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Friday, Feb. 24, 2006

Here are the 107 House votes on which National Journal's 2005 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 (41 votes)

38/S5: Give federal courts jurisdiction over most class-action lawsuits. February 17. (279-149) C-3

48/HR27: Reauthorize job-training programs, in part by consolidating several programs into state block grants and providing job-training vouchers to unemployed workers. March 2. (224-200) C-3

56/HR3: Exempt truck drivers for oil and gas companies from federal limitations on hours of driving. March 9. (198-226) L-3

59/HR3: Authorize new tolls on highways to manage congestion and address air pollution. March 9. (155-265) L-1

60/HR3: Prohibit certain lawsuits in state courts against rental-car companies. March 9. (218-201) C-3

82/HConRes95: For the fiscal 2006 budget resolution, increase domestic spending by $16 billion and reduce tax cuts for millionaires. March 17. (180-242) C-3

83/HConRes95: For the fiscal 2006 budget resolution, approve a substitute, drafted by the House Republican Study Committee, that would reduce most discretionary spending by 2 percent and increase tax cuts. March 17. (102-320) L-1

85/HConRes95: For the fiscal 2006 budget resolution, approve a substitute, drafted by the Congressional Black Caucus, that would increase domestic spending by $36 billion and rescind various tax cuts. March 17. (134-292) C-2

88/HConRes95: Approve the fiscal 2006 budget resolution. March 17. (218-214) C-3

102/HR8: Permanently repeal federal estate and gift taxes. April 13. (272-162) C-3

108/S256: Reform federal bankruptcy laws to impose stricter requirements for most individual filers. April 14. (302-126) C-2

119/HR6: Approve less stringent automobile fuel-efficiency standards. April 20. (259-172) C-2

121/HR6: Require increased automobile fuel-efficiency standards. April 20. (177-254) C-2

122/HR6: Strike a provision permitting oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. April 20. (200-231) C-3

129/HR6: Strike a provision protecting the legal liability of manufacturers of the MTBE gasoline additive. April 21. (213-219) C-3

132/HR6: Approve energy reform legislation. April 21. (249-183) C-3

134/HConRes95: Instruct House conferees to reject Medicaid cuts in conference with the Senate. April 26. (348-72) L-1

149/HConRes95: Approve conference report for the fiscal 2006 budget resolution. April 28. (214-211) C-3

192/HR2361: Remove the moratorium on natural-gas drilling along the Outer Continental Shelf. May 19. (157-262) L-1

209/HR2419: Bar funds for oil deliveries to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. May 24. (174-253) C-3

246/HR2862: Add $79 million for the small-business loan program. June 14. (234-189) L-3

309/HR3010: Assure continued financing of the United Airlines employees' pension plan. June 24. (219-185) L-3

316/HR3010: Limit the return to lenders on student-loan programs. June 24. (224-178) L-3

350/HR3058: Prohibit the use of funds to build on private property obtained through eminent domain. June 30. (231-189) C-2

372/HR742: Permit courts to award attorneys' fees to small businesses that successfully contest a ruling of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. July 12. (235-187) C-3

426/HR525: Permit small businesses to cooperate in the creation of association health plans. July 26. (263-165) C-3

445/HR6: Approve the conference report on energy reform. July 28. (275-156) C-2

449/HR5: Limit court awards in medical-malpractice cases. July 28. (230-194) C-3

493/HR2123: Extend the Head Start program, with reforms. September 22. (231-184) C-3

506/HR3824: Revise the Endangered Species Act to provide additional protections for landowners. September 29. (229-193) C-3

519/HR3893: Expedite procedures to construct and expand oil refineries. October 7. (212-210) C-3

533/HR554: Prohibit lawsuits against restaurants and food distributors that are based on obesity claims. October 19. (306-120) C-2

547/HR1461: Reform the regulation of government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. October 26. (331-90) C-1

553/HR420: Impose sanctions on attorneys who file "frivolous" lawsuits. October 27. (228-184) C-3

598/HR3010: Approve the conference report for the fiscal 2006 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. November 17. (209-224) L-3

601/HR4241: Approve fiscal 2006 budget reconciliation legislation to curb federal entitlement spending. November 18. (217-215) C-3

621/HR4297: Approve fiscal 2006 tax reconciliation legislation to extend certain tax cuts. December 8. (234-197) C-3

