Congressional Record on Choice
2 0 1 1 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD ON CHOICE MISSION STATEMENT 112TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION INTRODUCTION NARAL Pro-Choice America The 2010 elections had a profound impact believes every woman has the right on America’s political landscape. The U.S. House of Representatives changed hands to make personal decisions and anti-choice leadership took control of the chamber. Politicians who campaigned on regarding the full range of an agenda of addressing the nation’s press- ing challenges—jobs and the economy—took reproductive choices, including office and promptly ignored their promises. They turned instead to social-policy attacks preventing unintended pregnancy, and launched a War on Women. bearing healthy children, and NARAL Pro-Choice America’s 2011 Con- gressional Record on Choice documents the choosing legal abortion. key House and Senate votes taken during the first session of the 112th Congress. The highly polarized 112th Congress has only 154 fully pro- choice House members out of 435, and 40 of 100 senators. In 2011, anti-choice lawmakers attacked reproductive rights on the following fronts: Family Planning: Anti-choice lawmakers tried several times to eliminate the Title X family-planning program and to defund Planned Parenthood. For many women, Title X clinics provide the only basic health care that they receive; in some communities,
2011 Congressional Record on Choice 1 Planned Parenthood is their only available Unfortunately, the House passed the pro- health-care provider. While all three mea- posal. A few months later, Sen. Jim DeMint sures that the House considered passed, (R-SC) filed a similar amendment in the thankfully the Senate defeated them. Senate, but it never came up for a vote. D.C. Abortion Ban: While family-plan- “Stupak on Steroids” Agenda: The ning funding ultimately was spared House of Representatives passed two during FY’11 budget negotiations, it came bills that continue recent years’ attacks at a terrible price. Anti-choice politicians on insurance coverage of abortion. H.R.3, forced the inclusion of the D.C. abortion authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), ban in the final budget deal. This unfair effectively bans abortion coverage in state ban usurps the District’s right to self-gov- health-insurance exchanges, penalizes ernance, undermines the city’s home rule, small businesses and many individuals and makes a mockery of the democratic who purchase health plans that include process in the nation’s capital. abortion coverage, and permanently codi- fies all current-law abortion bans. H.R.358, Abortion-Training Restrictions: Anti- sponsored by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), also choice Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) led the effectively bans abortion coverage in state House to vote for an unprecedented health-insurance exchanges, and goes restriction on the use of federal funds for even further: it would allow hospitals to abortion training at teaching health cen- refuse to provide emergency abortion ters. The measure would curtail doctors’ care even to women who will die without ability to receive comprehensive and nec- it. Thankfully, President Obama issued essary instruction in reproductive-health statements threatening to veto both bills care, allowing federally funded abortion and the Senate wisely decided to take up training only in circumstances of life neither piece of legislation. endangerment, rape, or incest. Prudently, the Senate never took up the proposal. Despite their numerical minority in Congress, pro-choice allies countered the Attacks on Medical Abortion: Anti-choice anti-choice attacks. In 2011, two victories lawmakers continued their campaign stood out among the year’s barrage of anti- against the safe and effective early-abor- choice activity: tion pill—known as mifepristone, or RU 486. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) offered a Birth-Control Coverage: As the Obama surprise-attack amendment to the FY’12 administration worked to implement Agriculture appropriations bill that would the Affordable Care Act, it adopted a rec- have forbidden use of the nation’s small ommendation by an expert Institute of but growing telemedicine system for Medicine panel to require all newly issued delivery or discussion of the medication. health plans to include family-planning care
2 NARAL Pro-Choice America 2011 Congressional Record on Choice 3 as a required benefit at no additional cost. This historic decision marks the greatest improvement to women’s access to repro- ductive-health services in a generation and makes the health-care law’s promise of near- universal contraceptive coverage a reality. Family-Planning Services Overseas: For VOTE DESCRIPTIONS the second year in a row, the Senate Appro- priations Committee adopted a significant SENATE pro-choice amendment, authored by Sen. 1. Appropriations. FY’11 Continuing Res- Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), that would block olution, H.R.1. Final Passage. The bill permanently a future global gag rule. The reinstated the D.C. abortion ban, elimi- committee’s action demonstrates its ongo- nated the Title X family-planning program, ing commitment to smart international defunded Planned Parenthood, reinstated family-planning policy, and distinguishes the global gag rule, and eliminated fund- the panel from anti-choice House appro- ing for the United Nations Population priators who twice proposed reinstating Fund. Rejected 44-56. A pro-choice vote the global gag rule. Unfortunately, the (+) was against final passage (3/9/11). amendment was not included in the final appropriations bill. 2. Family-Planning Services. Enrollment Resolution to FY’11 Continuing Resolution, In 2012, as we gear up for a critical presi- H.Con.Res.36. Proposal to disqualify Planned dential contest, the 112th Congress serves as a Parenthood and its affiliates from receiving cautionary tale that illustrates the vital impor- funds appropriated by the bill. The pro- tance of elections in protecting our cherished posal would deny family-planning and basic rights. As we continue to fight back against health-care services to millions of Americans. the War on Women, we will persevere with Rejected 42-58. A pro-choice vote (+) was fortitude and hope. We are guided always by against the enrollment resolution (4/14/11). our longtime commitment to women’s safety and health, autonomy, and dignity, and to our 3. Liu Nomination – Cloture. Motion to invoke belief in a world in which every child is wel- cloture (end debate) on the nomination of come, wanted, and loved. Goodwin Liu to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Three-fifths of the total Senate (60 votes) is required to invoke cloture. Cloture motion failed 52-43. A pro-choice vote (+) was in support of cloture (5/19/11).
