Key Votes Used to Calculate the Ratings

Here are the 97 Senate votes and 105 House votes on which National Journal’s 2011 vote ratings are based. The Congressional Record roll-call number is followed by the bill number, a description of the vote, the date, the outcome, the prevailing side—conservative (C) or liberal (L)—and the weight given to each (from 1 for the lowest weight to 3 for the highest) based on how closely the vote fits the overall pattern.

SENATE (97 votes)

ECONOMIC ISSUES (55 votes)

7/S223           
Repeal an information-reporting requirement for businesses, and increase taxes on the oil and gas industries. Feb. 2. (44-54) C-3

9/S223           
Waive budget rules to permit the repeal of the 2010 health care reform law. Feb. 2. (47-51) L-3

18/S223           
Table an amendment to reduce the fiscal 2011 authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration to 2008 levels. Feb. 15. (51-47) L-3

21/S223           
Table an amendment to repeal a program that provides subsidies for flights to rural airports. Feb. 17. (61-38) L-2

36/HR1           
Approve a House-passed bill making continuing appropriations for fiscal 2011. March 9. (44-56) L-3

37/HR1           
Approve a Democratic alternative to a House bill providing continuing appropriations for fiscal 2011. March 9. (42-58) C-3

48/HR4           
Prevent a bill repealing information-reporting requirements under the 2010 health care reform law from taking effect if it would result in more uninsured people. April 5. (41-58) C-3

54/S493           
Prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. April 6. (50-50) L-3

59/HConRes35           
Bar the use of funds to implement the 2010 health care reform law. April 14. (47-53) L-3

72/S940           
Proceed to consideration of a bill repealing tax breaks for oil companies. May 17. (52-48; 60 votes required) C-3

73/S953           
Proceed to consideration of a bill authorizing lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coasts of Alaska and Virginia. May 18. (42-57) L-3

77/HConRes34           
Proceed to consideration of a House-passed budget resolution for fiscal 2012. May 25. (40-57) L-3

79/SConRes21           
Proceed to consideration of a budget resolution for fiscal 2012 proposed by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. May 25. (42-55) L-3

87/S782           
Provide regulatory relief for small businesses. June 9. (53-46; 60 votes required for passage) L-3

89/S782           
Invoke cloture on a measure repealing tax breaks for ethanol. June 14. (40-59; 60 votes required for cloture) L-2

91/S782           
Bar the use of federal funds to construct ethanol-blender pumps or ethanol-storage facilities. June 16. (41-59) L-2

94/S782           
Invoke cloture on a bill reauthorizing the Economic Development Administration. June 21. (49-51; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

95/S679           
Prohibit funds for salaries of White House “czars” not subject to Senate confirmation. June 23. (47-51) L-3

116/HR2560           
Table a motion to proceed to consideration of a House-passed bill to cut, cap, and balance the federal budget. July 22. (51-46) L-3

120/S627           
Table a House amendment to provide for a two-step increase in the debt limit. July 29. (59-41) L-3

122/S627           
Invoke cloture on a measure to increase the debt limit. July 31. (50-49; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

130/SJRes25           
Proceed to consideration of a bill expressing disapproval of the president’s exercise of authority to increase the debt limit. Sept. 8. (45-52) L-3

133/HJRes66           
Eliminate, consolidate, or streamline some duplicative and overlapping government programs. Sept. 15. (54-45; 60 votes required for passage) L-3

135/HJRes66           
Provide for reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration programs. Sept. 15. (62-37) L-3

137/HR2887           
Reduce funding for the Federal Aviation Administration to fiscal 2008 levels. Sept. 15. (36-61) L-3

151/HR2608           
Table a motion to concur with a House-passed measure providing continuing appropriations for fiscal 2012 and disaster-relief funding. Sept. 23. (59-36) L-3

152/HR2608           
Invoke cloture on a bill making continuing appropriations for fiscal 2012 and providing disaster-relief funding without offsets. Sept. 26. (54-35; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

160/S1660           
Invoke cloture on a motion to proceed to a bill that would provide tax incentives for workers and businesses and new infrastructure spending, offset by an increase in tax rates for upper-income taxpayers. Oct. 11. (50-49; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

170/HR2112           
Table an amendment that would bar funding for scenic- or historic-highway programs. Oct. 19. (59-39) L-2

171/PN154           
Confirm Heather Higginbottom to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Oct. 20. (64-36) L-3

