| Full Name: | Joseph 'Joe' I. Lieberman |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Hadassah Freilich; 4 Children: Matthew, Rebecca, Ethan, Hana |
| Birth Date: | 02/24/1942 |
| Birth Place: | Stamford, CT |
| Home City: | Stamford, CT |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Key Votes
Joseph 'Joe' I. Lieberman's Voting Records
Issue
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- 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
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 14, 2009 | Amdt 2355 | Prohibiting Funding for ACORN | Amendment Adopted - Senate (83 - 7) |
Yea |
| Aug. 6, 2009 | HR 3435 | Supplemental Appropriations for the "Cash for Clunkers" Program | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 37) |
Yea |
| Aug. 6, 2009 | PN 506-111 | Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (68 - 31) |
Yea |
| July 22, 2009 | S Amdt 1618 | Authorizing Concealed Firearms Across State Lines | Amendment Rejected - Senate (58 - 39) |
Nay |
| July 21, 2009 | S Amdt 1469 | Repealing Funding for F-22 Aircraft Procurement | Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 40) |
Nay |
| July 8, 2009 | S Amdt 1399 | Requiring Completion of Reinforced Border Fencing | Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) |
Nay |
| June 11, 2009 | HR 1256 | FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 17) |
Yea |
| May 12, 2009 | S Amdt 1067 | Allowing Loaded Guns in National Parks | Amendment Adopted - Senate (67 - 29) |
Nay |
| April 29, 2009 | S Con Res 13 | 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (53 - 43) |
Yea |
| April 28, 2009 | PN 188 | Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (65 - 31) |
Yea |
| March 31, 2009 | S Amdt 739 | Public Debt Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 54) |
Nay |
| March 26, 2009 | HR 1388 | National Volunteer Program Expansion | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 19) |
Yea |
| March 19, 2009 | HR 146 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 20) |
Yea |
| Feb. 26, 2009 | S 160 | Washington DC Voting Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 37) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 38) |
Yea |
| Feb. 10, 2009 | HR 1 | Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 37) |
Yea |
| Feb. 6, 2009 | S Amdt 538 | Tax Credit Substitute Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (35 - 61) |
Nay |
| Feb. 4, 2009 | S Amdt 279 | Removing the Buy American Clause | Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 65) |
Yea |
| Feb. 3, 2009 | S Amdt 109 | Hollywood Productions Tax Credit | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 45) |
Yea |
| Jan. 29, 2009 | HR 2 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion | Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 32) |
Yea |
| Jan. 26, 2009 | PN 64-06 | Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (60 - 34) |
Yea |
| Jan. 22, 2009 | S 181 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 36) |
Yea |
| Jan. 15, 2009 | S J Res 5 | Releasing Funds for Economic Stabilization Act | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (42 - 52) |
Nay |
| Jan. 15, 2009 | S 22 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 21) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 2008 | HR 7081 | United States - India Nuclear Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 13) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 2008 | HR 1424 | Financial Asset Purchase Authority and Tax Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 25) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 2008 | HR 2095 | Amtrak Reauthorization | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (74 - 24) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 2008 | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (78 - 12) |
Yea |
| Sept. 17, 2008 | S 3001 | Defense Authorizations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 8) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 4137 | Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 8) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 4040 | Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2008 | S 3186 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2008 | S Amdt 5077 | Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill | Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64) |
Nay |
| July 16, 2008 | HR 5501 | Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis | Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | S Amdt 5078 | Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding | Amendment Tabled - Senate (70 - 24) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26) |
Yea |
| July 10, 2008 | PN 1641 | Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2) |
Yea |
| July 9, 2008 | HR 6304 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28) |
Yea |
| July 9, 2008 | S Amdt 5064 | Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill | Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66) |
Nay |
| July 9, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 2642 | Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) |
Yea |
| June 25, 2008 | S Amdt 4983 | Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs | Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16) |
Yea |
| June 18, 2008 | HR 6124 | Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14) |
Yea |
| June 17, 2008 | HR 6049 | Alternative Energy Tax Incentives | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) |
Yea |
| June 10, 2008 | S 3044 | Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43) |
Yea |
| June 6, 2008 | S Amdt 4825 | Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36) |
Yea |
| May 22, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13) |
Yea |
| May 22, 2008 | S Amdt 4817 | Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight | Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63) |
Nay |
| May 22, 2008 | S Amdt 4803 | GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions | Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22) |
Yea |
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