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VOTE SCORECARD

109TH CONGRESS 2ND SESSION

U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Dear Voter and Friend of the Family: FRC Action and Focus on the Family Action present our Vote Scorecard for the Second Session of the 109th Congress. This Scorecard contains a compilation of significant votes representing a cross section of issues affecting the family. These recorded votes occurred in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006. This scorecard shows how your elected officials voted on some of the critical issues involving the family. It is important to remember, however, that the votes you see here are only a few of the hundreds of votes cast by Members of Congress in 2006. We have singled out for inclusion the most clear-cut, pro-family votes that came before Congress. With the 2006 mid-term elections fast approaching, Congress renewed its efforts in protecting the family by promising action on a list of Values Votes. The House acted on legislation that included protecting parental involvement for minors receiving interstate abortions, enhancing the enforcement of laws prohibiting Internet gambling, rejection of funding for unethical embryonic stem cell research, a rejection of human fetus farming, and a renewed effort to preserve traditional marriage by amending the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately, the House did not act on two promised items on the Values agenda: a bill to inform women of fetal pain and a ban on human cloning. With the exception of confirming to the Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, last year we were unable to report on activity by the Senate due to a lack of substantial pro-family votes. However, this year the Senate acted on a number of important items including confirming Justice Sam Alito to the Supreme Court, an attempt to preserve traditional marriage, a ban on fetus farming, and votes to defend a parent’s rights when someone transports a child across state lines to receive an abortion. The votes recorded here are only part of our effort to protect the family. Only through your help as informed and active constituents, working with us in contacting your Members of Congress on pro-family issues, can we truly make headway with the increased pro-family majority in Washington. There is no greater asset in the battle to preserve the American family than an involved citizenry. Thank you for joining us in our defense of the family. We can not do it without you. Please contact the Government Affairs office of FRC Action for questions about the Scorecard.

Thomas McClusky Tom Minnery Vice President, Government Affairs Sr. Vice President, Government and Public Policy FRC Action Focus on the Family Action

Vote Scorecard of the 109th Congress: Second Session U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate

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1. Repeal of Abortion Restriction on Military Facilities 5. Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act Offered by Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ), this amendment Sponsored by Senator John Ensign (R-NV), this bill (S. (H.AMDT. 805) to the National Defense Authorization Act 403) prohibits transporting minors across state lines in for Fiscal Year 2007 (H.R. 5122) sought to lift the current circumvention of state laws that require parental notification ban on privately funded abortions at U.S. military facilities before minors obtain an abortion, except for abortions overseas. necessary to save the life of the minor. The House inserted a (Failed 05/10/2006, 191 yeas to 237 nays, Roll Call No. 136) provision to require abortion providers to notify parents of FRC Action and Focus Action Opposed this Amendment. out-of-state minors before performing an abortion. (Passed 9/26/2006, 264 yeas to 153 nays, Roll Call No. 479) 2. Marriage Protection Amendment FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Bill. Sponsored by Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO), the Marriage Protection Amendment (H.J.Res. 88) would have amended 6. Public Expression of Religion Act the United States Constitution and defined marriage as Sponsored by Rep. (R-IN), the Public between one man and one woman. The House failed to agree Expression of Religion Act (H.R. 2679) would prevent to the Amendment, which required a 2/3 vote. the use of legal fees to threaten local, state and federal (Failed 07/18/2006, 236 yeas to 187 nays, Roll Call No. 378) governments over establishment of religion cases, FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Amendment. including Veteran memorials and the display of the Ten Commandments. Current law allows private entities who 3. Pledge Protection Act win establishment of religion cases to also receive taxpayer Sponsored by Rep. (R-MO), the Pledge Protection funded attorney fees, which have been used to threaten Act (H.R. 2389) uses congressional authority under Article officials’ public expression of religion. H.R. 2679 would III, Section 2 of the Constitution to remove the jurisdiction allow establishment of religion lawsuits to proceed but would of federal courts over cases involving the . remove legal fee awards for such cases. (Passed 07/19/2006, 260 yeas to 167 nays, Roll Call No. 385) (Passed 9/26/2006, 244 yeas to 173 nays, Roll Call No. 480) FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Bill. FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Bill.

