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Roscoe Bartlett'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 1, 2013 | HR 6726 | Congressional Pay Freeze and Fiscal Responsibility Act | Bill Passed - House (287 - 129) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 20, 2012 | HR 6684 | Spending Reduction Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (215 - 209) |
Yea |
| Sept. 14, 2012 | HR 6213 | No More Solyndras Act | Bill Passed - House (245 - 161) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2012 | HR 828 | Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (263 - 114) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2012 | S 679 | Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011 | Bill Passed - House (261 - 116) |
Nay |
| Feb. 9, 2012 | S 2038 | Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials | Bill Passed - House (417 - 2) |
Yea |
| Feb. 8, 2012 | HR 3521 | Authorizes the President to Line-Item Veto Certain Legislation | Bill Passed - House (254 - 173) |
Yea |
| Feb. 1, 2012 | HR 3835 | Extends Pay Freeze for Congress and Non-Military Federal Workers | Bill Passed - House (309 - 117) |
Nay |
| Jan. 18, 2012 | H J Res 98 | Disapproval of President's Authority to Raise the Debt Limit | Joint Resolution Passed - House (239 - 176) |
Did Not Vote |
| April 1, 2011 | HR 1255 | Government Shutdown Prevention Act | Bill Passed - House (221 - 202) |
Yea |
| Dec. 2, 2010 | H Res 1737 | Censure for Representative Charles Rangel | Resolution Passed - House (333 - 79) |
Yea |
| April 27, 2010 | HR 5146 | Prohibiting 2010- 2011 Congressional Cost-of-Living Pay Increase | Bill Passed - House (402 - 15) |
Yea |
| Oct. 7, 2009 | H Res 805 | Removing Rep. Charles Rangel as Chairman of House Committee on Ways and Means | Motion Agreed - House (246 - 153) |
Nay |
| Sept. 25, 2009 | HR 2918 | Continuing Appropriations Resolution and 2009-2010 Legislative Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - House (217 - 190) |
Nay |
| Sept. 15, 2009 | H Res 744 | Resolution of Disapproval of Representative Joe Wilson's Conduct | Resolution Passed - House (240 - 179) |
Nay |
| April 10, 2008 | H Res 1092 | Postponing the Consideration of the Trade Agreement with Colombia | Resolution Passed - House (224 - 195) |
Nay |
| March 11, 2008 | H Res 1031 | Establishment of the Office of Congressional Ethics | Resolution Passed - House (229 - 182) |
Nay |
| Feb. 14, 2008 | H Res 982 | Contempt Charges | Resolution Passed - House (223 - 32) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 31, 2007 | S 1 | Lobbying and Donation Regulations | Bill Passed - House (411 - 8) |
Yea |
| April 19, 2007 | HR 1905 | District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (241 - 177) |
Nay |
| Sept. 26, 2006 | N/A | Motion to Resolve Into Secret Session | Motion Rejected - House (171 - 217) |
Nay |
| June 7, 2006 | HR 5521 | Legislative Branch FY 2007 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (361 - 53) |
Nay |
| May 3, 2006 | HR 4975 | 527 Reform Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 213) |
Yea |
| March 30, 2006 | H Res 746 | Jack Abramoff Investigation Resolution | Resolution Tabled - House (216 - 193) |
Yea |
| Sept. 15, 2005 | H Res 437 | Bipartisan Committee to Investigate Hurricane Katrina | Resolution Passed - House (224 - 188) |
Yea |
| July 28, 2005 | HR 2985 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - House (305 - 122) |
Yea |
| June 22, 2005 | HR 2985 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - House (330 - 82) |
Yea |
| July 12, 2004 | HR 4755 | Legislative Branch FY2005 Appropriations Bill | Bill Passed - House (327 - 43) |
Nay |
| June 2, 2004 | H J Res 83 | Special Elections/Appointments Provisions Bill | Joint Resolution Failed - House (63 - 353) |
Nay |
| April 22, 2004 | HR 2844 | Continuity in Representation Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (306 - 97) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 2003 | HR 2657 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (371 - 56) |
Nay |
| July 9, 2003 | HR 2657 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill | Bill Passed - House (394 - 26) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2002 | H Res 495 | Expulsion of Representative James A. Traficant, Jr., D-Ohio | Resolution Passed - House (420 - 1) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 18, 2002 | HR 5121 | Legislative Branch Appropriation, FY2003 | Bill Passed - House (365 - 49) |
Nay |
| Nov. 1, 2001 | HR 2647 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - House (374 - 52) |
Yea |
| Aug. 5, 1999 | HR 1905 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 | Conference Report Adopted - House (367 - 49) |
Yea |
| June 10, 1999 | HR 1905 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 | Bill Passed - House (214 - 197) |
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) |
Yea |
| 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) |
Nay |
| 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 |
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.
