What: All Issues : Human Rights & Civil Liberties : Support for Independent International Law
 Who: All Members : Vermont : Sanders, Bernie
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Human Rights & Civil LibertiesSupport for Independent International Law
Member's Vote
(progressive
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Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 97. On confirming James Michael Cole to be Deputy Attorney General Jun 28, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 175. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Burr of North Carolina amendment that would strike language allowing money to be transferred from a VA account to a fund compensating Filipino veterans/On agreeing to the amendment May 27, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 174. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Inouye of Hawaii amendment that would allow Veterans Affairs funding to be transferred to a fund for compensating Filipino veterans/On agreeing to the amendment May 27, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 338. HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-science spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to prosecute in federal court anyone linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks/On the motion Nov 05, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 238. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Kerry of Massachusetts amendment that would require the president to report to Congress with an examination of whether North Korea should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 213. On confirming Harold Koh to be the State Department’s legal adviser/On the motion Jun 25, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 212. On bringing debate to a close on the nomination of Harold Koh to be the State Department’s legal adviser/On the motion Jun 24, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 83. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Inhofe of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to pay the United Nations if it imposes any tax on U.S. citizens/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 05, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 340. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2008 (H.R. 1585), Sens. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) amendment to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States/Motion to invoke cloture (end debate and put to a vote) Sep 19, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 207. S J Res 14. (Confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales) Motion to begin debating a "no confidence" resolution regarding Attorney General Alberto Gonzales/On the motion Jun 11, 2007. Y Y L
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 69. H. Res. 151. Appropriations/Procedural Vote to Proceed to Consideration of H.R. 1268, a Bill to Provide Emergency Supplemental Funds Primarily for U.S. Military Activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mar 15, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 31. H.R. 418. REAL ID Act/Vote on Final Passage of Bill to Make Broad Changes to Various Aspects of U.S. Immigration and Asylum Law, Including Making It Harder for Asylum-Seekers to Prove Their Cases. Feb 10, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 30. H.R. 418. REAL ID Act/Vote to Defeat Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Amend or Kill) Bill to Make Broad Changes to Various Aspects of U.S. Immigration and Asylum Law, Including Making It Harder for Asylum-Seekers to Prove Their Cases. Feb 10, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 23. H. Res. 71. Immigration, Homeland Security/Vote to Defeat a Point of Order Regarding Mandates to be Imposed upon the States in H.R. 418, a Bill to Alter Certain Aspects of U.S. Immigration and Asylum Laws. Feb 09, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 150. A vote on passage of a Republican-drafted resolution (H Res 627) entitled "Deploring the Abuse of Persons in United States Custody in Iraq," which Democrats say does not go far enough in terms of holding anyone accountable for such abuses. May 06, 2004. Y N L
Roll Call 147. A vote by the full House on a Republican motion to "order the previous question" (cut off debate) on this resolution (H Res 628) condemning the harsh treatment of Iraqi prisoners, but which Democrats say fails to call for accountability, including an independent congressional inquiry into the prison abuses. May 06, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 365. H.R. 1950. State Department Authorization/Vote to Reduce U.S. Contributions to the United Nations. Jul 15, 2003. N N W
Roll Call 221. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Passage of a Bill to Provide Funding for the Research and Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons and Exempt the Defense Department from the Endangered Species Act. May 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 218. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Castigate France For Its Anti-War Stance on Iraq. May 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 216. H.R. 1588. Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization/Vote to Transfer Funding for the Development of "Low-Yield" Nuclear Weapons into Conventional Weapons Research. May 22, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 455. H.J. Res. 114. Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force in Iraq/Final Passage of Bill to Allow an Unprovoked U.S. Attack Against Iraq. Oct 10, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 454. H.J. Res. 114. Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force in Iraq/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Allow an Unprovoked U.S. Attack Against Iraq. Oct 10, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 453. H.J. Res. 114. Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force in Iraq/Vote to Require Congressional Compliance Prior to Military Action in Iraq. Oct 10, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 452. H.J. Res. 114. Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force in Iraq/Vote to Impel President to Work Through U.N. to Disarm Iraq. Oct 10, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 311. HR 5093. Interior Appropriations for 2003/Vote to Eliminate Restrictions on a Review of Money Owed to American Indians. Jul 17, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 269. HR 5010. Defense Appropriations for 2003/Vote to Revoke Funding to the Missile Defense Program. Jun 27, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 214. Procedural Motion/Vote to Table (Kill) a Requirement that the President Obtain Congressional Approval Before Withdrawing from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Jun 06, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 155. HR 4546. Defense Authorization for 2003/Vote to Ban U.S. Funding to the International Criminal Court. May 09, 2002. N N L