| Office: | U.S. House (TX) - District 13, Republican |
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| On The Ballot: | Running, Republican for U.S. House - District 13 |
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Mac Thornberry's Voting Records on Issue:
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- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Finance and Banking
- Food Processing and Sales
- Foreign Affairs
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- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Health Insurance
- Higher Education
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
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- 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
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National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 14, 2014 | HR 4015 | SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 | Bill Passed - House (238 - 181) |
Yea |
| Feb. 6, 2014 | HR 4015 | SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 | House | Co-sponsor |
| 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 |
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.
