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Carolyn McCarthy's Voting Records
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National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2000 | H Amdt 1029 | Cuban Travel Embargo Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (232 - 186) |
Yea |
| July 20, 2000 | HR 4810 | Marriage Tax Relief Bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (271 - 156) |
Yea |
| July 20, 2000 | HR 4871 | Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 | Bill Passed - House (216 - 202) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2000 | H Amdt 982 | Debt Relief Funding amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (216 - 211) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2000 | H Amdt 983 | HIV/AIDS Funding amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (267 - 156) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2000 | H Amdt 997 | Family Planning Assistance Funding amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (206 - 221) |
Yea |
| July 13, 2000 | HR 4811 | Foreign Operations FY 2001 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (239 - 185) |
Yea |
| June 28, 2000 | HR 4680 | Medicare Rx bill | Bill Passed - House (217 - 214) |
Nay |
| June 28, 2000 | HR 4762 | '527' Political Groups | Bill Passed - House (385 - 39) |
Yea |
| June 22, 2000 | H Amdt 882 | Prison Abortion Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (156 - 254) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2000 | H Amdt 858 | EPA Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (208 - 216) |
Yea |
| June 21, 2000 | H J Res 90 | WTO Withdrawal resolution | Joint Resolution Failed - House (56 - 363) |
Nay |
| June 13, 2000 | H Amdt 788 | Higher Education Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (156 - 267) |
Nay |
| June 9, 2000 | H Amdt 763 | Estate Tax Substitute Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (196 - 222) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2000 | HR 8 | Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2000 | Bill Passed - House (279 - 136) |
Yea |
| June 8, 2000 | H Amdt 760 | OSHA Ergonomic Protection Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (203 - 220) |
Yea |
| June 7, 2000 | H Amdt 745 | San Rafael Swell Area Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (212 - 211) |
Nay |
| June 7, 2000 | H Amdt 748 | San Rafael Legacy District Motor Vehicle Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (210 - 214) |
Nay |
| May 24, 2000 | HR 4444 | U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 | Bill Passed - House (237 - 197) |
Nay |
| May 18, 2000 | H Amdt 722 | Oversea Military Abortions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (195 - 221) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2000 | H Amdt 723 | School of the Americas Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (204 - 214) |
Yea |
| May 17, 2000 | H Amdt 714 | Continued Deployment of Forces in Kosovo Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (264 - 153) |
Nay |
| May 11, 2000 | H Amdt 694 | Local Government Participation Amendment | Amendment Rejected - House (187 - 238) |
Nay |
| May 11, 2000 | HR 701 | Conservation and Reinvestment Act of 1999 | Bill Passed - House (315 - 102) |
Yea |
| May 10, 2000 | H Amdt 685 | Land Conservation-Land Acquisition Funding | Amendment Rejected - House (109 - 315) |
Nay |
| May 10, 2000 | H Amdt 687 | Social Security and Medicare Solvency Amendment | Amendment Adopted - House (216 - 208) |
Nay |
| May 10, 2000 | HR 3709 | Regarding Internet Taxation | Bill Passed - House (352 - 75) |
Yea |
| May 4, 2000 | HR 434 | Africa Free Trade bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (309 - 110) |
Yea |
| April 13, 2000 | H Con Res 290 | Congressional Budget resolution FY 2001 | Conference Report Adopted - House (220 - 208) |
Nay |
| April 5, 2000 | HR 3660 | Ban on Partial-Birth/Late Term Abortion | Bill Passed - House (287 - 141) |
Nay |
| March 30, 2000 | HR 3908 | 2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act | Bill Passed - House (263 - 146) |
Yea |
| March 24, 2000 | H Con Res 290 | Congressional Budget resolution FY 2001 | Resolution Passed - House (211 - 207) |
Nay |
| March 22, 2000 | S 1287 | Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act | Bill Passed - House (253 - 167) |
Yea |
| March 9, 2000 | H Amdt 594 | Minimum Wage Increase-Two Year Raise | Amendment Adopted - House (246 - 179) |
Yea |
| March 9, 2000 | HR 3081 | Small Business Tax Fairness Act of 2000 | Bill Passed - House (257 - 169) |
Yea |
| March 9, 2000 | HR 3846 | Minimum Wage Increase bill | Bill Passed - House (282 - 143) |
Yea |
| Feb. 16, 2000 | HR 2366 | Small Business Liability Reform bill | Bill Passed - House (221 - 193) |
Nay |
| Feb. 10, 2000 | HR 6 | Changes in Income Tax Deductions for Married Couples | Bill Passed - House (268 - 158) |
Yea |
| Feb. 1, 2000 | HR 1838 | Taiwan Security Enhancement Act | Bill Passed - House (341 - 70) |
Yea |
| Nov. 18, 1999 | HR 3194 | District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (296 - 135) |
Yea |
| Nov. 5, 1999 | HR 3196 | Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (316 - 100) |
Yea |
| Nov. 3, 1999 | HR 3194 | District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill | Bill Passed - House (216 - 210) |
Nay |
| Oct. 28, 1999 | HR 3064 | DC/Labor/HHS/Education FY 2000 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (218 - 211) |
Nay |
| Oct. 27, 1999 | HR 2260 | Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999 | Bill Passed - House (271 - 156) |
Yea |
| Oct. 21, 1999 | HR 2 | Education Funding for Disadvantaged Students-Passage | Bill Passed - House (358 - 67) |
Did Not Vote |
| Oct. 21, 1999 | HR 2300 | Academic Achievement for All Act | Bill Passed - House (213 - 208) |
Did Not Vote |
| Oct. 21, 1999 | HR 2466 | Interior Department FY2000 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - House (225 - 200) |
Did Not Vote |
| Oct. 20, 1999 | HR 2670 | Appropriations bill FY2000, Commerce, Justice, State | Conference Report Adopted - House (215 - 213) |
Nay |
| Oct. 14, 1999 | HR 2684 | Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations bill, FY 2000 | Conference Report Adopted - House (406 - 18) |
Yea |
| Oct. 14, 1999 | HR 3064 | District of Columbia Appropriations Act, FY 2000 | Bill Passed - House (211 - 205) |
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.
