| Full Name: | Christopher 'Chris' J. Dodd |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Jackie Clegg; 2 Children: Grace, Christina |
| Birth Date: | 05/27/1944 |
| Birth Place: | Willimantic, CT |
| Home City: | East Haddam, CT |
| Religion: | Catholic |
Key Votes
Christopher 'Chris' J. Dodd's Voting Records
Trade
Issue
- Trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 4, 2009 | S Amdt 279 | Removing the Buy American Clause | Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 65) |
Nay |
| Oct. 1, 2008 | HR 7081 | United States - India Nuclear Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 13) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 4040 | Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2008 | S Amdt 4299 | Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs | Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23) |
Yea |
| March 6, 2008 | HR 4040 | Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13) |
Yea |
| Dec. 4, 2007 | HR 3688 | United States-Peru Trade Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 18) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 19, 2006 | HR 5684 | U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 32) |
Nay |
| Sept. 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4999 | Security of Cargo Containers Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55) |
Yea |
| June 29, 2006 | S 3569 | U.S. -Oman Free Trade Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 34) |
Nay |
| May 4, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 21) |
Yea |
| July 28, 2005 | HR 3045 | CAFTA Implementation Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 45) |
Nay |
| June 30, 2005 | S 1307 | CAFTA Implementation Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 45) |
Nay |
| July 31, 2003 | HR 2738 | U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 32) |
Nay |
| July 31, 2003 | HR 2739 | U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 32) |
Nay |
| Aug. 1, 2002 | HR 3009 | Andean Trade Preference Act Extension | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (64 - 34) |
Nay |
| Sept. 19, 2000 | HR 4444 | U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 | Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 15) |
Yea |
| Sept. 13, 2000 | S Amdt 4132 | China Nonproliferation Act | Amendment Tabled - Senate (65 - 32) |
Yea |
| May 11, 2000 | HR 434 | Africa Free Trade bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (77 - 19) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 1999 | HR 434 | Africa Free Trade bill | Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 19) |
Yea |
| July 17, 1997 | S Amdt 890 | Most Favored Nation Repeal Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (22 - 77) |
Nay |
| March 5, 1996 | HR 927 | Cuba Sanctions Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 22) |
Nay |
| Oct. 19, 1995 | HR 927 | Cuba Sanctions Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 24) |
Nay |
| Dec. 1, 1994 | HR 5110 | Uruguay Round Agreements Act | Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 24) |
Yea |
| Aug. 19, 1994 | HR 4603 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 10) |
Yea |
| Aug. 10, 1994 | HR 4426 | Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 12) |
Yea |
| July 15, 1994 | HR 4426 | Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 9) |
Yea |
| July 1, 1994 | S Amdt 1851 | Bosnia Arms Embargo Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nay |
| June 29, 1994 | S 687 | Product Liability Bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 41) |
Yea |
| May 12, 1994 | S Amdt 1696 | Bosnia-Herzegovina Policy Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 49) |
Yea |
| May 12, 1994 | S Amdt 1695 | Bosnia Arms Embargo Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 49) |
Nay |
| Jan. 27, 1994 | S Amdt 1263 | Vietnam Trade Embargo | Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 38) |
Yea |
| Nov. 20, 1993 | HR 3450 | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 38) |
Yea |
| Oct. 21, 1993 | HR 2519 | Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 10) |
Yea |
| July 29, 1993 | HR 2519 | Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 13) |
Yea |
| June 30, 1993 | HR 1876 | GATT Uruguay Round Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 16) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 1992 | HR 5318 | Conditional Extension of Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to China | Veto Override Failed - Senate (59 - 40) |
Yea |
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