Charles T. Hagel on Spending & Budget

RepublicanNE

Spending & Budget838 votes · 85.9/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

1,328 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 838 of them counted toward the score above: 447 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 391 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 490 did not count: 465 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 25 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
2000-05-25	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
2000-04-06	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need to reduce gun violence in America.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-04-06	To express the sense of the Senate against the Federal funding of smoke shops (discount tobacco stores).S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
2000-04-06	To reduce revenue cuts by $5.9 billion over the next five years to help fund school modernization projects.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2000-04-06	To establish a special subsistence allowance for certain members of the uniformed services who are eligible to receive food stamp assistanceS.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-04-06	To express the sense of the Senate on proposals "to accomplish the strategic goal of completely eliminating the internal combustion engine over, say, a twenty-five year period."S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-06	An amendment of a perfecting nature.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-06	To strike the revenue assumption for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) receipts in fiscal year 2005.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2000-04-06	To express the sense of the Senate on the continued use of Federal fuel taxes for the construction and rehabilitation of our nation's highways, bridges, and transit systems.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-05	To protect social security and provide for repayment of the Federal debt.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2000-04-05	To increase the amount of debt reduction contained in the resolution by $75 billion over 5 years.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2000-04-05	To provide funding for certain education programs.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2000-04-05	Sense of the Senate to provide for relief from the marriage penalty tax.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2000-04-05	To condition Senate consideration of any tax cut reconciliation legislation on previous enactment of legislation to provide an outpatient prescription drug benefit under the medicare program that is consistent with medicare reform.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1999-11-19	An act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 3194 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1999-11-19	An act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 3194 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-11-18	To provide for disaster relief and emergency assistance in North Carolina.H.J.Res. 82 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-11-18	To provide for the disposal of excess spoil and coal mine waste.H.J.Res. 82 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-11-18	An act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 3194 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-11-02	A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 3064 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-10-15	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, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2684 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-10-14	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2561 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-10-13	A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 1906 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-10-12	A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 1906 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-10-07	An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1999-10-07	To limit the applicability of the Davis-Bacon Act in areas designated as disaster areas.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1999-10-07	To prohibit the use of funds for the promulgation or issuing of any standard relating to ergonomic protection.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-10-07	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of determining the economic status of former recipients of temporary assistance to needy families.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-10-07	To ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-10-06	To protect education.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-10-06	To increase funding for title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-10-06	To reject indiscriminate across-the-board cuts and protect social security by closing special interest tax loopholes and using other appropriate offsets.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-10-06	To prevent the plundering of the Social Security Trust Fund.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-10-06	A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2606 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1999-10-04	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2084 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1999-10-01	To express the sense of the Senate that diabetes and its resulting complications have had a devastating impact on Americans of all ages in both human and economic terms, and that increased support for research, education, early detection, and treatment efforts is necessary to take advantage of unprecedented opportunities for progress toward better treatments, prevention, and ultimately a cure.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-30	To clarify provisions relating to expenditures by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration by authorizing 50 percent of the amount appropriated that is in excess of the amount appropriated for such purposes for fiscal year 1999 to be used for compliance assistance and 50 percent of such amount for enforcement and other purposes.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-09-30	To increase funding for activities carried out under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-09-30	To restore funding for social services block grants.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-09-30	To increase the appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-09-30	To transfer amounts appropriated.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-09-30	To increase funds for the 21st century community learning centers program.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-09-29	To specify that $1.4 billion be made available for class size reduction programs consistent with the provisions of Section 307 of Public Law 105-277.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-09-29	To provide funds for a teacher assistance initiative pending authorization of that initiative.S. 1650 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-28	A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 68 · 106th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-28	A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2605 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-24	To express the sense of the Senate that lung cancer, colon cancer, and brain and central nervous system cancer should be presumed to be service-connected disabilities as radiogenic diseases.H.R. 2684 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-23	A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-23	To prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-23	To prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-23	To prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Reconsider	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-23	To prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-22	To provide an additional $209,500,000 for Medical Care for the Veterans Health Administration, and additional $5,000,000 for the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GDM) program, and an additional $10,000,000 for grants for construction of State extended care facilities for veterans, and to provide an offsetting reduction of $224,500,000 in amounts available for the AmeriCorps program.H.R. 2684 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-22	To increase the amount appropriated for the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs by $1,300,000.H.R. 2684 · 106th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1999-09-22	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 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 the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 1059 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-16	A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2587 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-16	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2084 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-16	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, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2490 · 106th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-15	Expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States Census Bureau should include marital status on the short form census questionnaire to be distributed to the majority of American households for the 2000 decennial census.H.R. 2084 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-15	To express the sense of the Senate concerning CAFE standards for sport utility vehicles and other light trucks.H.R. 2084 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-09-15	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2084 · 106th Congress · Whether the Amendment is Germane	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-14	To make available certain funds, by reducing the subsidy for the below-cost timber program administered by the Forest Service and for the construction of logging roads in national forests, for other Forest Service programs including road maintenance, wildlife and fish habitat management, and for threatened, endangered, and sensitive species habitat management.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-13	To prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-09	To require the Bureau of Land Management to establish a schedule for completion of processing of expiring grazing permits and leases.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-09	To prohibit the use of funds made available by this Act to authorize, permit, administer, or promote the use of any jawed leghold trap or neck snare in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-09-09	To prohibit the use of funds for the purpose of issuing a notice of rulemaking with respect to the valuation of crude oil for royalty purposes until September 30, 2000.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-09-09	To strike Section 329 from a bill making appropriations for the Department of Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-09-09	To provide funds to assess the potential hydrologic and biological impact of lead and zinc mining in the Mark Twain National Forest of Southern Missouri.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-09-09	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2084 · 106th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-08-05	A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1999-08-04	To express the sense of the Senate that the Committee on Environment and Public Works should review the findings of the EPA Blue Ribbon Panel on MTBE and other relevant scientific studies, hold comprehensive hearings, and report to the Senate at the earliest possible date any legislation necessary to address the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-08-04	To provide emergency and income loss assistance to agricultural procedures.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-08-04	To make a perfecting amendment.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
1999-08-04	To provide emergency and income loss assistance to agricultural producers.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-08-04	To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the sugar program, other than the marketing assessment.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1999-08-04	To make a perfecting amendment.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-08-04	An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1999-08-03	To provide stability in the United States agriculture sector and to promote adequate availability of food and medicine for humanitarian assistance abroad by requiring congressional approval before the imposition of any unilateral agricultural or medical sanctions against a foreign country or foreign entity.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-08-03	To provide emergency and income loss assistance to agricultural producers.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1999-08-03	To make a perfecting amendment.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1999-07-27	To strike the provision relating to millsite limitations.H.R. 2466 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Fiscal expansion / Fiscal restraint axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.