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Friday, Feb. 27, 2004

Here are the 73 House votes on which National Journal's 2003 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.

The highlighted vote numbers below link to the complete roll call results for the vote in question on the House Web site.

HOUSE
Economic Issues (31 votes)
31/HJRes2: Recommit the conference report on the fiscal 2003 omnibus appropriations bill to revise provisions dealing with environmental policy. February 13. (193-226) C-3

64/HR5: Approve legislation capping awards in medical-malpractice lawsuits. March 13. (229-196) C-3

72/HR975: Provide additional protections to individuals filing for bankruptcy. March 19. (128-296) C-2

74/HR975: Approve legislation revising federal bankruptcy laws to impose additional requirements on debtors. March 19. (315-113) C-2

78/HConRes95: Approve a substitute, drafted by the House Democratic Blue Dogs, to the fiscal 2004 budget resolution that would provide a balanced budget in fiscal 2009 and postpone some tax cuts. March 20. (174-254) C-2

79/HConRes95: Approve a substitute, drafted by House Republican conservatives, to the fiscal 2004 budget resolution that would provide a balanced budget in fiscal 2007 and allow larger tax cuts. March 20. (80-342) L-1

80/HConRes95: Approve a substitute, drafted by the Congressional Black Caucus, to the fiscal 2004 budget resolution that would provide a balanced budget in fiscal 2008, repeal tax cuts for the wealthy, and allow higher domestic spending. March 20. (85-340) C-2

82/HConRes95: Approve the fiscal 2004 budget resolution, which allows $726 billion in new tax cuts during the next 10 years. March 21. (215-212) C-3

92/HR1463: Establish a nationwide compensation fund for health care workers administering smallpox vaccinations. March 31. (184-206) L-3

100/HR743: Delete a requirement that certain public employees work five years before they are eligible for Social Security spousal benefits. April 2. (196-228) C-3

132/HR6: Require a reduction in gasoline consumption under the federal fuel-economy standards. April 10. (162-268) C-2

134/HR6: Permit oil drilling in 2,000 acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. April 10. (226-202) C-2

138/HR6: Delete funding for improved uranium-mining techniques. April 10. (193-231) C-3

145/HR6: Revise energy laws to encourage more production and restructure the nation's electricity system. April 11. (247-175) C-3

175/HR1261: Overhaul job-training programs and permit faith-based providers to consider religion in their hiring decisions. May 8. (220-204) C-3

182/HR2: Approve tax-cut package that would reduce taxes by $550 billion through 2013. May 9. (222-203) C-3

189/HR1000: Provide employees additional control over their pension funds. May 14. (271-157) C-3

200/HR1904: Approve the "Healthy Forests Initiative" to increase cutting of trees on federal lands. May 20. (256-170) C-3

225/HR2: Approve the conference report on the tax-cut package that would reduce taxes by $350 billion through 2013. May 23. (231-200) C-3

272/HR1115: Remove certain class-action lawsuits from state to federal courts. June 12. (253-170) C-3

288/HR8: Make the estate-tax repeal permanent by removing the current "sunset" provision scheduled for 2010. June 18. (264-163) C-3

296/HR660: Permit small companies to create association health plans to purchase insurance for their employees. June 19. (262-162) C-3

328/HR2596: Create a tax deduction for new medical savings accounts. June 26. (237-191) C-3

332/HR1: Approve Medicare prescription drug benefit legislation. June 27. (216-215) C-3

351/HR2660: Bar Labor Department implementation of a regulation to exempt certain workers from overtime pay requirements. July 10. (210-213) C-3

485/HR2989: Bar funds to overturn a federal district court ruling that restricted corporations from converting cash-balance pension plans. September 9. (258-160) L-2

487/HR2989: Bar implementation of an Office of Management and Budget rule to expedite the hiring of private firms to replace federal workers. September 9. (220-198) L-3

497/HR2622: Require regional credit bureaus to provide a free credit report to consumers. September 10. (235-186) L-3

630/HR6: Approve the conference report on the comprehensive energy bill. November 18. (246-180) C-2

669/HR1: Approve the conference report on Medicare prescription drug benefit legislation. November 22. (220-215) C-3

676/HR2673: Approve the conference report on the fiscal 2004 omnibus appropriations bill. December 8. (242-176) C-1

Social Issues (22 votes)
27/HR4: Retain the current requirement of 30 hours of work each week for welfare beneficiaries. February 13. (124-300) C-2

30/HR4: Reauthorize the 1996 welfare reform law and expand work requirements for beneficiaries. February 13. (230-192) C-3

37/HR534: Permit cloning of human embryos for medical research. February 27. (174-231) C-3

39/HR534: Prohibit human cloning and impose criminal sanctions. February 27. (241-155) C-3

87/HR1104: Restrict the flexibility of courts under the federal sentencing guidelines in child-pornography and sexual-abuse cases. March 27. (357-58) C-1

