| Full Name: | Bill Richardson |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Barbara |
| Birth Date: | 11/15/1947 |
| Birth Place: | Pasedena, CA |
| Home City: | Santa Fe, NM |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Key Votes
Bill Richardson's Voting Records
Education
Issue
- Education 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 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1264 | Education and Training Programs Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (198 - 227) |
Yea |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1265 | School Improvement Programs Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (294 - 129) |
Yea |
| Nov. 2, 1995 | HR 2546 | Appropriations Bill FY 96, District of Columbia | Bill Passed - House (224 - 191) |
Nay |
| Oct. 26, 1995 | HR 2491 | Budget Reconciliation Bill | Bill Passed - House (227 - 203) |
Nay |
| Sept. 22, 1994 | HR 4606 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education | Conference Report Adopted - House (331 - 89) |
Yea |
| June 29, 1994 | HR 4606 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education | Bill Passed - House (339 - 89) |
Yea |
| March 24, 1994 | H Amdt 491 | Homosexuality Education Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (224 - 194) |
Yea |
| March 24, 1994 | H Amdt 497 | Funding and Programs Substitute Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (173 - 245) |
Nay |
| March 23, 1994 | HR 1804 | Goals 2000: Educate America Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (306 - 121) |
Yea |
| March 22, 1994 | H Amdt 488 | Optional Abstinence Emphasis Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (262 - 166) |
Yea |
| March 9, 1994 | H Amdt 462 | Tobacco Education Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (353 - 70) |
Yea |
| Oct. 13, 1993 | HR 1804 | Goals 2000: Educate America Act | Bill Passed - House (307 - 118) |
Yea |
| Oct. 7, 1993 | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (311 - 115) |
Yea |
| Aug. 6, 1993 | HR 2010 | National Service Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (275 - 152) |
Yea |
| July 28, 1993 | HR 2010 | National Service Bill | Bill Passed - House (275 - 152) |
Yea |
| June 30, 1993 | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (305 - 124) |
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.
