Orrin G. Hatch on Spending & Budget

RepublicanUT

Spending & Budget2,726 votes · 78/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

4,635 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 2,726 of them counted toward the score above: 1,424 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 1,302 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,909 did not count: 1,835 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 74 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
2000-10-27	A 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-27	A 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 Proceed	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-26	A 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 Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-26	A 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 Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-26	To 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 Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-10-25	A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 115 · 106th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-25	A 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-19	A 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 Proceed	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-19	A 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-18	A 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-12	A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 111 · 106th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-12	To 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-12	To 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 Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-12	A 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-12	A 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 Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-12	To 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 Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-10-12	To 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 Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-10-06	A 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-05	A 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-05	A 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 Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-05	A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 110 · 106th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-10-02	A 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 Report	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2000-09-28	A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 109 · 106th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-09-20	A 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 Report	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-09-07	A 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 Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-09-07	To strike the section relating to revision of the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual.H.R. 4733 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-07-27	A 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 Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-27	A 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 Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-26	An 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 Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-26	A 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 Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-20	A 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 Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-20	To 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 Germane	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-07-20	To 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 Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-07-20	To 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 Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-07-20	To 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 Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-07-20	To 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 Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-07-20	To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the sugar program.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-20	To 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 Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-07-19	To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow importation of covered products.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-07-19	To modify amendment relating to Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2001.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-07-18	A 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 Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-18	No Statement of Purpose on File.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-07-18	To 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 Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-07-18	To defend the Constitutional system of checks and balances between the Legislative and Executive branches.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-07-18	To 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 Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-13	To 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 Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-07-12	To 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 Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-07-12	To strike the provisions relating to renewal of grazing permits and leases.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-06-30	A 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 Bill	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2000-06-30	To fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2000-06-30	To 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 Table	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2000-06-30	To 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 Table	Did not vote	Direction not readable
2000-06-29	To require a Federal floor with respect to protections for individuals enrolled in health plans.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-06-29	To 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 Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-06-29	To prohibit health discrimination on the basis of genetic information or genetic services.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-06-29	To 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 Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-06-29	To protect the Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-29	To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2000-06-29	To increase the amount appropriated for the Interagency Education Research Initiative.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-06-28	To increase the appropriations for carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, with an offset.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-06-28	No Statement of Purpose on File.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-06-28	A 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 Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-28	To provide funds for the GEAR UP Program.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-28	To increase the funding for the technology literacy challenge fund.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-28	To provide $1,000,000,000 for 21st Century Community Learning Centers.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-28	To provide an additional $202,000,000 to carry out title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965, relating to the training and recruitment of teachers.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-28	To fund a coordinated national effort to prevent, detect, and educate the public concerning Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect and to identify effective interventions for children, adolescents, and adults with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-06-28	To clarify that funds appropriated under this Act to carry out innovative programs under section 6301(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall be available for same gender schools.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-06-27	To prohibit universal telecommunication assistance for schools or libraries that fail to implement a filtering or blocking system for computers with Internet access or adopt Internet use policies.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2000-06-27	To enhance the protection of children using the Internet.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-06-27	To provide for class-size reduction and other activities.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-27	To ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and to assist States in their efforts to turn around failing schools.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-06-27	To increase funding for part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-27	To implement pilot programs for antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-06-22	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under the medicare program.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-06-22	To limit the use of funds for standards relating to ergonomic protection.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-06-22	A 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 Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-06-22	An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.S. 2522 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-06-15	A 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 Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-06-13	A 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 Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-05-25	An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.S. 2603 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-05-25	To express the sense of the Senate commending the United States Capitol Police.S. 2603 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-05-18	A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4425 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-05-16	An original bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.S. 2521 · 106th Congress · On the Motion for Attendance	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-13	A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.H.Con.Res. 290 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-07	A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.H.Con.Res. 290 · 106th Congress · On the Concurrent Resolution	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-07	To expand medicaid and S. CHIP coverage to low income families.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-04-07	To expand medicaid and S. CHIP coverage to low income families.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2000-04-07	To express the sense of the Senate concerning an increase in the Federal minimum wage.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-04-07	To express the sense of the Senate that any increase in the minimum wage should be accompanied by tax relief for small businesses.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-07	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the enforcement of Federal firearms laws.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-07	To increase discretionary health funding by $1,600,000,000.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-04-07	To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Individuals with Disabilities Education ActS.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-04-07	To provide a substitute.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-04-07	To protect the Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2000-04-07	To reduce the GOP tax cut by less than 1 percent in FY2001, and 1.8 percent over 5 years, to increase the Pell grant maximum by a total of $400- raising the basic Pell grant from the current $3,300 to $3,700.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-04-07	To strike the reconciliation instruction for tax cuts, thereby allowing surpluses to go toward DEBT REDUCTION.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2000-04-07	To establish a reserve fund for additional ESEA funding.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2000-04-07	In the nature of a perfecting amendment.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-07	To protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of on-budget surpluses for Medicare and debt reduction.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal expansion

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.