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.
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Roll Call 68.
(H.R. 3408) On an amendment that would prevent oil companies from drilling in newly opened federal territory if they are exempt from paying royalties for drilling in other federal territory
Feb 16, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 62.
(H.R. 3408) On an amendment to allow four Gulf Coast states to receive more of the profits from leasing federally owned areas offshore to oil companies
Feb 15, 2012.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 690.
(S. 365) Final passage of legislation that would raise the U.S. debt limit by $2.4 trillion (to $16.7 trillion) through 2012, cut more than $900 billion from social programs and military spending, and create a commission to propose an additional $1.5 trillion in budgetary savings (either from spending cuts or tax revenue increases)
Aug 01, 2011.
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Y |
N |
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Roll Call 687.
(S. 365) Legislation that would raise the U.S. debt limit by $2.4 trillion (to $16.7 trillion) through 2012, cut more than $900 billion from social programs and military spending, and create a commission to propose an additional $1.5 trillion in budgetary savings (either from spending cuts or tax revenue increases) – On passage of a resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the debt limit bill
Aug 01, 2011.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 686.
(S. 365) Legislation that would raise the U.S. debt limit by $2.4 trillion (to $16.7 trillion) through 2012, cut more than $900 billion from social programs and military spending, and create a commission to propose an additional $1.5 trillion in budgetary savings (either from spending cuts or tax revenue increases) – On bringing to a final vote the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the debt limit bill
Aug 01, 2011.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 481.
(H.R. 1249) On an amendment that would have allowed fees collected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to be transferred to other government agencies
Jun 23, 2011.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 350.
(H.R. 1540) On an amendment that would have required that any financial savings that resulted from assigning duties which had previously been carried out by contractors to federal government employees be used for deficit reduction.
May 25, 2011.
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N |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 313.
(H.R. 1231) On an amendment that would have required oil companies seeking new leases for oil and gas drilling to renegotiate previous leases on which they paid no royalties
May 11, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 277.
(H. Con. Res. 34) Final passage of a budget resolution setting the parameters for all federal government spending, cutting $5.8 trillion from federal programs over 10 years, and converting the Medicare program for the elderly into a private health insurance voucher system
Apr 15, 2011.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 100.
(H.R. 1) On an amendment prohibiting federal funds from being used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to impose penalties on Americans who had not obtained health insurance—which they were required to do under the 2010 health care reform law that was supported by President Obama and expanded health insurance coverage to nearly all Americans.
Feb 18, 2011.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 6.
(H. Res. 5) Final passage of a resolution revising the procedural rules of the House of Representatives, including eliminating House floor voting rights for House delegates from the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and revising budget rules to make it easier for Republican leaders to bring up tax cut bills that increase federal budget deficits.
Jan 05, 2011.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 4.
(H. Res. 5) Legislation revising the procedural rules of the House of Representatives, including eliminating House floor voting rights for House delegates from the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and revising budget rules to make it easier for Republican leaders to bring up tax cut bills that increased federal budget deficits – On bringing to a final vote the resolution setting a time limit for debate and prohibiting amendments to the measure.
Jan 05, 2011.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 48.
(H. J. Res. 45) On passage of a joint resolution that would enact statutory "pay-as-you-go" rules" requiring that all tax cuts and spending increases be offset with tax increases or budget cuts, and, in effect, increase the debt limit by $1.9 trillion.
Feb 04, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 46.
(H. J. Res. 45) Legislation to enact statutory "pay-as-you-go" rules" requiring that all tax cuts and spending increases be offset with tax increases or budget cuts -- On the resolution that would outlining the rules for floor debate, and raise the debt limit by $1.9 trillion.
Feb 04, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 45.
(H. J. Res. 45) Legislation to enact statutory "pay-as-you-go" rules" requiring that all tax cuts and spending increases be offset with tax increases or budget cuts -- On bringing to a final vote the resolution to outline the rules for floor debate and raise the debt limit by $1.9 trillion.
Feb 04, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 988.
(H.R. 4314) On passage of legislation that increased the legal national debt ceiling, which was necessary to allow the government to continue operating
Dec 16, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 929.
(H.R. 4154) On final passage of legislation designed to make the estate tax permanent and to reduce its impact on those who will be required to pay it
Dec 03, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 928.
(H.R. 4154) Legislation designed to make the estate tax permanent and to reduce its impact on those who will be required to pay it - - on a motion to have language added that would have suspended the imposition of the tax in the remaining portion of fiscal year 2010 and in all of fiscal year 2011
Dec 03, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 927.
(H.R. 4154) On whether to table (kill) an appeal of a ruling by the House Speaker that had prevented a vote on whether to recommit to committee a bill designed to extend the estate tax and have language added eliminating that tax
Dec 03, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 924.
(H. Res. 941) Legislation designed to make the estate tax permanent and to reduce its impact on those who will be required to pay it - - on the resolution setting the terms for debating the legislation.
Dec 03, 2009.
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Absent |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 923.
(H. Res. 941) Legislation designed to make the estate tax permanent and to reduce its impact on those who will be required to pay it - - on a motion for an immediate vote on the resolution setting the terms for debating the legislation.
Dec 03, 2009.
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Absent |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 612.
(H.R. 2920) On final passage of legislation designed to control the federal deficit; this would be accomplished by requiring any reductions in federal revenues to be offset by new revenue increases, and any additions to federal spending to be offset by other spending reductions
Jul 22, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 611.
