| 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
Unemployed and Low-Income
Issue
- Unemployed and Low-Income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 27, 2009 | HR 3548 | Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits | Cloture Invoked - Senate (87 - 13) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 2008 | HR 2638 | Continuing Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (78 - 12) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2008 | S 3186 | Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 2642 | Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) |
Yea |
| June 25, 2008 | S Amdt 4983 | Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs | Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 22, 2008 | S Amdt 4803 | GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions | Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2008 | S Con Res 70 | Concurrent Budget Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44) |
Did Not Vote |
| Nov. 1, 2007 | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30) |
Yea |
| 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 |
| Aug. 3, 2006 | HR 5970 | Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) |
Yea |
| June 15, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| May 4, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 21) |
Yea |
| Feb. 2, 2006 | HR 4297 | Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 31) |
Nay |
| May 8, 2002 | HR 2646 | Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (64 - 35) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2002 | HR 2646 | Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 | Bill Passed - Senate (58 - 40) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 1996 | HR 3448 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (76 - 22) |
Yea |
| Aug. 1, 1996 | HR 3734 | Welfare Reform Act of 1996 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (78 - 21) |
Yea |
| July 23, 1996 | HR 3734 | Welfare Reform Act of 1996 | Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 24) |
Yea |
| July 9, 1996 | HR 3448 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 24) |
Yea |
| Dec. 22, 1995 | HR 4 | Welfare Reform Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 47) |
Nay |
| Oct. 28, 1995 | HR 2491 | Budget Reconciliation Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 47) |
Nay |
| Sept. 19, 1995 | HR 4 | Welfare Reform Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 12) |
Yea |
| Sept. 14, 1995 | S Amdt 2478 | Naturalized Citizen Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 61) |
Nay |
| Sept. 27, 1994 | HR 4606 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 16) |
Yea |
| Aug. 10, 1994 | HR 4606 | Appropriations Bill FY95, Labor, HHS, Education | Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 13) |
Yea |
| Oct. 18, 1993 | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (80 - 15) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 1993 | HR 2518 | Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (82 - 17) |
Yea |
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