4. Embryonic Stem Cell Research Act 7. Sponsorship of Marriage Protection Amendment Sponsored by Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE), H.R. 810 sought Representatives who endorsed the Marriage Protection to overturn President Bush’s policy on funding human Amendment by co-sponsoring the legislation (H.J.Res. 88). embryonic stem cell research by authorizing the National The Marriage Protection Amendment would amend the Institutes of Health to fund stem cell research that requires United States Constitution and define marriage as being the destruction of human embryos. President Bush vetoed between one man and one woman. H.R. 810 after it passed the House and the Senate. Then the House voted to sustain the President’s veto. (Failed 7/19/2006, 235 yeas to 193 nays, Roll Call No. 388) FRC Action and Focus Action Opposed Overturning the Veto.

house votes

 Alabama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Arkansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 1 Jo Bonner (R) + + + + + + - 85% 1 Marion Berry (D) + + + - + + - 71% 2 Terry Everett (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Vic Snyder (D) - - - - + - - 14% 3 Michael Rogers (R) + + + + + + + 100% 3 John Boozman (R) + + + + + + + 100% 4 Robert Aderholt (R) + + + + + + + 100% 4 Mike Ross (D) + + + - + + - 71% 5 Robert Cramer (D) - + + - + + - 57%  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 6 Spencer Bachus (R) + + + + + + + 100% 1 Mike Thompson (D) ------0% 7 Artur Davis (D) - + - - + - - 28% 2 Wally Herger (R) + + + + + + + 100%  Alaska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 3 Dan Lungren (R) + + + + + + + 100% Don Young (R) + + + - + + - 71% 4 John Doolittle (R) + + + + + + + 100%  Arizona 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 5 Doris Matsui (D) ------0% 1 (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 Lynn Woolsey (D) ------0% 2 Trent Franks (R) + + + + + + + 100% 7 George Miller (D) ------0% 3 John Shadegg (R) + + + + + + + 100% 8 Nancy Pelosi (D) ------0% 4 Ed Pastor (D) ------0% 9 Barbara Lee (D) ------0% 5 J.D. Hayworth (R) + + + + + + + 100% 10 Ellen Tauscher (D) ------0% 6 Jeff Flake (R) + + - + + + + 85% 11 Richard Pombo (R) + + + + nv nv - 57% 7 Raul Grijalva (D) ------0% 12 Tom Lantos (D) ------0% 8 Jim Kolbe (R) - - - - + + - 28% 13 Fortney Stark (D) ------0% house votes