120/HR1036: Strike a provision that a plaintiff could sue for transfer of a firearm in a crime only when the recipient had a prior criminal conviction. April 9. (148-278) C-3

124/HR1036: Restrict liability lawsuits against manufacturers and sellers of firearms and ammunition. April 9. (285-140) C-3

151/HR1350: Permit states to use federal funds to help children with disabilities attend private schools. April 30. (182-240) L-3

215/HR1588: Permit U.S. military facilities to perform abortions that are paid for privately. May 22. (201-227) C-3

234/HJRes4: Amend the Constitution to permit Congress to prohibit the desecration of the U.S. flag. June 3. (300-125) C-2

242/HR760: Ban the procedure that opponents describe as "partial-birth" abortion and impose criminal sanctions for those who perform the procedure. June 4. (282-139) C-3

308/HR2555: Bar Homeland Security Department funding of an aviation-security plan that permits unscreened cargo on passenger planes. June 24. (278-146) L-2

376/HR2691: Increase funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities. July 17. (225-200) L-3

406/HR2799: Bar the Justice Department from enforcing the federal appeals court decision that ruled unconstitutional the requirement that students recite the Pledge of Allegiance. July 22. (307-119) C-2

408/HR2799: Bar funding of an anti-terrorism provision that permits the Justice Department to delay notice that a search warrant has been obtained. July 22. (309-118) L-1

419/HR2799: Bar the Justice Department from enforcing the federal appeals court decision that required removal of a Ten Commandments monument from the Alabama Supreme Court building. July 23. (260-161) C-3

420/HR2799: Bar funds to interfere with states' implementation of their laws authorizing marijuana for medical treatment. July 23. (152-273) C-2

421/HR2799: Bar funds for the portion of a court trial in which federal prosecutors seek the death penalty. July 23. (85-339) C-2

441/HR2210: Strike a provision that permits local Head Start programs to consider religion in the hiring of teachers. July 25. (199-231) C-3

444/HR2210: Permit eight states to combine their preschool programs with Head Start centers, including those run by religious organizations. July 25. (217-216) C-3

490/HR2765: Provide funds for private-school vouchers in the District of Columbia. September 9. (209-208)

C-3

608/HR3214: Assist the states in post-conviction testing of DNA samples to determine whether death row inmates received a fair trial. November 5. (357-67) L-1

Foreign Policy (20 votes)
106/HR1559: Delete $61 million from Colombia's anti-drug program. April 3. (209-216) C-3

157/HR1298: Require that one-third of aid to other nations for HIV/AIDS prevention be used for abstinence programs for unmarried individuals. May 1. (220-197) C-3

206/HR1588: Permit the Pentagon to assign military troops to assist in border protection. May 21. (250-179) C-2

216/HR1588: Reduce nuclear weapons research funding by $21 million. May 22. (199-226) C-3

221/HR1588: Approve the fiscal 2004 Defense authorization bill. May 22. (361-68) C-1

319/HR2417: Require an audit of communications between Vice President Cheney and the CIA on the issue of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. June 26. (76-347) C-2

320/HR2417: Require a study of intelligence-sharing by the Pentagon and intelligence agencies with U.N. weapons inspectors before the Iraq war. June 26. (185-239) C-3

362/HR1950: Strike $25 million in additional annual funding for the U.N. Population Fund. July 15. (216-211) C-3

366/HR1950: Permit communications satellite exporters to share internal data with specified overseas customers. July 15. (207-219) C-2

405/HR2799: Strike $71 million for the U.S. contribution to the U.N. Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. July 22. (145-279) L-2

432/HR2739: Approve a U.S. free-trade agreement with Singapore. July 24. (272-155) C-2

436/HR2738: Approve a U.S. free-trade agreement with Chile. July 24. (270-156) C-2

483/HR2989: Bar the enforcement of the ban on U.S. citizens traveling to Cuba. September 9. (227-188) L-2

488/HR2989: Bar the enforcement of regulations to eliminate people-to-people educational exchanges with Cuba. September 9. (246-173) L-2

546/HR3289: Require that one-half of reconstruction aid to Iraq be provided as loans, not grants. October 16. (200-226) C-3

553/HR3289: Reduce reconstruction aid to Iraq by one-half. October 17. (156-267) C-3

557/HR3289: Require competitive bidding for government contracts on oil projects in Iraq. October 17. (248-179) L-3

558/HR3289: Bar funds to support loans, including loans from the Export-Import Bank, to Saudi Arabia. October 17. (193-233) C-2

562/HR3289: Approve the fiscal 2004 supplemental appropriations bill providing $87 billion for U.S. military operations and reconstruction aid to Iraq and Afghanistan. October 17. (303-125) C-2

649/HR2417: Approve the conference report on the fiscal 2004 Intelligence authorization bill. November 20. (264-163) C-2

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