Congressman Blunt's Voting Record
106th Congress - 1st Session - July

This list includes all substantitive votes taken thus far in the 106th Congress, but excludes procedural votes such as quorum calls and journal approvals for the sake of brevity.
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Y=Votes in favor
N=Votes against
* = Supermajority required

353	7/29/99	H.R. 2606	Amendment to state that no funds from the Child Survival and Disease Account may be used for population control.	Yes	Failed	187-237
352	7/29/99	H.R. 2606	Amendment to prohibit any funding in the bill from being used to recruit and send students to the U.S. Army School of the Americas at Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia.	No	Passed	230-197
351	7/29/99	H.R. 2606	Amendment to reduce economic aid to Israel from $960 million to $930 million and to reduce aid to Egypt from $735 to $715 million in fiscal year 2000.	No	Failed	13-414
350	7/29/99	H.R. 2606	Amendment to prohibit the use of U.S. aid by international groups to promote abortion as a means of family planning. The amendment would still allow funds to be used for abortion.	No	Passed	221-208
349	7/29/99	H.R. 2606	Amendment to bar U.S. population control funds to foreign organizations that perform abortions, except when the life of the mother is in danger, or in cases or rape or incest.	Yes	Passed	228-200
347	7/29/99	H.R. 2587	A bill to appropriate $453 million in fiscal year 2000 funds for the District of Columbia.	Yes	Passed	333-92
346	7/29/99	H.R. 2587	Amendment to bar joint adoptions in the District of Columbia by gays or other people who are not related by blood or marriage.	Yes	Failed	213-215
345	7/29/99	H.R. 2587	Amendment to strike language in the bill that would bar the use of federal or local funds to seek a court ruling on District of Columbia voting representation in Congress.	No	Failed	214-214
344	7/29/99	H.R. 2587	Amendment to prohibit the District of Columbia from using any federal, local or other funds for a needle exchange program.	Yes	Passed	241-187
343	7/29/99	H.R. 2465	Adoption of the conference report to appropriate $8.4 billion in fiscal year 2000 for military construction.	Yes	Passed	412-8
342	7/27/99	H.R. 2605	A bill to appropriate $20.2 billion in fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Energy and related agencies.	Yes	Passed	420-8
341	7/27/99	H.R. 2605	Amendment to remove provisions that would require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to undertake studies and issue a report to Congress before it revises its permit program for developing wetlands areas of less than three acres.	No	Failed	183-245
340	7/27/99	H.R. 2605	Amendment to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to submit studies and analyses by December 30, 1999, on the costs of implementing a revised permit program for developing wetlands of less than three acres.	Yes	Passed	426-1
338	7/27/99	H.J. Res. 57	A Joint Resolution to reject the President's decision to extend normal trade relations to China for another year.	No	Failed	170-260
336	7/26/99	H.R. 1074	A bill to require the Office of Management and Budget to make annual cost-benefit analysis reports to Congress on federal regulators.	Yes	Passed	254-157
335	7/26/99	H.R. 1074	Amendment to limit the amount of money the government could spend to implement H.R. 1074 and to end the regulation analysis program after four years.	No	Failed	192-217
334	7/22/99	H.R. 2561	A bill to appropriate $268.7 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2000. The measure would fund a 4.8 percent pay increase for military personnel and appropriate $93.7 billion for operations and maintenance.	Yes	Passed	379-45
333	7/22/99	H.R. 2488	A bill to reduce federal taxes by $792 billion over ten years. The measure would reduce individual income tax rates by 10 percent over a 10-year period, contingent upon annual progress in reducing the nation's debt. It would reduce the "marriage penalty" by increasing the standard deduction for married couples to double that for singles; accelerate the phase-in of a 100 percent deduction for health insurance premiums for the self-employed; and reduce the estate and gift tax rates until they are completely eliminated in 2009.	Yes	Passed	223-208
331	7/22/99	H.R. 2488	Amendment that is a substitute to H.R. 2488 that would reduce taxes by $250 billion (instead of $792 billion ) over 10 years.	No	Failed	173-258
329	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to call for the immediate Red Cross access to, and the release of, Kosovar Albanians detained in prisons in Kosovo before and during the withdrawal of Serbian forces.	Yes	Passed	424-0
328	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to authorize the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission to determine the validity of claims by U.S. nationals against the Iraqi government, giving priority to claims registered by members of the U.S. armed forces. The amendment would authorize the Treasury Department to establish a fund for the payment of claims, to be financed by the liquidation of Iraqi government assets in the United States.	Yes	Passed	427-0
327	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to call for the United States and Mexico to enter into an agreement to provide for a long-term and comprehensive solution to eliminate sewage pollution for the San Diego and Tijuana border region.	Yes	Passed	427-0
326	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to express the sense of Congress that the government of Peru should release Lori Berenson, a U.S. citizen sentenced to life in prison by a military judge in 1996 for alleged terrorist acts. It should be noted that the terrorist group with which Ms. Berenson has been identified is exceedingly violent and was responsible for the seizure of the Japanese ambassador's residence in Peru.	No	Failed	189-234
