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Vice President Joseph 'Joe' Robinette Biden, Jr.'s Voting Records

Budget, Spending and Taxes

Joe Biden, Jr.
Full Name: Joseph 'Joe' Robinette Biden, Jr.
Office: Vice President, Democratic
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jill; 4 Children: Beau, Hunter, Ashley, Naomi (deceased)
Birth Date: 11/20/1942
Birth Place: Scranton, PA
Home City: Wilmington, DE
Religion: Roman Catholic

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Aug. 2, 1996 HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(76 - 22)		 Yea
July 9, 1996 HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Bill Passed - Senate
(74 - 24)		 Yea
June 13, 1996 H Con Res 178 Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(53 - 46)		 Nay
June 6, 1996 H J Res 1 Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Failed - Senate
(64 - 35)		 Yea
April 25, 1996 HR 3019 Appropriations bill FY96, Omnibus Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(88 - 11)		 Yea
March 27, 1996 S 4 Line-Item Veto bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(69 - 31)		 Yea
March 19, 1996 HR 3019 Appropriations bill FY96, Omnibus Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 21)		 Nay
Jan. 26, 1996 S 1124 Authorization bill FY96, Defense Department Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(56 - 34)		 Nay
Dec. 22, 1995 HR 4 Welfare Reform Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(52 - 47)		 Nay
Dec. 14, 1995 HR 1977 Interior Department FY96 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(58 - 40)		 Nay
Dec. 14, 1995 HR 2099 Veterans Affairs, HUD FY '96 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(54 - 44)		 Nay
Dec. 7, 1995 HR 2076 Appropriations bill FY96, Commerce, Justice, State Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(50 - 48)		 Nay
Nov. 16, 1995 HR 2126 Appropriations bill FY96, Defense Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(59 - 39)		 Nay
Nov. 16, 1995 H J Res 122 Continuing Appropriation Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(60 - 37)		 Nay
Nov. 15, 1995 HR 2020 Appropriations bill FY96, Treasury, Postal Service Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(63 - 35)		 Nay
Nov. 1, 1995 HR 1868 Appropriations bill, FY96, Foreign Relations Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(90 - 6)		 Yea
Oct. 28, 1995 HR 2491 Budget Reconciliation Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(52 - 47)		 Nay
Sept. 19, 1995 HR 4 Welfare Reform Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(87 - 12)		 Yea
Aug. 10, 1995 S Amdt 2401 Space-Based Laser Program Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate
(57 - 41)		 Yea
July 27, 1995 S 641 Ryan White CARE Reauthorization Act of 1995 Bill Passed - Senate
(97 - 3)		 Yea
July 21, 1995 HR 1944 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Bill Passed - Senate
(90 - 7)		 Yea
June 29, 1995 H Con Res 67 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(54 - 46)		 Nay
May 25, 1995 H Con Res 67 Fiscal 1996 Budget Resolution - Adoption Resolution Passed - Senate
(57 - 42)		 Nay
May 25, 1995 HR 1158 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(61 - 38)		 Nay
March 23, 1995 S Amdt 350 Pay-As-You-Go Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate
(49 - 48)		 Nay
March 23, 1995 S 4 Line-Item Veto bill Bill Passed - Senate
(69 - 29)		 Yea
March 2, 1995 H J Res 1 Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment Joint Resolution Failed - Senate
(65 - 35)		 Yea
Sept. 29, 1994 HR 4556 Transportation FY95 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(89 - 11)		 Yea
Sept. 28, 1994 HR 4602 Interior Department FY95 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(92 - 7)		 Yea
Sept. 27, 1994 HR 4606 Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(83 - 16)		 Yea
Sept. 27, 1994 HR 4624 Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(90 - 9)		 Yea
Sept. 21, 1994 HR 4649 District of Columbia FY95 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(71 - 27)		 Yea
Sept. 13, 1994 S 2182 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(80 - 18)		 Yea
Aug. 25, 1994 HR 3355 Omnibus Crime Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(61 - 38)		 Yea
Aug. 19, 1994 HR 4603 Appropriations Bill FY95, Commerce, Justice, State Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(88 - 10)		 Yea
Aug. 11, 1994 HR 4650 Defense FY95 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(86 - 14)		 Yea
Aug. 10, 1994 HR 4606 Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education Bill Passed - Senate
(87 - 13)		 Yea
Aug. 10, 1994 HR 4426 Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(88 - 12)		 Yea
Aug. 10, 1994 HR 4453 Military Construction FY95 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(95 - 5)		 Yea
Aug. 4, 1994 HR 4624 Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development Bill Passed - Senate
(86 - 9)		 Yea
July 27, 1994 S Amdt 2417 Demonstration Program Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate
(45 - 53)		 Nay
July 27, 1994 S Amdt 2416 Voluntary Prayer Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 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 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 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)		 Yea

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

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  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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