174/HR2112           
Require the use of domestically produced iron, steel, and manufactured products for certain railway projects. Oct. 20. (55-44; 60 votes required for passage) C-3

176/PN677           
Confirm John Bryson to be Commerce secretary. Oct. 20. (74-26) L-2

177/S1723           
Invoke cloture on a bill to provide aid to states for teachers and public-safety workers, offset by a surtax on millionaires. Oct. 20. (50-50; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

178/S1726           
Invoke cloture on a bill to repeal a requirement that federal, state, and local governments withhold 3 percent of payments to contractors starting in 2013. Oct. 20. (57-43; 60 votes required for cloture) L-3

179/HR2112           
Limit funding for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Oct. 20. (41-57) L-3

180/HR2112           
Extend loan limits on government-backed mortgages. Oct. 20. (60-38) L-3

181/HR2112           
Increase funding for the emergency conservation program and the emergency watershed-protection program. Oct. 20. (58-41) L-3

182/HR2112           
Change eligibility rules for the food-stamp program. Oct. 20. (41-58) L-3

185/HR2112           
Bar federal loan recipients from using a federal grant to repay the loan. Oct. 21. (73-26) C-1

190/HR2112           
Reallocate 10 percent of the amounts appropriated for capital investments in surface-transportation infrastructure from transportation-enhancement activities to the highway-bridge program. Nov. 1. (38-60) L-3

191/HR2112           
Bar regulations regarding the removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers. Nov. 1. (44-54) L-3

192/HR2112           
Eliminate funding for the Small Community Air Service Development Program. Nov. 1. (41-57) L-2

194/HR2112           
Approve a bill making fiscal 2012 appropriations for the Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development departments. Nov. 1. (69-30) L-2

195/S1769           
Proceed to consideration of a bill requiring domestic-made iron, steel, and manufactured products in public-works construction. Nov. 3. (51-49; 60 votes required for passage) C-3

196/S1786           
Proceed to consideration of a bill to facilitate job creation by easing federal regulations. Nov. 3. (47-53) L-3

200/SJRes6           
Proceed to consideration of a resolution to nullify the Federal Communications Commission’s network-neutraility rules for broadband service providers. Nov. 10. (46-52) L-3

201/SJRes27           
Proceed to consideration of a resolution nullifying an Environmental Protection Agency rule regarding cross-state air pollution. Nov. 10. (41-56) L-3

202/HR674           
Approve a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution, a line-item veto, and lower tax rates to stimulate economic growth. Nov. 10. (40-56) L-3

208/HR2112           
Approve the conference report on fiscal 2012 appropriations for the Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development departments. Nov. 17. (70-30) L-2

219/S1917           
Proceed to consideration of a bill providing an extension of payroll-tax cuts. Dec. 1. (51-49; 60 votes required for passage) C-3

223/PN784           
Invoke cloture on the nomination of Richard Cordray to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Dec. 8. (53-45; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

224/S1944           
Proceed to a bill to extend payroll-tax cuts and impose a surtax on millionaires. Dec. 8. (50-48; 60 votes required for passage) C-3

229/SJRes10           
Approve a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. Dec. 14. (47-53) L-3

233/HR3672           
Approve a bill providing disaster-relief spending for fiscal 2012. Dec. 17. (72-27) L-2

234/HConRes94           
Approve across-the-board spending cuts in nondefense discretionary spending to fund disaster-relief programs. Dec. 17. (43-56) L-3

 

FOREIGN ISSUES (25 votes)

99/S679           
Rescind funding for the International Monetary Fund. June 29. (44-55) L-3

114/HR2055           
Table an amendment that would require evidence of causal relationships for veterans’ benefits associated with exposure to Agent Orange. July 20. (69-30) L-2

134/HJRes66           
Offset disaster-relief funds by rescinding foreign aid. Sept. 15. (20-78) L-1

141/HR2832           
Revive fast-track trade rules through 2013. Sept. 20. (45-55) L-3

142/HR2832           
Make expanded Trade Adjustment Assistance contingent on passage of free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea. Sept. 21. (44-54) L-3

143/HR2832           
Reduce Trade Adjustement Assistance benefits to their pre-2009 level. Sept. 21. (46-53) L-3

144/HR2832           
Tighten the eligibility requirements for Trade Adjustment Assistance. Sept. 21. (40-57) L-3

