Lane Evans
Democrat
IL
Representative, 17th District
Last year in office: 2007
Lane Evans is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Illinois's 17th Congressional District. Evans first took office in Congress in 1983 and left office in 2007.
Lane Evans: Voting Record & Political Positions
Lane Evans's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 46 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 984, 63 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Lane Evans Votes On
- Defense Spending
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Infrastructure
- Immigration
- Public Housing
How Lane Evans Voted on Recent Bills
- Not Voting on “To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress an annual report and to provide notice to the public on congressional initiatives in funds authorized or made available to the Department of Defense.” (2006-12-08) — Failed
- Not Voting on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5631) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.” (2006-06-20) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006” (2006-06-15) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006” (2006-12-09) — Failed
- Not Voting on “Relating to consideration of the bill (H.R. 6111) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.” (2006-12-08) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6406) to modify temporarily certain rates of duty and make other technical amendments to the trade laws, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes.” (2006-12-08) — Passed