| 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
Immigration
Issue
- Immigration down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2012 | HR 6429 | STEM Jobs Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (245 - 139) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 20, 2012 | HR 6429 | STEM Jobs Act of 2012 | Bill Failed - House (257 - 158) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 7, 2012 | HR 5855 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for 2013 | Bill Passed - House (234 - 182) |
Did Not Vote |
| Nov. 29, 2011 | HR 3012 | Repeals Certain Green Cards Limitations | Bill Passed - House (389 - 15) |
Yea |
| Dec. 8, 2010 | HR 5281 | DREAM Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (216 - 198) |
Yea |
| July 1, 2010 | HR 4899 | Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Supplemental Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (239 - 182) |
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 |
| April 29, 2008 | S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Bill Passed - House (291 - 117) |
Yea |
| Dec. 17, 2007 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (253 - 154) |
Yea |
| June 15, 2007 | HR 2638 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (268 - 150) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | HR 5441 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2007 | Conference Report Adopted - House (412 - 6) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 2006 | HR 6095 | Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (277 - 140) |
Nay |
| Sept. 14, 2006 | HR 6061 | Secure Fence Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (283 - 138) |
Nay |
| June 13, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - House (351 - 67) |
Yea |
| June 6, 2006 | HR 5441 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriation Act, 2007 | Bill Passed - House (389 - 9) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - House (348 - 71) |
Yea |
| Dec. 16, 2005 | HR 4437 | Border Security Bill | Bill Passed - House (239 - 182) |
Nay |
| Feb. 10, 2005 | HR 418 | Real ID Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - House (261 - 161) |
Nay |
| May 18, 2004 | HR 3722 | Undocumented Immigrant Emergency Medical Assistance | Bill Failed - House (88 - 331) |
Nay |
| Sept. 24, 1998 | HR 3736 | Nonimmigrant Specialty Workers bill | Bill Passed - House (288 - 133) |
Nay |
| Sept. 29, 1997 | H J Res 94 | Continuing Appropriations | Joint Resolution Passed - House (355 - 57) |
Yea |
| Sept. 25, 1996 | HR 2202 | Immigration Reform bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (305 - 123) |
Nay |
| Aug. 1, 1996 | HR 123 | English as the National Language | Bill Passed - House (259 - 169) |
Nay |
| April 18, 1996 | S 735 | Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (293 - 133) |
Nay |
| March 21, 1996 | HR 2202 | Immigration Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (333 - 87) |
Nay |
| March 20, 1996 | H Amdt 974 | Immigrant English Proficiency Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (210 - 207) |
Nay |
| March 20, 1996 | H Amdt 969 | Denying Public Education to Undocumented Immigrants | Amendment Adopted - House (257 - 163) |
Nay |
| March 20, 1996 | H Amdt 968 | Immigrant Public Assistance Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (151 - 269) |
Yea |
| July 22, 1994 | H Amdt 778 | Prohibiting Benefits to Undocumented Immigrants | Amendment Adopted - House (220 - 176) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 19, 1993 | H Amdt 62 | Citizens/Legal Residents Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (288 - 127) |
Nay |
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