W. Bill Young, former Representative for Florida's 13th Congressional District

Young was the representative for Florida’s 13^th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2013 to 2013.

He was previously the representative for Florida’s 10^th congressional district as a Republican from 1993 to 2012; the representative for Florida’s 8^th congressional district as a Republican from 1983 to 1992; the representative for Florida’s 6^th congressional district as a Republican from 1973 to 1982; and the representative for Florida’s 8^th congressional district as a Republican from 1971 to 1972.

Alleged misconduct & resolution

In 2009 Young was investigated for soliciting campaign contributions in exchange for legislative outcomes. The House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct dismissed the charges. On October 18, 2013, Representative Young died.

Dec. 2, 2009	House Office of Congressional Ethics recommended the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct dismiss the above allegations.
Feb. 26, 2010	House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct dismissed the charges
Oct. 10, 2013	Representative Young died.

Photo of Rep. W. Bill Young [R-FL13, 2013-2013]

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Young is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2014 positioned according to our liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).

The chart is based on the bills Young sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Young was the primary sponsor of 78 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Young sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Armed Forces and National Security (50%) Energy (25%) Health (25%)

Recent Bills

Some of Young’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Young’s Vote	Vote Description
No	H.R. 1947 (113th): Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 Jun 20, 2013. Failed 195/234.
Nay	H.R. 6190 (112th): Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012 Dec 12, 2012. Failed 229/182.
Aye	H.R. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012 Aug 2, 2012. Passed 223/197.
Nay	H.R. 2362 (112th): Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011 Jul 23, 2012. Failed 222/160.
No	H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117. The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ...
Not Voting	S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 Sep 29, 2010. Passed 304/118.
Aye	H.R. 2920 (111th): Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009 Jul 22, 2009. Passed 265/166.
Yea	H.R. 2918 (111th): Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 Jun 19, 2009. Passed 232/178.
Nay	H.R. 6532 (110th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance. Jul 23, 2008. Passed 387/37.
Yea	H.R. 1830 (110th): To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008. Jun 27, 2007. Passed 365/59.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1971 to Oct 2013, Young missed 2,112 of 25,178 roll call votes, which is 8.4%. This is much worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Oct 2013. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1971 Jan-Mar	22	2	9.1%	25^th
1971 Apr-Jun	90	14	15.6%	25^th
1971 Jul-Sep	74	1	1.4%	0^th
1971 Oct-Dec	134	9	6.7%	0^th
1972 Jan-Mar	64	5	7.8%	25^th
1972 Apr-Jun	114	4	3.5%	0^th
1972 Jul-Sep	101	7	6.9%	25^th
1972 Oct-Oct	50	2	4.0%	0^th
1973 Jan-Mar	36	2	5.6%	17^th
1973 Apr-Jun	191	14	7.3%	33^rd
1973 Jul-Sep	131	1	0.8%	0^th
1973 Oct-Dec	182	5	2.7%	0^th
1974 Jan-Mar	79	2	2.5%	0^th
1974 Apr-Jun	170	9	5.3%	0^th
1974 Jul-Sep	148	10	6.8%	0^th
1974 Oct-Dec	141	16	11.3%	67^th
1975 Jan-Mar	68	4	5.9%	67^th
1975 Apr-Jun	199	21	10.6%	67^th
1975 Jul-Sep	154	11	7.1%	50^th
1975 Oct-Dec	191	17	8.9%	50^th
1976 Jan-Mar	106	4	3.8%	17^th
1976 Apr-Jun	267	10	3.7%	17^th
1976 Jul-Sep	281	7	2.5%	17^th
1976 Oct-Oct	7	0	0.0%	0^th
1977 Jan-Mar	98	11	11.2%	73^rd
1977 Apr-Jun	273	43	15.8%	67^th
1977 Jul-Sep	198	11	5.6%	33^rd
1977 Oct-Dec	135	5	3.7%	13^th
1978 Jan-Mar	150	3	2.0%	20^th
1978 Apr-Jun	300	7	2.3%	7^th
1978 Jul-Sep	308	3	1.0%	7^th
1978 Oct-Oct	76	7	9.2%	40^th
1979 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
1979 Apr-Jun	221	11	5.0%	24^th
1979 Jul-Sep	198	3	1.5%	18^th
1979 Oct-Dec	190	15	7.9%	41^st
1980 Jan-Mar	148	5	3.4%	6^th
1980 Apr-Jun	197	2	1.0%	0^th
1980 Jul-Sep	192	11	5.7%	35^th
1980 Oct-Dec	67	3	4.5%	29^th
1981 Jan-Mar	15	0	0.0%	0^th
1981 Apr-Jun	90	4	4.4%	25^th
1981 Jul-Sep	106	4	3.8%	38^th
1981 Oct-Dec	142	11	7.7%	58^th
1982 Feb-Mar	48	7	14.6%	88^th
1982 Apr-Jun	119	1	0.8%	21^st
1982 Jul-Sep	193	24	12.4%	83^rd
1982 Oct-Dec	99	13	13.1%	79^th
1983 Jan-Mar	43	4	9.3%	62^nd
1983 Apr-Jun	182	7	3.8%	31^st
1983 Jul-Sep	130	8	6.2%	62^nd
1983 Oct-Nov	143	16	11.2%	81^st
1984 Jan-Mar	53	3	5.7%	56^th
1984 Apr-Jun	223	29	13.0%	75^th
1984 Jul-Sep	96	0	0.0%	0^th
1984 Oct-Oct	36	3	8.3%	50^th
1985 Jan-Mar	36	2	5.6%	35^th
1985 Apr-Jun	154	9	5.8%	62^nd
1985 Jul-Sep	101	10	9.9%	76^th
1985 Oct-Dec	148	7	4.7%	62^nd
1986 Jan-Mar	61	2	3.3%	38^th
1986 Apr-Jun	128	9	7.0%	79^th
1986 Jul-Sep	202	16	7.9%	71^st
1986 Oct-Oct	60	2	3.3%	59^th
