| 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
Health and Health Care
Issue
- Health and Health Care down
- 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
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 30, 2008 | HR 1108 | FDA Regulation of Tobacco | Bill Passed - House (326 - 102) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2008 | HR 5501 | Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (303 - 115) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - House (383 - 41) |
Yea |
| June 24, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Bill Passed - House (355 - 59) |
Yea |
| June 18, 2008 | HR 6124 | Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - House (317 - 109) |
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 23, 2008 | HR 5613 | Medicaid Extensions and Changes | Bill Passed - House (349 - 62) |
Yea |
| April 15, 2008 | HR 5719 | Amending Tax Code Provisions and IRS Practices | Bill Passed - House (238 - 179) |
Yea |
| April 2, 2008 | HR 5501 | Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis | Bill Passed - House (308 - 116) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | H Con Res 312 | Concurrent Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - House (212 - 207) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | H Amdt 972 | Substitute Amendment for the House Budget Resolution | Amendment Rejected - House (157 - 263) |
Nay |
| March 5, 2008 | HR 1424 | Mental Health Coverage Bill | Bill Passed - House (268 - 148) |
Yea |
| Jan. 23, 2008 | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Veto Override Failed - House (260 - 152) |
Yea |
| Jan. 16, 2008 | HR 2768 | S-MINER Act | Bill Passed - House (214 - 199) |
Yea |
| Dec. 12, 2007 | HR 1585 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Conference Report Adopted - House (370 - 49) |
Yea |
| Oct. 31, 2007 | HR 3920 | Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 157) |
Yea |
| Oct. 25, 2007 | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Bill Passed - House (265 - 142) |
Yea |
| Oct. 18, 2007 | HR 976 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization | Veto Override Failed - House (273 - 156) |
Yea |
| Sept. 25, 2007 | HR 976 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (265 - 159) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 2007 | H Amdt 734 | Prescription Drug Imports | Amendment Rejected - House (146 - 283) |
Nay |
| Aug. 1, 2007 | HR 3162 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (225 - 204) |
Yea |
| July 27, 2007 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Bill Passed - House (231 - 191) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 25, 2007 | H Amdt 674 | State and Federal Medical Marijuana Law Enforcement and Implementation | Amendment Rejected - House (165 - 262) |
Yea |
| July 19, 2007 | HR 3043 | Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies | Bill Passed - House (276 - 140) |
Yea |
| July 11, 2007 | S 1701 | Extension of Funding for Transitional Medical Assistance and Abstinence Education | Bill Passed - House (291 - 126) |
Yea |
| Jan. 12, 2007 | HR 4 | Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act | Bill Passed - House (255 - 170) |
Yea |
| July 27, 2006 | HR 4157 | Better Health Information Systems Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (270 - 148) |
Nay |
| June 13, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - House (351 - 67) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2006 | HR 5522 | Foreign Operations and Export Finance Appropriation Act | Bill Passed - House (373 - 34) |
Yea |
| May 23, 2006 | HR 5384 | Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (378 - 46) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2006 | HR 5386 | Interior Department FY2007 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (293 - 128) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - House (348 - 71) |
Yea |
| March 8, 2006 | HR 4167 | National Uniformity for Food Act | Bill Passed - House (283 - 139) |
Yea |
| Feb. 1, 2006 | H Res 653 | Budget Reconciliation Adoption | Resolution Passed - House (216 - 214) |
Nay |
| July 28, 2005 | HR 5 | Malpractice Liability Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 194) |
Nay |
| July 19, 2005 | H AMDT 464 | Obstetric Fistula Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (223 - 205) |
Nay |
| July 12, 2005 | HR 741 | Independent Review of OSHA Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - House (226 - 197) |
Nay |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4280 | Medical Malpractice Liability Limitation Bill | Bill Passed - House (229 - 197) |
Nay |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4279 | Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 | Bill Passed - House (273 - 152) |
Nay |
| March 24, 2004 | HR 3873 | Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act | Bill Passed - House (419 - 5) |
Yea |
| Nov. 22, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (220 - 215) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2003 | HR 2427 | Imports of Prescription Drugs bill | Bill Passed - House (243 - 186) |
Yea |
| June 27, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Bill Passed - House (216 - 215) |
Nay |
| May 1, 2003 | HR 1298 | AIDS Assistance bill | Bill Passed - House (375 - 41) |
Yea |
| March 31, 2003 | HR 1463 | Vaccine Compensation bill | Bill Failed - House (184 - 206) |
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.
