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Berkley Warren Bedell

Representative from Iowa
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1987ID B000298
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LegislationHEADLINE
82%with Dems
of 2,779 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
82%with Dems
of 2,779 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓19751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89%with Democrats
of 489 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +5 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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 489 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance79.5% · 669 votes
Congress80.1% · 277 votes
Government Operations and Politics74.2% · 209 votes
International Affairs91.7% · 205 votes
Armed Forces and National Security88.9% · 180 votes
Energy87.7% · 106 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.8% · 98 votes
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 96 votes
Transportation and Public Works65.2% · 69 votes
Taxation94.1% · 68 votes
Labor and Employment82.3% · 62 votes
Education86.9% · 61 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.2% · 61 votes
Science, Technology, Communications89.5% · 57 votes
Housing and Community Development69.4% · 49 votes
Environmental Protection93% · 43 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement71.9% · 32 votes
Health81.3% · 32 votes
Commerce85.7% · 28 votes
Law92.9% · 28 votes
Social Welfare81.5% · 27 votes
Immigration70.8% · 24 votes
Finance and Financial Sector65% · 20 votes
Industrial relations71.4% · 14 votes
Native Americans91.7% · 12 votes
Water Resources Development63.6% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 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
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 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
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote

They also voted in 67 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, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, 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, Heating, 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, Rivers, 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

6 Congresses
94th · 197599th · 1985
Democrat · House · IA94th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Iowa
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Berkley Warren Bedell

Representative from Iowa
HOUSED1975–19876 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
81.9%with Democrats
of 2,779 votes · 18.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested82%of 2,779 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 489 votes89%

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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 · 489 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance79.5% · 669
Congress80.1% · 277
Government Operations and Politics74.2% · 209
International Affairs91.7% · 205
Armed Forces and National Security88.9% · 180
Energy87.7% · 106
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.8% · 98
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 96
Transportation and Public Works65.2% · 69
Taxation94.1% · 68
Labor and Employment82.3% · 62
Education86.9% · 61
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.2% · 61
Science, Technology, Communications89.5% · 57
Housing and Community Development69.4% · 49
Environmental Protection93% · 43
Crime and Law Enforcement71.9% · 32
Health81.3% · 32
Commerce85.7% · 28
Law92.9% · 28
Social Welfare81.5% · 27
Immigration70.8% · 24
Finance and Financial Sector65% · 20
Industrial relations71.4% · 14
Native Americans91.7% · 12
Water Resources Development63.6% · 11
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 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
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1

Also voted in 67 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, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, 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, Heating, 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, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197599th · 1985
Democrat94th–99th

Party switchers

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