| Full Name: | Russell 'Russ' D. Feingold |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Divorced; 2 Children: Jessica, Ellen |
| Birth Date: | 03/02/1953 |
| Birth Place: | Janesville, WI |
| Home City: | Middleton, WI |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Key Votes
Russell 'Russ' D. Feingold's Voting Records
Issue
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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 31, 1998 | S Amdt 2165 | Deficit Neutral Reserve Fund Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52) |
Yea |
| March 13, 1998 | S Con Res 78 | Saddam Hussein War Crime Prosecution bill | Resolution Passed - Senate (93 - 0) |
Yea |
| March 12, 1998 | S Amdt 1676 | Intermodal Transportation Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (96 - 4) |
Nay |
| March 6, 1998 | S Amdt 1708 | Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (58 - 37) |
Yea |
| March 4, 1998 | S Amdt 1682 | Blood Alcohol Content Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 32) |
Nay |
| Feb. 26, 1998 | S Amdt 1646 | Campaign Finance Reform Amendment | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 48) |
Yea |
| Feb. 25, 1998 | HR 2631 | Line Item Veto Cancellation bill | Veto Override Passed - Senate (78 - 20) |
Nay |
| Feb. 11, 1998 | S 1601 | Human Cloning Research bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (42 - 54) |
Nay |
| Feb. 10, 1998 | PN 623 | David Satcher, Surgeon General of the Public Health Service | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (63 - 35) |
Yea |
| Nov. 8, 1997 | HR 2264 | Appropriations bill FY98, Labor, HHS, Education | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 4) |
Yea |
| Nov. 6, 1997 | HR 1119 | Defense Department FY98-99 Authorization bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 10) |
Nay |
| Oct. 28, 1997 | HR 2107 | Interior Department FY98 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (84 - 14) |
Nay |
| Oct. 1, 1997 | HR 2378 | Appropriations bill FY98, Treasury, Postal Service | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (55 - 45) |
Nay |
| Sept. 25, 1997 | HR 2266 | Defense Department FY98 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 5) |
Nay |
| Sept. 24, 1997 | S 830 | Prescription Drug bill | Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 2) |
Yea |
| Sept. 11, 1997 | S Amdt 1122 | Education Funding Amendment | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (49 - 51) |
Yea |
| Sept. 4, 1997 | S Amdt 1077 | Fetal Tissue Research Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (38 - 60) |
Nay |
| July 31, 1997 | HR 2015 | Budget Reconciliation bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 15) |
Yea |
| July 31, 1997 | HR 2014 | Budget Reconciliation Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 8) |
Nay |
| July 22, 1997 | S Amdt 936 | Abortion Funding Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 45) |
Nay |
| July 17, 1997 | S Amdt 890 | Most Favored Nation Repeal Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (22 - 77) |
Yea |
| July 10, 1997 | S Amdt 593 | Abortions at Overseas Military Facilities | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| July 9, 1997 | S Amdt 771 | Base Closure Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 33) |
Nay |
| June 26, 1997 | S Amdt 527 | Family Tax Relief Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (38 - 61) |
Yea |
| June 25, 1997 | S 947 | Budget Reconciliation bill | Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 27) |
Yea |
| June 25, 1997 | S Amdt 468 | Private Contracts Amendment | Motion Agreed - Senate (64 - 35) |
Nay |
| June 19, 1997 | S Amdt 416 | Intelligence Appropriations Declassification amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 56) |
Yea |
| June 12, 1997 | HR 1871 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 21) |
Nay |
| June 5, 1997 | HR 1469 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (67 - 31) |
Nay |
| June 5, 1997 | H Con Res 84 | Budget Resolution FY1999-2000 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (76 - 22) |
Yea |
| May 23, 1997 | H Con Res 84 | Budget Resolution FY1999-2000 | Resolution Passed - Senate (78 - 22) |
Yea |
| May 23, 1997 | S Amdt 357 | Violent Crime Victims Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) |
Nay |
| May 22, 1997 | S Amdt 301 | Budget Deficit Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (52 - 47) |
Nay |
| May 20, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 36) |
Nay |
| April 30, 1997 | PN 82 | Alexis M. Herman, Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (85 - 13) |
Yea |
| April 24, 1997 | S Res 75 | Chemical Weapons Convention bill | Resolution Passed - Senate (74 - 26) |
Yea |
| April 17, 1997 | S 495 | Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction Act | Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 44) |
Nay |
| April 16, 1997 | HR 1003 | Assisted Suicide Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 0) |
Yea |
| April 15, 1997 | S 104 | Nuclear Waste Disposal bill | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34) |
Nay |
| April 15, 1997 | S Amdt 31 | Yucca Mountain Alternate Sites 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 |
| March 4, 1997 | S J Res 1 | Balanced Budget amendment | Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (66 - 34) |
Nay |
| Oct. 3, 1996 | HR 3539 | Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 2) |
Yea |
| Sept. 26, 1996 | HR 1833 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion Ban | Veto Override Failed - Senate (58 - 40) |
Nay |
| Sept. 17, 1996 | S Amdt 5353 | Federal Land Grazing Fee Amendment | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nay |
| Sept. 17, 1996 | HR 3816 | Appropriations bill FY97, Energy and Water Development | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 8) |
Nay |
| Sept. 10, 1996 | S 2056 | Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 | Bill Failed - Senate (49 - 50) |
Yea |
| Sept. 10, 1996 | HR 3396 | Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 14) |
Nay |
| Sept. 10, 1996 | HR 3230 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (73 - 26) |
Nay |
| Aug. 2, 1996 | HR 3103 | Health Insurance Portability bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 0) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes
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