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Representative Carolyn McCarthy's Voting Records

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Carolyn McCarthy
Full Name: Carolyn McCarthy
Office: U.S. House (NY) - District 4, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Female
Family: Widowed; 1 Child: Kevin
Birth Date: 01/05/1944
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Home City: Mineola, NY
Religion: Catholic

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
May 9, 2012 HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House
(330 - 93)		 Yea
Oct. 12, 2011 HR 3078 Trade Promotion Agreement with Colombia Bill Passed - House
(262 - 167)		 Nay
Oct. 12, 2011 HR 3079 Trade Promotion Agreement with Panama Bill Passed - House
(300 - 129)		 Nay
Oct. 12, 2011 HR 3080 Free Trade Agreement with Korea Bill Passed - House
(278 - 151)		 Yea
July 21, 2010 HR 4380 Temporary Tariff Suspensions and Reductions Bill Passed - House
(378 - 43)		 Yea
Sept. 27, 2008 HR 7081 United States - India Nuclear Agreement Bill Passed - House
(298 - 117)		 Yea
April 10, 2008 H Res 1092 Postponing the Consideration of the Trade Agreement with Colombia Resolution Passed - House
(224 - 195)		 Yea
Nov. 8, 2007 HR 3688 United States-Peru Trade Agreement Bill Passed - House
(285 - 132)		 Yea
Aug. 2, 2007 H Amdt 734 Prescription Drug Imports Amendment Rejected - House
(146 - 283)		 Nay
July 11, 2007 HR 556 Foreign Investment Oversight Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(370 - 45)		 Yea
June 27, 2007 HR 1830 Andean Trade Preference Act Extension Bill Passed - House
(365 - 59)		 Yea
July 20, 2006 HR 5684 U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Bill Passed - House
(221 - 205)		 Nay
July 28, 2005 HR 3045 CAFTA Implementation Bill Bill Passed - House
(217 - 215)		 Nay
June 9, 2005 H J Res 27 Withdrawing Approval from the WTO Agreement Joint Resolution Failed - House
(86 - 338)		 Nay
July 24, 2003 HR 2738 U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Bill Passed - House
(270 - 156)		 Nay
July 24, 2003 HR 2739 U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Bill Passed - House
(272 - 155)		 Nay
July 27, 2002 HR 3009 Andean Trade Preference Act Extension Conference Report Adopted - House
(215 - 212)		 Nay
Dec. 6, 2001 HR 3005 Fast Track Trade Authority bill Bill Passed - House
(215 - 214)		 Nay
July 19, 2001 H J Res 50 China Trade Relations bill Joint Resolution Failed - House
(169 - 259)		 Nay
July 20, 2000 H Amdt 1023 Cuban Economic Embargo Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(174 - 241)		 Yea
July 20, 2000 H Amdt 1029 Cuban Travel Embargo Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(232 - 186)		 Yea
June 21, 2000 H J Res 90 WTO Withdrawal resolution Joint Resolution Failed - House
(56 - 363)		 Nay
May 24, 2000 HR 4444 U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 Bill Passed - House
(237 - 197)		 Nay
May 4, 2000 HR 434 Africa Free Trade bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(309 - 110)		 Yea
Aug. 3, 1999 H J Res 58 Economic Assistance to Vietnam Joint Resolution Failed - House
(130 - 297)		 Nay
July 27, 1999 H J Res 57 China Trade resolution Joint Resolution Failed - House
(170 - 260)		 Nay
March 17, 1999 HR 975 Steel Import Limitation bill Bill Passed - House
(289 - 141)		 Yea
Sept. 25, 1998 HR 2621 Reciprocal Trade Agreement Bill Bill Failed - House
(180 - 243)		 Nay
July 30, 1998 H J Res 120 Vietnam Trade Waiver Disapproval resolution Joint Resolution Failed - House
(163 - 260)		 Yea
July 22, 1998 H J Res 121 Disapproval of 'Normal Trade Relations' Status with China Joint Resolution Failed - House
(166 - 264)		 Yea
March 11, 1998 HR 1432 African Growth bill Bill Passed - House
(233 - 186)		 Yea
Nov. 4, 1997 HR 2644 United States-Caribbean Trade Partnership Act Bill Failed - House
(182 - 234)		 Nay
June 24, 1997 H J Res 79 China Most-Favored-Nation Resolution Joint Resolution Failed - House
(173 - 259)		 Yea

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