| Office: | U.S. Senate (MS) - Sr, Republican |
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Roger Wicker'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2017 | PN 55 | Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | Senate (54 - 45) |
Yea |
| April 6, 2017 | PN 55 | Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | Cloture Invoked - Senate (55 - 45) |
Yea |
| Feb. 8, 2017 | PN 30 | Nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (52 - 47) |
Yea |
| Feb. 7, 2017 | PN 30 | Nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General | Cloture Invoked - Senate (52 - 47) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 2016 | S 2040 | Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act | Veto Override Passed - Senate (97 - 1) |
Yea |
| Oct. 22, 2015 | S Amdt 2564 | Prohibits Liability Immunity for Corporations that Break User Agreements | Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 65) |
Nay |
| April 23, 2015 | PN 4 | Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch to be Attorney General | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (56 - 43) |
Nay |
| April 26, 2012 | S 1925 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act | Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31) |
Nay |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | S Amdt 1125 | Limits New Detention Rules to Prisoners Captured Outside the U.S. | Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 55) |
Nay |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | S Amdt 1126 | Prohibits Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial | Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 55) |
Nay |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | S Amdt 1274 | Authorizes Further Detention After Trial During Wartime | Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 59) |
Yea |
| Oct. 21, 2011 | S Amdt 753 | Prohibits the Use of Funds for Prosecution of Enemy Combatants in Civilian Courts | Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 52) |
Yea |
| Sept. 8, 2011 | HR 1249 | Patent Law Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 9) |
Yea |
| Nov. 17, 2010 | S 3772 | Paycheck Fairness Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (58 - 41) |
Nay |
| Oct. 6, 2009 | S Amdt 2588 | Prohibiting Federal Funding of Mandatory Arbitration Contracts | Amendment Adopted - Senate (68 - 30) |
Nay |
| Oct. 16, 2007 | HR 2102 | Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines | Bill Passed - House (398 - 21) |
Yea |
| Oct. 4, 2007 | HR 2740 | Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) Expansion and Enforcement Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (389 - 30) |
Yea |
| May 22, 2007 | HR 2264 | Preventing the Organization of Petroleum Export Groups | Bill Passed - House (345 - 72) |
Yea |
| May 22, 2007 | S 214 | United States Attorneys Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (306 - 114) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | HR 4772 | Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (231 - 181) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 170) |
Yea |
| Sept. 27, 2006 | HR 6166 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (253 - 168) |
Yea |
| Sept. 26, 2006 | HR 2679 | Public Expression of Religion Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (244 - 173) |
Yea |
| Sept. 26, 2006 | HR 4772 | Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2005 | Bill Failed - House (234 - 172) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 2006 | HR 6095 | Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (277 - 140) |
Yea |
| March 7, 2006 | S 2271 | PATRIOT Act Reauthorization bill | Bill Passed - House (280 - 138) |
Yea |
| Dec. 19, 2005 | HR 2863 | Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (308 - 106) |
Yea |
| Oct. 27, 2005 | HR 420 | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - House (228 - 184) |
Yea |
| Oct. 19, 2005 | HR 554 | Food Industry Obesity Lawsuits | Bill Passed - House (306 - 120) |
Yea |
| July 28, 2005 | HR 5 | Malpractice Liability Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 194) |
Yea |
| June 20, 2005 | HR 2863 | Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (398 - 19) |
Yea |
| April 21, 2005 | H Amdt 370 | Liability Shield Language Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (213 - 219) |
Nay |
| Sept. 14, 2004 | HR 4571 | Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004 | Bill Passed - House (229 - 174) |
Yea |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4280 | Medical Malpractice Liability Limitation Bill | Bill Passed - House (229 - 197) |
Yea |
| March 10, 2004 | HR 339 | Food Industry Obesity Lawsuits (Cheeseburger Bill) | Bill Passed - House (276 - 139) |
Did Not Vote |
| April 9, 2003 | HR 1036 | Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act | Bill Passed - House (285 - 140) |
Yea |
| Feb. 16, 2000 | HR 2366 | Small Business Liability Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (221 - 193) |
Yea |
| Oct. 13, 1998 | S 1260 | Securities Litigation | Conference Report Adopted - House (319 - 82) |
Yea |
| July 23, 1998 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Veto Override Passed - House (296 - 132) |
Yea |
| Nov. 13, 1997 | H Res 301 | Broadcast of Committee Witness bill | Resolution Passed - House (241 - 165) |
Yea |
| Oct. 22, 1997 | HR 1534 | Private Property Rights bill | Bill Passed - House (248 - 178) |
Yea |
| Oct. 8, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (296 - 132) |
Yea |
| March 20, 1997 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Bill Passed - House (295 - 136) |
Yea |
| May 9, 1996 | HR 956 | Product Liability bill | Veto Override Failed - House (258 - 163) |
Yea |
| May 7, 1996 | HR 2137 | Megan's Law | Bill Passed - House (418 - 0) |
Yea |
| March 29, 1996 | HR 956 | Product Liability bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (259 - 158) |
Yea |
| March 14, 1996 | H Amdt 954 | Habeas Corpus Reform Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (135 - 283) |
Nay |
| Dec. 20, 1995 | HR 1058 | Legal Reform bill | Veto Override Passed - House (319 - 100) |
Yea |
| Dec. 6, 1995 | HR 1058 | Legal Reform bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (320 - 102) |
Yea |
| March 8, 1995 | HR 1058 | Legal Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (325 - 99) |
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.
