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John Dingell's Voting Records on Issue: Abortion and Reproductive

John Dingell
Full Name: John D. Dingell
Office: U.S. House (MI) - District 12, Democratic
First Elected: 12/13/1955
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Debbie; 4 Children: John, Chris, Jennifer, Jeanne
Birth Date: 07/08/1926
Birth Place: Colorado Springs, CO
Home City: Dearborn, MI
Religion: Catholic

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Feb. 18, 2011 H Amdt 95 Prohibiting Use of Federal Funds For Planned Parenthood Amendment Adopted - House
(240 - 185)		 Nay
Sept. 22, 2010 HR 3470 Infant Mortality Pilot Programs Bill Passed - House
(324 - 64)		 Yea
July 24, 2008 HR 5501 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis Concurrence Vote Passed - House
(303 - 115)		 Yea
April 2, 2008 HR 5501 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis Bill Passed - House
(308 - 116)		 Yea
Jan. 23, 2008 HR 3963 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) Veto Override Failed - House
(260 - 152)		 Yea
Oct. 25, 2007 HR 3963 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) Bill Passed - House
(265 - 142)		 Yea
Aug. 1, 2007 HR 3162 State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization Bill Passed - House
(225 - 204)		 Yea
July 19, 2007 HR 3043 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill Passed - House
(276 - 140)		 Yea
July 11, 2007 S 1701 Extension of Funding for Transitional Medical Assistance and Abstinence Education Bill Passed - House
(291 - 126)		 Yea
June 6, 2007 HR 2560 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007 Bill Failed - House
(204 - 213)		 Yea
June 9, 2006 HR 5522 Foreign Operations and Export Finance Appropriation Act Bill Passed - House
(373 - 34)		 Yea
July 20, 2005 HR 2601 State Department FY 2006/2007 Authorization Bill Bill Passed - House
(351 - 78)		 Yea
July 19, 2005 H Amdt 464 Obstetric Fistula Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(223 - 205)		 Nay
Feb. 26, 2004 HR 1997 Unborn Victims of Violence Act 2004 Bill Passed - House
(254 - 163)		 Nay
June 4, 2003 HR 760 Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion Bill Bill Passed - House
(282 - 139)		 Yea
May 1, 2003 HR 1298 AIDS Assistance bill Bill Passed - House
(375 - 41)		 Yea
July 13, 2000 H Amdt 997 Family Planning Assistance Funding amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(206 - 221)		 Yea
Sept. 30, 1999 H Amdt 509 Substitute Amendment to Unborn Victims of Violence Act Amendment Rejected - House
(201 - 224)		 Yea
Sept. 30, 1999 HR 2436 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999 Bill Passed - House
(254 - 172)		 Yea
July 29, 1999 H Amdt 360 Abortion Funding Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(221 - 208)		 Nay
Oct. 8, 1998 H Amdt 923 Contraceptive Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(224 - 200)		 Nay
July 16, 1998 H Amdt 728 Federal Health Plan Contraceptive Coverage Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(224 - 198)		 Yea
Sept. 9, 1997 H Amdt 335 Family Planning Parental Notification Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(220 - 201)		 Yea
Sept. 4, 1997 H Amdt 318 International Family Planning amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(234 - 191)		 Nay
June 19, 1997 H Amdt 187 Overseas Military Facilities Abortion Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(196 - 224)		 Yea
July 12, 1996 H Amdt 1280 Family Planning Services Clinics Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(232 - 193)		 Yea
March 22, 1994 H Amdt 488 Optional Abstinence Emphasis Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(262 - 166)		 Yea
Nov. 18, 1993 HR 796 Abortion Clinic Access Bill Motion Rejected - House
(182 - 246)		 Nay
March 25, 1993 HR 670 Abortion Counseling Bill Bill Passed - House
(273 - 149)		 Yea
March 25, 1993 HR 670 Abortion Counseling Bill Motion Rejected - House
(179 - 243)		 Nay
March 11, 1993 HR 4 Fetal Tissue Research Bill Bill Passed - House
(283 - 131)		 Yea

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