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Barack Obama II's Voting Records

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National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Feb. 11, 2016 PN 1152 Nomination of John B. King to be Secretary of Education Senate Sponsor
April 15, 2015 PN 367 Nomination of Wilhelmina Wright to Be U.S. District Judge Senate Sponsor
Jan. 7, 2015 PN 4 Nomination of Loretta E. Lynch to be Attorney General Senate Sponsor
June 2, 2014 PN 1736 Nomination of Julian Castro to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Senate Sponsor
Jan. 22, 2013 PN 34 Nomination of Charles Timothy Hagel to be Secretary of Defense Senate Sponsor
Oct. 22, 2012 PN 48 Nomination of John Brennan to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Senate Sponsor
Jan. 5, 2011 PN 5 Nomination of Caitlin Joan Halligan to the District of Columbia Circuit Court Senate Sponsor
Aug. 5, 2010 PN 1768 Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Senate Sponsor
Jan. 20, 2010 PN 1351 Craig Becker, Member of the National Labor Relations Board Senate Sponsor
Sept. 17, 2009 PN 959 Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman Senate Sponsor
June 1, 2009 PN 506 Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Senate Sponsor
March 17, 2009 PN 187 David F. Hamilton, Seventh Circuit Judge Senate Sponsor
March 17, 2009 PN 188 Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Senate Sponsor
Jan. 20, 2009 PN 64-6 Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury Senate Sponsor
Oct. 1, 2008 HR 1424 Financial Asset Purchase Authority and Tax Law Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(74 - 25)		 Yea
Oct. 1, 2008 HR 2095 Amtrak Reauthorization Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(74 - 24)		 Yea
Oct. 1, 2008 HR 7081 United States - India Nuclear Agreement Bill Passed - Senate
(86 - 13)		 Yea
Sept. 27, 2008 HR 2638 Continuing Appropriations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(78 - 12)		 Did Not Vote
Sept. 17, 2008 S 3001 Defense Authorizations Bill Bill Passed - Senate
(88 - 8)		 Did Not Vote
July 31, 2008 HR 4040 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(89 - 3)		 Did Not Vote
July 31, 2008 HR 4137 Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(83 - 8)		 Did Not Vote
July 26, 2008 HR 3221 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(72 - 13)		 Did Not Vote
July 26, 2008 S 3186 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(50 - 35)		 Did Not Vote
July 16, 2008 HR 5501 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis Bill Passed - Senate
(80 - 16)		 Did Not Vote
July 16, 2008 S Amdt 5077 Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill Amendment Rejected - Senate
(31 - 64)		 Did Not Vote
July 15, 2008 HR 6331 Medicare Bill Veto Override Passed - Senate
(70 - 26)		 Did Not Vote
July 15, 2008 S Amdt 5078 Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding Amendment Tabled - Senate
(70 - 24)		 Did Not Vote
July 10, 2008 PN 1641 Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(95 - 2)		 Did Not Vote
July 9, 2008 HR 6304 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Bill Passed - Senate
(69 - 28)		 Yea
July 9, 2008 HR 6331 Medicare Bill Cloture Invoked - Senate
(69 - 30)		 Yea
July 9, 2008 S Amdt 5064 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill Amendment Rejected - Senate
(32 - 66)		 Yea
June 26, 2008 HR 2642 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(92 - 6)		 Yea
June 25, 2008 S Amdt 4983 Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs Amendment Adopted - Senate
(79 - 16)		 Did Not Vote
June 24, 2008 S 3186 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Senate Co-sponsor
June 18, 2008 HR 6124 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Veto Override Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)		 Did Not Vote
June 17, 2008 HR 6049 Alternative Energy Tax Incentives Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(52 - 44)		 Did Not Vote
June 10, 2008 S 3044 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(51 - 43)		 Did Not Vote
June 6, 2008 S Amdt 4825 Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(48 - 36)		 Did Not Vote
May 22, 2008 HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Veto Override Passed - Senate
(82 - 13)		 Did Not Vote
May 22, 2008 S Amdt 4803 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions Amendment Adopted - Senate
(75 - 22)		 Yea
May 22, 2008 S Amdt 4817 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight Amendment Rejected - Senate
(34 - 63)		 Nay
May 22, 2008 S Amdt 4818 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Amendment Adopted - Senate
(70 - 26)		 Did Not Vote
May 15, 2008 HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(81 - 15)		 Did Not Vote
May 7, 2008 S Amdt 4719 Optional Wind Damage Insurance Amendment Rejected - Senate
(19 - 74)		 Did Not Vote
April 23, 2008 HR 2831 Equal Pay Bill Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(56 - 42)		 Yea
April 10, 2008 HR 3221 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions Bill Passed - Senate
(84 - 12)		 Did Not Vote
April 10, 2008 S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 Energy Tax Credits Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate
(88 - 8)		 Did Not Vote
March 14, 2008 S Amdt 4233 Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 52)		 Nay
March 14, 2008 S Amdt 4299 Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs Amendment Adopted - Senate
(73 - 23)		 Yea
March 14, 2008 S Con Res 70 Concurrent Budget Resolution Joint Resolution Passed - Senate
(51 - 44)		 Yea