145/HR2832           
Repeal Trade Adjustment Assistance for certain firms. Sept. 21. (43-54) L-3

146/HR2832           
Limit eligibility for Trade Adjustment Assistance to workers affected by imports from a country with which the U.S. has a free-trade agreement. Sept. 22. (34-62) L-3

147/HR2832           
Require a report on the consequences of failing to act on trade agreements. Sept. 22. (44-52) L-3

148/HR2832           
Provide Taiwan with F-16 aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against China. Sept. 22. (48-48) L-3

149/HR2832           
Extend and modify the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. Sept. 22. (69-28) L-2

150/HR2832           
Approve a bill extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Trade Adjustment Assistance. Sept. 22. (70-27) L-2

156/S1619           
Invoke cloture on a bill allowing trade sanctions against a trading partner with a “misaligned” currency. Oct. 6. (62-38; 60 votes required for cloture) L-2

159/S1619           
Approve a bill allowing trade sanctions against a trading partner with a “misaligned” currency. Oct. 11. (63-35) L-2

162/HR3079           
Approve a bill to implement a free-trade agreement with Panama. Oct. 12. (77-22) C-1

163/HR3078           
Approve a bill to implement a free-trade agreement with Colombia. Oct. 12. (66-33) C-2

168/HR2112           
Eliminate funding for the Trade Adjustment Assistance program. Oct. 18. (44-55) L-3

186/HR2112           
Bar the use of funds for the prosecution of enemy combatants in civilian trials. Oct. 21. (47-52) L-3

210/S1867           
Require that defense intelligence and law-enforcement agencies report to Congress with recommendations for any additional authorities or flexibility they need to detain and prosecute terrorists. Nov. 29. (38-60) C-2

211/S1867           
Repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Nov. 29. (30-67) C-1

213/S1867           
Clarify that the armed forces are only required to hold a suspected terrorist in military custody when the suspect is captured abroad. Dec. 1. (45-55) C-2

214/S1867           
Limit the authority of the armed forces to detain U.S. citizens. Dec. 1. (45-55) C-2

227/PN267           
Invoke cloture on the nomination of Mari Aponte to be ambassador to El Salvador. Dec. 12. (49-37; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

235/HR2055           
Approve the conference report for a bill making fiscal 2012 appropriations for military construction and the Veterans Affairs Department. Dec. 17. (67-32) L-2

 

SOCIAL ISSUES (17 votes)

6/SRes21           
Require senators to talk continuously on the floor if they want to filibuster. Jan. 27. (46-49) C-3

11/S223           
Table an amendment to limit the application of the Davis-Bacon Act, which sets prevailing wage rates. Feb. 3. (55-42) L-3

17/S223           
Deny federal employee collective-bargaining rights to Transportation Security Administration security screeners. Feb. 15. (47-51) L-3

22/S223           
Table an amendment to strike a requirement that the Federal Aviation Administration set a policy for applying Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations to air crews. Feb. 17. (52-47) L-3

60/HConRes36           
Bar the use of funds for Planned Parenthood. April 14. (42-58) L-3

65/PN32           
Invoke cloture on the nomination of John McConnell Jr. to be a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. May 4. (63-33; 60 votes required for cloture) L-3

66/PN32           
Confirm John McConnell Jr. to be a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island. May 4. (50-44) L-3

67/PN49           
Invoke cloture on the nomination of James Cole to be deputy attorney general. May 9. (50-40; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

68/PN16           
Confirm Edward Chen to be a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. May 10. (56-42) L-3

71/PN8           
Confirm Susan Carney to be a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.
May 17. (71-28) L-2

74/PN3           
Invoke cloture on the nomination of Goodwin Liu to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. May 19. (52-43; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

85/PN97           
Confirm Donald Verrilli to be solicitor general of the United States. June 6. (72-16) L-2

92/PN39           
Confirm Michael Simon to be a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. June 21. (64-35) L-3

97/PN49           
Confirm James Cole to be deputy attorney general. June 28. (55-42) L-3

101/S679           
Reduce the number of executive-branch positions subject to Senate confirmation. June 29. (79-20) L-2

164/PN375           
Confirm Alison Nathan to be a judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Oct. 13. (48-44) L-3

222/PN5           
Invoke cloture on the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to be a judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Dec. 6. (54-45; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3

 

HOUSE (105 votes)

