Joseph Francis Smith

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1981–1983ID S000579

LegislationHEADLINE

85%with Dems

of 171 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

85%with Dems

of 171 · 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 ↓1981

1981–8297th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

84.8%with Democrats

of 171 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, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 15, 1982H.R. 7072No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7072), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 13, 1982H.Res. 626No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 9, 1982H.R. 6957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 171 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance90.3% · 62 votes

Government Operations and Politics70% · 20 votes

Armed Forces and National Security62.5% · 16 votes

Congress81.3% · 16 votes

Agriculture and Food100% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Transportation and Public Works— · 6 votes

Environmental Protection— · 4 votes

Labor and Employment— · 4 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 4 votes

Health— · 3 votes

International Affairs— · 3 votes

Taxation— · 3 votes

Commerce— · 2 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes

Energy— · 2 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Native Americans— · 1 vote

They also voted in 9 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Education, Emergency Management, Families, Finance and Financial Sector, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Law, Social Welfare, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

97th · 1981

Democrat · House · PA97th–97th

Term datesexact

Joseph Francis Smith

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSED1981–19831 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

84.8%with Democrats

of 171 votes · 15.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested85%of 171 · combined

Career arc

10050019811981

1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 171 votes84.8%

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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 majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 171 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance90.3% · 62

Government Operations and Politics70% · 20

Armed Forces and National Security62.5% · 16

Congress81.3% · 16

Agriculture and Food100% · 11

Transportation and Public Works— · 6

Environmental Protection— · 4

Labor and Employment— · 4

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 4

Health— · 3

International Affairs— · 3

Taxation— · 3

Commerce— · 2

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2

Energy— · 2

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Science, Technology, Communications— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Native Americans— · 1

Also voted in 9 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Education, Emergency Management, Families, Finance and Financial Sector, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Law, Social Welfare, Water Resources Development.

Service record

97th · 198197th · 1981

Democrat97th–97th

Party switchers

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