| Full Name: | Barney Frank |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Husband: Jim Ready |
| Birth Date: | 03/31/1940 |
| Birth Place: | Bayonne, NJ |
| Home City: | Newton, MA |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Key Votes
Barney Frank's Voting Records
Budget, Spending and Taxes
Issue
- Budget, Spending and Taxes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 26, 1996 | HR 3666 | Veterans Affairs, HUD FY97 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (269 - 147) |
Yea |
| June 20, 1996 | H Amdt 1190 | Tribal Land Trust Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (212 - 206) |
Nay |
| June 20, 1996 | H Amdt 1183 | Forest Service Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (211 - 211) |
Yea |
| June 13, 1996 | HR 3610 | Defense Department FY97 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (278 - 126) |
Nay |
| June 13, 1996 | H Amdt 1167 | Spaced-based Weapons Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (190 - 208) |
Yea |
| June 13, 1996 | H Amdt 1164 | Department of Defense Appropriations Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 219) |
Yea |
| June 12, 1996 | H Amdt 1147 | Animal Damage Control Program Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (139 - 279) |
Yea |
| June 12, 1996 | H Con Res 178 | Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (216 - 211) |
Nay |
| May 22, 1996 | HR 3448 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Bill Passed - House (414 - 10) |
Yea |
| May 21, 1996 | HR 3415 | Repeal Gas Tax bill | Bill Passed - House (301 - 108) |
Nay |
| May 16, 1996 | H Con Res 178 | Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution | Resolution Passed - House (226 - 195) |
Nay |
| May 15, 1996 | HR 3230 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Bill Passed - House (272 - 153) |
Nay |
| May 1, 1996 | S 641 | Ryan White CARE reauthorization Act of 1995 | Conference Report Adopted - House (402 - 4) |
Yea |
| April 25, 1996 | HR 3019 | Appropriations bill FY96, Omnibus | Conference Report Adopted - House (399 - 25) |
Yea |
| March 7, 1996 | H Amdt 946 | Medicaid Funded Abortions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (198 - 222) |
Yea |
| March 7, 1996 | HR 3019 | Appropriations bill FY96, Omnibus | Bill Passed - House (209 - 206) |
Nay |
| Jan. 24, 1996 | S 1124 | Authorization bill FY96, Defense Department | Conference Report Adopted - House (287 - 129) |
Nay |
| Jan. 4, 1996 | HR 1977 | 1996 Interior Appropriations | Veto Override Failed - House (239 - 177) |
Nay |
| Dec. 21, 1995 | HR 4 | Welfare Reform Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (245 - 178) |
Nay |
| Dec. 13, 1995 | HR 1977 | Interior Department FY96 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (244 - 181) |
Nay |
| Dec. 7, 1995 | HR 2099 | Veterans Affairs, HUD FY '96 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (227 - 190) |
Nay |
| Dec. 6, 1995 | HR 2076 | Appropriations bill FY96, Commerce, Justice, State | Conference Report Adopted - House (256 - 166) |
Nay |
| Nov. 16, 1995 | H J Res 122 | Continuing Appropriation Bill | Bill Passed - House (277 - 151) |
Nay |
| Nov. 16, 1995 | HR 2126 | Appropriations bill FY96, Defense | Conference Report Adopted - House (270 - 158) |
Nay |
| Nov. 15, 1995 | HR 2020 | Appropriations bill FY96, Treasury, Postal Service | Conference Report Adopted - House (374 - 52) |
Nay |
| Nov. 2, 1995 | HR 2546 | Appropriations Bill FY 96, District of Columbia | Bill Passed - House (224 - 191) |
Nay |
| Oct. 31, 1995 | HR 1868 | Appropriations bill, FY96, Foreign Relations | Conference Report Adopted - House (351 - 71) |
Yea |
| Oct. 31, 1995 | HR 2492 | Appropriations Bill FY96, Legislative Branch | Bill Passed - House (315 - 106) |
Nay |
| Oct. 26, 1995 | HR 2491 | Budget Reconciliation Bill | Bill Passed - House (227 - 203) |
Nay |
| Oct. 12, 1995 | HR 2405 | Omnibus Civilian Science Authorization Act of 1995 | Bill Passed - House (248 - 161) |
Nay |
| Sept. 7, 1995 | HR 2126 | Appropriations bill FY96, Defense | Bill Passed - House (294 - 125) |
Nay |
| Aug. 4, 1995 | HR 2127 | Appropriations bill FY96, Labor, HHS, Education | Bill Passed - House (219 - 208) |
Nay |
| Aug. 3, 1995 | H Amdt 725 | Corporation for Public Broadcasting Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (136 - 286) |
Nay |
| July 31, 1995 | HR 2099 | Veterans Affairs, HUD FY '96 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (228 - 193) |
Nay |
| July 26, 1995 | HR 2076 | Appropriations bill FY96, Commerce, Justice, State | Bill Passed - House (272 - 151) |
Nay |
| July 19, 1995 | HR 2020 | Appropriations bill FY96, Treasury, Postal Service | Bill Passed - House (216 - 211) |
Nay |
| July 18, 1995 | HR 1977 | Interior Department FY96 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (244 - 181) |
Nay |
| July 11, 1995 | HR 1868 | Appropriations bill, FY96, Foreign Relations | Bill Passed - House (333 - 89) |
Nay |
| June 29, 1995 | H Con Res 67 | Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (239 - 194) |
Nay |
| June 29, 1995 | HR 1944 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions | Bill Passed - House (276 - 151) |
Nay |
| May 18, 1995 | HR 1158 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions | Conference Report Adopted - House (235 - 189) |
Nay |
| May 18, 1995 | H Con Res 67 | Budget FY1996 Appropriations Resolution | Resolution Passed - House (238 - 193) |
Nay |
| May 16, 1995 | HR 961 | Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act | Bill Passed - House (240 - 185) |
Yea |
| April 5, 1995 | HR 1215 | Contract With America Tax Relief Act of 1995 | Bill Passed - House (246 - 188) |
Nay |
| March 24, 1995 | HR 4 | Welfare Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (234 - 199) |
Nay |
| March 16, 1995 | HR 1158 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions | Bill Passed - House (227 - 200) |
Nay |
| Feb. 14, 1995 | HR 728 | Anti-Crime bill | Bill Passed - House (238 - 192) |
Nay |
| Jan. 26, 1995 | H J Res 1 | Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed - House (300 - 132) |
Nay |
| Sept. 29, 1994 | HR 4650 | Defense FY95 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (327 - 86) |
Nay |
| Sept. 27, 1994 | HR 4539 | Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill FY95 | Conference Report Adopted - House (360 - 53) |
Yea |
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:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- 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.