1987 Jan-Mar	39	4	10.3%	79^th
1987 Apr-Jun	187	22	11.8%	88^th
1987 Jul-Sep	95	3	3.2%	62^nd
1987 Oct-Dec	167	13	7.8%	68^th
1988 Feb-Mar	49	2	4.1%	50^th
1988 Apr-Jun	161	9	5.6%	68^th
1988 Jul-Sep	152	7	4.6%	68^th
1988 Oct-Oct	89	7	7.9%	68^th
1989 Jan-Mar	14	0	0.0%	0^th
1989 Apr-Jun	105	9	8.6%	89^th
1989 Jul-Sep	128	1	0.8%	21^st
1989 Oct-Nov	121	2	1.7%	26^th
1990 Jan-Mar	60	4	6.7%	79^th
1990 Apr-Jun	150	18	12.0%	83^rd
1990 Jul-Sep	183	6	3.3%	56^th
1990 Oct-Oct	143	2	1.4%	42^nd
1991 Jan-Mar	62	0	0.0%	0^th
1991 Apr-Jun	139	8	5.8%	68^th
1991 Jul-Sep	81	4	4.9%	61^st
1991 Oct-Nov	162	3	1.9%	40^th
1992 Jan-Mar	66	6	9.1%	76^th
1992 Apr-Jun	185	5	2.7%	50^th
1992 Jul-Sep	196	0	0.0%	0^th
1992 Oct-Oct	41	3	7.3%	71^st
1993 Jan-Mar	127	12	9.4%	90^th
1993 Apr-Jun	190	14	7.4%	75^th
1993 Jul-Sep	164	8	4.9%	78^th
1993 Oct-Nov	134	1	0.7%	22^nd
1994 Jan-Mar	95	1	1.1%	18^th
1994 Apr-Jun	219	8	3.7%	64^th
1994 Jul-Sep	142	10	7.0%	77^th
1994 Oct-Nov	51	0	0.0%	0^th
1995 Jan-Mar	279	4	1.4%	56^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	17	9.0%	92^nd
1995 Jul-Sep	232	15	6.5%	90^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	12	6.5%	87^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	0	0.0%	0^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	13	7.1%	90^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	111	68.1%	99^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	7	9.9%	90^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	5	2.9%	61^st
1997 Jul-Sep	232	18	7.8%	91^st
1997 Oct-Nov	163	7	4.3%	70^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	5	5.6%	72^nd
1998 Apr-Jun	185	10	5.4%	77^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	80	40.2%	99^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	5	6.8%	82^nd
1999 Jan-Mar	77	2	2.6%	56^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	17	9.2%	92^nd
1999 Jul-Sep	204	6	2.9%	76^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	9	6.2%	77^th
2000 Jan-Mar	95	9	9.5%	82^nd
2000 Apr-Jun	277	37	13.4%	94^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	7	5.4%	80^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	3	3.0%	27^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	10	7.4%	88^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	2	1.3%	39^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	7	4.6%	73^rd
2002 Jan-Mar	79	13	16.5%	94^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	14	6.9%	83^rd
2002 Jul-Sep	141	9	6.4%	76^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	7	11.5%	86^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	9	9.6%	92^nd
2003 Apr-Jun	239	44	18.4%	98^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	9	4.7%	80^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	3	2.0%	37^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	22	21.2%	95^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	1	0.5%	17^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	25	15.5%	92^nd
2004 Oct-Dec	58	1	1.7%	44^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	10	11.1%	93^rd
2005 Apr-Jun	272	41	15.1%	98^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	14	9.6%	92^nd
2005 Oct-Dec	163	34	20.9%	98^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	4	2.5%	58^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	2	7.4%	65^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	28	13.1%	98^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	3	0.8%	26^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	6	1.9%	51^st
2007 Oct-Dec	263	10	3.8%	63^rd
2008 Jan-Mar	149	14	9.4%	82^nd
2008 Apr-Jun	321	14	4.4%	67^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	6	2.9%	55^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	1	6.7%	78^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	10	5.7%	85^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	20	6.6%	85^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	46	17.2%	98^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	20	8.1%	87^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	63	32.3%	99^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	19	8.7%	87^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	107	70.9%	100^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	34	34.3%	98^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	13	6.1%	93^rd
2011 Apr-Jun	281	32	11.4%	95^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	23	9.3%	93^rd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	30	14.4%	98^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	8	5.3%	82^nd
2012 Apr-Jun	299	42	14.0%	96^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	1	0.7%	33^rd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	5	9.8%	81^st
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	15	16.9%	94^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	52	24.2%	99^th
2013 Jul-Sep	200	78	39.0%	99^th
2013 Oct-Dec	46	32	69.6%	99^th

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
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
Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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