John Williams

Former representative for Montana's 1st district · Democrat; served until January 3, 1997

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Seat held: Representative for MT-1, 1979–1997 (17 years, 11 months).

Votes compared with what constituents said

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Attendance

In the 104th Congress, John Williams missed 151 of 1,321 House votes (11.4%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 85.4% of the time.

Most recent votes

Vote	Date	Their vote
H.R. 3610: Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997 On Agreeing to the Conference Report · Passed	September 28, 1996	Yea
H.Res. 546: Consideration of Sine Die Resolutions On Ordering the Previous Question · Passed	September 28, 1996	Nay
H.R. 4236: Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed	September 28, 1996	Yea
H.R. 3163: State Authority Tax Compensation Act Suspend the rules and pass · Failed	September 28, 1996	Nay
H.R. 1332: Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996 Suspend the rules and pass, as amended · Passed	September 28, 1996	Yea
S. 1505: Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996 Suspend the rules and pass · Passed	September 27, 1996	Nay
H.R. 4000: Reestablish POW/MIA Procedures Suspend the rules and pass, as amended · Passed	September 27, 1996	Yea
S. 39: Sustainable Fisheries Act On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed	September 27, 1996	Yea
H.R. 4073: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Failed	September 27, 1996	Nay
H.R. 3539: Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996 On Agreeing to the Conference Report · Passed	September 27, 1996	Nay
H.Res. 540: Waiving points of order against the conference report on H.R. 3539 On Agreeing to the Resolution · Passed	September 27, 1996	Nay
H.R. 3841: Civil Service Reform Act Suspend the rules and pass, as amended · Failed	September 26, 1996	Nay
H.R. 4011: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act Suspend the rules and pass, as amended · Passed	September 26, 1996	Nay
H.R. 3752: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act Suspend the rules and pass, as amended · Failed	September 26, 1996	Nay
H.Con.Res. 189: U.S. Membership in South Pacific Organizations Suspend the rules and agree, as amended · Passed	September 26, 1996	Yea

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