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Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Spending & Budget

DemocratDE

Spending & Budget2,315 votes · 82.3/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

4,233 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 2,315 of them counted toward the score above: 1,588 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 727 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,918 did not count: 1,614 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 304 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.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2002-06-07A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To restore the discretion of the President to agree with Congressionally-designated emergency spending.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-06To increase the amount provided for the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund, and to impose conditions.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To increase the amount of supplemental appropriations for the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To add the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2002-06-06To allow the United States to render assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2002-06-06To strike the appropriation for Agricultural Research Service buildings and facilities.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To strike the amount provided for the National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean Sciences.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To strike the amount provided for design of a storage facility for the Smithsonian Institution.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-05To adopt the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2003 reported by the Committee on the Budget for the Senate.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-05To extend the strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2002-06-05To provide emergency school funding.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-04To strike section 1004 of the bill.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-12-20A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-20A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-13A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-07To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2002.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · Whether the Amendment is GermaneNayDirection not readable
2001-12-07To protect United States military personnel and other elected appointed officials of the United States Government against criminal prosecution by an international criminal court to which the United States is not a party.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-12-07With respect to the protection of United States interests and the interest of American citizens and service members as it relates to the establishment of an International Criminal Court.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-12-07A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the Point of OrderYeaDirection not readable
2001-12-07A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-06A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-06A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-04A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-15A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-15A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-13A joint resolution suspending certain provisions of law pursuant to section 258(a)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.S.J.Res. 28 · 107th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayFiscal restraint
2001-11-08A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-08A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.H.R. 2883 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-07A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-07To provide for certain exceptions to the limitations on fees an attorney may charge when challenging special education placement in the District of Columbia.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-07To cap the allowable fees an attorney may charge when challenging special education placement in the District of Columbia.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2001-11-07To prohibit the use of local funds to carry out needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-06A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-06To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-01A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-01A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-01To provide that the Federal government give priority to Indian, Military and Impact Aid schools when it allocates funds for school renovation and repair.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-01To prohibit the use of funds under the National Labor Relations Act for the funding of unfair labor practices relating to certain no-solicitation or no-access rules.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-11-01To redistribute certain funds under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-01To provide funding for targeted grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-10-25A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-25Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-10-24A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-23A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-18A 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, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-17A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-15A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-02A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-02A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-09-26A 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, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2001-09-14A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, and for assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.S. 1426 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-09-13A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-09-13To express the sense of the Senate regarding discrimination against Arab Americans.H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-09-10To provide protection to American Servicemen who were used in World War II as slave labor.H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-08-02A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-08-02To reduce by 5,000,000 amounts available for certain projects funded by the Community Development Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and make the amount available for veterans claims adjudication.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-08-02To make drug elimination grants for low-income housing available for the BuyBack America program.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-08-02To specify the manner of allocation of funds made available for grants for the construction of wastewater and water treatment facilities and groundwater protection infrastructure.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-08-01To provide for a new national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-08-01To increase the amount available for medical care for veterans by $650,000,000.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2001-08-01A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-27A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-27A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On the Motion for AttendanceYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-19An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.S. 1172 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2001-07-19A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-19A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On the Motion for AttendanceYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-18To provide grants and fellowships for energy industry workforce training and to monitor energy industry workforce trends.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal restraint
2001-07-18To impose additional conditions on the consideration of revisions to the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-12To prohibit the use of funds for any purpose relating to Vulcan Monument, Alabama.H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2001-07-12To direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take certain actions for the recovery of the lost river sucker and the shortnose sucker, and to clarify the operations of the Klamath Project in Oregon and California, and for other purposes.H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-12To prohibit the use of funds to execute a final lease agreement for oil and gas development in the area of the Gulf of Mexico known as "Lease Sale 181".H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-07-11No Statement of Purpose on File.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-07-10A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-10To rescind $33,900,000 for the printing and postage costs of the notices to be sent by the Internal Revenue Service before and after the tax rebate, such amount to remain available for debt reduction.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2001-07-10To provide additional funds for military personnel, working-capital funds, mission-critical maintenance, force protection, and other purposes by increasing amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense, and to offset the increases by reducing and rescinding certain appropriations.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-10To increase the amount provided to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and to offset that increase by rescinding amounts appropriated to the Navy for the V-22 Osprey aircraft program.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-07-10To increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, with an offset.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-10Ensuring funding for defense and education and the supplemental appropriation by repealing tax cuts for 2001.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-07-10To protect the social security surpluses by preventing on-budget deficits.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2001-07-10To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal restraint
2001-06-13To express the Sense of the Senate that the Appropriations Committee shall fund the authorizations in this bill to the maximum extent possible.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-05-16To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part F of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-05-10To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part A and part D of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-05-10A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayDirection not readable
2001-05-08To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and to authorize appropriations for, title II, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to the development of high-qualified teachers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-05-03To increase the authorization of appropriations for local educational agency grants.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-06A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the Concurrent ResolutionNayDirection not readable
2001-04-06Increase Veterans discretionary spending for FY02.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-06To increase discretionary funding for veterans medical care by $1.718 billion in 2002 and each year thereafter to ensure that veterans have access to quality medical care.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To provide tax credits for small business to purchase health insurance for their employees and to provide for the deductibility of health insurance for the self-employed and those who don't receive health insurance from their employers and for long-term care.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To increase funding for IDEA.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To provide for a tax cut accelerator.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To provide for a $85 billion tax rebate, and for other purposes.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To eliminate the marriage penalty tax.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To improve the fiscal discipline of the budget process by creating a point of order against emergency spending that does not meet the definition of an emergency requirement.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To increase natural resources, environment, energy and other spending to ensure full funding of the Land Conservation, Preservation, and Infrastructure Improvement Program; to help preserve the core operating budgets of the major environmental agencies to provide appropriate funding for activities related to enforcement of environmental statutes and setting of standards that protect natural resources and the public's health; to address contaminated brownfield sites and urban sprawl and promote smart growth; to save wildlife habitat and endangered species; and to address water quality and infrastructure, global climate change, and energy security, resources and efficiency.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To call for immediate action by the United States Senate on passage of an Economic Stimulus Package in FY01 and to provide for further tax cuts in Fiscal Years 2002-11 as part of a fiscally responsible budget that ensures maximum feasible debt reduction.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal 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.