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Appropriations Family-PlanningGoodwin Services Liu–Cloture Appropriations Family-PlanningGoodwin Services Liu–Cloture 1 2 3 % 1 2 3 %
ALABAMA HAWAII Richard Shelby - - - 0 DANIEL INOUYE + + + 100 Jeff Sessions - - - 0 DANIEL AKAKA + + + 100 ALASKA IDAHO Lisa Murkowski - + + 55 Michael Crapo - - - 0 MARK BEGICH + + + 100 James Risch - - - 0 ARIZONA ILLINOIS John McCain - - - 0 RICHARD DURBIN + + + 100 Jon Kyl - - - 0 Mark Kirk - + - 45 ARKANSAS INDIANA MARK PRYOR + + + 100 Richard Lugar - - - 0 John Boozman - - - 0 Dan Coats - - - 0 CALIFORNIA IOWA DIANNE FEINSTEIN + + + 100 Charles Grassley - - - 0 BARBARA BOXER + + + 100 TOM HARKIN + + + 100 COLORADO KANSAS MARK UDALL + + + 100 Pat Roberts - - - 0 MICHAEL BENNET + + + 100 Jerry Moran - - A 0 CONNECTICUT KENTUCKY Joseph Lieberman + + + 100 Mitch McConnell - - - 0 RICHARD BLUMENTHAL + + + 100 Rand Paul + - - 0 DELAWARE LOUISIANA THOMAS CARPER + + + 100 MARY LANDRIEU + + + 100 CHRIS COONS + + + 100 David Vitter - - A 0 FLORIDA MAINE BILL NELSON + + + 100 Olympia Snowe - + - 45 Marco Rubio - - - 0 Susan Collins - + - 45 GEORGIA MARYLAND Saxby Chambliss - - - 0 BARBARA MIKULSKI + + + 100 Johnny Isakson - - - 0 BENJAMIN CARDIN + + + 100
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Appropriations Family-PlanningGoodwin Services Liu–Cloture Appropriations Family-PlanningGoodwin Services Liu–Cloture 1 2 3 % 1 2 3 %
MASSACHUSETTS NEW MEXICO JOHN KERRY + + + 100 JEFF BINGAMAN + + + 100 Scott Brown - + - 45 TOM UDALL + + + 100 MICHIGAN NEW YORK CARL LEVIN + + + 100 CHARLES SCHUMER + + + 100 DEBBIE STABENOW + + + 100 KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND + + + 100 MINNESOTA NORTH CAROLINA AMY KLOBUCHAR + + + 100 Richard Burr - - - 0 AL FRANKEN + + + 100 KAY HAGAN + + + 100 MISSISSIPPI NORTH DAKOTA Thad Cochran - - - 0 KENT CONRAD + + + 100 Roger Wicker - - - 0 John Hoeven - - - 0 MISSOURI OHIO CLAIRE McCASKILL + + + 100 SHERROD BROWN + + + 100 Roy Blunt - - - 0 Rob Portman - - - 0 MONTANA OKLAHOMA MAX BAUCUS + + A 100 James Inhofe - - - 0 JON TESTER + + + 100 Tom Coburn - - - 0 NEBRASKA OREGON E. BENJAMIN NELSON + + - 90 RON WYDEN + + + 100 Mike Johanns - - - 0 JEFF MERKLEY + + + 100 NEVADA PENNSYLVANIA HARRY REID + + + 100 ROBERT CASEY + + + 100 John Ensign - - I n/a Patrick Toomey - - - 0 Dean Heller I I - n/a RHODE ISLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE JACK REED + + + 100 JEANNE SHAHEEN + + + 100 SHELDON WHITEHOUSE + + + 100 Kelly Ayotte - - - 0 SOUTH CAROLINA NEW JERSEY Lindsey Graham - - - 0 FRANK LAUTENBERG + + + 100 Jim DeMint + - - 45 ROBERT MENENDEZ + + + 100
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Appropriations Family-PlanningGoodwin Services Liu–Cloture 1 2 3 %
SOUTH DAKOTA VOTE DESCRIPTIONS TIM JOHNSON + + + 100 John Thune - - - 0 HOUSE TENNESSEE Lamar Alexander - - - 0 1. Family-Planning Services. FY’11 Con- Bob Corker - - - 0 tinuing Resolution, H.R.1. Pence (R-IN) TEXAS amendment to disqualify Planned Parent- Kay Bailey Hutchison - - A 0 hood and its affiliates from receiving funds John Cornyn - - - 0 appropriated by the bill. The proposal UTAH would deny basic, preventive health-care Orrin Hatch - - P 0 services, including birth control and can- Mike Lee + - - 45 cer