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Rob Andrews' 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 19, 2012 | HR 5912 | Prohibits Public Funding for Political Party Conventions | Bill Passed - House (310 - 95) |
Nay |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | HR 3463 | Repeals Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns | Bill Passed - House (235 - 190) |
Nay |
| Sept. 17, 2009 | HR 3221 | Student Aid Program Modifications | Motion Agreed - House (345 - 75) |
Yea |
| Sept. 17, 2009 | HR 3221 | Student Aid Program Modifications | Bill Passed - House (253 - 171) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2009 | HR 3221 | Student Aid Program Modifications | House | Co-sponsor |
| July 15, 2008 | HR 5803 | Backup Paper Ballots | Bill Failed - House (248 - 170) |
Yea |
| April 15, 2008 | HR 5036 | Federal Funding for Voting System Changes | Bill Failed - House (239 - 178) |
Yea |
| 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) |
Yea |
| Sept. 20, 2006 | HR 4844 | Federal Election Integrity Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (228 - 196) |
Nay |
| July 13, 2006 | HR 9 | Voting Rights Act Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (390 - 33) |
Yea |
| May 3, 2006 | HR 4975 | 527 Reform Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (217 - 213) |
Nay |
| Nov. 2, 2005 | HR 1606 | Online Freedom of Speech Act | Bill Failed - House (225 - 182) |
Nay |
| April 22, 2004 | HR 2844 | Continuity in Representation Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (306 - 97) |
Nay |
| Oct. 10, 2002 | HR 3295 | Help America Vote Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - House (357 - 48) |
Yea |
| July 30, 1998 | H Amdt 747 | Voter Registration Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (165 - 260) |
Nay |
| July 20, 1998 | H Amdt 744 | Labor Political Activity Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (150 - 248) |
Nay |
| July 16, 1998 | H Amdt 723 | Increase FEC Funding | Amendment Adopted - House (214 - 210) |
Yea |
| July 14, 1998 | H Amdt 694 | Express Advocacy Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (201 - 219) |
Nay |
| March 4, 1998 | HR 856 | Puerto Rico Political Status bill | Bill Passed - House (209 - 208) |
Yea |
| May 5, 1993 | HR 2 | Motor Voter Registration | Conference Report Adopted - House (259 - 164) |
Yea |
| March 3, 1993 | HR 20 | Hatch Act Reform Bill | Bill Passed - House (333 - 86) |
Yea |
| Feb. 4, 1993 | HR 2 | Motor Voter Registration | Bill Passed - House (259 - 160) |
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.
