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George Edward Brown Jr.

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–2001ID B000918
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 6,797 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 6,797 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1965 → 1967
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 ↓1963196919751981198719931999
1999–2000106th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.1%with Democrats
of 35 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1967, −11 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Apr 28, 1999S.Con.Res. 21Authorizing the President of the United States to Conduct Military Air Operations and Missile Strikes Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Apr 28, 1999H.J.Res. 44Declaring a State of War Between the United States and the Government of the Federal Republic of YugoslaviaLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 28, 1999H.Con.Res. 82Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove U.S. Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present operations against the Federal Republic of YugoslaviaLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove U.S. Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present operations against the Federal Republic of YugoslaviaParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Apr 28, 1999H.R. 1569Military Operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Limitation ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 28, 1999H.Res. 151Providing for Consideration of Certain Bills and Resolutions Concerning the Federal Republic of YugoslaviaLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 28, 1999noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Apr 21, 1999H.R. 1184Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 21, 1999H.R. 800Education Flexibility Partnership ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 20, 1999H.Res. 128Condemning the Murder of Human Rights Lawyer Rosemary Nelson and Calling for the Protection of Defense Attorneys in Northern IrelandLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 35 contested votes scored in the 106th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.2% · 1,538 votes
Congress96.7% · 930 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.5% · 463 votes
International Affairs95.6% · 429 votes
Government Operations and Politics95.7% · 414 votes
Labor and Employment97.3% · 183 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.2% · 167 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement95.6% · 160 votes
Energy86.8% · 151 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.3% · 138 votes
Transportation and Public Works91.7% · 133 votes
Agriculture and Food82.6% · 115 votes
Science, Technology, Communications96.5% · 115 votes
Education100% · 109 votes
Taxation87.9% · 99 votes
Environmental Protection96.7% · 91 votes
Health97.7% · 87 votes
Housing and Community Development95.3% · 85 votes
Law97.4% · 76 votes
Commerce93.9% · 66 votes
Finance and Financial Sector89.4% · 66 votes
Social Welfare100% · 59 votes
Immigration94.5% · 55 votes
Water Resources Development79.2% · 48 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 44 votes
Native Americans100% · 30 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 17 votes
Commemorations100% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Families100% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
District of Columbia— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Animals— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Embargo— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 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
Revenue sharing— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote

They also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

18 Congresses
88th · 1963106th · 1999
Democrat · House · CA88th–106th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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George Edward Brown Jr.

Representative from California
HOUSED1963–200118 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93.7%with Democrats
of 6,797 votes · 6.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 6,797 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1965→67, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631999
1999–2000 · 106th · Democrat · of 35 votes97.1%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 35 contested votes scored in the 106th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.2% · 1,538
Congress96.7% · 930
Armed Forces and National Security90.5% · 463
International Affairs95.6% · 429
Government Operations and Politics95.7% · 414
Labor and Employment97.3% · 183
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.2% · 167
Crime and Law Enforcement95.6% · 160
Energy86.8% · 151
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.3% · 138
Transportation and Public Works91.7% · 133
Agriculture and Food82.6% · 115
Science, Technology, Communications96.5% · 115
Education100% · 109
Taxation87.9% · 99
Environmental Protection96.7% · 91
Health97.7% · 87
Housing and Community Development95.3% · 85
Law97.4% · 76
Commerce93.9% · 66
Finance and Financial Sector89.4% · 66
Social Welfare100% · 59
Immigration94.5% · 55
Water Resources Development79.2% · 48
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 44
Native Americans100% · 30
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 17
Commemorations100% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Families100% · 12
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
District of Columbia— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Animals— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Embargo— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Revenue sharing— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1

Also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 1963106th · 1999
Democrat88th–106th

Party switchers

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