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VOTE DATABASE: 2005 House Key Votes for
 
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Vote descriptions are at the bottom of the page.

Votes for lower taxes and less government are colored green;
anti-freedom votes are red.		 Legend
: Positive Vote
: Negative Vote
: Didn't Vote
: Ineligible (out of office)

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Neil Abercrombie (HI - D)12
Gary Ackerman (NY - D)6
Robert Aderholt (AL - R)65
Todd Akin (MO - R)82
Rodney Alexander (LA - R)71
Tom Allen (ME - D)12
Robert Andrews (NJ - D)12
Joe Baca (CA - D)29
Spencer Bachus (AL - R)65
Brian Baird (WA - D)24
Richard Baker (LA - R)65
Tammy Baldwin (WI - D)6
J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R)82
John Barrow (GA - D)41
Roscoe Bartlett (MD - R)65
Joe Barton (TX - R)82
Charles Bass (NH - R)59
Melissa L. Bean (IL - D)41
Bob Beauprez (CO - R)71
Xavier Becerra (CA - D)12
Shelley Berkley (NV - D)24
Howard Berman (CA - D)18
Marion Berry (AR - D)35
Judy Biggert (IL - R)65
Michael Bilirakis (FL - R)65
Timothy Bishop (NY - D)12
Rob Bishop (UT - R)71
Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA - D)35
Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)76
Earl Blumenauer (OR - D)12
Roy Blunt (MO - R)71
Sherwood L. Boehlert (NY - R)41
John A. Boehner (OH - R)88
Henry Bonilla (TX - R)71
Jo Bonner (AL - R)76
Mary Bono (CA - R)71
John Boozman (AR - R)76
Dan Boren (OK - D)53
Leonard Boswell (IA - D)12
Rick Boucher (VA - D)29
Charles W. Boustany Jr. (LA - R)65
Allen Boyd (FL - D)29
Jeb Bradley (NH - R)53
Kevin Brady (TX - R)76
Robert Brady (PA - D)6
Corrine Brown (FL - D)18
Henry Brown (SC - R)71
Sherrod Brown (OH - D)12
Virginia Brown-Waite (FL - R)53
Michael Burgess (TX - R)76
Dan Burton (IN - R)71
G. K. Butterfield (NC - D)18
Steve Buyer (IN - R)65
Ken Calvert (CA - R)71
Dave Camp (MI - R)71
Chris Cannon (UT - R)76
Eric Cantor (VA - R)76
Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R)65
Lois Capps (CA - D)12
Michael E. Capuano (MA - D)12
Benjamin L. Cardin (MD - D)12
Dennis Cardoza (CA - D)35
Russ Carnahan (MO - D)12
Julia Carson (IN - D)12
John Carter (TX - R)71
Ed Case (HI - D)24
Michael N. Castle (DE - R)59
Steve Chabot (OH - R)76
Ben Chandler (KY - D)24
Chris Chocola (IN - R)82
William Clay Jr. (MO - D)29
Emanuel Cleaver (MO - D)6
James E. Clyburn (SC - D)18
Howard Coble (NC - R)53
Tom Cole (OK - R)76
K. Michael Conaway (TX - R)76
John Conyers Jr. (MI - D)18
Jim Cooper (TN - D)29
Jim Costa (CA - D)35
Jerry Costello (IL - D)24
Robert E. Cramer (AL - D)53
Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)71
Joseph Crowley (NY - D)12
Barbara Cubin (WY - R)59
Henry Cuellar (TX - D)59
John Culberson (TX - R)71
Elijah Cummings (MD - D)12
Randy Cunningham (CA - R)65
Tom Davis (VA - R)65
Susan Davis (CA - D)12
Lincoln Davis (TN - D)47
Jo Ann Davis (VA - R)65
Jim Davis (FL - D)6
Geoff Davis (KY - R)71
Danny K. Davis (IL - D)18
Artur Davis (AL - D)29
Nathan Deal (GA - R)65
Peter DeFazio (OR - D)12
Diana DeGette (CO - D)6
William Delahunt (MA - D)12
Rosa DeLauro (CT - D)12
Tom DeLay (TX - R)71
Charles W. Dent (PA - R)71
Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R)65
Mario Diaz-Balart (FL - R)71
Norman D. Dicks (WA - D)24
John Dingell (MI - D)12
Lloyd Doggett (TX - D)12
John Doolittle (CA - R)59
Mike Doyle (PA - D)12
Thelma D. Drake (VA - R)76
David Dreier (CA - R)71
John J. Duncan Jr. (TN - R)71
Chet Edwards (TX - D)41
Vernon J. Ehlers (MI - R)59
Rahm Emanuel (IL - D)18
Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R)65
Eliot Engel (NY - D)12
Phil English (PA - R)76
Anna G. Eshoo (CA - D)18
Bob Etheridge (NC - D)12
Lane Evans (IL - D)6
Terry Everett (AL - R)65
Sam Farr (CA - D)18
Chaka Fattah (PA - D)12
Tom Feeney (FL - R)76
Michael Ferguson (NJ - R)65
Bob Filner (CA - D)18
Michael G. Fitzpatrick (PA - R)53
Jeff Flake (AZ - R)100
Mark Foley (FL - R)59
J. Randy Forbes (VA - R)71
Harold Ford (TN - D)29
Jeff Fortenberry (NE - R)71
Vito Fossella (NY - R)71
Virginia Foxx (NC - R)71
