Jim DeMint on Trade

RepublicanSC

Trade53 votes · 46.1/100 consistent

ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

96 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Trade. 53 of them counted toward the score above: 40 toward “Free trade” and 13 toward “Protectionist”.

The other 43 did not count: 41 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 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
2012-12-06	A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.H.R. 6156 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2012-08-02	In the nature of a substitute.S. 3326 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-15	A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes.H.R. 2072 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Protectionist
2012-05-15	To prohibit an increase in the lending authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States to more than $100,000,000,000 until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the Secretary has initiated international negotiations to eliminate export financing programs and to prohibit an increase in that lending authority to more than $120,000,000,000 until a multilateral agreement to eliminate export financing programs has been completed.H.R. 2072 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Protectionist
2012-05-15	To clarify the requirement that the Export-Import Bank of the United States not make or guarantee loans that are subordinate to other loans, to restrict financing of certain fossil fuel projects in foreign countries, and to prohibit financing of renewable energy products manufactured in foreign countries.H.R. 2072 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Protectionist
2012-05-15	To require the Export-Import Bank of the United States to provide financing only for transactions subsidized by export credit agencies of other countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable or prohibitively expensive and to require the Bank to maintain a ratio of capital to the outstanding principal balance of loans and loan guarantees of not less than 10 percent.H.R. 2072 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Protectionist
2012-05-15	To prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financing to a person or for a project in a country the government or central bank of which holds debt instruments of the United States.H.R. 2072 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Protectionist
2012-05-15	To phase out the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and to require the President to initiate negotiations with other major exporting countries to end subsidized export financing programs.H.R. 2072 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Protectionist
2011-10-12	A bill to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.H.R. 3078 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2011-10-12	A bill to implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.H.R. 3079 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2011-10-12	A bill to implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.H.R. 3080 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2011-10-11	A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.S. 1619 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Free trade
2011-10-06	A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.S. 1619 · 112th Congress · On the Decision of the Chair	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-10-06	A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.S. 1619 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Free trade
2011-10-03	A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.S. 1619 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Free trade
2011-09-22	A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Protectionist
2011-09-22	To extend and modify trade adjustment assistance.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-09-22	To provide Taiwan with critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military threat from China.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-22	To require a report on the consequences of failing to act on trade agreements.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-22	To limit eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to workers who are laid off because of an increase in imports from, or a shift in production to, a country with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-21	To repeal trade adjustment assistance for firms.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-21	To modify the eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-21	To extend the trade adjustment assistance as in effect before the enactment of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance of 2009.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-21	To make the effective date of the amendments expanding the trade adjustment assistance program contingent on the enactment of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, and the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Free trade
2011-09-20	To provide trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and for other trade agreements.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Free trade
2011-09-19	A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.H.R. 2832 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Protectionist
2011-09-15	In the nature of a substitute.H.J.Res. 66 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-09-15	To offset the disaster relief appropriations by rescinding amounts for foreign assistance programs.H.J.Res. 66 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-15	To save at least $7,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.H.J.Res. 66 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-09-13	A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.H.J.Res. 66 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Free trade
2011-09-12	A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.H.J.Res. 66 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2010-07-22	Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 83 · 111th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Protectionist
2007-12-04	A bill to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.H.R. 3688 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2007-07-24	Joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 44 · 110th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Protectionist
2006-09-19	A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.H.R. 5684 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2006-06-29	A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.S. 3569 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2006-05-24	To enhance border security by creating a pilot SAFE Visa Program to grant visas to authorized nationals of a NAFTA or CAFTA-DR country who receive employment offers in job areas in the United States that have been certified by the Secretary of Labor as having a shortage of workers.S. 2611 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2005-09-15	To provide that funds must be used in a manner consistent with the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Free trade
