| Full Name: | Mark Pocan |
|---|---|
| Office: | U.S. House (WI) - District 2, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 11/06/2012 |
| Next Election: | 2014 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Married |
| Birth Date: | 08/14/1964 |
| Birth Place: | Kenosha, WI |
| Home City: | Madison, WI |
Key Votes
Representative Mark Pocan's Voting Records
Business and Consumers
Issue
- Business and Consumers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2013 | HR 1406 | Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 | Bill Passed - House (223 - 204) |
Nay |
| April 18, 2013 | HR 624 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (288 - 127) |
Nay |
Wisconsin Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2012 | SB 92 | Prohibits Abortion Coverage through Healthcare Insurance Exchanges | Bill Passed - House (61 - 34) |
Nay |
| Feb. 21, 2012 | SB 202 | Repeals Punitive Damages for Workplace Discrimination | Bill Passed - House (60 - 35) |
Nay |
| May 11, 2011 | SB 13 | Repealing Regulations for Telecommunications Services | Bill Passed - House (80 - 13) |
Nay |
| Feb. 2, 2011 | SB 10 | Wetland Regulations | Bill Passed - House (56 - 35) |
Nay |
| Jan. 25, 2011 | AB 7 | Small Business Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (60 - 33) |
Nay |
| Jan. 20, 2011 | AB 3 | Tax Incentives for Job Creation | Bill Passed - House (82 - 12) |
Yea |
| April 23, 2010 | AB 720 | Statewide Smoking Ban Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (60 - 34) |
Yea |
| April 22, 2010 | SB 434 | Legalizing Sale of Unpasteurized Milk | Bill Passed - House (60 - 35) |
Yea |
| April 20, 2010 | AB 696 | Landline Phone Service Deregulation | Bill Passed - House (71 - 27) |
Yea |
| April 15, 2010 | AB 106 | Authorizing Sale of Alcohol to 18-20 Year-Olds Under Parental or Spousal Supervision | Bill Passed - House (56 - 41) |
Nay |
| Feb. 16, 2010 | AB 447 | Payday Lending Regulations | Bill Passed - House (59 - 38) |
Yea |
| Sept. 22, 2009 | SB 107 | Electronics Sale and Disposal Regulations | Bill Passed - House (57 - 37) |
Yea |
| Sept. 16, 2009 | AB 119 | Requiring Kindergarten for First Grade Enrollment | Bill Passed - House (53 - 44) |
Yea |
| Sept. 16, 2009 | SB 185 | State Regulation of Wind Energy Systems | Bill Passed - House (65 - 31) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2009 | AB 281 | Phosphorus in Cleaning Products | Bill Passed - House (60 - 37) |
Yea |
| May 13, 2009 | SB 181 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
Yea |
| April 29, 2009 | SB 20 | Discriminatory Pay Compensation | Bill Passed - House (51 - 47) |
Yea |
| April 28, 2009 | AB 100 | Restricting Health Insurance Companies' Ability to Exclude Individuals. | Bill Passed - House (61 - 38) |
Yea |
| April 23, 2009 | SB 27 | Requires Insurance Coverage for Children's Hearing Aid Treatments | Bill Passed - House (80 - 16) |
Yea |
| Jan. 27, 2009 | AB 1 | Wisconsin-Based Products and Services Purchasing Goals | Bill Passed - House (77 - 22) |
Yea |
| Jan. 27, 2009 | AB 2 | Mandatory State Contracting with Domestic Companies | Bill Passed - House (69 - 30) |
Yea |
| May 28, 2008 | AB 1 | Education Line Item Veto Override | Veto Override Failed - House (57 - 39) |
Nay |
| May 28, 2008 | AB 1 | Education Line Item Veto Override | Veto Override Failed - House (60 - 36) |
Nay |
| May 14, 2008 | AB 1 | Budget Repair Plan | Conference Report Adopted - House (51 - 46) |
Yea |
| March 12, 2008 | AB 1 | Budget Repair Plan | Bill Passed - House (51 - 46) |
Nay |
| March 5, 2008 | AB 346 | Nuclear Power Plant Construction | Bill Passed - House (57 - 38) |
Nay |
| March 5, 2008 | AB 67 | Business Education Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (55 - 40) |
Nay |
| March 5, 2008 | AB 901 | Austism Treatment Funding | Bill Passed - House (55 - 39) |
Nay |
| Feb. 28, 2008 | AB 770 | Corporate Research and Development Tax Credit | Bill Passed - House (84 - 13) |
Yea |
| Oct. 23, 2007 | AS SB 40 | 2007-2009 Biennium Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (60 - 39) |
Yea |
| July 10, 2007 | AS SB 40 | 2007-2009 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (51 - 44) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 9, 2007 | AB 260 | Employment Discrimination Exception for Sexual or Violent Offenders | Bill Passed - House (61 - 33) |
Nay |
| April 24, 2007 | AB 205 | Restrictions on Off-Reservation Native American Casinos | Bill Passed - House (57 - 38) |
Nay |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.
The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
