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| 2008-05-21 | Tax Provision Extensions [HR6049] | Passed (263-160) |
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| The House passed a bill extending expiring and expired tax provisions. The bill extended tax credits for so-called "renewable" and alternative energy sources for one year while permanently increasing some business taxes. | |||||
| 2008-05-22 | Missile Defense [HR5658] | Rejected (186-226) |
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| Franks (R-AZ) amendment to strengthen the nation's immediate antiballistic missile program. | |||||
| 2008-06-18 | Farm Bill Veto Override [HR6124] | Veto Overridden (317-109) |
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| The House passed, over the President's veto, a bill that continues subsidies for farmers making up to $2 million annually and for crops that have increased in price. | |||||
| 2008-06-19 | Paid Parental Leave [HR5781] | Passed (278-146) |
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| The House passed a bill providing that four of the 12 weeks of parental leave provided by the federal government to its employees would be paid leave, and removing the requirement that employees demonstrate a medical need for sick leave used. | |||||
| 2008-06-25 | Alternative Minimum Tax [HR6275] | Passed (233-189) |
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| The House passed a bill extending for one year a provision to exempt 21 million middle-income taxpayers from the "millionaires tax" while permanently increasing taxes on domestic energy producers. | |||||
| 2008-06-26 | Energy Producer Penalties [HR6251] | Defeated (223-195) |
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| The House refused to pass a bill imposing new requirements and penalties on holders of federal oil and gas leases. A majority of the House voted for this bill, however a two-thirds supermajority was required due to suspending usual rules for voting. | |||||
| 2008-07-23 | Mortgage Bailout [HR3221] | Agreed To (272-152) |
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| The House adopted Senate amendments vastly expanding the federal government's authority to interfere in the national housing markets, allowing higher limits on risky loans and changing regulations on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This version added another $4 billion grant program to be handed out by local governments. | |||||
| 2008-07-31 | Paycheck Equality [HR1338] | Passed (247-178) |
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| The House passed a bill shifting the burden of proof in pay discrimination cases from the employee to the employer. | |||||
| 2008-08-01 | Davis-Bacon Act [HR6599] | Rejected (143-271) |
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| King (R-IA) amendment eliminating the "prevailing wage," or union wage requirements on military construction projects which adds billions to the project costs. | |||||
| 2008-09-16 | Energy Policy [HR6899] | Failed (191-226) |
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| The House defeated a motion designed to repeal the 125-mile moratorium on oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico and to allow states to permit production in their coastal waters. | |||||
| 2008-09-17 | Second Amendment Rights [HR6842] | Agreed To (260-157) |
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| Childers (D-MS) amendment permitting Washington, D.C. residents to own firearms, consistent with the recent Supreme Court decision. | |||||
| 2008-09-18 | Blocking Rangel Ethics Investigation [HRES1460] | Agreed To (226-176) |
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| The House voted to table (kill) an investigation into the failure of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) to report rental income on property he owns in the Dominican Republic and remove him as chairman during the investigation. | |||||
| 2008-09-26 | Tax Extensions [HR7060] | Passed (257-166) |
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| The House passed a bill extending a number of expired and expiring energy-related and other business-targeted tax breaks for one year while permanently increasing taxes on domestic energy producers and others. | |||||
| 2008-09-26 | "Stimulus" Spending Bill [HR7110] | Passed (264-158) |
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| The House gave final passage to a bill providing additional spending for roads and bridges, energy development, housing and nutrition assistance, and water and sewer projects. The bill also added aid to states that were in financial difficulty due to overspending. | |||||
| 2008-09-29 | Financial Services Industry Bailout [HR3997] | Failed (205-228) |
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| The House refused to agree to Senate amendments bailing out the financial services industry by giving sole authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse $700 billion "without restriction". | |||||
| 2008-10-03 | Financial Services Industry Bailout [HR1424] | Agreed To (263-171) |
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| Following its first defeat of this bailout package, House leadership brought the bill back from the Senate that combined the original bill with the business tax extension bill and a one-year modification to the Alternative Minimum Tax. | |||||
| 2008-12-10 | Automobile Industry Bailout [HR7321] | Passed (237-170) |
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| The House voted to pass a bill bailing out the three Detroit-based auto manufacturers to the tune of more than $14 billion. | |||||
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Indicates that this member voted against the conservative position on a particular vote.
"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No). |