On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 2272 - 21st Century Competitiveness Act

Did the Vote Pass? Yes
Voted Yea 323
Voted Nay 46
Didn't Vote 8
Voted Present 0

Government Spending

This bill would authorize over $43 billion over 3 years to fund at least 40 new federal programs for various agencies including the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Science and Technology, and the Departments of Commerce, Education and Energy. The size and scope of the funding that emerged from the conference report drastically exceeds the original House version where $23 billion was allocated for 20 new programs. It not only represents the reckless spending that has come to characterize Congress, but also is a drastic and irresponsible expansion of the size of government.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name	Party	District	Voted
Neil Abercrombie	Democrat	HI-1	Yea
Gary Ackerman	Democrat	NY-5	Yea
Robert Aderholt	Republican	AL-4	Yea
W. Akin	Republican	MO-2	Yea
Rodney Alexander	Republican	LA-5	Yea
Thomas Allen	Democrat	ME-1	Yea
Jason Altmire	Democrat	PA-4	Yea
Robert Andrews	Democrat	NJ-1	Yea
Michael Arcuri	Democrat	NY-24	Yea
Joe Baca	Democrat	CA-43	Yea
Brian Baird	Democrat	WA-3	Yea
Richard Baker	Republican	LA-6	Yea
Tammy Baldwin	Democrat	WI	Yea
John Barrow	Democrat	GA-12	Yea
Roscoe Bartlett	Republican	MD-6	Yea
Melissa Bean	Democrat	IL-8	Yea
Shelley Berkley	Democrat	NV-1	Yea
Howard Berman	Democrat	CA-28	Yea
Robert Berry	Democrat	AR-1	Yea
Judy Biggert	Republican	IL-13	Yea
Brian Bilbray	Republican	CA-50	Yea
Gus Bilirakis	Republican	FL-12	Yea
Rob Bishop	Republican	UT-1	Yea
Sanford Bishop	Democrat	GA-2	Yea
Timothy Bishop	Democrat	NY-1	Yea
Marsha Blackburn	Republican	TN	Yea
Earl Blumenauer	Democrat	OR-3	Yea
Jo Bonner	Republican	AL-1	Yea
Mary Bono Mack	Republican	CA-45	Yea
John Boozman	Republican	AR	Yea
Dan Boren	Democrat	OK-2	Yea
Leonard Boswell	Democrat	IA-3	Yea
Frederick Boucher	Democrat	VA-9	Yea
Nancy Boyda	Democrat	KS-2	Yea
Bruce Braley	Democrat	IA-1	Yea
Henry Brown	Republican	SC-1	Yea
Virginia Brown-Waite	Republican	FL-5	Yea
Vern Buchanan	Republican	FL-16	Yea
Mike Burgess	Republican	TX-26	Yea
Dan Burton	Republican	IN-5	Yea
G. K. Butterfield	Democrat	NC-1	Yea
Ken Calvert	Republican	CA-41	Yea
Dave Camp	Republican	MI-4	Yea
Christopher Cannon	Republican	UT-3	Yea
Shelley Capito	Republican	WV	Yea
Michael Capuano	Democrat	MA-7	Yea
Dennis Cardoza	Democrat	CA-18	Yea
Russ Carnahan	Democrat	MO-3	Yea
Christopher Carney	Democrat	PA-10	Yea
Julia Carson	Democrat	IN-7	Yea
Michael Castle	Republican	DE-AL	Yea
Kathy Castor	Democrat	FL-14	Yea
Ben Chandler	Democrat	KY-6	Yea
Wm. Lacy Clay	Democrat	MO-1	Yea
