Vote Rationale

Rep. Levin believes it is important to provide constituents up to date information on how he votes on legislation, as well as his reasons for doing so.  Below is a list of a few pieces of legislation that he has voted on this year.   By clicking on the dates below, you will find his reasoning behind his vote.  For background information on the legislation - including a summary, legislative history and full roll call - please click on the bill number.

To view additional votes, please see my Voting Record Page or the Washington Post’s Vote Database.

Date

Bill

Title

7/24/2014

H.R. 4935

GOP Higher Education Tax Benefits Bill

6/12/2014

H.R. 4457 &
H.R. 4453

GOP Unpaid-for, Permanent Tax Bills

5/9/2014

H.R.4438

American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014

2/11/2014

S.540

Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act 

10/16/2013

H.R.2775

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014. (This legislation ended the
government shutdown,and extended the debt ceiling). 

9/20/2013

H.J.Res 59

Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 

8/2/2013

 H.R.2009

Keep The IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013

6/28/2013

H.R. 2231

Offshore Energy and Jobs Act

6/20/2013

H.R. 1945

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 
"Farm Bill"

5/26/2013

H.R.45

 

To Repeal The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act And 
Health Care-Related Provisions In the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. 

5/9/2013

H.R. 807

Full Faith And Credit Act

4/12/2013

H.R. 1120

Preventing Greater Uncertainty In The Labor Management Relations
Act of 2013

3/19/2013

 H. Con. Res. 25  

Establishing The budget For the United States Government For
Fiscal Year 2014 And Setting Forth Appropriate Budgetary
Levels For Fiscal Years 2015 Through 2023.