Life Advocacy Briefing

October 8, 2012

Voting Record Index –112th Congress

WE PUBLISH IN THIS LIFE ADVOCACY BRIEFING our biennial Congressional Voting Record Index for 2011-2012. Roll calls cited here were published – when they happened – in various 2011-2012 editions of our weekly bulletin. We hope our readers find the Index useful.

 

Senate Index Key

  1. Procedural motion to advance amendment to repeal ObamaCare law – Feb. 2, 2011 – Failed 47-50
  1. Passage of HR-1, containing House-passed pro-life protections including Planned Parenthood defunding – March 9, 2011 – Failed 44-56 (needing 60)
  1. H.Con.Res. 35, barring funding for ObamaCare – April 14, 2011 – Rejected 47-53
  1. H.Con.Res. 36, disqualifying Planned Parenthood from federal funding – April 14, 2011 – Rejected 42-58
  1. Cloture motion advancing nomination of John J. McConnell to District Court of Rhode Island – May 4, 2011 – Adopted 63-33
  1. Confirmation of John J. McConnell to District Court of Rhode Island – May 4, 2011 – Confirmed 50-44
  1. Cloture motion advancing nomination of Goodwin Liu to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals – May 19, 2011 – Rejected 52-43 (needing 60)
  1. Cloture motion advancing nomination of Caitlin Halligan to DC Circuit Court of Appeals – Dec. 6, 2011 – Rejected 54-45 (needing 60)
  1. Motion to table Blunt Freedom of Conscience Amendment – March 1, 2012 – Adopted (killing amendment) 51-48

 

Senate Index

100% Pro-Life

  • Republicans: AL/Sessions & Shelby, AZ/Kyl, AR/Boozman, FL/Rubio, ID/Crapo & Risch, IN/Coats & Lugar, IA/Grassley, KY/McConnell, MS/Cochran & Wicker, MO/Blunt, NE/Johanns, NH/Ayotte, NC/Burr, ND/Hoeven, OH/Portman, OK/Inhofe, PA/Toomey, TX/Cornyn, WI/Johnson, WY/Barrasso & Enzi
  • Democrats: None

100% Pro-Life when voting (absences noted by lower-case letters)

  • Republicans: KS/Moran/g, Roberts/f; LA/Vitter/g; NV/Heller (not in office for a-f); OK/Coburn/e, f; TX/Hutchison/g
  • Democrats: None

Mostly Pro-Life—Voting “pro-life” on 6 or more roll calls when voting (anti-Life votes noted by upper-case letters; absences noted by lower-case letters)

  • Republicans: AZ/McCain/E; GA/Chambliss/E, Isakson/E; IL/Kirk/D,E/i; KY/Paul/B; ME/Collins/D,E & Snowe/D,E,I; MA/Brown/D,E; SC/DeMint/B & Graham/E; SD/Thune/E; TN/Alexander/E,G & Corker/G; UT/Lee/B
  • Democrats: None

Mixed—Voting “pro-life” on 4 to 5 roll calls when voting (anti-Life votes noted by upper-case letters; voting “present” noted by lower case letters)

  • Republicans: AK/Murkowski/D, E, G, H; UT/Hatch/e, g, h
  • Democrats: None

Mostly anti-Life—Voting “pro-life” on 1 to 3 rolls calls when voting (pro-Life votes noted by upper-case letters)

  • Republicans: None
  • Democrats: NE/Nelson/G,I; PA/Casey/I; WV/Manchin/I

100% anti-Life when voting (absences noted by lower-case letters)

  • Republicans: None
  • Democrats: AK/Begich; AR/Pryor; CA/Boxer/f & Feinstein; CO/Bennet & Udall; CT/Blumenthal & Lieberman (I)/a; DE/Carper & Coons; FL/Nelson; HI/Akaka/e,f & Inouye; IL/Durbin; IA/Harkin; LA/Landrieu; MD/Cardin & Mikulski; MA/Kerry; MI/Levin & Stabenow; MN/Franken & Klobuchar; MO/McCaskill; MT/Baucus/g & Tester; NV/Reid; NH/Shaheen; NJ/Lautenberg & Menendez; NM/Bingaman & Udall; NY/Gillibrand & Schumer; NC/Hagan; ND/Conrad; OH/Brown; OR/Merkley & Wyden; RI/Reed & Whitehouse; SD/Johnson; VT/Leahy & Sanders (I); VA/Warner/a & Webb; WA/Cantwell & Murray/f; WV/Rockefeller; WI/Kohl

