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James Haas Scheuer

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1993ID S000124
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 4,777 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 4,777 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓19651971197719831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.6%with Democrats
of 495 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, +9 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 495 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance94.7% · 962 votes
Congress97.8% · 463 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.7% · 348 votes
International Affairs94.3% · 318 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.7% · 286 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.3% · 131 votes
Energy98.4% · 123 votes
Labor and Employment98.3% · 118 votes
Agriculture and Food81.6% · 103 votes
Transportation and Public Works87.1% · 101 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.9% · 97 votes
Science, Technology, Communications93.7% · 79 votes
Education94.6% · 74 votes
Taxation90.4% · 73 votes
Housing and Community Development98.6% · 71 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 66 votes
Environmental Protection96.8% · 63 votes
Health100% · 54 votes
Finance and Financial Sector93.8% · 48 votes
Law100% · 46 votes
Social Welfare95.5% · 44 votes
Commerce97.6% · 41 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95% · 40 votes
Immigration75% · 40 votes
Water Resources Development82.1% · 28 votes
Native Americans95.7% · 23 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Families100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Black lung— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Public works— · 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
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 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, 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, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Motor vehicles, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, 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

13 Congresses
89th · 1965102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · NY89th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · New York
JS

James Haas Scheuer

Representative from New York
HOUSED1965–199313 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Democrats
of 4,777 votes · 6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 4,777 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 495 votes96.6%

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 495 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance94.7% · 962
Congress97.8% · 463
Armed Forces and National Security93.7% · 348
International Affairs94.3% · 318
Government Operations and Politics92.7% · 286
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.3% · 131
Energy98.4% · 123
Labor and Employment98.3% · 118
Agriculture and Food81.6% · 103
Transportation and Public Works87.1% · 101
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.9% · 97
Science, Technology, Communications93.7% · 79
Education94.6% · 74
Taxation90.4% · 73
Housing and Community Development98.6% · 71
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 66
Environmental Protection96.8% · 63
Health100% · 54
Finance and Financial Sector93.8% · 48
Law100% · 46
Social Welfare95.5% · 44
Commerce97.6% · 41
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95% · 40
Immigration75% · 40
Water Resources Development82.1% · 28
Native Americans95.7% · 23
Industrial relations100% · 13
Families100% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Commemorations— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Black lung— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Public works— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 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, 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, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Motor vehicles, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965102nd · 1991
Democrat89th–102nd

Party switchers

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