14 Anna Eshoo (D) ------0% 7 John Mica (R) + + + + + + - 85% 15 Michael Honda (D) ------0% 8 Ric Keller (R) + + + + + + - 85% 16 Zoe Lofgren (D) ------0% 9 Michael Bilirakis (R) + + + + + + - 85% 17 Sam Farr (D) ------0% 10 C.W. Bill Young (R) + + + + + + - 85% 18 Dennis Cardoza (D) nv - - - + + - 28% 11 Jim Davis (D) - - - - nv nv - 0% 19 George Radanovich (R) + + + + + + + 100% 12 Adam Putnam (R) + + + + + + + 100% 20 Jim Costa (D) - - + - + + - 42% 13 Katherine Harris (R) + + + + + + + 100% 21 Devin Nunes (R) + + + + + + - 85% 14 Connie Mack (R) + + + - + + - 71% 22 William Thomas (R) - + + - + + - 57% 15 Dave Weldon (R) + + + + + + + 100% 23 Lois Capps (D) ------0% 16 Mark Foley (R) - - + - + + - 42% 24 Elton Gallegly (R) + + + + + + - 85% 17 Kendrick Meek (D) ------0% 25 Howard McKeon (R) + + + - + + + 85% 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen(R) + - + + + + - 71% 26 David Dreier (R) + - + - + + - 57% 19 Robert Wexler (D) ------0% 27 Brad Sherman (D) ------0% 20 Debbie Wasserman 28 Howard Berman (D) ------0% Schultz (D) ------0% 29 Adam Schiff (D) ------0% 21 Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) + - + + + + - 71% 30 Henry Waxman (D) ------0% 22 E. Clay Shaw (R) - + + - + + - 57% 31 Xavier Becerra (D) ------0% 23 Alcee Hastings (D) ------0% 32 Hilda Solis (D) ------0% 24 Tom Feeney (R) + + + + + + + 100% 33 Diane Watson (D) ------0% 25 Mario Diaz-Balart (R) + - + + + + - 71% 34 Lucille Roybal  Georgia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Allard (D) ------0% 1 Jack Kingston (R) + + + + + + + 100% 35 Maxine Waters (D) ------0% 2 Sanford Bishop (D) - + + - + - + 57% 36 Jane Harman (D) ------0% 3 Jim Marshall (D) + + + + + + + 100% 37 Juanita Millender- 4 Cynthia McKinney (D) - nv nv nv - - - 0% McDonald (D) - - - - nv nv - 0% 5 John Lewis (D) - - - nv nv nv - 0% 38 Grace Napolitano (D) ------0% 6 Tom Price (R) + + + + + + + 100% 39 Linda Sanchez (D) ------0% 7 John Linder (R) + + + + + + + 100% 40 Ed Royce (R) + + + + + + - 85% 8 Lynn Westmoreland (R) + + + + + + + 100% 41 Jerry Lewis (R) + + + - + + - 71% 9 Charles Norwood (R) + + + + + + + 100% 42 Gary Miller (R) + + + + + + + 100% 10 Nathan Deal (R) + + + + + + + 100% 43 Joe Baca (D) ------0 % 11 (R) + + + + + + + 100% 44 Ken Calvert (R) + + + - + + + 85% 12 John Barrow (D) - + + - + + + 71% 45 Mary Bono (R) - - + - + + - 42% 13 David Scott (D) - + + - - + - 42% 46 Dana Rohrabacher (R) + + - - + + + 71%  Hawaii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 47 Loretta Sanchez (D) ------0% 1 Neil Abercrombie (D) ------0% 48 John Campbell (R) + + + + + + - 85% 2 Ed Case (D) ------0% 49 Darrell Issa (R) + + + - + + - 71%  Idaho 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 50 Brian Bilbray (R) I + + - + + + 83% 1 C.L. Otter (R) + + + + + + - 85% 51 Bob Filner (D) ------0% 2 Mike Simpson (R) + + + + + + - 85% 52 Duncan Hunter (R) + + + + + + + 100%  Illinois 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 53 Susan Davis (D) ------0% 1 Bobby Rush (D) ------0%  Colorado 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 2 Jesse Jackson (D) ------0% 1 Diana DeGette (D) ------0% 3 Dan Lipinski (D) + p + + + + - 71% 2 Mark Udall (D) ------0% 4 Luis Gutierrez (D) - - nv nv - - - 0% 3 John Salazar (D) + - + - + + - 57% 5 Rahm Emanuel (D) ------0% 4 Marilyn Musgrave (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 Henry Hyde (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 Joel Hefley (R) + + + + + + - 85% 7 Danny Davis (D) - nv - - - - - 0% 6 Thomas Tancredo (R) + + + + + + + 100% 8 Melissa Bean (D) ------0% 7 Bob Beauprez (R) + + + + + + + 100% 9 Janice Schakowsky (D) ------0%  Connecticut 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 10 (R) - - + - - - - 14% 1 John Larson (D) ------0% 11 Jerry Weller (R) + + + + + + - 85% 2 Robert Simmons (R) - - + - - + - 28% 12 Jerry Costello (D) + + + + + - - 71% 3 Rosa DeLauro (D) ------0% 13 Judy Biggert (R) ------0% 4 Christopher Shays (R) ------0% 14 J. Dennis Hastert (R) s + s + s s - 67% 5 (R) - - + - - + - 28% 15 Timothy Johnson (R) + + + + + + - 85%  Delaware 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 16 Donald Manzullo (R) + + + + + + + 100% Michael Castle (R) - - + - nv nv - 14% 17 Lane Evans (D) nv nv nv nv nv nv - 0%  Florida 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 18 Ray LaHood (R) + + + + + + - 85% 1 Jeff Miller (R) + + + + + + + 100% 19 John Shimkus (R) + + + + + + - 85% 2 F. Allen Boyd (D) - + + - + + - 57%  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 3 Corrine Brown (D) ------0% 1 Peter Visclosky (D) ------0% 4 Ander Crenshaw (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 Ginny Brown-Waite (R) + + + - + + - 71% 3 (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 Cliff Stearns (R) + + + + + + + 100% 4 (R) + + + + + + + 100% house votes

