| 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
Abortion
Issue
- Abortion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2012 | HR 3803 | District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Bill Failed - House (220 - 154) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 31, 2012 | HR 3541 | Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 | Bill Failed - House (246 - 168) |
Nay |
| Oct. 13, 2011 | HR 358 | Amends Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Prohibit Abortion Coverage | Bill Passed - House (251 - 172) |
Nay |
| May 4, 2011 | HR 3 | Prohibiting Taxpayer Funding of Abortion | Bill Passed - House (251 - 175) |
Nay |
| Feb. 18, 2011 | H Amdt 95 | Prohibiting Use of Federal Funds For Planned Parenthood | Amendment Adopted - House (240 - 185) |
Nay |
| Nov. 7, 2009 | H Amdt 510 | Substitute Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments | Amendment Rejected - House (176 - 258) |
Nay |
| Nov. 7, 2009 | H Amdt 509 | Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services | Amendment Adopted - House (240 - 194) |
Nay |
| Dec. 6, 2006 | HR 6099 | Abortion Pain Bill | Bill Failed - House (250 - 162) |
Nay |
| Sept. 26, 2006 | S 403 | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act | Bill Passed - House (264 - 153) |
Nay |
| June 9, 2006 | HR 5522 | Foreign Operations and Export Finance Appropriation Act | Bill Passed - House (373 - 34) |
Yea |
| May 25, 2005 | H AMDT 209 | Overseas Military Facilities Abortion Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 233) |
Yea |
| April 27, 2005 | HR 748 | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act | Bill Passed - House (270 - 157) |
Nay |
| Oct. 2, 2003 | S 3 | Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (281 - 142) |
Nay |
| June 4, 2003 | HR 760 | Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion Bill | Bill Passed - House (282 - 139) |
Nay |
| April 26, 2001 | H Amdt 27 | Violence Against Fetuses/Unborn Children Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 229) |
Yea |
| July 20, 2000 | H Amdt 1017 | Abortion Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (184 - 230) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2000 | H Amdt 997 | Family Planning Assistance Funding amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (206 - 221) |
Yea |
| June 22, 2000 | H Amdt 882 | Prison Abortion Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (156 - 254) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2000 | H Amdt 722 | Oversea Military Abortions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (195 - 221) |
Yea |
| April 5, 2000 | HR 3660 | Ban on Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion | Bill Passed - House (287 - 141) |
Nay |
| July 29, 1999 | H Amdt 360 | Abortion Funding Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (221 - 208) |
Yea |
| June 30, 1999 | HR 1218 | Child Custody Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (270 - 159) |
Nay |
| June 9, 1999 | H Amdt 156 | Overseas Military Abortion Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (203 - 225) |
Yea |
| June 8, 1999 | H Amdt 142 | Prohibition of Chemically Induced Abortion Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (217 - 214) |
Nay |
| Oct. 8, 1998 | H Amdt 923 | Contraceptive Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (224 - 200) |
Nay |
| Oct. 7, 1998 | HR 4104 | Appropriations bill FY99, Treasury, Postal Service | Conference Report Adopted - House (290 - 137) |
Nay |
| Aug. 6, 1998 | H Amdt 865 | Abortion Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (180 - 243) |
Yea |
| July 23, 1998 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Veto Override Passed - House (296 - 132) |
Nay |
| July 16, 1998 | HR 4104 | Appropriations bill FY99, Treasury, Postal Service | Bill Passed - House (218 - 203) |
Nay |
| July 15, 1998 | HR 3682 | Child Custody Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (276 - 150) |
Nay |
| June 24, 1998 | H Amdt 705 | Chemical Inducement of Abortion Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (223 - 202) |
Nay |
| May 20, 1998 | H Amdt 643 | Abortion Private Funding Restoration Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (190 - 232) |
Yea |
| Oct. 8, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (296 - 132) |
Nay |
| Sept. 4, 1997 | H Amdt 318 | International Family Planning amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (234 - 191) |
Nay |
| June 19, 1997 | H Amdt 187 | Overseas Military Facilities Abortion Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 224) |
Yea |
| March 20, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Bill Passed - House (295 - 136) |
Nay |
| Feb. 13, 1997 | HR 581 | Population Planning Bill | Bill Passed - House (231 - 194) |
Nay |
| Sept. 19, 1996 | HR 1833 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban | Veto Override Passed - House (285 - 137) |
Nay |
| July 22, 1996 | H Amdt 1309 | Non-Federally Funded Abortions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (176 - 223) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 7, 1996 | H Amdt 946 | Medicaid Funded Abortions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (198 - 222) |
Yea |
| Nov. 1, 1995 | HR 1833 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban Act of 1995 | Bill Passed - House (288 - 139) |
Nay |
| Sept. 7, 1995 | H Amdt 752 | Overseas Military Abortions | Amendment Adopted - House (226 - 191) |
Nay |
| June 15, 1995 | H Amdt 436 | Overseas Military Abortion Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 230) |
Yea |
| May 24, 1995 | H Amdt 403 | Foreign Abortion Ban Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (240 - 181) |
Nay |
| May 5, 1994 | S 636 | Abortion Clinic Access bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (241 - 174) |
Yea |
| Nov. 18, 1993 | HR 796 | Abortion Clinic Access Bill | Motion Rejected - House (182 - 246) |
Nay |
| June 30, 1993 | H Amdt 185 | Hyde Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (256 - 171) |
Nay |
| March 25, 1993 | HR 670 | Abortion Counseling Bill | Bill Passed - House (273 - 149) |
Yea |
| March 25, 1993 | HR 670 | Abortion Counseling Bill | Motion Rejected - House (179 - 243) |
Nay |
| March 11, 1993 | HR 4 | Fetal Tissue Research Bill | Bill Passed - House (283 - 131) |
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:
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