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Norman Sisisky

Representative for Virginia, district 4 · Democrat

Born 1927 · Died 2001

Democrat · VA House 1983–2003
9,048votes cast 96.5%attendance 80.0%party loyalty 10congresses served
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Norman Sisisky

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 3215 · To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement plan… November 3, 1999 · In committee
  • H.R. 3527 · To amend the Act entitled "An Act to establish a national military park at the battle fields of the siege of … March 19, 1998 · In committee
  • H.R. 2512 · To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate endorse… September 18, 1997 · In committee
  • H.R. 2995 · Paperwork Reduction Act of 1993 August 6, 1993 · In committee
  • H.R. 1378 · To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to applicability of qualification requirements for certai… March 17, 1993 · Public Law 103-35
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
10 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 2001 – March 29, 2001
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseVirginia · District 4DemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
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 107th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Passage: H.R. 6 (House Roll Call 75 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 6 (House Roll Call 74 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Rangel Substitute Amendment: H.R. 6 (House Roll Call 73 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Approving the Journal (House Roll Call 72 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 104 (House Roll Call 71 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Con.Res. 83 (House Roll Call 70 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Spratt Substitute Amendment: H.Con.Res. 83 (House Roll Call 69 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Flake Substitute Amendment: H.Con.Res. 83 (House Roll Call 68 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Stenholm Substitute Amendment: H.Con.Res. 83 (House Roll Call 67 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Kucinich Substitute Amendment: H.Con.Res. 83 (House Roll Call 66 (107th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    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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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 29 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 189 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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Votes cast by year

In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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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 25, 2026