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Jones, Walter B., Jr.

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Legislative activity across Congressesfactual — not a ranking
CongressSponsoredCosponsoredRecorded votesParticipation
116th37600%
115th2452197881%
Descriptive counts per Congress — sponsored/cosponsored measures, recorded votes cast, and participation (votes cast ÷ recorded, shown only where the denominator is ingested). This is not an effectiveness score, alignment, or rank. Recorded votes reflect ingested chambers (House member casts across the supported range; Senate member casts are not linked — see Coverage).
Service history2 Congresses of supported coverage
CongressChamberStateDistrictParty
116thHouseNorth Carolina3Republican
115thHouseNorth Carolina3Republican
Congress-specific facts from the authoritative source; current values are not applied retroactively.
Legislative activity · 115th Congress · historical · House
Participation
81%
978/1209 cast
Sponsored
24
bills
Cosponsored
521
measures
Voting record on TQL-graded bills · 115th Congress

Grouped by the bill's grade. “Supported” = voted Yea; “Opposed” = voted Nay. These are facts about votes — not a score of the member.

Bill grade bandSupportedOpposedPresentNot voting
A/B-graded bills (0)0000
C-graded bills (0)0000
D/F-graded bills (0)0000
Recent recorded votes115th Congress
MeasureCastResultDate
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354NayFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaAgreed to2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
HR 3354YeaFailed2017-09-07
Sponsored · 115th24
Recognizing the honorable service of military working dogs and soldier handlers in the tactical explosive detection dog program of the Army and encouraging the Army and other government agencies, including law enforcement agencies, with former tactical explosive detection dogs to prioritize adoption of the dogs to former tactical explosive detection dog handlers.hconres 145Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States declaration of war against Germany and entry into World War I and recognizing and appreciating the lasting historical significance and heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the United States Armed Forces in that conflict.hconres 41To prohibit the availability of funds for activities in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.hr 1666To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.hr 171To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.hr 172To repeal the authorizations for office space, office expenses, franking and printing privileges, and staff for former Speakers of the House of Representatives.hr 1855Corolla Wild Horses Protection Acthr 2032Jamiel Shaw, II Memorial Act of 2017hr 2458Military Patron Protection Act of 2017hr 2850Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Acthr 3011Sanctity of Life Act of 2017hr 3676To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that every military chaplain has the prerogative to close a prayer outside of a religious service according to the dictates of the chaplain's own conscience.hr 450To revise the boundaries of a John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit in Topsail, North Carolina.hr 4692Continuity of Education for Military Retired Dependents Acthr 886To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with the United States Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities, and for other purposes.hr 887To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans.hr 888Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the firefight that occurred on March 4, 2007, between members of the United States Marine Corps and enemy forces in Bati Kot District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.hres 21Urging the President of the United States to allow for the full public release of all remaining records pertaining to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that are held by the National Archives and Records Administration and to reject any claims for the continued postponement of the full public release of those records.hres 556Commending the National Archives and Records Administration and its staff for working to comply with the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 and release all records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by October 26, 2017.hres 557Affirming the constitutional power of Congress over the Nation's debts.hres 564Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to observe a moment of silence in the House on the first legislative day of each month for those killed or wounded in the United States engagement in Afghanistan.hres 643Urging the release of information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States.hres 663Calling on and encouraging the White House to issue a public apology.hres 901Defining presidential wars not declared by Congress under Article I, section 8, clause 11 (Declare War Clause) as impeachable "high crimes and misdemeanors" within the meaning of Article II, section 4 of the Constitution and defining the meanings of war and cobelligerency for purposes of the Declare War Clause and Impeachment provisions.hres 922
Cosponsored · 115th521
Commemorating the 100th anniversary of women serving in the United States Marine Corps.hconres 105Authorizing Reverend Billy Graham to lie in honor in the rotunda of the Capitol.hconres 107Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.hconres 13Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hconres 138Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.hconres 142Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should prioritize the reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall trade deficit of the United States.hconres 37Expressing the sense of Congress that all direct and indirect subsidies that benefit the production or export of sugar by all major sugar producing and consuming countries should be eliminated.hconres 40Providing official recognition of the massacre of 11 African-American soldiers of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion of the United States Army who had been captured in Wereth, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge on December 17, 1944.hconres 43Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.hconres 45Expressing the sense of Congress that an appropriate site in the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of those who have been awarded or are eligible for the Korean Defense Service Medal who are missing in action, are unaccounted for, or died in-theater.hconres 52Recognizing the 75th anniversary of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.hconres 59Expressing the sense of Congress that all trade agreements the United States enters into, should provide reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved in such an agreement, for the purpose of search and recovery activities relating to members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action from prior wars or military conflicts.hconres 61Expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged.hconres 72Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.hconres 8Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of Yemen.hconres 81Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for the unveiling of the American Prisoners of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Chair of Honor.hconres 83Recognizing the opening of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., the only museum of its size and scope in the world devoted exclusively to the Bible.hconres 93Recognizing the opening of the nonsectarian Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., the only museum of its size and scope in the world devoted exclusively to the Bible.hconres 94Relating to the disapproval of the proposed export to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles.hjres 102Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States limiting the pardon power of the President.hjres 120Honoring the life of William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr.hjres 130Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding the permissible sources of funding for elections for public office and State ballot measures.hjres 141Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Compliance with Title X Requirements by Project Recipients in Selecting Subrecipients".hjres 39Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.hjres 40Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.hjres 43Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only.hjres 48Approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the Independent Medicare Advisory Board under section 1899A of the Social Security Act.hjres 51Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States giving Congress power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.hjres 61Relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Kenya of Air Tractor aircraft with weapons, and related support.hjres 72Authorization for Use of Military Force Against al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syriahjres 89
Campaign financefederal · source: FEC
FEC candidate H2NC01081 · JONES, WALTER B (House NC) · linked deterministic
CycleReceiptsDisbursementsCash on hand
2018$588,562$569,593$124,114
2016$675,248$695,579$105,144
1 authorized/associated committee · 100 reported independent expenditures. Full campaign-finance record →Reported campaign-finance facts about the linked FEC candidate. This is distinct from the legislative record above and implies nothing about how the member legislated — money and votes are not causally linked here.

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