628/HR3010: Approve the conference report for the fiscal 2006 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations bill. December 14. (215-213) C-3

635/HR2830: Overhaul pension laws, in part by increasing corporate premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. December 15. (294-132) C-2

669/HR2863: Approve the conference report for the fiscal 2006 Defense appropriations bill, including approval for oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. December 19. (308-106) C-1

670/S1932: Approve the conference report on fiscal 2006 budget reconciliation legislation to curb federal entitlement spending. December 19. (212-206) C-3

Social Issues (42 votes)

16/HConRes36: Condemn a federal court ruling that limits implementation of a ban on federal funding to universities that fail to give equal access to military recruiters. February 2. (327-84) C-2

28/HR418: Strike proposed tightening of asylum requirements for foreign nationals. February 10. (185-236) C-3

29/HR418: Strike a provision permitting the Homeland Security secretary to expedite construction of barriers to prevent illegal border crossings. February 10. (179-243) C-3

31/HR418: Pass "Real ID" bill to toughen national standards for driver's licenses and identity cards. February 10. (261-161) C-3

35/HR310: Increase to $500,000 the maximum fine that the Federal Communications Commission could impose on broadcasters for airing indecent material. February 16. (389-38) C-1

46/HR27: Strike a provision permitting faith-based groups that receive job-training grants to hire employees based on their religious beliefs. March 2. (186-239) C-3

90/S686: Permit the parents of Terri Schiavo to file suit in federal court to permit continuation of her life-sustaining medical treatment. March 21. (203-58) C-2

141/HR748: Exempt transportation providers and medical staff from criminal liability in assisting a minor girl across state lines to obtain an abortion without parental notification. April 27. (179-245) C-3

144/HR748: Bar transportation of a minor girl across state lines to obtain an abortion without parental notification. April 27. (270-157) C-3

165/HR1279: Add five years' imprisonment to the sentence of an individual convicted of a violent crime who is also an illegal alien. May 11. (266-159) C-3

168/HR1279: Increase penalties for offenses committed by members of "criminal street gangs." May 11. (279-144) C-2

177/HR2360: Prohibit homeland-security funds to state and local governments that restrict the exchange of citizenship and immigration information with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. May 17. (165-258) L-2

179/HR2360: Add $100 million for states to comply with new national driver's license standards. May 17. (226-198) L-2

185/HR1817: Clarify regulations and provide training manuals so local law enforcement officials can better enforce immigration laws. May 18. (242-185) C-3

204/HR810: Expand federal funding for research on embryonic-stem-cell lines from surplus embryos at fertility clinics. May 24. (238-194) L-2

216/HR1815: Permit overseas military facilities to provide abortions to military women or dependents. May 25. (194-233) C-3

218/HR1815: Express the sense of Congress that universities should be denied federal funding if they bar equal access to military recruiters or Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. May 25. (336-92) C-2

237/HR2744: Prohibit food stamps to sponsors of legal aliens who are ineligible for federal benefits. June 8. (169-258) L-2

255/HR2862: Permit states to authorize the use of medical marijuana. June 15. (161-264) C-3

257/HR2862: Prohibit the enforcement of a court ruling that requires the removal of a Ten Commandments monument from a local courthouse. June 15. (242-182) C-3

258/HR2862: Prohibit federal surveillance of library records. June 15. (238-187) L-2

262/HR2862: Prohibit certain funds to state and local governments that restrict the sharing of citizenship and immigration information with the Homeland Security Department. June 16. (204-222) L-3

265/HR2862: Prohibit funds to license the export of certain .50-caliber firearms. June 16. (149-278) C-2

266/HR2862: Prohibit restrictions on funding for the U.N. Population Fund. June 16. (192-233) C-3

283/HR2863: Object to coercive religious practices at the Air Force Academy. June 20. (198-210) C-3

296/HJRes10: Amend the Constitution to prohibit the desecration of the flag. June 22. (286-130; sufficient to meet the two-thirds requirement) C-2

349/HR3058: Prohibit funds to enforce D.C. requirement that certain firearms be kept unloaded and disassembled or with the trigger locked. June 30. (259-161) C-3

409/HR3199: Require the Justice Department to report on the use of data-mining technology by federal agencies. July 21. (261-165) L-2

414/HR3199: Reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act, and make permanent most of its provisions for expanded law-enforcement authority to investigate potential terrorists. July 21. (257-171) C-3

