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VOTE NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
15/HR1 |
Implement the 9/11 commission's homeland-security
recommendations, including additional homeland-security
grants plus restrictions on cargo from foreign ports.
January 9. (299-128) L-3 |
18/HR2 |
Increase the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour in two years.
January 10. (315-116) L-3 |
23/HR4 |
Require the Health and Human Services Department to
negotiate with pharmaceutical companies over Medicare
prescription drug prices. January 12. (255-170) L-3 |
32/HR5 |
Reduce by half the interest rates on subsidized student
loans. January 17. (356-71) L-2 |
40/HR6 |
Increase taxes on energy companies, with the funds used to
promote alternative fuels and conservation. January 18.
(264-163) L-3 |
72/HJRes20 |
Approve the fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the
federal government. January 31. (286-140) L-3 |
118/HR800 |
Permit labor union organizers to bypass secret-ballot
requirements if a majority of eligible workers sign a union
card. March 1. (241-185) L-3
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172/HR1227 |
Require availability of public housing for New Orleans
residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina. March 21.
(302-125) L-3 |
209/HConRes99 |
Approve the Congressional Black Caucus substitute to the
fiscal 2008 budget resolution, including domestic spending
increases and repeal of tax cuts for the wealthy. March 29.
(115-312) C-1
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211/HConRes99 |
Approve the Republican substitute to the fiscal 2008 budget
resolution, including a domestic discretionary spending
freeze, entitlement cuts, and tax-cuts extension. March 29.
(160-268) L-3 |
212/HConRes99 |
Approve the fiscal 2008 budget resolution. March 29.
(216-210) L-3 |
256/HR363 |
Encourage science research grants that give priority to
expanding domestic energy production. April 24. (264-154)
C-2 |
404/HR1252 |
Impose penalties for price-gouging on gasoline sales. May
23. (284-141; 284 votes required in this case to pass the
bill under suspension of the rules) L-3 |
419/HR2317 |
Increase reporting requirements for lobbyists who "bundle"
political contributions. May 24. (228-192) C-3 |
553/HR2643 |
Strike a prohibition on oil and gas leases off U.S. coastal
areas. June 26. (167-264) L-2 |
555/HR2643 |
Strike a sense-of-Congress provision calling for a
comprehensive national program to reduce greenhouse-gas
emissions. June 26. (153-274) L-3 |
556/HR2643 |
Bar funds for a proposed Environmental Protection Agency
rule to reduce hazardous air-pollution emissions standards.
June 26. (252-178) L-3 |
563/HR2643 |
Bar funds for constructing roads for the harvesting of
timber in Alaska's Tongass National Forest. June 26.
(283-145) L-2 |
574/HR2643 |
Bar funds for regulation of commercial leasing of oil shale
reserves on public land. June 27. (219-215) L-3 |
613/HR2669 |
Increase financial aid for college students and reduce
subsidies for student-loan lenders. July 11. (273-149) L-3 |
629/HR1851 |
Expand the Section 8 housing program, including 100,000 new
vouchers. July 12. (333-83) L-2 |
674/HR3043 |
Bar the National Labor Relations Board from recognizing a
union representative that has not been chosen in a
secret-ballot election. July 19. (167-255) L-3 |
693/HR3074 |
Cut $475 million in operating grants for Amtrak. July 24.
(94-328) L-2 |
737/HR3093 |
Bar funds to enforce campaign finance requirements on
electioneering communications. July 26. (215-205) C-3 |
787/HR3162 |
Reauthorize and expand the State Children's Health
Insurance Program. August 1. (225-204) L-3 |
830/HR3221 |
Prohibit the federal government from purchasing vehicles
that fail to meet standards for greenhouse-gas emissions.
