The U.S. Congress Votes Database

Members of Congress / Melvin Watt / Votes Against Party

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
5/22/08 Vote 354: H RES 1194: Reaffirming the Support of the House of Representatives for the Legitimate, Democratically-Elected Government of Lebanon Under Prime Minister Fouad Siniora Present Yes Yes
4/16/08 Vote 197: H R 2634 No Yes Yes
3/13/08 Vote 138: H CON RES 312 Yes No No
3/11/08 Vote 123: On Motion to Adjourn No No Yes
2/13/08 Vote 54: H R 5349: To Extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 21 Days. No No Yes
2/7/08 Vote 37: H R 4137 No No Yes
12/19/07 Vote 1183: H R 3996: Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 No Yes Yes
12/5/07 Vote 1128: H R 1585: National Defense Authorization Act No Yes Yes
11/8/07 Vote 1060: H R 3688: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Yes Yes No
11/7/07 Vote 1055: H R 3685 No Yes Yes
11/6/07 Vote 1037: H RES 799: A Resolution Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House. No No Yes
10/24/07 Vote 995: H R 1483: Celebrating America’S Heritage Act No Yes Yes
10/4/07 Vote 939: H R 2740: Meja Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 No Yes Yes
9/26/07 Vote 910: H J RES 52: Making Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2008, and for Other Purposes. No Yes Yes
9/4/07 Vote 849: H R 2669: College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 No Yes Yes
8/4/07 Vote 828: H R 3221 No No Yes
8/3/07 Vote 823: On Motion to Adjourn No No Yes
8/2/07 Vote 806: H R 3161 Yes Yes No
7/31/07 Vote 770: H R 2272: 21st Century Competitiveness Act Yes Yes No
7/27/07 Vote 752: H R 2419 No No Yes
7/26/07 Vote 747: H R 2419 Yes No No
7/25/07 Vote 731: H R 3093 No Yes Yes
7/17/07 Vote 643: H R 3043 Yes Yes No
7/17/07 Vote 635: H R 1: Implementing the 9/11commission Recommendations Act No Yes Yes
6/28/07 Vote 593: H R 2829 No Yes Yes
6/27/07 Vote 583: H R 1830: To Extend the Authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act Until September 30, 2009 No Yes Yes
6/22/07 Vote 540: H R 2764 No Yes Yes
6/20/07 Vote 526: H R 2641 No No Yes
6/20/07 Vote 521: H R 2641 No No Yes
6/15/07 Vote 492: H R 2642 Yes Yes No
6/15/07 Vote 484: H R 2638 Yes No No
6/15/07 Vote 470: H R 2638 No Yes Yes
6/13/07 Vote 465: H R 2638: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for Fy 2008 No Yes Yes
5/24/07 Vote 423: H R 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 No Yes Yes
5/24/07 Vote 422: H R 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 No Yes Yes
5/24/07 Vote 420: H R 2317: Lobbying Transparency Act No Yes Yes
5/17/07 Vote 381: H R 1427 No No Yes
5/17/07 Vote 373: H R 1585: National Defense Authorization Act No Yes Yes
5/17/07 Vote 372: H R 1585: National Defense Authorization Act No Yes Yes
5/11/07 Vote 338: H R 2082 Yes Yes No
5/8/07 Vote 308: S CON RES 21: Setting Forth the Congressional Budget for the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2008 and Including the Appropriate Budgetary Levels for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2009 Through 2012 No Yes Yes
3/15/07 Vote 155: H R 1362: Accountability in Contracting Act No Yes Yes
3/9/07 Vote 134: H R 720: Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 No Yes Yes
2/8/07 Vote 88: H R 547 No Yes Yes
2/8/07 Vote 84: H R 547 Yes Yes No
12/8/06 Vote 540: H J RES 102: Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2007, and for Other Purposes. No Yes Yes
12/6/06 Vote 527: H RES 1082: Condemning the Decision of St. Denis, France, to Name a Street in Honor of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the Convicted Murder of Philadelphia Police Office Danny Faulkner Present Yes Yes
11/13/06 Vote 519: H R 5602: To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam Yes Yes No
9/26/06 Vote 486: H R 5631: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 No Yes Yes
9/26/06 Vote 476: H R 5092: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act Yes Yes No
9/21/06 Vote 465: H R 6094: Community Protection Act of 2006 No Yes Yes
9/13/06 Vote 440: H RES 994: Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives on the Fifth Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks Launched Against the United States on September 11, 2001 No Yes Yes
