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John Joseph McFall

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1957–1979ID M000436
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 2,559 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 2,559 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓1957196319691975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
88.9%with Democrats
of 560 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −14 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1434No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 1432No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1432No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1432), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1426No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1978H.R. 12931No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1978H.R. 12931No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1978H.R. 12931No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1978H.R. 12050No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1978S. 1503No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 560 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance79.2% · 288 votes
Congress93.5% · 154 votes
Energy82% · 111 votes
Government Operations and Politics86.7% · 105 votes
International Affairs91.4% · 93 votes
Labor and Employment97.7% · 43 votes
Transportation and Public Works87.5% · 40 votes
Armed Forces and National Security46.2% · 39 votes
Taxation87.1% · 31 votes
Agriculture and Food80% · 30 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources66.7% · 30 votes
Law100% · 29 votes
Environmental Protection83.3% · 24 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance78.3% · 23 votes
Education88.9% · 18 votes
Commerce100% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 16 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 15 votes
Health93.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
Social Welfare84.6% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

11 Congresses
85th · 195795th · 1977
Democrat · House · CA85th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · California
JM

John Joseph McFall

Representative from California
HOUSED1957–197911 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
88.7%with Democrats
of 2,559 votes · 11.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 2,559 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019571977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 560 votes88.9%

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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 · 560 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance79.2% · 288
Congress93.5% · 154
Energy82% · 111
Government Operations and Politics86.7% · 105
International Affairs91.4% · 93
Labor and Employment97.7% · 43
Transportation and Public Works87.5% · 40
Armed Forces and National Security46.2% · 39
Taxation87.1% · 31
Agriculture and Food80% · 30
Public Lands and Natural Resources66.7% · 30
Law100% · 29
Environmental Protection83.3% · 24
Foreign Trade and International Finance78.3% · 23
Education88.9% · 18
Commerce100% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 16
District of Columbia100% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 15
Health93.3% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
Social Welfare84.6% · 13
Housing and Community Development100% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

85th · 195795th · 1977
Democrat85th–95th

Party switchers

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