Randy Neugebauer

[Congressional biography]

Born: December 24, 1949 in St. Louis, MO

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Key House Vote Data for Randy Neugebauer in 2003

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Neugebauer Voted
2003-06-12	Class Action Lawsuit Reform [HR1115]	Passed (253-170)
This bill would move many national class-action lawsuits out of local state courts into federal courts and stop the "court shopping" that costs consumers millions and only enriches trial lawyers.
2003-06-18	Death Tax Repeal [HR8]	Passed (264-163)
This measure would make permanent the temporary repeal of the death tax on family inheritances and businesses which was passed in 2001.
2003-06-19	Small Business Health Plans [HRES283]	Agreed To (224-199)
The House agreed to take up a bill allowing small companies to band together and buy low-cost insurance for employees. Note: Once this procedural move was adopted, many members switched their votes to pass the actual bill. ACU has rated the procedural vote as showing members' true position.
2003-06-26	Medical Savings Accounts [HR2596]	Passed (237-191)
This bill would allow individuals to deduct from their taxable income the cost of medical savings accounts designed to cover routine medical costs.
2003-07-15	Defunding International Abortions [HR1950]	Agreed To (216-211)
This bill would maintain the long-standing ban on using taxpayer funds for international population organizations that promote abortion.
2003-07-15	Limiting United Nations Funding [HR1950]	Rejected (187-237)
King (R-IA) amendment which would have capped U.S. contributions to the U.N. at no more than any other permanent member of the Security Council.
2003-07-17	Arts Funding [HR2691]	Agreed To (225-200)
Slaughter (D-NY) amendment to the bill which increased taxpayer funding of the National Endowment for the Arts. ACU opposes taxpayer subsidies for artistic endeavors and the government control of the arts.
2003-07-22	Pledge of Allegiance [HR2799]	Agreed To (307-119)
In the wake of the 9th Circuit Court ruling that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional, the House adopted a resolution supporting the saying of the Pledge in schools.
2003-07-22	Media Ownership [HR2799]	Rejected (174-254)
Hinchey (D-NY) amendment which would have established strict limits on radio and television licenses and increased the power of the federal government over broadcast media.
2003-07-24	Free Trade [HR2738]	Passed (270-156)
This measure would remove trade barriers between the United States and Chile, reducing prices and expanding choices for American consumers.
2003-09-04	Federalization of Local Elections [HR2989]	Rejected (186-228)
Hastings (D-FL) amendment which would have increased the power of the federal government over the conduct of local elections. ACU strongly opposed the trend toward federal control of elections.
2003-09-09	Cuba Travel Ban [HR2989]	Agreed To (227-188)
Flake (R-AZ) amendment to lift the ban on travel to Communist Cuba by U.S. citizens.
2003-09-09	Blocking Private Sector Competition in Government Services [HR2989]	Rejected (205-211)
Hastings (D-FL) amendment which would have blocked federal agencies from outsourcing functions that could be performed better by private sector contractors.
2003-09-09	School Choice [HR2765]	Agreed To (209-208)
Davis (R-VA) amendment which authorized a low-income school voucher program in the District of Columbia.
2003-10-02	Partial-Birth Abortion Ban [S3]	Agreed To (281-142)
This bill would ban "partial-birth" abortion, a procedure in which the baby is almost completely delivered, then killed.
2003-11-20	Intelligence Activities [HR2417]	Agreed To (264-163)
This measure authorized spending for intelligence-related activities. ACU opposed the bill due to civil liberties concerns involving the USA PATRIOT Act.
2003-11-22	Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit [HR1]	Agreed To (220-215)
The Medicare prescription drug benefit bill marked the greatest expansion of a federal program in almost 40 years. The $400 billion bill will add trillions to the unfunded liability of Medicare and cause millions of seniors to lose their current drug coverage. The bill contained a "health savings account" provision favored by ACU, but on balance it could not be justified on conservative principles. ACU opposed it so strongly that the vote is double-weighted in this rating.

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