Emanuel Cleaver	Democrat	MO-5	Yea
Jim Clyburn	Democrat	SC-6	Yea
Steve Cohen	Democrat	TN-9	Yea
Tom Cole	Republican	OK-4	Yea
Jim Cooper	Democrat	TN-5	Yea
Jim Costa	Democrat	CA-21	Yea
Jerry Costello	Democrat	IL-12	Yea
Joe Courtney	Democrat	CT-2	Yea
Robert Cramer	Democrat	AL-5	Yea
Henry Cuellar	Democrat	TX-28	Yea
John Culberson	Republican	TX-7	Yea
Elijah Cummings	Democrat	MD-7	Yea
David Davis	Republican	TN-1	Yea
Artur Davis	Democrat	AL-7	Yea
Danny Davis	Democrat	IL-7	Yea
Lincoln Davis	Democrat	TN-4	Yea
Susan Davis	Democrat	CA-53	Yea
Thomas Davis	Republican	VA-11	Yea
Geoff Davis	Republican	KY-4	Yea
Peter DeFazio	Democrat	OR-4	Yea
Diana DeGette	Democrat	CO-1	Yea
William Delahunt	Democrat	MA-10	Yea
Rosa DeLauro	Democrat	CT-3	Yea
Lincoln Diaz-Balart	Republican	FL-21	Yea
Mario Diaz-Balart	Republican	FL-26	Yea
John Dingell	Democrat	MI-12	Yea
Mike Doyle	Democrat	PA-18	Yea
Thelma Drake	Republican	VA-2	Yea
David Dreier	Republican	CA-26	Yea
Thomas Edwards	Democrat	TX-17	Yea
Vernon Ehlers	Republican	MI-3	Yea
Brad Ellsworth	Democrat	IN-8	Yea
Rahm Emanuel	Democrat	IL-5	Yea
Jo Ann Emerson	Republican	MO-8	Yea
Eliot Engel	Democrat	NY-16	Yea
Philip English	Republican	PA-3	Yea
Anna Eshoo	Democrat	CA-16	Yea
Terry Everett	Republican	AL-2	Yea
Mary Fallin	Republican	OK-5	Yea
Michael Ferguson	Republican	NJ-7	Yea
Bob Filner	Democrat	CA-51	Yea
Jeff Fortenberry	Republican	NE-1	Yea
Vito Fossella	Republican	NY-13	Yea
Barney Frank	Democrat	MA-4	Yea
Elton Gallegly	Republican	CA-24	Yea
Jim Gerlach	Republican	PA-6	Yea
Gabrielle Giffords	Democrat	AZ-8	Yea
Wayne Gilchrest	Republican	MD-1	Yea
Kirsten Gillibrand	Democrat	NY	Yea
Paul Gillmor	Republican	OH-5	Yea
Phil Gingrey	Republican	GA-11	Yea
Louie Gohmert	Republican	TX-1	Yea
Charles Gonzalez	Democrat	TX-20	Yea
Virgil Goode	Republican	VA-5	Yea
Bob Goodlatte	Republican	VA-6	Yea
Barton Gordon	Democrat	TN-6	Yea
Sam Graves	Republican	MO-6	Yea
Al Green	Democrat	TX-9	Yea
Gene Green	Democrat	TX-29	Yea
Raúl Grijalva	Democrat	AZ-7	Yea
T. Gutierrez	Democrat	IL-4	Yea
Ralph Hall	Republican	TX-4	Yea
John Hall	Democrat	NY-19	Yea
Phil Hare	Democrat	IL-17	Yea
Jane Harman	Democrat	CA-36	Yea
J. Hastert	Republican	IL-14	Yea
Alcee Hastings	Democrat	FL-20	Yea
Doc Hastings	Republican	WA-4	Yea
Robin Hayes	Republican	NC-8	Yea
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin	Democrat	SD-AL	Yea
Brian Higgins	Democrat	NY-26	Yea
Baron Hill	Democrat	IN-9	Yea
Maurice Hinchey	Democrat	NY-22	Yea
Mazie Hirono	Democrat	HI	Yea
David Hobson	Republican	OH-7	Yea
Paul Hodes	Democrat	NH-2	Yea
Peter Hoekstra	Republican	MI-2	Yea
Tim Holden	Democrat	PA-17	Yea
Rush Holt	Democrat	NJ-12	Yea
Darlene Hooley	Democrat	OR-5	Yea
Steny Hoyer	Democrat	MD-5	Yea
