F a m i l y Re s e a r c h Co u n c i l
107th CONGRESS U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Vote Scorecard Dear Voter and Friend of the Family,
Family Research Council presents our vote scorecard for the 107th Congress. This score- card contains a compilation of significant votes representing a cross-section of issues affecting the family that occurred in the U.S. House of Representatives during the Second Session of the 107th Congress in 2002, and votes that occurred in the U.S. Senate during the entire 107th Congress (2001 and 2002).
This scorecard serves as an important tool in showing you how your elected officials voted on some of the most important issues facing the family. It is important to remember, however, that the votes you see here are only a few of the hundreds of recorded votes which members of the House of Representatives took in 2002 and members of the Senate took during the two year period spanning 2001 and 2002. With this in mind, we have tried to single out for inclusion the most clear-cut, pro-family and anti-family votes that came before Members of Congress.
This scorecard marks the end of the 107th Congress but it does not mark the end of our work on the issues explained inside. Our efforts to defend and protect faith, family and freedom continue. While we maintain a constant watch of what is taking place in our nation’s capitol, we rely upon you, informed and active constituents, to work with us in contacting your members of Congress on pro-family issues. There is no greater asset in the battle to pre- serve the American family than an informed and involved citizenry. Thank you for choosing to be involved; we can’t do it without you.
Connie G. Mackey Vice President of Government Affairs
* Recorded votes as of September 23, 2002. FRC will score several votes taken after September 23 that will be reflected on the Federal Legislation page of our website (www.frc. org) under the tab, “Key Votes.” The outcome of the following votes could change the rat- ings of Members of Congress: Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 4691), Back to School Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5193), Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act (H.R. 2357), Bankruptcy Reform Act (H.R. 333), and amendments to appropriations bills.
scorecard legend house membership changes during this session + Voted With FRC Position James Traficant (D-OH) Expelled July 24, 2002. - Voted Against FRC Position John Sullivan (R-OK) Elected January 8, 2002 to + Voted With FRC Position replace Steve Largent (R-OK). on All Votes n Did Not Vote senate membership changes during this session p Present Not Voting James Jeffords (I-VT) Changed his party affiliation to * Not in Office Independent on June 5, 2001.
Vote Scorecard Fa m i l y Re s e a r c h Co u n c i l 107th Congress: U.S. House of 801 G Street, NW Representatives & U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20001
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1 Protecting the Civil Rights of Americans H.R. 4019 would make permanent the marriage Offered by Representative Henry Hyde (R-IL), this tax penalty relief provisions of the 2001 Tax Relief amendment (H.AMDT.418 to H.R. 2356) would pre- Package. Passed 6/13/2002 FRC Supported this Bill vent any section of the Bipartisan Campaign Finance 7 Preventing Child Obscenity and Pornography Reform Act from being construed to abridge the Introduced by Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), freedoms found in the First Amendment to the the Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Constitution, specifically the freedom of speech or Act (H.R. 4623) would prevent trafficking in child of the press, to peaceably assemble, and to peti- pornography and obscenity and prevent the use tion the government for a redress of grievances. of child pornography and obscenity to facilitate Failed 2/13/2002 FRC Supported this Amendment crimes against children. This bill was in response 2 Respecting Parental Notification and Consent Laws to the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the Introduced by Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996. (R-FL), the Child Custody Protection Act (H.R. 476) Passed 6/25/2002 FRC Supported this Bill would amend Title 18 of the United States Code to 8 Decreasing Funding for the National prohibit taking minors across state lines in circum- Endowment for the Arts vention of laws requiring the involvement of par- Offered by Representative Tom Tancredo (R- ents in abortion decisions. This bill would ensure CO), this amendment (H.AMDT.538 to H.R. 5093) that state parental notification and consent laws would decrease funding for the National were respected and enforced, reaffirming the role Endowment for the Arts (NEA). The NEA has of parents in a minor’s abortion decision. consistently funded, produced, and distributed Passed 4/17/2002 FRC Supported this Bill morally objectionable art that frequently included 3 Preventing Abortions in Military Hospitals attacks on religion, traditional art forms, and fami- Offered by Representative Loretta Sanchez (D- lies. The NEA has also been a forum for the pro- CA), this amendment (H.AMDT.478 to H.R. 4546) motion of homosexuality, pornography and other would repeal current law prohibiting overseas sexually explicit material. U.S. military hospitals and medical clinics from per- Failed 7/17/2002 FRC Supported this Amendment forming privately-funded abortions for U.S. service 9 Allowing Partial-Birth Abortions members and their families. Offered by Representative Tammy Baldwin Failed 5/10/2002 FRC Opposed this Amendment (D-WI), a procedural maneuver known as a 4 Encouraging Marriage and Abstinence “motion to recommit” the Partial-Birth Abortion Introduced by Representative Deborah Pryce Ban Act (H.R. 4965) would gut the bill by includ- (R-OH), the Personal Responsibility, Work, and ing a “health exception.” The inclusion of a Family Promotion Act (H.R. 4737) would continue “health exception” would render a ban on partial- funding for Title V, which provides funds for absti- birth abortions ineffective because courts have nence-only education programs in public schools. interpreted “health exceptions” to include any- The bill would also fund marriage improvement thing from acne to depression. This allowed rep- programs, including pre- and post-marital counsel- resen-tatives to vote against banning partial-birth ing and rela-tionship training courses for citizens abortions while appearing to support such a ban. on welfare. Failed 7/24/2002 FRC Opposed this Motion Passed 5/16/2002 FRC Supported this Bill 10 Banning Partial-Birth Abortions Introduced by Representative Steve Chabot 5 Permanent Repeal of the Death Tax (R-OH), the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H.R. Introduced by Representative Dave Weldon (R-FL), the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 2143) 4965) would prohibit the procedure commonly would make permanent the repeal of the death tax known as partial-birth abortion. The bill also contained in the 2001 Tax Relief Package. includes findings that challenge the evidence Passed 6/6/2002 FRC Supported this Bill used by the Supreme Court in Stenberg v. Carhart, which legitimized partial-birth abortions, 6 Permanent Repeal of the Marriage Tax Penalty showing that partial-birth abortions are never Introduced by Representative Jerry Weller (R-IL), necessary to preserve the health of the mother.
house votes
Alabama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 5 Jim Kolbe (R) + + - + + + + - - - 60% 1 Sonny Callahan (R) + n + + + + n + + + 80% 6 J.D. Hayworth (R) + + + + + + n + + + 90% 2 Terry Everett (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% Arkansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 3 Bob Riley (R) n + n + + + n + + + 70% 1 Marion Berry (D) - + + - + - + - + + 60% 4 Robert Aderholt (R) n + + + + + + + + + 90% 2 Vic Snyder (D) - + - - - + + - + - 40% 5 Robert Cramer (D) - + - + + + + - + + 70% 3 John Boozman (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 6 Spencer Bachus (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 4 Mike Ross (D) - + + - + + + - + + 70% 7 Earl Hilliard (D) - - - - - + n - - - 10% California 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score Alaska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 Mike Thompson (D) - - - - + - + - - - 20% Don Young (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Wally Herger (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% Arizona 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 3 Doug Ose (R) - + n + + + + - - + 60% 1 Jeff Flake (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 4 John Doolittle (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Ed Pastor (D) ------+ - - - 10% 5 Robert Matsui (D) ------+ - - - 10% 3 Bob Stump (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 6 Lynn Woolsey (D) ------+ - - - 10% 4 John Shadegg (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 7 George Miller (D) ------+ - - - 10% 8 Nancy Pelosi (D) ------+ - - - 10% 15 Dave Weldon (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 9 Barbara Lee (D) ------+ - - - 10% 16 Mark Foley (R) - - - + + + + - + + 60% 10 Ellen Tauscher (D) ------+ - - - 10% 17 Carrie Meek (D) ------+ - - - 10% 11 Richard Pombo (R) + + + n + + + + + + 90% 18 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 12 Tom Lantos (D) ------+ n - - 10% 19 Robert Wexler (D) ------+ - - - 10% 13 Fortney Stark (D) ------+ - - - 10% 20 Peter Deutsch (D) - - - - - n + - - - 10% 14 Anna Eshoo (D) ------+ - - - 10% 21 Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 15 Michael Honda (D) ------+ - - - 10% 22 E. Clay Shaw (R) + + - + + + + - + + 80% 16 Zoe Lofgren (D) ------+ - - - 10% 23 Alcee Hastings (D) - n - - - - + - - - 10% 17 Sam Farr (D) ------+ - - - 10% Georgia 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 18 Gary Condit (D) - - - - + + + - n n 30% 1 Jack Kingston (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 19 George Radanovich (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Sanford Bishop (D) - + - - + + + - - + 50% 20 Calvin Dooley (D) - - - - + - + - - - 20% 3 Mac Collins (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 21 William Thomas (R) + + - + + + + - - + 70% 4 Cynthia McKinney (D) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 22 Lois Capps (D) - - - - + + + - - - 30% 5 John Lewis (D) - - n - n - + - - - 10% 23 Elton Gallegly (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 6 Johnny Isakson (R) + + - + + + + - + + 80% 24 Brad Sherman (D) ------+ - - - 10% 7 Bob Barr (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 25 Howard McKeon (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 8 Saxby Chambliss (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 26 Howard Berman (D) ------0% 9 Nathan Deal (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 27 Adam Schiff (D) ------+ - - - 10% 10 Charles Norwood (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 28 David Dreier (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 11 John Linder (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 29 Henry Waxman (D) - - n ------0% Hawaii 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 30 Xavier Becerra (D) ------+ - - - 10% 1 Neil Abercrombie (D) - - - - + + + - - - 30% 31 Hilda Solis (D) ------+ - - - 10% 2 Patsy Mink (D) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 32 Diane Watson (D) - - n - - - + - - - 10% Idaho 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 33 Lucille Roybal-Allard (D) ------+ - - - 10% 1 C.L. Otter (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 34 Grace Napolitano (D) ------n - - - 0% 2 Mike Simpson (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 35 Maxine Waters (D) ------+ - - - 10% Illinois 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 36 Jane Harman (D) - - - - + + + - - - 30% 1 Bobby Rush (D) ------+ - - - 10% 37 J. Millender-McDonald (D) - - n - - - + - - - 10% 2 Jesse Jackson (D) ------+ - - - 10% 38 Steve Horn (R) - + - + + + + - - - 50% 3 William Lipinski (D) - + + - - + + n + + 60% 39 Ed Royce (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 4 Luis Gutierrez (D) ------+ - - - 10% 40 Jerry Lewis (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 5 Rod Blagojevich (D) - - - - - n n n - - 0% 41 Gary Miller (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 6 Henry Hyde (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 42 Joe Baca (D) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 7 Danny Davis (D) ------+ - - - 10% 43 Ken Calvert (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 8 Philip Crane (R) + + n + + + + + + + 90% 44 Mary Bono (R) + + - + + n + - + + 70% 9 Janice Schakowsky (D) ------+ - - - 10% 45 Dana Rohrabacher (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 10 Mark Kirk (R) - - - + + + + - - - 40% 46 Loretta Sanchez (D) ------n - - - 0% 11 Jerry Weller (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 47 Christopher Cox (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 12 Jerry Costello (D) - + + - + + + - + + 70% 48 Darrell Issa (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 13 Judy Biggert (R) + - - + + + + - - + 60% 49 Susan Davis (D) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 14 Dennis Hastert (R) + p + + + p p p p p 100% 50 Bob Filner (D) ------+ - - - 10% 15 Timothy Johnson (R) - + + + + + + - + + 80% 51 Randy Cunningham (R) + + + + + + + + + n 90% 16 Donald Manzullo (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 52 Duncan Hunter (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 17 Lane Evans (D) ------+ - - - 10% Colorado 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 