Thomas Michael Foglietta

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEINDEPENDENT→DEMOCRAT1981–1999ID F000235

LegislationHEADLINE

96%with Dems

of 4,279 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

96%with Dems

of 4,279 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

1981 → 1983

the label changed

Changed parties

98th

I → D · first Congress under it

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 ↓198119871993I→D · 98th

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

93.8%with Democrats

of 240 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +4 pts — the Congress the label changed.

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

Nov 9, 1997H.Con.Res. 139Encourage U.S. Participation in EXPO 2000LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 9, 1997H.Con.Res. 22Regarding Religious Persecution in GermanyLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 9, 1997H.R. 1129Microenterprise ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textMicroenterprise ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Nov 9, 1997H.R. 2232Radio Free Asia ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 8, 1997noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Nov 8, 1997H.Res. 315Question of the Privileges of the HouseLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Nov 8, 1997H.R. 2813Medal of HonorLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 7, 1997H.R. 2264Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations for F.Y. 1998LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 7, 1997H.R. 2647Monitor Chinese Military ProductsLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 240 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance96.3% · 1,072 votes

Congress97.4% · 621 votes

Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 425 votes

International Affairs97.2% · 282 votes

Government Operations and Politics96.5% · 256 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement94.2% · 139 votes

Labor and Employment99.3% · 137 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.2% · 129 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance97% · 99 votes

Science, Technology, Communications96.2% · 78 votes

Environmental Protection97.3% · 75 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 75 votes

Transportation and Public Works91.8% · 73 votes

Agriculture and Food84.1% · 69 votes

Health98.4% · 64 votes

Immigration100% · 51 votes

Taxation95.9% · 49 votes

Education97.9% · 48 votes

Social Welfare97.8% · 46 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95.6% · 45 votes

Water Resources Development81.8% · 44 votes

Finance and Financial Sector94.9% · 39 votes

Commerce100% · 38 votes

Law97.4% · 38 votes

Energy88.9% · 36 votes

Native Americans100% · 21 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 12 votes

Families91.7% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commemorations— · 7 votes

Emergency Management— · 5 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

9 Congresses

97th · 198198th · 1983105th · 1997

Independent · House · PA97th–97th

Democrat · House · PA98th–105th

Term datesexact

Thomas Michael Foglietta

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEI→D1981–19999 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

96.3%with Democrats

of 4,279 votes · 3.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested96%of 4,279 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Changed parties98thI→D

Career arc

100500I→D19811997

1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 240 votes93.8%

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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 240 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance96.3% · 1,072

Congress97.4% · 621

Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 425

International Affairs97.2% · 282

Government Operations and Politics96.5% · 256

Crime and Law Enforcement94.2% · 139

Labor and Employment99.3% · 137

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.2% · 129

Foreign Trade and International Finance97% · 99

Science, Technology, Communications96.2% · 78

Environmental Protection97.3% · 75

Housing and Community Development100% · 75

Transportation and Public Works91.8% · 73

Agriculture and Food84.1% · 69

Health98.4% · 64

Immigration100% · 51

Taxation95.9% · 49

Education97.9% · 48

Social Welfare97.8% · 46

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95.6% · 45

Water Resources Development81.8% · 44

Finance and Financial Sector94.9% · 39

Commerce100% · 38

Law97.4% · 38

Energy88.9% · 36

Native Americans100% · 21

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 12

Families91.7% · 12

Commemorations— · 7

Emergency Management— · 5

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

97th · 1981105th · 1997

Independent97th–97th

Democrat98th–105th

Other party switchers

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