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Rodney Alexander'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2013 | H Amdt 413 | Prohibits the National Security Agency from Collecting Records Under the PATRIOT Act | Amendment Rejected - House (205 - 217) |
Nay |
| April 18, 2013 | HR 624 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (288 - 127) |
Yea |
| Nov. 30, 2012 | HR 6429 | STEM Jobs Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (245 - 139) |
Yea |
| Sept. 20, 2012 | HR 6429 | STEM Jobs Act of 2012 | Bill Failed - House (257 - 158) |
Yea |
| Sept. 12, 2012 | HR 5949 | FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 | Bill Passed - House (301 - 118) |
Yea |
| April 26, 2012 | HR 3523 | Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act | Bill Passed - House (248 - 168) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 2011 | H Amdt 853 | Requires Crowdfunding Intermediaries to Disclose Methods of Compensation to Investors | Amendment Rejected - House (189 - 234) |
Nay |
| April 8, 2011 | H J Res 37 | Disapproving FCC Rules Concerning Internet Providers | Joint Resolution Passed - House (240 - 179) |
Yea |
| Nov. 18, 2010 | HR 1722 | Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (254 - 152) |
Nay |
| May 28, 2010 | HR 5116 | Science and Technology Funding | Bill Passed - House (262 - 150) |
Nay |
| May 19, 2010 | HR 5325 | Science and Technology Funding | Bill Failed - House (261 - 148) |
Nay |
| May 6, 2010 | HR 1722 | Telework Policies and Regulations for Federal Agencies | Bill Failed - House (268 - 147) |
Nay |
| July 9, 2008 | HR 5811 | Electronic Communications Preservation Act | Bill Passed - House (286 - 137) |
Nay |
| June 20, 2008 | HR 6304 | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments | Bill Passed - House (293 - 129) |
Yea |
| March 14, 2008 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (213 - 197) |
Nay |
| Nov. 15, 2007 | HR 3773 | Electronic Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Review Act | Bill Passed - House (227 - 189) |
Nay |
| Oct. 16, 2007 | HR 2102 | Reporter's Source Confidentiality Guidelines | Bill Passed - House (398 - 21) |
Yea |
| Aug. 4, 2007 | S 1927 | Foreign Intelligence Acquisition | Bill Passed - House (227 - 183) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | HR 5825 | Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act | Bill Passed - House (232 - 191) |
Yea |
| July 27, 2006 | HR 4157 | Better Health Information Systems Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (270 - 148) |
Yea |
| July 11, 2006 | H Amdt 1179 | Online Gambling Ban Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (114 - 297) |
Nay |
| July 11, 2006 | HR 4411 | Internet Gambling Bill | Bill Passed - House (317 - 93) |
Yea |
| June 8, 2006 | HR 5252 | COPE Bill of 2006 | Bill Passed - House (321 - 101) |
Yea |
| March 7, 2006 | S 2271 | PATRIOT Act Reauthorization bill | Bill Passed - House (280 - 138) |
Yea |
| Nov. 2, 2005 | HR 1606 | Online Freedom of Speech Act | Bill Failed - House (225 - 182) |
Yea |
| March 11, 2004 | HR 3717 | FCC Indecency Penalties Bill | Bill Passed - House (391 - 22) |
Yea |
| Nov. 22, 2003 | S 877 | Reduction of SPAM bill | Bill Passed - House (392 - 5) |
Yea |
| Sept. 25, 2003 | HR 3161 | Do-Not-Call-Registry bill | Bill Passed - House (412 - 8) |
Yea |
| June 10, 2003 | HR 2143 | Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act | Bill Passed - House (319 - 104) |
Yea |
| April 10, 2003 | S 151 | Enhance AMBER Alert bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (400 - 25) |
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.
