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Alan Harvey Bible

Senator from Nevada
SENATEDEMOCRAT1955–1975ID B000436
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LegislationHEADLINE
70%with Dems
of 2,223 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
70%with Dems
of 2,223 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓1955196119671973
1973–7493rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
70%with Democrats
of 437 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −15 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 16, 1974H.R. 8193No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1974H.R. 15977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1974H.R. 15977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 15977), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 14, 1974H.R. 16900No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 1974H.R. 16900No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1974H.R. 10710No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1974H.R. 10710No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1974H.R. 10710No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1974H.R. 15912No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 437 contested votes scored in the 93rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance61.3% · 80 votes
Government Operations and Politics85.7% · 56 votes
Armed Forces and National Security63.9% · 36 votes
Energy79.3% · 29 votes
International Affairs88.5% · 26 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources57.9% · 19 votes
Law52.9% · 17 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance68.8% · 16 votes
Education41.7% · 12 votes
Health75% · 12 votes
Commerce45.5% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Labor and Employment— · 7 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 7 votes
Automobile insurance— · 6 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Environmental Protection— · 4 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 3 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
Congress— · 2 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 15 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Livestock, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Ships and shipping, Sports and Recreation, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
84th · 195593rd · 1973
Democrat · Senate · NV84th–93rd
Term datesexact
Members · Nevada
AB

Alan Harvey Bible

Senator from Nevada
SENATED1955–197510 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
70.2%with Democrats
of 2,223 votes · 29.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested70%of 2,223 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019551973
1973–74 · 93rd · Democrat · of 437 votes70%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 437 contested votes scored in the 93rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance61.3% · 80
Government Operations and Politics85.7% · 56
Armed Forces and National Security63.9% · 36
Energy79.3% · 29
International Affairs88.5% · 26
Public Lands and Natural Resources57.9% · 19
Law52.9% · 17
Foreign Trade and International Finance68.8% · 16
Education41.7% · 12
Health75% · 12
Commerce45.5% · 11
Economic stabilization— · 8
Social Welfare— · 8
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Labor and Employment— · 7
Transportation and Public Works— · 7
Automobile insurance— · 6
Petroleum industry— · 5
Public works— · 5
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 4
Credit— · 4
Environmental Protection— · 4
Agriculture and Food— · 3
Science, Technology, Communications— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
Congress— · 2
District of Columbia— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Mines and mineral resources— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1

Also voted in 15 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Livestock, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Ships and shipping, Sports and Recreation, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

Service record

84th · 195593rd · 1973
Democrat84th–93rd

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