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Tom Harkin

Tom Harkin on Financial Regulation

DemocratIA

Financial Regulation219 votes · 75.9/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate

401 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Financial Regulation. 219 of them counted toward the score above: 170 toward “Regulate” and 49 toward “Deregulate”.

The other 182 did not count: 163 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 19 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
2005-03-07To promote job creation, family time, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-07To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-03To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To amend the wage priority provision and to amend the payment of insurance benefits to retirees.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To discourage predatory lending practices.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To preserve existing bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To provide protection for medical debt homeowners.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems from means testing.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To provide a homestead floor for the elderly.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-01To protect servicemembers and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and to allow servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the State of their premilitary residence.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-01To clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces and low income veterans.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2003-11-05A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, and for other purposes.H.R. 2622 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2003-11-04To provide for data-mining reports to Congress.S. 1753 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2003-11-04To create a national opt-out standard for affiliate sharing to prevent personal customer information from being shared by affiliated companies.S. 1753 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2002-11-19A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.H.R. 3210 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaDirection not readable
2002-11-19A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.H.R. 3210 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2002-07-25A bill to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes.H.R. 3763 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaRegulate
2002-07-15An original bill to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2002-07-15To address rules of professional responsibility for attorneys.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-15To require timely and public disclosure of transactions involving management and principal stockholders.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-12An original bill to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRegulate
2002-07-11To modify attorney practices relating to clients, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-07-10To deter fraud and abuse by corporate executives.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To increase criminal penalties relating to conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and certain ERISA violations, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To provide for criminal prosecution of persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain Federal investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded securities, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To provide for certification of financial reports by labor organizations and to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for labor organizations.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-06-18A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2002-06-18A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-14To provide for satisfaction of judgements from frozen assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and State sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-13To restrict insurance rate increases for terrorism risks.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-06-13To provide for procedures for civil actions, and for other purposes.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-17A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayDeregulate
2001-07-17To require the General Accounting Office to conduct a study of the effects of the Act on bankruptcy filings, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-17In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2001-07-12A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2001-03-29No Statement of Purpose on File.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15An original bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayDirection not readable
2001-03-15To strike section 1310, relating to barring certain foreign judgments.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15To address the acceptable period of time between the filing of petitions for relief under chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15To change the relevant time period in determining current monthly income.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-03-15To correct the treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15To protect the identities of minor children in bankruptcy proceedings.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2001-03-15To limit the value of certain real and personal property that a debtor may elect to exempt under State or local law, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-14An original bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDeregulate
2001-03-14To disallow certain claims and prohibit coercive debt collection practices.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-14To provide a complete substitute.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-03-14To provide for the nondischargeability of debts arising from the exchange of electric energy.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-13To amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to extensions of credit to consumers under the age of 21.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-13To make an amendment with respect to the preservation of claims and defenses upon the sale or transfer of a predatory loan.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-13To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2001-03-13To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-13To remove the dollar limitation on retirement savings protected in bankruptcy.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-03-13To make an amendment with respect to extensions of credit to underage consumers.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-08To strike certain provisions relating to small businesses, and for other purposes,S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-03-08To make an amendment with respect to predatory lending practices, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-07To provide small business creditors priority over larger businesses relating to distribution of the bankruptcy estate.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-07To create an exemption for certain debtors that can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court that the reason for the filing was a result of debts incurred through medical expenses.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDeregulate
2000-09-14To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require corporations to disclose foreign investment-related information in 10-K reports.H.R. 4444 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2000-02-02A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.H.R. 833 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayDirection not readable
2000-02-02To provide for the nondischargeability of debts arising from firearm-related debts, and for other purposes.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2000-02-02To provide for an exception to a limitation on an automatic stay under section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, relating to evictions and similar proceedings to provide for the payment of rent that becomes due after the petition of a debtor is filed, and for other purposes.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2000-02-02To ensure that debts incurred as a result of clinic violence are nondischargeable.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2000-02-01To make an amendment with respect to the disallowance of certain claims and to prohibit certain coercive debt collection practices.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