August 4. (218-196) L-2 |
832/HR3221 |
Approve energy policy changes, including increased
efficiency standards for appliances and buildings, and new
incentives for alternative fuels. August 4. (241-172) L-3 |
835/HR2776 |
Approve tax incentives for renewable energy, largely paid
for by cutting tax benefits for oil and gas firms. August
4. (221-189) L-3 |
906/HR976 |
Agree to the Senate alternative on legislation
reauthorizing and expanding the State Children's Health
Insurance Program, with limited revisions. September 25.
(265-159) L-3 |
913/HR2693 |
Require regulations regarding worker exposure to artificial
butter flavoring used in microwave popcorn. September 26.
(260-154) L-3 |
958/HR2895 |
Create an affordable-housing trust fund for low-income
families. October 10. (264-148) L-3 |
982/HR976 |
Override President Bush's veto of legislation reauthorizing
and expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
October 18. (273-156; 286 votes required in this case to
override the veto) C-3 |
1025/HR3920 |
Expand the Trade Adjustment Assistance program for those
whose job loss has resulted from international trade.
October 31. (264-157) L-3 |
1033/HR2262 |
Impose royalties and new regulations on mining of hard-rock
minerals. November 1. (244-166) L-3 |
1040/HR1495 |
Override President Bush's veto of the Water Resources
Development Act. November 6. (361-54; 277 votes required in
this case to override the veto) L-1 |
1074/HR3355 |
Authorize a National Catastrophe Risk Consortium to assist
state reinsurance agencies. November 8. (258-155) L-2 |
1081/HR3996 |
Revise the alternative minimum tax to prevent coverage of
additional taxpayers, offset by increasing taxes on private
equity managers, venture capitalists, and other
partnerships. November 9. (216-193) L-3/td>
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1118/HR3915 |
Revise mortgage lending rules, including by setting minimum
standards for home loans. November 15. (291-127) L-3 |
1122/HR3043 |
Override President Bush's veto of the fiscal 2008 Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations
bill. November 15. (277-141; 279 votes required in this
case to override the veto) C-3 |
1140/HR6 |
Revise the energy bill to increase fuel-efficiency
standards to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, shift energy-tax
incentives, and require electric utilities to use
renewable-energy sources for 15 percent of their
electricity by 2020. December 6. (235-181) L-3 |
1150/HR4299 |
Extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, including
restricted benefits for insurance companies. December 12.
(303-116) L-2 |
1153/HR4351 |
Revise the alternative minimum tax to prevent coverage of
additional taxpayers, offset by increasing taxes on
offshore income. December 12. (226-193) L-3 |
1171/HR2764 |
Approve the fiscal 2008 omnibus spending package, which
mostly complied with President Bush's overall spending
ceiling. December 17. (253-154) L-3 |
1177/HR6 |
Approve the final version of the energy bill, including the
increased fuel-efficiency standards. December 18. (314-100)
L-2 |
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BILL |
DESCRIPTION |
20/HR3 |
Support embryonic-stem-cell research. January 11. (253-174)
L-2 |
117/HR800 |
Require an employee to affirm citizenship requirements when
participating in a labor union "card check." March 1.
(202-225) L-3 |
171/HR1227 |
Bar individuals convicted of certain crimes from occupying
rebuilt public housing in Hurricane Katrina reconstruction
in New Orleans. March 21. (249-176) C-3 |
200/HR1401 |
Grant legal immunity to individuals who report suspicious
activity on transportation systems. March 27. (304-121) C-2 |
231/HR1905 |
Give the District of Columbia a voting member of the House.
April 19. (241-177) L-3 |
284/HR1429 |
Permit faith-based Head Start providers to use religion in
hiring decisions. May 2. (195-222) L-3 |
299/HR1592 |
Expand federal hate-crimes law to assist state and local
prosecutors in pursuing offenses based on sexual
orientation or gender. May 3. (237-180) L-3 |
339/HR2082 |
Limit domestic electronic surveillance for
foreign-intelligence information. May 11. (245-178) L-3 |
387/HR1427 |
Require owners or renters in affordable-housing residences
to prove their legal residency. May 22. (235-188) C-3 |
391/HR1427 |
Bar federal housing banks from processing mortgages to an
individual without a valid Social Security number. May 22.
