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| Congressional Term Limits H Roll#021 |
Amend the Constitution to set limits on consecutive Congressional terms of office. | Yes |
Failed
217 - 211 [Cons Amend] [2/3 Required] |
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| Mexican Drug Compliance H Roll#048 |
Reverse President's Mexico Anti-Drug Certification. | No |
Passed
251 - 175 |
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| Minority Set-Asides H Roll#091 |
Establish a minority set-aside for NASA work on international space station. | No |
Failed
186 - 226 |
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| UN Withdrawal H Roll#163 |
Requiring that the United States withdraw from the United Nations. | Yes |
Failed
54 - 369 |
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| Disarmament Advocacy H Roll#189 |
Fund activities to promote international disarmanent and democracy. | No |
Passed
292 - 135 |
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| Flag Dessecration H Roll#202 |
Forbid the Dessecration of the American Flag. Constitutional Amendment. | No |
Passed
310 - 114 |
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| Military Abortions H Roll#217 |
Repeal prohibition of privately-funded abortions in overseas military hospitals. | Yes |
Failed
196 - 224 |
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| Intelligence Spending H Roll#253 |
Cut 5% of estimated $30 billion in foreign intelligence gathering. Intelligence Authorization. | Yes |
Failed
142 - 289 |
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| Intelligence Disclosure H Roll#254 |
Require disclosure of aggregate intelligence budget. Intelligence Authorization. | Yes |
Failed
192 - 237 |
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| Gender Equity H Roll#286 |
Require at least 11% of funds to be spent on promoting gender equity. Vocational-Technical Education. | No |
Failed
207 - 214 |
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| Congo Violence H Roll#296 |
Condemn violence in the Congo, urge a lasting cease-fire that would allow humanitarian relief, and call on private militia to disarm and disband immediately. | No |
Failed
279 - 147 [Suspend] [2/3 Required] |
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| Family Planning H Roll#358 |
Cut entire $385 million funding for international family planning. | Yes |
Failed
147 - 278 |
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| Fund Foreign Abortions H Roll#363 |
Deny funds to organizations that international organizations that perform abortions. International Family Planning. | Yes |
Passed
234 - 191 |
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| Military Border Control H Roll#368 |
Instruct conferees to allow up to 10,000 military personnel to assist INS and Customs Service. Defense Authorization. | No |
Passed
261 - 150 |
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| Parental Notification H Roll#378 |
Remove requirement for parental notification for minors seeking family planning services. Labor-HHS Appropriations. | No |
Passed
220 - 201 |
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| PBS Funding H Roll#390 |
Cut entire $300 million funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Labor-HHS Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
78 - 345 |
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| Legal Reform H Roll#443 |
Allow defendants who prevail in federal prosecutions to recover legal expenses under certain circumstances. Commerce-Justice Appropriations. | Yes |
Passed
340 - 84 |
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| China Trade H Roll#472 |
Give preference to firms trading with China that have adopted a code of conduct consistent with human rights. Export-Import Bank Re-authorization. | Yes |
Passed
241 - 182 |
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| Statistical Sampling H Roll#475 |
Strike requirement for enumeration, and allow statistical sampling in 2000 Census. Commerce-Justice Appropriations. | No |
Failed
197 - 228 |
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| Low Income Scholarships H Roll#512 |
Substitute Senate version, excluding low-income K-12 scholarship program. DC Appropriations. | No |
Failed
197 - 212 |
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Agree / Disagree | |||||
| Compensatory Time H Roll#058 |
Restrict private-sector employees choice of taking 1 1/2 hours of compensatory time instead of cash wages for overtime work. | No |
Failed
193 - 237 |
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| Tax Supermajority H Roll#078 |
Amend the Constitution to require a 2/3 majority vote in both houses to raise taxes. | Yes |
Failed
239 - 190 [Cons Amend] [2/3 Required] |
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| Patent Publication H Roll#085 |
Set patent publication date at 18 months after filing and patent term to 17 years from date granted (if more than 20 years from date filed). Patent Reform. | Yes |
Failed
178 - 227 |
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| Public Housing Evictions H Roll#100 |
Forbid eviction of public housing tenants who fail to perform community service of eight hours a month. | No |
Failed
160 - 251 |
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| Military Spending H Roll#143 |
Balance the budget by cutting military spending by $190 billion and raising revenue by $195 billion over five years. Budget Resolution. | No |
Failed
72 - 358 |
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| Domestic Spending H Roll#144 |
Balance the budget by cutting non-defense spending sufficiently to allow a net tax cut of $193 billion over five years. Budget Resolution. | Yes |
Failed
119 - 313 |
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| Transportation Spending H Roll#147 |
Increase transportation spending by reducing tax cuts. Budget Resolution. | No |
Failed
214 - 216 |
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| Clean Coal Technology H Roll#264 |
Increase cuts from prior budget by $292 million for Clean Coal Technology program, to a total of $392 million. Interior Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
173 - 243 |
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| UN World Heritage Funding H Roll#273 |
Prohibit funding for UN World Heritage program. Interior Appropriations. | Yes |
Passed
222 - 203 |
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| Space Station H Roll#278 |
Cut funding of international space station by $1.8 billion. VA-HUD Appropropriations. | Yes |
Failed
200 - 227 |
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| Sugar Beet Marketing H Roll#312 |
Efectively end the sugar beet marketing and subsidy program. Agriculture Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
175 - 253 |
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| Peanut Marketing H Roll#314 |
Effectively end peanut price supports and marketing programs. Agriculture Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
185 - 242 |
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| Appalachian Commission H Roll#326 |
Reduce funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission by $90 million. Energy and Water Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
97 - 328 |
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| B-2 Bomber Funding H Roll#336 |
Cut $331 million allocation for B-2 Bombers. Defense Appropriation. | Yes |
Failed
200 - 222 |
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| Foreign Business Subsidy H Roll#346 |
Cut $11 million from the $32 million provided for operating expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Foreign Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
156 - 272 |
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| Export-Import Funding H Roll#347 |
Cut all export assistance, including $632 million for Export-Import Bank, $32 million for OPIC, and $40 million for Trade and Develop. Agency. Foreign Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
40 - 387 |
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| Labor Regulation Limits H Roll#392 |
Increase volume of business that companies must do before becoming subject to National Labor Relations Board regulations. Labor-HHS Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
176 - 235 |
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| Advanced Technology H Roll#456 |
Cut $175 million and effectively end the Advanced Technology Program. Commerce-Justice Appropriations. | Yes |
Failed
175 - 235 |
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| Davis-Bacon Act H Roll#511 |
Strike the waiver of union dues notifications required by the Davis-Bacon Act. DC Appropriations. | No |
Passed
234 - 188 [Strike] |
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| Private Property Takings H Roll#519 |
Establish guidelines for land owners to appeal to federal courts in "takings" cases. Private Property Rights. | Yes |
Passed
248 - 178 |
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The "RLC Vote" reflects the judgment of Index compiler Clifford Thies and does not necessarily represent the official position of the Republican Liberty Caucus. |
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