Herbert Harvell Bateman

Representative from Virginia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1983–2001ID B000229

LegislationHEADLINE

22%with Dems

of 4,973 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

22%with Dems

of 4,973 · both combined

Steepest move

−21 pts

1993 → 1995

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 ↓198319891995

1999–2000106th Congress

Sat as a Republican

11.4%with Democrats

of 491 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −21 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

Sep 7, 2000H.R. 4844Railroad Retirement and Survivors’ Improvement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 7, 2000H.R. 8Death Tax Elimination ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 7, 2000H.R. 4678Child Support Distribution ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textChild Support Distribution ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored

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Sep 7, 2000H.R. 4678Child Support Distribution ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 7, 2000H.R. 4678No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 7, 2000H.R. 4115United States Holocaust Memorial Museum AppropriationsLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 6, 2000H.R. 4448Designating the Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr. Post Office Building in Baltimore, MarylandLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 6, 2000H.R. 4484Designating the Everett Alvarez, Jr. Post Office Building in Rockville, MarylandLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 6, 2000H.R. 4884Designating the William S. Broomfield Post Office Building in Royal Oak, MichiganLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 491 contested votes scored in the 106th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance27.9% · 1,252 votes

Congress7.5% · 776 votes

Armed Forces and National Security16.4% · 439 votes

International Affairs25.2% · 318 votes

Government Operations and Politics19.4% · 279 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement19.2% · 177 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources25.8% · 155 votes

Labor and Employment5.7% · 141 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance26.7% · 116 votes

Science, Technology, Communications18.9% · 106 votes

Health15.2% · 92 votes

Housing and Community Development17.5% · 80 votes

Education16.5% · 79 votes

Taxation20.3% · 79 votes

Transportation and Public Works39.2% · 74 votes

Environmental Protection11.4% · 70 votes

Agriculture and Food35.9% · 64 votes

Finance and Financial Sector10.9% · 64 votes

Water Resources Development46.3% · 54 votes

Immigration13.2% · 53 votes

Law15.4% · 52 votes

Social Welfare17.6% · 51 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues12.5% · 48 votes

Commerce27.3% · 44 votes

Energy29% · 31 votes

Native Americans13% · 23 votes

Families13.3% · 15 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion23.1% · 13 votes

Commemorations15.4% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Emergency Management— · 5 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 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

9 Congresses

98th · 1983106th · 1999

Republican · House · VA98th–106th

Term datesexact

Herbert Harvell Bateman

Representative from Virginia

HOUSER1983–20019 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

22.1%with Democrats

of 4,973 votes · 77.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested22%of 4,973 · combined

Steepest move−21 pts1993→95, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019831999

1999–2000 · 106th · Republican · of 491 votes11.4%

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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

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Latest 6 shown · 491 contested votes scored in the 106th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance27.9% · 1,252

Congress7.5% · 776

Armed Forces and National Security16.4% · 439

International Affairs25.2% · 318

Government Operations and Politics19.4% · 279

Crime and Law Enforcement19.2% · 177

Public Lands and Natural Resources25.8% · 155

Labor and Employment5.7% · 141

Foreign Trade and International Finance26.7% · 116

Science, Technology, Communications18.9% · 106

Health15.2% · 92

Housing and Community Development17.5% · 80

Education16.5% · 79

Taxation20.3% · 79

Transportation and Public Works39.2% · 74

Environmental Protection11.4% · 70

Agriculture and Food35.9% · 64

Finance and Financial Sector10.9% · 64

Water Resources Development46.3% · 54

Immigration13.2% · 53

Law15.4% · 52

Social Welfare17.6% · 51

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues12.5% · 48

Commerce27.3% · 44

Energy29% · 31

Native Americans13% · 23

Families13.3% · 15

Arts, Culture, Religion23.1% · 13

Commemorations15.4% · 13

Emergency Management— · 5

Social Sciences and History— · 2

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

98th · 1983106th · 1999

Republican98th–106th

Party switchers

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