(217-205) C-3 |
439/HR2560 |
Prohibit the cloning of a human embryo. June 6. (204-213;
278 votes required in this case to pass the bill under
suspension of the rules) C-3 |
485/HR2638 |
Bar funds to state or local governments that refuse to
share information on immigrant status with the Immigration
and Customs Enforcement Bureau. June 15. (234-189) C-3 |
490/HR2638 |
Fund construction of fences along the U.S. border with
Mexico. June 15. (200-217) L-3 |
564/HR2643 |
Cut $32 million from the National Endowment for the Arts.
June 27. (137-285) L-2 |
589/HR2829 |
Bar funds for any needle-exchange program in the District
of Columbia. June 28. (208-216) L-3 |
603/HR2829 |
Bar funds for unmarried couples in the District of Columbia
to receive health care benefits. June 28. (224-200) C-3 |
628/HR1851 |
Require tenants in Section 8 housing to show proof of legal
residency. July 12. (233-186) C-3 |
635/HR1 |
Instruct House conferees to agree to prohibitions on
transportation security cards for convicted felons. July
17. (354-66) C-1 |
649/HR3043 |
Strike a provision that would limit funding cuts to the
Ryan White HIV/AIDS program. July 18. (196-230) L-3 |
673/HR3043 |
Bar funds for the Social Security Administration to
administer benefit payments in any agreement with Mexico.
July 19. (254-168) C-3 |
676/HR3043 |
Bar the Education Department from processing certain
student-aid applications in any language other than
English. July 19. (191-233) L-3 |
684/HR3043 |
Bar the use of federal funds by Planned Parenthood. July
19. (189-231) L-3 |
713/HR3074 |
Bar funds to require public housing tenants to meet
community-service requirements. July 24. (207-220) C-3 |
733/HR3093 |
Bar funds to prevent states from authorizing the use of
marijuana for medical purposes. July 25. (165-262) C-2 |
734/HR3093 |
Bar the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from filing
lawsuits against companies that require their employees to
speak English. July 26. (202-212) L-3 |
743/HR3093 |
Increase funds for law enforcement against illegal aliens.
July 26. (209-215) L-3 |
768/HR2831 |
Reverse a recent Supreme Court decision that limited
employees' rights to sue for pay discrimination. July 31.
(225-199) L-3 |
814/HR3161 |
Prohibit rental-housing assistance to illegal immigrants.
August 2. (212-216) L-3 |
836/S1927 |
Renew for six months authority under the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act to review communications of
suspected terrorists without a court order. August 4.
(227-183) C-3 |
857/HR2786 |
Bar funds to employ illegal immigrants. September 6.
(263-146) C-2 |
875/HR1852 |
Require affordable-housing beneficiaries to show proof of
legal residency. September 18. (209-216)
L-3 |
1055/HR3685 |
Strike prohibition on employers who hire on the basis of a
person's marital status. November 7. (325-101) C-2 |
1057/HR3685 |
Prohibit job discrimination on the basis of a person's
sexual orientation. November 7. (235-184) L-2 |
1083/HR1593 |
Improve the treatment of prison inmates. November 13.
(347-62; 273 votes required in this case to pass the bill
under suspension of the rules) L-1 |
1120/HR3773 |
Renew authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act to review communications of suspected terrorists,
including a requirement for a court order for domestic
surveillance. November 15. (227-189) L-3 |
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BILL |
DESCRIPTION |
99/HConRes63 |
Disapprove President Bush's "surge" deployment of
additional U.S. troops in Iraq. February 16. (246-182) L-3 |
186/HR1591 |
Approve the fiscal 2007 emergency supplemental
appropriations bill, including a timetable requiring the
withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops in Iraq by August
2008. March 23. (218-212) L-3 |
276/HR1591 |
Override President Bush's veto of the fiscal 2007 emergency
supplemental appropriations bill, including a goal of
withdrawing most U.S. troops from Iraq by March 31, 2008.