House Index Key

  • HRes-26 – Rule for consideration of HR-2, repeal of ObamaCare – Jan. 6, 2011 – Adopted 236 – 181-2
  • HR-2 – Motion to Recommit in order to kill repeal of ObamaCare – Jan. 19, 2011 – Failed 185-245
  • HR-2 – Repeal of ObamaCare – Jan. 19, 2011 – Passed 245-189
  • HRes-9 – Instructing certain House committees to report legislation replacing provisions of ObamaCare, including healthcare conscience clause and prohibition on abortion coverage – Jan. 20, 2011 – Passed 253-175
  • Pence Amendment to HR-1 – Defunding Planned Parenthood Federation of America and each of its affiliates in the Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2011 – Feb. 18, 2011 – Adopted 240-185-1
  • Procedural motion to recommit HR-1 to committee, seeking to block consideration of the pro-life-reform-laden Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2011 – Feb. 19, 2011 – Rejected 186-238
  • House Passage of HR-1 – The Continuing Resolution for Fiscal Year 2011 appropriations – Feb. 19, 2011 – Adopted 235-189
  • HR-1363 – short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government, including a provision barring federal or local tax subsidies for abortion in the District of Columbia through the end of FY2011 – April 7, 2011 – Adopted 247-181
  • H. Con. Res. 35 – Barring funding for ObamaCare – April 14, 2011 – Adopted 240-185
  • H. Con. Res. 36 – Disqualifying Planned Parenthood from federal funding – April 14, 2011 – Adopted 241-185-1
  • HR-3 – No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act – May 4, 2011 – Passed 251-175
  • HRes-237 – Rule for Consideration of HR-3 – No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act – May 4, 2011 – Passed 243-177
  • HR-3 – Motion to Recommit (Block Consideration) – No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act – May 4, 2011 – Failed 192-235
  • HR-1214 – Final Passage – To repeal funding for ObamaCare school-based clinic construction – May 4, 2011 – Passed 235-191
  • HR-1214 – Procedural Motion to Recommit (block passage) – May 4, 2011 – Failed 180-230
  • Foxx Amendment to HR-1216 – To exclude abortion from ObamaCare grants to medical education programs and to protect conscience rights – May 25, 2011 – Passed 234-182
  • King (Steve) ‘Telemed’ Amendment to bar funding for RU-486 in Food & Drug Administration Appropriation – June 16, 2011 – Adopted 240-176
  • HRes-430, Rule for consideration of HR-358, the “Protect Life Act” barring tax-subsidized coverage of abortion under ObamaCare – Oct. 13, 2011 – Adopted 248-173
  • HR-358 –Motion to Recommit, to thwart consideration of the “Protect Life Act” barring tax-subsidized coverage of abortion under ObamaCare – Oct. 13, 2011 – Failed 173-249
  • HR-358 – “Protect Life Act” barring tax-subsidized coverage of abortion under ObamaCare – Oct. 13, 2011 – Passed 251-172
  •  HR-3541 – “Prenatal Discrimination Act” barring sex-selection abortion – May 31, 2012 – Failed 246-168, needing 2/3
  • HR-6079 – ObamaCare Repeal – July 11, 2012 – Passed 244-185
  • HR-6079 – Motion to recommit ObamaCare Repeal to Committee (thwarting passage) – July 11, 2012 – Failed 180-248
  • HRes-724 – Rule for consideration of ObamaCare Repeal – July 10, 2012 – Passed 240-182
  • HRes-724 – Ending debate on the Rule for consideration of ObamaCare Repeal – July 10, 2012 – Adopted 238-184
  • HR-3803 – DC Late-term Abortion Ban – July 31, 2012 – Failed 220-154, needing 2/3

