John Ratcliffe

Representative from Texas

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2015–2021ID R000601

LegislationHEADLINE

2%with Dems

of 2,283 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

2%with Dems

of 2,283 · both combined

Steepest move

−3 pts

2017 → 2019

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 ↓2015

2019–20116th Congress

Sat as a Republican

0.4%with Democrats

of 491 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, −3 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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

Apr 23, 2020H.R. 266Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Apr 23, 2020H.Res. 938Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H.Res. 935) establishing a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis as a select investigative subcommittee of the Committee on Oversight and ReformLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Mar 10, 2020noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Mar 10, 2020H.Res. 756Implementing the recommendations adopted by the Select Committee on the Modernization of CongressLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 5, 2020H.R. 1140No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 4, 2020H.R. 6074Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 4, 2020S. 1678TAIPEI ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 2, 2020H.R. 5932Ensuring Chinese Debt Transparency ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 2, 2020H.R. 5003Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 491 contested votes scored in the 116th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress0% · 631 votes

Economics and Public Finance2.7% · 481 votes

Armed Forces and National Security2.8% · 180 votes

Government Operations and Politics0% · 153 votes

Finance and Financial Sector0.9% · 113 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 74 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 72 votes

Health0% · 56 votes

Energy0% · 50 votes

Law0% · 50 votes

Taxation0% · 46 votes

Transportation and Public Works0% · 41 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 39 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 34 votes

Immigration3.2% · 31 votes

International Affairs0% · 26 votes

Education0% · 24 votes

Emergency Management0% · 24 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 19 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 19 votes

Agriculture and Food0% · 13 votes

Native Americans0% · 12 votes

Housing and Community Development0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 9 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Social Welfare— · 5 votes

Commerce— · 4 votes

Animals— · 2 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

114th · 2015116th · 2019

Republican · House · TX114th–116th

Term datesexact

John Ratcliffe

Representative from Texas

HOUSER2015–20213 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

1.7%with Democrats

of 2,283 votes · 98.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested2%of 2,283 · combined

Steepest move−3 pts2017→19, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020152019

2019–20 · 116th · Republican · of 491 votes0.4%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 491 contested votes scored in the 116th

By policy area

career

Congress0% · 631

Economics and Public Finance2.7% · 481

Armed Forces and National Security2.8% · 180

Government Operations and Politics0% · 153

Finance and Financial Sector0.9% · 113

Environmental Protection0% · 74

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 72

Health0% · 56

Energy0% · 50

Law0% · 50

Taxation0% · 46

Transportation and Public Works0% · 41

Labor and Employment0% · 39

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 34

Immigration3.2% · 31

International Affairs0% · 26

Education0% · 24

Emergency Management0% · 24

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 19

Water Resources Development0% · 19

Agriculture and Food0% · 13

Native Americans0% · 12

Housing and Community Development0% · 10

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 9

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Social Welfare— · 5

Commerce— · 4

Animals— · 2

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Families, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

114th · 2015116th · 2019

Republican114th–116th

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