656/S3874: Remove exemptions for certain types of lead pipes from the Safe Drinking Water Act. December 17. (226-109; 224 votes required for passage) L-3
660/HR2142: Send to the president a bill requiring federal agencies to establish plans for improving performance. December 21. (216-139) L-3
661/HR2751: Send to the president a bill overhauling food safety laws and expanding the powers of the Food and Drug Adminstration. December 21. (215-144) L-3
662/HR3082: Send to the president a continuing resolution funding government operations through March 4, 2011. December 21. (193-165) L-3
Foreign Issues (15 votes)
59/HR2314: Recognize Native Hawaiians as a distinct indigenous group. February 23. (245-164) L-3
72/HR2701: Require the CIA director to release unclassified memos on congressional briefings about interrogations involving torture. February 26. (186-217) L-3
73/HR2701: Approve the Intelligence Authorization Act and delay the transfer of Guantanmo Bay detainees to the United States. February 26. (235-168) L-3
98/HConRes248: Direct President Obama to remove U.S. forces from Afghanistan by December 31, 2010. March 10. (65-356) C-1
242/HR2499: Approve a two-state process to determine Puerto Rico’s political status. April 29. (223-169) L-2
315/HR5136: Allow the Government Accountability Office to investigate intelligence agencies at the request of congressional committees. May 27. (218-210) L-2
335/HR5136: Prohibit use of defense funds to transfer or release Guantanamo detainees. May 28. (282-131) C-2
341/HR989: Express the sense of the House that the United States should pursue international agreements to prevent ocean acidification. June 9. (241-170; 274 votes required for passage) C-3
432/HR4899: Limit the use of military funding in Afghanistan to activities related to a troop withdrawal. July 1. (100-321) C-1
433/HR4899: Require President Obama to develop a plan by April 4, 2011, for redeployment of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. July 1. (162-260) C-2
480/HR5822: Bar the use of funds to renovate or construct any facility within the continental United States to house any Guantanamo detainees. July 28. (353-69) C-1
514/HR5982: Repeal certain tax-compliance language in the health care law and restrict the use of foreign tax credits. July 30. (241-154; 264 votes required for passage) L-3
554/HR2378: Permit the Commerce Department to impose countervailing duties on imported goods if it finds that a foreign government has undervalued its currency. September 29. (348-79) L-1
558/HR2701: Send to the president a bill authorizing intelligence programs for fiscal 2010. September 29. (244-181) L-3
645/S987: Express the sense of Congress that child marriage is a violation of human rights. December 16. (241-166; 272 votes required for passage) C-
Social Issues (19 votes)
57/HR2314: Require that a new Native Hawaiian governing authority comply with the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. February 23. (177-233) L-3
67/HR3961: Extend until February 28, 2011, three provisions of the USA Patriot Act. February 25. (315-97) C-1
82/HR4247: Set minimum federal standards for the use of certain kinds of punishment in schools that receive federal funds. March 3. (262-153) L-3
151/HR1612: Expand and fund a youth volunteer program dealing with public-land conservation. March 20. (288-116) L-2
166/HR4872: Restrict the use of federal funds for abortion in the health care reconciliation bill. March 21. (199-232) L-3
241/HR2499: Stipulate that English would be the official language of Puerto Rico and that residents could own and carry firearms. April 29. (194-198) L-3
265/HR5116: Require colleges and universities to promptly respond to union requests for information. May 12. (250-174) L-3
270/HR5116: Freeze funding levels for the National Science Foundation and other science programs and ban the use of funds to pay for salaries of government employees disciplined for viewing pornography. May 13. (292-126) C-2
271/HR1338: Acknowledge the accomplishments of AmeriCorps members, alumni, and community partners. May 13. (280-128; 272 votes required for passage) L-3
317/HR5136: Repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy barring openly gay men and women from serving in the military. May 27. (234-194) L-3
330/HR5116: Bar funding in a science bill from going to educational institutions that limit or deny military recruiting on campus. May 28. (348-68) C-1
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