| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 11, 2013 | HR 2019 | Kids First Research Act of 2013 | Bill Passed - House (295 - 103) |
Nay |
| March 13, 2013 | HR 890 | Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act of 2013 | Bill Passed - House (246 - 181) |
Nay |
| Sept. 22, 2010 | HR 3470 | Infant Mortality Pilot Programs | Bill Passed - House (324 - 64) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 19, 2005 | S 1932 | Budget Reconciliation Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (212 - 206) |
Nay |
| 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 |
| April 27, 2005 | HR 748 | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act | Bill Passed - House (270 - 157) |
Nay |
| April 14, 2005 | S 256 | Bankruptcy Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (302 - 126) |
Nay |
| Sept. 23, 2004 | HR 1308 | Child Tax Credit Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (339 - 65) |
Nay |
| May 20, 2004 | HR 4359 | Child Credit Preservation and Expansion Act of 2004 | Bill Passed - House (271 - 139) |
Nay |
| March 24, 2004 | HR 3873 | Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act | Bill Passed - House (419 - 5) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2003 | HR 4 | Welfare Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 192) |
Nay |
| May 16, 2002 | HR 4737 | Temporary Aid to Needy Families | Bill Passed - House (229 - 197) |
Nay |
| July 29, 1999 | H Amdt 356 | Adoption Restriction Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (213 - 215) |
Nay |
| June 30, 1999 | HR 1218 | Child Custody Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (270 - 159) |
Nay |
| Oct. 8, 1998 | H Amdt 923 | Contraceptive Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (224 - 200) |
Nay |
| Aug. 7, 1998 | H Amdt 871 | Adoption Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (227 - 192) |
Nay |
| Aug. 6, 1998 | H Amdt 874 | Low Income Educational Scholarship Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (214 - 208) |
Nay |
| July 15, 1998 | HR 3682 | Child Custody Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (276 - 150) |
Nay |
| June 18, 1998 | HR 2646 | Education Savings Accounts bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (225 - 197) |
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.
