Rep. Stephen Solarz
Former Representative forNew York’s 13th District
Solarz was the representative forNew York’s 13th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1975 to 1992.
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Solarz is shown as a purple triangle▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below.Each dot was a member of the House of Representativesin 1992positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators sponsored and cosponsoredfrom Jan. 6, 1987 to Oct. 9, 1992.See fullanalysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Solarz was the primary sponsor of 13 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.J.Res. 471 (102nd): Designating September 16, 1992, as “National Occupational Therapy Day”.
- H.J.Res. 467 (101st): Designating September 21, 1990, as “National POW/MIA Recognition Day”, and recognizing the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.
- H.R. 2344 (101st): To authorize the transfer to the Republic of the Philippines of two excess naval vessels.
- H.R. 2802 (100th): A bill for the relief of Fleurette Seidman.
- H.R. 5389 (100th): Bangladesh Disaster Assistance Act of 1988
- H.J.Res. 453 (100th): A joint resolution designating September 16, 1988, as “National POW/MIA Recognition Day”.
- H.J.Res. 216 (100th): A joint resolution to support a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq war and a negotiated solution to the conflict.
Does 13 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
Solarz sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (58%)Government Operations and Politics (14%)Foreign Trade and International Finance (10%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Solarz recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Con.Res. 361 (102nd): Condemning the persecution of Cuban poet Maria Elena Cruz Varela, and for …
- H.R. 5890 (102nd): Handgun Control Act of 1992
- H.R. 5891 (102nd): Foreign Language Satellite Training Center Act of 1992
- H.Con.Res. 356 (102nd): Concerning the establishment of a United States-China Human Rights Commission.
- H.R. 5708 (102nd): Khmer Rouge Prosecution Act
- H.Con.Res. 348 (102nd): To commend the people of the Philippines for successfully conducting peaceful general …
- H.R. 5360 (102nd): International Refugee Protection Act of 1992
Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1975 to Oct 1992, Solarz missed 744 of 9,468 roll call votes, which is 7.9%.This isworse thanthe median of 4.4%among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Oct 1992.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Jan-Mar | 68 | 3 | 4.4% | 46th |
| 1975 Apr-Jun | 199 | 9 | 4.5% | 44th |
| 1975 Jul-Sep | 154 | 6 | 3.9% | 37th |
| 1975 Oct-Dec | 191 | 30 | 15.7% | 88th |
| 1976 Jan-Mar | 106 | 4 | 3.8% | 38th |
| 1976 Apr-Jun | 267 | 24 | 9.0% | 57th |
| 1976 Jul-Sep | 281 | 5 | 1.8% | 18th |
| 1976 Oct-Oct | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1977 Jan-Mar | 100 | 1 | 1.0% | 16th |
| 1977 Apr-Jun | 273 | 8 | 2.9% | 25th |
| 1977 Jul-Sep | 198 | 9 | 4.5% | 47th |
| 1977 Oct-Dec | 135 | 1 | 0.7% | 14th |
| 1978 Jan-Mar | 150 | 6 | 4.0% | 33rd |
| 1978 Apr-Jun | 300 | 34 | 11.3% | 65th |
| 1978 Jul-Sep | 308 | 18 | 5.8% | 41st |
| 1978 Oct-Oct | 76 | 4 | 5.3% | 47th |
| 1979 Jan-Mar | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1979 Apr-Jun | 221 | 7 | 3.2% | 26th |
| 1979 Jul-Sep | 198 | 12 | 6.1% | 51st |
| 1979 Oct-Dec | 190 | 27 | 14.2% | 72nd |
| 1980 Jan-Mar | 148 | 8 | 5.4% | 31st |
| 1980 Apr-Jun | 197 | 26 | 13.2% | 76th |
| 1980 Jul-Sep | 192 | 17 | 8.9% | 60th |
| 1980 Oct-Dec | 67 | 4 | 6.0% | 38th |
| 1981 Jan-Mar | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 83rd |
| 1981 Apr-Jun | 90 | 15 | 16.7% | 86th |
| 1981 Jul-Sep | 106 | 5 | 4.7% | 49th |
| 1981 Oct-Dec | 142 | 13 | 9.2% | 64th |
| 1982 Feb-Mar | 48 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1982 Apr-Jun | 119 | 4 | 3.4% | 41st |
| 1982 Jul-Sep | 193 | 7 | 3.6% | 33rd |
| 1982 Oct-Dec | 99 | 3 | 3.0% | 22nd |
| 1983 Jan-Mar | 43 | 5 | 11.6% | 68th |
| 1983 Apr-Jun | 182 | 18 | 9.9% | 67th |
| 1983 Jul-Sep | 130 | 7 | 5.4% | 67th |
| 1983 Oct-Nov | 143 | 85 | 59.4% | 100th |
| 1984 Jan-Mar | 53 | 11 | 20.8% | 89th |
| 1984 Apr-Jun | 223 | 16 | 7.2% | 55th |
| 1984 Jul-Sep | 96 | 1 | 1.0% | 18th |
| 1984 Oct-Oct | 36 | 5 | 13.9% | 78th |
| 1985 Jan-Mar | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | 52nd |
| 1985 Apr-Jun | 154 | 12 | 7.8% | 74th |
| 1985 Jul-Sep | 101 | 9 | 8.9% | 78th |
| 1985 Oct-Dec | 148 | 5 | 3.4% | 47th |
| 1986 Jan-Mar | 61 | 15 | 24.6% | 94th |
| 1986 Apr-Jun | 128 | 1 | 0.8% | 14th |
| 1986 Jul-Sep | 202 | 6 | 3.0% | 46th |
| 1986 Oct-Oct | 60 | 9 | 15.0% | 87th |
| 1987 Jan-Mar | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | 36th |
| 1987 Apr-Jun | 187 | 8 | 4.3% | 49th |
| 1987 Jul-Sep | 95 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1987 Oct-Dec | 167 | 16 | 9.6% | 73rd |
| 1988 Feb-Mar | 49 | 3 | 6.1% | 57th |
| 1988 Apr-Jun | 161 | 7 | 4.3% | 54th |
| 1988 Jul-Sep | 152 | 8 | 5.3% | 57th |
| 1988 Oct-Oct | 89 | 6 | 6.7% | 72nd |
| 1989 Jan-Mar | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Apr-Jun | 105 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Jul-Sep | 128 | 8 | 6.2% | 80th |
| 1989 Oct-Nov | 121 | 3 | 2.5% | 32nd |
| 1990 Jan-Mar | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | 74th |
| 1990 Apr-Jun | 150 | 8 | 5.3% | 70th |
| 1990 Jul-Sep | 183 | 7 | 3.8% | 60th |
| 1990 Oct-Oct | 143 | 12 | 8.4% | 78th |
| 1991 Jan-Mar | 62 | 3 | 4.8% | 64th |
| 1991 Apr-Jun | 139 | 7 | 5.0% | 65th |
| 1991 Jul-Sep | 81 | 3 | 3.7% | 44th |
| 1991 Oct-Nov | 162 | 3 | 1.9% | 35th |
| 1992 Jan-Mar | 66 | 2 | 3.0% | 46th |
| 1992 Apr-Jun | 185 | 10 | 5.4% | 60th |
| 1992 Jul-Sep | 196 | 93 | 47.4% | 98th |
| 1992 Oct-Oct | 41 | 12 | 29.3% | 93rd |
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
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