325	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to express the sense of Congress that State Department employees should not be demoted or removed from federal employment because they have, in the performance of their duties, informed Congress of facts regarding their job responsibilities.	Yes	Passed	287-136
324	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to prohibit foreign military assistance (but not humanitarian aid or developmental assistance) to countries that fail to support the United States at least 25 percent of the time in the U.N. General Assembly.	Yes	Failed	169-256
323	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to attempt to stop the abduction of children out of the United States by instituting safeguards during the issuance of passports to children under the age of 14.	Yes	Passed	418-3
322	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to prohibit the State Department from imposing restrictions on nations that seek to purchase prescription drugs from sources other than pharmaceutical companies.	No	Failed	117-307
321	7/21/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to restrict all nuclear cooperation with North Korea until the President certifies—and Congress passes a concurrent resolution agreeing—that North Korea is in compliance with all international agreements regarding nuclear proliferation.	Yes	Passed	305-120
320	7/20/99	H.R. 1995	A bill to establish a new block grant that would combine three existing education programs—a teacher performance program, the Goals 2000 program and a program to reduce class size by hiring 100,000 teachers.	Yes	Passed	239-185
319	7/20/99	H.R. 1995	A substitute amendment to H.R. 1995 that would increase funding for class-size reduction activity. This amendment would hamstring states and local school districts with bureaucratic structures and red tape.	No	Failed	207-217
318	7/20/99	H.R. 1995	Amendment to express the sense of Congress that it is essential to ensure that American teachers are of the highest quality possible.	Yes	Passed	425-0
317	7/20/99	H.R. 1995	Amendment to allow grants for teachers who take sabbatical leave.	No	Failed	181-242
316	7/20/99	H.R. 1995	Amendment to replace bill language on teacher accountability with language that would require states to report publicly on their progress in improving student achievement and reducing the disparities in achievement by low-income and minority students.	Yes	Passed	424-1
314	7/20/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to eliminate all U.N.-related authorizations in the bill.	No	Failed	74-342
313	7/20/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to reduce funding for the East-West Center for the study of Asian affairs to its fiscal 1998 level of $12 million, cap funding for the North-South Center at $1.5 million, and cap funding for the Asia Foundation at $8 million.	Yes	Failed	180-237
312	7/20/99	H.R. 2415	Amendment to authorize a $25 million U.S. contribution to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities.	No	Passed	221-198
311	7/20/99	H.Con.Res. 158	A resolution to designate the Document Door of the U.S. Capitol as the "Memorial Door" in honor of officers Jacob Chestnut and John Gibson, who were killed in the line of duty on July 24, 1998, near the door.	Yes	Passed*	417-0
310	7/19/99	H.R. 1477	A bill to authorize the U.S. to withhold assistance for programs of the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran.	Yes	Passed*	383-1
309	7/19/99	H.Con.Res. 121	A resolution to call for a celebration of the U.S. victory in the Cold War and the 10^th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.	Yes	Passed*	381-0
308	7/19/99	H.R. 1033	A bill to require the Treasury Department to mint 500,000 one-dollar coins to commemorate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition.	Yes	Passed*	381-1
305	7/15/99	H.R. 2490	A bill to appropriate $28 billion in funds for the Treasury Department, U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent agencies.	Yes	Passed	210-209
304	7/15/99	H.R. 2490	Amendment to prohibit funds in the bill from being used to extend loans or credit in excess of $1 million to a foreign entity or a foreign government through the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund.	Yes	Failed	192-228
303	7/15/99	H.R. 2490	The Lowey Amendment to the Smith Amendment. The Smith Amendment would exempt health plans from requirements to offer contraceptive coverage if doing so would violate the plan's religious beliefs or moral convictions. The Lowey Amendment would remove the exemption for moral convictions. A 'yes' vote was in favor of the Lowey Amendment.	No	Passed	217-200
302	7/15/99	H.R. 2490	Amendment to strike language from the bill that would raise the President's annual salary from $200,000 to $400,000.	No	Failed	82-334
301	7/15/99	H.R. 2490	Amendment to strike provisions of the bill that would prohibit federal employee health plans from providing coverage for abortions.	No	Failed	188-230
299	7/15/99	H.R. 1691	A bill to prohibit a state or local government that receives federal financial assistance from infringing on an individual's free exercise of religion.	Yes	Passed	306-118
298	7/15/99	H.R. 1691	Amendment to limit the right to make a claim regarding infringement on religious liberty to individuals.	No	Failed	190-234
296	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	A bill to appropriate $13.9 billion in Fiscal Year 2000 for the Interior Department and related agencies.	Yes	Passed	377-47
294	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Separate vote at the request of the Chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce to prohibit the U.S. Park Service from using funds to construct a visitors center at the Gettysburg National Battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.	No	Passed	220-206
293	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to reduce funding for the National Forest System timber sales management by $24 million.	No	Failed	174-250