Barney Frank (MA - D)6
Trent Franks (AZ - R)71
Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ - R)59
Elton Gallegly (CA - R)65
Scott Garrett (NJ - R)71
Jim Gerlach (PA - R)59
Jim Gibbons (NV - R)65
Wayne Gilchrest (MD - R)59
Paul Gillmor (OH - R)59
Phil Gingrey (GA - R)71
Louie Gohmert (TX - R)76
Charlie A. Gonzalez (TX - D)18
Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R)59
Bob Goodlatte (VA - R)76
Bart Gordon (TN - D)41
Kay Granger (TX - R)71
Sam Graves (MO - R)65
Mark Green (WI - R)71
Gene Green (TX - D)12
Al Green (TX - D)12
Raul Grijalva (AZ - D)6
Luis Gutierrez (IL - D)12
Gil Gutknecht (MN - R)71
Ralph Hall (TX - R)59
Jane Harman (CA - D)24
Katherine Harris (FL - R)71
Melissa Hart (PN - R)71
Denny Hastert (IL - R)53
Doc Hastings (WA - R)65
Alcee L. Hastings (FL - D)0
Robin Hayes (NC - D)71
J.D. Hayworth (AZ - R)76
Joel Hefley (CO - R)65
Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)88
Wally Herger (CA - R)76
Stephanie Herseth (SD - D)29
Brian Higgins (NY - D)24
Maurice Hinchey (NY - D)0
Ruben Hinojosa (TX - D)41
David Hobson (OH - R)53
Pete Hoekstra (MI - R)76
John N. Hoestettler (IN - R)71
Tim Holden (PA - D)35
Rush Holt (NJ - D)12
Mike Honda (CA - D)18
Darlene Hooley (OR - D)24
Steny Hoyer (MD - D)18
Kenny Hulshof (MO - R)65
Duncan Hunter (CA - R)59
Henry Hyde (IL - R)65
Bob Inglis (SC - R)76
Jay Inslee (WA - D)12
Steve Israel (NY - D)18
Darrell Issa (CA - R)71
Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R)76
Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (IL - D)0
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX - D)18
William J. Jefferson (LA - D)24
William L. Jenkins (TN - R)71
Bobby Jindal (LA - R)71
Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX - D)12
Nancy L. Johnson (CT - R)53
Sam Johnson (TX - R)82
Timothy V. Johnson (IL - R)47
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH - D)6
Walter B. Jones (NC - R)53
Paul E. Kanjorski (PA - D)18
Marcy Kaptur (OH - D)6
Ric Keller (FL - R)71
Sue Kelly (NY - R)65
Mark Kennedy (MN - R)76
Patrick Kennedy (RI - D)12
Dale Kildee (MI - D)6
Carolyn Kilpatrick (MI - D)12
Ron Kind (WI - D)29
Pete King (NY - R)59
Steve King (IA - R)76
Jack Kingston (GA - R)65
Mark Kirk (IL - R)59
John Kline (MN - R)76
Joseph Knollenberg (MI - R)71
Jim Kolbe (AZ - D)71
Dennis Kucinich (OH - R)6
John R. Kuhl Jr. (NY - R)76
Ray LaHood (IL - D)47
Jim Langevin (RI - D)18
Tom Lantos (CA - D)12
Rick Larsen (WA - D)29
John b. Larson (CT - D)18
First Last (St - Pa)0
Tom Latham (IA - R)71
Steven C. LaTourette (OH - R)53
Jim Leach (IA - R)35
Barbara Lee (CA - D)12
Sander Levin (MI - D)6
Jerry Lewis (CA - R)71
John Lewis (GA - D)6
Ron Lewis (KY - R)71
John Linder (GA - R)76
Daniel Lipinski (IL - D)18
Frank LoBiondo (NJ - R)47
Zoe Lofgren (CA - D)18
Nita Lowey (NY - D)6
Frank Lucas (OK - R)71
Daniel Lungren (CA - R)76
Stephen F. Lynch (MA - D)12
Connie Mack (FL - R)65
Carolyn Maloney (NY - D)12
Donald Manzullo (IL - R)71
Kenny Marchant (TX - R)76
Ed Markey (MA - D)12
Jim Marshall (GA - D)35
Jim Matheson (UT - D)53
Doris O. Matsui (CA - D)12
Carolyn McCarthy (NY - D)18
Michael T. McCaul (TX - R)76
Betty McCollum (MN - D)12
Thaddeus McCotter (MI - R)65
Jim McCrery (LA - R)71
Jim McDermott (WA - D)6
James McGovern (MA - D)12
Patrick McHenry (NC - R)71
John M. McHugh (NY - R)59
Mike McIntyre (NC - D)29
Buck McKeon (CA - R)71
Cynthia McKinney (GA - D)12
Cathy McMorris (WA - R)71
Michael R. McNulty (NY - D)18
Marty Meehan (MA - D)12
Kendrick Meek (FL - D)18
Gregory W. Meeks (NY - D)24
Charlie Melancon (LA - D)41
Bob Menendez (NJ - D)12
John Mica (FL - R)76
Michael Michaud (ME - D)24
Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA - D)18
Brad Miller (NC - D)6
Candice Miller (MI - R)65
Gary Miller (CA - R)76
George Miller (CA - D)6
Jeff Miller (FL - R)65
Alan B. Mollohan (WV - D)12
Gwen Moore (WI - D)12
Dennis Moore (KS - D)29
Jerry Moran (KS - D)76
Jim Moran (VA - D)24
Tim Murphy (PA - R)71
John Murtha (PA - D)29
Marilyn Musgrave (CO - R)82
Sue Myrick (NC - R)71
Jerrold Nadler (NY - D)6