screenings, to millions of Americans. VERMONT Passed 240-185. A pro-choice vote (+) PATRICK LEAHY + + + 100 was against the amendment (2/18/11). Bernard Sanders + + + 100 VIRGINIA 2. Appropriations. FY’11 Continuing Res- JAMES WEBB JR. + + + 100 olution, H.R.1. Final Passage. The bill MARK WARNER + + + 100 reinstated the D.C. abortion ban, elimi- WASHINGTON nated the Title X family-planning program, PATTY MURRAY + + + 100 defunded Planned Parenthood, reinstated MARIA CANTWELL + + + 100 the global gag rule, and eliminated fund- WEST VIRGINIA ing for the United Nations Population JOHN ROCKEFELLER IV + + + 100 Fund. Passed 235-189. A pro-choice vote JOE MANCHIN III + + + 100 (+) was against final passage (2/19/11). WISCONSIN HERB KOHL + + + 100 3. Family-Planning Services. Enrollment Ron Johnson - - - 0 Resolution to FY’11 Continuing Resolu- WYOMING tion, H.Con.Res.36. Proposal to disqualify Michael Enzi - - - 0 Planned Parenthood and its affiliates from John Barrasso - - - 0 receiving funds appropriated by the bill. The proposal would deny family-planning 1 2 3 % and basic health-care services to millions of
10 NARAL Pro-Choice America 2011 Congressional Record on Choice 11 Americans. Passed 241-185. A pro-choice 7. Refusals for Emergency Abortion Care. vote (+) was against the enrollment reso- Protect Life Act, H.R.358. Capps (D-CA) lution (4/14/11). motion to send the bill back to commit- tee to fix a provision that allows hospitals 4. No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. to refuse to provide emergency abor- H.R.3. Final Passage. Smith (R-NJ) bill to tion care, even when a woman’s life is in ban effectively abortion coverage in state danger. Rejected 173-249. A pro-choice health-insurance exchanges, penalize vote (+) was in support of the motion to small businesses and many individuals recommit (10/13/11). who purchase private health plans that include abortion coverage, and perma- 8. Protect Life Act. H.R.358. Final Passage. nently codify the Hyde amendment, D.C. Pitts (R-PA) bill to ban effectively abor- abortion ban, and other current-law bans. tion coverage in state health-insurance The bill also could spur the Internal exchanges. The bill also would allow Revenue Service to audit sexual-assault hospitals to refuse to provide emergency survivors who seek abortion care. Passed abortion care, even when a woman’s life 251-175. A pro-choice vote (+) was against is in danger, and gives states the ability the bill (5/4/11). to undermine coverage of many health- related services, such as contraception. 5. Abortion-Training Restriction. H.R.1216. Passed 251-172. A pro-choice vote (+) Foxx (R-NC) amendment to prohibit fed- was against the bill (10/13/11). eral funds from being used by teaching health centers for training in abortion care. Passed 234-182. A pro-choice vote (+) was against the amendment (5/25/11). 6. Medical-Abortion Funding Ban. FY’12 Agriculture appropriations bill, H.R.2112. King (R-IA) amendment to bar the use of federal funds for prescription or discussion of medical abortion (RU 486). Telemedicine, a small but growing system of phone, tele- conferencing, and Internet networks, helps patients link remotely to health-care provid- ers. Passed 240-176. A pro-choice vote (+) was against the amendment (6/16/11).