2005-07-28	A bill to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.H.R. 3045 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2005-07-19	A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.H.J.Res. 52 · 109th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Protectionist
2005-06-30	A bill to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.S. 1307 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Free trade
2005-06-29	A bill to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.S. 1307 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Free trade
2005-04-11	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the application of Airbus for launch aid.S.Con.Res. 25 · 109th Congress · On the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-07-22	United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActH.R. 4842 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Free trade
2004-07-22	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4842) to implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade AgreementH.Res. 738 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-07-14	United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActH.R. 4759 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Free trade
2004-07-14	Customs Border Security and Trade Agencies Authorization ActH.R. 4418 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-07-14	Urging the President to resolve the disparate treatment of direct and indirect taxes presently provided by the World Trade OrganizationH.Res. 705 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2004-07-14	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4759) to implement the United States-Australia Free Trade AgreementH.Res. 712 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-07-24	United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActH.R. 2738 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Free trade
2003-07-24	United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActH.R. 2738 · 108th Congress · Table Reconsider Engrossment and Third Reading	Yea	Free trade
2003-07-24	United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActH.R. 2738 · 108th Congress · On Engrossment and Third Reading	Yea	Free trade
2003-07-24	United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActH.R. 2739 · 108th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Free trade
2003-07-24	United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActH.R. 2739 · 108th Congress · Table Reconsider Engrossment and Third Reading	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-07-24	United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation ActH.R. 2739 · 108th Congress · On Engrossment and Third Reading	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-07-23	Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2738, Unites States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation, and for the Consideration of H.R. 2739, United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement ImpementationH.Res. 329 · 108th Congress · Table motion to reconsider	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-07-23	Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2738, Unites States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation, and for the Consideration of H.R. 2739, United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement ImpementationH.Res. 329 · 108th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-07-23	Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2738, Unites States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation, and for the Consideration of H.R. 2739, United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement ImpementationH.Res. 329 · 108th Congress · Table motion to reconsider ordering previous question	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-07-23	Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2738, Unites States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation, and for the Consideration of H.R. 2739, United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement ImpementationH.Res. 329 · 108th Congress · On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-06-10	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting United States efforts within the WTO to end the European Union’s protectionary and discriminatory trade practices regarding agriculture biotechnologyH.Res. 252 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2003-03-05	Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections ActH.R. 1047 · 108th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Free trade
2002-07-27	Andean Trade Preference ActH.R. 3009 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Yea	Free trade
2002-07-23	Disapproving the Extension of the Waiver Authority Contained in Section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with Respect to VietnamH.J.Res. 101 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
2002-06-05	Export-Import Bank Reauthorization ActS. 1372 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Nay	Protectionist
2002-05-22	Customs Border Security ActH.R. 3129 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Direction not readable
2002-05-22	Customs Border Security Act of 2002H.R. 3129 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2002-05-01	Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2002H.R. 2871 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2002-04-30	To Extend the Authority of the Export-Import Bank until May 31, 2002S. 2248 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2001-12-06	Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority ActH.R. 3005 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Free trade
2001-12-06	Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority ActH.R. 3005 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
2001-12-06	Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 3005, Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority ActH.Res. 306 · 107th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-12-06	Customs Border Security ActH.R. 3129 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-12-06	To Reauthorize the Trade Assistance Program Under the Trade Act of 1974H.R. 3008 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-11-16	Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication ActH.R. 3009 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-11-07	Expressing the sense of Congress that the President, at the WTO round of negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from Nov. 9-11, 2001, should preserve the ability of the US to enforce its trade laws and should ensure that US exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade laws by other countries.H.Con.Res. 262 · 107th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Yea	Direction not readable
