Rep. Arthur Ravenel
Former Representative forSouth Carolina’s 1st District
Ravenel was the representative forSouth Carolina’s 1st congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1987 to 1994.
![Photo of Rep. Arthur Ravenel [R-SC1, 1987-1994]](/image.pl?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.govtrack.us%2fstatic%2flegislator-photos%2f409052-200px.jpeg&f=jpg&w=240)
Enacted Legislation
Ravenel 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
Ravenel sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Foreign Trade and International Finance (83%)Armed Forces and National Security (10%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Ravenel recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 2184 (103rd): To suspend until January 1, 1995, the duty on chromotropic acid.
- H.R. 2182 (103rd): To extend until January 1, 1996, the previously existing suspensions of duty …
- H.R. 2185 (103rd): To suspend until January 1, 1996, the duty on Resolin Red F3BS …
- H.R. 2179 (103rd): To extend until January 1, 1996, the previously existing suspension of duty …
- H.R. 2183 (103rd): To extend until January 1, 1996, the previously existing suspension of duty …
- H.R. 2186 (103rd): To suspend until January 1, 1996, the duty on dimethyl succinyl succinate.
- H.R. 2181 (103rd): To extend until January 1, 1996, the previously existing suspension of duty …
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1987 to Nov 1994, Ravenel missed 96 of 3,897 roll call votes, which is 2.5%.This ison par withthe 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 absences, major life events, and running for higher office.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Jan-Mar | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | 81st |
| 1987 Apr-Jun | 187 | 2 | 1.1% | 16th |
| 1987 Jul-Sep | 95 | 1 | 1.1% | 23rd |
| 1987 Oct-Dec | 167 | 5 | 3.0% | 22nd |
| 1988 Feb-Mar | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | 69th |
| 1988 Apr-Jun | 161 | 1 | 0.6% | 13th |
| 1988 Jul-Sep | 152 | 4 | 2.6% | 33rd |
| 1988 Oct-Oct | 89 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Jan-Mar | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Apr-Jun | 105 | 1 | 1.0% | 17th |
| 1989 Jul-Sep | 128 | 23 | 18.0% | 98th |
| 1989 Oct-Nov | 121 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1990 Jan-Mar | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | 31st |
| 1990 Apr-Jun | 150 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1990 Jul-Sep | 183 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1990 Oct-Oct | 143 | 6 | 4.2% | 60th |
| 1991 Jan-Mar | 62 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1991 Apr-Jun | 139 | 4 | 2.9% | 48th |
| 1991 Jul-Sep | 81 | 3 | 3.7% | 49th |
| 1991 Oct-Nov | 162 | 1 | 0.6% | 17th |
| 1992 Jan-Mar | 66 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1992 Apr-Jun | 185 | 2 | 1.1% | 21st |
| 1992 Jul-Sep | 196 | 3 | 1.5% | 34th |
| 1992 Oct-Oct | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | 80th |
| 1993 Jan-Mar | 127 | 1 | 0.8% | 23rd |
| 1993 Apr-Jun | 190 | 1 | 0.5% | 13th |
| 1993 Jul-Sep | 164 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1993 Oct-Nov | 134 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1994 Jan-Mar | 95 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1994 Apr-Jun | 219 | 2 | 0.9% | 25th |
| 1994 Jul-Sep | 142 | 14 | 9.9% | 82nd |
| 1994 Oct-Nov | 51 | 9 | 17.6% | 92nd |
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
- TheHouse andSenate 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
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
