Lamar Alexander on Spending & Budget

RepublicanTN

Spending & Budget957 votes · 70.7/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

1,525 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 957 of them counted toward the score above: 514 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 443 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 568 did not count: 549 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
2005-07-01	A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2419 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-07-01	To prohibit the use of funds for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator and utilize the amount of otherwise available to reduce the National debt.H.R. 2419 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-06-29	A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-06-29	To facilitate family travel to Cuba in humanitarian circumstances.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-06-29	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, for the Veterans Health Administration.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-06-29	To provide additional funding for medical services provided by the Veterans Health Administration.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-06-29	To prohibit the use of funds to plan, design, study, or construct certain forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-06-29	To require Federal reserve banks to transfer certain surplus funds to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used for the provision of Indian health care services.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-06-29	To prohibit the use of funds by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, consider, or rely on third-party intentional dosing human studies for pesticides or to conduct intentional dosing human studies for pesticides.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-06-29	To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a review of all third party intentional human dosing studies to identify or quantify toxic effects.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-06-28	To require conference report inclusion of limitations, directives, and earmarks.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-06-28	To transfer funding to the Special Diabetes Program for Indians and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program within the Indian Health Service from funding for federal land acquisition.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-05-10	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-28	A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010.H.Con.Res. 95 · 109th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-04-21	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-21	To appropriate an additional $213,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (UAHMMWVs).H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-20	Relating to the aircraft carriers of the Navy.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-04-20	To increase funding for border security.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-04-20	To reduce appropriations for the Iraqi embassy to reduce outlays expected to occur in fiscal year 2007 or later.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-19	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-19	To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-04-19	To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-04-19	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-19	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-19	To provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-04-19	To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-04-18	To express the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-04-14	To prohibit the use of funds by any Federal agency to produce a prepackaged news story without including in such story a clear notification for the audience that the story was prepared or funded by a Federal agency.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-04-13	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should not delay enactment of critical appropriations necessary to ensure the well-being of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, by attempting to conduct a debate about immigration reform while the supplemental appropriations bill is pending on the floor of the United States Senate.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-04-13	To reduce by $36,000,000 the amount appropriated for "Military Construction, Army", with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to funds available under that heading for the Camp 6 Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-13	To increase the military death gratuity to $100,000, effective with respect to any deaths of members of the Armed Forces on active duty after October 7, 2001.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-04-13	To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-04-12	To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-04-12	To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Concurrent Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To promote innovation and U.S. competitiveness by expressing the sense of the Senate urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to make efforts to fund the Advanced Technology Program, which supports industry-led research and development of cutting-edge technologies with broad commercial potential and societal benefits.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	No Statement of Purpose on File.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To restore funding for tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian countryS.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	To establish a point of order.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-03-17	To strike the debt ceiling reconciliation instruction.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-03-17	To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	To repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To express the sense of the Senate that the tax cuts assumed in the budget resolution should include the repeal of the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To provide the flexibility to consider all available transportation funding options.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	Relative to transportation funding.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	Relative to funding to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To ensure that legislation to make cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, rather than being fast-tracked under reconciliation procedures.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	Relative to education funding.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To modify the designation authority for an emergency requirement.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To fully fund the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by restoring $565 million in cuts to vital first-responder programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including the State Homeland Security Grant program, by providing $150 million for port security grants and by providing $140 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	To repeal the tax subsidy for certain domestic companies which move manufacturing operations and American jobs offshore.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-03-17	To establish a reserve fund in the event that legislation is passed to provide a 50 percent tax credit to employers that continue to pay the salaries of Guard and Reserve employees who have been called to active duty.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-03-17	To restore the Perkins Vocational Education program and provide for deficit reduction paid for through the elimination of the phase out of the personal exemption limitation and itemized deduction limitation for high-income taxpayers now scheduled to start in 2006.