Walter Holden Capps

Representative from California

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1997–1999ID C000134

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 260 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

93%with Dems

of 260 · 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 ↓1997

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

92.7%with Democrats

of 260 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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 24, 1997H.R. 2107Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1998LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 24, 1997noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 24, 1997H.R. 2247No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2247), 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

Open roll call

Oct 24, 1997noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 24, 1997H.Res. 277Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2107; Interior Appropriations for F.Y. 1998LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 24, 1997noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 23, 1997H.Res. 276Privileges of the HouseLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 23, 1997H.R. 2646Education Savings Act for Public and Private SchoolsLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 23, 1997H.Res. 274Providing for consideration of H.R. 2646; Education Savings Act for Public and Private SchoolsLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 260 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance84.3% · 70 votes

Congress96.4% · 55 votes

International Affairs100% · 32 votes

Armed Forces and National Security88.2% · 17 votes

Housing and Community Development92.3% · 13 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 12 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Labor and Employment— · 7 votes

Taxation— · 6 votes

Commerce— · 4 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 3 votes

Water Resources Development— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 2 votes

Law— · 2 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

Finance and Financial Sector— · 1 vote

Government Operations and Politics— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Native Americans— · 1 vote

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote

Transportation and Public Works— · 1 vote

They also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Agriculture and Food, Education, Energy, Families, Health.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

105th · 1997

Democrat · House · CA105th–105th

Term datesexact

Walter Holden Capps

Representative from California

HOUSED1997–19991 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

92.7%with Democrats

of 260 votes · 7.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested93%of 260 · combined

Career arc

10050019971997

1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 260 votes92.7%

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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 · 260 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance84.3% · 70

Congress96.4% · 55

International Affairs100% · 32

Armed Forces and National Security88.2% · 17

Housing and Community Development92.3% · 13

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 12

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 10

Labor and Employment— · 7

Taxation— · 6

Commerce— · 4

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 3

Water Resources Development— · 3

Commemorations— · 2

Law— · 2

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Emergency Management— · 1

Finance and Financial Sector— · 1

Government Operations and Politics— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Native Americans— · 1

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1

Transportation and Public Works— · 1

Also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Agriculture and Food, Education, Energy, Families, Health.

Service record

105th · 1997105th · 1997

Democrat105th–105th

Party switchers

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