John Ashcroft on Spending & Budget

RepublicanMO

Spending & Budget496 votes · 86.4/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

927 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 496 of them counted toward the score above: 232 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 264 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 431 did not count: 412 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 19 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1995-02-28	To clarify the application of the public debt limit with respect to redemptions from the Social Security Trust Funds. — (SENATE TABLED GRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 298, TO CLARIFY THE APPLICATION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT WITH RESPECT TO REDEMPTIONS FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-28	To strike the limitation on debt held by the public. — (SENATE TABLED GRAHAM AMENDMENT NO. 259, TO STRIKE THE LIMITATION ON DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-28	To provide that receipts and outlays of the Tennessee Valley Authority shall not be counted as receipts or outlays for purposes of this article. — (SENATE TABLED FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 291, TO PROVIDE THAT RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY SHALL NOT BE COUNTED AS RECEIPTS OR OUTLAYS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-28	To propose a substitute. — (SENATE TABLED FEINSTEIN AMENDMENT NO. 274, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-23	A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — (SENATE TABLED THE BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 301, TO PROTECT FEDERAL OUTLAYS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE REDUCTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENT CRIME.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-23	A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — (SENATE TABLED THE WELLSTONE MOTION TO REFER H.J.RES. 1 TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET WITH INSTRUCTIONS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-23	A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — (SENATE TABLED THE WELLSTONE MOTION TO REFER H.J.RES. 1 TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET WITH INSTRUCTIONS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-22	To protect the disability and death benefits of veterans. — (SENATE TABLED ROCKEFELLER AMENDMENT NO. 306, TO PROTECT THE DISABILITY AND DEATH BENEFITS OF VETERANS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-22	To permit waiver of the article when the United States is engaged in military conflict by majority vote. — (SENATE TABLED BYRD AMENDMENT NO. 256, TO PERMIT WAIVER OF THE ARTICLE WHEN THE UNITED STATES IS ENGAGED IN MILITARY CONFLICT BY MAJORITY VOTE.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-16	A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE FAILED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTION.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-15	A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — (SENATE TABLED THE FEINGOLD MOTION TO REFER H.J. RES. 1 TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, WITH INSTRUCTIONS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-15	To provide for a capital budget. — (SENATE TABLED THE BIDEN AMENDMENT NO. 278, TO PROVIDE FOR A CAPITAL BUDGET.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-15	To provide that no court shall have the power to order relief pursuant to any case or controversy arising under the balanced budget constitutional amendment, except as provided in implementing legislation. — (SENATE TABLED THE JOHNSTON MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 272, TO PROVIDE THAT NO COURT SHALL HAVE THE POWER TO ORDER RELIEF PURSUANT TO ANY CASE OR CONTROVERSY ARISING UNDER THE BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-15	A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — (SENATE TABLED THE WELLSTONE MOTION TO REFER H.J. RES. 1 TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, WITH INSTRUCTIONS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-15	To prohibit either House from requiring more than a majority of quorum to adopt revenues increases and spending cuts. — (SENATE TABLED THE BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 248, TO PROHIBIT EITHER HOUSE OF CONGRESS FROM REQUIRING MORE THAN A MAJORITY OF A QUORUM TO APPROVE EITHER REVENUE INCREASES OR SPENDING CUTS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-14	Proposing an amendment to the Constitution relative to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections for Federal, State, and local office. — (SENATE TABLED HOLLINGS AMENDMENT NO. 241, PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION RELATIVE TO CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES INTENDED TO AFFECT ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICE.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-14	A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. — (SENATE TABLED THE FEINGOLD MOTION TO REFER H.J. RES. 1 TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT BACK FORTHWITH.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-14	To provide Federal assistance to supplement State and local efforts to alleviate the damage, loss, hardship and suffering caused by disasters or emergencies by exempting spending that is designated emergency requirements by both the President and the Congress. — (SENATE TABLED BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 240, TO PROVIDE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPLEMENT STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO ALLEVIATE THE DAMAGE, LOSS, HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING CAUSED BY DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES BY EXEMPTING SPENDING THAT IS DESIGNATED EMERGENCY REQUIREMENTS BY BOTH THE PRESIDENT AND THE CONGRESS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1995-02-14	To protect the Social Security system by excluding the receipts and outlays of Social Security from the budget. — H.J.R.1 BY BARTON (R-TX) -- CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AMENDMENT BALANCED BUDGET (CONTRACT WITH AMERICA) (SENATE TABLED REID AMENDMENT NO. 236, TO PROTECT THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM BY EXCLUDING THE RECEIPTS AND OUTLAYS OF SOCIAL SECURITY FROM BALANCED BUDGET CALCULATIONS.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1995-02-13	An original resolution authorizing biennial expenditures by committees of the Senate. — S.RES.73 BY STEVENS (R-AK) -- OMNIBUS COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTION FOR 1995 AND 1996 (SENATE PASSED S. RES. 73, AUTHORIZING BIENNIAL EXPENDITURES BY COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE.)S.Res. 73 · 104th Congress · On the Resolution	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1995-02-10	Of a perfecting nature. — (SENATE AGREED TO DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 238 TO AMENDMENT NO. 237, OF A PERFECTING NATURE.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-02-08	To require a budget plan before the amendment takes effect. — H.J.R.1 BY BARTON (R-TX) -- CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, AMENDMENT BALANCED BUDGET (CONTRACT WITH AMERICA) (SENATE TABLED THE DASCHLE MOTION TO COMMIT THE RESOLUTION, WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT BACK FORTHWITH, WITH DASCHLE AMENDMENT NO. 231, TO REQUIRE A BUDGET PLAN BEFORE THE AMENDMENT TAKES EFFECT.)H.J.Res. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-01-26	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the exclusion of social security from calculations required under a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. — (SENATE TABLED HARKIN AMENDMENT NO. 224 TO AMENDMENT NO. 190, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE EXCLUSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY FROM CALCULATIONS REQUIRED UNDER A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.)S. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-01-26	To modify the sense-of-the-Senate provision. — (SENATE AGREED TO KEMPTHORNE AMENDMENT NO. 196 TO AMENDMENT NO. 190, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ANY LEGISLATION REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION SHALL SPECIFICALLY PREVENT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FROM BEING REDUCED OR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES FROM BEING INCREASED TO MEET THE BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT.)S. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-01-26	To modify the sense-of-the-Senate provision. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE KEMPTHORNE AMENDMENT NO. 196 TO AMENDMENT NO. 190, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ANY LEGISLATION REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION SHALL SPECIFICALLY PREVENT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FROM BEING REDUCED OR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES FROM BEING INCREASED TO MEET THE BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT.)S. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1995-01-24	To express the sense of the Senate concerning Congressional enforcement of a balanced budget. — (SENATE TABLED HOLLINGS AMENDMENT NO. 182, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING CONGRESSIONAL ENFORCEMENT OF A BALANCED BUDGET.)S. 1 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-01-06	To establish Congressional enforcement of a balanced budget. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF EXON MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 6, TO ESTABLISH CONGRESSIONAL ENFORCEMENT OF A BALANCED BUDGET.)S. 2 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal expansion

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Fiscal expansion / Fiscal restraint axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.