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Howard Berman'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
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National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 21, 2012 | HR 3409 | Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (233 - 175) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 12, 2012 | HR 4402 | National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (256 - 160) |
Nay |
| June 21, 2012 | HR 4480 | Domestic Energy and Jobs Act | Bill Passed - House (248 - 163) |
Nay |
| Feb. 29, 2012 | HR 1837 | Water Resources in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley | Bill Passed - House (246 - 175) |
Nay |
| Dec. 8, 2011 | HR 1633 | Limits Regulation of Farm Dust | Bill Passed - House (268 - 150) |
Nay |
| Oct. 14, 2011 | HR 2273 | Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act | Bill Passed - House (267 - 144) |
Nay |
| Oct. 6, 2011 | HR 2681 | Repeals EPA Emissions Regulations for Cement Manufacturers | Bill Passed - House (262 - 161) |
Nay |
| Sept. 23, 2011 | H Amdt 799 | Suspends Cross State Air Pollution Rule | Amendment Adopted - House (234 - 188) |
Nay |
| Sept. 23, 2011 | H Amdt 800 | Requires the EPA to Consider Costs and Feasibility of Air Quality Standards | Amendment Adopted - House (227 - 192) |
Nay |
| July 27, 2011 | H Amdt 735 | Repeals Laws that Limited Funding for the Endangered Species Act | Amendment Adopted - House (224 - 202) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2011 | HR 2018 | Amending Clean Water Laws | Bill Passed - House (239 - 184) |
Nay |
| June 22, 2011 | HR 2021 | Impact of Drilling on Air Quality | Bill Passed - House (253 - 166) |
Nay |
| April 7, 2011 | HR 910 | Energy Tax Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (255 - 172) |
Nay |
| Sept. 23, 2010 | HR 4823 | Establishing Sedona-Red Rock National Scenic Area | Bill Failed - House (258 - 160) |
Yea |
| Sept. 23, 2010 | HR 5110 | Expanding Casa Grande Ruins National Monument | Bill Failed - House (244 - 174) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2010 | HR 3534 | Offshore Drilling Regulations and Other Energy Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (209 - 193) |
Yea |
| Oct. 29, 2009 | HR 2996 | Continuing Appropriations Extension and 2009-2010 Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and Related Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - House (247 - 178) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2009 | HR 2454 | Energy and Environmental Law Amendments ("Cap and Trade") | Bill Passed - House (219 - 212) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2009 | HR 2751 | Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act | Bill Passed - House (298 - 119) |
Yea |
| April 29, 2009 | S Con Res 13 | 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (233 - 193) |
Yea |
| March 25, 2009 | HR 146 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (285 - 140) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2009 | S 22 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Bill Failed - House (282 - 144) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2008 | HR 415 | Adding Parts of the Taunton River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System | Bill Passed - House (242 - 175) |
Yea |
| April 29, 2008 | S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Bill Passed - House (291 - 117) |
Yea |
| Dec. 17, 2007 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (253 - 154) |
Yea |
| Dec. 17, 2007 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (206 - 201) |
Yea |
| Nov. 6, 2007 | HR 1495 | Water Resources Development Act of 2007 | Veto Override Passed - House (361 - 54) |
Yea |
| Nov. 1, 2007 | HR 2262 | Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act | Bill Passed - House (244 - 166) |
Yea |
| Sept. 25, 2006 | HR 5062 | New Hampshire Wilderness Act | Bill Failed - House (220 - 169) |
Nay |
| May 18, 2006 | HR 5386 | Interior Department FY2007 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (293 - 128) |
Nay |
| Dec. 19, 2005 | HR 2863 | Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (308 - 106) |
Yea |
| Nov. 9, 2005 | HR 2419 | Energy and Water Appropriations Bill FY 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - House (339 - 17) |
Yea |
| Nov. 9, 2005 | HR 2862 | Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill, FY 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - House (397 - 19) |
Yea |
| Sept. 15, 2005 | H Res 437 | Bipartisan Committee to Investigate Hurricane Katrina | Resolution Passed - House (224 - 188) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 28, 2005 | HR 2361 | Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (410 - 10) |
Yea |
| June 20, 2005 | HR 2863 | Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (398 - 19) |
Yea |
| June 16, 2005 | HR 2862 | Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill, FY 2006 | Bill Passed - House (418 - 7) |
Yea |
| May 24, 2005 | HR 2419 | Energy and Water Appropriations Bill FY 2006 | Bill Passed - House (416 - 13) |
Yea |
| May 19, 2005 | HR 2361 | Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (329 - 89) |
Nay |
| May 5, 2005 | HR 1268 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 | Conference Report Adopted - House (368 - 58) |
Yea |
| April 28, 2005 | H Con Res 95 | Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (214 - 211) |
Nay |
| April 21, 2005 | H Amdt 370 | Liability Shield Language Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (213 - 219) |
Yea |
| April 20, 2005 | H Amdt 72 | Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (200 - 231) |
Yea |
| March 17, 2005 | H Con Res 95 | Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed - House (218 - 214) |
Nay |
| March 16, 2005 | HR 1268 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 | Bill Passed - House (388 - 43) |
Yea |
| June 25, 2004 | HR 4614 | Appropriations Bill FY 2005, Energy and Water Development | Bill Passed - House (370 - 16) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 17, 2004 | HR 4568 | Interior Department FY2005 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (334 - 86) |
Did Not Vote |
| Nov. 21, 2003 | HR 1904 | Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 | Conference Report Adopted - House (286 - 140) |
Nay |
| Nov. 20, 2003 | HR 253 | Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (352 - 67) |
Yea |
| Nov. 18, 2003 | HR 2754 | Energy and Water Appropriations, FY 2004 bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (387 - 36) |
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.
