Sen. Milton Young
Former Senator for North Dakota
Young was a senator from North Dakota and was a Republican. He served from 1945 to 1980.
![Photo of Sen. Milton Young [R-ND, 1945-1980]](/static/legislator-photos/411979-200px.jpeg)
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Enacted Legislation
Young was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Young sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Private Legislation (50%) Water Resources Development (15%) Agriculture and Food (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (8%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (8%) Armed Forces and National Security (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Young recently introduced the following legislation:
- S. 2541 (96th): A bill for the relief of Sumi Maeda.
- S. 2540 (96th): A bill for the relief of Mikako Maeda (MacGregor)
- S. 2016 (96th): A bill to adjust target prices for the 1979 and 1980 crops …
- S. 1953 (96th): A bill to authorize the President of the United States to present …
- S.Res. 185 (96th): A resolution to commend the city of LaMoure, North Dakota.
- S. 992 (96th): A bill for the relief of Dr. Jaime D. Tuazon and his …
- S. 991 (96th): A bill for the relief of Per Rise.
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Feb 1945 to Dec 1980, Young missed 1,004 of 10,798 roll call votes, which is 9.3%. This is on par with the median of 9.2% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Dec 1980. 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.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 Jan-Mar | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1945 Apr-Jun | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | 0th |
| 1945 Jul-Sep | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1945 Oct-Dec | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | 0th |
| 1946 Jan-Mar | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | 0th |
| 1946 Apr-Jun | 75 | 3 | 4.0% | 0th |
| 1946 Jul-Aug | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1947 Jan-Mar | 34 | 3 | 8.8% | 0th |
| 1947 Apr-Jun | 57 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1947 Jul-Jul | 39 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1947 Nov-Dec | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 25th |
| 1948 Feb-Mar | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1948 Apr-Jun | 74 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1948 Aug-Aug | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1949 Jan-Mar | 38 | 1 | 2.6% | 40th |
| 1949 Apr-Jun | 86 | 3 | 3.5% | 40th |
| 1949 Jul-Sep | 82 | 3 | 3.7% | 20th |
| 1949 Oct-Oct | 20 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1950 Jan-Mar | 55 | 11 | 20.0% | 60th |
| 1950 Apr-Jun | 85 | 5 | 5.9% | 20th |
| 1950 Jul-Sep | 78 | 1 | 1.3% | 0th |
| 1950 Dec-Dec | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1951 Jan-Jan 81st Congress | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1951 Jan-Mar | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 75th |
| 1951 Apr-Jun | 70 | 5 | 7.1% | 50th |
| 1951 Jul-Sep | 94 | 5 | 5.3% | 25th |
| 1951 Oct-Oct | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1952 Jan-Mar | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 75th |
| 1952 Apr-Jun | 95 | 7 | 7.4% | 50th |
| 1952 Jul-Jul | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | 50th |
| 1953 Jan-Mar | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1953 Apr-Jun | 43 | 3 | 7.0% | 33rd |
| 1953 Jul-Jul | 38 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1954 Jan-Mar | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1954 Apr-Jun | 50 | 6 | 12.0% | 67th |
| 1954 Jul-Sep | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | 83rd |
| 1954 Dec-Dec | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1955 Jan-Mar | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | 57th |
| 1955 Apr-Jun | 38 | 3 | 7.9% | 43rd |
| 1955 Jul-Aug | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1956 Jan-Mar | 47 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1956 Apr-Jun | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | 17th |
| 1956 Jul-Jul | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | 33rd |
| 1957 Jan-Mar | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1957 Apr-Jun | 45 | 3 | 6.7% | 60th |
| 1957 Jul-Aug | 46 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1958 Feb-Mar | 38 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1958 Apr-Jun | 86 | 11 | 12.8% | 55th |
