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Joe Biden, Jr.'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
(clear issue)
National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1, 2008 | HR 7081 | United States - India Nuclear Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 13) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | S Amdt 5078 | Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding | Amendment Tabled - Senate (70 - 24) |
Yea |
| Sept. 26, 2007 | S Amdt 2997 | Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq | Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2006 | S Amdt 3166 | National Defense Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nay |
| Nov. 10, 2005 | S Amdt 2519 | Reporting Matters in Iraq Amendment | Senate | Co-sponsor |
| June 20, 2005 | PN 326 | John Bolton, Ambassador to the United Nations | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 38) |
Nay |
| May 26, 2005 | PN 326 | John Bolton, Ambassador to the United Nations | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) |
Nay |
| Dec. 7, 2001 | S Amdt 2336 | International Courts Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 21) |
Nay |
| Oct. 13, 1999 | Treaty Doc. 105-28 | Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty | Treaty Ratification Passed - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| Oct. 6, 1999 | HR 2606 | Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) |
Nay |
| Aug. 5, 1999 | PN 100 | Richard Holbrooke, Representative to the United Nations | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (81 - 16) |
Yea |
| June 30, 1999 | S 1234 | Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2) |
Yea |
| June 30, 1999 | S Amdt 1157 | Cuba Travel Ban Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (55 - 43) |
Nay |
| March 23, 1999 | S Con Res 21 | Kosovo Resolution | Resolution Passed - Senate (58 - 41) |
Yea |
| Sept. 1, 1998 | S Amdt 3506 | Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 44) |
Yea |
| July 7, 1998 | S Amdt 3062 | Space Station Termination Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (33 - 66) |
Nay |
| June 24, 1998 | S Amdt 2912 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Withdrawal Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (65 - 31) |
Yea |
| May 22, 1998 | HR 2709 | Iran Missile Sanctions bill | Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 4) |
Nay |
| April 28, 1998 | HR 1757 | State Department FY98-99 Authorization bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) |
Nay |
| March 13, 1998 | S Con Res 78 | Saddam Hussein War Crime Prosecution bill | Resolution Passed - Senate (93 - 0) |
Yea |
| April 24, 1997 | S Res 75 | Chemical Weapons Convention bill | Resolution Passed - Senate (74 - 26) |
Yea |
| March 20, 1997 | S Amdt 25 | U.S.- Mexico Drug Trafficking Prevention Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 5) |
Yea |
| March 28, 1996 | HR 1561 | Authorization bill, FY96-97, Foreign Relations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 44) |
Nay |
| March 5, 1996 | HR 927 | Cuba Sanctions Bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 22) |
Yea |
| Jan. 26, 1996 | Treaty Doc. 103-1 | The START II Treaty | Treaty Ratification Passed - Senate (87 - 4) |
Yea |
| Dec. 14, 1995 | HR 1561 | Authorization bill, FY96-97, Foreign Relations | Bill Passed - Senate (82 - 16) |
Nay |
| Nov. 1, 1995 | HR 1868 | Appropriations bill, FY96, Foreign Relations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 6) |
Yea |
| Oct. 19, 1995 | HR 927 | Cuba Sanctions Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 24) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 26, 1995 | S 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995 | Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 29) |
Yea |
| Dec. 1, 1994 | HR 5110 | Uruguay Round Agreements Act | Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 24) |
Yea |
| Aug. 10, 1994 | HR 4426 | Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 12) |
Yea |
| July 15, 1994 | HR 4426 | Foreign Operations FY95 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 9) |
Yea |
| July 14, 1994 | S Amdt 2245 | Military Operations in Haiti Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (57 - 42) |
Yea |
| June 29, 1994 | S Amdt 2117 | Military Operations in Haiti Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 65) |
Nay |
| May 25, 1994 | PN 898 | Sam W. Brown, Jr., Ambassador to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) |
Yea |
| May 12, 1994 | S Amdt 1696 | Bosnia-Herzegovina Policy Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 49) |
Yea |
| Feb. 2, 1994 | HR 2333 | State Department FY94-95 Authorization Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 8) |
Yea |
| Oct. 15, 1993 | S Amdt 1043 | Ending Military Operations in Somalia | Amendment Tabled - Senate (61 - 38) |
Yea |
| Sept. 9, 1993 | S Amdt 790 | U.S. Policy Towards Somalia Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (90 - 7) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 1992 | HR 5318 | Conditional Extension of Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to China | Veto Override Failed - Senate (59 - 40) |
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.
