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William Henson Moore III

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1975–1987ID M000923
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LegislationHEADLINE
18%with Dems
of 2,775 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
18%with Dems
of 2,775 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓19751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
31.5%with Democrats
of 362 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +10 pts — within one party label.
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
Sep 25, 1986H.R. 3838No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 25, 1986H.R. 3838No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 11, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5484), 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
Sep 11, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 11, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 11, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 11, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 11, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 11, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 362 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance14.7% · 651 votes
Congress20% · 300 votes
Government Operations and Politics16.6% · 217 votes
International Affairs8.3% · 205 votes
Armed Forces and National Security17.1% · 152 votes
Energy7% · 115 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance26.7% · 101 votes
Agriculture and Food42.9% · 91 votes
Taxation16.2% · 68 votes
Transportation and Public Works26.9% · 67 votes
Labor and Employment15.6% · 64 votes
Education16.7% · 60 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources33.3% · 60 votes
Science, Technology, Communications35.1% · 57 votes
Environmental Protection17% · 47 votes
Housing and Community Development14.3% · 42 votes
Health20.5% · 39 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement14.7% · 34 votes
Law19.4% · 31 votes
Social Welfare14.3% · 28 votes
Commerce12% · 25 votes
Finance and Financial Sector9.5% · 21 votes
Immigration7.1% · 14 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues30.8% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Native Americans— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Water Resources Development— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 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
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 64 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
94th · 197599th · 1985
Republican · House · LA94th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Louisiana
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William Henson Moore III

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSER1975–19876 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
17.5%with Democrats
of 2,775 votes · 82.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested18%of 2,775 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019751985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 362 votes31.5%

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 · 362 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance14.7% · 651
Congress20% · 300
Government Operations and Politics16.6% · 217
International Affairs8.3% · 205
Armed Forces and National Security17.1% · 152
Energy7% · 115
Foreign Trade and International Finance26.7% · 101
Agriculture and Food42.9% · 91
Taxation16.2% · 68
Transportation and Public Works26.9% · 67
Labor and Employment15.6% · 64
Education16.7% · 60
Public Lands and Natural Resources33.3% · 60
Science, Technology, Communications35.1% · 57
Environmental Protection17% · 47
Housing and Community Development14.3% · 42
Health20.5% · 39
Crime and Law Enforcement14.7% · 34
Law19.4% · 31
Social Welfare14.3% · 28
Commerce12% · 25
Finance and Financial Sector9.5% · 21
Immigration7.1% · 14
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues30.8% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Native Americans— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Water Resources Development— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 64 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197599th · 1985
Republican94th–99th

Party switchers

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