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Representative Karen Bass's Voting Records

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Karen Bass
Full Name: Karen Bass
Office: U.S. House (CA) - District 37, Democratic
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Gender: Female
Family: Divorced; 1 Child: Emilia
Birth Date: 10/03/1953
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
Home City: Los Angeles, CA
Religion: Christian

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
April 15, 2011 H Con Res 34 2011-2012 Budget Joint Resolution Passed - House
(235 - 193)		 Nay
April 14, 2011 HR 1473 2011 Budget Bill Passed - House
(260 - 167)		 Nay
April 13, 2011 HR 1217 Repealing the Prevention and Public Health Fund Bill Passed - House
(236 - 183)		 Nay
April 9, 2011 HR 1363 2011 Department of Defense Budget and Additional Continuing Appropriations Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(348 - 70)		 Yea
April 7, 2011 HR 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act Bill Passed - House
(255 - 172)		 Nay
April 7, 2011 HR 1363 2011 Department of Defense Budget and Additional Continuing Appropriations Bill Passed - House
(247 - 181)		 Nay
April 1, 2011 HR 1255 Government Shutdown Prevention Act Bill Passed - House
(221 - 202)		 Nay
March 30, 2011 HR 471 School Vouchers for Washington, D.C. Bill Passed - House
(225 - 195)		 Nay
March 17, 2011 HR 1076 Prohibiting Federal Funding of National Public Radio Bill Passed - House
(228 - 192)		 Nay
March 16, 2011 HR 861 Terminating the Neighborhood Stabilization Program Bill Passed - House
(242 - 182)		 Nay
March 15, 2011 H J Res 48 Additional Continuing Appropriations Joint Resolution Passed - House
(271 - 158)		 Nay
March 11, 2011 HR 836 Terminating the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Bill Passed - House
(242 - 177)		 Nay
March 10, 2011 HR 830 Terminating the Federal Housing Administration Refinance Program Bill Passed - House
(256 - 171)		 Nay
March 3, 2011 HR 4 Repeals the Form 1099 Provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Bill Passed - House
(314 - 112)		 Nay
March 1, 2011 H J Res 44 Continuing Appropriations Amendments Joint Resolution Passed - House
(335 - 91)		 Nay
Feb. 19, 2011 H Amdt 155 Prohibits Use of Funds for Step Increase for General Schedule Employees Amendment Rejected - House
(191 - 230)		 Nay
Feb. 19, 2011 HR 1 Continuing Appropriations Bill Passed - House
(235 - 189)		 Nay
Feb. 18, 2011 H Amdt 92 Prohibiting the Use of Federal Funds for NASCAR Sponsorships Amendment Rejected - House
(148 - 281)		 Yea
Feb. 18, 2011 H Amdt 95 Prohibiting Use of Federal Funds For Planned Parenthood Amendment Adopted - House
(240 - 185)		 Nay
Feb. 18, 2011 H Amdt 94 Prohibits Funds for the Gainful Employment Rule Amendment Adopted - House
(289 - 136)		 Nay
Feb. 17, 2011 H Amdt 69 Reducing Federal Funding of the US Institute of Peace Amendment Adopted - House
(268 - 163)		 Nay
Feb. 16, 2011 H Amdt 16 Reducing Navy and Air Force Appropriations Amendment Adopted - House
(233 - 198)		 Yea
Feb. 15, 2011 H Amdt 13 Reducing Navy and Air Force Aircraft Procurement Amendment Rejected - House
(105 - 326)		 Yea
Jan. 25, 2011 H Res 38 Reducing Spending to Fiscal Year 2008 Levels Resolution Passed - House
(256 - 165)		 Nay

California Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Oct. 7, 2010 SB 870 2010-2011 Budget Bill Passed - House
(57 - 13)		 Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 SB 1391 Business Tax Incentive Amendments Bill Passed - House
(46 - 28)		 Yea
Aug. 25, 2010 AB 2666 Establishing Public Database of Companies and Their Tax Credits in the State Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(48 - 26)		 Yea
Aug. 23, 2010 SB 1272 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(47 - 27)		 Yea
March 8, 2010 SBx8 32 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(47 - 29)		 Yea
March 4, 2010 ABx8 6 Fuel Tax Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(41 - 32)		 Yea
March 4, 2010 ABx8 9 Tax and Transportation Law Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(44 - 30)		 Yea
Feb. 22, 2010 ABx8 2 2010-2011 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(44 - 20)		 Yea
Jan. 5, 2010 SBx5 1 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(45 - 17)		 Yea
Jan. 5, 2010 SBx5 4 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(41 - 27)		 Yea
Dec. 10, 2009 ABx5 8 Education Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(48 - 25)		 Yea
Nov. 4, 2009 SBx7 8 Water Diversion Amendments Bill Passed - House
(49 - 20)		 Yea
Nov. 4, 2009 SBx7 2 Water Investment Bond Measure Bill Passed - House
(55 - 20)		 Yea
Sept. 11, 2009 SB 19 Eliminating Prohibition on Utilizing CALTIDES Data to Evaluate Teachers Bill Passed - House
(53 - 20)		 Yea
Aug. 31, 2009 SBx3 18 Correctional Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(41 - 37)		 Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 2 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Education Revisions Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(55 - 18)		 Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 26 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Shifting Redevelopment Funds Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(41 - 31)		 Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 19 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: In-Home Supportive Services Fraud Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(42 - 33)		 Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 14 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(54 - 25)		 Yea
July 24, 2009 ABX4 15 Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Revisions: Implementing Prop 1A Suspension Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(59 - 14)		 Yea
July 23, 2009 ABX4 1 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(56 - 23)		 Yea
June 28, 2009 SBx3 16 2009-2010 Budget Amendments Bill Passed - House
(46 - 29)		 Yea
June 28, 2009 SBX3 17 Tax Law Amendments (2009-2010 Budget Financing) Bill Passed - House
(42 - 31)		 Yea
June 28, 2009 ABx3 39 Tax Law Amendments (2009-2010 Budget Financing) Bill Passed - House
(44 - 31)		 Yea
Dec. 18, 2008 ABx1 12 Extending Tax Withholding Requirements to Payments to Independent Contractors Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(47 - 28)		 Yea
Sept. 19, 2008 SBx1 28 Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - House
(43 - 30)		 Yea

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