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Stephen Lybrook Neal

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1995ID N000016
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LegislationHEADLINE
73%with Dems
of 4,704 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
73%with Dems
of 4,704 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1991 → 1993
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 ↓1975198119871993
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
88.8%with Democrats
of 597 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, +11 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textMINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 597 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance67.5% · 1,120 votes
Congress87.2% · 588 votes
Armed Forces and National Security71.8% · 372 votes
International Affairs71.7% · 325 votes
Government Operations and Politics72.9% · 306 votes
Labor and Employment65.5% · 145 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.9% · 139 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.2% · 133 votes
Energy72% · 125 votes
Transportation and Public Works52% · 102 votes
Agriculture and Food85.1% · 101 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement63.4% · 101 votes
Science, Technology, Communications82.2% · 90 votes
Education64.1% · 78 votes
Health81.6% · 76 votes
Housing and Community Development77% · 74 votes
Taxation82.2% · 73 votes
Environmental Protection71.6% · 67 votes
Finance and Financial Sector74% · 50 votes
Law80.9% · 47 votes
Commerce52.4% · 42 votes
Social Welfare83.3% · 42 votes
Water Resources Development75.6% · 41 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues78.4% · 37 votes
Immigration50% · 34 votes
Native Americans87.5% · 24 votes
Industrial relations14.3% · 14 votes
Families100% · 11 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 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
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 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 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, 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, Day care, District of Columbia, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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

10 Congresses
94th · 1975103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · NC94th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
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Stephen Lybrook Neal

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSED1975–199510 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
73.5%with Democrats
of 4,704 votes · 26.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested73%of 4,704 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1991→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 597 votes88.8%

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 · 597 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance67.5% · 1,120
Congress87.2% · 588
Armed Forces and National Security71.8% · 372
International Affairs71.7% · 325
Government Operations and Politics72.9% · 306
Labor and Employment65.5% · 145
Foreign Trade and International Finance71.9% · 139
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.2% · 133
Energy72% · 125
Transportation and Public Works52% · 102
Agriculture and Food85.1% · 101
Crime and Law Enforcement63.4% · 101
Science, Technology, Communications82.2% · 90
Education64.1% · 78
Health81.6% · 76
Housing and Community Development77% · 74
Taxation82.2% · 73
Environmental Protection71.6% · 67
Finance and Financial Sector74% · 50
Law80.9% · 47
Commerce52.4% · 42
Social Welfare83.3% · 42
Water Resources Development75.6% · 41
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues78.4% · 37
Immigration50% · 34
Native Americans87.5% · 24
Industrial relations14.3% · 14
Families100% · 11
Arts, Culture, Religion90% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Commemorations— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Mines and mineral resources— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 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 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, 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, Day care, District of Columbia, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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 · 1975103rd · 1993
Democrat94th–103rd

Party switchers

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