| 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
Issue
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- 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
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 27, 1994 | S Amdt 2416 | Voluntary Prayer Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53) |
Nay |
| July 27, 1994 | S Amdt 2417 | Demonstration Program Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 53) |
Nay |
| July 25, 1994 | S Amdt 2396 | Prohibition of Funds to National Endowments for the Arts for Certain Projects | Amendment Tabled - Senate (49 - 42) |
Yea |
| July 21, 1994 | HR 4649 | District of Columbia FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 32) |
Yea |
| July 21, 1994 | HR 4556 | Transportation FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 9) |
Yea |
| July 20, 1994 | S Amdt 2320 | Department of Agriculture Homosexual Policy Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (59 - 41) |
Nay |
| July 20, 1994 | HR 4554 | Agriculture FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8) |
Yea |
| July 15, 1994 | HR 4426 | Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 9) |
Yea |
| July 15, 1994 | HR 4453 | Military Construction FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 2) |
Yea |
| July 14, 1994 | S Amdt 2245 | Military Operations in Haiti Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (57 - 42) |
Yea |
| July 12, 1994 | S 55 | Striker Replacement | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 47) |
Yea |
| July 1, 1994 | S Amdt 1851 | Bosnia Arms Embargo Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nay |
| July 1, 1994 | HR 4454 | Legislative Branch FY95 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (73 - 27) |
Yea |
| July 1, 1994 | S Amdt 2142 | B-2 Bomber Funding | Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 55) |
Nay |
| June 30, 1994 | S Amdt 2127 | Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor Termination Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (52 - 46) |
Yea |
| June 30, 1994 | HR 4506 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Energy and Water Development | Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 8) |
Yea |
| June 29, 1994 | S Amdt 2117 | Military Operations in Haiti Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 65) |
Nay |
| June 29, 1994 | S 687 | Product Liability Bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 41) |
Yea |
| June 22, 1994 | HR 4539 | Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill FY95 | Bill Passed - Senate (72 - 27) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 25, 1994 | PN 898 | Sam W. Brown, Jr., Ambassador to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) |
Yea |
| May 12, 1994 | S Amdt 1695 | Bosnia Arms Embargo Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 49) |
Nay |
| May 12, 1994 | S Amdt 1696 | Bosnia-Herzegovina Policy Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 49) |
Yea |
| May 12, 1994 | S 636 | Abortion Clinic Access bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (69 - 30) |
Yea |
| May 12, 1994 | H Con Res 218 | Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (53 - 46) |
Yea |
| April 19, 1994 | PN 1210 | Adm. Frank B. Kelso II, Retiring | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (54 - 43) |
Yea |
| April 13, 1994 | S 21 | California Desert Protection Act of 1994 | Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 29) |
Yea |
| March 26, 1994 | HR 1804 | Goals 2000: Educate America Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (63 - 22) |
Yea |
| March 25, 1994 | H Con Res 218 | Budget Resolution | Resolution Passed - Senate (57 - 40) |
Yea |
| March 16, 1994 | HR 820 | National Competitiveness Act of 1993 | Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 40) |
Yea |
| March 1, 1994 | S J Res 41 | Balanced Budget amendment | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (63 - 37) |
Nay |
| Feb. 10, 1994 | HR 3759 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994 | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 10) |
Yea |
| Feb. 8, 1994 | S Amdt 1390 | Contraceptives Distribution Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 59) |
Nay |
| Feb. 2, 1994 | HR 2333 | State Department FY94-95 Authorization Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8) |
Yea |
| Jan. 27, 1994 | S Amdt 1263 | Vietnam Trade Embargo | Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 38) |
Yea |
| Nov. 20, 1993 | S 714 | Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 45) |
Yea |
| Nov. 20, 1993 | HR 1025 | Brady Handgun Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 36) |
Yea |
| Nov. 20, 1993 | HR 3450 | North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 38) |
Yea |
| Nov. 17, 1993 | HR 2401 | Defense FY94 Authorization Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (77 - 22) |
Yea |
| Nov. 17, 1993 | S Amdt 1152 | Prohibiting the Possession of Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons | Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43) |
Yea |
| Nov. 17, 1993 | S Amdt 1204 | Replacing the Death Penalty with Life Imprisonment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (25 - 74) |
Nay |
| Nov. 10, 1993 | HR 3116 | Defense Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 9) |
Yea |
| Nov. 9, 1993 | HR 2520 | Interior Department Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 9) |
Yea |
| Nov. 9, 1993 | S Amdt 1151 | Improving Fingerprint Systems Amendment | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (49 - 51) |
Nay |
| Nov. 8, 1993 | S Amdt 1132 | Prohibiting the Death Penalty for Minors | Amendment Tabled - Senate (52 - 41) |
Nay |
| Nov. 5, 1993 | S Amdt 1117 | Charging Teens as Adults for Crimes Involving a Firearm | Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 23) |
Nay |
| Oct. 27, 1993 | HR 2445 | Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 11) |
Yea |
| Oct. 21, 1993 | HR 2519 | Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 10) |
Yea |
| Oct. 21, 1993 | S Amdt 1072 | Restriction of Funding for Haiti Operations Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (19 - 81) |
Nay |
| Oct. 19, 1993 | HR 2446 | Military Construction Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (94 - 5) |
Yea |
| Oct. 18, 1993 | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (80 - 15) |
Yea |
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