| 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
Abortion and Reproductive
Issue
- Abortion and Reproductive 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
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National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2008 | S Amdt 4233 | Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52) |
Nay |
| Feb. 26, 2008 | S Amdt 3896 | Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42) |
Did Not Vote |
| Oct. 18, 2007 | S Amdt 3330 | Grants to Organizations Which Perform Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 6, 2007 | S Amdt 2707 | Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion | Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 25, 2006 | S 403 | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2006 | S AMDT 4689 | Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| March 17, 2005 | S Amdt 244 | Unintended Pregnancy Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2002 | S Amdt 3927 | Military Abortion Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 40) |
Yea |
| May 12, 1994 | S 636 | Abortion Clinic Access bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (69 - 30) |
Yea |
| Feb. 8, 1994 | S Amdt 1390 | Contraceptives Distribution Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 59) |
Nay |
| April 2, 1992 | S Amdt 1757 | Prohibiting Federal Funding of Human Sexual Behavior Surveys | Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 46) |
Nay |
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