James Aloysius Byrne

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1953–1973ID B001212

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 1,196 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

93%with Dems

of 1,196 · both combined

Steepest move

−8 pts

1969 → 1971

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 ↓1953195919651971

1971–7292nd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

84.9%with Democrats

of 179 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −8 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Oct 17, 1972H.R. 16810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 14, 1972S. 4062No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 13, 1972H.Res. 1153No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1153), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 5, 1972H.Res. 1145No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 4, 1972S. 1316No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 4, 1972S. 2770No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1972H.R. 15927No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1972H.Res. 1142No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 3, 1972H.R. 7130No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 179 contested votes scored in the 92nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

10 Congresses

83rd · 195392nd · 1971

Democrat · House · PA83rd–92nd

Term datesexact

James Aloysius Byrne

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSED1953–197310 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

92.7%with Democrats

of 1,196 votes · 7.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested93%of 1,196 · combined

Steepest move−8 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019531971

1971–72 · 92nd · Democrat · of 179 votes84.9%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 179 contested votes scored in the 92nd

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

83rd · 195392nd · 1971

Democrat83rd–92nd

Party switchers

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