| 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
Crime
Issue
- Crime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2012 | HR 3803 | District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Bill Failed - House (220 - 154) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 31, 2012 | HR 3541 | Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 | Bill Failed - House (246 - 168) |
Nay |
| May 16, 2012 | HR 4970 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (222 - 205) |
Nay |
| Feb. 9, 2012 | S 2038 | Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials | Bill Passed - House (417 - 2) |
Yea |
| July 21, 2010 | HR 725 | Tribal Law Enforcement Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (326 - 92) |
Yea |
| April 29, 2009 | HR 1913 | Hate Crimes Expansion | Bill Passed - House (249 - 175) |
Yea |
| June 10, 2008 | HR 6028 | Assistance for Mexico and Central America for Anti-Drug Programs (Merida Program) | Bill Passed - House (311 - 106) |
Yea |
| May 15, 2008 | HR 2642 | G.I. Bill Expansion and Other Domestic Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (256 - 166) |
Yea |
| May 15, 2008 | HR 2642 | G.I. Bill Expansion and Other Domestic Provisions | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (141 - 149) |
Nay |
| May 15, 2008 | HR 2642 | G.I. Bill Expansion and Other Domestic Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (227 - 196) |
Yea |
| Oct. 4, 2007 | HR 2740 | Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (389 - 30) |
Yea |
| July 25, 2007 | H Amdt 674 | State and Federal Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement and Implementation | Amendment Rejected - House (165 - 262) |
Yea |
| May 3, 2007 | HR 1592 | Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (237 - 180) |
Yea |
| Sept. 26, 2006 | HR 5092 | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives | Bill Passed - House (277 - 131) |
Nay |
| July 11, 2006 | HR 4411 | Internet Gambling Bill | Bill Passed - House (317 - 93) |
Nay |
| June 29, 2006 | HR 5672 | Commerce Department Appropriations Bill FY 2006 | Bill Passed - House (393 - 23) |
Yea |
| Nov. 6, 2003 | HR 1829 | Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (350 - 65) |
Did Not Vote |
| April 26, 2001 | H Amdt 27 | Violence Against Fetuses/Unborn Children Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 229) |
Yea |
| April 26, 2001 | HR 503 | Unborn Victims of Violence Act | Bill Passed - House (252 - 172) |
Nay |
| Sept. 30, 1999 | H Amdt 509 | Substitute Amendment to Unborn Victims of Violence Act | Amendment Rejected - House (201 - 224) |
Yea |
| Sept. 30, 1999 | HR 2436 | Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999 | Bill Passed - House (254 - 172) |
Nay |
| June 17, 1999 | HR 1501 | Juvenile Justice bill | Bill Passed - House (287 - 139) |
Nay |
| Sept. 15, 1998 | S 2073 | Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (280 - 126) |
Did Not Vote |
| Feb. 25, 1998 | H Amdt 497 | Death Sentence Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (113 - 300) |
Yea |
| Feb. 24, 1998 | HR 424 | Minimum Sentences for Gun Crimes | Bill Passed - House (350 - 59) |
Yea |
| May 8, 1997 | HR 3 | Juvenile Crime bill | Bill Passed - House (286 - 132) |
Nay |
| May 7, 1996 | HR 2137 | Megan's Law | Bill Passed - House (418 - 0) |
Yea |
| March 14, 1996 | H Amdt 954 | Habeas Corpus Reform Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (135 - 283) |
Yea |
| Sept. 20, 1995 | H Amdt 814 | Drinking and Driving Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (223 - 203) |
Yea |
| Feb. 14, 1995 | HR 728 | Anti-Crime bill | Bill Passed - House (238 - 192) |
Nay |
| Feb. 8, 1995 | HR 666 | Admission of Evidence Seized Without a Warrant in Certain Conditions | Bill Passed - House (289 - 142) |
Nay |
| Aug. 21, 1994 | HR 3355 | Omnibus Crime Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (235 - 195) |
Yea |
| April 21, 1994 | HR 4092 | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 | Bill Passed - House (285 - 141) |
Yea |
| April 14, 1994 | H Amdt 503 | Death Penalty Removal Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (111 - 314) |
Yea |
| Nov. 19, 1993 | HR 3351 | Youth Offenders Alternative Punishment | Bill Passed - House (336 - 82) |
Yea |
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