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Henry Arnold Waxman

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–2015ID W000215
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LegislationHEADLINE
97%with Dems
of 11,844 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
97%with Dems
of 11,844 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 pts
1991 → 1993
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 ↓1975198119871993199920052011
2013–14113th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.3%with Democrats
of 792 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, +4 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 11, 2014H.R. 5699John Muir National Historic Site Expansion ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 2014H.R. 83An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to energyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 2014H.R. 5806Supporting America’s Charities ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textSupporting America’s Charities ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 11, 2014H.Res. 776Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to energyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 2014H.R. 1204To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to establish an Aviation Security Advisory Committee, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2014H.R. 2719To require the Transportation Security Administration to implement best practices and improve transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2014H.R. 4681Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2014S. 2244To extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 2014noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 792 contested votes scored in the 113th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance96.3% · 2,760 votes
Congress99.1% · 2,377 votes
Armed Forces and National Security95% · 814 votes
Government Operations and Politics97.3% · 587 votes
International Affairs94.7% · 506 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.9% · 366 votes
Energy97.3% · 335 votes
Taxation98.7% · 304 votes
Health99.6% · 277 votes
Labor and Employment99.3% · 268 votes
Environmental Protection99.6% · 248 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement97.9% · 238 votes
Finance and Financial Sector95.6% · 229 votes
Education95.9% · 218 votes
Transportation and Public Works92.6% · 202 votes
Agriculture and Food88% · 200 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance80% · 180 votes
Housing and Community Development99.4% · 176 votes
Science, Technology, Communications98.8% · 167 votes
Emergency Management94.1% · 152 votes
Law97.9% · 143 votes
Commerce99.1% · 108 votes
Water Resources Development95.3% · 85 votes
Social Welfare98.8% · 82 votes
Immigration98.7% · 79 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues98.3% · 60 votes
Native Americans100% · 56 votes
Commemorations100% · 30 votes
Families100% · 21 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 17 votes
Animals100% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Power resources— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 65 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

20 Congresses
94th · 1975113th · 2013
Democrat · House · CA94th–113th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Henry Arnold Waxman

Representative from California
HOUSED1975–201520 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
96.9%with Democrats
of 11,844 votes · 3.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested97%of 11,844 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1991→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019752013
2013–14 · 113th · Democrat · of 792 votes97.3%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 792 contested votes scored in the 113th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance96.3% · 2,760
Congress99.1% · 2,377
Armed Forces and National Security95% · 814
Government Operations and Politics97.3% · 587
International Affairs94.7% · 506
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.9% · 366
Energy97.3% · 335
Taxation98.7% · 304
Health99.6% · 277
Labor and Employment99.3% · 268
Environmental Protection99.6% · 248
Crime and Law Enforcement97.9% · 238
Finance and Financial Sector95.6% · 229
Education95.9% · 218
Transportation and Public Works92.6% · 202
Agriculture and Food88% · 200
Foreign Trade and International Finance80% · 180
Housing and Community Development99.4% · 176
Science, Technology, Communications98.8% · 167
Emergency Management94.1% · 152
Law97.9% · 143
Commerce99.1% · 108
Water Resources Development95.3% · 85
Social Welfare98.8% · 82
Immigration98.7% · 79
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues98.3% · 60
Native Americans100% · 56
Commemorations100% · 30
Families100% · 21
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 17
Animals100% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Sports and Recreation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Income tax— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Printing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Power resources— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 65 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975113th · 2013
Democrat94th–113th

Party switchers

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