| Office: | U.S. House (CT) - District 1, Democratic |
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John Larson's Voting Records on Issue:
Issue
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- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Constitution
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Economy and Fiscal
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Entitlements and the Safety Net
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Finance and Banking
- Food Processing and Sales
- Foreign Affairs
- Foreign Aid
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Budget and Spending
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Health Insurance
- Higher Education
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Infrastructure
- Judicial Branch
- K-12 Education
- Labor Unions
- Legal
- Legislative Branch
- Marijuana Legalization
- Marriage
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- Minors and Children
- Monetary Policy
- National Security
- Natural Resources and Energy
- Oil and Gas
- Religion
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Stem Cell Research
- Taxes
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 14, 2005 | HR 3010 | Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (215 - 213) |
Nay |
| Nov. 17, 2005 | HR 3010 | Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Rejected - House (209 - 224) |
Nay |
| July 28, 2005 | HR 5 | Malpractice Liability Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 194) |
Nay |
| July 12, 2005 | HR 741 | Independent Review of OSHA Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - House (226 - 197) |
Nay |
| June 23, 2005 | H Amdt 343 | Restoring Funds for Public Broadcasting | Amendment Adopted - House (284 - 140) |
Yea |
| June 23, 2005 | H Amdt 346 | Annual Fit Test Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (206 - 216) |
Yea |
| April 28, 2005 | H Con Res 95 | Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (214 - 211) |
Nay |
| March 17, 2005 | H Con Res 95 | Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - House (218 - 214) |
Nay |
| May 18, 2004 | HR 3722 | Undocumented Immigrant Emergency Medical Assistance | Bill Failed - House (88 - 331) |
Nay |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4280 | Medical Malpractice Liability Limitation Bill | Bill Passed - House (229 - 197) |
Nay |
| March 24, 2004 | HR 3873 | Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act | Bill Passed - House (419 - 5) |
Yea |
| March 10, 2004 | HR 339 | Food Industry Obesity Lawsuits (Cheeseburger Bill) | Bill Passed - House (276 - 139) |
Yea |
| Nov. 22, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (220 - 215) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2003 | HR 2427 | Imports of Prescription Drugs bill | Bill Passed - House (243 - 186) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2003 | HR 2800 | Foreign Operations Appropriations, FY 2004 bill | Bill Passed - House (370 - 50) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2003 | HR 2122 | Project BioShield Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (421 - 2) |
Yea |
| June 27, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Bill Passed - House (216 - 215) |
Nay |
| May 1, 2003 | HR 1298 | AIDS Assistance bill | Bill Passed - House (375 - 41) |
Yea |
| March 31, 2003 | HR 1463 | Vaccine Compensation bill | Bill Failed - House (184 - 206) |
Nay |
| Aug. 2, 2001 | H Amdt 303 | Amendment to the Bipartisan Patient Protection Act | Amendment Adopted - House (218 - 213) |
Nay |
| Oct. 27, 1999 | HR 2260 | Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999 | Bill Passed - House (271 - 156) |
Nay |
| Oct. 7, 1999 | HR 2723 | Patient Protection bill | Bill Passed - House (275 - 151) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 1999 | HR 2116 | Veterans' Millennium Health Care Act | Bill Passed - House (369 - 46) |
Yea |
About the Selection and Description of Key Votes
Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
- The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
- The vote has received media attention
- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
- Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added
Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill. Summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to the project's strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.