5 (R) + + + + + + + 100% 11 Thaddeus McCotter (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 (R) + + + + + + + 100% 12 (D) ------0% 7 (D) ------0% 13 Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) ------0% 8 John Hostettler (R) + - + + + + - 71% 14 (D) ------0% 9 (R) + + + + + + + 100% 15 (D) ------0%  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Minnesota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 1 Jim Nussle (R) + + + + nv nv + 71% 1 Gil Gutknecht (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Jim Leach (R) - - + - + + - 42% 2 John Kline (R) + + + + + + + 100% 3 Leonard Boswell (D) - - + - + - - 28% 3 Jim Ramstad (R) - + + - + + - 57% 4 Tom Latham (R) + + + + + + - 85% 4 Betty McCollum (D) ------0% 5 Steve King (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 Martin Olav Sabo (D) ------0%  Kansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 6 Mark Kennedy (R) + + + + + + + 100% 1 (R) + + + + + + - 85% 7 Collin Peterson (D) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Jim Ryun (R) + + + + + + + 100% 8 James Oberstar (D) + - - + + - - 42% 3 Dennis Moore (D) ------0%  Mississippi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 4 Todd Tiahrt (R) + + + + + + + 100% 1 (R) + + + + + + + 100%  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 2 Bennie Thompson (D) - + + - - - - 28% 1 Edward Whitfield (R) + + + + + + + 100% 3 Charles Pickering (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Ron Lewis (R) + + + + + + + 100% 4 Gene Taylor (D) + + + + + + + 100% 3 Anne Northup (R) + nv nv nv + + + 57%*  Missouri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 4 Geoff Davis (R) + + + + + + + 100% 1 William Lacy Clay (D) ------0% 5 Harold Rogers (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Todd Akin (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 Ben Chandler (D) - + + - + - - 42% 3 Russ Carnahan (D) - - + - - - - 14%  Louisiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 4 Ike Skelton (D) + + + - + + - 71% 1 Bobby Jindal (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 Emanuel Cleaver (D) ------0% 2 William Jefferson (D) - + - - nv nv - 14% 6 Sam Graves (R) + + + + + + + 100% 3 Charlie Melancon (D) + + + - + + - 71% 7 Roy Blunt (R) + + + + + + + 100% 4 Jim McCrery (R) + + + + + + - 85% 8 Jo Ann Emerson (R) + + + - + + + 85% 5 Rodney Alexander (R) + + + + + + + 100% 9 Kenny Hulshof (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 Richard Baker (R) + + + + + + + 100%  Montana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 7 Charles Boustany (R) + + + + + + + 100% Dennis Rehberg (R) + + + + + + - 85%  Maine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Nebraska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 1 Thomas Allen (D) ------0% 1 Jeff Fortenberry (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Michael Michaud (D) + ------14% 2 Lee Terry (R) + + + + + + - 85%  Maryland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 3 Tom Osborne (R) + + + + + + + 100% 1 Wayne Gilchrest (R) ------0%  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 2 C.A. Ruppersberger (D) ------0% 1 (D) ------0% 3 Benjamin Cardin (D) ------0% 2 James Gibbons (R) + + + - + + - 71% 4 Albert Wynn (D) - - + - - - - 14% 3 (R) + + + - + + - 71% 5 Steny Hoyer (D) ------0%  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 6 Roscoe Bartlett (R) + + + + + + + 100% 1 (R) - + + - + + - 57% 7 Elijah Cummings (D) ------0% 2 Charles Bass (R) - - + - - + - 28% 8 Chris Van Hollen (D) ------0%  New Jersey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 1 Robert Andrews (D) ------0% 1 John Olver (D) ------0% 2 Frank LoBiondo (R) + + + + + + - 85% 2 Richard Neal (D) ------0% 3 Jim Saxton (R) + + + + + + - 85% 3 James McGovern (D) ------0% 4 Christopher Smith (R) + + + + + + + 100% 4 (D) ------0% 5 Scott Garrett (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 Marty Meehan (D) - - - - nv nv - 0% 6 Frank Pallone (D) ------0% 6 John Tierney (D) ------0% 7 Michael Ferguson (R) + + + + + + - 85% 7 Edward Markey (D) ------0% 8 Bill Pascrell (D) ------0% 8 Michael Capuano (D) ------0% 9 Steven Rothman (D) ------0% 9 Stephen Lynch (D) + - - - + - - 28% 10 Donald Payne (D) ------0% 10 William Delahunt (D) ------0% 11 Rodney  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Frelinghuysen (R) - - + - + + - 42% 1 (D) + - - + + - - 42% 12 Rush Holt (D) ------0% 2 Peter Hoekstra (R) + + + + + + + 100%  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 3 Vernon Ehlers (R) + + + + + + - 85% 1 (R) + + + - + + - 71% 4 (R) + + + + + + - 85% 2 Steve Pearce (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 (D) + - - + + - - 42% 3 (D) ------0% 6 (R) + + + - + + - 71%  New York 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 7 Joe Schwarz (R) + - + - + + - 57% 1 Tim Bishop (D) ------0% 8 Michael Rogers (R) + + + + + + - 85% 2 Steve Israel (D) ------0% 9 Joseph Knollenberg (R) + - + + + + - 71% 3 Peter King (R) + + + + + + - 85% 10 (R) + + + + + - + 85% 4 Carolyn McCarthy (D) ------0% house votes