(H.R. 2920) Legislation designed to control the federal deficit; the bill required any reductions in federal revenues to be offset by new revenue increases, and any additions to federal spending to be offset by other spending reductions - - on a motion to impose new limits on federal spending in fiscal years 2011 through 2013
Jul 22, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 610.
(H.R. 2920) On the Ryan of Wisconsin amendment to the “Pay-As-You-Go” Act; the amendment would have imposed limits on spending increases and total federal spending that would be determined by the rate of inflation and by the level of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product
Jul 22, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 606.
(H.Res. 665) Legislation requiring any changes in federal law that reduce revenue or increase spending be fully offset by other revenue increases or spending reductions - - on agreeing to the resolution setting the terms for debating the legislation
Jul 22, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 189.
(H.Con. Res. 85) On approval of the fiscal year 2010 budget proposed by the Republican Study Committee
Apr 02, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 641.
HR 2641. (Fiscal 2008 Energy and water spending) On passing a bill to fund energy and water projects in fiscal 2008/On passing the bill
Jul 17, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 377.
Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)/On agreeing to the conference report
May 17, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 375.
Outlining the rules for debate (H. Res. 409) for the fiscal 2008 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)/On ordering the previous question (to end debate and possibility of amendment)
May 17, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 308.
Five-year budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)/Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) motion to instruct conferees to reject the revenue levels set in the House budget resolution, accommodate the extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and prohibit the use of the Social Security trust fund to finance other government programs
May 08, 2007.
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Y |
N |
L |
Roll Call 307.
Five-year budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)/On passage
May 08, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 306.
On adopting the rules for consideration (H. Res. 370) of the five-year budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99/S. Con. Res. 21)/Rule for a conference
May 08, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 212.
Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99)/Final vote on a resolution to set spending and revenue targets for the next five years
Mar 29, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 211.
Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99), Ryan of Wisconsin substitute amendment offering the Republicans' alternative to the Democratic-drafted version/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 29, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 210.
H. Con. Res. 99 (Fiscal 2008 Budget Resolution), Woolsey of California substitute amendment offering an alternative budget resolution authored by the Congressional Progressive Caucus/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 29, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 209.
Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res.), Kilpatrick of Michigan substitute amendment offering an alternative budget resolution authored by the Congressional Black Caucus/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 29, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 203.
H. Res. 275, providing for the rules of consideration governing debate of the fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99)/On agreeing to the rules package
Mar 28, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 202.
H. Res. 275, providing for the rules of consideration for the fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99)/Procedural motion to end debate and prohibit amendment
Mar 28, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 155.
H.R. 1362, Accountability in Contracting Act/On motion to recommit with instructions
Mar 15, 2007.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 154.
H RES 242. Providing for the consideration of H.R. 1362, Accountability in Contracting Act/On agreeing to the resolution
Mar 15, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 132.
H. Res. 229, providing for consideration of a bill (H.R. 720) to authorize funds for state water pollution control/On agreeing to the resolution
Mar 09, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 128.
H.R. 700 (Healthy Communities Water Supply Act), Price of Georgia amendment to require offsets to the bill's cost in other parts of the federal budget/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 08, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 123.
H.R. 569 (Water Quality Investment Act), Price of Georgia amendment that would prohibit the bill's authorization levels from taking effect unless the cost of those provisions would be offset /On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 07, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 72.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/On passage
Jan 31, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 71.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Motion to recommit to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to cut more than $500 million for various projects and increase funding by $275 million for military housing, $50 million to combat illicit drugs, $86 million for military construction and family housing and direct $178 million toward deficit reduction
Jan 31, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 70.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Democratic motion to table (kill) an appeal to the ruling of the chair against a Republican point of order against the bill on grounds that it violates House rules
Jan 31, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 69.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Motion to table (kill) the motion to reconsider
Jan 31, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 68.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Question of consideration
Jan 31, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 67.
Rules for consideration (H. Res. 116) of the fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government/On passage of the rule
Jan 31, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 66.
Rules for consideration (H. Res. 116) of the fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government/Motion to order the previous question (end debate and prohibit amendment)
Jan 31, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 40.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/On passage
Jan 18, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 39.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/Appealing the ruling of the chair that the bill did not meet the criteria to require a three-fifths majority for passage
Jan 18, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 38.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/Motion to recommit (send the bill to committees of jurisdiction)
Jan 18, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 37.
Energy policy (H.R. 6)/Question of consideration
Jan 18, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 36.
Outlining the rules of debate for a bill to formulate energy policy (H. Res. 66)/On adoption of the rule
Jan 18, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 35.
Outlining the rules of debate for a bill to formulate energy policy (H. Res. 66)/Motion to order the previous question (end debate and prevent amendment)
Jan 18, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 11.
H. Res. 6 Adopting the rules of the House of Representative for the 110th Congress/On adopting Title 5 of the resolution
Jan 05, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 10.
H. Res. 6 Adopting the rules of the House of Representative for the 110th Congress/Motion to commit with instructions
Jan 05, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 9.
H. Res. 6 Adopting the rules of the House of Representative for the 110th Congress/On adopting Title 4 of the resolution
Jan 05, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 5.
H. Res. 5 Providing for the consideration of House rules package for the 110th Congress/On Agreeing to the resolution
Jan 04, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 4.
H. Res. 5 Providing for the consideration of House rules package for the 110th Congress/Motion to recommit with instructions
Jan 04, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 3.
H. Res. 5 Providing for the consideration of House rules package for the 110th Congress/Motion to end debate and bring to a final vote
Jan 04, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |