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FILE · D000593
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Royden Patrick Dyson

Representative for Maryland, district 1 · Democrat

Born 1948

Democrat · MD House 1981–1991
4,249votes cast 96.0%attendance 80.7%party loyalty 5congresses served
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Royden Patrick Dyson

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 5858 · Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 1990 October 18, 1990 · In committee
  • H.R. 5244 · Rural Law Enforcement Drug Act of 1990 July 11, 1990 · In committee
  • H.R. 5168 · To authorize fishery documentation for the vessel Paula Sue. June 26, 1990 · In committee
  • H.R. 5167 · To authorize coastwise and Great Lakes documentation for the vessel Playpen. June 26, 1990 · In committee
  • H.R. 4738 · Nontidal Wetlands Protection Act of 1990 May 8, 1990 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
5 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseMaryland · District 1DemocratJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseMaryland · District 1DemocratJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseMaryland · District 1DemocratJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseMaryland · District 1DemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseMaryland · District 1DemocratJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 101st Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 5168: See H.R.4009.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 5167: See H.R.4009.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  3. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 4283: See H.R.4739.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — SUSPEND THE RULES AND CONCUR IN S. ADTS. TO H. ADT: S. 280 (House Roll Call 536 (101st Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — SUSPEND RULES AND AGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENT: H.R. 4793 (House Roll Call 535 (101st Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: S. 3266 (House Roll Call 534 (101st Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage: H.J.Res. 687 (House Roll Call 533 (101st Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 5769 (House Roll Call 532 (101st Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 5114 (House Roll Call 531 (101st Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: S. 358 (House Roll Call 530 (101st Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Recorded positions over time

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In the courts

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 24, 2026