| Full Name: | Rahm Emanuel |
|---|---|
| Office: | Mayor (Chicago, IL) - At-Large, Democratic |
| First Elected: | 02/22/2011 |
| Gender: | Male |
|---|---|
| Family: | Wife: Amy; 3 Children |
| Birth Date: | 11/29/1959 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, IL |
| Home City: | Chicago, IL |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Key Votes
Rahm Emanuel's Voting Records
Business and Consumers
Issue
- Business and Consumers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 10, 2008 | HR 7321 | Automotive Industry Financing | Bill Passed - House (237 - 170) |
Did Not Vote |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 1424 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority and Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (263 - 171) |
Yea |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 6867 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - House (368 - 28) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2008 | HR 3997 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (205 - 228) |
Yea |
| Sept. 26, 2008 | HR 7060 | Renewable Energy Credits and Other Business and Individual Credits | Bill Passed - House (257 - 166) |
Yea |
| Sept. 23, 2008 | HR 5244 | Credit Card Regulations | Bill Passed - House (312 - 112) |
Yea |
| Sept. 18, 2008 | HR 6604 | Commodity Markets Speculation Bill | Bill Passed - House (283 - 133) |
Yea |
| Sept. 16, 2008 | HR 6899 | Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling and Extending Certain Renewable Energy Tax Credits | Bill Passed - House (236 - 189) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 1338 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (247 - 178) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2008 | HR 1108 | FDA Regulation of Tobacco | Bill Passed - House (326 - 102) |
Yea |
| July 17, 2008 | HR 6515 | Oil Exploration in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska | Bill Failed - House (244 - 173) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2008 | HR 415 | Adding Parts of the Taunton River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System | Bill Passed - House (242 - 175) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - House (383 - 41) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6377 | Energy Futures Trading | Bill Passed - House (402 - 19) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 6251 | Oil Production Leases | Bill Failed - House (223 - 195) |
Yea |
| June 25, 2008 | HR 6275 | Alternative Minimum Tax Bill | Bill Passed - House (233 - 189) |
Yea |
| June 25, 2008 | HR 2176 | Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claim Bill | Bill Failed - House (121 - 298) |
Nay |
| June 24, 2008 | HR 6346 | Price Gouging Prevention Act | Bill Failed - House (276 - 146) |
Yea |
| June 24, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Bill Passed - House (355 - 59) |
Yea |
| June 20, 2008 | HR 6304 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments | Bill Passed - House (293 - 129) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2008 | HR 2642 | GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (416 - 12) |
Yea |
| June 18, 2008 | HR 6124 | Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - House (317 - 109) |
Yea |
| June 12, 2008 | HR 5749 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 | Bill Passed - House (274 - 137) |
Yea |
| May 21, 2008 | HR 6049 | Alternative Energy Tax Incentives | Bill Passed - House (263 - 160) |
Yea |
| May 21, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - House (316 - 108) |
Yea |
| May 14, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Conference Report Adopted - House (318 - 106) |
Yea |
| April 30, 2008 | HR 5522 | Requiring OSHA to Establish Combustible Dust Safety Standards | Bill Passed - House (247 - 165) |
Yea |
| April 15, 2008 | HR 5719 | Amending Tax Code Provisions and IRS Practices | Bill Passed - House (238 - 179) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2008 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197) |
Yea |
| March 5, 2008 | HR 1424 | Mental Health Coverage Bill | Bill Passed - House (268 - 148) |
Yea |
| Feb. 27, 2008 | HR 5351 | Energy Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (236 - 182) |
Yea |
| Feb. 7, 2008 | HR 5140 | Economic Stimulus Plan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (380 - 34) |
Yea |
| Jan. 29, 2008 | HR 5140 | Economic Stimulus Plan | Bill Passed - House (385 - 35) |
Yea |
| Jan. 16, 2008 | HR 2768 | S-MINER Act | Bill Passed - House (214 - 199) |
Yea |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (314 - 100) |
Yea |
| Dec. 17, 2007 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (253 - 154) |
Yea |
| Dec. 12, 2007 | HR 4299 | Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension and Modification | Bill Passed - House (303 - 116) |
Yea |
| Dec. 6, 2007 | HR 6 | Energy Act of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (235 - 181) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 189) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3915 | Mortgage Reform and Anti-Subprime Lending Act | Bill Passed - House (291 - 127) |
Yea |
| Nov. 7, 2007 | HR 3685 | Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) | Bill Passed - House (235 - 184) |
Yea |
| Nov. 1, 2007 | HR 2262 | Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act | Bill Passed - House (244 - 166) |
Yea |
| Oct. 31, 2007 | HR 3920 | Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 157) |
Yea |
| Oct. 10, 2007 | HR 3056 | Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (232 - 173) |
Yea |
| Oct. 4, 2007 | HR 2740 | Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (389 - 30) |
Yea |
| Sept. 25, 2007 | HR 1400 | Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (397 - 16) |
Yea |
| Sept. 19, 2007 | HR 2761 | Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act (TRIA) | Bill Passed - House (312 - 110) |
Yea |
| Sept. 18, 2007 | HR 1852 | Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (348 - 72) |
Yea |
| Sept. 7, 2007 | HR 1908 | Patent Reform Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (220 - 175) |
Yea |
| Sept. 7, 2007 | HR 2669 | Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants | Conference Report Adopted - House (292 - 97) |
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.