5 Gary Ackerman (D) ------0% 3 Frank Lucas (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 Gregory Meeks (D) ------0% 4 Tom Cole (R) + + + + + + + 100% 7 Joseph Crowley (D) ------0% 5 Ernest Istook (R) + + + + nv nv + 71% 8 Jerrold Nadler (D) ------0%  Oregon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 9 Anthony Weiner (D) ------0% 1 David Wu (D) ------0% 10 Edolphus Towns (D) - - + - - - - 14% 2 Greg Walden (R) - + + - + + - 57% 11 Major Owens (D) ------0% 3 Earl Blumenauer (D) ------0% 12 Nydia Velazquez (D) ------0% 4 Peter DeFazio (D) ------0% 13 Vito Fossella (R) + + + - + + - 71% 5 Darlene Hooley (D) ------0% 14 Carolyn Maloney (D) ------0%  Pennsylvania 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 15 Charles Rangel (D) ------0% 1 Robert Brady (D) ------0% 16 Jose Serrano (D) ------0% 2 Chaka Fattah (D) ------0% 17 Eliot Engel (D) ------0% 3 Philip English (R) + + - + + + - 71% 18 Nita Lowey (D) ------0% 4 Melissa Hart (R) + + + + + + + 100% 19 Sue Kelly (R) - + + - + + - 57% 5 John Peterson (R) + + + + + + + 100% 20 John Sweeney (R) + - + - + + - 57% 6 Jim Gerlach (R) + - + - + + - 57% 21 Michael McNulty (D) + - - - + - - 28% 7 Curt Weldon (R) + + + - + + - 71% 22 Maurice Hinchey (D) ------0% 8 (R) + - + + + + - 71% 23 John McHugh (R) + + + + + + - 85% 9 Bill Shuster (R) + + + + + + + 100% 24 Sherwood Boehlert (R) - - + - - - - 14% 10 Don Sherwood (R) + + + + + + - 85% 25 James Walsh (R) + + + + + + - 85% 11 Paul Kanjorski (D) + - - - + - - 28% 26 Thomas Reynolds (R) + + + + + + - 85% 12 John Murtha (D) + - - - + - - 28% 27 Brian Higgins (D) ------0% 13 Allyson Schwartz (D) ------0% 28 Louise McIntosh 14 Mike Doyle (D) + - - - + - - 28% Slaughter (D) ------0% 15 Charles Dent (R) - + + - + + - 57% 29 Randy Kuhl (R) + + + + + + + 100% 16 Joseph Pitts (R) + + + + + + + 100%  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 17 Tim Holden (D) + + + + + - - 71% 1 G. K. Butterfield (D) + ------14% 18 Timothy Murphy (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Bob Etheridge (D) - + + - + - - 42% 19 Todd Platts (R) + + + - + + - 71% 3 Walter Jones (R) + + + + + + + 100%  Rhode Island 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 4 David Price (D) ------0% 1 Patrick Kennedy (D) nv ------0% 5 Virginia Foxx (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 James Langevin (D) + - - - + - - 28% 6 Howard Coble (R) + + + - + + - 71%  South Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 7 Mike McIntyre (D) + + + + + + + 100% 1 Henry Brown (R) + + + + + + + 100% 8 Robin Hayes (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Joe Wilson (R) + + + + + + + 100% 9 Sue Myrick (R) + + + + + + + 100% 3 J. Gresham Barrett (R) + + + + + + + 100% 10 Patrick McHenry (R) + + + + + + + 100% 4 Bob Inglis (R) + + - + + + - 71% 11 Charles Taylor (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 John Spratt (D) - + - - + + - 42% 12 Melvin Watt (D) ------0% 6 James Clyburn (D) ------0% 13 Brad Miller (D) ------0%  South Dakota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  North Dakota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Stephanie Herseth (D) - + + - - + - 42% Earl Pomeroy (D) - - - - + - - 14%  Tennessee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 1 William Jenkins (R) + + + + + + - 85% 1 Steve Chabot (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 John Duncan (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Jean Schmidt (R) + + + + + + - 85% 3 Zach Wamp (R) + + + + + + + 100% 3 Michael Turner (R) + + + + + + + 100% 4 Lincoln Davis (D) + + + + + + + 100% 4 Michael Oxley (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 Jim Cooper (D) - + - - + - - 28% 5 Paul Gillmor (R) + + + + + + - 85% 6 Bart Gordon (D) - + + - + + - 57% 6 Ted Strickland (D) - nv - - nv nv - 0% 7 Marsha Blackburn (R) + + + + + + + 100% 7 David Hobson (R) + - + + + + - 71% 8 John Tanner (D) - + + - + - - 42% 8 John Boehner (R) + + + + + + + 100% 9 Harold Ford (D) - + + - nv nv - 28% 9 Marcy Kaptur (D) - - - + - - - 14%  Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 10 Dennis Kucinich (D) ------0% 1 Louie Gohmert (R) + + + + + + + 100% 11 Stephanie Tubbs 2 Ted Poe (R) + + + + + + - 85% Jones (D) ------0% 3 Sam Johnson (R) + nv + + + + + 85%* 12 Patrick Tiberi (R) + + + + + + - 85% 4 Ralph Hall (R) + + + + + + + 100% 13 Sherrod Brown (D) - nv - - nv nv - 0% 5 Jeb Hensarling (R) + + + + + + + 100% 14 Steven LaTourette (R) + + + - + + - 71% 6 Joe Barton (R) + + + - + + + 85% 15 Deborah Pryce (R) - - + - + + - 42% 7 John Culberson (R) + + + + + + + 100% 16 Ralph Regula (R) + + + - + + - 71% 8 Kevin Brady (R) + + + + + + + 100% 17 Tim Ryan (D) + - - - + - - 28% 9 Al Green (D) ------0% 18 Bob Ney (R) + + + + nv nv - 57% 10 Michael McCaul (R) + + + + + + + 100%  Oklahoma 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 11 Mike Conaway (R) + + + + + + + 100% 1 John Sullivan (R) + + + + + + + 100% 12 Kay Granger (R) + + + - + + - 71% 2 Dan Boren (D) + + + - + + - 71% 13 William Thornberry (R) + + + + + + - 85% house votes

