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John Dingell'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
