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Michael Everett Capuano

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1999–2019ID C001037
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LegislationHEADLINE
98%with Dems
of 7,669 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
98%with Dems
of 7,669 · both combined
Steepest move
+2 pts
2005 → 2007
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 ↓1999200520112017
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
99.4%with Democrats
of 797 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 20, 2018S. 3777Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 2018S. 3444Community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the “Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 2018H.R. 6418VA Website Accessibility ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textVA Website Accessibility ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 20, 2018S. 2322Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 20, 2018H.R. 767Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 2018S. 7NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 2018H.R. 5509Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and ApprenticeshipsLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 2018S. 2765RBIC Advisers Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 2018S. 2652Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 797 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.6% · 2,038 votes
Economics and Public Finance96.6% · 1,741 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.5% · 494 votes
Government Operations and Politics99% · 311 votes
Energy98.8% · 260 votes
Finance and Financial Sector99.2% · 251 votes
Taxation96.7% · 245 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources99.6% · 235 votes
Health97.8% · 226 votes
Environmental Protection99.5% · 211 votes
Emergency Management95.7% · 161 votes
Transportation and Public Works97.8% · 138 votes
Education97.8% · 134 votes
Agriculture and Food92.2% · 116 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement99.1% · 115 votes
Labor and Employment98.2% · 112 votes
Law99.1% · 112 votes
International Affairs96.4% · 110 votes
Housing and Community Development98.9% · 94 votes
Science, Technology, Communications94.7% · 75 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 56 votes
Commerce94.5% · 55 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.5% · 44 votes
Immigration97.4% · 38 votes
Native Americans93.1% · 29 votes
Social Welfare95.5% · 22 votes
Commemorations95% · 20 votes
Animals100% · 17 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 17 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 7 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
106th · 1999115th · 2017
Democrat · House · MA106th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Massachusetts
MC

Michael Everett Capuano

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSED1999–201910 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
97.8%with Democrats
of 7,669 votes · 2.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested98%of 7,669 · combined
Steepest move+2 pts2005→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019992017
2017–18 · 115th · Democrat · of 797 votes99.4%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 797 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress99.6% · 2,038
Economics and Public Finance96.6% · 1,741
Armed Forces and National Security94.5% · 494
Government Operations and Politics99% · 311
Energy98.8% · 260
Finance and Financial Sector99.2% · 251
Taxation96.7% · 245
Public Lands and Natural Resources99.6% · 235
Health97.8% · 226
Environmental Protection99.5% · 211
Emergency Management95.7% · 161
Transportation and Public Works97.8% · 138
Education97.8% · 134
Agriculture and Food92.2% · 116
Crime and Law Enforcement99.1% · 115
Labor and Employment98.2% · 112
Law99.1% · 112
International Affairs96.4% · 110
Housing and Community Development98.9% · 94
Science, Technology, Communications94.7% · 75
Water Resources Development100% · 56
Commerce94.5% · 55
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.5% · 44
Immigration97.4% · 38
Native Americans93.1% · 29
Social Welfare95.5% · 22
Commemorations95% · 20
Animals100% · 17
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 17
Families— · 7
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

106th · 1999115th · 2017
Democrat106th–115th

Party switchers

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