U.S. Representative

Lawrence P. McDonald

Democratic·GA — District 7· Former member

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34%

Party loyalty

98%

Attendance

-1

Broke with party

Bills → law

Broke ranks.

Every vote where McDonald broke from the Democratic majority. Crossover behavior is the clearest signal of independence — how we compute it.

Most recent defection · Aug 4, 1983

United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983

Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA.

NAYvs Party: YEA

Aug 3, 1983
Health Care for the Unemployed Act of 1983
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Aug 3, 1983
Health Care for the Unemployed Act of 1983
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Aug 3, 1983
International Recovery and Financial Stability Act
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Aug 3, 1983
International Recovery and Financial Stability Act
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Aug 2, 1983
A bill to amend the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982 with respect to the number of weeks of benefits paid in any State.
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Aug 2, 1983
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make an earlier announcement of the 1984-crop feed grain program.
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Aug 2, 1983
Irish Wilderness Act of 1984
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY

Recent floor activity.

Last 10 roll-call votes.

Aug 4, 1983NV
Aug 4, 1983United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983YEA
Aug 4, 1983United States Commission on Civil Rights Act of 1983NAY
Aug 4, 1983Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984NAY
Aug 4, 1983Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984NV
Aug 4, 1983A bill to extend and improve the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to provide for the operation of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, to create a select commission on Federal Assistance to Disabled Americans, and to increase certain authorizations of appropriations for programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Education and Labor.NV
Aug 4, 1983A bill to improve worker training under the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.NV
Aug 3, 1983YEA
Aug 3, 1983Health Care for the Unemployed Act of 1983NAY
Aug 3, 1983Health Care for the Unemployed Act of 1983YEA

Sponsored.

Bills McDonald introduced.

A bill requiring United States persons who conduct business or control enterprises in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen to comply with certain fair employment principles, prohibiting any new loans by United States financial or lending institutions to the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen or to corporations or other entities owned or controlled by the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen and prohibiting the importation of products or produce grown, manufactured, or assembled in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the People's Republic of China, the German Democratic Republic, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Albania, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, Bulgaria, North Korea, Laos, or the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen.
98-hr-3488·Jun 30, 1983
A bill to repeal the provisions of law which relate to the public financing of presidential elections.
98-hr-3234·Jun 6, 1983
A resolution condemning the South West Africa People's Organization terrorist campaign against the black civilian population of northern Namibia, and calling upon the United Nations General Assembly to withdraw its support for the SWAPO terrorists.
98-hres-212·May 25, 1983
Firearms Ownership Rights Act of 1983
98-hr-1616·Feb 23, 1983
A concurrent resolution authorizing a bust or statue of Booker T. Washington and a bust or statue of George Washington Carver, each to be placed in the Capitol.
98-hconres-41·Feb 1, 1983