Roland Burris

Senator from Illinois

SENATEDEMOCRAT2009–2011ID B001266

LegislationHEADLINE

100%with Dems

of 456 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 24 · confirmations only

All contested

100%with Dems

of 480 · both combined

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 ↓2009

2009–10111th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.8%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

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

Nov 18, 2010S. 510A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Nov 17, 2010S. 510A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Nov 17, 2010S. 3772A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textA bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Sep 29, 2010H.Con.Res. 321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2010H.R. 3081Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2010H.R. 3081To extend funding at the level provided until February 4, 2011.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2010H.R. 3081To reduce spending other than national security spending by 5 percent.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2010S.J.Res. 39A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 28, 2010H.R. 3081Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 480 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance99.4% · 179 votes

Health100% · 90 votes

Taxation100% · 51 votes

Finance and Financial Sector100% · 48 votes

Armed Forces and National Security100% · 24 votes

Congress100% · 17 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Transportation and Public Works— · 9 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 8 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 7 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5 votes

Education— · 4 votes

Government Operations and Politics— · 2 votes

Labor and Employment— · 2 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 1 vote

Environmental Protection— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Foreign Trade and International Finance, International Affairs.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

111th · 2009

Democrat · Senate · IL111th–111th

Term datesexact

Roland Burris

Senator from Illinois

SENATED2009–20111 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

99.8%with Democrats

of 456 votes · 0.2% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 24 votes

All contested100%of 480 · combined

Career arc

10050020092009

2009–10 · 111th · Democrat99.8%

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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 · 480 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance99.4% · 179

Health100% · 90

Taxation100% · 51

Finance and Financial Sector100% · 48

Armed Forces and National Security100% · 24

Congress100% · 17

Transportation and Public Works— · 9

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8

Housing and Community Development— · 8

Agriculture and Food— · 7

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5

Education— · 4

Government Operations and Politics— · 2

Labor and Employment— · 2

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 1

Environmental Protection— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Foreign Trade and International Finance, International Affairs.

Service record

111th · 2009111th · 2009

Democrat111th–111th

Party switchers

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