Members of Congress / Rick Boucher
Biographical InformationBOUCHER, Frederick C., a Representative from Virginia; born in Washington County, Va., August 1, 1946; graduated from Abingdon High School, Abingdon, Va., 1964; B.A., Roanoke College, Salem, Va., 1968; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Va., 1971; lawyer, private practice; member of the Virginia state senate, 1974-1983; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-present). (Source.) More coverage of Rick Boucher on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Representative, Virginia (Dist. 9), Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Rick Boucher voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesRick Boucher has missed 107 votes (7.1%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyRick Boucher has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 96.4% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Boucher did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. | ![]() District InformationVirginia, District 9 demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Rick Boucher's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 518: H R 1586: To Modernize the Air Traffic Control System, Improve the Safety, Reliability, and Availability of Transportation by Air in the United States, Provide for Modernization of the Air Traffic Control System, Reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for Other Purposes. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 517: H RES 1606: Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1586, to Modernize the Air Traffic Control System, Improve the Safety, Reliability, and Availability of Transportation by Air in the United States, Provide for Modernization of the Air Traffic Control System, Etc. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 516: H RES 1606: Providing for Consideration of the Senate Amendment to the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1586, to Modernize the Air Traffic Control System, Improve the Safety, Reliability, and Availability of Transportation by Air in the United States, Provide for Modernization of the Air Traffic Control System, Etc. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 515: Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 514: H R 5982: To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Repeal the Expansion of Certain Information Reporting Requirements to Corporations and to Payments for Property, to Eliminate Loopholes Which Encourage Companies to Move Operations Offshore, and for Other Purposes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 513: H R 3534: Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 512: H R 3534: Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 511: H R 3534 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 510: H R 3534 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 509: H R 3534 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 508: H R 3534 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 507: H R 3534 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 506: H R 5851: Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2010 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 505: H R 5851: Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2010 | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 504: H R 5414: To Provide for the Conveyance of a Small Parcel of National Forest System Land in the Frances Marion National Forest in South Carolina, and for Other Purposes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 503: H RES 1566: Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (Sncc) and the Pioneering of College Students Whose Determination and Nonviolent Resistance Led to the Desegregation of Lunch Counters and Places of Public Accommodation Over a 5-Year Period | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 502: H R 5901: Real Estate Jobs and Investment Act of 2010 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 501: H RES 1558: Expessing the Sense of the House of Representatives That Fruit and Vegatable and Commodity Producers Are Encouraged to Display the American Flag on Labels of Products Grown in the United States, Reminding Us All to Take Pride in the Healthy Bounty Produced by American Farmers and Workers | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 500: H RES 1574: Providing for Consideration of (H.R. 3534) the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act and Providing for Consideration of (H.R. 5851) the Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 499: H R 5850: Making Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2011, and for Other Purposes | Yes | No | Yes |
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