| Full Name: | James 'Jim' W. DeMint |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Debbie; 4 Children |
| Birth Date: | 09/02/1951 |
| Birth Place: | Greenville, SC |
| Home City: | Greenville, SC |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
Key Votes
James 'Jim' W. DeMint's Voting Records
Health and Health Care
Issue
- Health and Health Care down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4936 | National Security Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (41 - 57) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2006 | S AMDT 4689 | Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Nay |
| June 15, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2006 | S AMDT 4072 | "State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52) |
Nay |
| May 4, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 21) |
Nay |
| May 3, 2006 | S AMDT 3688 | Influenza Vaccine Injury Compensation Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 46) |
Nay |
| March 16, 2006 | S Con Res 83 | 2007 Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49) |
Yea |
| Feb. 2, 2006 | S AMDT 2730 | Medicare Part D Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (52 - 45) |
Nay |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2357 | Medicare Premiums Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50) |
Nay |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2365 | Medical Assistance and Prescription Drug Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 45) |
Nay |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2348 | Medicaid Generic Drug Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50) |
Nay |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2356 | Hurricane Health Care for Survivors Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Nay |
| Oct. 27, 2005 | S AMDT 2259 | AIDS Drug Assistance Program Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (46 - 50) |
Nay |
| March 17, 2005 | S AMDT 229 | Medicaid Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51) |
Yea |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4280 | Medical Malpractice Liability Limitation Bill | Bill Passed - House (229 - 197) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4279 | Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 | Bill Passed - House (273 - 152) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 24, 2004 | HR 3873 | Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act | Bill Passed - House (419 - 5) |
Yea |
| Nov. 22, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (220 - 215) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2003 | HR 2427 | Imports of Prescription Drugs bill | Bill Passed - House (243 - 186) |
Yea |
| June 27, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Bill Passed - House (216 - 215) |
Nay |
| May 1, 2003 | HR 1298 | AIDS Assistance bill | Bill Passed - House (375 - 41) |
Yea |
| March 31, 2003 | HR 1463 | Vaccine Compensation bill | Bill Failed - House (184 - 206) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 27, 2002 | HR 3009 | Andean Trade Preference Act Extension | Conference Report Adopted - House (215 - 212) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2002 | HR 4954 | Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 208) |
Yea |
| Oct. 11, 2001 | HR 3061 | Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, 2002 | Bill Passed - House (373 - 43) |
Nay |
| Aug. 2, 2001 | H Amdt 303 | Amendment to the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act | Amendment Adopted - House (218 - 213) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 2001 | HR 2563 | Bipartisan Patient Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (226 - 203) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2000 | HR 4680 | Medicare Rx bill | Bill Passed - House (217 - 214) |
Yea |
| Oct. 27, 1999 | HR 2260 | Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999 | Bill Passed - House (271 - 156) |
Yea |
| Oct. 7, 1999 | HR 2723 | Patient Protection bill | Bill Passed - House (275 - 151) |
Nay |
| Oct. 7, 1999 | H Amdt 514 | Patient Protection Substitute Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (193 - 238) |
Yea |
| Oct. 6, 1999 | HR 2990 | Patients' Bill of Rights bill | Bill Passed - House (227 - 205) |
Yea |
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