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Senator Daniel R. Coats's Voting Records

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Daniel Coats
Full Name: Daniel R. Coats
Office: U.S. Senate (IN) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2016
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Marsha; 3 Children
Birth Date: 05/16/1943
Birth Place: Jackson, MI
Home City: Fort Wayne, IN
Religion: Presbyterian

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
May 24, 2012 S Amdt 2153 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans (Lamar Bill) Amendment Rejected - Senate
(34 - 62)		 Yea
May 24, 2012 S 2343 Extends Student Loan Interest Rates (Reid Bill) Bill Failed - Senate
(51 - 43)		 Nay
May 8, 2012 S 2343 Extends Student Loan Interest Rates (Reid Bill) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(52 - 45)		 Nay
Sept. 29, 1998 HR 6 Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(96 - 0)		 Yea
July 9, 1998 HR 6 Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill Bill Passed - Senate
(96 - 1)		 Yea
June 24, 1998 HR 2646 Education Savings Accounts bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(59 - 36)		 Yea
May 5, 1998 HR 1385 Training Programs bill Bill Passed - Senate
(91 - 7)		 Yea
April 23, 1998 HR 2646 Education Savings Accounts bill Bill Passed - Senate
(56 - 43)		 Yea
Nov. 8, 1997 HR 2264 Appropriations bill FY98, Labor, HHS, Education Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(91 - 4)		 Yea
Sept. 11, 1997 S Amdt 1122 Education Funding Amendment Amendment Not Tabled - Senate
(49 - 51)		 Nay
May 23, 1997 S Amdt 357 Violent Crime Victims Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate
(51 - 49)		 Yea
April 25, 1996 S Amdt 3669 Foreign Student Public Education Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate
(53 - 46)		 Yea
April 25, 1996 S Amdt 3670 Foreign Student Program Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate
(53 - 47)		 Yea
Oct. 28, 1995 HR 2491 Budget Reconciliation Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(52 - 47)		 Yea
Sept. 27, 1994 HR 4606 Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(83 - 16)		 Yea
Aug. 10, 1994 HR 4606 Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education Bill Passed - Senate
(87 - 13)		 Yea
July 27, 1994 S Amdt 2417 Demonstration Program Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate
(45 - 53)		 Yea
July 27, 1994 S Amdt 2416 Voluntary Prayer Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 53)		 Yea
March 26, 1994 HR 1804 Goals 2000: Educate America Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(63 - 22)		 Nay
Feb. 8, 1994 S Amdt 1390 Contraceptives Distribution Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate
(34 - 59)		 Yea
Oct. 18, 1993 HR 2518 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(80 - 15)		 Yea
Sept. 29, 1993 HR 2518 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(82 - 17)		 Yea
Sept. 8, 1993 HR 2010 National Service Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(57 - 40)		 Nay
Aug. 3, 1993 HR 2010 National Service Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(58 - 41)		 Nay
July 22, 1993 S Amdt 608 National Service Educational Awards Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate
(55 - 44)		 Nay

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