9/7/06 Vote 430: H RES 981: Providing for the Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 503) to Amend the Horse Protection Act to Prohibit the Shipping, Transporting, Moving, Delivering, Receiving, Possessing, Purchasing, Selling, or Donation of Horses and Other Equines to Be Slaughtered for Human Consumption. No Yes Yes
7/19/06 Vote 386: H R 5683: To Preserve the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, by Providing for the Immediate Acquisition of the Memorial by the United States No Yes Yes
7/11/06 Vote 363: H R 4411: Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act No Yes Yes
7/11/06 Vote 361: H R 4411 No No Yes
6/29/06 Vote 355: H R 4761 Yes No No
6/28/06 Vote 345: H R 5672 Present Yes No
6/28/06 Vote 339: H R 5672 Yes No No
6/27/06 Vote 330: H R 5672 No Yes Yes
6/27/06 Vote 328: H R 5672 No No Yes
6/20/06 Vote 305: H R 5631: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 No Yes Yes
6/14/06 Vote 275: H R 5576 No No Yes
6/13/06 Vote 273: H R 5576 No Yes Yes
6/9/06 Vote 246: H R 5522 No No Yes
6/9/06 Vote 244: H R 5522 No Yes Yes
6/7/06 Vote 230: S 193: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act No Yes Yes
5/24/06 Vote 197: H R 5427 No No Yes
5/23/06 Vote 188: H R 5384 No No Yes
5/23/06 Vote 181: H R 4681: Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act No Yes Yes
5/11/06 Vote 145: H R 5122: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 No Yes Yes
5/10/06 Vote 133: H RES 806: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 5122, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 No Yes Yes
4/26/06 Vote 108: H R 5020: Intelligence Authorization for Fiscal Year 2007 No Yes Yes
4/26/06 Vote 106: H R 5020 No Yes Yes
3/29/06 Vote 71: H R 609 Yes Yes No
3/16/06 Vote 65: H R 4939: Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes No Yes Yes
3/14/06 Vote 39: H CON RES 354: Expressing the Continued Support of Congress for Requiring An Institution of Higher Education to Provide Military Recruiters With Access to the Institution’S Campus and Students at Least Equal in Quality and Scope to That Which is Provided to Any Other Employer in Order to Be Eligible for the Receipt of Federal Funds. Present Yes Yes
3/9/06 Vote 37: H R 2829 No Yes Yes
3/8/06 Vote 32: H R 4167: National Uniformity for Food Act Yes Yes No
12/19/05 Vote 669: H R 2863: Making Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes No Yes Yes
12/19/05 Vote 665: H R 1815: National Defense Authorization Act, Fy 06 No Yes Yes
12/16/05 Vote 650: H RES 575: Providing That Hamas and Other Terrorist Organizations Should Not Participate in Elections Held by the Palestinian Authority, and for Other Purposes No Yes Yes
12/7/05 Vote 616: H R 4340: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act No Yes Yes
11/16/05 Vote 592: H R 1065: To Establish the United States Boxing Commission to Protect the General Welfare of Boxers and to Ensure Fairness in the Sport of Professional Boxing No No Yes
11/16/05 Vote 589: H RES 553: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1065) to Establish the United States Boxing Commission to Protect the General Welfare of Boxers and to Ensure Fairness in the Sport of Professional Boxing No Yes Yes
11/9/05 Vote 585: H R 1751: Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act No Yes Yes
11/9/05 Vote 583: H R 1751 Yes No No
11/3/05 Vote 568: H R 4128: Private Property Rights Protection Act No Yes Yes
11/3/05 Vote 567: H R 4128 Yes No No
11/3/05 Vote 565: H R 4128 Yes No No
11/3/05 Vote 564: H R 4128 Yes No No
10/26/05 Vote 547: H R 1461: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act No Yes Yes
10/19/05 Vote 529: H R 554 Yes No No
10/6/05 Vote 512: H R 2360: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, Fy 2006 No Yes Yes
9/29/05 Vote 507: H J RES 68: Making Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2006, and for Other Purposes No Yes Yes
9/29/05 Vote 504: H CON RES 245: Expressing the Sense of Congress That the U.S. Supreme Court Should Speedily Find the Use of the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools to Be Consistent With the Constitution of the United States Present Yes Yes
9/28/05 Vote 498: H RES 462: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3402) to Authorize Appropriations for the Department of Justice for Fiscal Years 2006 Through 2009, and for Other Purposes No Yes Yes
9/22/05 Vote 488: H R 2123 Yes No No
9/14/05 Vote 470: H R 3132: Children’S Safety Act No Yes Yes
9/14/05 Vote 468: H R 3132 Yes No No

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