| Full Name: | Gary L. Ackerman |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Rita; 3 Children: Lauren, Corey, Ari |
| Birth Date: | 11/19/1942 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Home City: | Queens, NY |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Key Votes
Gary L. Ackerman's Voting Records
Issue
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- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- 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
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1997 | HR 3 | Juvenile Crime bill | Bill Passed - House (286 - 132) |
Nay |
| May 7, 1997 | H Amdt 71 | Endangered Species Act Exemption Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (227 - 196) |
Yea |
| April 10, 1997 | HR 1003 | Assisted Suicide Bill | Bill Passed - House (398 - 16) |
Yea |
| March 20, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Bill Passed - House (295 - 136) |
Nay |
| March 19, 1997 | HR 1 | Compensatory Time Bill | Bill Passed - House (222 - 210) |
Nay |
| March 12, 1997 | H Res 89 | Balanced Budget Request resolution | Resolution Passed - House (231 - 197) |
Nay |
| March 5, 1997 | H Con Res 31 | Display of the Ten Commandments | Resolution Passed - House (295 - 125) |
Nay |
| Feb. 13, 1997 | HR 581 | Population Planning Bill | Bill Passed - House (231 - 194) |
Nay |
| Feb. 12, 1997 | H J Res 2 | Term Limits Resolution | Joint Resolution Failed - House (217 - 211) |
Nay |
| Jan. 21, 1997 | H Res 31 | Ethics Report on Newt Gingrich | Resolution Passed - House (395 - 28) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 1996 | HR 3610 | Omnibus FY97 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (370 - 37) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 1996 | HR 3539 | Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996 | Conference Report Adopted - House (218 - 198) |
Nay |
| Sept. 25, 1996 | HR 2202 | Immigration Reform bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (305 - 123) |
Nay |
| Sept. 24, 1996 | HR 3666 | Veterans Affairs, HUD FY97 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (388 - 25) |
Yea |
| Sept. 19, 1996 | HR 1833 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban | Veto Override Passed - House (285 - 137) |
Nay |
| Sept. 12, 1996 | HR 3816 | Appropriations bill FY97, Energy and Water Development | Conference Report Adopted - House (383 - 29) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 1996 | HR 3448 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (354 - 72) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 1996 | S 1316 | Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1995 | Conference Report Adopted - House (392 - 30) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 1996 | HR 3953 | Aviation Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1996 | Bill Passed - House (389 - 22) |
Yea |
| Aug. 1, 1996 | HR 3230 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Conference Report Adopted - House (285 - 132) |
Nay |
| Aug. 1, 1996 | HR 123 | English as the National Language | Bill Passed - House (259 - 169) |
Nay |
| Aug. 1, 1996 | HR 3103 | Health Insurance Portability bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (421 - 2) |
Yea |
| July 31, 1996 | HR 3734 | Welfare Reform Act of 1996 | Conference Report Adopted - House (328 - 101) |
Yea |
| July 30, 1996 | HR 2391 | Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996 | Bill Passed - House (225 - 195) |
Nay |
| July 25, 1996 | H Amdt 1360 | Renewable Energy Research Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (279 - 135) |
Yea |
| July 25, 1996 | H Amdt 1359 | Energy Research Appropriation Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (198 - 211) |
Yea |
| July 25, 1996 | HR 3820 | Campaign Finance Reform | Bill Failed - House (162 - 259) |
Nay |
| July 24, 1996 | H Amdt 1356 | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (184 - 236) |
Nay |
| July 22, 1996 | H Amdt 1309 | Non-Federally Funded Abortions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (176 - 223) |
Yea |
| July 18, 1996 | H Amdt 1307 | Food Stamp Recipient Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (239 - 184) |
Nay |
| July 18, 1996 | HR 3734 | Welfare Reform Act of 1996 | Bill Passed - House (256 - 170) |
Nay |
| July 12, 1996 | HR 3396 | Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) | Bill Passed - House (342 - 67) |
Nay |
| July 12, 1996 | H Amdt 1280 | Family Planning Services Clinics Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (232 - 193) |
Yea |
| July 12, 1996 | H Amdt 1286 | Definition of Marriage Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (103 - 311) |
Yea |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1265 | School Improvement Programs Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (294 - 129) |
Yea |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1278 | Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (201 - 220) |
Yea |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1276 | Human Embryo Research Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (167 - 256) |
Yea |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1264 | Education and Training Programs Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (198 - 227) |
Yea |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1273 | Drug Price Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (180 - 242) |
Yea |
| June 27, 1996 | H Res 468 | Investigation of Speaker Newt Gingrich | Resolution Tabled - House (229 - 170) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 26, 1996 | HR 3666 | Veterans Affairs, HUD FY97 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (269 - 147) |
Nay |
| June 20, 1996 | H Amdt 1183 | Forest Service Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (211 - 211) |
Yea |
| June 20, 1996 | H Amdt 1190 | Tribal Land Trust Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (212 - 206) |
Nay |
| June 13, 1996 | H Amdt 1164 | Department of Defense Appropriations Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 219) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 13, 1996 | HR 3610 | Defense Department FY97 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (278 - 126) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 13, 1996 | H Amdt 1167 | Spaced-based Weapons Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (190 - 208) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 12, 1996 | H Con Res 178 | Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (216 - 211) |
Nay |
| June 12, 1996 | H Amdt 1147 | Animal Damage Control Program Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (139 - 279) |
Yea |
| June 6, 1996 | HR 3562 | Wisconsin Welfare Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (289 - 136) |
Yea |
| June 6, 1996 | H Amdt 1133 | Wisconsin Welfare Reform Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 233) |
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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- 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
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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.
