Melvin L. Watt

Representative from North Carolina

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1993–2015ID W000207

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 7,738 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 7,738 · both combined

Steepest move

−2 pts

2009 → 2011

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 ↓1993199920052011

2013–14113th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

95.8%with Democrats

of 427 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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 12, 2013H.Res. 441Providing for concurrence by the House in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3304, with an amendmentLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 12, 2013H.J.Res. 59Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 12, 2013noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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 12, 2013H.Res. 438Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.J.Res. 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules; providing for proceedings during the period from December 14, 2013, through January 6, 2014LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 5, 2013H.R. 3309The Innovation ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 5, 2013H.R. 3309No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 427 contested votes scored in the 113th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.8% · 1,942 votes

Economics and Public Finance95.8% · 1,818 votes

Armed Forces and National Security94% · 453 votes

Government Operations and Politics96.7% · 300 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.2% · 262 votes

International Affairs96.4% · 223 votes

Taxation98.1% · 216 votes

Health99% · 209 votes

Energy96.5% · 200 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement94.6% · 185 votes

Finance and Financial Sector98.8% · 170 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 157 votes

Environmental Protection97.4% · 156 votes

Emergency Management96% · 149 votes

Education98.6% · 146 votes

Transportation and Public Works89.8% · 118 votes

Agriculture and Food89.2% · 111 votes

Housing and Community Development98.1% · 108 votes

Law96.9% · 97 votes

Science, Technology, Communications97.8% · 92 votes

Commerce94.6% · 74 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance86% · 50 votes

Water Resources Development97.9% · 48 votes

Immigration100% · 37 votes

Social Welfare97.3% · 37 votes

Native Americans100% · 34 votes

Commemorations100% · 22 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 21 votes

Animals100% · 15 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes

Families— · 8 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

11 Congresses

103rd · 1993113th · 2013

Democrat · House · NC103rd–113th

Term datesexact

Melvin L. Watt

Representative from North Carolina

HOUSED1993–201511 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

96.9%with Democrats

of 7,738 votes · 3.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested97%of 7,738 · combined

Steepest move−2 pts2009→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019932013

2013–14 · 113th · Democrat · of 427 votes95.8%

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 majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 427 contested votes scored in the 113th

By policy area

career

Congress98.8% · 1,942

Economics and Public Finance95.8% · 1,818

Armed Forces and National Security94% · 453

Government Operations and Politics96.7% · 300

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.2% · 262

International Affairs96.4% · 223

Taxation98.1% · 216

Health99% · 209

Energy96.5% · 200

Crime and Law Enforcement94.6% · 185

Finance and Financial Sector98.8% · 170

Labor and Employment100% · 157

Environmental Protection97.4% · 156

Emergency Management96% · 149

Education98.6% · 146

Transportation and Public Works89.8% · 118

Agriculture and Food89.2% · 111

Housing and Community Development98.1% · 108

Law96.9% · 97

Science, Technology, Communications97.8% · 92

Commerce94.6% · 74

Foreign Trade and International Finance86% · 50

Water Resources Development97.9% · 48

Immigration100% · 37

Social Welfare97.3% · 37

Native Americans100% · 34

Commemorations100% · 22

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 21

Animals100% · 15

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8

Families— · 8

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

103rd · 1993113th · 2013

Democrat103rd–113th

Party switchers

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