Dianne Feinstein on Spending & Budget

DemocratCA

Spending & Budget1,814 votes · 85.3/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

3,124 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,814 of them counted toward the score above: 1,412 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 402 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,310 did not count: 1,247 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 63 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
1993-03-24	To provide for a budget that would reduce the deficit from $310 billion in fiscal year 1993 to $163.9 billion in fiscal year 1998 and cause the deficit to continue to fall thereafter, without raising taxes on the American people. — (SENATE REJECTED THE DOLE AMENDMENT NO. 258, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-24	To strike the individual income tax increase, the energy tax increase, and the Social Security benefits tax increase, and an equivalent amount of new spending. — (SENATE TABLED THE GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 249, TO STRIKE THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX INCREASE, THE ENERGY TAX INCREASE, AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TAX INCREASE, AND AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF NEW SPENDING.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-24	To express the Sense of the Senate on Social Security taxes. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE LAUTENBERG/EXON AMENDMENT NO. 242, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE REVENUES SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION ASSUME THAT THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO FIND ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF REVENUES BEFORE IMPOSING NEW TAXES ON THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-03-24	To strike the proposed tax increase on social security income, and to provide that the revenue reduction is offset by a reduction in proposed new spending. — (SENATE TABLED THE LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 240, TO STRIKE THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE REDUCTION IS OFFSET BY A REDUCTION IN PROPOSED NEW SPENDING.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-23	To ensure that fiscal year 1998 funding levels for education reform and initiatives are consistent with the levels requested by President Clinton in his investment program. — (SENATE AGREED TO SIMON AMENDMENT NO. 217, TO ENSURE THAT FISCAL YEAR 1998 FUNDING LEVELS FOR EDUCATION REFORM AND INITIATIVES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVELS REQUESTED BY THE PRESIDENT IN HIS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-23	To express the sense of the Senate that no small business, family farm, or family ranch have its taxes increased to fulfill the requirements of this concurrent resolution. — (SENATE TABLED THE PRESSLER AMENDMENT NO. 210, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT NO SMALL BUSINESS, FAMILY FARM, OR FAMILY RANCH HAVE ITS TAXES INCREASED TO FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-03-23	To ensure that fiscal year 1998 funding levels for defense conversion programs are consistent with the levels requested by President Clinton in his investment program. — (SENATE AGREED TO BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 215, TO ENSURE THAT FISCAL YEAR 1998 FUNDING LEVELS FOR EDUCATION REFORM AND INITIATIVES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVELS REQUESTED BY THE PRESIDENT IN HIS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-23	To conform the budget resolution with the assumption that the assumed Btu tax will not apply to aviation fuel. — (SENATE TABLED THE MURKOWSKI AMENDMENT NO. 203, TO CONFORM THE BUDGET RESOLUTION WITH THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE ASSUMED BTU TAX NOT APPLY TO AVIATION FUEL.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-23	To delete increases in Inland Waterways diesel fuel user fee and offset the revenue losses by reducing domestic discretionary increases by equivalent amount. — (SENATE TABLED THE GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 209, TO DELETE THE INCREASES IN THE INLAND WATERWAYS DIESEL FUEL USER FEE AND OFFSET THE REVENUE LOSSES BY REDUCING DOMESTIC DISCRETIONARY INCREASES BY AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-23	To ensure that fiscal year 1998 funding levels for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program are consistent with the levels requested by President Clinton in his investment program. — (SENATE AGREED TO LEAHY AMENDMENT NO. 202, TO ENSURE THAT FISCAL YEAR 1998 FUNDING LEVELS FOR THE WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVELS REQUESTED BY THE PRESIDENT IN HIS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-23	To adjust defense spending consistent with a $60 billion reduction from last year's defense plan over 1994 to 1998. — (SENATE TABLED THE DOMENICI AMENDMENT NO. 198, TO ADJUST DEFENSE SPENDING CONSISTENT WITH A $60 BILLION REDUCTION FROM LAST YEAR'S DEFENSE PLAN OVER 1994 TO 1998.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-23	To reduce Function 920 to reflect a freeze of Federal department and agency overhead in FY94 and FY95, and an adjustment for inflation through 1998. — (SENATE TABLED THE BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 196, TO REDUCE FUNCTION 920 TO REFLECT A FREEZE OF FEDERAL DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY OVERHEAD IN FISCAL YEARS 1994 AND 1995, AND AN ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION THROUGH 1998.