| Full Name: | Robert C. Byrd |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Widowed; 2 Children: Mona, Marjorie |
| Birth Date: | 11/20/1917 |
| Birth Place: | North Wilkesboro, NC |
| Home City: | Sophia, WV |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Key Votes
Robert C. Byrd's Voting Records
Health and Health Care
Issue
- Health and Health Care 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
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National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 2010 | HR 4851 | Unemployment Benefits Extension | Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 38) |
Yea |
| March 25, 2010 | HR 4872 | Health Care Reconciliation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 43) |
Yea |
| Dec. 24, 2009 | HR 3590 | Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") | Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 39) |
Yea |
| Dec. 23, 2009 | HR 3590 | Health Care and Insurance Law Amendments ("Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act") | Cloture Invoked - Senate (60 - 39) |
Yea |
| Dec. 22, 2009 | S Amdt 3276 | Senate Health Care Bill Amendments | Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 39) |
Yea |
| Dec. 15, 2009 | S Amdt 2793 | Authorizing Importation of Prescription Drugs | Amendment Rejected - Senate (51 - 48) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 8, 2009 | S Amdt 2962 | Prohibiting Federally Funded Abortion Services | Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 45) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 3, 2009 | S Amdt 2791 | Preventive Services Coverage Requirements | Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 39) |
Yea |
| Oct. 21, 2009 | S 1776 | Eliminating Adjustments to Medicare Rates of Payment | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (47 - 53) |
Nay |
| June 11, 2009 | HR 1256 | FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 17) |
Did Not Vote |
| 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 |
| Jan. 29, 2009 | HR 2 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion | Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 32) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 4040 | Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2008 | S Amdt 5077 | Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill | Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64) |
Nay |
| July 16, 2008 | HR 5501 | Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis | Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | S Amdt 5078 | Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding | Amendment Tabled - Senate (70 - 24) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26) |
Yea |
| July 9, 2008 | HR 6331 | Medicare Bill | Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30) |
Yea |
| June 18, 2008 | HR 6124 | Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 22, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13) |
Yea |
| May 15, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2008 | S Amdt 4233 | Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 14, 2008 | S Con Res 70 | Concurrent Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 14, 2008 | S Amdt 4299 | Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs | Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 6, 2008 | HR 4040 | Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13) |
Did Not Vote |
| Feb. 26, 2008 | S 1200 | Health Care for Indigenous Peoples | Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10) |
Yea |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) |
Yea |
| Dec. 14, 2007 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14) |
Yea |
| Dec. 11, 2007 | S Amdt 3711 | Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies | Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58) |
Nay |
| Nov. 1, 2007 | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30) |
Yea |
| Oct. 18, 2007 | S Amdt 3330 | Grants to Organizations Which Perform Abortions | Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52) |
Nay |
| Oct. 1, 2007 | HR 1585 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3) |
Nay |
| Sept. 27, 2007 | HR 976 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 2007 | HR 976 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization | Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31) |
Yea |
| May 7, 2007 | S Amdt 1010 | FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 40) |
Nay |
| Dec. 7, 2006 | PN 1396 | Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (80 - 11) |
Yea |
| Sept. 13, 2006 | S Amdt 4936 | National Security Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (41 - 57) |
Yea |
| July 25, 2006 | S AMDT 4689 | Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| June 15, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2006 | S AMDT 4072 | "State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52) |
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 |
| March 16, 2006 | S Con Res 83 | 2007 Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49) |
Nay |
| Feb. 2, 2006 | S AMDT 2730 | Medicare Part D Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (52 - 45) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2356 | Hurricane Health Care for Survivors Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2365 | Medical Assistance and Prescription Drug Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 45) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2357 | Medicare Premiums Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 2005 | S AMDT 2348 | Medicaid Generic Drug Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50) |
Yea |
| Oct. 27, 2005 | S AMDT 2259 | AIDS Drug Assistance Program Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (46 - 50) |
Yea |
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