Kay Bailey Hutchison

[Congressional biography]

Born: July 22, 1943 in Galveston, TX

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Key Senate Vote Data for Kay Bailey Hutchison in 1993

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Hutchison Voted
1993-06-17	Campaign Finance [S3]	Passed (60-38)
Passage of the bill to provide benefits for candidates who comply with voluntary spending limits, to tax campaigns that do not abide by the limits and to make numerous other changes in campaign finance law.
1993-06-22	Fiscal 1993 Supplemental Appropriations [HR2118]	Failed (34-64)
Moynihan (D-NY) motion to table (kill) the D'Amato (R-NY) amendment to cut federal welfare aid to states that do not abide by certain "workfare" requirements.
1993-06-24	1993 Budget Reconciliation [S1134]	Agreed To (50-48)
Breaux (D-LA) motion to table (kill) the Nickles (R-OK) amendment to eliminate the 4.3-cent tax on transportation fuels.
1993-07-20	Hatch Act Revision [S185]	Agreed To (50-49)
Glenn (D-OH) motion to table (kill) the Roth (R-DE) amendment to prohibit tax auditors, tax examiners and revenue agents of the Internal Revenue Service from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns.
1993-07-23	Fiscal 1994 Legislative Branch Appropriations [HR2348]	Agreed To (48-47)
Stevens (R-AK) motion to table (kill) the Mack (R-FL) amendment to eliminate the use of funds for unsolicited mass mailings. This would cut the ability of members of the Senate to send taxpayer-financed junk mail.
1993-07-28	Fiscal 1994 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations [HR2519]	Agreed To (77-23)
Helms (R-NC) amendment to withhold aid to the Nicaraguan government pending findings on Nicaragua's role in global terrorism. The amendment also contained conditions relating to democratic reforms and return of confiscated U.S.-owned properties.
1993-08-06	1993 Budget Reconciliation [HR2264]	Agreed To (50-50)
Adoption of the conference report to reduce the deficit by an estimated $516 billion over five years through tax increases and spending cuts, closely tracking President Clinton's economic proposals. Clinton's budget contained the largest tax increase in U.S. history.
1993-09-07	Elders Nomination	Confirmed (65-34)
Confirmation of Dr. Joycelyn Elders to be U.S. surgeon general.
1993-09-09	Fiscal 1994 Defense Authorization [S1298]	Rejected (33-63)		No Vote
Boxer (D-CA) amendment to strike language in the bill regarding homosexuals in the military and to express the sense of Congress that the policy regarding the subject should be determined by the President. This would overturn the Defense Department's long-standing ban on openly homosexual men and women serving in the U.S. armed forces.
1993-09-09	Fiscal 1994 Defense Authorization [S1298]	Agreed To (50-48)
Sasser (D-TN) amendment to cut the Ballistic Missile Defense program from $3.4 billion to $3 billion.
1993-09-28	Fiscal 1994 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations [HR2518]	Agreed To (60-39)
Committee amendment to prohibit the Labor Department from implementing regulations that would allow the use of helpers on federal construction projects covered by the Davis-Bacon Act. "Helpers" are semi-skilled workers, which the Act prevents from being hired at less than the journey-level wage, and so they are not hired at all.
1993-09-28	Fiscal 1994 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations [HR2518]	Rejected (40-59)
Committee amendment to strike the Hyde amendment provisions included in the House bill that prohibits federal funds from covering abortions except in cases of rape, incest or when the life of the woman is endangered.
1993-10-15	Fiscal 1994 Defense Appropriations [HR3116]	Agreed To (61-38)
Thurmond (R-SC) motion to table (kill) the McCain (R-AZ) amendment to prohibit funding of U.S. military operations in Somalia except for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops.
1993-10-19	Fiscal 1994 Defense Appropriations [HR3116]	Rejected (33-65)
Nickles (R-OK) amendment to prohibit funding for U.S. forces under the command of U.N. foreign offices unless the President submits a report and Congress authorizes it or the President determines that a waiver is necessary because of an emergency or national security.
1993-10-28	Unemployment Benefits Extension [HR3167]	Rejected (40-56)
Nickles (R-OK) amendment to require a three-fifths majority roll call vote of all senators in order to consider proposals to raise taxes retroactively.
1993-11-10	Fiscal 1994 Intelligence Authorization [S1301]	Agreed To (52-48)
Metzenbaum (D-OH) amendment to express the sense of Congress that the total requested and authorized for intelligence be disclosed in an appropriate manner.
1993-11-17	Habeas Corpus Revision [S1657]	Agreed To (65-34)
Biden (D-DE) motion to table (kill) the bill to limit federal habeas corpus appeals by individuals convicted in state court to a single petition filed within six months of final adjudication in state court. The bill would restrict criminals' ability to delay implementation of their sentence through continued appeals.
1993-11-19	Brady Bill [S414]	Agreed To (54-45)
Mitchell (D-ME) amendment to the Mitchell substitute amendment, to strike the provisions that pre-empt any state or local law requiring waiting periods for the purchase of handguns once a national instant check system is instituted. This amendment would have mandated that states use the five-day waiting period, without regard to any state or local laws currently in force.
1993-11-19	NAFTA Implementation [HR3450]	Sustained (73-26)
Judgment of the Senate to affirm the ruling of the chair that the Stevens (R-AK) amendment, to strip from the bill all side agreements dealing with labor issues, environmental cleanup, border patrols and the establishment of the North American Development Bank, was prohibited from consideration by the Trade Act of 1974.

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