18 Ray LaHood (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 1 Diana DeGette (D) ------+ - - - 10% 19 David Phelps (D) - + + + + + + - + n 70% 2 Mark Udall (D) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 20 John Shimkus (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Scott McInnis (R) + + + + + n + + + + 90% Indiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 4 Bob Schaffer (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 Peter Visclosky (D) ------+ - - + 20% 5 Joel Hefley (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Mike Pence (R) + + + + + n + + + + 90% 6 Thomas Tancredo (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Tim Roemer (D) - + + - - + + - + + 60% Connecticut 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 4 Mark Souder (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 John Larson (D) ------+ - - - 10% 5 Steve Buyer (R) + + + n + + + + + + 90% 2 Robert Simmons (R) - - - + + + + - - - 40% 6 Dan Burton (R) + + n + + n + + + + 80% 3 Rosa DeLauro (D) ------+ - - - 10% 7 Brian Kerns (R) + + + - + + + + + + 90% 4 Christopher Shays (R) - - - + + + + - - + 50% 8 John Hostettler (R) + + + - + + + + + + 90% 5 James Maloney (D) - - - - + + + - - + 40% 9 Baron Hill (D) - + - - - - + - - + 30% 6 Nancy Johnson (R) - - - + + + + n - - 40% 10 Julia Carson (D) ------+ - - - 10% Delaware 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score Iowa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score Michael Castle (R) - - - + + + + - - + 50% 1 Jim Leach (R) - + - + - + + - + + 60% Florida 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 2 Jim Nussle (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 1 Jeff Miller (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Leonard Boswell (D) - + - - + + + - + + 60% 2 F. Allen Boyd (D) - + - + - - + - - + 40% 4 Greg Ganske (R) - + + + + + + - + + 80% 3 Corrine Brown (D) ------+ - - - 10% 5 Tom Latham (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 4 Ander Crenshaw (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% Kansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 5 Karen Thurman (D) ------+ - - - 10% 1 Jerry Moran (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 6 Cliff Stearns (R) + + + + + + + + n n 80% 2 Jim Ryun (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 7 John Mica (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 3 Dennis Moore (D) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 8 Ric Keller (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 4. Todd Tiahrt (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 9 Michael Bilirakis (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% Kentucky 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 10 C.W. Young (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 1 Edward Whitfield (R) n + + + + + + - + + 80% 11 Jim Davis (D) - + - - - + + - - + 40% 2 Ron Lewis (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 12 Adam Putnam (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Anne Northup (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 13 Dan Miller (R) + + - + + + + - + + 80% 4 Ken Lucas (D) - + + + + + + + + + 90% 14 Porter Goss (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 5 Harold Rogers (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 6 Ernest Lee Fletcher (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% Nebraska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score Louisiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 Doug Bereuter (R) p + + + - + + - + + 70% 1 David Vitter (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Lee Terry (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 2 William Jefferson (D) - - - - + + + - - + 40% 3 Tom Osborne (R) - + + + + + + + + + 90% 3 W.J. Tauzin (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% Nevada 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 4 Jim McCrery (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 Shelley Berkley (D) - - - - + + + - - - 30% 5 John Cooksey (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 James Gibbons (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 6 Richard Baker (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% New Hampshire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 7 Chris John (D) - + n - + + + - + + 60% 1 John Sununu (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% Maine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 2 Charles Bass (R) - - - + + + + - - + 50% 1 Thomas Allen (D) ------+ - - - 10% New