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Deborah Pryce'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 3, 2008 | HR 6867 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation | Bill Passed - House (368 - 28) |
Yea |
| July 23, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (272 - 152) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2008 | HR 2642 | Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (268 - 155) |
Yea |
| June 18, 2008 | HR 6124 | Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - House (317 - 109) |
Nay |
| June 12, 2008 | HR 5749 | Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 | Bill Passed - House (274 - 137) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 21, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Veto Override Passed - House (316 - 108) |
Nay |
| May 15, 2008 | HR 2642 | G.I. Bill Expansion and Other Domestic Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (227 - 196) |
Nay |
| May 15, 2008 | HR 2642 | G.I. Bill Expansion and Other Domestic Provisions | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (256 - 166) |
Nay |
| May 15, 2008 | HR 2642 | G.I. Bill Expansion and Other Domestic Provisions | Concurrence Vote Failed - House (141 - 149) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 14, 2008 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Conference Report Adopted - House (318 - 106) |
Nay |
| May 8, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs | Amendment Adopted - House (266 - 154) |
Yea |
| May 8, 2008 | HR 3221 | Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs | Amendment Adopted - House (322 - 94) |
Nay |
| May 8, 2008 | HR 5818 | Assistance to States for Purchasing Foreclosed Homes | Bill Passed - House (239 - 188) |
Yea |
| April 23, 2008 | HR 5613 | Medicaid Extensions and Changes | Bill Passed - House (349 - 62) |
Yea |
| Jan. 23, 2008 | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Veto Override Failed - House (260 - 152) |
Yea |
| Nov. 14, 2007 | HR 1429 | Head Start Act of 2007 | Conference Report Adopted - House (381 - 36) |
Yea |
| Oct. 25, 2007 | HR 3963 | Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) | Bill Passed - House (265 - 142) |
Yea |
| Oct. 18, 2007 | HR 976 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization | Veto Override Failed - House (273 - 156) |
Yea |
| Oct. 10, 2007 | HR 2895 | National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (264 - 148) |
Nay |
| Oct. 4, 2007 | HR 3648 | Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (386 - 27) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 25, 2007 | HR 976 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (265 - 159) |
Yea |
| Aug. 4, 2007 | HR 3221 | Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (241 - 172) |
Nay |
| Aug. 1, 2007 | HR 3162 | State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Reauthorization | Bill Passed - House (225 - 204) |
Nay |
| July 27, 2007 | HR 2419 | Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) | Bill Passed - House (231 - 191) |
Nay |
| July 12, 2007 | HR 1851 | Section 8 Voucher Adjustments Act of 2007 | Bill Passed - House (333 - 83) |
Yea |
| Sept. 21, 2006 | S 2832 | Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2006 | Bill Failed - House (215 - 204) |
Yea |
| July 29, 2006 | HR 5970 | Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 180) |
Yea |
| May 23, 2006 | HR 5384 | Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (378 - 46) |
Yea |
| March 30, 2006 | H Amdt 772 | Reverse the Raid on Student Aid Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (200 - 220) |
Nay |
| Feb. 1, 2006 | H Res 653 | Budget Reconciliation Adoption | Resolution Passed - House (216 - 214) |
Yea |
| Dec. 14, 2005 | HR 3010 | Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (215 - 213) |
Yea |
| Nov. 17, 2005 | HR 3010 | Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill | Conference Report Rejected - House (209 - 224) |
Yea |
| Oct. 28, 2005 | HR 2744 | Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations Act | Conference Report Adopted - House (318 - 63) |
Yea |
| June 8, 2005 | HR 2744 | Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (408 - 18) |
Yea |
| March 24, 2004 | HR 3873 | Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act | Bill Passed - House (419 - 5) |
Yea |
| July 9, 2003 | HR 438 | Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers | Bill Passed - House (417 - 7) |
Yea |
| June 11, 2003 | HR 2350 | Welfare Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (406 - 6) |
Yea |
| Feb. 13, 2003 | HR 4 | Welfare Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (230 - 192) |
Yea |
| May 16, 2002 | HR 4737 | Temporary Aid to Needy Families | Bill Passed - House (229 - 197) |
Yea |
| May 2, 2002 | HR 2646 | Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - House (280 - 141) |
Nay |
| Oct. 5, 2001 | HR 2646 | Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 | Bill Passed - House (291 - 120) |
Yea |
| Oct. 21, 1999 | HR 2 | Education Funding for Disadvantaged Students-Passage | Bill Passed - House (358 - 67) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 1999 | HR 1906 | FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (240 - 175) |
Yea |
| June 8, 1999 | HR 1906 | FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (246 - 183) |
Yea |
| March 11, 1999 | H Amdt 22 | High Needs District Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (195 - 223) |
Nay |
| Aug. 6, 1998 | H Amdt 874 | Low Income Educational Scholarship Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (214 - 208) |
Yea |
| April 30, 1998 | S 1502 | Washington, D.C. School Vouchers bill | Bill Passed - House (214 - 206) |
Yea |
| Nov. 4, 1997 | HR 2746 | HELP Scholarships bill | Bill Failed - House (191 - 228) |
Yea |
| May 16, 1997 | HR 1385 | Training Programs bill | Bill Passed - House (343 - 60) |
Yea |
| Aug. 2, 1996 | HR 3448 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (354 - 72) |
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.
