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Friday, Feb. 11, 2005

Here are the 80 House votes on which National Journal's 2004 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.

Economic Issues (34 votes)

10/S1920: Revise federal bankruptcy laws to impose more-stringent requirements on debtors. January 28. (265-99) C-2

18/HR3030: Provide an additional 13 weeks of unemployment compensation. February 4. (227-179) L-3

54/HR339: Prohibit lawsuits that seek damages from food distributors for an individual's obesity or weight gain. March 10. (276-139) C-3

66/HR1375: Prohibit banks from imposing fees for depositing checks returned because of insufficient funds. March 18. (167-255) C-3

88/HConRes393: For the fiscal 2005 budget resolution, approve a substitute, drafted by the Congressional Black Caucus, that would repeal tax breaks for the wealthy and use the $43 billion for additional spending. March 25. (119-302) C-2

89/HConRes393: For the fiscal 2005 budget resolution, approve a substitute, drafted by the "Blue Dog" Democrats, that would defer additional tax cuts and spending in order to balance the budget by 2012. March 25. (183-243) C-2

90/HConRes393: For the fiscal 2005 budget resolution, approve a substitute, drafted by the Republican Study Committee, that would impose ceilings on the growth of domestic spending in order to halve the federal deficit in three years. March 25. (116-309) L-2

92/HConRes393: Approve the fiscal 2005 budget resolution. March 25. (215-212) C-3

117/HR3108: Approve conference report to permit reduced corporate contributions to pension plans. April 2. (336-69) C-1

138/HR4181: Permanently extend the tax cuts that remove the "marriage penalty." April 28. (323-95) C-2

166/HR4280: Restrict court awards in medical-malpractice lawsuits. May 12. (229-197) C-3

174/HR4281: Permit small businesses to create association health plans to insure their employees. May 13. (252-162) C-3

189/HR2731: Allow courts to reimburse attorney fees to small businesses that successfully challenge rulings by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. May 18. (233-194) C-3

209/HR4359: Permanently extend the child tax credit of $1,000. May 20. (271-139) C-2

241/HR4503: Approve tax breaks for energy conservation, research, and development. June 15. (244-178) C-2

242/HR4513: Reduce regulatory requirements for alternative-energy projects. June 15. (229-186) C-3

246/HR4517: Ease regulations on building and expanding oil refineries. June 16. (239-192) C-3

253/HR4568: Block funds for the construction of roads to assist in timber harvesting in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. June 16. (222-205) L-2

259/HR4520: Approve legislation providing new corporate tax breaks and reforming overseas tax policy. June 17. (251-178) C-2

262/HR4568: Prohibit funds to maintain the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. June 17. (152-267) C-2

263/HR4568: Retain the ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. June 17. (198-224) C-3

308/HR4663: Establish annual budget caps for federal entitlement programs other than Social Security. June 24. (96-317) L-1

314/HR4663: Restore "pay-as-you-go" rules for new tax cuts and mandatory spending increases. June 24. (179-233) C-3

397/HR3574: Restrict the number of executives for whom corporations must deduct the expensing of stock options. July 20. (312-111) C-1

427/HR5006: Increase funding for the low-income Home Energy Assistance Program by $22 million. September 8. (305-114) L-2

428/HR5006: Cut $1.4 billion from the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education appropriations bill. September 8. (79-333) L-1

429/HR5006: Require the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. to make available to workers additional details of their corporate pension plans. September 8. (268-148) L-2

434/HR5006: Bar funds to implement new federal regulations for overtime pay. September 9. (223-193) L-3

453/HR5025: Prohibit certain federal contracts to U.S. companies that incorporate offshore to avoid U.S. taxes. September 14. (189-211) C-3

457/HR5025: Prohibit implementation of Office of Management and Budget regulations allowing federal agencies' outsourcing of jobs. September 21. (210-187) L-3

458/HR5025: Bar funds from being used to help overturn a district court ruling that rejected changes in corporate pension plans. September 21. (237-162) L-2

472/HR1308: Approve the conference report on legislation extending various individual income- tax cuts. September 23. (339-65) C-1

509/HR4520: Approve the conference report on legislation providing new corporate tax breaks and reforming overseas tax policy. October 7. (280-141) C-2

536/S2986: Increase the federal debt limit by $800 billion. November 18. (208-204) C-3

Social Issues (25 votes)

15/HR3030: Bar discrimination on the basis of religion in awarding funds under the proposed Community Services Block Grant. February 4. (182-231) C-3

30/HR1997: Make it a criminal offense to assault a pregnant woman. February 26. (186-229) C-3

31/HR1997: Make it a criminal offense to injure or kill a fetus while committing a separate federal violent crime. February 26. (254-163) C-3

101/HR3966: Prohibit certain federal funding to universities that restrict access to military or Reserve Officer Training Corps recruiters because of sexual-orientation policies. March 30. (343-81) C-2

182/HR3722: Require hospitals to report data on illegal aliens before receiving reimbursement. May 18. (88-331) L-1

