Byrne was the representative for Virginia’s 11th congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 1993 to 1994.
![Photo of Rep. Leslie Byrne [D-VA11, 1993-1994]](/static/legislator-photos/402152-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Byrne is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 1994 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Byrne sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 1989 to Nov 29, 1994. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Byrne was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.J.Res. 333 (103rd): Designating May 11, 1994, as “Vietnam Human Rights Day”.
- H.J.Res. 253 (103rd): To designate May 2, 1994, through May 8, 1994, as “Public Service Recognition Week”.
Does 2 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Byrne sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (25%) Health (18%) Economics and Public Finance (12%) Transportation and Public Works (10%) Private Legislation (10%) Taxation (10%) Labor and Employment (8%) Commerce (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Byrne recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5076 (103rd): Marion Malley Walsh Drunk Driving Act of 1994
- H.R. 4739 (103rd): Congressional Occupational Safety and Health Act
- H.R. 4694 (103rd): Federal Retirees Fairness Act
- H.J.Res. 333 (103rd): Designating May 11, 1994, as “Vietnam Human Rights Day”.
- H.R. 3877 (103rd): Two Strikes and In Act of 1994
- H.R. 3761 (103rd): Small Business Empowerment Act
- H.R. 3513 (103rd): To terminate the gas turbine-modular helium reactor program of the Department of …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1993 to Nov 1994, Byrne missed 24 of 1,122 roll call votes, which is 2.1%. This is better than the median of 3.4% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Nov 1994. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
