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Edward Peter Beard

Representative from Rhode Island
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID B000279
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LegislationHEADLINE
82%with Dems
of 1,562 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
82%with Dems
of 1,562 · both combined
Steepest move
−13 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
71.1%with Democrats
of 508 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, −13 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 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.J.Res. 637No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 637), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 2, 1980H.J.Res. 598No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 21, 1980H.R. 7584No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 20, 1980H.R. 7265No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 13, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 13, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 13, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 508 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance77.9% · 330 votes
Congress84.8% · 198 votes
International Affairs59.9% · 142 votes
Government Operations and Politics86.9% · 130 votes
Energy84.5% · 97 votes
Taxation71.4% · 42 votes
Education85.4% · 41 votes
Agriculture and Food89.7% · 39 votes
Transportation and Public Works73% · 37 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.9% · 35 votes
Labor and Employment94.1% · 34 votes
Armed Forces and National Security78.8% · 33 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.7% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection81% · 21 votes
Health75% · 20 votes
Finance and Financial Sector88.9% · 18 votes
Law94.4% · 18 votes
Commerce100% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development82.4% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement85.7% · 14 votes
Social Welfare85.7% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Lobbying— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Printing— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote
Youth— · 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, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · House · RI94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Rhode Island
EB

Edward Peter Beard

Representative from Rhode Island
HOUSED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
82.3%with Democrats
of 1,562 votes · 17.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested82%of 1,562 · combined
Steepest move−13 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 508 votes71.1%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 508 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance77.9% · 330
Congress84.8% · 198
International Affairs59.9% · 142
Government Operations and Politics86.9% · 130
Energy84.5% · 97
Taxation71.4% · 42
Education85.4% · 41
Agriculture and Food89.7% · 39
Transportation and Public Works73% · 37
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.9% · 35
Labor and Employment94.1% · 34
Armed Forces and National Security78.8% · 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.7% · 30
Environmental Protection81% · 21
Health75% · 20
Finance and Financial Sector88.9% · 18
Law94.4% · 18
Commerce100% · 17
Housing and Community Development82.4% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement85.7% · 14
Social Welfare85.7% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Lobbying— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Mines and mineral resources— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Printing— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 71 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, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

Party switchers

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