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Charles William (Bill) Young

Representative from Florida
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1971–2015ID Y000031
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 12,008 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 12,008 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
2009 → 2011
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 ↓19711977198319891995200120072013
2013–14113th Congress
Sat as a Republican
9.1%with Democrats
of 252 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2009 → 2011, −9 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 3, 2013H.J.Res. 72Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 2013H.J.Res. 72Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 2013H.R. 3230Pay Our Guard and Reserve ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textPay Our Guard and Reserve ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Oct 3, 2013H.R. 3230Pay Our Guard and Reserve ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 2013H.J.Res. 73Making continuing appropriations for the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 2013H.J.Res. 70Making continuing appropriations for National Park Service operations, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 2013H.J.Res. 70Making continuing appropriations for National Park Service operations, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 2013noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 2013H.Res. 370Providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 70, H.J. Res. 71, H.J. Res. 72, H.J. Res. 73, and H.R. 3230LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 252 contested votes scored in the 113th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance19.3% · 2,742 votes
Congress4.3% · 2,324 votes
Armed Forces and National Security10% · 816 votes
Government Operations and Politics14.6% · 575 votes
International Affairs6.9% · 550 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.7% · 350 votes
Energy15.4% · 325 votes
Taxation6.3% · 286 votes
Labor and Employment12.7% · 284 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement14.1% · 255 votes
Health11% · 254 votes
Education16.1% · 217 votes
Transportation and Public Works17.2% · 215 votes
Agriculture and Food21.3% · 211 votes
Environmental Protection13.4% · 202 votes
Finance and Financial Sector13% · 200 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.8% · 183 votes
Housing and Community Development11.4% · 176 votes
Science, Technology, Communications14.1% · 163 votes
Law6.5% · 154 votes
Emergency Management18.9% · 143 votes
Commerce10.2% · 118 votes
Social Welfare12.3% · 81 votes
Water Resources Development20.8% · 77 votes
Immigration7.2% · 69 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues11.3% · 62 votes
Native Americans13% · 46 votes
Commemorations2.9% · 35 votes
Families20% · 20 votes
Animals77.8% · 18 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 16 votes
District of Columbia26.7% · 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
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 4 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
Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 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
Cultural centers— · 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
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 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
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 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, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, 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

22 Congresses
92nd · 1971113th · 2013
Republican · House · FL92nd–113th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
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Charles William (Bill) Young

Representative from Florida
HOUSER1971–201522 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
12.8%with Democrats
of 12,008 votes · 87.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 12,008 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts2009→11, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019712013
2013–14 · 113th · Republican · of 252 votes9.1%

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Votes

Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 252 contested votes scored in the 113th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance19.3% · 2,742
Congress4.3% · 2,324
Armed Forces and National Security10% · 816
Government Operations and Politics14.6% · 575
International Affairs6.9% · 550
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.7% · 350
Energy15.4% · 325
Taxation6.3% · 286
Labor and Employment12.7% · 284
Crime and Law Enforcement14.1% · 255
Health11% · 254
Education16.1% · 217
Transportation and Public Works17.2% · 215
Agriculture and Food21.3% · 211
Environmental Protection13.4% · 202
Finance and Financial Sector13% · 200
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.8% · 183
Housing and Community Development11.4% · 176
Science, Technology, Communications14.1% · 163
Law6.5% · 154
Emergency Management18.9% · 143
Commerce10.2% · 118
Social Welfare12.3% · 81
Water Resources Development20.8% · 77
Immigration7.2% · 69
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues11.3% · 62
Native Americans13% · 46
Commemorations2.9% · 35
Families20% · 20
Animals77.8% · 18
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 16
District of Columbia26.7% · 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
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Sports and Recreation— · 4
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
Social Sciences and History— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 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
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 68 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, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

92nd · 1971113th · 2013
Republican92nd–113th

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