| Office: | U.S. Senate (NJ) - Sr, Democratic |
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| On The Ballot: | Running, Democratic for U.S. Senate - Sr |
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Bob Menendez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2015 | S Amdt 798 | Deficit-Neutral Reserve Fund for Legislation to Allow Americans to Earn Paid Sick Time | Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 39) |
Yea |
| July 30, 2014 | S 2569 | Bring Jobs Home Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 42) |
Yea |
| April 30, 2014 | S 2223 | Minimum Wage Fairness Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 42) |
Yea |
| April 9, 2014 | S 2199 | Paycheck Fairness Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 44) |
Yea |
| Nov. 7, 2013 | S 815 | Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 | Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 32) |
Yea |
| Nov. 7, 2013 | S Amdt 2013 | Exempts Religiously Affiliated Employers from the Prohibition on Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55) |
Nay |
| Nov. 4, 2013 | S 815 | Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 | Cloture Invoked - Senate (61 - 30) |
Yea |
| April 25, 2013 | S 815 | Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013 | Senate | Co-sponsor |
| July 19, 2012 | S 3364 | Bring Jobs Home Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) |
Yea |
| June 5, 2012 | S 3220 | Paycheck Fairness Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47) |
Yea |
| April 25, 2012 | S 1789 | United States Postal Service Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 37) |
Nay |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | S 1917 | Extends Payroll Tax Cut and Establishes Tax on Income Over $1 Million | Motion Rejected - Senate (51 - 49) |
Yea |
| Dec. 1, 2011 | S 1931 | Reduces Payroll Tax Rate | Motion Rejected - Senate (20 - 78) |
Nay |
| Nov. 10, 2011 | S Amdt 928 | American Jobs and Economic Growth | Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 56) |
Nay |
| Oct. 11, 2011 | S 1660 | American Jobs Act of 2011 | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 49) |
Yea |
| Sept. 22, 2011 | S Amdt 633 | Extends Trade Adjustment Assistance | Amendment Adopted - Senate (69 - 28) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 2011 | S Amdt 625 | Reducing and Extending Trade Adjustment Assistance | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53) |
Nay |
| Sept. 21, 2011 | S Amdt 641 | Requires Extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance to be Contingent Upon Ratification of Free Trade Agreements with Columbia, Korea and Panama | Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 54) |
Nay |
| Sept. 21, 2011 | S Amdt 642 | Modifies Eligibility Requirements for Trade Adjustment Assistance | Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 57) |
Nay |
| Nov. 17, 2010 | S 3772 | Paycheck Fairness Act | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (58 - 41) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 2010 | S 3816 | Tax Law Amendments | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45) |
Yea |
| March 25, 2010 | HR 4872 | Health Care Reconciliation Act | Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 43) |
Yea |
| March 17, 2010 | HR 2847 | Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations and Tax Credits ("Senate Jobs Bill") | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (68 - 29) |
Yea |
| Feb. 24, 2010 | HR 2847 | Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations and Tax Credits ("Senate Jobs Bill") | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 28) |
Yea |
| Feb. 22, 2010 | HR 2847 | Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations and Tax Credits ("Senate Jobs Bill") | Cloture Invoked - Senate (62 - 30) |
Yea |
| Feb. 9, 2010 | PN 1351 | Craig Becker, Member of the National Labor Relations Board | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 33) |
Yea |
| Jan. 22, 2009 | S 181 | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 36) |
Yea |
| July 31, 2008 | HR 4040 | Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3) |
Yea |
| April 23, 2008 | HR 2831 | Equal Pay Bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) |
Yea |
| March 13, 2008 | S Amdt 4259 | Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45) |
Yea |
| March 6, 2008 | HR 4040 | Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13) |
Yea |
| May 24, 2007 | HR 2206 | Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) |
Yea |
| Aug. 3, 2006 | HR 5970 | Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) |
Nay |
| June 21, 2006 | S Amdt 4322 | Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 46) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2006 | S Amdt 4376 | Increasing Minimum Wage Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 53) |
Nay |
| May 23, 2006 | S Amdt 4177 | Employer Verification Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (59 - 39) |
Yea |
| July 26, 2005 | H Amdt 514 | Small Employer Health Benefits Plan Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (197 - 230) |
Yea |
| Sept. 9, 2004 | HR 5006 | Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill- FY 2005 | Bill Passed - House (388 - 13) |
Yea |
| May 12, 2004 | HR 4279 | Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 | Bill Passed - House (273 - 152) |
Nay |
| April 2, 2004 | HR 3108 | Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 | Conference Report Adopted - House (336 - 69) |
Nay |
| Feb. 25, 2004 | HR 2751 | GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004 | Bill Passed - House (382 - 43) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2003 | HR 660 | Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (262 - 162) |
Nay |
| Jan. 8, 2003 | S 23 | Unemployment Benefits bill | Bill Passed - House (416 - 4) |
Yea |
| July 19, 2001 | H Amdt 200 | Community Solutions Act Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (168 - 261) |
Yea |
| June 8, 2000 | H Amdt 760 | OSHA Ergonomic Protection Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (203 - 220) |
Yea |
| March 9, 2000 | H Amdt 594 | Minimum Wage Increase-Two Year Raise | Amendment Adopted - House (246 - 179) |
Yea |
| March 9, 2000 | HR 3081 | Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 | Bill Passed - House (257 - 169) |
Nay |
| March 9, 2000 | HR 3846 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Bill Passed - House (282 - 143) |
Yea |
| May 5, 1999 | HR 833 | Bankruptcy Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (313 - 108) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 1998 | HR 3736 | Nonimmigrant Specialty Workers bill | Bill Passed - House (288 - 133) |
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.
