| Office: | U.S. House (VA) - District 3, Democratic |
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| On The Ballot: | Running, Democratic for U.S. House - District 3 |
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Bobby Scott'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 30, 2003 | HR 2115 | Aviation Administration FY2004-2006 Authorization bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (211 - 207) |
Nay |
| Oct. 30, 2003 | HR 2691 | Interior Department Appropriations, FY 2004 bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (216 - 205) |
Nay |
| Oct. 16, 2003 | H Res 198 | Iraq's Reconstruction Resolution | Resolution Passed - House (394 - 31) |
Yea |
| Oct. 2, 2003 | S 3 | Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (281 - 142) |
Nay |
| Sept. 25, 2003 | HR 3161 | Do-Not-Call-Registry bill | Bill Passed - House (412 - 8) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 2003 | HR 2555 | Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2004 bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (417 - 8) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 2003 | HR 2657 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (371 - 56) |
Yea |
| Sept. 24, 2003 | HR 2658 | Terrorism Information Awareness bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (407 - 15) |
Yea |
| Sept. 23, 2003 | HR 1409 | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act '02 | Bill Passed - House (288 - 127) |
Nay |
| Sept. 17, 2003 | HR 7 | Charitable Contributions bill | Bill Passed - House (408 - 13) |
Yea |
| Sept. 9, 2003 | HR 2989 | Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (381 - 39) |
Yea |
| July 25, 2003 | HR 2210 | Head Start Bill | Bill Passed - House (217 - 216) |
Nay |
| July 25, 2003 | HR 2427 | Imports of Prescription Drugs bill | Bill Passed - House (243 - 186) |
Yea |
| July 25, 2003 | HR 2859 | Emergency Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act,2003 | Bill Passed - House (352 - 60) |
Yea |
| July 25, 2003 | HR 2861 | Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act, 2004 | Bill Passed - House (316 - 109) |
Yea |
| July 24, 2003 | HR 2738 | U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Bill Passed - House (270 - 156) |
Nay |
| July 24, 2003 | HR 2739 | U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Bill Passed - House (272 - 155) |
Nay |
| July 24, 2003 | HR 2800 | Foreign Operations Appropriations, FY 2004 bill | Bill Passed - House (370 - 50) |
Yea |
| July 23, 2003 | HR 2799 | Appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary | Bill Passed - House (400 - 21) |
Yea |
| July 17, 2003 | HR 2691 | Interior Department Appropriations, FY 2004 bill | Bill Passed - House (268 - 152) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2003 | HR 1950 | State Department FY2004-2005 Authorizations bill | Bill Passed - House (382 - 42) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2003 | HR 2122 | Project BioShield Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (421 - 2) |
Yea |
| July 14, 2003 | HR 2673 | Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA | Bill Passed - House (347 - 64) |
Yea |
| July 10, 2003 | HR 2660 | Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations | Bill Passed - House (215 - 208) |
Nay |
| July 9, 2003 | HR 2211 | Ready to Teach Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (404 - 17) |
Yea |
| July 9, 2003 | HR 2657 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill | Bill Passed - House (394 - 26) |
Yea |
| July 9, 2003 | HR 438 | Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers | Bill Passed - House (417 - 7) |
Yea |
| July 8, 2003 | HR 2658 | Terrorism Information Awareness bill | Bill Passed - House (399 - 19) |
Yea |
| June 27, 2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Bill Passed - House (216 - 215) |
Nay |
| June 24, 2003 | HR 2555 | Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2004 bill | Bill Passed - House (425 - 2) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2003 | HR 1528 | Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (252 - 170) |
Nay |
| June 19, 2003 | HR 660 | Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (262 - 162) |
Nay |
| June 11, 2003 | HR 2350 | Welfare Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (406 - 6) |
Yea |
| June 10, 2003 | HR 2143 | Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act | Bill Passed - House (319 - 104) |
Nay |
| June 4, 2003 | HR 760 | Prohibit Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion Bill | Bill Passed - House (282 - 139) |
Nay |
| June 3, 2003 | H J Res 4 | Flag Burning Resolution | Bill Passed - House (300 - 125) |
Nay |
| May 23, 2003 | HR 2 | Jobs and Economic Growth bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (231 - 200) |
Nay |
| May 22, 2003 | HR 1588 | Defense Department FY2004 Authorization bill | Bill Passed - House (361 - 68) |
Yea |
| May 20, 2003 | HR 1904 | Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 | House (256 - 170) |
Nay |
| May 1, 2003 | HR 1298 | AIDS Assistance bill | Bill Passed - House (375 - 41) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 1, 2003 | HR 1904 | Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 | House | Co-sponsor |
| April 30, 2003 | HR 1350 | Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act | Bill Passed - House (251 - 171) |
Nay |
| April 11, 2003 | H Con Res 95 | Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2004 | Conference Report Adopted - House (216 - 211) |
Nay |
| April 11, 2003 | HR 6 | Energy Omnibus bill | Bill Passed - House (247 - 175) |
Nay |
| April 10, 2003 | S 151 | Enhance AMBER Alert bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (400 - 25) |
Nay |
| April 9, 2003 | HR 1036 | Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act | Bill Passed - House (285 - 140) |
Nay |
| April 3, 2003 | HR 1559 | Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 | Bill Passed - House (414 - 12) |
Yea |
| April 2, 2003 | HR 743 | Social Security Protection Act of 2003 | Bill Passed - House (396 - 28) |
Yea |
| March 31, 2003 | HR 1463 | Vaccine Compensation bill | Bill Failed - House (184 - 206) |
Nay |
| March 21, 2003 | H Con Res 95 | Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2004 | Resolution Passed - House (215 - 212) |
Nay |
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.