14 Ron Paul (R) + - + + - + - 57% 7 Eric Cantor (R) + + + + + + + 100% 15 Ruben Hinojosa (D) - nv + - + + - 42% 8 James Moran (D) ------0% 16 Silvestre Reyes (D) - - - - + - - 14% 9 Rick Boucher (D) - + + - - - - 28% 17 Chet Edwards (D) - + + - + - - 42% 10 Frank Wolf (R) + + + + + + + 100% 18 Sheila Jackson Lee (D) ------0% 11 Thomas Davis (R) + + + - + + - 71% 19 Randy Neugebauer (R) + + + + + + + 100%  Washington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 20 Charles Gonzalez (D) ------0% 1 Jay Inslee (D) - - nv - - - - 0% 21 Lamar Smith (R) + + + + + + + 100% 2 Rick Larsen (D) ------0% 22 Tom DeLay (R) + I I I I I - 50% 3 Brian Baird (D) ------0% 23 Henry Bonilla (R) + + + + + + - 85% 4 Doc Hastings (R) + + + + + + - 85% 24 Kenny Marchant (R) + + + + + + + 100% 5 Cathy McMorris (R) + + + + + + + 100% 25 Lloyd Doggett (D) ------0% 6 Norman Dicks (D) ------0% 26 Michael Burgess (R) + + + + + + + 100% 7 Jim McDermott (D) ------0% 27 Solomon Ortiz (D) + + - - + + - 57% 8 Dave Reichert (R) + + + - + + - 71% 28 Henry Cuellar (D) + + + - + + - 71% 9 Adam Smith (D) nv ------0% 29 Gene Green (D) - - + - - - - 14%  West Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 30 Eddie Bernice 1 Alan Mollohan (D) + - + + + - - 57% Johnson (D) ------0% 2 Shelley Moore 31 John Carter (R) + + + + + + + 100% Capito (R) - + + - + + - 57% 32 Pete Sessions (R) + + + + + + + 100% 3 Nick Rahall (D) + + + + + + - 85%  Utah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score  Wisconsin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 1 Rob Bishop (R) + + + + + + - 85% 1 Paul Ryan (R) + + + + + + - 85% 2 Jim Matheson (D) - + + - + + - 57% 2 Tammy Baldwin (D) ------0% 3 Chris Cannon (R) + + + + + + + 100% 3 Ron Kind (D) - nv - - - - - 0%  Vermont 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 4 Gwen Moore (D) ------0% Bernard Sanders (I) ------0% 5 F. James  Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Sensenbrenner (R) + + + + + + - 85% 1 Jo Ann Davis (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 Thomas Petri (R) + + + + + + - 85% 2 Thelma Drake (R) + + + + + + + 100% 7 David Obey (D) - - - - + - - 14% 3 Bobby Scott (D) ------0% 8 Mark Green (R) + + + + nv nv - 57% 4 Randy Forbes (R) + + + + + + + 100%  Wyoming 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score 5 Virgil Goode (R) + + + + + + + 100% Barbara Cubin (R) + + + + + + + 100% 6 Bob Goodlatte (R) + + + + + + + 100%

scorecard legend house membership changes during this session + Voted With FRC Action and Focus Action Position Brian Bilbray (R-CA) - Voted Against FRC Action and • Elected June 6, 2006 Focus Action Position Mark Foley (R-FL) + Voted With FRC Action and • Resigned September 29, 2006 Focus Action Position on All Votes nv Did Not Vote Tom DeLay (R-TX) • Resigned June 9, 2006 p Voted Present i Not in Office s Speaker Did Not Vote * Absent for Family Emergency senate pro-family issues