Grace Napolitano (CA - D)12
Richard Neal (MA - D)6
Randy Neugebauer (TX - R)76
Robert Ney (OH - R)53
Anne Northup (KY - R)71
Charlie Norwood (GA - R)47
Devin Nunes (CA - R)71
Jim Nussle (IA - R)76
James Oberstar (MN - D)6
David Obey (WI - D)12
John Olver (MA - D)6
Soloman P. Ortiz (TX - D)24
Tom Osborne (NE - R)65
Butch Otter (ID - R)82
Major Owens (NY - D)12
Michael G. Oxley (OH - R)65
Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ - D)6
Bill Pascrell Jr. (NJ - D)6
Ed Pastor (AZ - D)0
Ron Paul (TX - R)59
Donald M. Payne (NJ - D)6
Steve Pearce (NM - R)65
Nancy Pelosi (CA - D)6
Mike Pence (IN - R)82
John E. Peterson (PA - R)71
Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)47
Thomas Petri (WI - R)71
Charles W. Pickering (MS - R)71
Joseph R. Pitts (PA - R)76
Todd Platts (PA - R)59
Ted Poe (TX - R)76
Richard Pombo (CA - R)59
Earl Pomeroy (ND - D)29
Jon Porter (NV - R)71
David Price (NC - D)12
Tom Price (GA - R)76
Deborah Pryce (OH - R)59
Adam Putnam (FL - R)71
George P. Radanovich (CA - R)71
Nick Rahall (WV - D)24
Jim Ramstad (MN - R)53
Charles B. Rangel (NY - D)12
Ralph Regula (OH - R)65
Dennis Rehberg (MT - R)65
David G. Reichert (WA - R)59
Rick Renzi (AZ - R)71
Silvestre Reyes (TX - D)24
Thomas M. Reynolds (NY - R)76
Harold Rogers (KY - R)71
Mike Rogers (AL - R)71
Mike Rogers (MI - R)76
Dana Rohrabacher (CA - R)71
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)65
Mike Ross (AR - D)35
Steven Rothman (NJ - D)6
Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA - D)6
Ed Royce (CA - R)82
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD - D)29
Bobby L. Rush (IL - D)12
Tim Ryan (OH - D)24
Paul Ryan (WI - R)76
Jim Ryun (KS - R)76
Martin Olav Sabo (MN - D)0
John T. Salazar (CO - D)35
Linda Sanchez (CA - D)6
Loretta Sanchez (CA - D)29
Bernie Sanders (VT - I)6
Jim Saxton (NJ - R)53
Jan Schakowsky (IL - D)0
Adam Schiff (CA - D)6
Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA - R)6
John J. H. Schwartz (MI - D)53
Robert C. Scott (VA - D)6
David Scott (GA - R)47
James F. Sensenbrenner (WI - R)82
Jose E. Serrano (NY - R)18
Pete Sessions (TX - R)76
John Shadegg (AZ - R)94
E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R)59
Christopher Shays (CT - R)47
Brad Sherman (CA - D)12
Don Sherwood (PA - R)71
John Shimkus (IL - R)71
Bill Shuster (PA - R)76
Rob Simmons (CT - R)41
Mike Simpson (ID - R)65
Ike Skelton (MO - D)35
Louise Slaughter (NY - D)18
Adam Smith (WA - D)29
Chris Smith (NJ - R)41
Lamar Smith (TX - R)71
Vic Snyder (AR - D)24
Michael E. Sodrel (IN - R)76
Hilda Solis (CA - D)12
Mark E. Souder (IN - R)71
John Spratt (SC - D)18
Fortney Pete Stark (CA - D)6
Cliff Stearns (FL - R)76
Ted Strickland (OH - D)12
Bart Stupak (MI - D)12
John Sullivan (OK - R)65
John E. Sweeney (NY - R)65
Tom Tancredo (CO - R)71
John Tanner (TN - D)41
Ellen Tauscher (CA - D)24
Charles H. Taylor (NC - R)59
Gene Taylor (MS - D)29
Lee Terry (NE - R)71
Bill Thomas (CA - R)65
Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)18
Mike Thompson (CA - D)24
Mac Thornberry (TX - R)88
Todd Tiahrt (KS - R)71
Pat Tiberi (OH - R)65
John Tierney (MA - D)6
Edolphus Towns (NY - D)29
Michael Turner (OH - R)59
Mark Udall (CO - D)24
Tom Udall (NM - D)12
Fred Upton (MI - R)53
Chris Van Hollen (MD - D)12
Nydia M. Velazquez (NY - D)18
Peter Visclosky (IN - D)0
Greg Walden (OR - R)71
Jim Walsh (NY - R)59
Zach Wamp (TN - R)65
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL - D)18
Maxine Waters (CA - D)12
Diane E. Watson (CA - D)18
Mel Watt (NC - D)6
Henry Waxman (CA - D)6
Anthony D. Weiner (NY - D)12
Curt Weldon (PA - R)47
Dave Weldon (FL - R)76
Jerry Weller (IL - R)71
Lynn A. Westmoreland (GA - R)76
Robert Wexler (FL - D)12
Ed Whitfield (KY - R)71
Roger Wicker (MS - R)65
Heather Wilson (NM - R)59
Joe Wilson (SC - R)76
Frank Wolf (VA - R)53
Lynn Woolsey (CA - D)12
David Wu (OR - D)24
Albert Wynn (MD - D)29
C.W. Bill Young (FL - R)76
Don Young (AK - R)65
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Key Votes Description (thanks to Kevin Glass for compiling the vote results)