May 2. (222-203; 284 votes required in this case to
override the veto) C-3 |
330/HR2237 |
Require the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq 180 days
after enactment of this bill. May 10. (171-255) C-3 |
333/HR2206 |
Approve the fiscal 2007 emergency supplemental
appropriations bill funding the Iraq war through July,
including a requirement for the president to report on
Iraq's progress in meeting specific "benchmarks." May 10.
(221-205) L-3 |
364/HR1585 |
Bar the use of military funds for contingency operations in
Iran. May 16. (202-216) C-3 |
366/HR1585 |
Require the Pentagon to report on Cold War weapons systems.
May 16. (119-303) C-2 |
367/HR1585 |
Reduce missile defense funding by $1.1 billion. May 17.
(127-299) C-2 |
368/HR1585 |
Increase missile defense funding by $764 million. May 17.
(199-226) L-3 |
370/HR1585 |
Require the Pentagon to submit a report on the transfer of
all detainees from Guantanamo. May 17. (220-208) L-3 |
371/HR1585 |
Require the Pentagon to videotape interrogations of
detainees. May 17. (199-229) C-3 |
425/HR2206 |
Approve the fiscal 2007 emergency supplemental
appropriations bill, including a requirement for the
president to report on Iraq's progress in meeting specific
"benchmarks." May 24. (280-142) C-2 |
527/HR2764 |
Add $37 million for Cuba democracy programs. June 21.
(254-170) C-2 |
528/HR2764 |
Add $158 million for counter-terrorism and related
activities in Iraq. June 21. (205-219) L-3 |
532/HR2764 |
Restore mandate for abstinence-education initiative in the
global HIV/AIDS program. June 21. (200-226) L-3 |
533/HR2764 |
Clarify that contraceptives will not be denied to a
developing nation because of the Mexico City policy that
bars international family-planning aid to organizations
that perform or promote abortions. June 21. (223-201) L-3 |
624/HR2956 |
Require the redeployment of U.S. troops from Iraq by April
2008. July 12. (223-201) L-3 |
749/HR2419 |
Expedite U.S. trade of agricultural products with Cuba.
July 27. (182-245) C-2 |
796/HR3159 |
Require minimum rest periods at home for U.S. military
forces serving in Iraq. August 2. (229-194) L-3 |
840/HR3222 |
Add $97 million for missile defense funding. August 5.
(161-249) L-3 |
849/HR2669 |
Instruct House conferees to accept a Senate provision
stating that detainees at Guantanamo should not be
transferred to the United States. September 4. (305-83) C-1 |
910/HJRes52 |
Recognize the service of Gen. David Petraeus, U.S.
commander in Iraq, and condemn the attack on him by
MoveOn.org. September 26. (341-79) C-1 |
1060/HR3688 |
Implement the free-trade agreement between the United
States and Peru. November 8. (285-132) C-1 |
1108/HR4156 |
Approve a fiscal 2008 emergency supplemental appropriations
bill to provide $50 billion for the Iraq and Afghanistan
wars and require the withdrawal of most U.S. troops by
December 15, 2008. November 14. (218-203) L-3 |
1125/HR2082 |
Instruct House conferees to insist on maximum funding for
intelligence activities. December 4. (249-160) C-2 |
1160/HR2082 |
Approve the conference report on the fiscal 2008
intelligence authorization bill, including restrictions on
some interrogation practices. December 13. (222-199) L-3 |
1172/HR2764 |
Approve the fiscal 2008 omnibus spending package, with $31
billion for military operations in Afghanistan only and
funds to buy protective equipment for troops serving
overseas. December 17. (206-201) L-3 |
1186/HR2764 |
Approve the fiscal 2008 omnibus spending package, including
$70 billion to pay for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars through
the spring of 2008. December 19. (272-142) C-3 |
