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Jim Bunning'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30, 2010 | S Amdt 4697 | Prohibiting Earmarks | Motion Rejected - Senate (39 - 56) |
Yea |
| Jan. 26, 2010 | S Amdt 3302 | Establishing a Federal Budget Deficit Commission | Amendment Rejected - Senate (53 - 46) |
Nay |
| Sept. 30, 2009 | HR 2918 | Continuing Appropriations Resolution and 2009-2010 Legislative Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (62 - 38) |
Nay |
| Feb. 26, 2009 | S 160 | Washington DC Voting Act | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 37) |
Nay |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4347 | Earmark Moratorium | Motion Rejected - Senate (29 - 71) |
Nay |
| Sept. 18, 2007 | S 1257 | District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 42) |
Nay |
| Aug. 2, 2007 | S 1 | Lobbying and Donation Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 14) |
Yea |
| Oct. 18, 2005 | S Amdt 2062 | Congressional Pay Raise Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (92 - 6) |
Yea |
| Sept. 15, 2005 | S Amdt 1678 | Hurricane Katrina Relief Amendment | Motion Rejected - Senate (43 - 52) |
Nay |
| Sept. 14, 2005 | S Amdt 1670 | Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq | Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53) |
Nay |
| July 29, 2005 | HR 2985 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 4) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 2004 | HR 4755 | Legislative Branch FY2005 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 2) |
Yea |
| Oct. 23, 2003 | S Amdt 1904 | Congressional Pay Raise Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (60 - 34) |
Nay |
| July 11, 2003 | HR 2657 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 7) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2002 | HR 5121 | Legislative Branch Appropriation, FY2003 | Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 14) |
Nay |
| June 16, 1999 | HR 1905 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 | Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 4) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 1998 | HR 4112 | Legislative Branch FY99 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (356 - 65) |
Yea |
| June 25, 1998 | HR 4112 | Legislative Branch FY99 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (235 - 179) |
Yea |
| April 22, 1998 | H J Res 111 | Tax Limitation Amendment | Joint Resolution Failed - House (238 - 186) |
Yea |
| Nov. 13, 1997 | H Res 301 | Broadcast of Committee Witness bill | Resolution Passed - House (241 - 165) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 1997 | HR 2209 | FY 1998 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (309 - 106) |
Nay |
| Sept. 18, 1997 | H Res 168 | House Ethics Reform Task Force | Resolution Passed - House (258 - 154) |
Yea |
| July 28, 1997 | HR 2209 | FY 1998 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (214 - 203) |
Yea |
| Feb. 12, 1997 | H J Res 2 | Term Limits Resolution | Joint Resolution Failed - House (217 - 211) |
Yea |
| Jan. 21, 1997 | H Res 31 | Ethics Report on Newt Gingrich | Resolution Passed - House (395 - 28) |
Yea |
| June 27, 1996 | H Res 468 | Investigation of Speaker Newt Gingrich | Resolution Tabled - House (229 - 170) |
Yea |
| Nov. 29, 1995 | HR 2564 | Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 | Bill Passed - House (421 - 0) |
Yea |
| Nov. 28, 1995 | H Amdt 903 | Prohibit Federal Funds for Lobbying Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (190 - 238) |
Yea |
| Oct. 31, 1995 | HR 2492 | Appropriations Bill FY96, Legislative Branch | Bill Passed - House (315 - 106) |
Yea |
| March 29, 1995 | H J Res 73 | Term Limits bill | Joint Resolution Failed - House (227 - 204) |
Yea |
| May 26, 1994 | HR 4454 | Legislative Branch FY95 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (210 - 205) |
Nay |
| June 10, 1993 | HR 2348 | Legislative Branch FY94 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (224 - 187) |
Nay |
| April 29, 1992 | H Res 441 | House Bank Records - Comply with Subpoena | Resolution Passed - House (347 - 64) |
Yea |
| April 9, 1992 | H Res 423 | House Administrative Reforms | Resolution Passed - House (269 - 81) |
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.