House Index

100% Pro-Life

  • Republicans: AL/Aderholt, Bachus, Brooks & Rogers; AZ/Gosar & Schweikert; AR/Crawford, Griffin & Womack; CA/Calvert, Denham, Gallegly, Herger, Hunter, Issa, Lewis, Lungren, McClintock, McKeon, Gary Miller, Nunes & Royce; CO/Coffman, Gardner, Lamborn &  Tipton; FL/Adams, Buchanan, Mica, Miller, Nugent, Posey, Rivera, Rooney, Ros-Lehtinen, Southerland & Stearns; GA/Kingston; ID/Simpson; IL/Hultgren, Kinzinger, Manzullo, Schilling, Schock, Shimkus & Walsh; IN/Bucshon & Stutzman; IA/Latham; KS/Huelskamp, Jenkins, Pompeo & Yoder; KY/Davis, Guthrie & Whitfield; LA/Boustany, Fleming, Landry & Scalise; MD/Bartlett & Harris; MI/Miller & Rogers; MN/Cravaack, Kline & Paulsen; MS/Palazzo; MO/Graves, Hartzler & Luetkemeyer; MT/Rehberg; NE/Terry; NJ/Lance, LoBiondo, Runyan & Smith; NY/Buerkle, Gibson & King; NC/Coble, Ellmers, Foxx, McHenry & Myrick; ND/Berg; OH/Chabot, Gibbs, Johnson, Latta, Schmidt, Tiberi & Turner; OK/Cole, Lankford & Lucas; PA/Barletta, Gerlach, Marino, Meehan, Murphy, Pitts & Shuster; SC/Duncan & Wilson; TN/Black, Blackburn, Duncan, Fincher, Fleischman & Roe; TX/Canseco, Conaway, Culberson, Farenthold, Flores, Gohmert, Granger, Hall, Marchant, Neugebauer, Olson, Poe, Smith & Thornberry; UT/Bishop & Chaffetz; VA/Forbes, Goodlatte, Griffith, Hurt, Rigell, Wittman & Wolf; WV/McKinley; WI/Ribble, Ryan & Sensenbrenner.
  • Democrats: None

100% Pro-Life when voting (absences noted by lower-case letters)

  • Republicans: AL/Bonner/v,w,x,y & Roby/u; AK/Young/d,f,h; AZ/Franks/I & Quayle/e,f,g; CA/Dreier/n, McCarthy/n & Rohrabacher/z; FL/Crenshaw/z, Diaz-Balart/k, Mack/u,z, Ross/n, Webster/p & Young/u; GA/Broun/r, Gingrey/p, Graves/z, Price/n, A. Scott/z, Westmoreland/z & Woodall/x; ID/Labrador/z; IL/Johnson/d,q & Roskam/n; IN/Burton/u, Pence/z, Rokita/q & Young/z; KY/Rogers/z; LA/Alexander/z & Cassidy/z; MI/Benishek/z, Camp/s,t, Huizenga/z & Walberg/z; MS/Harper/e & Nunelee/k; MO/Akin/k, Emerson/k,l,m,n,o, Long/p; NE/Fortenberry/u & Smith/a; NV/Amodei (not in office for a-t); NH/Guinta/u; NJ/Garrett/b; NM/Pearce/a; NY/Reed/p, Turner (not in office for a-q); OH/Austria/a, Jordan/z, Renacci/z & Stivers/q; OK/Sullivan/y; OR/Walden/n; PA/Platts/y & Thompson/k; SC/Gowdy/p & T. Scott/n; SD/Noem/n; TN/DesJarlais/z; TX/Brady/n, Burgess/p, Carter/s, Hensarling/n, Sam Johnson/k,l,m,n,o & McCaul/z; VA/Cantor/n; WA/Hastings/p, Herrera-Beutler/n, r, McMorris-Rodgers/n & Reichert/i,j; WI/Duffy/z; WY/Lummis/k
  • Democrats: None

Mostly Pro-Life—Voting “pro-life” on 18-25 roll calls (anti-Life votes noted by upper-case letter; “not voting” noted by lower-case letters)

  • Republicans: AZ/Flake/G; CA/Bilbray/P,Q/k,l,m,n,o, Bono-Mack/P,U,Z/e,j & Campbell/G/z; FL/West/O; IL/Biggert/E,I,J,P,Q,T,Z & Dold/E,J,P,Q,U,Z/a; IA/King/H/x,y; MI/Upton/Q; MN/Bachmann/H/r,s,t; NV/Heck/O,P; NH/Bass/E,J,P,Q,U,Z; NJ/Frelinghuysen/E,J/h,p; NY/Grimm/P, Hanna/E,J,P,Q,T,U/z & Hayworth/Q,U/a/”present” on Z; NC/Jones/G,L/I; OH/LaTourette/O/”present” on Z; PA/Dent/E,J,P,Q,Z, Fitzpatrick (“present” on A) & Kelly/O; TX/Barton/H/a, Paul/H,U/f,g,r,s,t,z & Sessions (“present” on A)/n; WV/Capito/O,P
  • Democrats: AR/Ross/F,G,L,O,Y; NC/McIntyre/B,F,G,L,N,W; OK/Boren/F,G,L

Mixed—Voting “pro-life” on 13 to17 roll calls when voting (anti-Life votes noted by upper-case letters; absences noted by lower case letters)

  • Republicans: None
  • Democrats: MN/Peterson/A,B,C,F,H,I,L,O,V,W,X,Y/n; NC/Schuler/A,C,F,G,I,L,O,V,X;
    PA/Altmire/D,H,K,M,N,O,P,R,S,T,U,Z & Holden/D,H,K,M,P,Q,S,T,U,Z; WV/Rahall/E,J,K,M,P,Q,R,S,T,U,Z