1. Cloture Motion on Nomination of Judge Samuel A. 5. Embryonic Stem Cell Research Act Alito, Jr., to the Supreme Court Sponsored by Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE), H.R. 810 sought Accomplished by a procedure known as “cloture,” Senate to overturn President Bush’s policy on funding human leadership motioned to close further debate and allow a embryonic stem cell research by authorizing the National confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Institutes of Health to fund stem cell research that requires Alito. Certain members of the Senate attempted, by way of a the destruction of human embryos. filibuster, to block the confirmation of Judge Alito who was (Passed 07/18/2006, 63 yeas to 37 nays, Roll Call No. 206) nominated to replace retiring Associate Justice Sandra Day FRC Action and Focus Action Opposed this Bill. O’Connor. This vote successfully ended debate and provided for a fair up or down vote on the nominee’s confirmation. 6. Lautenberg Sex-Ed Amendment (Passed 01/30/2006, 72 yeas to 25 nays, Roll Call No. 1) Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) offered an amendment FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Procedural Vote. (S.ADMT. 4689) to the Child Custody Protection Act (S. 403) that would have increased funding for 2. Confirmation of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., to the comprehensive sex-ed programs, steered funding toward Supreme Court condom distribution and undermined abstinence-until- Judge Samuel Alito was nominated by President Bush on marriage education programs. October 31, 2005, to the United States Supreme Court. (Failed 07/25/2006, 48 yeas to 51 nays, Roll Call No. 214) Judge Alito, who had served as a judge for the Third Circuit FRC Action and Focus Action Opposed this Amendment. Court of Appeals, was to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act O’Connor. After several days of grueling questioning by the 7. Senate Judiciary Committee, and multiple desperate delays by Sponsored by Senator John Ensign (R-NV), this bill his opponents, this well-qualified candidate was confirmed as (S. 403) prohibits transporting minors across state lines in the 110th Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. circumvention of state laws that require parental notification (Confirmed 01/31/2006, 58 yeas 42 nays, Roll Call No. 2) before minors obtain an abortion, except for abortions FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Nomination. necessary to save the life of the minor. The bill also contained a House provision to require abortion providers to notify 3. Confirmation of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the U.S. parents of out-of-state minors before performing an abortion. Court of Appeals Despite having previously passed with 64 votes in July, the Judge Kavanaugh was nominated by President Bush on July Senate did not agree on the procedural motion that required 25, 2003, to serve as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals 60 votes to close debate and proceed to an up or down vote. for the District of Columbia Circuit. For three years, a (Failed 9/29/2006, 57 yeas to 42 nays, Roll Call No. 263) FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Bill. minority within the Senate delayed confirmation of this well- qualified nominee. While some in the Democratic Party 8. Sponsorship of Marriage Protection Amendment threatened an unconstitutional filibuster, Senate leadership scheduled a vote and Judge Kavanaugh was finally confirmed Senators who endorsed the Marriage Protection Amendment to the court. by co-sponsoring the legislation (S.J.Res. 1). The Marriage (Confirmed 05/26/2006, 57 yeas 36 nays, Roll Call No. 159) Protection Amendment would amend the United States FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Nomination. Constitution and define marriage as being between one man and one woman. 4. Cloture Motion on Marriage Protection Amendment Sponsored by Senator Wayne Allard (R-CO), the Marriage Protection Amendment (S.J.Res. 1) would have amended the United States Constitution and defined marriage as between one man and one woman. The Senate did not agree on the procedural motion to close further debate and proceed to a vote on the Amendment. (Failed 06/07/2006, 49 yeas to 48 nays, Roll Call No. 163) FRC Action and Focus Action Supported this Vote. senate votes