2001-07-26	Disapproving the Extension of the Waiver Authority Contained in Section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with Respect to VietnamH.J.Res. 55 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
2001-07-19	Disapproving Normal Trade Relations for ChinaH.J.Res. 50 · 107th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
2000-07-26	Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam — H J RES 99 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE DISAPPROVING THE EXTENSION OF THE WAIVER AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 402(C) OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO VIETNAMH.J.Res. 99 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
2000-07-25	Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act — H R 4868 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACTH.R. 4868 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Free trade
2000-07-18	Disapproving the Extension of the Waiver Authority Contained in Section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with Respect to the People’s Republic of China — H J RES 103 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE DISAPPROVING THE EXTENSION OF THE WAIVER AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 402(C) OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINAH.J.Res. 103 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
2000-06-21	Withdrawing the Approval of the United States from the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization — H J RES 90 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE WITHDRAWING THE APPROVAL OF THE UNITED STATES FROM THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONH.J.Res. 90 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
2000-06-21	Providing for consideration of H.J. Res 90; Withdrawing the Approval of the Congress from the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization — H RES 528 QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES 90; WITHDRAWING THE APPROVAL OF THE CONGRESS FROM THE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATIONH.Res. 528 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-05-24	To Authorize Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the People’s Republic of China — H R 4444 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE TO AUTHORIZE EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT (NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT) TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINAH.R. 4444 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Yea	Free trade
2000-05-24	To Authorize Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the People’s Republic of China — H R 4444 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORIZE EXTENSION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY TREATMENT (NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS TREATMENT) TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINAH.R. 4444 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-10-26	Urging the United States to seek a global consensus supporting a moratorium on tariffs and on special multiple, and discriminatory taxation of electronic commerce. — H CON RES 190 QUESTION: SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE, AS AMENDED URGING THE UNITED STATES TO SEEK A GLOBAL CONSENSUS SUPPORTING A MORATORIUM ON TARIFFS AND ON SPECIAL MULTIPLE, AND DISCRIMINATORY TAXATION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE.H.Con.Res. 190 · 106th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended	Yea	Free trade
1999-10-13	Export Enhancement Act of 1999 — H R 1993 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1999H.R. 1993 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Protectionist
1999-10-13	H R 1993 AUTHOR(S): MENENDEZ OF NEW JERSEY TO TERRY OF NEBRASKA AMEND. QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1999H.R. 1993 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-10-13	H R 1993 AUTHOR(S): MENENDEZ OF NEW JERSEY TO TERRY OF NEBRASKA AMEND. QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1999H.R. 1993 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-10-13	H R 1993 AUTHOR(S): SANFORD OF SOUTH CAROLINA AMENDMENT QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1999H.R. 1993 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-10-13	H R 1993 AUTHOR(S): MANZULLO OF ILLINOIS TO ROHRABACHER OF CALIFORNIA AMEND. QUESTION: ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1999H.R. 1993 · 106th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-08-03	Disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. — H J RES 58 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE DISAPPROVING THE EXTENSION OF THE WAIVER AUTHORITY CONTAINED IN SECTION 402(C) OF THE TRADE ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO VIETNAM.H.J.Res. 58 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
1999-07-27	Disapprove Normal Trade Relations with China — H J RES 57 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE DISAPPROVE NORMAL TRADE RELATIONS WITH CHINAH.J.Res. 57 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
1999-06-07	Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act — H R 435 QUESTION: SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENT MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACTH.R. 435 · 106th Congress · Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendment	Yea	Free trade
1999-05-25	Trade Agency Authorizations, Drug Free Borders, and Prevention of On-Line Child Pornography Act of 1999 — H R 1833 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO SUSPEND RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED TRADE AGENCY AUTHORIZATIONS, DRUG FREE BORDERS, AND PREVENTION OF ON-LINE CHILD PORNOGRAPHY ACT OF 1999H.R. 1833 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Suspend Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-03-17	Provide for a Reduction in the Volume of Steel Imports — H R 975 QUESTION: ON PASSAGE PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE VOLUME OF STEEL IMPORTSH.R. 975 · 106th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Free trade
1999-02-09	Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act — H R 435 QUESTION: ON MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS MISCELLANEOUS TRADE AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS ACTH.R. 435 · 106th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Free trade

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Protectionist / Free trade 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.