Mostly anti-Life—Voting “pro-life” on 1 to 12 rolls calls when voting (pro-Life votes noted by upper-case letters; absences noted by lower-case letters)

  • Republicans: None
  • Democrats: CA/Cardoza/N/r,z, Costa/N/k & Garamendi/U/a; FL/Brown/D,t; GA/Barrow/D,H,U,W & Bishop/A,T/z; IL/Costello/E,J,K,P,Q,R,S,T,U,Z & Lipinski/D,E,J,K,M,P,Q,R,S,T,U,Z; IN/Donnelly/E,H,J,K,M,P,Q,R,T,U,Z; IA/Boswell/H/a; KY/Chandler/D,N; MD/Hoyer/B,W/r & Ruppersberger/B/d; MA/Lynch/U; MI/Kildee/K,M,P,Z; NC/Kissell/A,D,H,U,V,W,X,Y,Z; OH/Kaptur/M,Q/z; OR/Schrader/H; PA/Critz/J,M,P,Q,S,T,U,Z; RI/Langevin/Q,Z/r; TN/Cooper/H,U; TX/Cuellar/M,Q,S,T,U,Z & Reyes/E,U/s,t; UT/Matheson/D,H,M,N,R,T,U,V,W,Z; WA/Smith/W

100% anti-Life when voting (absences noted by lower-case letters)

  • Republicans: None
  • Democrats: AL/Sewell; AZ/Barber (not in office for a-u), Grijalva & Pastor/z; CA/Baca,
    Bass, Becerra, Berman, Capps, Chu, Davis, Eshoo/q, Farr, Filner/p,z, Hahn (not in office for a-q) Honda/a, Lee, Lofgren, Matsui, McNerney, George Miller/q,x,y, Napolitano/u, Pelosi, Richardson, Roybal-Allard/a, Linda Sanchez, Loretta Sanchez, Schiff, Sherman, Speier, Stark/f,g, Thompson, Waters, Waxman, Woolsey; CO/DeGette/z, Perlmutter, Polis/p,r,s,t; CT/Courtney, DeLauro, Himes, Larson/q, Murphy; DE/Carney; FL/Castor/p, Deutch, Hastings, Wasserman-Schultz/n,o, Wilson/b,f,g,r,s,t; GA/Johnson/z, Lewis/r,z, David Scott; HI/Hanabusa & Hirono/b,x,y,z; IL/Davis/a, Gutierrez/e,x,y, Jackson/p,v,w,x,y,z, Quigley, Rush/z, Schakowsky; IN/Carson & Visclosky; IA/Braley/p & Loebsack; KY/Yarmuth; LA/Richmond/z; ME/Michaud & Pingree/k; MD/Cummings, Edwards, Sarbanes, VanHollen/w; MA/Capuano, Franks/s,z, Keating/e, Markey, McGovern, Neal/q, Olver/i,j,q, Tierney,Tsongas/q; MI/Clarke/a, Conyers, Dingell, Levin, Peters/f,g; MN/Ellison/q,u, McCollum/e,f,g & Walz; MS/Thompson; MO/Carnahan/z, Clay, Cleaver; NV/Berkley/z; NJ/Andrews/i,j, Holt, Pallone, Pascrell/u, Rothman, Sires; NM/Heinrich/u,z & Lujan/z; NY/Ackerman, Bishop/x, Clarke, Crowley, Engel, Higgins/z, Hinchey, Hochul (not in office for a-p), Israel, Lowey, Maloney/a, McCarthy/p, Meeks/i,j,q, Nadler, Owens, Rangel/q,u, Serrano/q,r,s,t, Slaughter/q,r,s,t,u, Tonko, Towns/d,z, Velasquez/u; NC/Butterfield, Miller, Price, Watt; OH/Fudge, Kucinich/z, Ryan, Sutton/z; OR/Blumenauer, Bonamici (not in office for a-t), DeFazio; PA/Brady, Doyle/u, Fattah, Schwartz; RI/Cicilline/a; SC/Clyburn/n; TN/Cohen; TX/Doggett/z, Gonzalez/s,t, Al Green, Gene Green, Hinojosa/e,f,g, Jackson-Lee/z, E.B. Johnson; VT/Welch; VA/Connolly, Moran, Scott; WA/Dicks, Inslee, Larsen, McDermott; WI/Baldwin, Kind, Moore.

Note: The Speaker customarily does not vote. Speaker Boehner voted “pro-life” on roll call C and otherwise did not vote on indexed roll calls.