Kenny Hulshof	Republican	MO-9	Yea
Duncan Hunter	Republican	CA-52	Yea
Bob Inglis	Republican	SC-4	Yea
Jay Inslee	Democrat	WA-1	Yea
Jesse Jackson	Democrat	IL-2	Yea
Sheila Jackson Lee	Democrat	TX-18	Yea
William Jefferson	Democrat	LA-2	Yea
Bobby Jindal	Republican	LA-1	Yea
Hank Johnson	Democrat	GA-4	Yea
Eddie Johnson	Democrat	TX-30	Yea
Timothy Johnson	Republican	IL-15	Yea
Stephanie Jones	Democrat	OH-11	Yea
Steve Kagen	Democrat	WI-8	Yea
Paul Kanjorski	Democrat	PA-11	Yea
Marcy Kaptur	Democrat	OH-9	Yea
Ric Keller	Republican	FL-8	Yea
Patrick Kennedy	Democrat	RI-1	Yea
Dale Kildee	Democrat	MI-5	Yea
Carolyn Kilpatrick	Democrat	MI-13	Yea
Ron Kind	Democrat	WI-3	Yea
Pete King	Republican	NY-2	Yea
Mark Kirk	Republican	IL	Yea
Ron Klein	Democrat	FL-22	Yea
Joseph Knollenberg	Republican	MI-9	Yea
John Kuhl	Republican	NY-29	Yea
Ray LaHood	Republican	IL-18	Yea
Nicholas Lampson	Democrat	TX-22	Yea
Jim Langevin	Democrat	RI-2	Yea
Tom Lantos	Democrat	CA-12	Yea
Rick Larsen	Democrat	WA-2	Yea
John Larson	Democrat	CT-1	Yea
Tom Latham	Republican	IA-3	Yea
Steven LaTourette	Republican	OH-14	Yea
Barbara Lee	Democrat	CA-12	Yea
Jerry Lewis	Republican	CA-41	Yea
John Lewis	Democrat	GA-5	Yea
Ron Lewis	Republican	KY-2	Yea
Dan Lipinski	Democrat	IL-3	Yea
Dave Loebsack	Democrat	IA-2	Yea
Zoe Lofgren	Democrat	CA-18	Yea
Nita Lowey	Democrat	NY-17	Yea
Frank Lucas	Republican	OK-3	Yea
Daniel Lungren	Republican	CA-3	Yea
Stephen Lynch	Democrat	MA-8	Yea
Tim Mahoney	Democrat	FL-16	Yea
Carolyn Maloney	Democrat	NY-12	Yea
Kenny Marchant	Republican	TX	Yea
Ed Markey	Democrat	MA	Yea
James Marshall	Democrat	GA-8	Yea
Jim Matheson	Democrat	UT-4	Yea
Doris Matsui	Democrat	CA-7	Yea
Kevin McCarthy	Republican	CA-20	Yea
Carolyn McCarthy	Democrat	NY-4	Yea
Michael McCaul	Republican	TX-10	Yea
Betty McCollum	Democrat	MN-4	Yea
Thaddeus McCotter	Republican	MI-11	Yea
James McCrery	Republican	LA-4	Yea
Jim McGovern	Democrat	MA-2	Yea
John McHugh	Republican	NY-23	Yea
Mike McIntyre	Democrat	NC-7	Yea
Howard McKeon	Republican	CA-25	Yea
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Republican	WA-5	Yea
Jerry McNerney	Democrat	CA-9	Yea
Michael McNulty	Democrat	NY-21	Yea
Kendrick Meek	Democrat	FL-17	Yea
Gregory Meeks	Democrat	NY-5	Yea
Charles Melancon	Democrat	LA-3	Yea
Michael Michaud	Democrat	ME-2	Yea
Gary Miller	Republican	CA-31	Yea
George Miller	Democrat	CA-11	Yea
Harry Mitchell	Democrat	AZ-5	Yea
Alan Mollohan	Democrat	WV-1	Yea
Gwen Moore	Democrat	WI-4	Yea
Dennis Moore	Democrat	KS-3	Yea
James Moran	Democrat	VA-8	Yea
Jerry Moran	Republican	KS	Yea
Chris Murphy	Democrat	CT	Yea
Patrick Murphy	Democrat	PA-8	Yea
John Murtha	Democrat	PA-12	Yea
Jerry Nadler	Democrat	NY-12	Yea
Grace Napolitano	Democrat	CA-31	Yea