Executive Actions

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
Sept. 29, 2016 HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
Sept. 23, 2016 S 2040 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
July 29, 2016 S 764 Establishes Labeling Standards for Genetically Modified Foods Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 30, 2016 S 2328 Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 8, 2016 H J Res 88 Disapproving the Rule Submitted by the Department of Labor Relating to the Definition of the Term "Fiduciary" Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
Jan. 20, 2016 S J Res 22 A Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of the Rule Submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to the Definition of "Waters of the United States" Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
Jan. 8, 2016 HR 3762 Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
Dec. 19, 2015 S J Res 23 A Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
Dec. 18, 2015 S J Res 24 A Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval under Chapter 8 of Title 5, United States Code, of a Rule Submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency Relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units" Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
Dec. 18, 2015 HR 2029 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 4, 2015 HR 22 Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
Nov. 2, 2015 HR 1314 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 22, 2015 HR 1735 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
June 2, 2015 HR 2048 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act of 2015 Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 31, 2015 S J Res 8 Specifies that Congress Disapproves of Rules Passed by the National Labor Relations Board Relating to Representation Case Procedures Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
March 4, 2015 HR 240 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 24, 2015 S 1 A Bill to Approve the Keystone XL Pipeline Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
Sept. 19, 2014 H J Res 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 8, 2014 HR 5021 Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 7, 2014 HR 3230 Pay Our Guard and Reserve Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 4, 2014 H J Res 76 National Nuclear Security Administration Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Signed - Executive
 Sign
July 22, 2014 HR 803 Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (SKILLS Act) Signed - Executive
 Sign
April 3, 2014 HR 2019 Kids First Research Act of 2013 Signed - Executive
 Sign
April 1, 2014 HR 4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 21, 2014 HR 3370 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 15, 2014 S 540 Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 7, 2014 HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Jan. 17, 2014 HR 3547 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 26, 2013 H J Res 59 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 16, 2013 HR 2775 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 9, 2013 HR 1911 Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 26, 2013 HR 933 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 7, 2013 S 47 Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 4, 2013 HR 325 No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Jan. 29, 2013 HR 152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Jan. 2, 2013 HR 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Jan. 2, 2013 HR 4310 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 30, 2012 HR 5949 FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 Signed - Executive
 Sign
April 4, 2012 S 2038 Prohibits Insider Trading by Government Officials Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 22, 2012 HR 3630 Extends Payroll Tax Cut Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 14, 2012 HR 658 Federal Aviation Administration Act of 2012 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 31, 2011 HR 1540 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 23, 2011 HR 2055 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Nov. 18, 2011 HR 2112 Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Food and Drug Administration Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 21, 2011 HR 3080 Free Trade Agreement with Korea Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 21, 2011 HR 3078 Trade Promotion Agreement with Colombia Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 21, 2011 HR 3079 Trade Promotion Agreement with Panama Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 5, 2011 HR 2608 Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Sept. 30, 2011 HR 2017 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
