| Full Name: | John Linder |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Lynne; 2 Children |
| Birth Date: | 09/09/1942 |
| Birth Place: | Deer River, MN |
| Home City: | Duluth, GA |
| Religion: | Presbyterian |
Key Votes
John Linder'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 21, 2010 | HR 3082 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (193 - 165) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 21, 2010 | HR 2751 | FDA Food Safety Modernization Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (215 - 144) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 8, 2010 | HR 6495 | Mine Safety Act | Bill Failed - House (214 - 193) |
Nay |
| Nov. 18, 2010 | HR 6419 | Extension of Certain Unemployment Benefits | Bill Failed - House (258 - 154) |
Did Not Vote |
| Nov. 17, 2010 | HR 3808 | Requiring Interstate Recognition of Notarizations | Veto Override Failed - House (185 - 235) |
Yea |
| Sept. 23, 2010 | HR 5297 | Small Business Lending Fund and Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (237 - 187) |
Nay |
| July 30, 2010 | H Amdt 773 | Ending Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Rigs that Meet Certain Safety Standards | Amendment Adopted - House (216 - 195) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 30, 2010 | HR 5982 | Tax Law Amendments | Bill Failed - House (241 - 154) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 22, 2010 | HR 4213 | Unemployment Benefits Extension | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (272 - 152) |
Nay |
| July 21, 2010 | HR 4380 | Temporary Tariff Suspensions and Reductions | Bill Passed - House (378 - 43) |
Nay |
| July 15, 2010 | HR 5114 | Flood Insurance Program Extension | Bill Passed - House (329 - 90) |
Nay |
| June 30, 2010 | HR 4173 | Regulation and Oversight of the United States Financial System | Conference Report Adopted - House (237 - 192) |
Nay |
| June 17, 2010 | HR 5297 | Small Business Lending Fund and Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (241 - 182) |
Nay |
| April 15, 2010 | HR 4851 | Unemployment Benefits Extension | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (289 - 112) |
Nay |
| March 21, 2010 | HR 3590 | Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (219 - 212) |
Nay |
| Dec. 11, 2009 | HR 4173 | Regulation and Oversight of the United States Financial System | Bill Passed - House (223 - 202) |
Nay |
| Nov. 19, 2009 | HR 3961 | Revising Medicare Physician Fee Schedules and Reinstatement of PAYGO | Bill Passed - House (243 - 183) |
Nay |
| Nov. 5, 2009 | HR 3548 | Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits and Providing Business and Homebuyer Tax Credits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (403 - 12) |
Nay |
| Oct. 7, 2009 | HR 2997 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009-2010 | Conference Report Adopted - House (263 - 162) |
Nay |
| July 31, 2009 | HR 3435 | Supplemental Appropriations for the "Cash for Clunkers" Program | Bill Passed - House (316 - 109) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 30, 2009 | HR 2749 | Food Safety Regulation Amendments | Bill Passed - House (283 - 142) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 26, 2009 | HR 2454 | Energy and Environmental Law Amendments ("Cap and Trade") | Bill Passed - House (219 - 212) |
Nay |
| June 9, 2009 | HR 2751 | Trade-in Vouchers for Fuel Efficient Cars | Bill Passed - House (298 - 119) |
Nay |
| April 2, 2009 | HR 1256 | FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (298 - 112) |
Nay |
| March 19, 2009 | HR 1586 | TARP Recipient Bonuses Tax | Bill Passed - House (328 - 93) |
Nay |
| March 5, 2009 | HR 1106 | Mortgage Restructuring In Bankruptcy | Bill Passed - House (234 - 191) |
Nay |
| Feb. 13, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Conference Report Adopted - House (246 - 183) |
Nay |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Bill Passed - House (244 - 188) |
Nay |
| Jan. 27, 2009 | S 181 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 177) |
Nay |
| Jan. 22, 2009 | H J Res 3 | Releasing Funds for Economic Stabilization Act | Joint Resolution Passed - House (270 - 155) |
Yea |
| Jan. 21, 2009 | HR 384 | Oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program | Bill Passed - House (260 - 166) |
Nay |
| Jan. 14, 2009 | HR 2 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion | Bill Passed - House (289 - 139) |
Nay |
| Jan. 9, 2009 | HR 12 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (256 - 163) |
Nay |
| Jan. 9, 2009 | HR 11 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (247 - 171) |
Nay |
| Dec. 10, 2008 | HR 7321 | Automotive Industry Financing | Bill Passed - House (237 - 170) |
Nay |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 6867 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - House (368 - 28) |
Nay |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 1424 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority and Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (263 - 171) |
Nay |
| Sept. 29, 2008 | HR 3997 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (205 - 228) |
Nay |
| Sept. 26, 2008 | HR 7060 | Renewable Energy Credits and Other Business and Individual Credits | Bill Passed - House (257 - 166) |
Nay |
| Sept. 23, 2008 | HR 5244 | Credit Card Regulations | Bill Passed - House (312 - 112) |
Nay |
| Sept. 18, 2008 | HR 6604 | Commodity Markets Speculation Bill | Bill Passed - House (283 - 133) |
Nay |
| Sept. 16, 2008 | HR 6899 | Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Extending Certain Renewable Energy Tax Credits | Bill Passed - House (236 - 189) |
Nay |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 1338 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (247 - 178) |
Nay |
| July 30, 2008 | HR 1108 | FDA Regulation of Tobacco | Bill Passed - House (326 - 102) |
Yea |
| July 17, 2008 | HR 6515 | Oil Exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska | Bill Failed - House (244 - 173) |
Nay |
| July 16, 2008 | HR 415 | Adding Parts of the Taunton River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System | Bill Passed - House (242 - 175) |
Nay |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - House (383 - 41) |
Nay |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6377 | Energy Futures Trading | Bill Passed - House (402 - 19) |
Nay |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6251 | Oil Production Leases | Bill Failed - House (223 - 195) |
Nay |
| June 25, 2008 | HR 6275 | Alternative Minimum Tax Bill | Bill Passed - House (233 - 189) |
Nay |
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