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-23	To alter the instructions to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee by reducing the amounts assumed to be generated through increases in grazing fees, changes to the Mining Laws of the United States, increases in recreation fees, and imposition of an irrigation surcharge. — (SENATE TABLED THE WALLOP AMENDMENT NO. 194, TO ALTER THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES BY REDUCING THE AMOUNTS ASSUMED TO BE GENERATED THROUGH INCREASES IN GRAZING FEES, CHANGES TO THE MINING LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, INCREASES IN RECREATION FEES, AND IMPOSITION OF AN IRRIGATION SURCHARGE.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1993-03-23	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the relationship between appropriations for fiscal year 1994 for budget functional category 050 (national defense) and the levels of budget authority and outlays that are provided for in this concurrent resolution for such fiscal year for such functional category. — (SENATE AGREED TO NUNN AMENDMENT NO. 192, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE CONSISTENCY OF LEVEL OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 AND THE BUDGET RESOLUTION.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1993-03-23	To express the sense of the Senate regarding budget functional category 050 adjustments for changes in inflation assumptions and in assumptions regarding Federal pay increases. — (SENATE AGREED TO NUNN AMENDMENT NO. 189, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN INFLATION ASSUMPTIONS AND IN ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING FEDERAL PAY INCREASES ON SPENDING LEVELS FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE AND OTHER FEDERAL FUNCTIONS.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-03-23	To state the assumptions of the resolution for domestic livestock grazing on Federal lands and royalty fees for hardrock mining. — (SENATE AGREED TO BINGAMAN AMENDMENT NO. 188, TO STATE THE ASSUMPTIONS OF THE RESOLUTION REGARDING FEES FOR DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK GRAZING ON FEDERAL LANDS AND ROYALTY FEES FOR HARDROCK MINING.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-03-23	Sense of the Senate that any increases set forth do not assume an energy tax on nonconventional fuels, including solar, geothermal, wind, and biomass-dervived fuels. — (SENATE REJECTED THE WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 186, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT ANY INCREASE IN REVENUES SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION DO NOT ASSUME AN ENERGY TAX OR FEE ON NONCONVENTIONAL FUELS.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-03-23	To ensure that fiscal year 1998 funding levels for Community Policing ("Cops on the Beat") program are consistent with the levels requested by President Clinton in his investment program. — (SENATE AGREED TO DECONCINI AMENDMENT NO. 185, TO ENSURE THAT FISCAL YEAR 1998 FUNDING LEVELS FOR COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVELS REQUESTED BY THE PRESIDENT IN HIS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-19	To freeze non-defense discretionary spending across the board for five years. — (SENATE TABLED THE GRASSLEY MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 184, TO FREEZE NON-DEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACROSS THE BOARD FOR FIVE YEARS.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-19	To ensure that fiscal year 1998 funding levels of the Head Start program are consistent with the levels requested by President Clinton in his investment program. — (SENATE AGREED TO THE KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 183, TO ENSURE THAT FISCAL YEAR 1998 FUNDING LEVELS OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE LEVELS REQUESTED BY THE PRESIDENT IN HIS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-18	To eliminate the energy tax and offset lost revenues by reducing spending increases. — (SENATE REJECTED NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 182, TO ELIMINATE THE ENERGY TAX AND OFFSET LOST REVENUES BY REDUCING SPENDING INCREASES.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1993-03-18	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the barge tax. — S.C.R.18 BY SASSER (D-TN) -- RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, AND 1998 (SENATE AGREED TO THE HARKIN MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 181, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE REVENUE FIGURES SET FORTH IN THIS RESOLUTION DO NOT ASSUME AN INCREASE IN INLAND BARGE FUEL TAXES BEYOND THOSE INCREASES ALREADY SCHEDULED IN CURRENT LAW.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-03-11	To put off the effective date with respect to a State until January first of the year after the year in which Congress enacts legislation authorizing and appropriating funds to pay the State's costs of implementing the Act. — (SENATE TABLED NICKLES AMENDMENT NO. 80, TO DELAY ENACTMENT UNTIL ONE YEAR AFTER APPROPRIATIONS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO PAY STATE'S COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING THE ACT.)S. 460 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-02-24	It is the sense of the Senate that the rate of pay of Senators should be frozen for one year. — S.RES.71 BY FORD, WENDELL (D-KY) -- OMNIBUS COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTION FOR 1993 AND 1994 AUTHORIZING BIENNIAL EXPENDITURES (SENATE AGREED TO THE MITCHELL AMENDMENT NO. 51 TO AMENDMENT NO. 50, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE RATE OF PAY OF SENATORS SHOULD BE FROZEN FOR 1 YEAR.)S.Res. 71 · 103rd Congress · On the 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.