| Full Name: | Richard 'Dick' G. Lugar |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Charlene Smeltzer; 4 Children: David, John, Mark, Robert |
| Birth Date: | 04/04/1932 |
| Birth Place: | Indianapolis, IN |
| Home City: | Indianapolis, IN |
| Religion: | Methodist |
Key Votes
Richard 'Dick' G. Lugar's Voting Records
Legislative Branch
Issue
- Legislative Branch 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
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2, 2012 | S Amdt 1472 | Prohibits Consideration of Bills Containing Earmarks | Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59) |
Nay |
| Feb. 2, 2012 | S 2038 | Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 3) |
Yea |
| Jan. 26, 2012 | H J Res 98 | Disapproval of President's Authority to Raise the Debt Limit | Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 54) |
Yea |
| July 22, 2011 | HR 2560 | Cut, Cap and Balance Act of 2011 | Bill Tabled - Senate (51 - 46) |
Nay |
| June 23, 2011 | S Amdt 499 | Prohibits the Appointment of Presidential "Czars" Without Senate Approval | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51) |
Yea |
| Nov. 30, 2010 | S Amdt 4697 | Prohibiting Earmarks | Motion Rejected - Senate (39 - 56) |
Nay |
| Jan. 26, 2010 | S Amdt 3302 | Establishing a Federal Budget Deficit Commission | Amendment Rejected - Senate (53 - 46) |
Yea |
| Oct. 29, 2009 | HR 2996 | Continuing Appropriations Extension and 2009-2010 Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and Related Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (72 - 28) |
Nay |
| Oct. 1, 2009 | Amdt 2575 | U.S. Military Commanders to Testify Before Congress | Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59) |
Yea |
| Sept. 30, 2009 | HR 2918 | Continuing Appropriations Resolution and 2009-2010 Legislative Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (62 - 38) |
Nay |
| Feb. 26, 2009 | S 160 | Washington DC Voting Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 37) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4347 | Earmark Moratorium | Motion Rejected - Senate (29 - 71) |
Nay |
| Sept. 20, 2007 | S Amdt 2934 | Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces | Amendment Adopted - Senate (72 - 25) |
Yea |
| Sept. 20, 2007 | S Amdt 2947 | Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 47) |
Nay |
| Sept. 18, 2007 | S 1257 | District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 42) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 2007 | S 1 | Lobbying and Donation Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 14) |
Yea |
| Nov. 10, 2005 | S AMDT 2476 | Investigating Contracts in Iraq Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 53) |
Nay |
| Oct. 18, 2005 | S AMDT 2062 | Congressional Pay Raise Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (92 - 6) |
Nay |
| Sept. 15, 2005 | S Amdt 1678 | Hurricane Katrina Relief Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (43 - 52) |
Nay |
| Sept. 14, 2005 | S AMDT 1660 | Congressional Commission on Hurricane Katrina | Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 54) |
Nay |
| Sept. 14, 2005 | S Amdt 1670 | Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq | Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53) |
Nay |
| Oct. 23, 2003 | S Amdt 1904 | Congressional Pay Raise Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (60 - 34) |
Yea |
| July 11, 2003 | HR 2657 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 7) |
Yea |
| July 25, 2002 | HR 5121 | Legislative Branch Appropriation, FY2003 | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 14) |
Yea |
| April 23, 1996 | S J Res 21 | Term Limits bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (58 - 42) |
Yea |
| March 23, 1995 | S Amdt 350 | Pay-As-You-Go Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (49 - 48) |
Yea |
| Jan. 5, 1995 | S Amdt 1 | Filibuster Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (76 - 19) |
Yea |
| July 1, 1994 | HR 4454 | Legislative Branch FY95 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (73 - 27) |
Nay |
| July 23, 1993 | HR 2348 | Legislative Branch FY94 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 7) |
Yea |
| Feb. 4, 1993 | S Amdt 19 | Homosexual Discrimination in the Military Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (62 - 37) |
Nay |
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