| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 16, 2009 | HR 4314 | Increasing the National Public Debt Limit | Bill Passed - House (218 - 214) |
Yea |
| Dec. 16, 2009 | HR 2847 | Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (217 - 212) |
Yea |
| Dec. 10, 2009 | HR 3288 | 2009-2010 Omnibus Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - House (221 - 202) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 3, 2009 | HR 4154 | Estate Tax Law Amendments and Reinstatement of PAYGO | Bill Passed - House (225 - 200) |
Yea |
| Nov. 5, 2009 | HR 3548 | Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits and Providing Business and Homebuyer Tax Credits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (403 - 12) |
Yea |
| Oct. 29, 2009 | HR 2996 | Continuing Appropriations Extension and 2009-2010 Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and Related Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - House (247 - 178) |
Yea |
| Oct. 15, 2009 | HR 2892 | 2009-2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Authorizations | Conference Report Adopted - House (307 - 114) |
Yea |
| Oct. 8, 2009 | HR 2647 | 2009-2010 Defense Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - House (281 - 146) |
Yea |
| 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) |
Yea |
| Sept. 25, 2009 | HR 2918 | Continuing Appropriations Resolution and 2009-2010 Legislative Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - House (217 - 190) |
Yea |
| Sept. 22, 2009 | HR 3548 | Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - House (331 - 83) |
Yea |
| Sept. 17, 2009 | HR 3221 | Student Aid Program Modifications | Motion Agreed - House (345 - 75) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 17, 2009 | HR 3221 | Student Aid Program Modifications | Bill Passed - House (253 - 171) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 31, 2009 | HR 3435 | Supplemental Appropriations for the "Cash for Clunkers" Program | Bill Passed - House (316 - 109) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2009 | HR 2454 | Energy and Environmental Law Amendments ("Cap and Trade") | Bill Passed - House (219 - 212) |
Yea |
| June 16, 2009 | HR 2346 | 2008-2009 Supplemental Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - House (226 - 202) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2009 | HR 2751 | Trade-in Vouchers for Fuel Efficient Cars | Bill Passed - House (298 - 119) |
Yea |
| April 29, 2009 | S Con Res 13 | 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (233 - 193) |
Yea |
| April 29, 2009 | HR 1913 | Hate Crimes Expansion | Bill Passed - House (249 - 175) |
Yea |
| March 31, 2009 | HR 1388 | National Volunteer Program Expansion | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (275 - 149) |
Yea |
| March 25, 2009 | HR 146 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (285 - 140) |
Yea |
| March 19, 2009 | HR 1586 | TARP Recipient Bonuses Tax | Bill Passed - House (328 - 93) |
Yea |
| March 18, 2009 | HR 1388 | National Volunteer Program Expansion | Bill Passed - House (321 - 105) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2009 | S 22 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Bill Failed - House (282 - 144) |
Yea |
| March 5, 2009 | HR 1106 | Mortgage Restructuring In Bankruptcy | Bill Passed - House (234 - 191) |
Yea |
| Feb. 26, 2009 | HR 1105 | 2009 Budget Bill | Bill Passed - House (245 - 178) |
Did Not Vote |
| Feb. 13, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Conference Report Adopted - House (246 - 183) |
Yea |
| Jan. 28, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Bill Passed - House (244 - 188) |
Yea |
| Jan. 22, 2009 | H J Res 3 | Releasing Funds for Economic Stabilization Act | Joint Resolution Passed - House (270 - 155) |
Nay |
| Jan. 21, 2009 | HR 384 | Oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program | Bill Passed - House (260 - 166) |
Yea |
| Jan. 14, 2009 | HR 2 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion | Bill Passed - House (289 - 139) |
Yea |
| Dec. 10, 2008 | HR 7321 | Automotive Industry Financing | Bill Passed - House (237 - 170) |
Yea |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 1424 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority and Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (263 - 171) |
Yea |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 6867 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - House (368 - 28) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2008 | HR 3997 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (205 - 228) |
Yea |
| Sept. 26, 2008 | HR 7060 | Renewable Energy Credits and Other Business and Individual Credits | Bill Passed - House (257 - 166) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 2008 | S 3001 | Defense Authorizations Bill | Bill Passed - House (392 - 39) |
Nay |
| Sept. 24, 2008 | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (370 - 58) |
Yea |
| Sept. 16, 2008 | HR 6899 | Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Extending Certain Renewable Energy Tax Credits | Bill Passed - House (236 - 189) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 4137 | Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions | Conference Report Adopted - House (380 - 49) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2008 | HR 3999 | National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act | Bill Passed - House (367 - 55) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2008 | HR 5501 | Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (303 - 115) |
Yea |
| July 23, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (272 - 152) |
Yea |
| July 23, 2008 | HR 6532 | Restoring the Highway Trust Fund Balance | Bill Passed - House (387 - 37) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 5803 | Backup Paper Ballots | Bill Failed - House (248 - 170) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - House (383 - 41) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6052 | Public Transportation and Alternative Fuel Grants | Bill Passed - House (322 - 98) |
Yea |
| June 25, 2008 | HR 6275 | Alternative Minimum Tax Bill | Bill Passed - House (233 - 189) |
Yea |
| June 24, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Bill Passed - House (355 - 59) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2008 | HR 2642 | GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (268 - 155) |
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:
- 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.
