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Key Votes

Secretary John Forbes Kerry's Voting Records

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John Kerry
Full Name: John Forbes Kerry
Office: U.S. Secretary of State, Democratic
First Appointed: 01/29/2013
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Teresa Heinz; 2 Children: Alexandra, Vanessa; 3 Stepchildren: John, Andre, Christopher
Birth Date: 12/11/1943
Birth Place: Aurora, CO
Home City: Boston, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
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 S Amdt 2142 B-2 Bomber Funding Amendment Rejected - Senate
(45 - 55)		 Yea
July 1, 1994 HR 4454 Legislative Branch FY95 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(73 - 27)		 Yea
June 30, 1994 HR 4506 Appropriations Bill FY95, Energy and Water Development Bill Passed - Senate
(91 - 8)		 Nay
June 22, 1994 HR 4539 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill FY95 Bill Passed - Senate
(72 - 27)		 Yea
May 12, 1994 H Con Res 218 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(53 - 46)		 Nay
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. 2, 1994 HR 2333 State Department FY94-95 Authorization Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(92 - 8)		 Yea
Nov. 20, 1993 S 714 Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(54 - 45)		 Nay
Nov. 17, 1993 HR 2401 Defense FY94 Authorization Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(77 - 22)		 Yea
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
Oct. 27, 1993 HR 2445 Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(89 - 11)		 Nay
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
Oct. 6, 1993 HR 2750 Transportation Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(90 - 9)		 Yea
Sept. 30, 1993 HR 2445 Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994, Energy and Water Development Bill Passed - Senate
(89 - 10)		 Nay
Sept. 30, 1993 HR 2295 Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(88 - 11)		 Yea
Sept. 29, 1993 HR 2518 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(82 - 17)		 Yea
Sept. 23, 1993 HR 2295 Foreign Operations FY94 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(88 - 10)		 Yea
Sept. 22, 1993 HR 2491 Veterans Administration and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994 Bill Passed - Senate
(91 - 9)		 Yea
Sept. 22, 1993 S Amdt 910 Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate
(53 - 47)		 Nay
Sept. 10, 1993 S Amdt 816 Postponement of Base Closures Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate
(18 - 79)		 Nay
Sept. 9, 1993 S Amdt 785 Ballistic Missile Defense Funding Reducation Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate
(50 - 48)		 Yea
Sept. 8, 1993 HR 2010 National Service Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(57 - 40)		 Yea
Aug. 6, 1993 HR 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(51 - 50)		 Yea
Aug. 3, 1993 HR 2403 Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations Bill Fiscal Year 1994 Bill Passed - Senate
(73 - 27)		 Yea
Aug. 3, 1993 HR 2010 National Service Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(58 - 41)		 Yea
July 29, 1993 HR 2519 Commerce, Justice and State Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(87 - 13)		 Yea
July 27, 1993 HR 2492 District of Columbia Fiscal Year 1994 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(70 - 29)		 Yea
July 23, 1993 HR 2348 Legislative Branch FY94 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(85 - 7)		 Yea
July 22, 1993 S Amdt 608 National Service Educational Awards Amendment Amendment Tabled - Senate
(55 - 44)		 Yea
June 25, 1993 HR 2264 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 Bill Passed - Senate
(50 - 49)		 Yea
May 13, 1993 S 714 Resolution Trust Corporation Completion Act Bill Passed - Senate
(61 - 35)		 Yea
April 1, 1993 H Con Res 64 Fiscal 1994 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(55 - 45)		 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:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  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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