What: All Issues : Family Planning : Abortion
 Who: All Members : Vermont : Sanders, Bernie
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Family PlanningAbortion
Member's Vote
(progressive
or not)
Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 60. Final passage of legislation effectively eliminating all federal funding for Planned Parenthood, which provides a wide array of health services for women, including breast cancer screenings, pap smears, and abortions. Apr 14, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 369. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Motion to kill an amendment that would have prohibited funds in a health care overhaul from being used to pay for an abortion or cover any part of the costs of a health plan that includes abortion coverage/On the motion Dec 08, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 350. On confirming David F. Hamilton to be a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals/On the nomination Nov 19, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 349. On bringing debate to a close on the nomination of David F. Hamilton to be a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit of Appeals/On the motion Nov 17, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 172. On confirming Kathleen Sebelius to be secretary of Health and Human Services/On the nomination Apr 28, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 111. HR 1388. (National service programs) Motion to kill an amendment that would clarify that some crisis pregnancy centers and organizations serving battered women would be eligible for a nonprofit grant program/On the motion Mar 25, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 97. (Nomination of David Ogden) On confirming David W. Ogden to be deputy attorney general/On the nomination Mar 12, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 26. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Hatch of Utah amendment that would allow states to include “an unborn child” in the definition of “low income children” for the purpose of eligibility in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 29, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 19. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Martinez of Florida amendment that would reinstate a policy barring aid to international family planning organizations that promote abortions, even if they use non-federal funds to do so/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 28, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 81. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) Allard of Colorado amendment that would stipulate that children can be eligible for coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program “from the time of conception”/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 13, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 71. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) Ensign of Nevada amendment that would increase funding to enforce parental notification of abortion laws/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 13, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 30. S 1200. (Indian health care reauthorization) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to pay for abortions/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 26, 2008. N N L
Roll Call 379. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education appropriations) Reid of Nevada amendment stipulating that the bill would not modify current federal law with respect to abortion funding/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 18, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 378. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education appropriations) Reid of Nevada amendment stipulating that the bill would not modify current federal law with respect to abortion funding/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 18, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 319. HR 2764. (Fiscal 2008 state and foreign operations appropriations), Boxer of California amendment to repeal a statute that bars international aid groups that perform or promote abortions from receiving federal funds/On the amendment Sep 06, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 318. HR 2764. (Fiscal 2008 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations) Brownback of Kansas amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to support organizations that support “coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization”/On agreeing to the amendment Sep 06, 2007. N N L
Roll Call 302. HR 976. SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) - Allard of Colorado amendment that would allow states to extend SCHIP coverage for unborn children/On agreeing to the amendment Aug 02, 2007. N N W
All votes listed below this point were cast while this member served in the House of Representatives prior to becoming a senator. These House votes are not included in our calculation of either the member's Crucial Lifetime Progressive score or Overall Lifetime Progressive score in this category; those scores are based only on the votes the member has taken while serving in the Senate.
Roll Call 216. H.R. 1815. Abortion/Defense/Vote on Amendment to Lift Restrictions on Termination of Pregnancies for U.S. Servicewomen. May 25, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 144. H.R. 748. Abortion/Vote on Passage of a Bill to Prohibit Anyone From Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Seek an Abortion for the Purpose of Avoiding State Parental Consent or Notification Laws. Apr 27, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 143. H.R. 748. Abortion/Procedural Vote on Motion to Recommit (Amend or Kill) a Bill to Prohibit Anyone From Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Seek an Abortion for the Purpose of Avoiding State Parental Consent or Notification Laws. Apr 27, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 142. H.R. 748. Abortion/Vote on Amendment to Exempt Grandparents and Members of the Clergy from the Provisions of Bill to Prohibit Anyone From Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Seek an Abortion for the Purpose of Avoiding State Parental Consent or Notification Laws. Apr 27, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 141. H.R. 748. Abortion/Vote on Amendment to Exempt Certain Drivers and Members of Medical Profession from the Provisions of Bill to Prohibit Anyone From Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Seek an Abortion for the Purpose of Avoiding State Parental Consent or Notification Laws. Apr 27, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 139. H. Res. 236. Abortion/Procedural Vote on Governing Rule for Bill to Prohibit Anyone From Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Seek an Abortion for the Purpose of Avoiding State Parental Consent or Notification Laws. Apr 27, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 31. H.R. 1997. Fetal Protection/Vote on Final Passage of a Bill Which Would Increase Penalties for Crimes Against Pregnant Women and Grant Fetuses Legal Rights Independent of Mothers. Feb 26, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 30. H.R. 1997. Fetal Protection/Vote on Democratic Version Which Would Increase Penalties for Crimes Against Pregnant Women Without Granting Fetuses Legal Rights Independent of Mothers. Feb 26, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 530. S 3. Partial-Birth Abortion Ban/Final Passage of a Conference Report Which Would Ban "Intact Dilation and Extraction" Abortions. Oct 02, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 242. H.R. 760. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Passage of a Bill to Restrict Abortion Rights By Banning "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions. Jun 04, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 241. H.R. 760. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Restrict Abortion Rights By Banning "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions. Jun 04, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 236. H.R. 760. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Restrict Abortion Rights By Banning "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions. Jun 04, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 215. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Insure that Women Soldiers Have Access to Abortions When Stationed Overseas. May 22, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 484. H.R. 333. Bankruptcy Overhaul/Vote to Pass Bankruptcy Reform Measure Without Compromise Language on Abortion- Related Provision. Nov 14, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 478. H.R. 333. Bankruptcy Overhaul/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Increase the Difficulty of Filing for Bankruptcy. Nov 14, 2002. N N W
Roll Call 412. H.R. 4691. Abortion Service Refusals/Passage of a Bill Which Jeopardizes Abortion Rights By Allowing Both Health Care Providers to Refuse to Perform an Abortion and Insurance Companies to Reject Payment for Abortions. Sep 25, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 411. H.R. 4691. Abortion Service Refusals/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill Which Jeopardizes Abortion Rights By Allowing Both Health Care Providers to Refuse to Perform an Abortion and Insurance Companies to Reject Payment for Abortions. Sep 25, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 410. H.R. 4691. Abortion Service Refusals/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill Which Jeopardizes Abortion Rights By Allowing Both Health Care Providers to Refuse to Perform an Abortion and Insurance Companies to Reject Payment for Abortions. Sep 25, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 343. HR 4965. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Final Passage of a Bill to Restrict Abortion Rights By Banning "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions. Jul 24, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 342. HR 4965. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Restrict Abortion Rights By Banning "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions. Jul 24, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 340. HR 4965. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Restrict Abortion Rights By Banning "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions. Jul 24, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 153. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003/Vote to Insure that Women Soldiers Have Access to Abortions When Stationed Overseas. May 09, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 97. HR 476. Transporting Minors for Abortions/Final Passage of a Bill to Criminalize the Transport of Minors Across State Lines to Obtain an Abortion. Apr 17, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 96. HR 476. Transporting Minors for Abortions/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Criminalize the Transport of Minors Across State Lines to Obtain an Abortion. Apr 17, 2002. Y Y L