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Larry Craig's Voting Records
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- Abortion
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- Animals and Wildlife
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- Business and Consumers
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- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Constitution
- Crime
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- Defense
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Yea |
| June 22, 1999 | S Amdt 702 | Patients' Bill of Rights Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (53 - 47) |
Yea |
| June 16, 1999 | HR 1905 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 | Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 4) |
Yea |
| June 16, 1999 | S 1205 | Military Construction FY2000 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2) |
Yea |
| May 27, 1999 | S 1059 | FY 2000 Defense Authorization | Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3) |
Yea |
| May 26, 1999 | S Amdt 393 | FY 2000 Defense Auth.--Base Closures | Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 60) |
Nay |
| May 26, 1999 | S Amdt 397 | Overseas Military Abortions Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 49) |
Yea |
| May 20, 1999 | HR 1141 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations-Conference Report | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (64 - 36) |
Nay |
| May 20, 1999 | S 254 | Juvenile Crime bill | Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 25) |
Nay |
| May 20, 1999 | S Amdt 362 | Gun Show Sale Regulation Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) |
Nay |
| May 18, 1999 | S Amdt 351 | Religious Memorials at Schools Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (85 - 13) |
Yea |
| May 14, 1999 | S Amdt 351 | Religious Memorials at Schools Amendment | Senate | Co-sponsor |
| May 6, 1999 | S 900 | Financial Services Modernization Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 44) |
Yea |
| April 21, 1999 | HR 800 | Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| April 15, 1999 | H Con Res 68 | Congressional Budget Resolution, FY 2000 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) |
Yea |
| March 25, 1999 | H Con Res 68 | Congressional Budget Resolution, FY 2000 | Resolution Passed - Senate (55 - 44) |
Yea |
| March 25, 1999 | S Amdt 178 | Agricultural Appropriations Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (53 - 45) |
Yea |
| March 23, 1999 | S Con Res 21 | Kosovo Resolution | Resolution Passed - Senate (58 - 41) |
Nay |
| March 17, 1999 | S J Res 14 | Flag Desecration amendment | Senate | Co-sponsor |
| March 11, 1999 | HR 800 | Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 | Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| Feb. 12, 1999 | H Res 611 | Impeachment Resolution: Article Two | Resolution Failed - Senate (45 - 55) |
Yea |
| Feb. 12, 1999 | H Res 611 | Impeachment Resolution: Article Two | Resolution Failed - Senate (50 - 50) |
Yea |
| Oct. 21, 1998 | HR 4328 | Appropriations bill FY99, Omnibus | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (65 - 29) |
Yea |
| Oct. 8, 1998 | HR 4194 | FY 1999 VA-HUD Appropriations | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 1) |
Yea |
| Oct. 8, 1998 | S 442 | Internet Tax Freedom bill | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 2) |
Yea |
| Oct. 6, 1998 | HR 4101 | Agriculture FY99 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (55 - 43) |
Yea |
| Oct. 1, 1998 | HR 3616 | Defense Department FY99 Authorization bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 2) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 1998 | HR 4103 | Defense Department FY99 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (94 - 2) |
Yea |
| Sept. 29, 1998 | HR 6 | Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 0) |
Yea |
| Sept. 18, 1998 | HR 1122 | Partial-Birth/Late-Term Abortion bill | Veto Override Failed - Senate (64 - 36) |
Yea |
| Sept. 9, 1998 | S 1873 | American Missile Protection bill | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (59 - 41) |
Yea |
| Sept. 3, 1998 | HR 4104 | Appropriations bill FY99, Treasury, Postal Service | Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 5) |
Yea |
| Sept. 1, 1998 | S Amdt 3506 | Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 44) |
Nay |
| July 30, 1998 | S Amdt 3379 | Federal Election Commission Term Length | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (45 - 54) |
Nay |
| July 29, 1998 | S Amdt 3359 | Married Tax Filing Amendment | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (48 - 51) |
Nay |
| July 23, 1998 | S Amdt 3258 | Temporary Farm Workers Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (68 - 31) |
Yea |
| July 23, 1998 | S Amdt 3258 | Temporary Farm Workers Amendment | Senate | Co-sponsor |
| July 23, 1998 | S Amdt 3266 | Internet Gambling Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (90 - 10) |
Nay |
| July 22, 1998 | S Amdt 3263 | Phone Recording Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nay |
| July 21, 1998 | HR 4112 | Legislative Branch FY99 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 9) |
Yea |
| July 21, 1998 | S Amdt 3230 | Gun Lock Requirement Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (61 - 39) |
Yea |
| July 9, 1998 | HR 6 | Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1) |
Yea |
| July 7, 1998 | S Amdt 3062 | Space Station Termination Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (33 - 66) |
Nay |
| June 25, 1998 | S Amdt 2794 | Overseas Military Hospital Abortions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 49) |
Nay |
| June 25, 1998 | S Amdt 2981 | Military Closure Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) |
Yea |
| June 25, 1998 | S Amdt 3011 | Separate Housing Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (39 - 53) |
Yea |
| June 24, 1998 | HR 2646 | Education Savings Accounts bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (59 - 36) |
Yea |
| June 24, 1998 | S Amdt 2912 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Withdrawal Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (65 - 31) |
Nay |
| June 9, 1998 | S Amdt 2451 | Illegal Drug Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 46) |
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.
