Chaka Fattah

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1995–2017ID F000043

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 7,744 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 7,744 · both combined

Steepest move

−3 pts

2009 → 2011

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 ↓1995200120072013

2015–16114th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98.2%with Democrats

of 603 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −3 pts — while still a Democrat.

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

Jun 9, 2016H.R. 5278Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA)LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Jun 9, 2016H.R. 5278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jun 9, 2016H.Res. 771Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending in September 30, 2017, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending in September 30, 2017, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Jun 9, 2016H.Res. 770Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5278) to establish an Oversight Board to assist the Government of Puerto Rico, including instrumentalities, in managing its public finances, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Apr 28, 2016H.R. 2901Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Apr 28, 2016H.J.Res. 88Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term “Fiduciary”LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Apr 28, 2016H.R. 5019Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 603 contested votes scored in the 114th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.9% · 1,931 votes

Economics and Public Finance96.3% · 1,854 votes

Armed Forces and National Security94.6% · 459 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.3% · 353 votes

Energy96.8% · 249 votes

Taxation98.8% · 246 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.7% · 228 votes

Health97.7% · 213 votes

International Affairs94.6% · 205 votes

Environmental Protection99% · 194 votes

Finance and Financial Sector99.5% · 191 votes

Emergency Management97.5% · 158 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement99.3% · 145 votes

Education97.9% · 141 votes

Labor and Employment98.4% · 124 votes

Transportation and Public Works96% · 124 votes

Agriculture and Food92% · 113 votes

Housing and Community Development98.1% · 104 votes

Law99% · 103 votes

Commerce95.7% · 69 votes

Science, Technology, Communications95.7% · 69 votes

Water Resources Development98.2% · 56 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 48 votes

Immigration100% · 43 votes

Social Welfare100% · 37 votes

Native Americans96.7% · 30 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 24 votes

Commemorations95.7% · 23 votes

Animals100% · 14 votes

Families100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

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

11 Congresses

104th · 1995114th · 2015

Democrat · House · PA104th–114th

Term datesexact

Chaka Fattah

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSED1995–201711 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

97.4%with Democrats

of 7,744 votes · 2.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 7,744 · combined

Steepest move−3 pts2009→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019952015

2015–16 · 114th · Democrat · of 603 votes98.2%

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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 603 contested votes scored in the 114th

By policy area

career

Congress98.9% · 1,931

Economics and Public Finance96.3% · 1,854

Armed Forces and National Security94.6% · 459

Government Operations and Politics98.3% · 353

Energy96.8% · 249

Taxation98.8% · 246

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.7% · 228

Health97.7% · 213

International Affairs94.6% · 205

Environmental Protection99% · 194

Finance and Financial Sector99.5% · 191

Emergency Management97.5% · 158

Crime and Law Enforcement99.3% · 145

Education97.9% · 141

Labor and Employment98.4% · 124

Transportation and Public Works96% · 124

Agriculture and Food92% · 113

Housing and Community Development98.1% · 104

Law99% · 103

Commerce95.7% · 69

Science, Technology, Communications95.7% · 69

Water Resources Development98.2% · 56

Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 48

Immigration100% · 43

Social Welfare100% · 37

Native Americans96.7% · 30

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 24

Commemorations95.7% · 23

Animals100% · 14

Families100% · 10

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Sports and Recreation— · 2

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

Service record

104th · 1995114th · 2015

Democrat104th–114th

Party switchers

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