1999-11-17To discourage indiscriminate extensions of credit and resulting consumer insolvency, and for other purposes.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
1999-11-17To make improvements in the bill.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1999-11-17To impose a moratorium on large agribusiness mergers and to establish a commission to review large agriculture mergers, concentratoin, and market power.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
1999-11-10To provide for greater protection of children and for other purposes.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-11-10To limit the value of certain real or personal property a debtor may elect to exempt under State or local law.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
1999-11-10To allow States to opt-out of any homestead exemption cap.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1999-11-10Relating to methamphetamine and other controlled substances.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1999-11-09To amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to extensions of credit to consumers under the age of 21.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
1999-11-09To make an amendment with respect to allowance of claims or interests and predatory lending practices.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
1999-11-09To increase the Federal minimum wage and protect small business.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1999-11-09To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1999-11-08To amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for health care and employee benefits, and for other purposes.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
1999-11-04An Act to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes.S. 900 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayRegulate
1999-09-21A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
1999-05-06An Act to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes.S. 900 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayRegulate
1999-05-06To authorize subsidiaries of national banks to engage in certain financial activities, to protect the safety and soundness of any insured bank that has a financial subsidiary, and to provide for the functional regulation of financial subsidiaries.S. 900 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1999-05-06To make an amendment with respect to the Federal deposit insurance funds and unitary savings and loan holding companies.S. 900 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1999-05-06To strike a provision relating to a 3-year extension for BIF-member FICO assessments, to provide for financial information privacy protection, and to provide for the establishment of a consumer grievance process by the Federal banking agencies.S. 900 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
1999-05-05To make amendments relating to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, and for other purposes.S. 900 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1998-10-09A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. — (SENATE PASSED A MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3150, TO AMEND TITLE 11 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE.)H.R. 3150 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedNayDirection not readable
1998-10-07A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes. — (SENATE AGREED TO A MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10, TO ENHANCE COMPETITION IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING A PRUDENTIAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE AFFILIATION OF BANKS, SECURITIES FIRMS, AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS.)H.R. 10 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaDeregulate
1998-10-05A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO CLOSE FUTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 10. .)H.R. 10 · 105th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaDeregulate
1998-09-23A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. — (SENATE PASSED H. R. 3150, TO AMEND TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE, AFTER STRIKING ALL AFTER THE ENACTING CLAUSE AND INSERTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE TEXT OF S. 1301, AFTER AGREEING TO A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AND TAKING ACTION ON AMENDMENTS PROPOSED THERETO. .)H.R. 3150 · 105th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
1998-09-23To express the sense of the Congress regarding the reduction of the Federal Funds rate by the Federal Open Market Committee. — (SENATE TABLED HARKIN AMENDMENT NO. 3616 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE REDUCTION OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS RATE BY THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE.)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1998-09-22To make amendments with respect to court considerations with respect to dismissal or conversion. — (SENATE TABLED REED AMENDMENT NO. 3610 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, RELATING TO COURT CONSIDERATIONS WITH RESPECT TO DISMISSAL OR CONVERSION.)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1998-09-22To provide for a waiver of filing fees in certain bankruptcy cases, and for other purposes. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 3565 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, TO PROVIDE FOR A WAIVER OF FILING FEES IN CERTAIN BANKRUPTCY CASES.)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
1998-09-22To ensure payment of trustees' costs under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, of abusive motions, without encouraging conflicts of interest between attorneys and clients. — (SENATE TABLED FEINGOLD AMENDMENT NO. 3602 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, TO ENSURE PAYMENT OF TRUSTEES' COSTS UNDER CHAPTER 7 OF TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE, OF ABUSE MOTIONS, WITHOUT ENCOURAGING CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS BETWEEN ATTORNEYS AND CLIENTS.)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
1998-09-22To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage. — (SENATE TABLED KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 3540 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, TO INCREASE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE. .)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
1998-09-17To provide for protection of retirement savings. — (SENATE AGREED TO HATCH AMENDMENT NO. 3600 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, TO PROVIDE FOR PROTECTION OF RETIREMENT SAVINGS.)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
1998-09-17To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit fees charged by financial institutions for the use of automatic teller machines, and for other purposes. — (SENATE TABLED THE D'AMATO AMENDMENT NO. 3597 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, TO LIMIT FEES CHARGED BY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE USE OF AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES.)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
1998-09-17To amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to extensions of credit to consumers under the age of 21. — (SENATE TABLED THE DODD AMENDMENT NO. 3598 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, TO AMEND THE TRUTH IN LENDING ACT WITH RESPECT TO EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT TO CONSUMERS UNDER THE AGE OF 21.)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
1998-09-17To prohibit creditors from terminating or refusing to renew an extension of credit because the consumer did not incur finance charges. — (SENATE FAILED TO TABLE REED AMENDMENT NO. 3596 TO AMENDMENT NO. 3559, TO PROHIBIT CREDITORS FROM TERMINATING OR REFUSING TO RENEW AN EXTENSION OF CREDIT BECAUSE THE CONSUMER DID NOT INCUR FINANCE CHARGES. .)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
1998-09-09A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for consumer bankruptcy protection, and for other purposes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED TO CONSIDERATION OF S. 1301, TO AMEND TITLE 11, UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. .)S. 1301 · 105th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRegulate

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Regulate / Deregulate 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.