| Full Name: | Leonard L. Boswell |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Dody; 3 Children |
| Birth Date: | 01/10/1934 |
| Birth Place: | Harrison County, MO |
| Home City: | Des Moines, IA |
| Religion: | Community of Christ |
Key Votes
Leonard L. Boswell's Voting Records
Labor Unions
Issue
- Labor Unions 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. 20, 2012 | HR 6684 | Spending Reduction Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (215 - 209) |
Nay |
| Nov. 30, 2012 | HR 6429 | STEM Jobs Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (245 - 139) |
Yea |
| Sept. 20, 2012 | HR 6429 | STEM Jobs Act of 2012 | Bill Failed - House (257 - 158) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2012 | HR 828 | Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (263 - 114) |
Nay |
| May 31, 2012 | H Amdt 1160 | Project Labor Agreements | Amendment Adopted - House (218 - 198) |
Yea |
| Feb. 1, 2012 | HR 3835 | Extends Pay Freeze for Congress and Non-Military Federal Workers | Bill Passed - House (309 - 117) |
Yea |
| Nov. 30, 2011 | HR 3094 | Labor Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (235 - 188) |
Nay |
| Sept. 15, 2011 | HR 2587 | National Labor Relations Board Prohibitions | Bill Passed - House (238 - 186) |
Nay |
| June 2, 2011 | H Amdt 398 | Prohibiting the Use of Funds for Transportation Security Administration Collective Bargaining | Amendment Adopted - House (218 - 205) |
Nay |
| April 1, 2011 | HR 658 | Federal Aviation Administration Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (223 - 196) |
Nay |
| Feb. 19, 2011 | H Amdt 155 | Prohibits Use of Funds for Step Increase for General Schedule Employees | Amendment Rejected - House (191 - 230) |
Nay |
| Dec. 8, 2010 | HR 6495 | Mine Safety Act | Bill Failed - House (214 - 193) |
Yea |
| Nov. 18, 2010 | HR 6419 | Extension of Certain Unemployment Benefits | Bill Failed - House (258 - 154) |
Yea |
| Nov. 18, 2010 | HR 1722 | Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (254 - 152) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2010 | HR 5851 | "Whistleblower Protection" for Offshore Oil Workers | Bill Passed - House (315 - 93) |
Yea |
| July 22, 2010 | HR 4213 | Unemployment Benefits Extension | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (272 - 152) |
Yea |
| July 1, 2010 | HR 5618 | Unemployment Benefits Extension | Bill Passed - House (270 - 153) |
Yea |
| May 28, 2010 | HR 4213 | Unemployment Benefits Extension and Tax Law Amendments | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (215 - 204) |
Yea |
| May 6, 2010 | HR 1722 | Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies | Bill Failed - House (268 - 147) |
Yea |
| April 15, 2010 | HR 4851 | Unemployment Benefits Extension | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (289 - 112) |
Yea |
| March 4, 2010 | HR 2847 | Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations and Tax Credits ("Senate Jobs Bill") | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (217 - 201) |
Yea |
| Dec. 16, 2009 | HR 2847 | Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (217 - 212) |
Yea |
| Nov. 5, 2009 | HR 3548 | Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits and Providing Business and Homebuyer Tax Credits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (403 - 12) |
Yea |
| Sept. 22, 2009 | HR 3548 | Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits | Bill Passed - House (331 - 83) |
Nay |
| Jan. 27, 2009 | S 181 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 177) |
Yea |
| Jan. 9, 2009 | HR 12 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (256 - 163) |
Yea |
| Jan. 9, 2009 | HR 11 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (247 - 171) |
Yea |
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 6867 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - House (368 - 28) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 1338 | Employment Discrimination Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (247 - 178) |
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 12, 2008 | HR 5749 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 | Bill Passed - House (274 - 137) |
Yea |
| April 30, 2008 | HR 5522 | Requiring OSHA to Establish Combustible Dust Safety Standards | Bill Passed - House (247 - 165) |
Yea |
| April 29, 2008 | S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Bill Passed - House (291 - 117) |
Yea |
| Jan. 16, 2008 | HR 2768 | S-MINER Act | Bill Passed - House (214 - 199) |
Yea |
| Nov. 7, 2007 | HR 3685 | Sexual Orientation Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA) | Bill Passed - House (235 - 184) |
Yea |
| Oct. 31, 2007 | HR 3920 | Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 157) |
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 17, 2007 | HR 980 | Collective Bargaining for Public Safety Officers | Bill Passed - House (314 - 97) |
Yea |
| May 24, 2007 | H Amdt 1 | Departmental Appropriations for Defense, Security, and Hurricane Recovery | Amendment Adopted - House (348 - 73) |
Yea |
| May 10, 2007 | HR 2206 | Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (221 - 205) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2007 | HR 985 | Whistleblower Protection Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (331 - 94) |
Yea |
| March 1, 2007 | HR 800 | Union Organization Bill | Bill Passed - House (241 - 185) |
Yea |
| Jan. 10, 2007 | HR 2 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (315 - 116) |
Yea |
| July 29, 2006 | HR 5970 | Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 180) |
Yea |
| July 28, 2006 | HR 4 | Pension Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (279 - 131) |
Yea |
| Oct. 11, 2001 | HR 3061 | Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, 2002 | Bill Passed - House (373 - 43) |
Yea |
| March 7, 2001 | S J Res 6 | Ergonomics Regulations Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - House (223 - 206) |
Nay |
| June 8, 2000 | H Amdt 760 | OSHA Ergonomic Protection Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (203 - 220) |
Yea |
| March 9, 2000 | HR 3846 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Bill Passed - House (282 - 143) |
Yea |
| March 9, 2000 | H Amdt 594 | Minimum Wage Increase-Two Year Raise | Amendment Adopted - House (246 - 179) |
Yea |
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