| Office: | U.S. Senate (KS) - Sr, Republican |
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Pat Roberts' Voting Records
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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
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 22, 1996 | H Amdt 1309 | Non-Federally Funded Abortions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (176 - 223) |
Nay |
| July 18, 1996 | H Amdt 1307 | Food Stamp Recipient Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (239 - 184) |
Yea |
| July 18, 1996 | HR 3734 | Welfare Reform Act of 1996 | Bill Passed - House (256 - 170) |
Yea |
| July 12, 1996 | H Amdt 1280 | Family Planning Services Clinics Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (232 - 193) |
Nay |
| July 12, 1996 | H Amdt 1286 | Definition of Marriage Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (103 - 311) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 12, 1996 | HR 3396 | Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) | Bill Passed - House (342 - 67) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1264 | Education and Training Programs Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (198 - 227) |
Nay |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1265 | School Improvement Programs Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (294 - 129) |
Yea |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1273 | Drug Price Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (180 - 242) |
Nay |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1276 | Human Embryo Research Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (167 - 256) |
Nay |
| July 11, 1996 | H Amdt 1278 | Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (201 - 220) |
Nay |
| June 27, 1996 | H Res 468 | Investigation of Speaker Newt Gingrich | Resolution Tabled - House (229 - 170) |
Yea |
| June 26, 1996 | HR 3666 | Veterans Affairs, HUD FY97 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (269 - 147) |
Yea |
| June 20, 1996 | H Amdt 1183 | Forest Service Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (211 - 211) |
Nay |
| June 20, 1996 | H Amdt 1190 | Tribal Land Trust Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (212 - 206) |
Yea |
| June 13, 1996 | H Amdt 1164 | Department of Defense Appropriations Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 219) |
Nay |
| June 13, 1996 | H Amdt 1167 | Spaced-based Weapons Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (190 - 208) |
Nay |
| June 13, 1996 | HR 3610 | Defense Department FY97 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (278 - 126) |
Yea |
| June 12, 1996 | H Amdt 1147 | Animal Damage Control Program Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (139 - 279) |
Nay |
| June 12, 1996 | H Con Res 178 | Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution | Conference Report Adopted - House (216 - 211) |
Yea |
| June 6, 1996 | H Amdt 1133 | Wisconsin Welfare Reform Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 233) |
Nay |
| June 6, 1996 | HR 3562 | Wisconsin Welfare Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (289 - 136) |
Yea |
| May 23, 1996 | H Amdt 1084 | Minimum Wage Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (266 - 162) |
Yea |
| May 23, 1996 | H Amdt 1085 | Fair Labor Standards Act Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 229) |
Yea |
| May 23, 1996 | H Amdt 1085 | Fair Labor Standards Act Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (239 - 188) |
Yea |
| May 23, 1996 | HR 1227 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (281 - 144) |
Yea |
| May 22, 1996 | H Amdt 1075 | Disclosure of Intelligence Spending Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (176 - 248) |
Nay |
| May 22, 1996 | HR 3448 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Bill Passed - House (414 - 10) |
Yea |
| May 21, 1996 | HR 3415 | Repeal Gas Tax bill | Bill Passed - House (301 - 108) |
Yea |
| May 16, 1996 | H Con Res 178 | Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution | Resolution Passed - House (226 - 195) |
Yea |
| May 15, 1996 | H Amdt 1057 | Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (202 - 220) |
Yea |
| May 15, 1996 | H Amdt 1058 | Former Soviet Union Defense Conversion Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (249 - 171) |
Yea |
| May 15, 1996 | HR 3230 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 | Bill Passed - House (272 - 153) |
Yea |
| May 9, 1996 | HR 956 | Product Liability bill | Veto Override Failed - House (258 - 163) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 7, 1996 | HR 2137 | Megan's Law | Bill Passed - House (418 - 0) |
Yea |
| May 1, 1996 | S 641 | Ryan White CARE reauthorization Act of 1995 | Conference Report Adopted - House (402 - 4) |
Yea |
| April 30, 1996 | HR 1561 | Authorization bill, FY96-97, Foreign Relations | Veto Override Failed - House (234 - 188) |
Yea |
| April 25, 1996 | HR 3019 | Appropriations bill FY96, Omnibus | Conference Report Adopted - House (399 - 25) |
Yea |
| April 18, 1996 | S 735 | Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (293 - 133) |
Yea |
| April 17, 1996 | HR 842 | Truth in Budgeting Act | Bill Passed - House (284 - 143) |
Yea |
| March 29, 1996 | HR 2854 | Agricultural Market Transition Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (318 - 89) |
Yea |
| March 29, 1996 | HR 956 | Product Liability bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (259 - 158) |
Yea |
| March 28, 1996 | HR 3103 | Health Insurance Portability bill | Bill Passed - House (267 - 151) |
Yea |
| March 22, 1996 | HR 125 | Gun Ban Repeal Act of 1995 | Bill Passed - House (239 - 173) |
Yea |
| March 21, 1996 | HR 2202 | Immigration Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (333 - 87) |
Yea |
| March 20, 1996 | H Amdt 968 | Immigrant Public Assistance Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (151 - 269) |
Nay |
| March 20, 1996 | H Amdt 969 | Denying Public Education to Undocumented Immigrants | Amendment Adopted - House (257 - 163) |
Yea |
| March 20, 1996 | H Amdt 974 | Immigrant English Proficiency Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (210 - 207) |
Yea |
| March 14, 1996 | H Amdt 954 | Habeas Corpus Reform Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (135 - 283) |
Nay |
| March 14, 1996 | HR 2703 | Antiterrorism bill | Bill Passed - House (229 - 191) |
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:
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- The vote should be clear for any person to understand
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- The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
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