Richard Neal	Democrat	MA-1	Yea
James Oberstar	Democrat	MN-8	Yea
David Obey	Democrat	WI-7	Yea
John Olver	Democrat	MA-1	Yea
Solomon Ortiz	Democrat	TX-27	Yea
Frank Pallone	Democrat	NJ-6	Yea
Bill Pascrell	Democrat	NJ-9	Yea
Ed Pastor	Democrat	AZ-7	Yea
Donald Payne	Democrat	NJ-10	Yea
Nancy Pelosi	Democrat	CA-11	Yea
Ed Perlmutter	Democrat	CO-7	Yea
Collin Peterson	Democrat	MN-7	Yea
John Peterson	Republican	PA-5	Yea
Thomas Petri	Republican	WI-6	Yea
Charles Pickering	Republican	MS-3	Yea
Todd Platts	Republican	PA-19	Yea
Earl Pomeroy	Democrat	ND-AL	Yea
Jon Porter	Republican	NV-3	Yea
David Price	Democrat	NC-4	Yea
Deborah Pryce	Republican	OH-15	Yea
Nick Rahall	Democrat	WV-3	Yea
James Ramstad	Republican	MN-3	Yea
Ralph Regula	Republican	OH-16	Yea
Dennis Rehberg	Republican	MT-AL	Yea
Rick Renzi	Republican	AZ-1	Yea
Thomas Reynolds	Republican	NY-26	Yea
Ciro Rodriguez	Democrat	TX-23	Yea
Hal Rogers	Republican	KY-5	Yea
Mike Rogers	Republican	AL-3	Yea
Mike Rogers	Republican	MI-8	Yea
Mike Ross	Democrat	AR-4	Yea
Steven Rothman	Democrat	NJ-9	Yea
Lucille Roybal-Allard	Democrat		Yea
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Democrat	MD-2	Yea
Bobby Rush	Democrat	IL-1	Yea
Tim Ryan	Democrat	OH-13	Yea
John Salazar	Democrat	CO-3	Yea
Linda Sánchez	Democrat	CA-38	Yea
John Sarbanes	Democrat	MD-3	Yea
H. Saxton	Republican	NJ-3	Yea
Jan Schakowsky	Democrat	IL-9	Yea
Adam Schiff	Democrat	CA-30	Yea
Jean Schmidt	Republican	OH-2	Yea
Allyson Schwartz	Democrat	PA-13	Yea
David Scott	Democrat	GA-13	Yea
Bobby Scott	Democrat	VA-3	Yea
Jose Serrano	Democrat	NY-15	Yea
Pete Sessions	Republican	TX-17	Yea
Joe Sestak	Democrat	PA-7	Yea
Christopher Shays	Republican	CT-4	Yea
Carol Shea-Porter	Democrat	NH-1	Yea
Brad Sherman	Democrat	CA-32	Yea
Mike Simpson	Republican	ID-2	Yea
Albio Sires	Democrat	NJ-8	Yea
Ike Skelton	Democrat	MO-4	Yea
Adrian Smith	Republican	NE-3	Yea
Adam Smith	Democrat	WA-9	Yea
Chris Smith	Republican	NJ-4	Yea
Victor Snyder	Democrat	AR-2	Yea
Hilda Solis	Democrat	CA-32	Yea
Mark Souder	Republican	IN-3	Yea
Zachary Space	Democrat	OH-18	Yea
John Spratt	Democrat	SC-5	Yea
Fortney Stark	Democrat	CA-13	Yea
Clifford Stearns	Republican	FL-6	Yea
Bart Stupak	Democrat	MI-1	Yea
Betty Sutton	Democrat	OH-13	Yea
John Tanner	Democrat	TN-8	Yea
Ellen Tauscher	Democrat	CA-10	Yea
Gene Taylor	Democrat	MS-4	Yea
Lee Terry	Republican	NE-2	Yea
Bennie Thompson	Democrat	MS-2	Yea
Mike Thompson	Democrat	CA-4	Yea
William Thornberry	Republican	TX-13	Yea
Todd Tiahrt	Republican	KS-4	Yea
John Tierney	Democrat	MA-6	Yea
Edolphus Towns	Democrat	NY-10	Yea
Mike Turner	Republican	OH-10	Yea
Mark Udall	Democrat	CO	Yea
Tom Udall	Democrat	NM	Yea
Fred Upton	Republican	MI-6	Yea
Chris Van Hollen	Democrat	MD	Yea