Jersey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 2 John Baldacci (D) ------+ - - - 10% 1 Robert Andrews (D) ------+ - - - 10% Maryland 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 2 Frank LoBiondo (R) - + + + + + + - + + 80% 1 Wayne Gilchrest (R) + + - + n + + - - + 60% 3 Jim Saxton (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 2 Robert Ehrlich (R) + + - + + + + - + + 80% 4 Christopher Smith (R) n + + + + + + + + + 90% 3 Benjamin Cardin (D) ------+ - - - 10% 5 Marge Roukema (R) - + n + n + + - + + 60% 4 Albert Wynn (D) + - - - - + + - - - 30% 6 Frank Pallone (D) ------+ - - - 10% 5 Steny Hoyer (D) ------+ - - - 10% 7 Michael Ferguson (R) - + + + + + + - + + 80% 6 Roscoe Bartlett (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 8 Bill Pascrell (D) - + - - - - + - + + 40% 7 Elijah Cummings (D) ------+ - - - 10% 9 Steven Rothman (D) ------+ - - - 10% 8 Connie Morella (R) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 10 Donald Payne (D) ------+ - - - 10% Massachusetts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen (R) - + - + + + + - - + 60% 1 John Olver (D) ------+ - - - 10% 12 Rush Holt (D) - - - - + + + - - - 30% 2 Richard Neal (D) ------+ - - + 20% 13 Robert Menendez (D) ------+ - - - 10% 3 James McGovern (D) ------+ - - - 10% New Mexico 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 4 Barney Frank (D) ------0% 1 Heather Wilson (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 5 Marty Meehan (D) ------+ - - - 10% 2 Joe Skeen (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 6 John Tierney (D) ------+ - - - 10% 3 Tom Udall (D) ------+ - - - 10% 7 Edward Markey (D) ------+ - - - 10% New York 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 8 Michael Capuano (D) - - - - n - + - - - 10% 1 Felix Grucci (R) - + + + + + + - + + 80% 9 Stephen Lynch (D) - + + - - - + - - + 40% 2 Steve Israel (D) - - - - + + + - - - 30% 10 William Delahunt (D) ------+ - - - 10% 3 Peter King (R) + + + n + + + + + + 90% Michigan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 4 Carolyn McCarthy (D) - - - - + + + - - - 30% 1 Bart Stupak (D) - + + - - - + - + + 50% 5 Gary Ackerman (D) ------P - - - 0% 2 Peter Hoekstra (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 6 Gregory Meeks (D) - - - - - + n - - - 10% 3 Vernon Ehlers (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 7 Joseph Crowley (D) ------+ - - + 20% 4 Dave Camp (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 8 Jerrold Nadler (D) ------n - - 0% 5 James Barcia (D) - n + + + + + - + + 70% 9 Anthony David Weiner (D) ------+ - - - 10% 6 Fred Upton (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 10 Edolphus Towns (D) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 7 Nick Smith (R) + + + + + + + n + + 90% 11 Major Owens (D) - - - - - n + - - - 10% 8 Michael Rogers (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 12 Nydia Velazquez (D) ------+ - - - 10% 9 Dale Kildee (D) - + + - - - + - + + 50% 13 Vito Fossella (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 10 David Bonior (D) - + - - - + + n n n 30% 14 Carolyn Maloney (D) ------+ - - - 10% 11 Joseph Knollenberg (R) + + + + + + + - n n 70% 15 Charles Rangel (D) n - - - - - + - - - 10% 12 Sander Levin (D) ------+ - - - 10% 16 Jose Serrano (D) - - - - n - + - - - 10% 13 Lynn Rivers (D) ------+ - - - 10% 17 Eliot Engel (D) - - - - - + + - - - 20% 14 John Conyers (D) ------0% 18 Nita Lowey (D) - - - - - n + - - - 10% 15 Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) - + - - - - + - - - 20% 19 Sue Kelly (R) + + - + + + + - - + 70% 16 John Dingell (D) - n - - - - + - - + 20% 20 Benjamin Gilman (R) - - - + + + + - - - 40% Minnesota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 1 Gil Gutknecht (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 21 Michael McNulty (D) - + + - - - + - + + 50% 2 Mark Kennedy (R) + + n + + + + + + + 90% 22 John Sweeney (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 3 Jim Ramstad (R) - + - + + + + - + + 70% 23 Sherwood Boehlert (R) - - - + + + + - - - 40% 4 Betty McCollum (D) ------+ - - - 10% 24 John McHugh (R) + + + + + + + n + + 90% 5 Martin Olav Sabo (D) ------+ - - - 10% 25 James Walsh (R) - + + + + + + - + + 80% 6 Bill Luther (D) - - - + - + + - - - 30% 26 Maurice Hinchey (D) ------+ - - - 10% 7 Collin Peterson (D) + + + + + n + - + + 80% 27 Thomas Reynolds (R) + + + + + + + - + + 90% 8 James Oberstar (D) - + + - - - + - + + 50% 28 Louise Slaughter (D) ------+ - - - 10% Mississippi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 29 John LaFalce (D) - + + - - - + n + + 50% 1 Roger Wicker (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 30 Jack Quinn (R) - + + + + n + - + + 70% 2 Bennie Thompson (D) ------+ - - - 10% 31 Amory Houghton (R) - - - + - n + - - + 30% 3 Charles Pickering (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% North Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 4 Ronnie Shows (D) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 Eva Clayton (D) - - - - - n + - - - 10% 5 Gene Taylor (D) + + + + - - + + + + 80% 2 Bob Etheridge (D) - + - - - + + - - + 40% Missouri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Score 3 Walter Jones (R) + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 William Clay (D) - 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1 Promoting School Choice 5 Supporting a Fair and Impartial Judiciary Offered by Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH), this Offered by Senator Trent Lott (R-MS), this amend- amendment (S.AMDT.536 to S. 1) would provide ment (S.AMDT.3033 to S. 517) would provide for a low-income school choice demonstration for the fair treatment of presidential judicial nomi- program. This program would fund studies con- nees by pressing the Senate Judiciary Committee cerning the relative success of private schools to hold hearings for nominees to positions and public charter schools versus public schools on Circuit, Appeals, and District Courts that are in low-income areas. unable to process their caseloads due to Failed 6/12/2001 FRC Supported this Amendment judicial vacancies. Failed 3/21/2002 FRC Supported this Amendment
2 Encouraging Intellectual Freedom and 6 Preventing the Establishment of Thought Crimes Scientific Debate FRC opposed a vote to send this bill to the Offered by Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), this floor for final passage. Introduced by Senator amendment (S.AMDT.799 to S. 1) would seek to Edward Kennedy (D-MA), the Local Law better inform our nation’s students regarding Enforcement Enhancement Act (S. 625) or “hate science education. Specifically, this amendment crimes” bill would expand the jurisdiction of states that while students are taught about the federal government by giving it the power to biological evolution, they should also be provid- interpret and classify certain speech, thought, theol- ed with information explaining different per- ogy, and moral belief as unlawful or contributing spectives and why this subject generates con- to crime. This bill would have a chilling effect on tinuing controversy. free speech. Passed 6/13/2001 FRC Supported this Amendment Failed 6/11/2002 FRC Opposed this Motion 7 Permanent Repeal of the Death Tax 3 Protecting the Boy Scouts of America Offered by Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX), this amend- Offered by Senator Jesse Helms (R-NC), this ment (S.AMDT.3833 to H.R. 8) would make perma- amendment (S.AMDT.648 to S. 1) would prohibit nent the repeal of the death tax contained in the the distribution of federal funds to any state or 2001 Tax Relief Package. local educational agency or school that discrimi- Failed 6/12/2002 FRC Supported this Amendment nates against the Boy Scouts of America in pro- viding equal access to school premises or facili- 8 Prohibiting the Patenting of Human Clones ties. This amendment prevents discrimination A vote to cut off debate effectively killed the amend- against the Boy Scouts of America for their poli- ment offered by Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS). cy regarding the employment or voluntary ser- This amendment (S.AMDT.3843 to S. 2600) would vice of homosexual troop leaders. bar researchers from obtaining a patent on any form Passed 6/14/01 FRC Supported this Amendment of human life produced through cloning. Passed 6/18/2002 FRC Opposed this Motion
4 Protecting Freedom of Speech 9 Preventing Abortions in Military Hospitals The Campaign Finance Reform Act (H.R. 2356) Offered by Senators Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and would limit the freedom of speech of Americans Patty Murray (D-WA), this amendment (S.AMDT. with regard to political campaigns. The bill 3927 to S. 2514) would repeal current law prohibit- would ban all contributions of “soft money,” ing domestic and overseas U.S. military hospitals and impose severe restrictions on issue advoca- and medical clinics from performing privately- cy communications. The bill was signed into law funded abortions for U.S. service members and March 27, 2002 (P.L. 107-155). their families. Passed 3/20/2002 FRC Opposed this Bill Passed 6/21/2002 FRC Opposed this Amendment
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