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Benjamin L. Cardin on Education

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Education169 votes · 67.1/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role

313 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Education. 169 of them counted toward the score above: 125 toward “Expand federal role” and 44 toward “Reduce federal role”.

The other 144 did not count: 140 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 4 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
1988-10-13TO ADOPT H RES 586, THE RULE TO ALLOW FOR HOUSE FLOOR REVIEW OF HR 4416, LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND INSTITUTE OF PEACE EXTENSION, TO ALLOCATE $60 MILLION OVER 5 YEARS FOR THE U.S. INSTITUTE OF PEACE AND TO EXTEND THE ALLOCATIONS FOR SECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT.H.R. 4416 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-10-13TO ADOPT H RES 585, A RULE TO ALLOW FOR HOUSE FLOOR REVIEW OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON HR 4585, TAFT INSTITUTE EXTENSION, TO ALLOCATE $59.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE TAFT INSTITUTE THROUGH FISCAL 1991 ALONG WITH 19 OTHER PROGRAMS AT COLLEGES AND LIBRARIES.H.R. 4585 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-10-03TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 5408, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACT TECHNICAL CORRECTION, TO MAKE A CORRECTION IN THE 1988 EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR A COMPETITIVE AMERICA ACT. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 5408 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-08-09TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 3661, THOMAS P. O'NEILL JR. LIBRARY, TO FORGIVE THE BALANCE OF AN EDUCATION-PROJECT LOAN MADE TO BOSTON COLLEGE. MOTION FAILED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT NOT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 3661 · 100th CongressNayReduce federal role
1988-06-08TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 4639, SUPPLEMENTAL LOANS FOR STUDENTS PROGRAM, A BILL TO ALTER THE SLS PROGRAM TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THE LOANS. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 4639 · 100th CongressYeaExpand federal role
1988-06-08TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 4585, TAFT INSTITUTE EXTENSION, A BILL TO EXTEND AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE TAFT INSTITUTE AND ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1989 THROUGH 1991. MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 4585 · 100th CongressYeaExpand federal role
1988-05-10TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 3424, OVERSEAS TEACHERS ACT, TO INSTITUTE HIRING PREFERENCES FOR TEACHERS IN OVERSEAS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS RUN BY THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT. MOTION FAILED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT NOT VOTING IN FAVOR.H.R. 3424 · 100th CongressYeaExpand federal role
1988-04-19TO MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE HOUSE DISAGREEMENT WITH THE SENATE DIAL-A-PORN BAN AMENDMENT TO HR 5, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT.H.R. 5 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-04-19TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON H RES 427, THE RULE TO PROVIDE FOR HOUSE FLOOR CONSIDERATION OF HR 5, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT, A BILL TO REAUTHORIZE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND RESTRICT PORNOGRAPHIC TELEPHONE SERVICES.H.R. 5 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-03-01TO INSTRUCT THE HOUSE CONFEREES ON HR 5, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT, TO ACCEPT THE LANGUAGE OF THE SENATE TO BAN DIAL-A-PORN OPERATIONS.H.R. 5 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-02-17TO INSTRUCT THE HOUSE CONFEREES ON HR 5, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT, A BILL TO REAUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR NUMEROUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND TO AGREE TO SEEK CONSTITUTIONALLY ACCEPTABLE LANGUAGE THAT SOLVES THE DIAL-A-PORN PROBLEM.H.R. 5 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1988-02-17TO ORDER THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE MADIGAN MOTION TO INSTRUCT HOUSE CONFEREES ON HR 5, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ACT, TO PREVENT A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO BAN DIAL-A-PORN OPERATIONS.H.R. 5 · 100th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1987-05-21TO PASS HR 5, SCHOOL AID, A BILL TO REAUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS.H.R. 5 · 100th CongressYeaExpand 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.