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ALABAMA 9 BARBARA LEE + + + + + + + + 100 1 Jo Bonner ------0 10 JOHN GARAMENDI + + + + + + + + 100 2 Martha Roby ------0 11 JERRY McNERNEY + + + + + + + + 100 3 Mike Rogers ------0 12 JACKIE SPEIER + + + + + + + + 100 4 Robert Aderholt ------0 13 PETE STARK + A + + + + + + 100 5 Mo Brooks ------0 14 ANNA ESHOO + + + + + A + + 100 6 Spencer Bachus ------0 15 MICHAEL HONDA + + + + + + + + 100 7 TERRI SEWELL + + + + + + + + 100 16 ZOE LOFGREN + + + + + + + + 100 17 SAM FARR + + + + + + + + 100 ALASKA 18 DENNIS CARDOZA + + + + + + + + 100 AL Don Young ------0 19 Jeff Denham ------0 ARIZONA 20 JIM COSTA + + + + + + + + 100 21 Devin Nunes ------0 1 Paul Gosar ------0 22 Kevin McCarthy ------0 2 Trent Franks ------0 23 LOIS CAPPS + + + + + + + + 100 3 Ben Quayle A A ------0 24 Elton Gallegly ------0 4 ED PASTOR + + + + + + + + 100 25 Buck McKeon ------0 5 David Schweikert ------0 26 David Dreier ------0 6 Jeff Flake - + ------10 27 BRAD SHERMAN + + + + + + + + 100 7 RAÚL GRIJALVA + + + + + + + + 100 28 HOWARD BERMAN + + + + + + + + 100 8 GABRIELLE GIFFORDS A A A A A A A A n/a 29 ADAM SCHIFF + + + + + + + + 100 ARKANSAS 30 HENRY WAXMAN + + + + + + + + 100 1 Rick Crawford ------0 31 XAVIER BECERRA + + + + + + + + 100 2 Tim Griffin ------0 32 JUDY CHU + + + + + + + + 100 3 Steve Womack ------0 33 KAREN BASS + + + + + + + + 100 4 MIKE ROSS - + ------10 34 LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD + + + + + + + + 100 35 MAXINE WATERS + + + + + + + + 100 CALIFORNIA 36 JANE HARMAN + A I I I I I I n/a 1 MIKE THOMPSON + + + + + + + + 100 JANICE HAHN I I I I I I + + n/a 2 Wally Herger ------0 37 LAURA RICHARDSON + + + + + + + + 100 3 Dan Lungren ------0 38 GRACE NAPOLITANO + + + + + + + + 100 4 Tom McClintock ------0 39 LINDA SÁNCHEZ + + + + + + + + 100 5 DORIS MATSUI + + + + + + + + 100 40 Ed Royce ------0 6 LYNN WOOLSEY + + + + + + + + 100 41 Jerry Lewis ------0 7 GEORGE MILLER + + + + + A + + 100 42 Gary Miller ------0 8 NANCY PELOSI + + + + + + + + 100 43 JOE BACA + + + + + + + + 100
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44 Ken Calvert ------0 7 John Mica ------0 45 Mary Bono Mack + - + - - - - - 20 8 Daniel Webster - - - - A - - - 0 46 Dana Rohrabacher ------0 9 Gus Bilirakis - - - A - - - - 0 47 LORETTA SANCHEZ + + + + + + + + 100 10 C.W. Bill Young ------0 48 John Campbell - + ------10 11 KATHY CASTOR + + + + A + + + 100 49 Darrell Issa ------0 12 Dennis Ross ------0 50 Brian Bilbray - - - A + + - - 10 13 Vern Buchanan ------0 51 BOB FILNER + + + + A + + + 100 14 Connie Mack ------0 52 Duncan Hunter ------0 15 Bill Posey ------0 53 SUSAN DAVIS + + + + + + + + 100 16 Tom Rooney ------0 17 FREDERICA WILSON + A + + + + A A 100 COLORADO 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ------0 1 DIANA DeGETTE + + + + + + + + 100 19 TED DEUTCH + + + + + + + + 100 2 JARED POLIS + + + + A + A A 100 20 DEBBIE WASSERMAN 3 Scott Tipton ------0 SCHULTZ + + + + + + + + 100 4 Cory Gardner ------0 21 Mario Diaz-Balart ------0 5 Doug Lamborn ------0 22 Allen West ------0 6 Mike Coffman ------0 23 ALCEE HASTINGS + + + + + + + + 100 7 ED PERLMUTTER + + + + + + + + 100 24 Sandy Adams ------0 CONNECTICUT 25 David Rivera ------0 1 JOHN LARSON + + + + + A + + 100 GEORGIA 2 JOE COURTNEY + + + + + + + + 100 1 Jack Kingston ------0 3 ROSA DeLAURO + + + + + + + + 100 2 SANFORD BISHOP JR. + + + + + + + - 75 4 JIM HIMES + + + + + + + + 100 3 Lynn Westmoreland ------0 5 CHRISTOPHER MURPHY + + + + + + + + 100 4 HANK JOHNSON + + + + + + + + 100 DELAWARE 5 JOHN LEWIS + + + + + + + + 100 AL JOHN CARNEY + + + + + + + + 100 6 Tom Price ------0 7 Rob Woodall ------0 FLORIDA 8 Austin Scott ------0 1 Jeff Miller ------0 9 Tom Graves ------0 2 Steve Southerland ------0 10 Paul Broun ------0 3 CORRINE BROWN + + + + + + + A 100 11 Phil Gingrey - - - - A - - - 0 4 Ander Crenshaw ------0 12 JOHN BARROW + + + + + + + + 100 5 Rich Nugent ------0 13 DAVID SCOTT + + + + + + + + 100 6 Cliff Stearns ------0
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HAWAII 7 ANDRÉ CARSON + + + + + + + + 100 1 COLLEEN HANABUSA + + + + + + + + 100 8 Larry Bucshon ------0 2 MAZIE HIRONO + + + + + + + + 100 9 Todd Young ------0 IDAHO IOWA 1 Raúl Labrador ------0 1 BRUCE BRALEY + + + + A + + + 100 2 Mike Simpson ------0 2 DAVE LOEBSACK + + + + + + + + 100 3 LEONARD BOSWELL + + + + + + + + 100 ILLINOIS 4 Tom Latham ------0 1 BOBBY RUSH + + + + + + + + 100 5 Steve King ------0 2 JESSE JACKSON JR. + + + + A + + + 100 3 DANIEL LIPINSKI - + ------10 KANSAS 4 LUIS GUTIERREZ A + + + + + + + 100 1 Tim Huelskamp ------0 5 MIKE QUIGLEY + + + + + + + + 100 2 Lynn Jenkins ------0 6 Peter Roskam ------0 3 Kevin Yoder ------0 7 DANNY DAVIS + + + + + + + + 100 4 Mike Pompeo ------0 8 Joe Walsh ------0 KENTUCKY 9 JAN SCHAKOWSKY + + + + + + + + 100 1 Edward Whitfield ------0 10 Robert Dold + - + - + + - - 30 2 Brett Guthrie ------0 11 Adam Kinzinger ------0 3 JOHN YARMUTH + + + + + + + + 100 12 JERRY COSTELLO - + ------10 4 Geoff Davis ------0 13 Judy Biggert + - + - + + - + 75 5 Harold Rogers ------0 14 Randy Hultgren ------0 6 BEN CHANDLER + + + + + + + + 100 15 Timothy Johnson - - - - - A - - 0 16 Donald Manzullo ------0 LOUISIANA 17 Bobby Schilling ------0 1 Steve Scalise ------0 18 Aaron Schock ------0 2 CEDRIC RICHMOND + + + + + + + + 100 19 John Shimkus ------0 3 Jeff Landry ------0 4 John Fleming ------0 INDIANA 5 Rodney Alexander ------0 1 PETER VISCLOSKY + + + + + + + + 100 6 Bill Cassidy ------0 2 JOE DONNELLY - + - - - - + - 20 7 Charles Boustany Jr. ------0 3 Marlin Stutzman ------0 4 Todd Rokita - - - - - A - - 0 MAINE 5 Dan Burton ------0 1 CHELLIE PINGREE + + + + + + + + 100 6 Mike Pence ------0 2 MICHAEL MICHAUD + + + + + + + + 100
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MARYLAND 14 JOHN CONYERS JR. + + + + + + + + 100 1 Andy Harris ------0 15 JOHN DINGELL + + + + + + + + 100 2 C.A. (DUTCH) MINNESOTA RUPPERSBERGER + + + + + + + + 100 1 TIM WALZ + + + + + + + + 100 3 JOHN SARBANES + + + + + + + + 100 2 John Kline ------0 4 DONNA EDWARDS + + + + + + + + 100 3 Erik Paulsen ------0 5 STENY HOYER + + + + + + + + 100 4 BETTY McCOLLUM A A + + + + + + 100 6 Roscoe Bartlett ------0 5 KEITH ELLISON + + + + + A + + 100 7 ELIJAH CUMMINGS + + + + + + + + 100 6 Michele Bachmann ------A A 0 8 CHRIS VAN HOLLEN + + + + + + + + 100 7 COLLIN PETERSON - + ------10 MASSACHUSETTS 8 Chip Cravaack ------0 1 JOHN OLVER + + A + + A + + 100 MISSISSIPPI 2 RICHARD NEAL + + + + + A + + 100 1 Alan Nunnelee ------0 3 JIM McGOVERN + + + + + + + + 100 2 BENNIE THOMPSON + + + + + + + + 100 4 BARNEY FRANK + + + + + + A + 100 3 Gregg Harper A ------0 5 NIKI TSONGAS + + + + + A + + 100 4 Steven Palazzo ------0 6 JOHN TIERNEY + + + + + + + + 100 7 EDWARD MARKEY + + + + + + + + 100 MISSOURI 8 MICHAEL CAPUANO + + + + + + + + 100 1 WILLIAM LACY CLAY + + + + + + + + 100 9 STEPHEN LYNCH + + + + + + + + 100 2 Todd Akin ------0 10 WILLIAM KEATING A + + + + + + + 100 3 RUSS CARNAHAN + + + + + + + + 100 4 Vicky Hartzler ------0 MICHIGAN 5 EMANUEL CLEAVER II + + + + + + + + 100 1 Dan Benishek ------0 6 Sam Graves ------0 2 Bill Huizenga ------0 7 Billy Long - - - - A - - - 0 3 Justin Amash P - P - - - - - 0 8 Jo Ann Emerson - - - A - - - - 0 4 Dave Camp ------A A 0 9 Blaine Luetkemeyer ------0 5 DALE KILDEE + + + - - + + + 70 6 Fred Upton - - - - - + - - 5 MONTANA 7 Tim Walberg ------0 AL Denny Rehberg ------0 8 Mike Rogers ------0 NEBRASKA 9 GARY PETERS + A + + + + + + 100 10 Candice Miller ------0 1 Jeff Fortenberry ------0 11 Thaddeus McCotter - - - - - A - - 0 2 Lee Terry ------0 12 SANDER LEVIN + + + + + + + + 100 3 Adrian Smith ------0 13 HANSEN CLARKE + + + + + + + + 100
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NEVADA 7 JOSEPH CROWLEY + + + + + + + + 100 1 SHELLEY BERKLEY + + + + + + + + 100 8 JERROLD NADLER + + + + + + + + 100 2 Dean Heller - - - - I I I I n/a 9 ANTHONY WEINER + + + + + A I I n/a Mark Amodei I I I I I I - - n/a Robert Turner I I I I I I - - n/a 3 Joe Heck - - - - + - - - 5 10 EDOLPHUS TOWNS + + + + + + + + 100 11 YVETTE CLARKE + + + + + + + + 100 NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 NYDIA VELÁZQUEZ + + + + + + + + 100 1 Frank Guinta ------0 13 Michael Grimm - - - - + - - - 0 2 Charles Bass + - + - + + - - 30 14 CAROLYN MALONEY + + + + + + + + 100 NEW JERSEY 15 CHARLES RANGEL + + + + + A + + 100 16 JOSÉ SERRANO + + + + + + + + 100 1 ROBERT ANDREWS + + A + + + + + 100 17 ELIOT ENGEL + + + + + + + + 100 2 Frank LoBiondo ------0 18 NITA LOWEY + + + + + + + + 100 3 Jon Runyan ------0 19 Nan Hayworth - - - - - + - - 5 4 Christopher Smith ------0 20 Chris Gibson ------0 5 Scott Garrett ------0 21 PAUL TONKO + + + + + + + + 100 6 FRANK PALLONE JR. + + + + + + + + 100 22 MAURICE HINCHEY + + + + + + + + 100 7 Leonard Lance ------0 23 BILL OWENS + + + + + + + + 100 8 BILL PASCRELL JR. + + + + + + + + 100 24 Richard Hanna + - + - + + - + 55 9 STEVEN ROTHMAN + + + + + + + + 100 25 Ann Marie Buerkle ------0 10 DONALD PAYNE + + + + + + + + 100 26 KATHY HOCHUL I I I I I + + + n/a 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen + - + - A - - - 20 27 BRIAN HIGGINS + + + + + + + + 100 12 RUSH HOLT + + + + + + + + 100 28 LOUISE SLAUGHTER + + + + + A A A 100 13 ALBIO SIRES + + + + + + + + 100 29 Tom Reed - - - - A - - - 0 NEW MEXICO NORTH CAROLINA 1 MARTIN HEINRICH + + + + + + + + 100 1 G.K. BUTTERFIELD + + + + + + + + 100 2 Steve Pearce ------0 2 Renee Ellmers ------0 3 BEN LUJÁN + + + + + + + + 100 3 Walter Jones - + ------10 NEW YORK 4 DAVID PRICE + + + + + + + + 100 1 TIMOTHY BISHOP + + + + + + + + 100 5 Virginia Foxx ------0 2 STEVE ISRAEL + + + + + + + + 100 6 Howard Coble ------0 3 Peter King ------0 7 MIKE McINTYRE - + ------10 4 CAROLYN McCARTHY + + + + A + + + 100 8 LARRY KISSELL + + + + + + + + 100 5 GARY ACKERMAN + + + + + + + + 100 9 Sue Myrick ------0 6 GREGORY MEEKS + + A + + A + + 100 10 Patrick McHenry ------0
