Former member of Congress

Melvin L. Watt

Rep. for NC-12, Democrat, in the 113th Congress (2013–2014).

No longer in Congress. This page shows their record in the past Congresses on this site, with the seat and party they held then.

Time in office

Every stretch of service in Congress, from the congress-legislators records. Vote counts on this site begin in 2013, so service before then has dates but no scores.

Office	Seat	Party	From	To	Congresses
U.S. House, North Carolina	NC-12	Democrat	Jan. 5, 1993	Jan. 6, 2014	103rd–113th

Voting record by President

All the votes on this site from their time in office, added up under the President in office on the day of each vote. One President's figures are never combined with another's, and Trump's two terms are separate. A new President can take office partway through a Congress, so these can differ slightly from a Congress's own figures.

President	Congresses	Votes with the President	Party loyalty	Missed votes
Barack Obama (2009–2017)	113th	91% (64 of 70)	96% (408 of 426)	5% (29 of 639)

Every Congress

Each row is that Congress alone, and the President score is for the President of that time. Missed votes are left out of both scores.

Congress	Seat	Party	Party loyalty	Votes with the President	Missed votes
113th Congress (2013–2014)	House NC-12	Democrat	96%	Obama: 91%	5%

Where they broke ranks, 113th Congress

Votes where they went against most of their party on a vote that split the parties (18), or against the position President Obama took publicly before the vote (6).

Dec. 12, 2013
113-H639

A vote to have the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment to H.J.Res. 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, with an amendment.
Against the President Passage

Voted No
Dec. 5, 2013
113-H628

A vote to pass H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act, in the House.
Against the President Passage

Voted No
Oct. 8, 2013
113-H534

A vote to pass H.J.Res. 89, making appropriations for salaries and related expenses of certain Federal employees during a lapse in funding authority for fiscal year 2014.
Against the President Passage

Voted Yes
Oct. 2, 2013
113-H510

A vote to approve the House Journal, the official record of the House's proceedings.
Against own party Other

Voted Yes
Oct. 1, 2013
113-H506

A vote to pass H.J.Res. 71, a continuing appropriations resolution for local funds of the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2014, under suspension of the rules.
Against own partyAgainst the President Passage

Voted Yes
Sept. 25, 2013
113-H483

A vote to pass H.R. 1961, which would extend an exemption from the fire-retardant materials construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary Line.
Against own party Passage

Voted Yes
July 30, 2013
113-H420

A vote to accept a proposed amendment to the text of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, H.R. 2610.
Against own party Amendment

Voted Yes
July 30, 2013
113-H419

A vote to approve an amendment to H.R. 2610, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, as the full House considered it.
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
July 24, 2013
113-H411

A vote to agree to an amendment to H.R. 2397, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014.
Against the President Amendment

Voted Yes
July 24, 2013
113-H400

A vote to adopt a floor amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2397).
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
July 23, 2013
113-H390

A vote to adopt a floor amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2397).
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
July 10, 2013
113-H341

A vote to agree to an amendment to H.R. 2609, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
July 9, 2013
113-H325

A vote to agree to an amendment to H.R. 2609, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
July 9, 2013
113-H312

A vote to accept a proposed amendment to the text of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, H.R. 2609.
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
June 20, 2013
113-H280

A vote to approve an amendment to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, as the full House considered it.
Against own party Amendment

Voted Yes
June 20, 2013
113-H279

A vote to adopt a floor amendment to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1947).
Against own party Amendment

Voted Yes
June 20, 2013
113-H278

A vote to agree to an amendment to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013.
Against own party Amendment

Voted Yes
June 20, 2013
113-H277

A vote to accept a proposed amendment to the text of the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, H.R. 1947.
Against own party Amendment

Voted Yes
June 19, 2013
113-H256

A vote to approve an amendment to H.R. 1947, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, as the full House considered it.
Against own party Amendment

Voted Yes
June 14, 2013
113-H230

A vote to approve an amendment to H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, as the full House considered it.
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
June 5, 2013
113-H205

A vote to adopt a floor amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 (H.R. 2217).
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
May 22, 2013
113-H169

A vote to adopt an amendment to H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act.
Against own party Amendment

Voted No
March 21, 2013
113-H88

A vote to agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 933, the Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013.
Against the President Passage

Voted No