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Phil Gramm

Phil Gramm on Spending & Budget

RepublicanTX

Spending & Budget1,706 votes · 79.8/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

3,081 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,706 of them counted toward the score above: 705 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 1,001 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,375 did not count: 1,249 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 126 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
2001-05-10To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part A and part D of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-05-10A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaDirection not readable
2001-05-08To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and to authorize appropriations for, title II, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to the development of high-qualified teachers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-05-03To increase the authorization of appropriations for local educational agency grants.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-06A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the Concurrent ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2001-04-06Increase Veterans discretionary spending for FY02.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-06To increase discretionary funding for veterans medical care by $1.718 billion in 2002 and each year thereafter to ensure that veterans have access to quality medical care.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To provide tax credits for small business to purchase health insurance for their employees and to provide for the deductibility of health insurance for the self-employed and those who don't receive health insurance from their employers and for long-term care.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To increase funding for IDEA.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To provide for a tax cut accelerator.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To provide for a $85 billion tax rebate, and for other purposes.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To eliminate the marriage penalty tax.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To improve the fiscal discipline of the budget process by creating a point of order against emergency spending that does not meet the definition of an emergency requirement.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To increase natural resources, environment, energy and other spending to ensure full funding of the Land Conservation, Preservation, and Infrastructure Improvement Program; to help preserve the core operating budgets of the major environmental agencies to provide appropriate funding for activities related to enforcement of environmental statutes and setting of standards that protect natural resources and the public's health; to address contaminated brownfield sites and urban sprawl and promote smart growth; to save wildlife habitat and endangered species; and to address water quality and infrastructure, global climate change, and energy security, resources and efficiency.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To call for immediate action by the United States Senate on passage of an Economic Stimulus Package in FY01 and to provide for further tax cuts in Fiscal Years 2002-11 as part of a fiscally responsible budget that ensures maximum feasible debt reduction.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To provide for tax relief.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To establish a reserve fund to eliminate further cuts in medicare payments to home health agencies.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To eliminate further cuts in Medicare payments to home health agencies.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04To increase the levels of new budget authority and budget outlays provided for the National Defense (050) major functional category for fiscal year 2002, and to make corresponding adjustments necessitated by those increases.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04To amend the congressional budget to allow for the continued transformation of the military, to fulfill congressional commitments to provide quality health care for active and retired military families, and to continue improvements in compensation, housing, and other quality of life issues.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04Increase descretionary health funding by $700,000,000.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-04To make certain that no child is left behind and to maintain fiscal discipline by making a major investment in education and a commensurate reduction in the share of tax relief given to the wealthiest one percent of Americans.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04To provide emergency assistance to producers of agricultural commodities in fiscal year 2001, and additional funds for farm and conservation programs during fiscal years 2002 through 2001.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04To provide for additional agriculture assistance.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-03To establish a prescription drug benefit under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, without using funds generated from either the Medicare or Social Security surpluses, that is voluntary; accessible to all beneficiaries; designed to assist beneficiaries with the high cost of prescription drugs, protect them from excessive out of pocket costs, and give them bargaining power in the marketplace; affordable to all beneficiaries and the program; administered using private sector entities and competitive purchasing techniques; and consistent with broader Medicare reform.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-03To revise certain provisions providing for a reserve fund for prescription drugs and medicare reform in the Senate.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2000-12-07A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 127 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-12-07A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-12-05A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-12-05A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 126 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-11-01A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-30A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 120 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-29A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 119 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-28A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 118 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-27A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 117 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-27A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4942 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-27A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-26A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 116 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-26A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003.H.R. 782 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-26To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act, to modernize programs and services for older individuals, and for other purposes.H.R. 782 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-25A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 115 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-25A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4811 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-19A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-19A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-18A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-12A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 111 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-12To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for theArmed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 4205 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-12To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for theArmed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 4205 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-12A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4516 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-12A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-12To express the sense of the Congress regarding the cleanup of rivers and ocean waters contaminated with DDT, PCBs, dioxins, metals and other toxic chemicals.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-10-12To strike the riders that delay the Environmental Protection Agency's new standard on arsenic in drinking water and that prohibit the designation of nonattainment areas under the Clean Air act.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-10-06A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4475 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-05A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-05A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-05A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 110 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-02A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4733 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-09-28A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 109 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-09-20A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4516 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-09-07A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4733 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2000-09-07To strike the section relating to revision of the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual.H.R. 4733 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-07-27A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4576 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-07-27A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4733 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-07-26An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.S. 2507 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-07-26A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4871 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-07-20A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayFiscal restraint
2000-07-20To clarify the effect of the provision prohibiting amendment of part 3809 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · Whether the Amendment is GermaneNayDirection not readable
2000-07-20To correct an unintended termination of the authority of Amtrak to lease motor vehicles from the General Services Administration that results from previously enacted legislation.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-07-20To require the use of certain funds transferred to the Economic Research Service to conduct a study of reasons for the decline in participation in the food stamp program and any problems that households with eligible children have experienced in obtaining food stamps.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-20To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to label, mark, stamp, or tag as "inspected and passed" meat, meat products, poultry, or poultry products that do not meet microbiological performance standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-07-20To provide increased funding for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration for investigations of anticompetitive behavior, rapid response teams, the Hog Contract Library, examinations of the competitive structure of the poultry industry, civil rights activities, and information staff, with an offset.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-20To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the sugar program.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal restraint
2000-07-20To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to label, mark, stamp, or tag as "inspected and passed" meat, meat products, poultry, or poultry products that do not meet microbiological performance standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-19To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow importation of covered products.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-07-19To modify amendment relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2001.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-18A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2000-07-18No Statement of Purpose on File.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-07-18To prohibit the use of funds for application of unapproved pesticides in certain areas that may be used by children.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-18To defend the Constitutional system of checks and balances between the Legislative and Executive branches.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-18To reduce the Forest Service timber sale budget by $30,000,000 and increase the wildland fire management budget by $15,000,000.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2000-07-13To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for theArmed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 4205 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2000-07-12To provide $7,372,000 to the Indian Health Service for diabetes treatment, prevention, and research, with an offset.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-12To strike the provisions relating to renewal of grazing permits and leases.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-06-30A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayFiscal restraint
2000-06-30To fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2000-06-30To prohibit the expenditure of certain appropriated funds for the distribution or provision of, or the provision of a prescription for, postcoital emergency contraception.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2000-06-30To provide for a limitation on the use of funds for certain agreements involving the conveyance or licensing of a drug.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-29To require a Federal floor with respect to protections for individuals enrolled in health plans.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-06-29To increase access to health care and to protect consumers in managed care plans and in other health coverage.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-29To prohibit health discrimination on the basis of genetic information or genetic services.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-29To prohibit health insurance companies form using genetic information to discriminate against enrollees, and to prohibit employers from using such information to discriminate in the workplace.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-06-29To protect the Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2000-06-29To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2000-06-29To increase the amount appropriated for the Interagency Education Research Initiative.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2000-06-28To increase the appropriations for carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, with an offset.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2000-06-28No Statement of Purpose on File.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-28A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2000-06-28To provide funds for the GEAR UP Program.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2000-06-28To increase the funding for the technology literacy challenge fund.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2000-06-28To provide $1,000,000,000 for 21st Century Community Learning Centers.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal 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.