Nydia Velázquez	Democrat	NY-7	Yea
Pete Visclosky	Democrat	IN-1	Yea
Tim Walberg	Republican	MI-5	Yea
Greg Walden	Republican	OR-2	Yea
James Walsh	Republican	NY-25	Yea
Zach Wamp	Republican	TN-3	Yea
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	Democrat	FL-25	Yea
Maxine Waters	Democrat	CA-43	Yea
Diane Watson	Democrat	CA-33	Yea
Henry Waxman	Democrat	CA-33	Yea
Anthony Weiner	Democrat	NY-9	Yea
Peter Welch	Democrat	VT	Yea
Gerald Weller	Republican	IL-11	Yea
Robert Wexler	Democrat	FL-19	Yea
Ed Whitfield	Republican	KY-1	Yea
Roger Wicker	Republican	MS	Yea
Heather Wilson	Republican	NM-1	Yea
Charles Wilson	Democrat	OH-6	Yea
Frank Wolf	Republican	VA-10	Yea
Lynn Woolsey	Democrat	CA-6	Yea
David Wu	Democrat	OR-1	Yea
Albert Wynn	Democrat	MD-4	Yea
John Yarmuth	Democrat	KY-3	Yea
C. Young	Republican	FL-13	Yea
Don Young	Republican	AK-1	Yea
Michele Bachmann	Republican	MN-6	Nay
Spencer Bachus	Republican	AL-6	Nay
James Barrett	Republican	SC-3	Nay
Roy Blunt	Republican	MO	Nay
John Boehner	Republican	OH-8	Nay
Kevin Brady	Republican	TX-8	Nay
Paul Broun	Republican	GA-10	Nay
Stephen Buyer	Republican	IN-4	Nay
John Campbell	Republican	CA-45	Nay
Eric Cantor	Republican	VA-7	Nay
John Carter	Republican	TX-31	Nay
Steve Chabot	Republican	OH-1	Nay
Michael Conaway	Republican	TX-11	Nay
Barbara Cubin	Republican	WY-AL	Nay
Nathan Deal	Republican	GA-9	Nay
John Doolittle	Republican	CA-4	Nay
John Duncan	Republican	TN-2	Nay
Tom Feeney	Republican	FL-24	Nay
Jeff Flake	Republican	AZ	Nay
Virginia Foxx	Republican	NC-5	Nay
Kay Granger	Republican	TX-12	Nay
Walter Herger	Republican	CA-2	Nay
Darrell Issa	Republican	CA-48	Nay
Jim Jordan	Republican	OH-4	Nay
Steve King	Republican	IA-4	Nay
Jack Kingston	Republican	GA-1	Nay
Dennis Kucinich	Democrat	OH-10	Nay
Doug Lamborn	Republican	CO-5	Nay
John Linder	Republican	GA-7	Nay
Connie Mack	Republican	FL-14	Nay
Donald Manzullo	Republican	IL-16	Nay
Patrick McHenry	Republican	NC-10	Nay
Marilyn Musgrave	Republican	CO-4	Nay
Randy Neugebauer	Republican	TX-19	Nay
Devin Nunes	Republican	CA-22	Nay
Ronald Paul	Republican	TX-14	Nay
Adam Putnam	Republican	FL-12	Nay
George Radanovich	Republican	CA-19	Nay
Bill Sali	Republican	ID-1	Nay
Jim Sensenbrenner	Republican	WI-5	Nay
John Shadegg	Republican	AZ-3	Nay
John Shimkus	Republican	IL-15	Nay
John Sullivan	Republican	OK-1	Nay
Thomas Tancredo	Republican	CO-6	Nay
David Weldon	Republican	FL-15	Nay
Joe Wilson	Republican	SC-2	Nay
Allen Boyd	Democrat	FL-2	Missed
Yvette Clarke	Democrat	NY-9	Missed
Jo Ann Davis	Republican	VA-1	Missed
Norman Dicks	Democrat	WA-6	Missed
Lloyd Doggett	Democrat	TX-37	Missed
Sam Johnson	Republican	TX-3	Missed
Silvestre Reyes	Democrat	TX-16	Missed
Louise Slaughter	Democrat	NY-25	Missed