Norvell William (Bill) Emerson

Representative from Missouri

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1997ID E000174

LegislationHEADLINE

14%with Dems

of 4,206 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

14%with Dems

of 4,206 · both combined

Steepest move

+13 pts

1987 → 1989

still a Republican

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 ↓198119871993

1995–96104th Congress

Sat as a Republican

3.8%with Democrats

of 765 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1987 → 1989, +13 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

8 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

Jun 13, 1996H.R. 3610Fiscal Year 1997 Department of Defense AppropriationsLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jun 13, 1996H.R. 3610No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3610), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Jun 13, 1996H.R. 3610No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jun 13, 1996H.R. 3610No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 13, 1996H.R. 3610No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jun 13, 1996H.R. 3610No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 13, 1996H.R. 3610No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jun 13, 1996H.R. 3610No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 765 contested votes scored in the 104th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance19.4% · 1,055 votes

Congress7.1% · 590 votes

Armed Forces and National Security10.5% · 410 votes

International Affairs11.5% · 262 votes

Government Operations and Politics8.2% · 255 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement5.5% · 128 votes

Labor and Employment11.2% · 125 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources12.9% · 124 votes

Science, Technology, Communications12.4% · 105 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance35% · 100 votes

Environmental Protection5.3% · 76 votes

Agriculture and Food44% · 75 votes

Health5.6% · 72 votes

Transportation and Public Works20.8% · 72 votes

Housing and Community Development12.1% · 66 votes

Education15.4% · 52 votes

Water Resources Development44.9% · 49 votes

Immigration10.6% · 47 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues8.9% · 45 votes

Taxation8.9% · 45 votes

Social Welfare18.2% · 44 votes

Finance and Financial Sector11.6% · 43 votes

Commerce5.1% · 39 votes

Energy21.1% · 38 votes

Law5.3% · 38 votes

Native Americans8.7% · 23 votes

Families0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

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

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

Service record

8 Congresses

97th · 1981104th · 1995

Republican · House · MO97th–104th

Term datesexact

Norvell William (Bill) Emerson

Representative from Missouri

HOUSER1981–19978 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

14.5%with Democrats

of 4,206 votes · 85.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested14%of 4,206 · combined

Steepest move+13 pts1987→89, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811995

1995–96 · 104th · Republican · of 765 votes3.8%

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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 765 contested votes scored in the 104th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance19.4% · 1,055

Congress7.1% · 590

Armed Forces and National Security10.5% · 410

International Affairs11.5% · 262

Government Operations and Politics8.2% · 255

Crime and Law Enforcement5.5% · 128

Labor and Employment11.2% · 125

Public Lands and Natural Resources12.9% · 124

Science, Technology, Communications12.4% · 105

Foreign Trade and International Finance35% · 100

Environmental Protection5.3% · 76

Agriculture and Food44% · 75

Health5.6% · 72

Transportation and Public Works20.8% · 72

Housing and Community Development12.1% · 66

Education15.4% · 52

Water Resources Development44.9% · 49

Immigration10.6% · 47

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues8.9% · 45

Taxation8.9% · 45

Social Welfare18.2% · 44

Finance and Financial Sector11.6% · 43

Commerce5.1% · 39

Energy21.1% · 38

Law5.3% · 38

Native Americans8.7% · 23

Families0% · 10

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9

Commemorations— · 6

Emergency Management— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals.

Service record

97th · 1981104th · 1995

Republican97th–104th

Party switchers

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