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to participate in the negotiation of contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs to achieve the best possible prices for such drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, that requires the Secretary to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of such drugs for each fallback prescription drug plan, and that requires the Secretary to participate in the negotiation for a contract for any such drug upon the request of a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan, is reserved for reducing expenditures under such part.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-03-17	To provide for full consideration of tax cuts in the Senate under regular order.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-17	To create a reserve fund for the establishment of a Bipartisan Medicaid Commission to consider and recommend appropriate reforms to the Medicaid program, and to strike Medicaid cuts to protect states and vulnerable populations.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-17	To express the sense of the Senate regarding Medicaid reconciliation legislation consistent with recommendations from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-16	To increase discretionary health and education funding by $2,000,000,000.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-16	To increase veterans medical care by $2.8 billion in 2006.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-16	To increase veterans medical care by $410,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2005-03-16	To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-03-16	To strike section 201(a)(4) relative to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-16	To provide adequate funding of $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2006 to preserve a national intercity passenger rail system.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-15	To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by providing the necessary resources to our firefighters, police, EMS workers and other first-responders by restoring $1,626 billion in cuts to first-responder programs.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2005-03-15	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any Social Security plan that requires deep benefit cuts or a massive increase in debt.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2005-03-15	To express the sense of the Senate that failing to address the financial condition of Social Security will result in massive debt, deep benefit cuts and tax increases.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-15	To ensure that 75-year solvency has been restored to Social Security before Congress considers new deficit-financed legislation that would increase mandatory spending or cut taxes.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2005-03-15	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the urgent need for legislation to ensure the long-term viability of the Social Security program.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-03-14	To restore funding for education programs that are cut and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-11-20	A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 4818 · 108th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2004-11-17	A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.S. 2986 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2004-10-09	To implement responsible subcommittee reorganization in the Committee on Appropriations.S.Res. 445 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-10-07	To strike section 402 and vest intelligence appropriations jurisdiction in the Select Committee on Intelligence.S.Res. 445 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-21	A bill Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 4755 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2004-09-20	A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 4837 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2004-09-14	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2004-09-14	To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities and other factors that the Secretary considers appropriate, in accordance with the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-14	To appropriate an additional $350,000,000 to improve the security at points of entry into the United States.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-14	To increase funding for rail and transit security grants.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-14	To require the President to provide to Congress a copy of the Scowcroft Commission report on improving the capabilities of the United States intelligence community.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-14	To provide funds for the Transportation Security Administration, United States Coast Guard, and the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-14	To appropriate an additional $625,000,000 for discretionary grants for high-threat, high-density urban areas.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-14	To ensure the continuation of benefits for certain individuals providing security services for Federal buildings.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-14	To appropriate an additional $70,000,000 to enhance the security of chemical plants and to provide an offset.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-14	To increase the amount appropriated for firefighter assistance grants.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-13	To ensure that the Coast Guard has sufficient resources for its traditional core.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-13	To appropriate $70,000,000 to support efforts for identification and tracking for shipments of hazardous materials and continue and expand upon the background check system for commercial driver licenses with a HAZMAT endorsement, and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-09	To appropriate $70,000,000 for grants to States, local governments, and first responders to purchase or improve communication systems to allow for real-time interoperable communication between State and local first responders and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-09	To increase the amount available for port security grants by $300,000,000.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-09	To increase the among provided for first responder programs, and to provide offsets.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-09	To make available funds for certain border and transportation security programs.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-09-08	To prohibit funds from being used to process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for services provided as of June 1, 2004, by certain employees of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2004-09-08	To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress, at least 60 days prior to award, a report on the results of an Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 competition, to include estimated savings, performance improvements, and the impact on jobs and Federal Government employees.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-09-08	To appropriate an additional $150,000,000 for port security research and development grants.H.R. 4567 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2004-07-22	A bill Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 4613 · 108th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2004-06-24	A bill Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 4613 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2004-06-23	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes.S. 2400 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2004-06-02	To authorize appropriations for a contingent emergency reserve fund for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.S. 2400 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion

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