Voting Record

My complete voting record for the 1st Session of the 108th Congress includes the votes I cast in 2003. Providing my complete voting record to the people of the 10th District continues my practice each year of letting the people I represent know my votes on all matters coming before Congress. Public accountability is among my most important responsibilities as a member of Congress.

There were 677 roll call votes during the 1st Session of the 108th Congress. Included in those roll call votes were 153 procedural votes, such as rules for consideration of bills and resolutions, approval of the Speaker’s journal (or the minutes of the previous day’s business), quorum calls, motions to adjourn, motions to table votes, and motions to rise from consideration of legislation. Those procedural votes are not listed in this report. I missed only three votes, which included one procedural, for a voting attendance record of 99.6 percent.

This report is arranged by general subject areas as follows: each vote begins with the roll call number with a period, followed in bold type by the number of the bill or resolution being considered and a short description of the question on which the vote was taken, including amendments, motions and passage. Next my own vote on the measure is listed in bold type by either a "yes" or "no." The vote of the entire House follows indicated by either "passed" or "failed" with the vote total, followed by the date on which the vote occurred. Votes taken under suspension of the rules are so noted and an explanation of that procedure may be found in the glossary.

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