Jeff Bingaman on Education

DemocratNM

Education164 votes · 76.1/100 consistent

Expand federal roleReduce federal role

238 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 164 of them counted toward the score above: 135 toward “Expand federal role” and 29 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 74 did not count: 73 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one 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
2012-05-24	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes.S. 2343 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2012-05-24	In the nature of a substitute.S. 2343 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-08	A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes.S. 2343 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Expand federal role
2011-08-02	An act to provide for budget control.S. 365 · 112th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-03-26	A bill entitled "The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws."H.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2009-03-26	To prohibit ACORN, or organizations affiliated or co-located with ACORN, from receiving assistance under this Act.H.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-03-26	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving.H.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2009-03-26	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal income tax charitable giving.H.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-03-25	To clarify that nonprofit organizations assisted under the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program include certain crisis pregnancy centers, and organizations that serve battered women or victims of rape or incest.H.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2009-03-25	To increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.H.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2009-03-23	A bill to reauthorize and reform the national service laws.H.R. 1388 · 111th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Expand federal role
2008-07-31	A bill to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.H.R. 4137 · 110th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Expand federal role
2008-03-13	To put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2008-03-13	To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2007-11-14	A bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.H.R. 1429 · 110th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Expand federal role
2007-09-07	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Expand federal role
2007-07-24	A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.S. 1642 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2007-07-24	To provide for a demonstration and certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds.S. 1642 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-07-23	To provide for a Federal supplemental loan program.S. 1642 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2007-07-20	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2007-07-20	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-20	A sense of the Senate relative to the Alternative Minimum Tax.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	A sense of the Senate relative to the adoption tax creditH.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To provide interim relief for shortages in employment-based visas for aliens with extraordinary ability and advanced degrees and for nurses.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To permanently extend certain education-related tax incentives.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Reduce federal role
2007-07-19	A sense of the Senate relative to tax policy.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that individuals are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	Relative to illegal aliens qualifying for Social Security benefits; and Relative to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To provide limited immunity for reports of suspicious behavior and response.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To express the sense of the Senate on the detainees of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To strike the provisions relating to loan forgiveness for public service employees.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
2007-07-19	To amend the special allowance payments.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To amend the amounts appropriated for Promise Grants for fiscal years 2014 through 2017.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-07-19	To increase the amount appropriated for the college access partnership grant program.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2007-07-18	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.H.R. 2669 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2007-03-21	To protect families, family farms and small businesses by raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%, to extend college tuition deduction, to extend the student loan interest deduction, to extend the teacher classroom deduction, to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, to maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and to promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.S.Con.Res. 21 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2006-03-14	To support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and (3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 83 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2005-10-26	To increase appropriations for Head Start programs.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2005-10-25	To increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant award by $200 to $4,250.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-05-13	A bill to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes.H.R. 1350 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-05-12	to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reach full Federal funding of such part in 6 years, and for other purposes.S. 1248 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-05-12	To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.S. 1248 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-03-11	To create a reserve fund to finance an increase in the maximum Pell Grant that keeps pace with the rate of increase in public college tuition, extend Pell Grants to 500,000 new recipients, and close certain tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 95 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2004-03-10	To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act for fiscal year 2005 and lower the national debt by closing tax loopholes.S.Con.Res. 95 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-09-10	To provide additional funding for teacher quality programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 and for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships and the school leadership program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 2660 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-09-09	To increase funds for Head Start.H.R. 2660 · 108th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-06-20	A bill to establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for other purposes.S. 504 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-05-15	To improve access to higher education for middle-income families by making resources available to expand the Hope and Lifetime Learning Scholarship Credits and for lower-income families by making resources available to increase the maximum Pell Grant to $4500 and to provide an equal amount for deficit reduction by eliminating the 10 percent dividend tax exclusion for amounts above $500 and eliminating acceleration of the 38.6 percent income tax rate education.S. 1054 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-03-25	To increase funding for after-school programs to the levels promised by the No Child Left Behind Act to serve 1.6 million more children in FY 2004 and to increase funding for Head Start to serve 80 percent of eligible 3 and 4 year olds and increase the number of infants and toddlers served and for deficit reduction.