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Dean Heller

[Congressional biography]

Born: May 10, 1960 in Castro Valley, CA

Education:

  • University of Southern California, B.S., 1985

Elected Office:

  • NV Assembly, 1990-1994
  • NV Sexretary of State, 1995-2007
  • Appointed to the U.S. Senate on May 9, 2011 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Ensign


Key House Vote Data for Dean Heller in 2011


Key vote data shown on this page comes from the American Conservative Union (ACU/CPAC) and Voteview.


Click on the RESULT of a specific vote to see how all members voted.

DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position		Heller
Voted
2011-02-16 Defunding the Legal Services Corporation [HR1] Rejected
(171-259)
Duncan (R-SC) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill that would have struck all funding for the Legal Services Corporation from the budget bill. ACU has always opposed this wasteful program which has been used primarily to expand the welfare state and was found by a GAO study to be rife with waste, fraud and abuse and supported this amendment.
2011-02-17 National Endowment for the Arts Spending [HR1] Agreed To
(217-209)
Walberg (R-MI) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill reducing funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $20.6 million. This program had received major increases in funding since 2008.
2011-02-18 Defunding Planned Parenthood [HR1] Agreed To
(240-185)
Pence (R-IN) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill prohibiting federal funding for Planned Parenthood which offers abortion services.
2011-02-18 Blocking Firearm Reporting Requirements [HR1] Agreed To
(277-149)
Boren (D-OK) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill barring the use of funds for licensed firearm dealers to report certain types of multiple firearm purchases to the Justice Department. ACU opposes this backdoor approach to gun registration.
2011-02-19 Blocking Funding of Project Labor Agreements [HR1] Rejected
(210-210)
Guinta (R-NH) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill that would bar funds to enforce Project Labor Agreements, which force companies that seek government contracts to agree to union demands.
2011-02-19 Federal Pay Freeze [HR1] Rejected
(191-230)
Issa (R-CA) amendment to include federal pay step increases given for seniority in the federal pay freeze. They have been exempt from the current freeze as have pay increases given for living or working in high cost cities, such as Washington, DC. ACU supports a pay freeze that actually freezes federal pay.
2011-02-19 Limiting Davis-Bacon Wage Requirements [HR1] Rejected
(189-233)
King (R-IA) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill barring the use of funds to enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. This requires federal projects to pay workers the "prevailing" wage, usually union wage rates which are often well above the local market rate. This adds billions of dollars in cost to federal programs and adds to the deficit.
2011-03-30 D.C. School Voucher Program [HR471] Passed
(225-195)
A bill that revives the District of Columbia's school voucher program which had been defunded by the Obama Administration.
2011-04-01 Union Elections [HR658] Rejected
(206-220)
LaTourette (R-OH) amendment that would have eliminated from the Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill a provision restoring majority rule in union organizing elections. Obama appointees to the National Mediation Board overturned a 75-year-old rule requiring a majority of the workers affected to approve union representation. The new rule only requires a majority of those voting.
2011-04-08 Nullifying "Net Neutrality" [HJRES37] Passed
(240-179)
A joint resolution that would nullify the Federal Communications Commission "net neutrality" rule which puts the federal government in charge of managing traffic on the internet.
2011-04-15 Conservative Budget [HCONRES34] Rejected
(119-136)
Garrett (R-NJ) conservative alternative to the budget that would freeze total discretionary spending at 2008 levels beginning in 2013 and balance the budget within ten years. The bill cut mandatory spending by $1.9 trillion over 10 years The bill assumed the repeal of the Obama health care bill and a gradual increase in the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare. ACU supports this alternative as a reasonable attempt to eliminate our annual deficits. 172 Democrats voted "Present" even though they opposed the bill and their votes are rated in opposition.


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"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No).