Robert Dornan

Former representative for California's 46th district · Republican; served until January 3, 1997

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Seats held

Representative for CA-46, 1993–1997 (3 years, 11 months)
Representative for CA-38, 1985–1993 (8 years)
Representative for CA-27, 1977–1983 (5 years, 11 months)

In Congress 17 years, 10 months in all.

Votes compared with what constituents said

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Attendance

In the 104th Congress, Robert Dornan missed 84 of 1,321 House votes (6.4%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 95.1% 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	Present
H.Res. 546: Consideration of Sine Die Resolutions On Ordering the Previous Question · Passed	September 28, 1996	Yea
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	Yea
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	Yea
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	Yea
H.R. 3539: Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996 On Agreeing to the Conference Report · Passed	September 27, 1996	Yea
H.Res. 540: Waiving points of order against the conference report on H.R. 3539 On Agreeing to the Resolution · Passed	September 27, 1996	Yea
H.R. 3841: Civil Service Reform Act Suspend the rules and pass, as amended · Failed	September 26, 1996	Yea
H.R. 4011: Congressional Pension Forfeiture Act Suspend the rules and pass, as amended · Passed	September 26, 1996	Yea
H.R. 3752: American Land Sovereignty Protection Act Suspend the rules and pass, as amended · Failed	September 26, 1996	Yea
H.Con.Res. 189: U.S. Membership in South Pacific Organizations Suspend the rules and agree, as amended · Passed	September 26, 1996	Yea

Every vote, with filters, on the interactive page.

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