415/HR3070: Create a pilot program to award NASA research grants to minority-serving institutions. July 22. (192-206) C-3

469/HR3132: Expand the definition of hate crimes to include crimes related to the victim's gender or sexual orientation. September 14. (223-199) L-3

492/HR2123: Permit faith-based charities to consider religious beliefs in their hiring for Head Start programs. September 22. (220-196) C-3

534/S397: Prohibit certain lawsuits that seek to hold manufacturers and dealers of firearms and ammunition liable for gun violence. October 20. (283-144) C-3

583/HR1751: Strike the death penalty for individuals convicted of killing federal public safety officers. November 9. (97-325) C-2

591/HRes547: Disapprove a federal court ruling that infringed on the right of parents to direct the education of their children. November 16. (320-91; sufficient to meet the two-thirds requirement) C-2

592/HR1065: Create a federal boxing commission. November 16. (190-233) C-1

627/HR3199: Approve the conference report to reauthorize the USA PATRIOT Act. December 14. (251-174) C-2

640/HR4437: Construct a security fence and impose additional security along the U.S.-Mexican border. December 15. (260-159) C-3

653/HR4437: Eliminate the "diversity visa program." December 16. (273-148) C-3

656/HR4437: Require the Homeland Security Department to train state and local law enforcement officers to limit illegal immigration. December 16. (237-180) C-3

658/HR4437: Add penalties for businesses that hire illegal aliens. December 16. (87-332) C-1

661/HR4437: Increase border security and tighten enforcement of laws to crack down on illegal immigration. December 16. (239-182) C-3

Foreign Policy Issues (24 votes)

72/HR1268: Create a House select committee to investigate U.S.-funded reconstruction in Afghanistan and Iraq. March 15. (191-236) C-3

161/HR1268: Approve the conference report on fiscal 2005 supplemental spending in Afghanistan and Iraq. May 5. (368-58) C-1

214/HR1815: Authorize military personnel to assist with border security. May 25. (245-184) C-3

220/HR1815: Express the sense of Congress that the president should submit a plan for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. May 25. (128-300) C-3

222/HR1815: Pass the fiscal 2006 Defense authorization bill. May 25. (390-39) C-1

253/HR2862: Cut $218 million from the U.S. contribution to the United Nations. June 15. (124-304) L-1

254/HR2862: Prohibit implementation of regulations related to humanitarian donations to Cubans. June 15. (210-216) C-2

278/HR2745: Limit U.N. assessment of dues contributions by the United States. June 17. (281-126) C-2

282/HR2745: Permit the United States to withhold dues unless the United Nations has reformed its operations. June 17. (221-184) C-3

285/HR2863: Prohibit U.S. military operations against "rogue nations" without congressional authorization. June 20. (136-280) C-3

289/HR2475: Create an independent commission to investigate abuses of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison. June 21. (197-228) C-3

329/HR3057: Cut $100 million from the Andean counterdrug initiative. June 28. (189-234) C-3

330/HR3057: Restrict foreign aid to nations that do not extradite an individual accused of killing a law enforcement officer in the United States. June 28. (327-98) C-1

345/HR3058: Prohibit the implementation of regulations on travel restrictions to Cuba. June 30. (208-211) C-3

348/HR3058: Prohibit the enforcement of the economic embargo of Cuba. June 30. (169-250) C-2

391/HR2601: Require U.S. participation in negotiations on a treaty banning space-based weapons. July 20. (124-302) C-3

396/HR2601: Voice support for the detention of international terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. July 20. (304-124) C-3

397/HR2601: Oppose withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq until the goals of a free and stable Iraq have been achieved. July 20. (291-137) C-3

437/HR3283: Encourage Chinese compliance with international trade agreements. July 27. (255-168) C-3

443/HR3045: Approve the Central American Free Trade Agreement. July 28. (217-215) C-2

554/HR3057: Instruct House conferees to add $3.5 billion to fight AIDS overseas. October 27. (259-147) L-2

616/HR4340: Approve the U.S.-Bahrain free-trade agreement. December 7. (327-95) C-1

630/HR2863: Instruct House conferees to accept a Senate-passed provision prohibiting torture of prisoners detained by the U.S. government. December 14. (308-122) L-2

648/HRes612: Approve a resolution stating that the House is committed to achieving victory in Iraq. December 16. (279-109) C-3