1999 Congressional Report Card, Analysis by Grade

U S A * Engage/NFTC

House of Representatives Final Report Card for 1999

Analysis by Grade

Final Report Index
Grading Criteria
Analysis by State

Legend:

+ Vote for USA* Engage/NFTC position
- Vote against USA* Engage/NFTC position
x No vote
* Cosponsor of H.R 1244, the Sanctions Reform Bill

Note: Representatives Bilbray (R-CA), Cooksey (R-LA), Hastert (R-IL), Lantos (D-CA), McDermott (D-WA) and Peterson (R-PA) were not graded due to their absence for two or more votes.

A+ [41 = 36 R, 5 D]

House Member	Grade	105 Grade	Sanctions Reform Act	Africa Growth & Opportunity Act	Visclosky Steel Bill	China NTR Disapproval	Vietnam Trade Waiver	Kucinich State & Local Amendment	OPIC/TDA Reauthorization
Bill Archer (R-07-TX)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Barrett (R-03-NE)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Herbert H. Bateman (R-01-VA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Doug Bereuter (R-01-NE)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Judy Biggert (R-13-IL)	A+	-	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Kevin Brady (R-08-TX)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ken Calvert (R-43-CA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dave Camp (R-04-MI)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jim Davis (D-11-FL)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Calvin M. Dooley (D-20-CA)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
David Dreier (R-28-CA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jennifer Dunn (R-08-WA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Anna G. Eshoo (D-14-CA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Doc Hastings (R-04-WA)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Wally Herger (R-02-CA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Amo Houghton (R-31-NY)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Nancy L. Johnson (R-06-CT)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Joe Knollenberg (R-11-MI)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jim Kolbe (R-05-AZ)	A+	A+	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Steven T. Kuykendall (R-36-CA)	A+	-	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
James A. Leach (R-01-IA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Donald A. Manzullo (R-16-IL)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jim McCrery (R-04-LA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Gary G. Miller (R-41-CA)	A+	-	*	+	+	+	-	+	+
James P. Moran (D-08-VA)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Anne M. Northup (R-03-KY)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Doug Ose (R-03-CA)	A+	-	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Michael G. Oxley (R-04-OH)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Ron Packard (R-48-CA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Rob Portman (R-02-OH)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Deborah Pryce (R-15-OH)	A+	C	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Jim Ramstad (R-03-MN)	A+	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Thomas M. Reynolds (R-27-NY)	A+	-	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Pete Sessions (R-05-TX)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
E. Clay Shaw (R-22-FL)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Christopher Shays (R-04-CT)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Adam Smith (D-09-WA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Lee Terry (R-02-NE)	A+	-	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
William M. Thomas (R-21-CA)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+
Wes Watkins (R-03-OK)	A+	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	+

A [55 = 37 R, 18 D]

House Member	Grade	105 Grade	Sanctions Reform Act	Africa Growth & Opportunity Act	Visclosky Steel Bill	China NTR Disapproval	Vietnam Trade Waiver	Kucinich State & Local Amendment	OPIC/TDA Reauthorization
Charles F. Bass (R-02-NH)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Xavier Becerra (D-30-CA)	A	C	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Howard L. Berman (D-26-CA)	A	C		+	+	+	+	+	+
Tom Bliley (R-07-VA)	A	B	*	+	+	+	+	x	+
Earl Blumenauer (D-03-OR)	A	B	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
John A. Boehner (R-08-OH)	A	A	*	x	+	+	+	+	+
Tom Campbell (R-15-CA)	A	A	*	+	+	+	+	+	-
Michael N. Castle (R-01-DE)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Bob Clement (D-05-TN)	A	B	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Philip M. Crane (R-08-IL)	A	A+	*	+	+	+	+	+	-
Randy Cummingham (R-51-CA)	A	D	*	+	+	+	-	+	-
Thomas M. Davis (R-11-VA)	A	B	*	+	+	+	-	+	+
Tom DeLay (R-22-TX)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Norman D. Dicks (D-06-WA)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Vernon J. Ehlers (R-03-MI)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Mark Foley (R-16-FL)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Vito Fossella (R-13-NY)	A	C		+	+	+	+	+	+
Charles A. Gonzalez (D-20-TX)	A	F	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Porter J. Goss (R-14-FL)	A	C		+	+	+	+	+	+
Mark Green (R-08-WI)	A	-	*	+	+	+	-	+	+
James C. Greenwood (R-08-PA)	A	B	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Kenny C. Hulshof (R-09-MO)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Christopher John (D-07-LA)	A	B	*	x	+	+	+	+	+
Ron Kind (D-03-WI)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
John J. LaFalce (D-29-NY)	A	C	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
House Member	Grade	105 Grade	Sanctions Reform Act	Africa Growth & Opportunity Act	Visclosky Steel Bill	China NTR Disapproval	Vietnam Trade Waiver	Kucinich State & Local Amendment	OPIC/TDA Reauthorization
Ray LaHood (R-18-IL)	A	B	*	+	+	+	-	+	+
Steven LaTourette (R-19-OH)	A	C	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Nick Lampson (D-09-TX)	A	B	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Sander M. Levin (D-12-MI)	A	C		+	+	+	+	+	+
Jerry Lewis (R-40-CA)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
John Linder (R-11-GA)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Zoe Lofgren (D-16-CA)	A	B	*	+	+	+	-	+	+
Howard P. McKeon (R-25-CA)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
Dennis Moore (D-03-KS)	A	-	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Jerry Moran (R-01-KS)	A	B	*	-	+	+	+	+	+
Constance A. Morella (R-08-MD)	A	B		+	+	+	+	+	+
George R. Nethercutt (R-05-WA)	A	B	*	x	+	+	+	+	+
Jim Nussle (R-02-IA)	A	A	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
George Radanovich (R-19-CA)	A	C	*	+	+	+	-	+	+
Charles B. Rangel (D-15-NY)	A	C	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Paul Ryan (R-01-WI)	A	-	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Matt Salmon (R-01-AZ)	A	A+	*	+	+	+	+	+	-
Thomas C. Sawyer (D-14-OH)	A	B	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
John Shimkus (R-20-IL)	A	A	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Michael K. Simpson (R-02-ID)	A	-		+	+	+	+	+	+
Ike Skelton (D-04-MO)	A	B	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Vic Snyder (D-02-AR)	A	A+	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
John E. Sununu (R-01-NH)	A	B	*	+	+	+	+	+	-
Ellen O. Tauscher (D-10-CA)	A	A+	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Fred Upton (R-06-MI)	A	C		+	+	+	+	+	+
David Vitter (R-01-LA)	A	-		+	x	+	+	+	+
Greg Walden (R-02-OR)	A	-	*	-	+	+	+	+	+
Jerry Weller (R-11-IL)	A	B	*	+	-	+	+	+	+
Heather Wilson (R-01-NM)	A	A		+	+	+	+	+	+

