Donald Allen Bailey

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1979–1983ID B000037

LegislationHEADLINE

77%with Dems

of 835 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

77%with Dems

of 835 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

1979 → 1981

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 ↓1979

1981–8297th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

78.8%with Democrats

of 292 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 292 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance83.3% · 222 votes

Congress93.8% · 145 votes

Government Operations and Politics76.6% · 77 votes

International Affairs45.1% · 71 votes

Armed Forces and National Security42.5% · 40 votes

Energy78.6% · 28 votes

Education59.3% · 27 votes

Transportation and Public Works85.2% · 27 votes

Agriculture and Food75% · 24 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance54.5% · 22 votes

Taxation70.6% · 17 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 16 votes

Health66.7% · 15 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.3% · 13 votes

Science, Technology, Communications92.3% · 13 votes

Law63.6% · 11 votes

Housing and Community Development70% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes

Environmental Protection— · 9 votes

Commerce— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes

Native Americans— · 5 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 3 votes

Social Welfare— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Immigration— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

2 Congresses

96th · 197997th · 1981

Democrat · House · PA96th–97th

Term datesexact

Donald Allen Bailey

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSED1979–19832 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

77.2%with Democrats

of 835 votes · 22.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested77%of 835 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019791981

1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 292 votes78.8%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 292 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance83.3% · 222

Congress93.8% · 145

Government Operations and Politics76.6% · 77

International Affairs45.1% · 71

Armed Forces and National Security42.5% · 40

Energy78.6% · 28

Education59.3% · 27

Transportation and Public Works85.2% · 27

Agriculture and Food75% · 24

Foreign Trade and International Finance54.5% · 22

Taxation70.6% · 17

Labor and Employment100% · 16

Health66.7% · 15

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.3% · 13

Science, Technology, Communications92.3% · 13

Law63.6% · 11

Housing and Community Development70% · 10

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9

Environmental Protection— · 9

Commerce— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5

Native Americans— · 5

Families— · 3

Private Legislation— · 3

Social Welfare— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Immigration— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

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

Service record

96th · 197997th · 1981

Democrat96th–97th

Party switchers

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