ECONOMIC ISSUES (55 votes)

14/HR2            
Repeal the 2010 health care reform law. Jan. 19. (245-189) C-3

20/HRES38           
Reduce non-security discretionary spending for fiscal 2011 to fiscal 2008 levels. Jan. 25. (256-165) C-3

79/HR1           
Reduce funding for capital and debt-service grants to Amtrak. Feb. 17. (176-250) L-2

89/HR1           
Increase funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Feb. 17. (163-265) C-3

100/HR1           
Bar funding for implementation of the individual-mandate provision of the 2010 health care reform law. Feb. 18. (246-182) C-3

147/HR1           
Provide continuing appropriations for fiscal 2011 and ban earmarks. Feb. 19. (235-189) C-3

154/HJRES44           
Approve a short-term continuing resolution for fiscal 2011 that would set most spending at fiscal 2010 levels and eliminate earmarks. March 1. (335-91) C-2

162/HR4           
Repeal an information-reporting requirement for businesses under the 2010 health care reform law. March 3. (314-112) C-2

171/HR830           
Terminate a program to provide refinancing assistance to homeowners. March 10. (256-171) C-3

174/HR836           
Rescind unobligated funding for the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program. March 11. (242-177) C-3

188/HR861           
Terminate the Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which helps cities with high foreclosure rates. March 16. (242-182) C-3

198/HR839           
Terminate the authority of the Treasury Department to provide financial assistance to homeowners under the Home Affordable Modification Program. March 29. (252-170) C-3

206//HR872           
Prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit for the use of registered pesticides near navigable waters. March 31. (292-130) C-3

220/HR658           
Approve a bill reauthorizing federal aviation programs through fiscal 2014. April 1. (223-196) C-3

249/HR910           
Bar the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. April 7. (255-172) C-3

252/HJRES37           
Nullify the Federal Communications Commission’s network-neutrality rules for broadband service providers. April 8. (240-179) C-3

264/HR1217           
Repeal the section of the 2010 health care reform act regarding the Prevention and Public Health Fund. April 13 (236-183) C-3

273/HCONRES34           
Approve the Congressional Black Caucus substitute for the fiscal 2012 budget resolution. April 15. (103-303) C-2

274/HCONRES34           
Approve the Congressional Progressive Caucus substitute for the fiscal 2012 budget resolution. April 15. (77-347) C-2

277/HCONRES34           
Approve a fiscal 2012 budget resolution spon-sored by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., that limits discretionary spending and overhauls Medicare and Medicaid. April 15. (235-193) C-3

285/HR1213           
Repeal the section of the 2010 health care reform law regarding state insurance exchanges. May 3. (238-183) C-3

290/HR1214           
Repeal the section of the 2010 health care reform law that allocates funding for school-based health-center construction. May 4. (235-191) C-3

298/HR1230           
Require the Interior Department to conduct lease sales for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and off Virginia’s coast. May 5. (266-149) C-3

309/HR1229           
Ease the approval of applications for offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. May 11. (263-163) C-3

316/HR1231           
Make permanent the moratorium on oil and gas drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. May 12. (134-279) C-2

320/HR1231           
Expand the area of the Outer Continental Shelf available for oil and gas drilling. May 12. (243-179) C-3

340/HR1216           
Convert funding for graduate medical education from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations. May 25. (234-185) C-3

431/HR2112           
Reduce funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. June 15. (119-306) L-1

448/HR2112           
Bar the use of funds by the Agriculture Department to implement a climate-change program. June 16. (238-179) C-3

474/HR2021           
Allow states to set standards more stringent than the federal government’s for exploration and development of the Outer Continental Shelf. June 22. (180-242) C-3

478/HR2021           
Bar the Environmental Protection Agency from denying air-pollution permits for exploration of the Outer Continental Shelf. June 22. (253-166) C-3

563/HR2417           
Repeal energy-efficiency standards for incandescent lightbulbs. July 12. (233-193; 284 votes required for passage) L-3

573/HR2018           
Preserve the authority of states to make determinations related to water-quality standards. July 13. (239-184) C-3

584/HR2354           
Increase funding for solar-energy and decrease funding for fossil-energy research. July 15. (158-264) C-3

606/HR2560           
Approve the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act capping fiscal 2012 discretionary spending. July 19 (234-190) C-3

621/HR1315           
Replace the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with a five-member commission. July 21. (241-173) C-3