197/HR4200: Permit overseas military facilities to provide privately funded abortions to U.S. personnel and their dependents. May 19. (202-221) C-3

248/HR4568: Increase funding for the national arts and humanities endowments. June 16. (241-185) L-3

270/HR4567: Prohibit funds to state or local governments that restrict the exchange of information with federal agencies on immigration and citizenship. June 18. (148-259) C-2

334/HR4754: Prohibit funds to prevent implementation of state laws permitting the use of marijuana for medical purposes. July 7. (148-268) C-2

339/HR4754: Prohibit funds for review of library and bookseller records under the foreign intelligence surveillance program. July 8. (210-210) C-3

340/HR4754: Prohibit funds for use in overseas AIDS programs that fail to oppose prostitution and sex trafficking. July 8. (306-113) C-2

366/HR4766: Add $1.8 million for civil-rights and education programs in the Agriculture Department. July 13. (205-209) C-3

367/HR4766: Prohibit the use of food stamp program funds to contravene immigration-law requirements. July 13. (156-262) L-2

410/HR3313: Permit states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriage licenses issued by other states. July 22. (233-194) C-3

438/HR5006: Prohibit spending in the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education appropriations bill to create or implement any new mental health screening program. September 9. (95-315) L-1

452/HR5025: Strike a provision that would bar the implementation of rules permitting financial institutions to accept Mexican identification cards. September 14. (222-177) L-2

466/HR2028: Strike a prohibition on the Supreme Court's hearing cases on the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. September 23. (202-217) C-3

467/HR2028: Prohibit federal courts from hearing cases on the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance. September 23. (247-173) C-3

473/HR4200: Instruct House conferees to accept the Senate's expansion of hate-crimes protections. September 28. (213-186) L-3

477/HR3193: Repeal the District of Columbia's restrictions on the sale and possession of firearms. September 29. (250-171) C-3

484/HJRes106: Amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. September 30. (227-186; two-thirds approval required for ratification) L-3

514/HR10: Provide the death penalty for a terrorist act that results in another person's death. October 8. (344-72) C-1

516/HR10: Expand terrorist-related offenses that may be the basis for deportation from the United States. October 8. (283-132) C-3

517/HR10: Strike a provision to require the expedited deportation of certain aliens who have been in the United States for less than five years without a hearing or review. October 8. (212-203) L-3

518/HR10: Strike a provision to restrict the asylum rights of individuals accused of terrorist actions. October 8. (197-219) C-3

Foreign Policy Issues (21 votes)

64/HRes557: Commend the U.S. military action to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. March 17. (327-93) C-2

150/HRes627: Condemn abuse of Iraqi prisoners in U.S. custody, but deny support for a congressional investigation. May 6. (365-50) C-1

196/HR4200: Authorize the assignment of military personnel to assist with border security. May 19. (231-191) C-2

204/HR4200: Require the Pentagon to initiate training and exchange programs with Taiwan. May 20. (290-132) C-2

291/HR4548: Endorse Libya's dismantling of its weapons of mass destruction and commend President Bush for his steps to achieve that objective. June 23. (335-83) C-2

295/HR4548: Direct the Central Intelligence Agency to review evidence of the relationship between Iraq and Al Qaeda. June 23. (343-76) L-1

297/HR4548: Withhold intelligence funds pending a review of the treatment of detainees in U.S. facilities overseas. June 23. (149-270) C-2

298/HR4548: Express the sense of Congress in support of the detention of terrorists. June 23. (304-116) C-3

319/HRes691: Congratulate Iraq's interim government for assuming sovereign authority and affirm that U.S. military forces will remain under U.S. authority. June 25. (352-57) C-2

323/HR4614: Add $30 million for the Global Threat Reduction Initiative. June 25. (151-235) C-2

329/HR4754: Bar the implementation of restrictions on the shipment of gift parcels to Cuba. July 7. (221-194) L-2

333/HR4754: Prohibit funds to the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. July 7. (135-283) L-2

375/HR4759: Approve the U.S.-Australia free-trade agreement. July 14. (314-109) C-1

378/HRes713: Deplore U.N. interference in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. July 15. (361-45) C-1

387/HR4818: Prohibit aid to nations that fail to pledge that they would not surrender U.S. citizens to the International Criminal Court. July 15. (241-166) C-3

389/HR4818: Prohibit foreign aid to Saudi Arabia. July 15. (217-191) L-1

413/HR4842: Approve the U.S.-Morocco free-trade agreement. July 22. (323-99) C-1

460/HR5025: Bar the implementation of Bush administration regulations for individuals traveling to Cuba to visit relatives. September 21. (225-174) L-2

461/HR5025: Prohibit funds to enforce the economic embargo of Cuba. September 22. (188-225) C-2

462/HR5025: Prohibit funds to enforce the restrictions on foreign-operated or foreign-built trucks operating in the United States. September 22. (339-70) L-1

523/HR10: Reorganize U.S. intelligence agencies and create a national intelligence director. October 8. (282-134) C-3