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James Langevin

Representative from Rhode Island
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2001–2023ID L000559
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 8,487 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 8,487 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 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 ↓2001200720132019
2021–22117th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.9%with Democrats
of 571 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, +6 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
Dec 23, 2022H.R. 2617To amend section 1115 of title 31, United States Code, to amend the description of how performance goals are achieved, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 23, 2022H.Res. 1531Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textProviding for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2617, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 22, 2022H.R. 7939Student Veteran Emergency Relief ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 1402Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 989Native American Langauge Resource Center Act of 2022LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 5087To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice Joint Commission on Reducing Violent Crime Against Indians, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 4104Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 2022S. 3773To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis ReservationLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 571 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.2% · 2,316 votes
Economics and Public Finance95.2% · 1,758 votes
Armed Forces and National Security85.7% · 615 votes
Government Operations and Politics97.8% · 370 votes
Finance and Financial Sector97.9% · 291 votes
Energy99.6% · 277 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources99.6% · 256 votes
Health95.9% · 246 votes
Environmental Protection99.6% · 236 votes
Taxation95.7% · 234 votes
Emergency Management95.4% · 175 votes
Labor and Employment99.4% · 167 votes
Transportation and Public Works98.1% · 158 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement81% · 137 votes
Education99.2% · 131 votes
International Affairs88.4% · 121 votes
Agriculture and Food95.8% · 120 votes
Law95.3% · 107 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 95 votes
Science, Technology, Communications94.2% · 86 votes
Immigration97.1% · 69 votes
Commerce95.2% · 63 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 55 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.6% · 45 votes
Native Americans92.3% · 39 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues96.6% · 29 votes
Social Welfare96.2% · 26 votes
Animals100% · 22 votes
Commemorations72.2% · 18 votes
Families100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

11 Congresses
107th · 2001117th · 2021
Democrat · House · RI107th–117th
Term datesexact
Members · Rhode Island
JL

James Langevin

Representative from Rhode Island
HOUSED2001–202311 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
96.3%with Democrats
of 8,487 votes · 3.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 8,487 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts2005→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020012021
2021–22 · 117th · Democrat · of 571 votes97.9%

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 571 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career
Congress99.2% · 2,316
Economics and Public Finance95.2% · 1,758
Armed Forces and National Security85.7% · 615
Government Operations and Politics97.8% · 370
Finance and Financial Sector97.9% · 291
Energy99.6% · 277
Public Lands and Natural Resources99.6% · 256
Health95.9% · 246
Environmental Protection99.6% · 236
Taxation95.7% · 234
Emergency Management95.4% · 175
Labor and Employment99.4% · 167
Transportation and Public Works98.1% · 158
Crime and Law Enforcement81% · 137
Education99.2% · 131
International Affairs88.4% · 121
Agriculture and Food95.8% · 120
Law95.3% · 107
Housing and Community Development100% · 95
Science, Technology, Communications94.2% · 86
Immigration97.1% · 69
Commerce95.2% · 63
Water Resources Development100% · 55
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.6% · 45
Native Americans92.3% · 39
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues96.6% · 29
Social Welfare96.2% · 26
Animals100% · 22
Commemorations72.2% · 18
Families100% · 11
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

107th · 2001117th · 2021
Democrat107th–117th

Party switchers

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