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2003 - US Congressional List
of Roll Call Votes:
Liberty Report Cards
HOUSE Economic
27. Welfare Reauthorization/Kucinich substitute to increase mandatory child
care funding and other provisions. Rejected 124 300 (RLC VOTE = NO)
72. Bankruptcy Overhaul/Democratic substitute to expand access to Chapter 7
relative to the underlying bill. Rejected 128 296 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
79. Budget Resolution/conservative substitute to lower discretionary
spending, increase the tax cut, and balance the budget in five years. 80 342
(RLC VOTE = YES)
80. Budget Resolution/progressive substitute to increase discretionary
spending, eliminate the tax cut, and balance the budget in six years. 85 340
(RLC VOTE = NO)
81. Budget Resolution/Democratic substitute to increase discretionary
spending, and lower the tax cut. Rejected 192 236 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
98. Deposit Insurance/passage to raise FDIC coverage from $100,000 to
$130,000, double for certain retirement accounts, and other provisions. Passed
411 11 (RLC VOTE = NO)
132. Energy Plan/gasoline consumption to, by 2010, lower the amount of gas
consumed by five percent from the average fuel economy standard allowed for
2004. Rejected 162 268 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
135. Energy Plan/ANWR to delete language allowing oil and gas drilling
leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Rejected 197 228 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
167. Nanotechnology Research/passage to authorize $2.4 billion for
nanotechnology research. Passed 405 19 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
182. Tax Reduction/passage to reduce taxes by $550 billion. Passed 222 203
(RLC VOTE = YES)
288. Estate Tax/passage to make permanent the repeal of the estate tax.
Passed 264 163 (RLC VOTE =
YES)
291. Tax Filing Changes/Democratic substitute to eliminate tax breaks for
companies that move their headquarters overseas and other provisions. Rejected
196 226 (RLC VOTE = NO)
328. Medical Savings Accounts/passage to expand access to medical savings
accounts to all. Passed 237 191 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
330. Prescription Drug Benefit/Democratic substitute to expand the proposed
prescription drug benefit to all eligible for Medicare. Rejected 175 255 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
350. Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations/failing schools to not apply any sanctions
to failing schools (the leave no teacher behind program). Rejected 199 223
(RLC VOTE = NO)
405. Commerce-Justice-State Appropriations/UNESCO to eliminate $71 million
provided for U.S. re-entry in the U.N. Education, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. Rejected 145 279 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
432. U.S. - Singapore Free Trade/passage. Passed 272 155 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
436. U.S. - Chile Free Trade/passage. Passed 270 156 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
470. Transportation Appropriations/AMTRAK to reduce funding for AMTRAK by
$320 million and re-allocate the funds to highways. Rejected 90 322 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
495. Credit Card Reporting/interest rates to prohibit credit card companies
from increasing rates because of negative information on credit reports.
Rejected 142 272 (RLC VOTE =
NO)
HOUSE Personal
39. Human Cloning/passage to prohibit human cloning. Passed 241 155 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
64. Medical Malpractice/passage to cap awards. Passed 229 196 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
88. Protection for Children/pornography to criminalize the depiction of
child pornography. Passed 406 15 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
106. War Supplemental/War on Drugs to decrease funding for counter-drug
activities in Columbia by $61 million. Rejected 209 216 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
120. Gun Liability/prior conviction to delete a provision requiring that a
person have a prior conviction before being subject to civil liability for the
transfer of a gun. Rejected 148 278 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
122. Gun Liability/manufacturers to permits civil litigation against gun
manufacturers. Rejected 144 280 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
151. Special Ed/private schools to allow states to use federal funds to set
up programs for students with disabilities in private schools. Rejected 182
240 (RLC VOTE = YES)
197. Missing and Runaway Children/passage to authorize $105 million for
missing and runaway children. Agreed 404 14 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
206. Defense Authorization/reassign military to homeland security to
authorize the use of U.S. military to assist the Dpt of Homeland Security
patrol the border. Adopted 250 179 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
234. Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment to prohibit the physical
desecration of a U.S. Flag. Passed 300 125 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
255. Internet Gambling/passage to require financial institutions and credit
card companies to block internet gambling. Passed 319 104 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
272. Class Action Lawsuits/passage to allow class action lawsuits to be
removed to federal courts when more than 1/3 of the complainants are from
outside any one state. Passed 253 170 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
408. Commerce-Justice-State Appropriation/warrants to bar funds from being
used to use sneak and peek searches, that is, to delay notice that search
warrant has been obtained. Adopted 309 118 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
409. Commerce-Justice-State Appropriation/citizenship information to bar
funds to any state or local entity that restricts its officials from
transmitting information regarding a persons citizen status or immigration
status to the Dpt of Homeland Security. Rejected 122 305 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
420. Commerce-Justice-State Appropriation/medical marijuana to bar funds
from being used to interfere with state laws regarding medical marijuana.
Rejected 152 273 (RLC VOTE =
YES)
426. Foreign Operations Appropriations/Columbia military to reduce the
funding of counter-drug operations in Columbia and transfer the funds to AIDs
programs. Rejected 195 226 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
441. Head Start/religious organizations to strike a provision allowing
religious organizations operating Head Start programs to consider religion in
hiring teachers. Rejected 200 229 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
445. Drug Importation to allow the importation of prescription drugs from 25
different countries. Passed 243 186 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
479. DC Appropriations/school vouchers to strike from the bill a provision
providing $10 million for a school voucher program. Rejected 203 203 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
483. Transportations-Treasury Appropriations/Cuba travel ban to bar funds
from being used to enforce the ban on travel to Cuba by U.S. citizens. Adopted
227 188 (RLC VOTE = YES)
SENATE Economic
59. Budget Resolution/ANWR - to strike language in the bill giving procedural
protection to legislation authorizing drilling in part of the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge. Adopted 52 48 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
76. Budget Resolution/reduced tax cut to reduce tax cut from $550 billion to
$350 billion. Rejected 38 62 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
