| Office: | U.S. House (TX) - District 30, Democratic |
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Eddie Johnson's Voting Records
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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
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 16, 1998 | HR 4104 | Appropriations bill FY99, Treasury, Postal Service | Bill Passed - House (218 - 203) |
Nay |
| July 15, 1998 | HR 3682 | Child Custody Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (276 - 150) |
Nay |
| July 14, 1998 | H Amdt 694 | Express Advocacy Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (201 - 219) |
Nay |
| June 25, 1998 | HR 4112 | Legislative Branch FY99 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (235 - 179) |
Nay |
| June 24, 1998 | H Amdt 705 | Chemical Inducement of Abortion Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (223 - 202) |
Nay |
| June 24, 1998 | HR 4101 | Agriculture FY99 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (373 - 48) |
Yea |
| June 24, 1998 | HR 4103 | Defense Department FY99 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (358 - 61) |
Yea |
| June 22, 1998 | HR 4059 | Military Construction FY99 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (396 - 10) |
Yea |
| June 22, 1998 | HR 4060 | Energy FY99 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (405 - 4) |
Yea |
| June 18, 1998 | HR 2646 | Education Savings Accounts bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (225 - 197) |
Nay |
| June 17, 1998 | H Amdt 688 | Campaign Finance Reform Commission Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (156 - 201) |
Nay |
| June 17, 1998 | HR 3097 | Tax Code Termination bill | Bill Passed - House (219 - 209) |
Nay |
| June 5, 1998 | H Con Res 284 | Budget Resolution FY98 | Resolution Passed - House (216 - 204) |
Did Not Vote |
| June 4, 1998 | H Con Res 285 | Tiananmen Square Resolution | Resolution Passed - House (305 - 116) |
Nay |
| June 4, 1998 | H J Res 78 | Religious Freedom Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Failed - House (224 - 203) |
Nay |
| June 4, 1998 | S 1150 | Agricultural Research bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (364 - 50) |
Yea |
| May 22, 1998 | HR 2400 | Transportation Reauthorization bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (297 - 86) |
Yea |
| May 21, 1998 | HR 3616 | Defense Department FY99 Authorization bill | Bill Passed - House (357 - 60) |
Yea |
| May 20, 1998 | H Amdt 643 | Abortion Private Funding Restoration Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (190 - 232) |
Yea |
| May 14, 1998 | HR 2431 | Religious Freedom | Bill Passed - House (375 - 41) |
Yea |
| May 13, 1998 | H Amdt 621 | Enhance Banking Flexibility Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (140 - 281) |
Nay |
| May 13, 1998 | HR 10 | Financial Services Act of 1998 | Bill Passed - House (214 - 213) |
Yea |
| May 6, 1998 | HR 6 | Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill | Bill Passed - House (414 - 4) |
Yea |
| April 30, 1998 | HR 3579 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (242 - 163) |
Nay |
| April 30, 1998 | S 1502 | Washington, D.C. School Vouchers bill | Bill Passed - House (214 - 206) |
Nay |
| April 29, 1998 | HR 3717 | Needle Exchange Funding Ban | Bill Passed - House (287 - 140) |
Nay |
| April 22, 1998 | H J Res 111 | Tax Limitation Amendment | Joint Resolution Failed - House (238 - 186) |
Nay |
| April 1, 1998 | H Amdt 548 | Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (194 - 225) |
Nay |
| April 1, 1998 | HR 2400 | Transportation Reauthorization bill | Bill Passed - House (337 - 80) |
Yea |
| March 31, 1998 | HR 3579 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (212 - 208) |
Nay |
| March 30, 1998 | HR 3581 | Campaign Finance Reform bill | Bill Failed - House (74 - 337) |
Nay |
| March 30, 1998 | HR 3582 | Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998 | Bill Passed - House (405 - 6) |
Yea |
| March 27, 1998 | H Amdt 542 | Road Construction Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (200 - 187) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 27, 1998 | HR 2515 | Forest Recovery and Protection bill | Bill Failed - House (181 - 201) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 26, 1998 | HR 3246 | Small Business and Employee Fairness bill | Bill Passed - House (202 - 200) |
Did Not Vote |
| March 18, 1998 | H Con Res 227 | Bosnia and Herzegovina U.S. Troop Removal Resolution | Resolution Failed - House (193 - 225) |
Nay |
| March 17, 1998 | H Res 364 | Human Rights in China | Resolution Passed - House (397 - 0) |
Yea |
| March 11, 1998 | HR 1432 | African Growth bill | Bill Passed - House (233 - 186) |
Yea |
| March 4, 1998 | HR 856 | Puerto Rico Political Status bill | Bill Passed - House (209 - 208) |
Yea |
| Feb. 25, 1998 | H Amdt 497 | Death Sentence Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (113 - 300) |
Yea |
| Feb. 24, 1998 | HR 424 | Minimum Sentences for Gun Crimes | Bill Passed - House (350 - 59) |
Yea |
| Feb. 5, 1998 | HR 2631 | Line Item Veto Cancellation bill | Veto Override Passed - House (347 - 69) |
Yea |
| Feb. 5, 1998 | HR 2846 | National Student Testing bill | Bill Passed - House (242 - 174) |
Nay |
| Nov. 13, 1997 | H Con Res 137 | Iraq War Crimes Tribunal | Resolution Passed - House (396 - 2) |
Yea |
| Nov. 13, 1997 | HR 2159 | Foreign Operations FY98 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (333 - 76) |
Yea |
| Nov. 13, 1997 | HR 2267 | Appropriations bill FY98, Commerce, Justice, and State | Conference Report Adopted - House (282 - 110) |
Nay |
| Nov. 13, 1997 | H Res 301 | Broadcast of Committee Witness bill | Resolution Passed - House (241 - 165) |
Nay |
| Nov. 8, 1997 | HR 2631 | Line Item Veto Cancellation bill | Bill Passed - House (352 - 64) |
Yea |
| Nov. 7, 1997 | HR 2264 | Appropriations bill FY98, Labor, HHS, Education | Conference Report Adopted - House (352 - 65) |
Yea |
| Nov. 7, 1997 | HR 2616 | Charter School Expansion Act of 1998 | Bill Passed - House (367 - 57) |
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.