| 1958 Jul-Aug | 76 | 9 | 11.8% | 64th |
| 1959 Jan-Apr | 57 | 2 | 3.5% | 50th |
| 1959 May-Aug | 128 | 4 | 3.1% | 12th |
| 1959 Sep-Sep | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1960 Jan-Apr | 79 | 3 | 3.8% | 6th |
| 1960 May-Aug | 123 | 4 | 3.3% | 18th |
| 1960 Sep-Sep | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1961 Jan-Apr | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | 33rd |
| 1961 May-Aug | 137 | 8 | 5.8% | 63rd |
| 1961 Sep-Sep | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | 37th |
| 1962 Jan-Mar | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 63rd |
| 1962 Apr-Jun | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | 26th |
| 1962 Jul-Sep | 122 | 3 | 2.5% | 16th |
| 1962 Oct-Oct | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1963 Jan-Mar | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1963 Apr-Jun | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | 24th |
| 1963 Jul-Sep | 61 | 3 | 4.9% | 24th |
| 1963 Oct-Dec | 87 | 5 | 5.7% | 16th |
| 1964 Jan-Mar | 60 | 2 | 3.3% | 28th |
| 1964 Apr-Jun | 138 | 3 | 2.2% | 52nd |
| 1964 Jul-Sep | 106 | 1 | 0.9% | 4th |
| 1964 Oct-Oct | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1965 Jan-Mar | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | 25th |
| 1965 Apr-Jun | 106 | 17 | 16.0% | 67th |
| 1965 Jul-Sep | 106 | 8 | 7.5% | 54th |
| 1965 Oct-Oct | 15 | 2 | 13.3% | 29th |
| 1966 Jan-Mar | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1966 Apr-Jun | 56 | 1 | 1.8% | 0th |
| 1966 Jul-Sep | 119 | 2 | 1.7% | 4th |
| 1966 Oct-Oct | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | 4th |
| 1967 Jan-Mar | 53 | 2 | 3.8% | 7th |
| 1967 Apr-Jun | 70 | 2 | 2.9% | 7th |
| 1967 Jul-Sep | 81 | 14 | 17.3% | 66th |
| 1967 Oct-Dec | 111 | 16 | 14.4% | 38th |
| 1968 Jan-Mar | 69 | 2 | 2.9% | 7th |
| 1968 Apr-Jun | 96 | 2 | 2.1% | 7th |
| 1968 Jul-Sep | 89 | 3 | 3.4% | 10th |
| 1968 Oct-Oct | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1969 Jan-Mar | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 36th |
| 1969 Apr-Jun | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | 15th |
| 1969 Jul-Sep | 44 | 5 | 11.4% | 64th |
| 1969 Oct-Dec | 158 | 7 | 4.4% | 10th |
| 1970 Jan-Mar | 100 | 4 | 4.0% | 18th |
| 1970 Apr-Jun | 92 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1970 Jul-Sep | 123 | 8 | 6.5% | 10th |
| 1970 Oct-Dec | 106 | 15 | 14.2% | 32nd |
| 1971 Feb-Mar | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | 34th |
| 1971 Apr-Jun | 89 | 15 | 16.9% | 40th |
| 1971 Jul-Sep | 109 | 21 | 19.3% | 62nd |
| 1971 Oct-Dec | 202 | 14 | 6.9% | 22nd |
| 1972 Jan-Mar | 119 | 9 | 7.6% | 22nd |
| 1972 Apr-Jun | 130 | 4 | 3.1% | 16th |
| 1972 Jul-Sep | 206 | 16 | 7.8% | 42nd |
| 1972 Oct-Oct | 75 | 7 | 9.3% | 40th |
| 1973 Jan-Mar | 67 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1973 Apr-Jun | 192 | 5 | 2.6% | 8th |
| 1973 Jul-Sep | 167 | 12 | 7.2% | 48th |
| 1973 Oct-Dec | 168 | 9 | 5.4% | 25th |
| 1974 Jan-Mar | 94 | 15 | 16.0% | 72nd |
| 1974 Apr-Jun | 179 | 37 | 20.7% | 80th |
| 1974 Jul-Sep | 138 | 15 | 10.9% | 57th |
| 1974 Oct-Dec | 133 | 26 | 19.5% | 61st |
| 1975 Jan-Mar | 118 | 7 | 5.9% | 52nd |
| 1975 Apr-Jun | 141 | 9 | 6.4% | 29th |
| 1975 Jul-Sep | 170 | 16 | 9.4% | 60th |
| 1975 Oct-Dec | 182 | 8 | 4.4% | 25th |
| 1976 Jan-Mar | 109 | 35 | 32.1% | 90th |
| 1976 Apr-Jun | 263 | 25 | 9.5% | 41st |
| 1976 Jul-Sep | 315 | 41 | 13.0% | 54th |
| 1976 Oct-Oct | 13 | 6 | 46.2% | 62nd |
| 1977 Jan-Mar | 92 | 8 | 8.7% | 52nd |
| 1977 Apr-Jun | 178 | 23 | 12.9% | 68th |
| 1977 Jul-Sep | 233 | 56 | 24.0% | 95th |
| 1977 Oct-Dec | 133 | 46 | 34.6% | 92nd |
| 1978 Jan-Mar | 78 | 26 | 33.3% | 96th |
| 1978 Apr-Jun | 119 | 17 | 14.3% | 81st |
| 1978 Jul-Sep | 237 | 38 | 16.0% | 78th |
| 1978 Oct-Oct | 86 | 13 | 15.1% | 74th |
| 1979 Feb-Mar | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | 37th |
| 1979 Apr-Jun | 121 | 10 | 8.3% | 55th |
| 1979 Jul-Sep | 171 | 13 | 7.6% | 49th |
| 1979 Oct-Dec | 184 | 20 | 10.9% | 65th |
| 1980 Jan-Mar | 67 | 30 | 44.8% | 96th |
| 1980 Apr-Jun | 216 | 39 | 18.1% | 80th |
| 1980 Jul-Sep | 179 | 19 | 10.6% | 62nd |
| 1980 Oct-Dec | 84 | 20 | 23.8% | 70th |
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
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
Pronunciation Guide
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