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Edward R. Roybal

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–1993ID R000485
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 5,337 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 5,337 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓19631969197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.5%with Democrats
of 512 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −10 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 512 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance94.9% · 1,053 votes
Congress96.1% · 532 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.6% · 359 votes
International Affairs95.4% · 326 votes
Government Operations and Politics95.2% · 312 votes
Energy92.4% · 157 votes
Labor and Employment98.6% · 142 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.9% · 136 votes
Transportation and Public Works93.9% · 115 votes
Agriculture and Food86.9% · 107 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.2% · 104 votes
Education97.4% · 78 votes
Science, Technology, Communications98.7% · 77 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement97.3% · 74 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 74 votes
Taxation97.3% · 74 votes
Environmental Protection98.5% · 67 votes
Health98.5% · 67 votes
Law96.6% · 58 votes
Finance and Financial Sector87.8% · 49 votes
Social Welfare98% · 49 votes
Commerce97.9% · 48 votes
Immigration82.9% · 41 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development93.8% · 32 votes
Native Americans95% · 20 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
District of Columbia100% · 12 votes
Families100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 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
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 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
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 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
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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, Aquaculture, 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, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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

15 Congresses
88th · 1963102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · CA88th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · California
ER

Edward R. Roybal

Representative from California
HOUSED1963–199315 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
95.1%with Democrats
of 5,337 votes · 4.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 5,337 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 512 votes95.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 512 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance94.9% · 1,053
Congress96.1% · 532
Armed Forces and National Security93.6% · 359
International Affairs95.4% · 326
Government Operations and Politics95.2% · 312
Energy92.4% · 157
Labor and Employment98.6% · 142
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.9% · 136
Transportation and Public Works93.9% · 115
Agriculture and Food86.9% · 107
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.2% · 104
Education97.4% · 78
Science, Technology, Communications98.7% · 77
Crime and Law Enforcement97.3% · 74
Housing and Community Development100% · 74
Taxation97.3% · 74
Environmental Protection98.5% · 67
Health98.5% · 67
Law96.6% · 58
Finance and Financial Sector87.8% · 49
Social Welfare98% · 49
Commerce97.9% · 48
Immigration82.9% · 41
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 39
Water Resources Development93.8% · 32
Native Americans95% · 20
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
District of Columbia100% · 12
Families100% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 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, Aquaculture, 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, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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

88th · 1963102nd · 1991
Democrat88th–102nd

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