| 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
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- 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
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2007 | S J Res 9 | United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007 | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (48 - 50) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2007 | S 4 | Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 38) |
Yea |
| Dec. 7, 2006 | PN 1396 | Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (80 - 11) |
Yea |
| Dec. 6, 2006 | PN 2191 | Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | HR 6061 | Secure Fence Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 19) |
Nay |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | S Amdt 5095 | Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34) |
Nay |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | S Amdt 5087 | Habeas Review Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | S Amdt 5104 | Military Commissions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 52) |
Yea |
| Sept. 19, 2006 | HR 5684 | U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 32) |
Nay |
| Sept. 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4936 | National Security Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (41 - 57) |
Yea |
| Sept. 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4999 | Security of Cargo Containers Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55) |
Yea |
| Sept. 7, 2006 | S Amdt 4909 | Media in the Middle East Amendment | Bill Tabled - Senate (51 - 44) |
Nay |
| Sept. 6, 2006 | S AMDT 4882 | Cluster Munitions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (30 - 70) |
Yea |
| Aug. 3, 2006 | HR 5970 | Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) |
Nay |
| Aug. 2, 2006 | S AMDT 4775 | Triple-Layered Fencing Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3) |
Yea |
| Aug. 1, 2006 | S 3711 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2006 | S 403 | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2006 | S AMDT 4689 | Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| July 18, 2006 | HR 810 | Stem Cell Research Bill of 2005 | Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 37) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4615 | Firearm Confiscation Prohibition Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (84 - 16) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4659 | Double-Layered Fencing Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (29 - 71) |
Nay |
| July 12, 2006 | S AMDT 4553 | Rail and Transit Security Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Yea |
| July 12, 2006 | S AMDT 4587 | Transit Security Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Yea |
| July 11, 2006 | S AMDT 4563 | FEMA Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66) |
Nay |
| July 11, 2006 | S AMDT 4560 | USEMA Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (87 - 11) |
Yea |
| June 29, 2006 | S 3569 | U.S. -Oman Free Trade Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 34) |
Nay |
| June 27, 2006 | S J Res 12 | Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment | Resolution Failed - Senate (66 - 34) |
Nay |
| June 22, 2006 | S AMDT 4442 | Troop Redeployment Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (13 - 86) |
Nay |
| June 22, 2006 | S 2766 | Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 0) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2006 | S AMDT 4322 | Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 46) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2006 | S AMDT 4376 | Increasing Minimum Wage Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 53) |
Nay |
| June 15, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| June 7, 2006 | S J Res 1 | Same Sex Marriage Resolution | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 48) |
Nay |
| May 26, 2006 | PN 1552 | Michael Hayden, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (78 - 15) |
Yea |
| May 25, 2006 | S 2611 | Immigration Reform Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 36) |
Yea |
| May 25, 2006 | S AMDT 4097 | Confidentiality Requirement Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 49) |
Nay |
| 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 4072 | "State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2006 | S AMDT 4073 | English as Unifying Language Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2006 | S AMDT 4064 | English As National Language Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 35) |
Nay |
| May 17, 2006 | S AMDT 3965 | Employment-based Immigrant Visa Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 48) |
Nay |
| May 11, 2006 | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) |
Nay |
| May 4, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 21) |
Yea |
| May 3, 2006 | S AMDT 3688 | Influenza Vaccine Injury Compensation Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 46) |
Yea |
| May 2, 2006 | S AMDT 3617 | Sugarcane Growers Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59) |
Nay |
| March 16, 2006 | S AMDT 3166 | National Defense Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nay |
| March 16, 2006 | S Con Res 83 | 2007 Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49) |
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:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- 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.
