| Full Name: | Rick Berg |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Tracy; 1 Child: Jack |
| Birth Date: | 08/16/1959 |
| Birth Place: | Maddock, ND |
| Home City: | Fargo, ND |
| Religion: | Lutheran |
Key Votes
Rick Berg's Voting Records
Budget, Spending and Taxes
Issue
- Budget, Spending and Taxes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2011 | HR 910 | Energy Tax Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (255 - 172) |
Yea |
| April 7, 2011 | HR 1363 | 2011 Department of Defense Budget and Additional Continuing Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (247 - 181) |
Yea |
| April 1, 2011 | HR 1255 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 202) |
Yea |
| March 30, 2011 | HR 471 | School Vouchers for Washington, D.C. | Bill Passed - House (225 - 195) |
Yea |
| March 17, 2011 | HR 1076 | Prohibiting Federal Funding of National Public Radio | Bill Passed - House (228 - 192) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2011 | HR 861 | Terminating the Neighborhood Stabilization Program | Bill Passed - House (242 - 182) |
Yea |
| March 15, 2011 | H J Res 48 | Additional Continuing Appropriations | Joint Resolution Passed - House (271 - 158) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2011 | HR 836 | Terminating the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program | Bill Passed - House (242 - 177) |
Yea |
| March 10, 2011 | HR 830 | Terminating the Federal Housing Administration Refinance Program | Bill Passed - House (256 - 171) |
Yea |
| March 3, 2011 | HR 4 | Repeals the Form 1099 Provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | Bill Passed - House (314 - 112) |
Yea |
| March 1, 2011 | H J Res 44 | Continuing Appropriations Amendments | Joint Resolution Passed - House (335 - 91) |
Yea |
| Feb. 19, 2011 | H Amdt 155 | Prohibits Use of Funds for Step Increase for General Schedule Employees | Amendment Rejected - House (191 - 230) |
Yea |
| Feb. 19, 2011 | HR 1 | Continuing Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (235 - 189) |
Yea |
| Feb. 18, 2011 | H Amdt 92 | Prohibiting the Use of Federal Funds for NASCAR Sponsorships | Amendment Rejected - House (148 - 281) |
Nay |
| Feb. 18, 2011 | H Amdt 95 | Prohibiting Use of Federal Funds For Planned Parenthood | Amendment Adopted - House (240 - 185) |
Yea |
| Feb. 18, 2011 | H Amdt 94 | Prohibits Funds for the Gainful Employment Rule | Amendment Adopted - House (289 - 136) |
Yea |
| Feb. 17, 2011 | H Amdt 69 | Reducing Federal Funding of the US Institute of Peace | Amendment Adopted - House (268 - 163) |
Yea |
| Feb. 16, 2011 | H Amdt 16 | Reducing Navy and Air Force Appropriations | Amendment Adopted - House (233 - 198) |
Nay |
| Feb. 15, 2011 | H Amdt 13 | Reducing Navy and Air Force Aircraft Procurement | Amendment Rejected - House (105 - 326) |
Nay |
| Jan. 25, 2011 | H Res 38 | Reducing Spending to Fiscal Year 2008 Levels | Resolution Passed - House (256 - 165) |
Yea |
North Dakota Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2009 | SB 2003 | 2009-2011 Biennuim Higher Education Budget | Conference Report Adopted - House (70 - 24) |
Nay |
| Feb. 19, 2009 | HB 1400 | Education Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (78 - 16) |
Yea |
| Feb. 17, 2009 | HB 1279 | Income Tax Rate Reduction | Bill Failed - House (47 - 46) |
Nay |
| Feb. 17, 2009 | HB 1324 | Income Tax Rebates and Rate Reduction | Bill Passed - House (53 - 40) |
Yea |
| Feb. 17, 2009 | HB 1268 | Sales Tax Exemption on Clothing Purchases | Bill Passed - House (66 - 26) |
Yea |
| Feb. 17, 2009 | HB 1255 | Corporate Tax Rate Reduction | Bill Passed - House (57 - 36) |
Yea |
| Feb. 16, 2009 | HB 1431 | Increasing Fines for Certain Traffic Violations | Bill Failed - House (35 - 57) |
Nay |
| Feb. 6, 2009 | HB 1508 | State-Sponsored Children's Savings Accounts | Bill Failed - House (28 - 64) |
Nay |
| Feb. 5, 2009 | HB 1557 | Even-Numbered Year Budget Adjustment Legislative Sessions | Bill Failed - House (33 - 61) |
Nay |
| Feb. 2, 2009 | HB 1539 | Sales Tax Exemption for Purchase of "Big-Three" Cars | Bill Failed - House (29 - 64) |
Nay |
| April 23, 2007 | HB 1106 | Legislative Pay Raise | Conference Report Adopted - House (49 - 44) |
Yea |
| April 18, 2007 | SB 2032 | Property Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - House (61 - 33) |
Yea |
| March 30, 2007 | SB 2200 | Revisions in School Funding | Bill Passed - House (62 - 25) |
Yea |
| March 30, 2007 | SB 2397 | Oil Well Tax Cut | Bill Passed - House (63 - 26) |
Yea |
| March 22, 2007 | SB 2347 | In-State Tuition Grants | Bill Failed - House (28 - 65) |
Nay |
| Feb. 14, 2007 | HB 1449 | Property Tax Relief | Bill Failed - House (27 - 65) |
Nay |
| Feb. 2, 2007 | HB 1521 | Freezing College Tuition | Bill Failed - House (37 - 52) |
Nay |
| Jan. 16, 2007 | HB 1029 | Local Sales Tax Restrictions | Bill Passed - House (64 - 28) |
Yea |
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