 Alabama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Maryland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Jeff Sessions (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Barbara Mikulski (D) ------0% Richard Shelby (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Paul Sarbanes (D) ------0%  Alaska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Massachusetts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score (R) + + + + - + + - 75% Edward Kennedy (D) ------nv - 0% (R) + + + + - + + + 87% (D) ------0%  Arizona 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Michigan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score John McCain (R) + + + - - + + - 62% (D) ------0% (R) + + + + + + + + 100% (D) ------0%  Arkansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Minnesota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Blanche Lincoln (D) + ------12% Mark Dayton (D) ------0% Mark Pryor (D) + - - - - - + - 25% Norm Coleman (R) + + + + + + + - 87%  California 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Mississippi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score (D) - - nv - - - - - 0% Thad Cochran (R) + + + + - + + + 87% (D) - - - - - nv - - 0% Trent Lott (R) + + + + - + + + 87%  Colorado 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Missouri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Ken Salazar (D) + - nv - - - - - 12% Christopher Bond (R) + + + + + + + - 87% Wayne Allard (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Jim Talent (R) + + + + + + + + 100%  Connecticut 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Montana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Christopher Dodd (D) - - - nv - - - - 0% Conrad Burns (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Joseph Lieberman (D) + ------12% Max Baucus (D) + ------12%  Delaware 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Nebraska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Joseph Biden (D) ------0% Ben Nelson (D) + + + + + + + - 87% Thomas Carper (D) + - + - - - - - 25% Chuck Hagel (R) nv + + nv + + + - 62%  Florida 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Nevada 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Bill Nelson (D) + ------12% (D) ------+ - 12% Mel Martinez (R) + + + + + + + + 100% John Ensign (R) nv + + + + + + - 75%  Georgia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  New Hampshire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Johnny Isakson (R) + + + + + + + + 100% John Sununu (R) + + + - + + + - 75% Saxby Chambliss (R) + + + + + + + + 100% (R) + + + - - + + - 62%  Hawaii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  New Jersey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Daniel Akaka (D) + ------12% Frank Lautenberg (D) ------0% Daniel Inouye (D) + - nv - - - - - 12% Robert Menendez (D) ------0%  Idaho 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  New Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Larry Craig (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Jeff Bingaman (D) + ------12% Mike Crapo (R) + + + + + + + + 100% (R) + + + + + + + - 87%  Illinois 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  New York 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score (D) ------0% Charles Schumer (D) ------0% Richard Durbin (D) ------0% Hillary Clinton (D) ------0%  Indiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  North Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score (D) ------0% (R) + + nv + + + + + 87% (R) + + + + - + + - 75% (R) + + + + - + + + 87%  Iowa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  North Dakota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Charles Grassley (R) + + + + + + + - 87% Byron Dorgan (D) + ------12% Tom Harkin (D) nv ------0% Kent Conrad (D) + + nv - - - - - 25%  Kansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Ohio 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Pat Roberts (R) + + + + + + + + 100% George Voinovich (R) + + + + + + + - 87% (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Mike DeWine (R) + + + + + + + + 100%  Kentucky 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Oklahoma 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Jim Bunning (R) + + + + + + + - 87% James Inhofe (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Mitch McConnell (R) + + + + + + + + 100% (R) + + + + + + + + 100%  Louisiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Oregon 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score David Vitter (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Gordon Smith (R) + + + + - - + - 62% (D) + - + - - - + - 37% (D) ------0%  Maine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Pennsylvania 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Olympia Snowe (R) + + + - - - - - 37% (R) + + + - - - - - 37% Susan Collins (R) + + + - - - - - 37% (R) + + + + + + + + 100% senate votes

 Rhode Island 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Vermont 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Jack Reed (D) ------0% James Jeffords (I) ------0% Lincoln Chafee (R) + - + - - - - - 25% Patrick Leahy (D) ------0%  South Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Jim DeMint (R) + + + + + + + + 100% George Allen (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Lindsey Graham (R) + + + + + + + - 87% John Warner (R) + + + + - + + - 75%  South Dakota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Washington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score (R) + + nv + + + + + 87%* (D) + ------12% Tim Johnson (D) + + - - - - + - 37% Patty Murray (D) ------0%  Tennessee 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  West Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score (R) + + + + - + + + 87% John Rockefeller (D) + - nv nv - - - - 12% Lamar Alexander (R) + + + + - + + + 87% Robert Byrd (D) + + + + - - + - 62%  Texas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Wisconsin 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score (R) + + + + + + + + 100% Herbert Kohl (D) + ------12% (R) + + + + - + + + 87% Russ Feingold (D) ------0%  Utah 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score  Wyoming 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Score Orrin Hatch (R) + + + + - + + + 87% Craig Thomas (R) + + + + + + + - 87% Robert Bennett (R) + + + + - + + - 75% Michael Enzi (R) + + + + + + + + 100%

scorecard legend senate membership changes during this session + Voted With FRC Action and Focus Action Position Robert Menendez (D-NJ) - Voted Against FRC Action and • Appointed to the Senate on Focus Action Position January 17, 2006 + Voted With FRC Action and Focus Action Position on All Votes nv Did Not Vote p Voted Present i Not in Office s Speaker Did Not Vote * Absent for Family Emergency

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