William Howard Royer

Representative from California

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1981ID R000489

LegislationHEADLINE

22%with Dems

of 476 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

22%with Dems

of 476 · both combined

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 ↓1979

1979–8096th Congress

Sat as a Republican

21.8%with Democrats

of 476 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

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

Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 13, 1980H.J.Res. 637No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 12, 1980H.Res. 829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 829), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 476 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance17.3% · 127 votes

Congress12.3% · 73 votes

International Affairs31.4% · 51 votes

Government Operations and Politics24.5% · 49 votes

Energy8.7% · 23 votes

Education19% · 21 votes

Transportation and Public Works50% · 18 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance46.7% · 15 votes

Agriculture and Food38.5% · 13 votes

Labor and Employment7.7% · 13 votes

Health25% · 12 votes

Housing and Community Development30% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Taxation— · 8 votes

Armed Forces and National Security— · 7 votes

Commerce— · 5 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5 votes

Environmental Protection— · 3 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes

Native Americans— · 3 votes

Social Welfare— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote

They also voted in 6 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, Law, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

96th · 1979

Republican · House · CA96th–96th

Term datesexact

William Howard Royer

Representative from California

HOUSER1979–19811 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

21.8%with Democrats

of 476 votes · 78.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested22%of 476 · combined

Career arc

10050019791979

1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 476 votes21.8%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 476 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance17.3% · 127

Congress12.3% · 73

International Affairs31.4% · 51

Government Operations and Politics24.5% · 49

Energy8.7% · 23

Education19% · 21

Transportation and Public Works50% · 18

Foreign Trade and International Finance46.7% · 15

Agriculture and Food38.5% · 13

Labor and Employment7.7% · 13

Health25% · 12

Housing and Community Development30% · 10

Taxation— · 8

Armed Forces and National Security— · 7

Commerce— · 5

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5

Environmental Protection— · 3

Families— · 3

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3

Native Americans— · 3

Social Welfare— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1

Also voted in 6 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, Law, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation, Water Resources Development.

Service record

96th · 197996th · 1979

Republican96th–96th

Party switchers

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