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Family-PlanningAppropriationsFamily-Planning ServicesNo TaxpayerAbortion-Training Services FundingMedical-Abortion forRefusals AbortionRestrictionProtect for Funding Act Emergency Life Ban Act Abortion Care Family-PlanningAppropriationsFamily-Planning ServicesNo TaxpayerAbortion-Training Services FundingMedical-Abortion forRefusals AbortionRestrictionProtect for Funding Act Emergency Life Ban Act Abortion Care 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 %
11 HEATH SHULER - + ------10 4 PETER DeFAZIO + + + + + + + + 100 12 MELVIN WATT + + + + + + + + 100 5 KURT SCHRADER + + + + + + + + 100 13 BRAD MILLER + + + + + + + + 100 PENNSYLVANIA NORTH DAKOTA 1 ROBERT BRADY + + + + + + + + 100 AL Rick Berg ------0 2 CHAKA FATTAH + + + + + + + + 100 3 Mike Kelly ------0 OHIO 4 JASON ALTMIRE + + + - - + - - 35 1 Steve Chabot ------0 5 Glenn Thompson ------0 2 Jean Schmidt ------0 6 Jim Gerlach ------0 3 Michael Turner ------0 7 Patrick Meehan ------0 4 Jim Jordan ------0 8 Michael Fitzpatrick ------0 5 Bob Latta ------0 9 Bill Shuster ------0 6 Bill Johnson ------0 10 Tom Marino ------0 7 Steve Austria ------0 11 Lou Barletta ------0 8 John Boehner S S S S S S S S 0 12 MARK CRITZ + + ------20 9 MARCY KAPTUR + + + - + - + + 70 13 ALLYSON SCHWARTZ + + + + + + + + 100 10 DENNIS KUCINICH + + + + + + + + 100 14 MIKE DOYLE + + + + + + + + 100 11 MARCIA FUDGE + + + + + + + + 100 15 Charlie Dent + - + - + + - - 30 12 Patrick Tiberi ------0 16 Joseph Pitts ------0 13 BETTY SUTTON + + + + + + + + 100 17 TIM HOLDEN + + + - - - - - 30 14 Steven LaTourette ------0 18 Tim Murphy ------0 15 Steve Stivers - - - - - A - - 0 19 Todd Platts ------0 16 James Renacci ------0 17 TIM RYAN + + + + + + + + 100 RHODE ISLAND 18 Bob Gibbs ------0 1 DAVID CICILLINE + + + + + + + + 100 2 JAMES LANGEVIN + + + + + - + + 95 OKLAHOMA 1 John Sullivan ------0 SOUTH CAROLINA 2 DAN BOREN - + ------10 1 Tim Scott ------0 3 Frank Lucas ------0 2 Joe Wilson ------0 4 Tom Cole ------0 3 Jeff Duncan ------0 5 James Lankford ------0 4 Trey Gowdy - - - - A - - - 0 5 Mick Mulvaney ------0 OREGON 6 JAMES CLYBURN + + + + + + + + 100 1 DAVID WU + + + + + + I I n/a 2 Greg Walden ------0 SOUTH DAKOTA 3 EARL BLUMENAUER + + + + + + + + 100 AL Kristi Noem ------0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 %
24 NARAL Pro-Choice America 2011 Congressional Record on Choice 25 2011 HOUSE VOTES 2011 HOUSE VOTES (continued) (continued)
Family-PlanningAppropriationsFamily-Planning ServicesNo TaxpayerAbortion-Training Services FundingMedical-Abortion forRefusals AbortionRestrictionProtect for Funding Act Emergency Life Ban Act Abortion Care Family-PlanningAppropriationsFamily-Planning ServicesNo TaxpayerAbortion-Training Services FundingMedical-Abortion forRefusals AbortionRestrictionProtect for Funding Act Emergency Life Ban Act Abortion Care 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 %
