Senator Al Franken's Voting Records

Unemployed and Low-Income

Biographical

Full Name: Al Franken
Current Office: U.S. Senate - Jr, Democratic/Farmer/Labor
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Franni; 2 Children: Thomasin, Joe
Birth Date: 05/21/1951
Birth Place: New York, NY
Religion: Jewish
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Unemployed and Low-Income Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Vote
6/10/13 S 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 27) Yea 6/19/12 S Amdt 2174 Limits Eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 56) Nay 6/19/12 S Amdt 2172 Rescinds Bonuses to States for Administering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 58) Nay 6/13/12 S Amdt 2392 Reduces Funding for Food Stamps
Amendment Tabled - Senate (65 - 33) Yea 2/17/12 HR 3630 Extends Payroll Tax Cut
Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 36) Yea 12/17/11 S Amdt 1465 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Extension
Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 10) Yea 12/01/11 S 1931 Reduces Payroll Tax Rate
Motion Rejected - Senate (20 - 78) Nay 10/11/11 S 1660 American Jobs Act of 2011
Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 49) Yea 6/21/11 S 782 Economic Development Revitalization Act
Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 51) Yea 4/05/11 HR 4 Repeals the Form 1099 Provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 12) Yea 7/21/10 HR 4213 Unemployment Benefits Extension
Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (59 - 39) Yea 7/20/10 HR 4213 Unemployment Benefits Extension
Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 40) Yea 4/15/10 HR 4851 Unemployment Benefits Extension
Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 38) Yea 3/10/10 HR 4213 Extending Unemployment Benefits and Certain Tax Credits
Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 36) Yea 10/27/09 HR 3548 Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Cloture Invoked - Senate (87 - 13) Yea

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