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Mac Thornberry's Voting Records on Issue: Senior Citizens

Mac Thornberry
Full Name: William 'Mac' M. Thornberry
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 13, Republican
First Elected: 11/08/1994
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House - District 13
General Nov. 4, 2014
Primary March 4, 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Sally; 2 Children: Will, Mary Kemp
Birth Date: 07/15/1958
Birth Place: Clarendon, TX
Home City: Clarendon, TX
Religion: Presbyterian

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Dec. 20, 2012 HR 6684 Spending Reduction Act of 2012 Bill Passed - House
(215 - 209)		 Yea
Feb. 1, 2012 HR 1173 Repeals the CLASS Act Bill Passed - House
(267 - 159)		 Yea
Oct. 27, 2011 HR 2576 Requires Inclusion of Social Security Benefits in Calculation of Modified Adjusted Gross Income Bill Passed - House
(262 - 157)		 Yea
Dec. 8, 2010 HR 5987 Seniors Protection Act Bill Failed - House
(254 - 153)		 Nay
Nov. 19, 2009 HR 3961 Revising Medicare Physician Fee Schedules and Reinstatement of PAYGO Bill Passed - House
(243 - 183)		 Nay
July 15, 2008 HR 6331 Medicare Bill Veto Override Passed - House
(383 - 41)		 Yea
June 24, 2008 HR 6331 Medicare Bill Bill Passed - House
(355 - 59)		 Nay
Nov. 15, 2007 HR 3043 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Veto Override Failed - House
(277 - 141)		 Nay
Nov. 8, 2007 HR 3043 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(274 - 141)		 Nay
July 11, 2007 S 1701 Extension of Funding for Transitional Medical Assistance and Abstinence Education Bill Passed - House
(291 - 126)		 Nay
May 17, 2007 S Con Res 21 2008 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - House
(214 - 209)		 Nay
Jan. 12, 2007 HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act Bill Passed - House
(255 - 170)		 Nay
May 23, 2003 HR 2 Jobs and Economic Growth bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(231 - 200)		 Yea
April 2, 2003 HR 743 Social Security Protection Act of 2003 Bill Passed - House
(396 - 28)		 Yea
June 28, 2002 HR 4954 Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act Bill Passed - House
(221 - 208)		 Yea
July 19, 2001 HR 7 Community Solutions Act of 2001 Bill Passed - House
(233 - 198)		 Yea
July 27, 2000 H Amdt 1041 Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Amendment Rejected - House
(169 - 256)		 Nay
July 27, 2000 HR 4865 Social Security Benefits Tax Relief bill Bill Passed - House
(265 - 159)		 Yea
June 28, 2000 HR 4680 Medicare Rx bill Bill Passed - House
(217 - 214)		 Yea
May 26, 1999 HR 1259 Social Security Lock Box bill Bill Passed - House
(416 - 12)		 Yea
Sept. 25, 1998 H Amdt 914 Save Social Security Act Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(210 - 216)		 Nay
Sept. 25, 1998 HR 4578 Social Security Account Protection bill Bill Passed - House
(240 - 188)		 Yea
Aug. 2, 1996 HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(354 - 72)		 Nay
July 11, 1996 H Amdt 1278 Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(201 - 220)		 Nay
May 22, 1996 HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Bill Passed - House
(414 - 10)		 Yea
Oct. 19, 1995 HR 2425 Medicare Preservation Act of 1995 Bill Passed - House
(231 - 201)		 Yea

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