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Milton Robert (Bob) Carr

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1995ID C000178
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LegislationHEADLINE
86%with Dems
of 4,667 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
86%with Dems
of 4,667 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓1975198119871993
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89.9%with Democrats
of 634 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −7 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textPROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 634 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.1% · 1,090 votes
Congress88.8% · 569 votes
Armed Forces and National Security84.6% · 369 votes
International Affairs91.8% · 329 votes
Government Operations and Politics87.7% · 284 votes
Labor and Employment82.8% · 145 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance85.1% · 134 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.5% · 130 votes
Energy84.3% · 127 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement70.4% · 108 votes
Transportation and Public Works75.3% · 97 votes
Agriculture and Food82.3% · 96 votes
Education94.6% · 92 votes
Science, Technology, Communications84.7% · 85 votes
Health90.7% · 75 votes
Housing and Community Development83.3% · 72 votes
Taxation71.4% · 70 votes
Environmental Protection70.3% · 64 votes
Finance and Financial Sector84% · 50 votes
Social Welfare80.4% · 46 votes
Commerce87.8% · 41 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.5% · 40 votes
Law100% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development87.2% · 39 votes
Immigration60.5% · 38 votes
Native Americans71.4% · 21 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Families91.7% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion90.9% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 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
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 64 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
94th · 1975103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · MI94th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
MC

Milton Robert (Bob) Carr

Representative from Michigan
HOUSED1975–19959 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
85.6%with Democrats
of 4,667 votes · 14.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested86%of 4,667 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 634 votes89.9%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 634 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.1% · 1,090
Congress88.8% · 569
Armed Forces and National Security84.6% · 369
International Affairs91.8% · 329
Government Operations and Politics87.7% · 284
Labor and Employment82.8% · 145
Foreign Trade and International Finance85.1% · 134
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.5% · 130
Energy84.3% · 127
Crime and Law Enforcement70.4% · 108
Transportation and Public Works75.3% · 97
Agriculture and Food82.3% · 96
Education94.6% · 92
Science, Technology, Communications84.7% · 85
Health90.7% · 75
Housing and Community Development83.3% · 72
Taxation71.4% · 70
Environmental Protection70.3% · 64
Finance and Financial Sector84% · 50
Social Welfare80.4% · 46
Commerce87.8% · 41
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.5% · 40
Law100% · 39
Water Resources Development87.2% · 39
Immigration60.5% · 38
Native Americans71.4% · 21
Industrial relations100% · 14
Families91.7% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion90.9% · 11
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Commemorations— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 64 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975103rd · 1993
Democrat94th–103rd

Party switchers

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