Summary of House Votes

  1. Vote on final passage of the Class Action Fairness Act

  2. Vote on final passage of pork-loaded Transportation Equity Act (wanted a NO vote) ROLL CALL 65

  3. Vote on Representative Hensarling’s Amendment for Alternative Budget

  4. Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act

  5. Voting to withdraw the United States from the WTO (wanted a NO vote) ROLL CALL 239

  6. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act: A flawed bailout of the postal system that is sorely in need of reform (NO vote was the right vote)

  7. Passage of the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) to promote free trade between the United States and Central America

  8. Agreeing to the Conference Report on the Transportation Equity Act (NO vote was the correct vote)

  9. Vote on pork-filled Katrina Emergency Spending Bill (NO vote was correct vote)

  10. Amending and reauthorizing 1973 Endangered Species Act to provide for greater results in conserving and recovering listed species

  11. The Gasoline for America’s Security Act: to expedite the construction of new refining capacity in the United States, to provide reliable and affordable energy to the American people

  12. Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act: tort reform legislation to prevent trial lawyers from suing the fast food industry over ludicrous obesity claims

  13. The Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act: a bill to improve attorney accountability

  14. Protect Bloggers and Online Speech from Campaign Finance Restrictions

  15. Private Property Rights Protection Act: a bill to discourage abuse of eminent domain.

  16. Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: Restores budget process to allow Congress to make important spending reductions and policy changes.

  17. Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: would extend pro-growth reductions to dividends and capital gains rates to all Americans. 
 

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