Sept. 16, 2011 HR 1249 Patent Law Amendments Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 5, 2011 HR 2553 Airport and Airway Extension Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 2, 2011 S 365 Budget Control Act of 2011 Signed - Executive
 Sign
May 26, 2011 S 990 PATRIOT Act Extension Signed - Executive
 Sign
April 15, 2011 HR 1473 2011 Budget Signed - Executive
 Sign
April 14, 2011 HR 4 Repeals the Form 1099 Provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
April 9, 2011 HR 1363 2011 Department of Defense Budget and Additional Continuing Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 18, 2011 H J Res 48 Additional Continuing Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 2, 2011 H J Res 44 Continuing Appropriations Amendments Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 25, 2011 HR 514 Extension of Various USA PATRIOT Act Provisions Signed - Executive
 Sign
Jan. 2, 2011 HR 847 9/11 Health and Compensation Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 22, 2010 HR 2965 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 22, 2010 HR 3082 Continuing Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 17, 2010 HR 4853 Temporary Extension of Tax Relief Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 8, 2010 HR 3808 Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010 2 Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
Sept. 30, 2010 HR 3081 Continuing Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
Sept. 27, 2010 HR 5297 Small Business Lending Fund and Tax Law Amendments Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 11, 2010 HR 4380 Temporary Tariff Suspensions and Reductions Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 10, 2010 HR 1586 Aid To States for Medicaid, Teacher Employment, and Other Purposes Signed - Executive
 Sign
July 29, 2010 HR 4899 Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Supplemental Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
July 22, 2010 HR 4213 Unemployment Benefits Extension Signed - Executive
 Sign
July 21, 2010 HR 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
May 14, 2010 HR 5146 Prohibiting 2010- 2011 Congressional Cost-of-Living Pay Increase Signed - Executive
 Sign
April 15, 2010 HR 4851 Unemployment Benefits Extension Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 30, 2010 HR 4872 Health Care Reconciliation Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 23, 2010 HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 18, 2010 HR 2847 Employment, Infrastructure, and Transportation Appropriations and Tax Credits ("Senate Jobs Bill") Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 30, 2009 H J Res 64 Continuing Appropriations, FY 2010 3 Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
Dec. 28, 2009 HR 4314 Increasing the National Public Debt Limit Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 16, 2009 HR 3288 2009-2010 Omnibus Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
Nov. 6, 2009 HR 3548 Extending Federal Emergency Unemployment Benefits and Providing Business and Homebuyer Tax Credits Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 30, 2009 HR 2996 Continuing Appropriations Extension and 2009-2010 Department of Interior, Environmental Protection Agency, and Related Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 28, 2009 HR 2892 2009-2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Authorizations Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 28, 2009 HR 2647 2009-2010 Defense Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 21, 2009 HR 2997 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 1, 2009 HR 2918 Continuing Appropriations Resolution and 2009-2010 Legislative Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
Aug. 7, 2009 HR 3435 Supplemental Appropriations for the "Cash for Clunkers" Program Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 24, 2009 HR 2346 2008-2009 Supplemental Appropriations Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 23, 2009 HR 1256 FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products Signed - Executive
 Sign
April 21, 2009 HR 1388 National Volunteer Program Expansion Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 30, 2009 HR 146 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 11, 2009 HR 1105 2009 Budget Bill Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 17, 2009 HR 1 Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill") Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 4, 2009 HR 2 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization and Expansion Signed - Executive
 Sign
Jan. 29, 2009 S 181 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Signed - Executive
 Sign

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:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. 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.

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