TENNESSEE 25 LLOYD DOGGETT + + + + + + + + 100 1 Phil Roe ------0 26 Michael Burgess - - - - A - - - 0 2 John Duncan Jr. ------0 27 Blake Farenthold ------0 3 Chuck Fleischmann ------0 28 HENRY CUELLAR + + + - + - - - 35 4 Scott DesJarlais ------0 29 GENE GREEN + + + + + + + + 100 5 JIM COOPER + + + + + + + + 100 30 EDDIE BERNICE 6 Diane Black ------0 JOHNSON + + + + + + + + 100 7 Marsha Blackburn ------0 31 John Carter ------A - 0 8 Stephen Fincher ------0 32 Pete Sessions ------0 9 STEVE COHEN + + + + + + + + 100 UTAH TEXAS 1 Rob Bishop ------0 1 Louie Gohmert ------0 2 JIM MATHESON + + + - + + + - 50 2 Ted Poe ------0 3 Jason Chaffetz ------0 3 Sam Johnson - - - A - - - - 0 VERMONT 4 Ralph Hall ------0 AL PETER WELCH + + + + + + + + 100 5 Jeb Hensarling ------0 6 Joe Barton ------0 VIRGINIA 7 John Culberson ------0 1 Robert Wittman ------0 8 Kevin Brady ------0 2 Scott Rigell ------0 9 AL GREEN + + + + + + + + 100 3 ROBERT SCOTT + + + + + + + + 100 10 Michael McCaul ------0 4 J. Randy Forbes ------0 11 Mike Conaway ------0 5 Robert Hurt ------0 12 Kay Granger ------0 6 Robert Goodlatte ------0 13 William “Mac” Thornberry ------0 7 Eric Cantor ------0 14 Ron Paul - A - - - - A A 0 8 JAMES MORAN + + + + + + + + 100 15 RUBÉN HINOJOSA A A + + + + + + 100 9 Morgan Griffith ------0 16 SILVESTRE REYES - + + + + + A A 55 10 Frank Wolf ------0 17 Bill Flores ------0 11 GERALD CONNOLLY + + + + + + + + 100 18 SHEILA JACKSON LEE + + + + + + + + 100 WASHINGTON 19 Randy Neugebauer ------0 20 CHARLES GONZALEZ + + + + + + A A 100 1 JAY INSLEE + + + + + + + + 100 21 Lamar Smith ------0 2 RICK LARSEN + + + + + + + + 100 22 Pete Olson ------0 3 Jaime Herrera Beutler ------0 23 Francisco Canseco ------0 4 Doc Hastings - - - - A - - - 0 24 Kenny Marchant ------0 5 Cathy McMorris Rodgers ------0 6 NORM DICKS + + + + + + + + 100
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 % 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 %
26 NARAL Pro-Choice America 2011 Congressional Record on Choice 27 2011 HOUSE VOTES (continued)
Family-PlanningAppropriationsFamily-Planning ServicesNo TaxpayerAbortion-Training Services FundingMedical-Abortion forRefusals AbortionRestrictionProtect for Funding Act Emergency Life Ban Act Abortion Care 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 %
7 JIM McDERMOTT + + + + + + + + 100 LEGEND 8 Dave Reichert - - A - - - - - 0 9 ADAM SMITH + + + + + + + + 100 WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS – All capitals 1 David McKinley ------0 Republicans – Initial capitals 2 Shelley Moore Capito - - - - + + - - 10 Independents – Italics 3 NICK RAHALL II - + ------10 Numbers beside House members’ names WISCONSIN denote congressional districts; AL denotes 1 Paul Ryan ------0 at-large. 2 TAMMY BALDWIN + + + + + + + + 100 3 RON KIND + + + + + + + + 100 + pro-choice vote 4 GWEN MOORE + + + + + + + + 100 5 F. James Sensenbrenner Jr. ------0 - anti-choice vote 6 Tom Petri - - - A - - - - 0 7 Sean Duffy ------0 P present 8 Reid Ribble ------0 A absent* WYOMING I ineligible AL Cynthia Lummis ------0 S speaker may exercise discretion not to vote n/a voting score not applicable
* Total score may reflect past vote or confirmed position on issue. If a member misses many votes due to a medical absence, a total score does not appear.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 %
28 NARAL Pro-Choice America P D 11 1 S , NW S W , DC 2 2 2