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Key Votes

Representative Lamar S. Smith's Voting Records

Lamar Smith
Full Name: Lamar S. Smith
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 21, Republican
First Elected: 11/04/1986
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Beth; 2 Children
Birth Date: 11/19/1947
Birth Place: San Antonio, TX
Home City: San Antonio, TX
Religion: Christian Scientist

Issue

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Dec. 16, 2005 HR 4437 Border Security Bill Bill Passed - House
(239 - 182)		 Yea
Dec. 14, 2005 HR 3010 Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(215 - 213)		 Yea
Dec. 14, 2005 HR 3199 PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Conference Report Adopted - House
(251 - 174)		 Yea
Dec. 8, 2005 HR 4297 Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 Bill Passed - House
(234 - 197)		 Yea
Nov. 18, 2005 HR 4241 Budget Reconciliation Bill Bill Passed - House
(217 - 215)		 Yea
Nov. 17, 2005 HR 3010 Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Rejected - House
(209 - 224)		 Yea
Nov. 9, 2005 HR 2419 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill FY 2006 Conference Report Adopted - House
(339 - 17)		 Yea
Nov. 9, 2005 HR 2862 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill, FY 2006 Conference Report Adopted - House
(397 - 19)		 Yea
Nov. 4, 2005 HR 3057 Foreign Operations FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(358 - 39)		 Yea
Nov. 2, 2005 HR 1606 Online Freedom of Speech Act Bill Failed - House
(225 - 182)		 Yea
Oct. 28, 2005 HR 2744 Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations Act Conference Report Adopted - House
(318 - 63)		 Did Not Vote
Oct. 27, 2005 HR 420 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005 Bill Passed - House
(228 - 184)		 Yea
Oct. 20, 2005 S 397 Firearms Manufacturers Protection Bill Bill Passed - House
(283 - 144)		 Yea
Oct. 19, 2005 HR 554 Food Industry Obesity Lawsuits Bill Passed - House
(306 - 120)		 Yea
Oct. 7, 2005 HR 3893 Gasoline for America's Security Act of 2005 Bill Passed - House
(212 - 210)		 Yea
Sept. 29, 2005 H AMDT 588 Endangered Species Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(206 - 216)		 Nay
Sept. 29, 2005 HR 3824 Endangered Species Reauthorization Bill Bill Passed - House
(229 - 193)		 Yea
Sept. 15, 2005 H Res 437 Bipartisan Committee to Investigate Hurricane Katrina Resolution Passed - House
(224 - 188)		 Yea
July 29, 2005 HR 3 Transportation Authorization Bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(412 - 8)		 Yea
July 28, 2005 HR 2361 Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(410 - 10)		 Yea
July 28, 2005 HR 2985 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 Conference Report Adopted - House
(305 - 122)		 Yea
July 28, 2005 HR 3045 CAFTA Implementation Bill Bill Passed - House
(217 - 215)		 Yea
July 28, 2005 HR 6 Energy Policy Act of 2005 Conference Report Adopted - House
(275 - 156)		 Yea
July 28, 2005 HR 5 Malpractice Liability Reform Bill Bill Passed - House
(230 - 194)		 Yea
July 26, 2005 H AMDT 514 Small Employer Health Benefits Plan Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(197 - 230)		 Nay
July 22, 2005 H AMDT 511 Advanced Research Opportunities Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(192 - 206)		 Nay
July 21, 2005 HR 3199 PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Bill Passed - House
(257 - 171)		 Yea
July 21, 2005 HR 3199 PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Motion Rejected - House
(209 - 218)		 Nay
July 20, 2005 HR 2601 State Department FY 2006/2007 Authorization Bill Bill Passed - House
(351 - 78)		 Yea
July 19, 2005 H AMDT 464 Obstetric Fistula Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(223 - 205)		 Yea
July 14, 2005 HR 3100 East Asia Security Act of 2005 Bill Failed - House
(215 - 203)		 Nay
July 12, 2005 HR 741 Independent Review of OSHA Act of 2005 Bill Passed - House
(226 - 197)		 Yea
June 30, 2005 HR 3058 Transportation, Treasury, HUD and Judiciary Appropriation Bill Passed - House
(405 - 18)		 Yea
June 30, 2005 H AMDT 427 Eminent Domain Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(231 - 189)		 Yea
June 28, 2005 HR 3057 Foreign Operations FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - House
(393 - 32)		 Yea
June 23, 2005 H AMDT 343 Restoring Funds for Public Broadcasting Amendment Adopted - House
(284 - 140)		 Nay
June 23, 2005 H AMDT 346 Annual Fit Test Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(206 - 216)		 Nay
June 22, 2005 H J Res 10 Flag Desecration Resolution Joint Resolution Passed - House
(286 - 130)		 Did Not Vote
June 22, 2005 HR 2985 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 Bill Passed - House
(330 - 82)		 Did Not Vote
June 20, 2005 HR 2863 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - House
(398 - 19)		 Yea
June 17, 2005 HR 2745 United Nations Reform Act of 2005 Bill Passed - House
(221 - 184)		 Yea
June 16, 2005 HR 2862 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill, FY 2006 Bill Passed - House
(418 - 7)		 Yea
June 15, 2005 H AMDT 272 Medical Marijuana Use Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(161 - 264)		 Nay
June 15, 2005 H AMDT 280 Patriot Act Amendment - Library Records Amendment Adopted - House
(238 - 187)		 Nay
June 15, 2005 H AMDT 270 Bans Use of Funds to Enforce Cuba Regulations Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(210 - 216)		 Nay
June 9, 2005 H J Res 27 Withdrawing Approval from the WTO Agreement Joint Resolution Failed - House
(86 - 338)		 Nay
June 8, 2005 HR 2744 Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations Act Bill Passed - House
(408 - 18)		 Did Not Vote
May 25, 2005 HR 1815 Defense Department FY2006 Authorization Bill Bill Passed - House
(390 - 39)		 Yea
May 25, 2005 H AMDT 209 Overseas Military Facilities Abortion Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(194 - 233)		 Nay
May 24, 2005 HR 810 Stem Cell Research Bill of 2005 Bill Passed - House
(238 - 194)		 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:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. 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.

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