| Office: | U.S. House (PA) - District 1, Democratic |
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Bob Brady'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2, 2017 | H J Res 40 | Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 | Joint Resolution Passed - House (235 - 180) |
Nay |
| May 30, 2014 | H Amdt 763 | Prohibits Funds from Being Used to Require Journalists to Disclose Sources | Amendment Adopted - House (225 - 183) |
Yea |
| Sept. 12, 2012 | HR 5949 | FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (301 - 118) |
Nay |
| May 18, 2012 | H Amdt 1127 | Repeals Indefinite Military Detention Provisions | Amendment Rejected - House (182 - 238) |
Yea |
| Dec. 14, 2011 | HR 1540 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | Conference Report Adopted - House (283 - 136) |
Yea |
| May 26, 2011 | S 990 | PATRIOT Act Extension | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (250 - 153) |
Nay |
| Feb. 17, 2011 | HR 514 | Extension of Various USA PATRIOT Act Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (279 - 143) |
Nay |
| Feb. 14, 2011 | HR 514 | Extension of Various USA PATRIOT Act Provisions | Bill Passed - House (275 - 144) |
Nay |
| Feb. 8, 2011 | HR 514 | Extension of Various USA PATRIOT Act Provisions | Bill Failed - House (277 - 148) |
Nay |
| June 20, 2008 | HR 6304 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments | Bill Passed - House (293 - 129) |
Nay |
| March 14, 2008 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 189) |
Yea |
| Oct. 16, 2007 | HR 2102 | Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines | Bill Passed - House (398 - 21) |
Yea |
| Aug. 5, 2007 | HR 3222 | Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2008 | Bill Passed - House (395 - 13) |
Yea |
| May 17, 2007 | H Amdt 197 | Guantanamo Transfer Plan | Amendment Adopted - House (220 - 208) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2006 | S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (250 - 170) |
Nay |
| Sept. 20, 2006 | HR 4844 | Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (228 - 196) |
Nay |
| July 19, 2006 | HR 2389 | Pledge Protection Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (260 - 167) |
Nay |
| July 13, 2006 | HR 9 | Voting Rights Act Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (390 - 33) |
Yea |
| Dec. 14, 2005 | HR 3199 | PATRIOT Act Reauthorization | Conference Report Adopted - House (251 - 174) |
Nay |
| Nov. 2, 2005 | HR 1606 | Online Freedom of Speech Act | Bill Failed - House (225 - 182) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 21, 2005 | HR 3199 | PATRIOT Act Reauthorization | Motion Rejected - House (209 - 218) |
Yea |
| July 21, 2005 | HR 3199 | PATRIOT Act Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (257 - 171) |
Nay |
| June 17, 2005 | HR 2745 | United Nations Reform Act of 2005 | Bill Passed - House (221 - 184) |
Nay |
| June 15, 2005 | H Amdt 280 | Patriot Act Amendment - Library Records | Amendment Adopted - House (238 - 187) |
Yea |
| Oct. 10, 2002 | HR 3295 | Help America Vote Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - House (357 - 48) |
Yea |
| Oct. 24, 2001 | HR 3162 | USA Patriot Act of 2001 | Bill Passed - House (357 - 66) |
Yea |
| Oct. 12, 2001 | HR 2975 | Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 | Bill Passed - House (337 - 79) |
Yea |
| July 17, 2001 | H J Res 36 | Flag Burning Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - House (298 - 125) |
Nay |
| July 30, 1998 | H Amdt 747 | Voter Registration Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (165 - 260) |
Nay |
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.
