| 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 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
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 14, 1995 | HR 728 | Anti-Crime bill | Bill Passed - House (238 - 192) |
Nay |
| Feb. 8, 1995 | HR 666 | Admission of Evidence Seized Without a Warrant in Certain Conditions | Bill Passed - House (289 - 142) |
Nay |
| Feb. 6, 1995 | HR 2 | Line Item Veto Act | Bill Passed - House (294 - 134) |
Nay |
| Jan. 26, 1995 | H J Res 1 | Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed - House (300 - 132) |
Nay |
| Nov. 29, 1994 | HR 5110 | Uruguay Round Agreements Act | Bill Passed - House (288 - 146) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 1994 | HR 4650 | Defense FY95 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (327 - 86) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 1994 | HR 4539 | Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill FY95 | Conference Report Adopted - House (360 - 53) |
Yea |
| Sept. 23, 1994 | HR 4554 | Agriculture FY95 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (287 - 107) |
Yea |
| Sept. 22, 1994 | HR 4606 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education | Conference Report Adopted - House (331 - 89) |
Yea |
| Sept. 12, 1994 | HR 4624 | Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development | Conference Report Adopted - House (313 - 61) |
Did Not Vote |
| Aug. 21, 1994 | HR 3355 | Omnibus Crime Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (235 - 195) |
Yea |
| Aug. 18, 1994 | HR 4603 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State | Conference Report Adopted - House (322 - 98) |
Yea |
| Aug. 17, 1994 | S 2182 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 | Conference Report Adopted - House (280 - 137) |
Yea |
| Aug. 10, 1994 | HR 4506 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Energy and Water Development | Conference Report Adopted - House (393 - 34) |
Yea |
| Aug. 4, 1994 | HR 4426 | Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (341 - 85) |
Yea |
| July 22, 1994 | H Amdt 778 | Prohibiting Benefits to Undocumented Immigrants | Amendment Adopted - House (220 - 176) |
Nay |
| July 21, 1994 | H Amdt 771 | Limiting Entitlement Program Expenditures | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 233) |
Nay |
| July 19, 1994 | H Amdt 759 | Intelligence Spending Disclosure Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 221) |
Yea |
| July 14, 1994 | H Amdt 755 | Federal Land Appraisals | Amendment Adopted - House (281 - 148) |
Yea |
| July 13, 1994 | HR 4649 | District of Columbia FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (213 - 210) |
Yea |
| July 12, 1994 | H Amdt 725 | East Mojave National Preserve Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (239 - 183) |
Nay |
| June 29, 1994 | HR 4606 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education | Bill Passed - House (339 - 89) |
Yea |
| June 29, 1994 | H Amdt 718 | Space Station Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (155 - 278) |
Yea |
| June 29, 1994 | HR 4624 | Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development | Bill Passed - House (344 - 84) |
Yea |
| June 29, 1994 | HR 4650 | Defense FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (330 - 91) |
Yea |
| June 28, 1994 | HR 4603 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State | Bill Passed - House (286 - 112) |
Yea |
| June 23, 1994 | HR 4602 | Interior Department FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (338 - 85) |
Yea |
| June 17, 1994 | HR 4554 | Agriculture FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (278 - 127) |
Yea |
| June 16, 1994 | H Amdt 645 | Interstate Commerce Commission Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (234 - 192) |
Nay |
| June 16, 1994 | HR 4556 | Transportation FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (363 - 59) |
Yea |
| June 15, 1994 | HR 4539 | Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill FY95 | Bill Passed - House (276 - 139) |
Yea |
| June 14, 1994 | HR 4506 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Energy and Water Development | Bill Passed - House (393 - 29) |
Yea |
| June 9, 1994 | H Amdt 611 | Lifting Arms Embargo on Bosnia Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (244 - 178) |
Yea |
| June 9, 1994 | H Amdt 574 | U.S. Policy on Haiti Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (195 - 226) |
Nay |
| May 26, 1994 | HR 4454 | Legislative Branch FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (210 - 205) |
Yea |
| May 25, 1994 | HR 4426 | Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (337 - 87) |
Yea |
| May 24, 1994 | HR 4453 | Military Construction FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (380 - 42) |
Yea |
| May 24, 1994 | H Amdt 575 | U.S. Policy on Haiti Substitute Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (191 - 236) |
Yea |
| May 23, 1994 | H Amdt 570 | Ending Requirement for Selective Service Registration | Amendment Rejected - House (125 - 273) |
Nay |
| May 5, 1994 | H Con Res 218 | Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (220 - 183) |
Yea |
| May 5, 1994 | HR 4296 | Regulation of Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons | Bill Passed - House (216 - 214) |
Yea |
| May 5, 1994 | S 636 | Abortion Clinic Access bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (241 - 174) |
Yea |
| April 21, 1994 | HR 4092 | Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 | Bill Passed - House (285 - 141) |
Yea |
| April 14, 1994 | H Amdt 503 | Death Penalty Removal Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (111 - 314) |
Yea |
| March 24, 1994 | H Amdt 497 | Funding and Programs Substitute Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (173 - 245) |
Nay |
| March 24, 1994 | H Amdt 491 | Homosexuality Education Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (224 - 194) |
Yea |
| 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 17, 1994 | H J Res 103 | Balanced Budget Amendment | Joint Resolution Failed - House (271 - 153) |
Nay |
| March 11, 1994 | H Amdt 466 | Budget Resolution Substitute Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (165 - 243) |
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.
