Mike Bost on Spending & Budget

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Spending & Budget205 votes · 53.8/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

1,249 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 205 of them counted toward the score above: 126 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 79 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,044 did not count: 1,039 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 5 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
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-07	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendments	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	Making appropriations for financial services and general government for fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.R. 5485 · 114th Congress · On Sustaining the Ruling of the Chair	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2016-07-05	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5485) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 794 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-07-05	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5485) making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 794 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-23	Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016H.R. 2577 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2016-06-16	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.R. 5293 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2016-06-15	Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 783 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-15	Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 783 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-14	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5053) Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 778 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-14	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5053) Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5293) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 778 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-10	Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.R. 5325 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2016-06-10	Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.R. 5325 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-06-10	Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness ActH.R. 5325 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-06-10	Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness ActH.R. 5325 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-06-10	Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness ActH.R. 5325 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-10	Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness ActH.R. 5325 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-06-09	Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA)H.R. 5278 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2016-06-09	PROMESAH.R. 5278 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-09	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending in September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 771 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-09	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending in September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 771 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-06-09	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5325) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending in September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 771 · 114th Congress · On Consideration of the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-26	Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2577) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposesH.Res. 751 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-26	Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2577) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposesH.Res. 751 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-26	Energy and Water Appropriations FY 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2016-05-26	Energy and Water Appropriations FY 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On agreeing to the amendment, as amended	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-25	Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017H.R. 5055 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-05-24	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5055) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 743 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-24	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5055) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposesH.Res. 743 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-19	Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2016-05-19	Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.H.R. 4974 · 114th Congress · On engrossment and third reading	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-18	Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in response to the Zika virus, and for other purposesH.R. 5243 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2016-05-18	Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to strengthen public health activities in response to the Zika virus, and for other purposesH.R. 5243 · 114th Congress · Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-18	Providing for consideration of H.R. 4974, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 5243, the Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016H.Res. 736 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-18	Providing for consideration of H.R. 4974, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 5243, the Zika Response Appropriations Act, 2016H.Res. 736 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-18	Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4909) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.Res. 735 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-17	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4909) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.Res. 732 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-05-17	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4909) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposesH.Res. 732 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-02-11	Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015H.R. 3442 · 114th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2016-02-11	Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015H.R. 3442 · 114th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-02-11	Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015H.R. 3442 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-02-11	Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015H.R. 3442 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2016-02-11	Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015H.R. 3442 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-02-11	Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015H.R. 3442 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2015-12-18	Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposesH.R. 2029 · 114th Congress · On Concurring in Senate Amdt with Amdt Specified in Section 3(a) of H.Res. 566	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2015-12-17	Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposesH.R. 2029 · 114th Congress · On Concurring in Senate Amdt with Amdt Specified in Section 3(b) of H.Res. 566	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2015-12-17	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2029, making appropriations for Mil-Con, Dept of VA, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from December 19, 2015, through January 4, 2016; and for other purposesH.Res. 566 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-12-17	Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2029, making appropriations for Mil-Con, Dept of VA, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; providing for proceedings during the period from December 19, 2015, through January 4, 2016; and for other purposesH.Res. 566 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-12-11	Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 2250, Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016H.Res. 560 · 114th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-12-11	Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 644, the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 and providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 2250, Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016H.Res. 560 · 114th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2015-10-28	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizationsH.R. 1314 · 114th Congress · On Motion that the House Concur in the Senate Amendment with an Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable

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.