| Full Name: | Jeff Bingaman |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Anne; 1 Child: John |
| Birth Date: | 10/03/1943 |
| Birth Place: | El Paso, TX |
| Home City: | Silver City, NM |
| Religion: | Methodist |
Key Votes
Jeff Bingaman's Voting Records
Immigration
Issue
- Immigration 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2009 | S Amdt 1399 | Requiring Completion of Reinforced Border Fencing | Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) |
Nay |
| 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 |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70 | Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws | Amendment Tabled - Senate (58 - 40) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4259 | Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4231 | Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37) |
Nay |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) |
Yea |
| Oct. 24, 2007 | S 2205 | DREAM Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) |
Yea |
| Oct. 3, 2007 | S Amdt 3117 | Border Fence and Customs Appropriations | Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2007 | S Amdt 2480 | Border Fence and Customs Appropriations | Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2007 | HR 2638 | Department of Homeland Security Appropriations | Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2007 | S 1639 | Second Immigration Act of 2007 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 53) |
Nay |
| June 7, 2007 | S 1348 | Immigration Act of 2007 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (34 - 61) |
Yea |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1151 | Declaring English the National Language | Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 33) |
Nay |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1184 | Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51) |
Nay |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1316 | Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program | Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48) |
Yea |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1202 | Point Based Immigration Expiration Date | Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55) |
Yea |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1250 | Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications | Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39) |
Nay |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1384 | English as the Common Language | Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39) |
Yea |
| June 6, 2007 | S Amdt 1333 | Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories | Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32) |
Yea |
| May 23, 2007 | S Amdt 1169 | Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | HR 6061 | Secure Fence Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 19) |
Nay |
| Sept. 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4936 | National Security Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (41 - 57) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 2006 | S AMDT 4775 | Triple-Layered Fencing Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4659 | Double-Layered Fencing Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (29 - 71) |
Nay |
| July 11, 2006 | S AMDT 4560 | USEMA Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (87 - 11) |
Yea |
| June 15, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| May 25, 2006 | S AMDT 4097 | Confidentiality Requirement Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 49) |
Nay |
| May 25, 2006 | S 2611 | Immigration Reform Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 36) |
Yea |
| May 24, 2006 | S AMDT 4095 | H-2C Visa Program Ammendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 49) |
Yea |
| May 23, 2006 | S AMDT 4177 | Employer Verification Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (59 - 39) |
Yea |
| May 23, 2006 | S AMDT 4087 | Orange Card Program Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 61) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2006 | S AMDT 4064 | English As National Language Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 35) |
Nay |
| May 18, 2006 | S AMDT 4073 | English as Unifying Language Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2006 | S AMDT 4072 | "State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52) |
Yea |
| May 17, 2006 | S AMDT 3965 | Employment-based Immigrant Visa Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 48) |
Nay |
| May 4, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 21) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2006 | S AMDT 3166 | National Defense Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nay |
| Oct. 3, 2000 | S 2045 | American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act, 2000 | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1) |
Yea |
| July 23, 1998 | S Amdt 3258 | Temporary Farm Workers Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (68 - 31) |
Yea |
| May 18, 1998 | S 1723 | Non-Immigrant Specialty Workers bill | Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 20) |
Yea |
| May 18, 1998 | S Amdt 2417 | U.S. Citizen Recruitment Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (59 - 39) |
Nay |
| March 20, 1997 | S Amdt 25 | U.S.- Mexico Drug Trafficking Prevention Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 5) |
Yea |
| May 2, 1996 | S Amdt 3840 | Public Assistance to Legal Immigrants Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 60) |
Nay |
| May 2, 1996 | HR 2202 | Immigration Reform bill | Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 3) |
Yea |
| May 1, 1996 | S Amdt 3780 | Asylum Seeker Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) |
Yea |
| May 1, 1996 | S Amdt 3752 | Citizen Verification Pilot Program Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 46) |
Yea |
| April 30, 1996 | S Amdt 3820 | Legal Immigrants Assistance Eligibility Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53) |
Yea |
| April 25, 1996 | S Amdt 3669 | Foreign Student Public Education Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (53 - 46) |
Nay |
| April 25, 1996 | S Amdt 3670 | Foreign Student Program Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (53 - 47) |
Nay |
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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- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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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.