626/HR2551           
Bar the use of legislative-branch funds for compact fluorescent lightbulbs. July 22.
(130-283) L-1

628/HR2551           
Bar the use of legislative branch funds for polystrene containers in House cafeterias. July 22. (179-234). C-3

650/HR1938           
Approve a bill that would require the administration to make a permitting decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline by a set date. July 26. (279-147) C-3

652/HR2584           
Allow the Fish and Wildlife Service to list new species and habitats for protection under the Endangered Species Act. July 27. (224-202) L-3

677/S627           
Approve a bill providing for a two-step increase in the debt limit. July 29. (218-210) C-3

741/HR2401           
Approve a bill to require an analysis of the cumulative and incremental effects of certain environmental regulations. Sept. 23. (249-169) C-3

764/HR2681           
Approve a bill nullifying Environmental Protection Agency standards for cement-plant emissions. Oct. 6. (262-161) C-3

791/H R2250           
Approve a bill to nullify certain Environmental Protection Agency standards for emissions from industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers. Oct. 13. (275-142) C-3

800/HR2273           
Approve a bill directing the Environmental Protection Agency to defer to state regulations of coal-combustion residuals. Oct. 14. (267-144) C-3

813/HR2576           
Approve a bill to count Social Security benefits as income in an eligibility formula for Medicaid and other health programs. Oct. 27. (262-157) C-3

826/HR2940           
Require the disclosure of “golden parachute” severance packages in certain circumstances. Nov. 3. (190-234) C-3

858/HJRES2           
Approve a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution. Nov. 18. (261-165; 284 votes required for passage) L-3

880/HR527           
Approve a bill amending the Regulatory Flexibility Act to ease regulations on small businesses. Dec. 1. (263-159) C-3

888/HR3010           
Approve a bill to modify federal rule-making procedures to require consideration of reasonable alternatives. Dec. 2. (253-167) C-3

901/HR10           
Approve a bill requiring congressional approval of major rules issued by federal agencies. Dec. 7. (241-184) C-3

912/HR1633           
Approve a bill establishing a temporary prohibition against new federal regulation of coarse particulate matter. Dec. 8. (268-150) C-3

923/HR3630           
Approve a Republican-backed bill to extend payroll-tax cuts. Dec. 13. (234-193) C-3

942/HCONRES94           
Approve across-the-board spending cuts in nondefense discretionary spending to fund disaster-relief programs. Dec. 16. (255-165) C-3

946/HR3630           
Approve a motion to go to conference with the Senate on a measure to extend payroll-tax cuts. Dec. 20. (229-193) C-3

 

FOREIGN ISSUES (20 votes)

28/HR519           
Withhold funding to the United Nations pending resolution of a dispute over over‑ payments. Feb. 9. (259-169; 286 votes required for passage) L-3

76/HR1           
Eliminate funding for the U.S. Institute of Peace. Feb. 17. (268-163) C-3

78/HR1           
Reduce funding for multilateral assistance through international financial institutions. Feb. 17. (190-241) L-2

193/HCONRES28           
Direct the president to remove U.S. forces from Afghanistan no later than Dec. 31, 2011. March 17. (93-321) C-2

325/HR754           
Require the director of national intelligence to submit a report to Congress on the 1976 miltary coup in Argentina. May 13. (194-214) C-3

354/HR1540           
Ensure the U.S. service members assigned to duty in hostile areas have the right to bear arms. May 26. (260-160) C-2

356/HR1540           
Allow detainees at Guantanamo Bay to be transferred to the United States to testify in federal court. May 26. (165-253) C-3

357/HR1540           
Require trial by military commission only for foreign terrorism suspects. May 26. (246-173) C-3

364/HR1540           
Require the start of a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. May 26.  (123-294) C-2

372/HR1540           
Repeal the establishment of the U.S. Institute of Peace. May 26. (226-194) C-3

373/HR1540           
Require the president to submit a plan for an accelerated withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. May 26. (204-215) C-3

375/HR1540           
Approve a bill funding the Defense Department for fiscal 2012. May 26. (322-96) C-2

376/S990           
Send to the president a bill extending wiretapping and surveillance provisions of the USA Patriot Act. May 26. (250-153) C-2

433/HR2112           
Reduce funding for Food for Peace grants. June 15. (124-300) L-1