B [135 = 68 R, 67 D]

House Member	Grade	105 Grade	Sanctions Reform Act	Africa Growth & Opportunity Act	Visclosky Steel Bill	China NTR Disapproval	Vietnam Trade Waiver	Kucinich State & Local Amendment	OPIC/TDA Reauthorization
Thomas H. Allen (D-01-ME)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Richard K. Armey (R-26-TX)	B	B		+	+	+	+	+	-
Cass Ballenger (R-10-NC)	B	B	*	-	+	-	+	+	+
Ken Bentsen (D-25-TX)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Roy Blunt (R-07-MO)	B	C		x	+	+	+	+	+
Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-23-NY)	B	C		+	-	+	+	+	+
Henry Bonilla (R-23-TX)	B	B	*	-	+	+	-	+	+
Rick Boucher (D-09-VA)	B	C	*	x	-	+	+	+	+
Sonny Callahan (R-01-AL)	B	B	*	-	-	+	+	+	+
Charles T. Canady (R-12-FL)	B	D		+	+	+	-	+	+
Chris Cannon (R-03-UT)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Larry Combest (R-19-TX)	B	B		-	+	+	+	+	+
John Cooksey (R-05-LA)	B	C		X	+	+	+	+	+
Jay Dickey (R-04-AR)	B	C	*	+	-	-	+	+	+
House Member	Grade	105 Grade	Sanctions Reform Act	Africa Growth & Opportunity Act	Visclosky Steel Bill	China NTR Disapproval	Vietnam Trade Waiver	Kucinich State & Local Amendment	OPIC/TDA Reauthorization
Chet Edwards (D-11-TX)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Phil English (R-21-PA)	B	B	*	+	-	+	-	+	+
Thomas W. Ewing (R-15-IL)	B	A	*	+	-	+	+	X	+
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11-NJ)	B	C		+	+	+	-	+	+
George W. Gekas (R-17-PA)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Wayne T. Gilchrest (R-01-MD)	B	C		+	-	+	+	+	+
Bob Goodlatte (R-06-VA)	B	B		-	+	+	+	+	+
Ralph M. Hall (D-04-TX)	B	C	*	-	+	+	-	+	+
Baron P. Hill (D-09-IN)	B	-		+	-	+	+	+	+
Rick Hill (R-01-MT)	B	C		+	+	+	-	+	+
Rubén Hinojosa (D-15-TX)	B	C		+	-	+	+	+	+
Darlene Hooley (D-05-OR)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Asa Hutchinson (R-03-AR)	B	C		+	+	+	-	+	+
Jay Inslee (D-01-WA)	B	-		+	-	+	+	+	+
Johnny Isakson (R-06-GA)	B	-		-	+	+	+	+	+
William J. Jefferson (D-02-LA)	B	A	*	+	-	+	+	+	X
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-30-TX)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Sam Johnson (R-03-TX)	B	B		+	+	+	-	+	+
John B. Larson (D-01-CT)	B	-		+	-	+	+	+	+
Tom Latham (R-05-IA)	B	B		x	+	+	+	+	+
Ron Lewis (R-02-KY)	B	C		+	-	+	+	+	+
Nita M. Lowey (D-18-NY)	B	C		+	-	+	+	+	+
Ken Lucas (D-04-KY)	B	-		+	-	+	+	+	+
Bill Luther (D-06-MN)	B	B	*	+	-	+	+	-	-
House Member	Grade	105 Grade	Sanctions Reform Act	Africa Growth & Opportunity Act	Visclosky Steel Bill	China NTR Disapproval	Vietnam Trade Waiver	Kucinich State & Local Amendment	OPIC/TDA Reauthorization
Carolyn B. Maloney (D-14-NY)	B	C		+	-	+	+	+	+
Robert T. Matsui (D-05-CA)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Carolyn McCarthy (D-04-NY)	B	D		+	-	+	+	+	+
Bill McCollum (R-08-FL)	B	C		+	+	+	-	+	+
David Minge (D-02-MN)	B	A	*	+	-	+	+	-	+
Grace F. Napolitano (D-34-CA)	B	-	*	-	-	+	+	+	+
Richard E. Neal (D-02-MA)	B	C		+	-	+	+	+	+
Edward A. Pease (R-07-IN)	B	A	*	+	-	+	+	+	-
Owen B. Pickett (D-02-VA)	B	B		+	-	+	+	+	+
Joseph R. Pitts (R-16-PA)	B	C		+	x	+	+	-	+
Earl Pomeroy (D-AL-ND)	B	B	*	+	-	+	+	-	+
John Edward Porter (R-10-IL)