Melvin Watt
Democrat
NC
Representative, 12th District
Last year in office: 2014
Melvin Watt is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for North Carolina's 12th Congressional District. Watt first took office in Congress in 1993 and left office in 2014.
Melvin Watt: Voting Record & Political Positions
Melvin Watt's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 130 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1277, 80 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Melvin Watt Votes On
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Infrastructure
- Health Insurance
- Immigration
- Public Housing
How Melvin Watt Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014” (2013-10-17) — Passed
- Yea on “Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013” (2013-08-02) — Failed
- Yea on “Fairness for American Families Act” (2013-07-17) — Failed
- Yea on “Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2013” (2013-04-15) — Passed
- Nay on “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013” (2013-04-15) — Failed
- Nay on “To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes.” (2013-03-05) — Passed