292	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to reduce funding for the U.S. Forest Service's forest and rangeland research by $16.9 million to $187.4 million.	No	Failed	135-291
291	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to prohibit the use of funds in the bill to authorize the use of jawed leghold traps or neck snares in the National Wildlife Refuge System.	No	Passed	259-166
290	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to prohibit the U.S. Park Service from using funds in the bill to construct a visitors center at the Gettysburg National Battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.	No	Passed	227-199
289	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to approve Class III (or "casino style") gambling on Indian lands by any means other than through a tribal-state compact.	Yes	Failed	205-217
288	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to prohibit use of funds in the bill to process applications for mining plans or operations that would use more than five acres to dispose of mining waste.	No	Passed	273-151
287	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $2.1 million.	No	Failed	124-300
286	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to increase the bill's funding by $10 million each for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.	No	Failed	207-217
285	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to strike bill language that would require states to match 25 percent of the federal grant funding they receive from the low-income weatherization program.	No	Failed	198-225
284	7/14/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to increase funding by $13 million, to $113 million, for the low-income weatherization program.	No	Passed	243-180
283	7/13/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to reduce funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by $2 million to $708 million.	No	Failed	131-287
282	7/13/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to increase funding for payments to localities in lieu of taxes on federal lands by $20 million.	No	Passed	248-169
281	7/13/99	H.R. 2466	Amendment to provide an additional $30 million for the state-side matching grant program in the Land and Water Conservation Fund.	No	Passed	213-202
280	7/13/99	H.R. 2465	A bill to appropriate $8.5 billion for military construction for Fiscal Year 2000.	Yes	Passed	418-4
279	7/12/99	H. Con. Res. 117	A bill to express the sense of Congress to commend the State Department for the U.S. vote against United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/6.	Yes	Passed*	365-5
278	7/12/99	H. Con. Res. 107	A bill to express the sense of Congress to (1) reject and condemn suggestions in a study recently published by the American Psychological Association that sexual relationships between adults and children might be positive for children; (2) urge the President to likewise reject and condemn any such suggestion; and (3) encourage competent investigations to continue to research the effects of child abuse using the best methodology, so that the public and public policymakers may make decisions based on accurate information.	Yes	Passed*	355-0
276	7/1/99	H.R. 10	A bill to modernize the financial services industry by replacing outdated, Depression-era laws that separate banking from other financial services with a new system to enhance competition and increase consumer choice.	Yes	Passed	343-86
274	7/1/99	H.R. 10	Amendment to limit the ability of financial institutions to provide confidential customer information to unaffiliated third parties.	Yes	Passed	427-1
273	7/1/99	H.R. 10	Amendment to allow mutual insurance companies to move to another state and reorganize into a mutual holding company or stock company, and to prohibit banks from discriminating against victims of domestic violence when providing insurance.	Yes	Passed	226-203
271	7/1/99	H.R. 10	Amendment to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to consult with federal banking regulators and coordinate its comments with theirs before taking any actions or rendering any opinion regarding how a bank has reported loan loss reserves in its financial statements.	Yes	Passed	407-20
270	7/1/99	H.R. 10	Amendment to require the General Accounting Office to study the consequences of regulating commissions, fees, or other costs incurred by customers when purchasing financial products. A study would highlight any potential negative effects of such regulations before directing regulators to impose rules.	Yes	Failed	114-313
269	7/1/99	H.R. 10	Amendment to eliminate the authority of the Treasury Secretary to require "Know Your Customer" regulations. Specifically, it prohibits federal banking regulators from requiring banks to identify their customers and their sources of income and financial patterns in order to identify suspicious behavior.	Yes	Failed	129-299
268	7/1/99	H.R. 10	Amendment to permit a company that has owned broadcasting stations since January 1, 1998, to reorganize as a financial holding company and affiliate with an insured bank. The provision would apply only to the Jefferson Pilot Corp. of Greensboro, N.C.	Yes	Passed	238-189
265	7/1/99	H.R. 775	Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would limit liability from so-called Year 2000 computer problems. The conference report caps punitive damages for businesses with 50 or fewer employees at $250,000, or three times the amount of compensatory damages, whichever is less, would require a plaintiff to wait at least 30 days and up to 90 days before suing and would establish "proportional liability" to link defendants’ share of liability to their degree of responsibility.	Yes	Passed	404-24

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Congressman Blunt's Voting Record106th Congress - 1st Session - July

Congressman Blunt's Voting Record
106th Congress - 1st Session - July