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| 2001-07-12 | Campaign Finance [HRES188] | Failed (203-228) |
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| Procedural vote on whether the campaign finance bill would have to be considered in one complete package, good and bad together, or whether improvements could be proposed to, or inappropriate or unconstitutional sections stricken from, specific parts of the bill. ACU supported a procedure allowing for separate treatment of individual parts of the bill. | |||||
| 2001-07-17 | Flag Desecration [HJRES36] | Passed (298-125) |
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| Passage of a proposed Constitutional amendment to state that Congress shall have the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. This amendment required a two-thirds vote of the House. | |||||
| 2001-07-17 | Funding Prison Abortions [HR2500] | Rejected (169-253) |
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| DeGette (D-CO) to the Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations bill that would have permitted the use of taxpayer funds for abortion services in federal prisons. | |||||
| 2001-07-18 | Firearms Purchase Background Checks [HR2500] | Rejected (161-268) |
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| Moran (D-VA) amendment to the Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations bill that would allow instant background check information on law abiding citizens to be kept indefinitely. Currently, results must be destroyed within 90 days. | |||||
| 2001-07-25 | Lifting Cuba Embargo [HR2590] | Rejected (201-227) |
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| Rangel (D-NY) amendment to the Treasury Appropriations bill that would have effectively lifted the economic embargo on Communist Cuba. | |||||
| 2001-07-27 | Arsenic Standards [HR2620] | Agreed To (218-189) |
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| Bonior (D-MI) amendment affirming the last-minute Clinton administration requirement for sharply lower arsenic content in drinking water. The standards impose enormous costs on small water systems, with no demonstrable gain in health. | |||||
| 2001-07-31 | Human Cloning Ban [HR2505] | Rejected (178-249) |
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| Greenwood (R-PA) amendment that would ban for ten years human cloning to begin a pregnancy, but allow the cloning of embryos for medical research as long as a researcher registers with the federal government. | |||||
| 2001-08-01 | SUV Fuel Standards [HR4] | Rejected (160-269) |
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| Boehlert (R-NY) amendment to the Energy Plan that would require light trucks and sport utility vehicles to meet the same mileage standards as automobiles, thus requiring them to be smaller, lighter and less safe. | |||||
| 2001-08-01 | Alaska Drilling Ban [HR4] | Rejected (206-223) |
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| Markey (D-MA) amendment to the Energy Plan that would maintain the current prohibition on oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. | |||||
| 2001-08-02 | Medical Savings Accounts [HR2563] | Agreed To (236-194) |
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| Thomas (R-CA) amendment that would lift limitations and caps on medical savings accounts, allowing more people to take advantage of this avenue to lower medical costs. | |||||
| 2001-09-25 | Blocking Domestic Partner Benefits [HR2944] | Rejected (194-226) |
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| Weldon (R-FL) amendment prohibiting the District of Columbia Appropriations from spending local funds to extend city employees' health benefits to unmarried domestic partners. | |||||
| 2001-09-25 | Boy Scouts [HR2944] | Rejected (173-243) |
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| Norton (D-DC) amendment to the District of Columbia Appropriations bill that would permit the use of local funds to force the Boy Scouts of America to reinstate two homosexual leaders and compensate them $50,000 each. | |||||
| 2001-10-11 | English Language [HR3061] | Rejected (156-262) |
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| Istook (R-OK) amendment to the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill that would stop spending money to carry out an executive order that requires federal contractors and other recipients of federal assistance to provide translators for people with limited English language skills. | |||||
| 2001-11-01 | Aviation Security [HR3150] | Rejected (214-218) |
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| Oberstar (D-MN) amendment that would federalize passenger and baggage screeners at the country's largest 140 airports and give the Justice Department responsibility for airport and airline security. | |||||
| 2001-12-06 | Fast Track Authority [HR3005] | Passed (215-214) |
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| Passage of the bill allowing expedited negotiation and implementation of trade agreements between the executive branch and foreign countries. The bill would include provisions requiring increased consultations with Congress on any proposed changes of tariffs for imports of sensitive agriculture products and on trade disparities for textile products. | |||||
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"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No). |