Lloyd Bentsen

Former senator for Texas · Democrat; served until January 20, 1993

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Seats held

Senator for TX, 1971–1993 (21 years, 11 months)
Representative for TX-15, 1947–1955 (8 years)

In Congress 29 years, 11 months in all.

Texas has about 31.7 million residents, represented by two senators.

Votes compared with what constituents said

None of this member's votes on the site were on proposals that independent surveys asked people about. Their full voting record is on the interactive page.

Attendance

In the 102nd Congress, Lloyd Bentsen missed 30 of 550 Senate votes (5.5%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 83% of the time.

Most recent votes

Vote	Date	Their vote
H.R. 11: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 8, 1992	Yea
H.R. 11: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 8, 1992	Yea
H.R. 11: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to	October 8, 1992	Yea
H.R. 429: A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 8, 1992	Yea
H.R. 776: A bill to provide for improved energy efficiency. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to	October 8, 1992	Yea
H.R. 5427: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 5, 1992	Yea
S. 12: A bill to amend title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure carriage on cable television of local news and other programming and to restore the right of local regulatory authorities to regulate cable television rates, and for other purposes. On Overriding the Veto · Veto Overridden	October 5, 1992	Yea
S. 2899: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to	October 2, 1992	Yea
H.R. 3371: A bill to control and prevent crime. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected	October 2, 1992	Yea
S. 2: An act to promote the achievement of National Education Goals, to measure progress toward such goals, to develop national education standards and voluntary assessments in accordance with such standards and to encourage the comprehensive improvement of America's neighborhood public schools to improve student achievement. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected	October 2, 1992	Yea
H.R. 5678: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 1, 1992	Yea
H.R. 5427: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes. On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed	October 1, 1992	Yea
H.R. 5427: To provide for the payment of attorney's fees incurred by a nominee in connection with the consideration by the Senate of a nomination to Federal office made by the President. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	October 1, 1992	Yea
H.R. 5427: To reduce the legislative branch budget by 15 percent over the next three years, to prohibit the carrying over of funds from one year to the next, and to require an audit of the current staff needs of the Congress. On the Amendment · Amendment Agreed to	October 1, 1992	Yea
H.R. 5368: A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes. On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed	October 1, 1992	Yea

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