| Full Name: | Edolphus 'Ed' Towns |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Gwendolyn Towns; 2 Children: Darryl, Deidra |
| Birth Date: | 07/21/1934 |
| Birth Place: | Chadbourn, NC |
| Home City: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Key Votes
Edolphus 'Ed' Towns's Voting Records
Business and Consumers
Issue
- Business and Consumers down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 21, 2012 | HR 3409 | Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (233 - 175) |
Nay |
| April 26, 2012 | HR 3523 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (248 - 168) |
Yea |
| April 19, 2012 | HR 9 | Income Tax Deduction for Small Businesses | Bill Passed - House (235 - 173) |
Nay |
| Dec. 7, 2011 | HR 10 | Congressional Approval of Regulations | Bill Passed - House (241 - 184) |
Nay |
| Dec. 2, 2011 | HR 3010 | Establishes Additional Requirements for Regulatory Agencies | Bill Passed - House (253 - 167) |
Nay |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | HR 527 | Increases Requirements for Agencies that Promulgate Regulations Affecting Small Businesses | Bill Passed - House (263 - 159) |
Nay |
| Nov. 3, 2011 | HR 2930 | Authorizes Crowdfunding for Small Businesses | Bill Passed - House (407 - 17) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 2011 | H Amdt 853 | Requires Crowdfunding Intermediaries to Disclose Methods of Compensation to Investors | Amendment Rejected - House (189 - 234) |
Yea |
| Oct. 12, 2011 | HR 3078 | Trade Promotion Agreement with Colombia | Bill Passed - House (262 - 167) |
Nay |
| Oct. 12, 2011 | HR 3079 | Trade Promotion Agreement with Panama | Bill Passed - House (300 - 129) |
Nay |
| Oct. 12, 2011 | HR 3080 | Free Trade Agreement with Korea | Bill Passed - House (278 - 151) |
Nay |
| June 23, 2011 | HR 1249 | Patent Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (304 - 117) |
Yea |
| Dec. 21, 2010 | HR 2751 | FDA Food Safety Modernization Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (215 - 144) |
Yea |
| Nov. 18, 2010 | HR 6419 | Extension of Certain Unemployment Benefits | Bill Failed - House (258 - 154) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2010 | HR 5982 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Failed - House (241 - 154) |
Yea |
| July 22, 2010 | HR 4213 | Unemployment Benefits Extension | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (272 - 152) |
Yea |
| June 30, 2010 | HR 4173 | Regulation and Oversight of the United States Financial System | Conference Report Adopted - House (237 - 192) |
Yea |
| Nov. 19, 2009 | HR 3961 | Revising Medicare Physician Fee Schedules and Reinstatement of PAYGO | Bill Passed - House (243 - 183) |
Did Not Vote |
| Oct. 7, 2009 | HR 2997 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009-2010 | Conference Report Adopted - House (263 - 162) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2009 | HR 2749 | Food Safety Regulation Amendments | Bill Passed - House (283 - 142) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2009 | HR 2454 | Energy and Environmental Law Amendments ("Cap and Trade") | Bill Passed - House (219 - 212) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2009 | HR 2751 | Trade-in Vouchers for Fuel Efficient Cars | Bill Passed - House (298 - 119) |
Yea |
| April 2, 2009 | HR 1256 | FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (298 - 112) |
Yea |
| March 5, 2009 | HR 1106 | Mortgage Restructuring In Bankruptcy | Bill Passed - House (234 - 191) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Conference Report Adopted - House (246 - 183) |
Yea |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Bill Passed - House (244 - 188) |
Yea |
| Jan. 27, 2009 | S 181 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 177) |
Yea |
| Jan. 22, 2009 | H J Res 3 | Releasing Funds for Economic Stabilization Act | Joint Resolution Passed - House (270 - 155) |
Nay |
| Jan. 21, 2009 | HR 384 | Oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program | Bill Passed - House (260 - 166) |
Yea |
| Jan. 14, 2009 | HR 2 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion | Bill Passed - House (289 - 139) |
Yea |
| Jan. 9, 2009 | HR 12 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (256 - 163) |
Yea |
| Jan. 9, 2009 | HR 11 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (247 - 171) |
Yea |
| Sept. 18, 2008 | HR 6604 | Commodity Markets Speculation Bill | Bill Passed - House (283 - 133) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2008 | HR 1108 | FDA Regulation of Tobacco | Bill Passed - House (326 - 102) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - House (383 - 41) |
Yea |
| May 21, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - House (316 - 108) |
Yea |
| May 14, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Conference Report Adopted - House (318 - 106) |
Yea |
| April 30, 2008 | HR 5522 | Requiring OSHA to Establish Combustible Dust Safety Standards | Bill Passed - House (247 - 165) |
Yea |
| April 15, 2008 | HR 5719 | Amending Tax Code Provisions and IRS Practices | Bill Passed - House (238 - 179) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2008 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197) |
Yea |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | HR 5351 | Energy Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (236 - 182) |
Yea |
| Feb. 7, 2008 | HR 5140 | Economic Stimulus Plan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (380 - 34) |
Yea |
| Jan. 29, 2008 | HR 5140 | Economic Stimulus Plan | Bill Passed - House (385 - 35) |
Yea |
| Jan. 16, 2008 | HR 2768 | S-MINER Act | Bill Passed - House (214 - 199) |
Yea |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (314 - 100) |
Yea |
| Dec. 17, 2007 | HR 2764 | Appropriations for Operations in Afghanistan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (253 - 154) |
Yea |
| Dec. 12, 2007 | HR 4299 | Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension and Modification | Bill Passed - House (303 - 116) |
Yea |
| Dec. 6, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (235 - 181) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 189) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3915 | Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act | Bill Passed - House (291 - 127) |
Yea |
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