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Charles B. Rangel

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1971–2017ID R000053
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LegislationHEADLINE
97%with Dems
of 13,046 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
97%with Dems
of 13,046 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓19711977198319891995200120072013
2015–16114th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.6%with Democrats
of 943 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, +4 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 8, 2016S. 612To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 2016S. 612To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse”LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 8, 2016H.R. 2028Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textFurther Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 8, 2016H.R. 4919To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease and Patient Alert Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some children with autismLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 2016H.Res. 949Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2028) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 612) to designate the Federal buildingLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 8, 2016H.Res. 949Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2028) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 612) to designate the Federal buildingLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 7, 2016H.R. 5790Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 2016S. 2971National Urban Search and Rescue Response System ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 2016H.R. 6076To require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to establish a program for the medical monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of astronauts, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 943 contested votes scored in the 114th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance96.2% · 3,020 votes
Congress98.1% · 2,625 votes
Armed Forces and National Security95.7% · 894 votes
Government Operations and Politics97% · 675 votes
International Affairs96% · 554 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.3% · 371 votes
Energy97.5% · 365 votes
Taxation98.5% · 323 votes
Health98.6% · 294 votes
Labor and Employment99.7% · 292 votes
Environmental Protection98.9% · 265 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement97.3% · 260 votes
Transportation and Public Works96.8% · 252 votes
Finance and Financial Sector95.5% · 242 votes
Education97.8% · 228 votes
Agriculture and Food93.1% · 216 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.5% · 190 votes
Housing and Community Development98.3% · 179 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.1% · 170 votes
Law100% · 163 votes
Emergency Management96.9% · 160 votes
Commerce97% · 101 votes
Water Resources Development91.8% · 85 votes
Immigration98.8% · 84 votes
Social Welfare97.4% · 78 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 60 votes
Native Americans96.4% · 56 votes
Commemorations85.7% · 28 votes
Families100% · 21 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion94.7% · 19 votes
District of Columbia93.3% · 15 votes
Animals100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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

They also voted in 71 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Printing, 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

23 Congresses
92nd · 1971114th · 2015
Democrat · House · NY92nd–114th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
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Charles B. Rangel

Representative from New York
HOUSED1971–201723 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
96.9%with Democrats
of 13,046 votes · 3.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested97%of 13,046 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019712015
2015–16 · 114th · Democrat · of 943 votes98.6%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 943 contested votes scored in the 114th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance96.2% · 3,020
Congress98.1% · 2,625
Armed Forces and National Security95.7% · 894
Government Operations and Politics97% · 675
International Affairs96% · 554
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.3% · 371
Energy97.5% · 365
Taxation98.5% · 323
Health98.6% · 294
Labor and Employment99.7% · 292
Environmental Protection98.9% · 265
Crime and Law Enforcement97.3% · 260
Transportation and Public Works96.8% · 252
Finance and Financial Sector95.5% · 242
Education97.8% · 228
Agriculture and Food93.1% · 216
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.5% · 190
Housing and Community Development98.3% · 179
Science, Technology, Communications97.1% · 170
Law100% · 163
Emergency Management96.9% · 160
Commerce97% · 101
Water Resources Development91.8% · 85
Immigration98.8% · 84
Social Welfare97.4% · 78
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 60
Native Americans96.4% · 56
Commemorations85.7% · 28
Families100% · 21
Arts, Culture, Religion94.7% · 19
District of Columbia93.3% · 15
Animals100% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Sports and Recreation— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 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

Also voted in 71 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Printing, 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

92nd · 1971114th · 2015
Democrat92nd–114th

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