77. Budget Resolution/AMTRAK to increase spending on AMTRAK by $912 million.
Adopted 51 49 (RLC VOTE = NO)
94. Budget Resolution/Social Security tax repeal to increase tax cut by $146
billion by repealing the 1993 Social Security benefits tax increase. Rejected
48 51 (RLC VOTE = YES)
97. Budget Resolution/reinstate environmental tax to reinstate the Superfund
corporate environmental income tax and the Superfund excise tax on petroleum
and various industrial chemicals, projected to raise $15.6 billion over ten
years. Rejected 43 56 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
118. Budget Resolution/member projects to strike appropriations for
individual member projects. Rejected 38 61 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
123. War Supplemental/first responder to table (kill) an amendment to
appropriate $2.3 billion for first responders in states and localities. Killed
51 46 (RLC VOTE = YES)
134. Budget Resolution/Conference Rpt. Adopted 51 - 50 (VP voting to break a
tie)
160. Tax Reduction/refundable wage credit to create a refundable wage credit
equal to 7.65 percent of the first $10,000 of earnings. Rejected 35 65 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
169. Tax Reduction/caregiver tax credit to waive the Budget Act in order to
create a $5,000 tax credit for family caregivers. Rejected 48 51 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
196. Tax Reduction/Conference Rpt 51 50 (VP voting to break a tie)
209. Energy Plan/ethanol to require gasoline refineries to use 5 billion
gallons of ethanol of other alternative renewable fuels by 2012. Adopted 68
28 (RLC VOTE = NO)
218. Energy Plan/energy trading to kill an amendment to give the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission regulatory authority over energy commodity trading.
Killed 55 44 (RLC VOTE = YES)
222. FAA Reauthorization/privatization to prohibit the Transportation
secretary from privatizing core air traffic control functions. Adopted 56 41
(RLC VOTE = NO)
227. Prescription Drugs/government-run plan to create a prescription drug
benefit under Medicare available to all eligible recipients. Rejected 37 58
(RLC VOTE = NO)
245. Prescription Drugs/Durbin substitute to create a prescription drug
benefit under Medicare available to all eligible recipients involving a
group-negotiation system. Rejected 39 56 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
309. Energy Plan/CAFΙ standards to mandate an increase in Corporate Average
Fuel Economy standards, from 25 mph in 2006 rising to 40 mph in 2015. Rejected
32 65 (RLC VOTE = NO)
318. U.S. - Singapore Free Trade/passage. Passed 66 32 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
319. U.S. - Chile Free Trade/passage. Passed 66 31 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
373. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations/tax cuts to kill an amendment
partially finance the emergency supplemental appropriations by suspending
upper-income tax cuts. Killed 57 42 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
SENATE Personal
6. Omnibus Appropriations/anti-drug spending to table (kill) an amendment to
provide $635 million for state and local anti-drug enforcement. Killed 52 46
(RLC VOTE = YES)
20. Omnibus Appropriations/minority health services to kill a motion to
provide $540 million for minority health services. Killed 51 46 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
40. Estrada Nomination/cloture. Cloture not invoked 55 44 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
54. Bybee Nomination Nomination confirmed 74 19 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
145. FISA Warrants/Feinstein substitute to allow but not require FISA judges
to ignore any lack of evidence when allowing the surveillance of a foreigner.
Rejected 35 59 (RLC VOTE =
YES)
146. FISA Warrants/passage to require FISA judges to ignore any lack of
evidence when allowing the surveillance of a foreigner. Passed 90 4 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
161. Tax Reduction/tobacco settlements to waive the Budget Act in order to
limit attorney awards in tobacco settlements. Rejected 37 61 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
186. Defense Authorizations/nuclear weapons to kill an amendment striking a
provision allowing the resumption of research on low-yield nuclear weapons.
Killed 51 43 (RLC VOTE = NO)
189. Defense Authorizations/nuclear weapons to kill an amendment prohibiting
the development of nuclear earth penetrator weapons. Killed 56 41 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
192. Defense Authorizations/overseas abortions to allow overseas military
facilities to provide privately-funded abortions. Rejected 48 51 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
223. FAA/pilot age limitation to increase the age limit for commercial air
pilots from 60 to 65. Rejected 44 52 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
232. Prescription drugs/importation to allow pharmacists and wholesalers to
import prescription drugs from Canada under certain conditions. Adopted 62
28 (RLC VOTE = YES)
248. Prescription drugs/advertising to regulate drug company advertisements.
Rejected 39 59 (RLC VOTE = NO)
264. Medical Malpractice/cloture to invoke cloture on a bill to cap awards
in medical malpractice lawsuits. Rejected 49 48 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
265. Wolski Nomination. Confirmed 54 43 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
267. State Dpt Reauthorization/Mexico City Policy to kill an amendment to
repeal the Mexico City policy forbidding aid to international organizations
that provide abortions or abortion counseling. Not killed 43 53 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
272. Legislative Branch Appropriations/Americorps to kill an amendment that
would reduce funding for Americorps by $100 million. Killed 71 21 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
316. Pryor nomination/cloture. Cloture not invoked 53 44 (RLC
VOTE = YES)
338. Labor-HHS-Ed Appropriations/libraries and museums to waive the Budget
Act in order to increase funding of libraries and museums by $44 million.
Rejected 47 49 (RLC VOTE = NO)
405. Transportation-Treasury Appropriations/Cuba travel ban to kill a motion
to prohibit funds from bring used to prohibit U.S. citizens from traveling to
Cuba. Not killed 36 59 (RLC
VOTE = NO)
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