact

James Allen Nussle

Representative from Iowa

HOUSER1991–20078 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

7.3%with Democrats

of 4,824 votes · 92.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested7%of 4,824 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1995→97, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019912005

2005–06 · 109th · Republican · of 565 votes5.5%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 565 contested votes scored in the 109th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance11.7% · 1,253

Congress1.8% · 1,105

Armed Forces and National Security20% · 250

Government Operations and Politics10.6% · 227

International Affairs10.2% · 215

Crime and Law Enforcement5.8% · 172

Taxation1.2% · 163

Public Lands and Natural Resources3% · 135

Health3.1% · 128

Labor and Employment4% · 126

Law0% · 98

Finance and Financial Sector12.9% · 85

Education10.8% · 83

Energy2.9% · 68

Science, Technology, Communications4.8% · 63

Transportation and Public Works10.2% · 59

Foreign Trade and International Finance6.5% · 46

Commerce11.4% · 44

Environmental Protection2.6% · 39

Immigration5.4% · 37

Social Welfare3.1% · 32

Water Resources Development20.7% · 29

Agriculture and Food17.9% · 28

Housing and Community Development7.4% · 27

Emergency Management4% · 25

Commemorations5% · 20

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5.6% · 18

Native Americans0% · 13

Families0% · 10

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9

Animals— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

102nd · 1991109th · 2005

Republican102nd–109th

Party switchers

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