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E. G. (Bud) Shuster

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–2003ID S000394
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 7,337 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 7,337 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1985 → 1987
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 ↓19731979198519911997
2001–02107th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0%with Democrats
of 3 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, +12 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 of these 7 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
Jan 31, 2001noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 31, 2001H.Con.Res. 15Expressing Sympathy for the Victims of the Devastating Earthquake that Struck IndiaLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 31, 2001H.Con.Res. 14Permitting the Use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a Ceremony as part of the Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance of Victims of the HolocaustLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textPermitting the Use of the Rotunda of the Capitol for a Ceremony as part of the Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance of Victims of the HolocaustParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Jan 30, 2001H.R. 93Federal Firefighters Retirement Age Fairness ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 3, 2001H.Res. 5Adopting Rules for the One Hundred Seventh CongressLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jan 3, 2001H.Res. 5Adopting Rules for the One Hundred Seventh CongressLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jan 3, 2001noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
7 most recent roll calls shown · 3 contested votes scored in the 107th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance11.2% · 1,751 votes
Congress5.3% · 1,088 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11% · 511 votes
International Affairs7.9% · 484 votes
Government Operations and Politics8.2% · 474 votes
Labor and Employment5.8% · 206 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources10.8% · 203 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement7.1% · 198 votes
Energy12.6% · 174 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance30.8% · 156 votes
Transportation and Public Works27.1% · 140 votes
Taxation3.8% · 130 votes
Education3.1% · 127 votes
Science, Technology, Communications9.4% · 127 votes
Agriculture and Food18.2% · 121 votes
Health9.2% · 119 votes
Environmental Protection9.6% · 104 votes
Housing and Community Development3% · 100 votes
Law4.1% · 97 votes
Finance and Financial Sector16.1% · 87 votes
Commerce15.1% · 73 votes
Social Welfare7.4% · 68 votes
Water Resources Development33.3% · 57 votes
Immigration10.7% · 56 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues7.3% · 55 votes
Native Americans3.6% · 28 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion9.5% · 21 votes
Families16.7% · 18 votes
Commemorations18.8% · 16 votes
District of Columbia0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources50% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Animals— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 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
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

15 Congresses
93rd · 1973107th · 2001
Republican · House · PA93rd–107th
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
ES

E. G. (Bud) Shuster

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSER1973–200315 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
10.7%with Democrats
of 7,337 votes · 89.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested11%of 7,337 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019732001
2001–02 · 107th · Republican · of 3 votes0%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 3 contested votes scored in the 107th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance11.2% · 1,751
Congress5.3% · 1,088
Armed Forces and National Security11% · 511
International Affairs7.9% · 484
Government Operations and Politics8.2% · 474
Labor and Employment5.8% · 206
Public Lands and Natural Resources10.8% · 203
Crime and Law Enforcement7.1% · 198
Energy12.6% · 174
Foreign Trade and International Finance30.8% · 156
Transportation and Public Works27.1% · 140
Taxation3.8% · 130
Education3.1% · 127
Science, Technology, Communications9.4% · 127
Agriculture and Food18.2% · 121
Health9.2% · 119
Environmental Protection9.6% · 104
Housing and Community Development3% · 100
Law4.1% · 97
Finance and Financial Sector16.1% · 87
Commerce15.1% · 73
Social Welfare7.4% · 68
Water Resources Development33.3% · 57
Immigration10.7% · 56
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues7.3% · 55
Native Americans3.6% · 28
Arts, Culture, Religion9.5% · 21
Families16.7% · 18
Commemorations18.8% · 16
District of Columbia0% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources50% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Animals— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 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
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973107th · 2001
Republican93rd–107th

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