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Al Franken

Al Franken on Spending & Budget

DemocratMN

Spending & Budget351 votes · 81.2/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

609 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 351 of them counted toward the score above: 277 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 74 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 258 did not count: 251 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 7 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
2011-12-17A bill making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 3672 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2011-12-17In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 3630 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2011-12-15To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1540 · 112th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2011-12-14Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.S.J.Res. 10 · 112th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayFiscal expansion
2011-12-14Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.S.J.Res. 24 · 112th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayFiscal expansion
2011-12-01An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 1867 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2011-11-30An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 1867 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-11-17An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2011-11-10A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2354 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-11-01An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2011-11-01An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to RecommitNayFiscal expansion
2011-11-01To eliminate funding for the Small Community Air Service Development Program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-11-01To prohibit the use of funds to implement regulations regarding the removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2011-11-01To reallocate 10 percent of the amounts appropriated for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure from transportation enhancement activities to the highway bridge program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2011-11-01To reduce funding for the Rural Development Agency.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-10-21In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2011-10-21To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution of enemy combatants in Article III courts of the United States.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2011-10-21To end lending schemes that force taxpayers to repay the loans of delinquent developers and bailout failed or poorly planned local projects.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-10-21To end payments to landlords who are endangering the lives of children and needy families.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-10-21To prohibit the use of funds to provide direct payments to persons or legal entities with an average adjusted gross income in excess of $1,000,000.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2011-10-20To prohibit the use of funds to allow categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-10-20To increase funding for the emergency conservation program and the emergency watershed protection program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2011-10-20To extend loan limits for programs of the government-sponsored enterprises, the Federal Housing Administration, and the Veterans Affairs Administration, and for other purposes.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2011-10-20To reestablish the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be provided by the taxpayers to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-10-20A bill to provide for teacher and first responder stabilization.S. 1723 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2011-10-20To ensure accountability in Federal grant programs administered by the Department of Justice.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2011-10-20To prohibit amounts appropriated under this Act to carry out parts A and B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, from being expended unless all the steel, iron, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2011-10-20To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2011-10-20To prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from preventing an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing an FDA-approved prescription drug from Canada.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2011-10-19To ensure that the critical surface transportation needs of the United States are made a priority by prohibiting funds from being used on lower-priority projects, such as transportation museums and landscaping.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2011-10-18To eliminate funding for the trade adjustment assistance for firms program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-10-18To prohibit funding for Operation Fast and Furious or similar "gun walking" programs.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2011-10-11A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.S. 1660 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-09-26Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2608 · 112th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-09-26Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2608 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-09-23To provide continuing appropriations in fiscal year 2011 and additional appropriations for disaster relief in fiscal years 2011 and 2012.H.R. 2608 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal restraint
2011-09-15To decrease the authorizations of appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration to fiscal year 2008 levels.H.R. 2887 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-09-15To offset the disaster relief appropriations by rescinding amounts for foreign assistance programs.H.J.Res. 66 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-09-08A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on August 2, 2011.S.J.Res. 25 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayFiscal expansion
2011-07-29A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2011-07-22A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget.H.R. 2560 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2011-07-20A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2011-07-20To require evidence of causal relationships for presumptions by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2011-07-20To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended at a rate higher than the level of the Senate and House of Representative concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2012.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2011-07-14A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-07-14A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-07-13A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2011-07-13A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2011-07-11A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaDirection not readable
2011-07-07A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaDirection not readable
2011-07-05A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2011-06-21A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-06-16To prohibit the use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-06-16To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2011-06-14To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayFiscal expansion
2011-06-09To reform the regulatory process to ensure that small businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other purposes.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2011-06-08To improve the regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2011-05-25A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2016.S.Con.Res. 20 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayFiscal expansion
2011-05-25A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.S.Con.Res. 21 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayFiscal expansion
2011-05-25A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.S.Con.Res. 18 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayFiscal restraint
2011-05-25A concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.H.Con.Res. 34 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayFiscal expansion
2011-04-14A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.H.R. 1473 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2011-03-17A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 48 · 112th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-03-09In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 1 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2011-03-09A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.H.R. 1 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayFiscal restraint
2011-03-02To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.S. 23 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2011-03-02A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 44 · 112th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2011-03-01To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.S. 23 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2010-12-21A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 3082 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2010-12-21A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 3082 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2010-12-09An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 3454 · 111th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2010-09-29Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.H.R. 3081 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2010-09-29To extend funding at the level provided until February 4, 2011.H.R. 3081 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2010-09-29To reduce spending other than national security spending by 5 percent.H.R. 3081 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2010-09-28Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.H.R. 3081 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2010-09-21An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.S. 3454 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2010-07-22An act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2010-05-27Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2010-05-27To strike section 901, relating to the transfer of amounts to the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2010-05-27To allow unobligated balances in the Construction, Major Projects account to be utilized for major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs otherwise authorized by law.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2010-05-27To prohibit the imposition of fines and liability under certain final rules of the Environmental Protection Agency.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2010-05-27Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2010-05-27Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2010-05-27To pay for the costs of supplemental spending by reducing Congress' own budget and disposing of unneeded Federal property and uncommitted Federal funds.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2010-05-27To pay for the costs of supplemental spending by reducing waste, inefficiency, and unnecessary spending within the Federal Government.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2010-05-27To require a plan for the safe, orderly, and expeditious redeployment of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2010-05-27To make appropriations to improve border security, with an offset from unobligated appropriations under division A of Public Law 111-5.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2010-05-27To appropriate $200,000,000 to increase resources for the Department of Justice and the Judiciary to address illegal crossings of the Southwest border, with an offset.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2010-05-27To provide for National Guard support to secure the southern land border of the United States.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2010-04-15A bill to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and for other purposes.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2010-04-15In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-04-15Expressing the sense of the Senate that the Value Added Tax is a massive tax increase that will cripple families on fixed income and only further push back America's economic recovery and the Senate opposes a Value Added Tax.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2010-04-15To pay for the full cost of extending additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2010-04-15To pay for the full cost of extending additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2010-04-14In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-04-14To pay for the full cost of extending additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs by rescinding unspent federal funds not obligated for any purpose.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2010-04-14In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2010-04-12A bill to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and for other purposes.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2010-03-25A bill to provide a temporary extension of certain programs, and for other purposes.H.R. 4851 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2010-03-25A bill to provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit, and for other purposes.S. 3153 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal restraint

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.