500/HR2219           
Strike limitations on contracting out Pentagon functions performed by civilian employees. July 6. (212-208) C-3

503/HR2219           
Reduce funding for the war in Afghanistan by $20.9 billion. July 7. (133-295) C-2

507/HR2219           
Reduce funding for the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by $200 million. July 7. (210-217) C-2

780/HR3078           
Amend a free-trade agreement with Colombia to impose tariffs on goods from countries with undervalued currencies. Oct. 12. (192-236) C-3

781/HR3078           
Approve a free-trade agreement with Colombia. Oct. 12. (262-167) C-3

784/HR2832           
Extend Trade Adjustment Assistance benefits for workers who lose their jobs due to foreign competition. Oct. 12. (307-122) L-1

 

SOCIAL ISSUES (30 votes)

25/HR359           
Abolish taxpayer financing of presidential-election campaigns and party conventions. Jan. 26. (239-160) C-3

36/HR514           
Extend wiretapping and surveillance provisions of the USA Patriot Act. Feb. 14. (275-144) C-2

54/HR1           
Eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corp. Feb. 16. (171-259) L-2

66/HR514           
Send to the president a bill extending expiring provisions of the USA Patriot Act. Feb. 17. (279-143) C-2

68/HR1           
Reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. Feb. 17. (217-209) C-3

93/HR1           
Bar funding for Planned Parenthood. Feb. 18. (240-185) C-3

95/HR1           
Exempt library records from the jurisdiction of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Feb. 18. (196-231) C-2

115/HR1           
Bar funding for reporting requirements regarding the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns to the same person. Feb. 18. (277-149) C-3

192/HR1076           
Prohibit federal funding of National Public Radio. March 17. (228-192) C-3

204/HR471           
Reinstitute a school-voucher program for students in the District of Columbia. March 30. (225-195) C-3

217/HR658           
Strike a section of a bill overturning a National Mediation Board rule regarding rail and airline workers. April 1. (206-220) C-3

292/HR3           
Prohibit federal funding for abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or when the woman’s life is endangered. May 4. (251-175) C-3

338/HR1216           
Bar funding for graduate medical education to provide training in abortion procedures. May 25. (234-182) C-3

397/HR2017           
Bar the use of funds for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. June 2. (251-168) C-3

398/HR2017           
Bar alternate forms of detention for immigrants who commit a crime. June 2. (289-131) C-3

403/HR2017           
Bar the use of funds to implement a rule regarding collective-bargaining rights of Transportation Security Administration workers. June 2. (218-205) C-3

414/HR2055           
Bar the use of funds to administer the Davis-Bacon Act, which sets prevailing wage requirements. June 13. (178-232) L-2

436/HR2112           
Reduce funding for tobacco regulation at the Food and Drug Administration. June 15. (164-257) L-2

444/HR2112           
Bar the use of funds to settle claims of discrimination by the Agriculture Department against African-American farmers. June 16. (155-262) L-2

445/HR2112           
Bar the use of funds for the abortion drug RU-486. June 16. (240-176) C-3

466/HR672           
Terminate the Election Assistance Commission. June 22. (235-187; 282 votes required for passage) L-3

516/HR2219            
Bar the use of funds to contravene the Defense of Marriage Act. July 7. (248-175) C-3

522/HR2219           
Bar the use of funds to implement rules requiring the disclosure of political contributions. July 7. (256-170) C-3

528/HR2219           
Bar funding for implementation of the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding gays in the military. July 8. (236-184) C-3

711/HR2587           
Approve a bill barring the National Labor Relations Board from ordering any employer to close, relocate, or transfer employment. Sept. 15. (238-186) C-3

789/HR358           
Bar the use of federal funds to purchase insurance plans that cover abortion services. Oct. 13. (251-172) C-3

844/HR822           
Require that a bill allowing concealed weapons to be carried across state lines apply only to states that allow such an act. Nov. 16. (147-274) C-3

852/HR822           
Approve a bill allowing permit holders to carry concealed weapons across state lines. Nov. 16. (272-154) C-3

869/HR3094           
Approve a bill reversing a National Labor Relations Board ruling on collective-bargaining rights. Nov. 30. (235-188) C-3

873/HR3463           
Approve a bill terminating taxpaying financing of presidential-election campaigns and party conventions. Dec. 1. (235-190) C-3

This article appears in the Feb. 25, 2012, edition of National Journal.

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