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2003-03-19	To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act in 2004 and reduce debt by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-12-18	A bill to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.H.R. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-14	A bill to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.H.R. 1 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-14	To provide that no public elementary school, public secondary school, local educational agency, or State educational agency, may deny equal access or a fair opportunity to meet after school in a designated open forum to any youth group listed in title 36 of the U.S. Code as a patriotic society, including the Boy Scouts of America, based on that group's favorable or unfavorable position concerning sexual orientation.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-14	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to Reconsider	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-14	To prohibit the use of Federal funds by any State or local educational agency or school that discriminates against the Boy Scouts of America in providing equal access to school premises or facilities.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2001-06-14	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-14	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regarding discipline.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-13	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should appropriate all funds authorized for elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2002.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-13	To 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 Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-06-13	To remove the 21st century community learning center program from the list of programs covered by performance agreements.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2001-06-13	To permit States to waive certain testing requirements.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-06-13	To express the sense of the Senate regarding science education.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-12	To provide for school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-12	To provide for the comparability of educational services available to elementary and secondary students within States.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-12	To provide a low-income school choice demonstration program.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-06-11	To ensure adequate funding for targeted grants to local educational agencies under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-11	To strengthen parental involvement.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-06-07	To limit the conduct of certain assessments based on the provision of sufficient funding to carry out part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-06-07	Expressing the sense of the Senate to urge that no less than 95 percent of Federal education dollars be spent in the classroom.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-06-07	To limit the application of assessment requirements based on the costs to the State in administering such assessments.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-06-06	To modify provisions relating to State applications and plans and school improvement to provide for the input of the Governor of the State involved.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expand federal role
2001-06-06	To ensure that State applications and plans are developed and submitted in consultation with the Governor of the State involved.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Reduce federal role
2001-06-06	To improve the provisions relating to assessment completion bonuses.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-22	To condition the reductions in the 39.6 percent rate in 2005 and 2007 on the Federal Government sufficiently funding Head Start to enable every eligible child access to such program.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-22	To condition the reductions in the 39.6 percent rate in 2002, 2005, and 2007 on the Federal Government funding certain increases in the maximum Federal Pell Grant amounts.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-22	To provide responsible tax relief for all income taxpayers, by way of a $1,200,000,000,000 tax cut, and to make available an additional $150,000,000,000 for critical investments in education, particularly for meeting the Federal Government's commitments under IDEA, Head Start, and the bipartisan education reform and ESEA reauthorization bill.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-22	To eliminate expenditures for tuition, fees, and room and board as qualified elementary and secondary education expenses for distributions made from education individual retirement accounts.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-17	To increase the deduction for higher education expenses for certain taxpayers and to increase the tax credit for student loan interest.H.R. 1836 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-17	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend loan forgiveness for certain loans to Head Start teachers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-17	To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure for programs under part B of such Act.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role
2001-05-16	To liberalize the tax-exempt financing rules for public school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-16	To provide grants for the renovation of schools.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-16	To modify provisions relating to school construction.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-05-16	To make amendments regarding the Reading First Program.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-16	To 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 Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-15	To express the sense of the Senate that S.27, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001, as passed by the Senate on April 2d should be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-15	To provide for class reduction programs.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-14	To provide for school safety.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-14	To provide assistance to entities that emphasize language and life skills programs for limited English proficient students.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-10	To 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 Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-10	To modify provisions relating to State assessments.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-09	To provide for teacher liability protection.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-09	To provide for the establishment of community technology centers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-08	To provide a sense of the Senate regarding tax relief for elementary and secondary level educators.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-05-08	To 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 Amendment	Yea	Expand federal role
2001-05-08	To tie funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improved student performance.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Reduce federal role

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand federal role / Reduce federal role 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.