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Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar on Spending & Budget

DemocratMN

Spending & Budget869 votes · 85.9/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

1,564 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 869 of them counted toward the score above: 637 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 232 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 695 did not count: 671 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 24 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
2021-08-11To create a point of order against legislation that would provide funding or subsidize the import from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China of items relating to electric cars.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to restricting United States funding to international organizations, such as the United Nations Human Rights Council, until the Department of State certifies that no members of the organization are state sponsors of terrorism, which may include a report from the Department of the Treasury on the prevalence of sanctioned entities in the organization.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting illegal aliens with criminal records from receiving conditional or lawful permanent resident status in the United States.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to adjustments to Federal funds for certain local jurisdictions.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing sufficient resources to detain and deport a higher number of illegal aliens who have been convicted of a crime.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to relating to improving health programs, which may include prohibiting funding for abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome or other chromosomal conditions.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to studying and providing for tax equivalency under the payments in lieu of taxes program.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to improving health care by establishing penalties for providers performing elective abortions when the post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting migrants and local communities against COVID-19.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing electricity blackouts and improving electricity reliability.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to hiring 100,000 new police officers nationwide to combat the crime wave in the United States.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that the Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to title 42, United States Code, conducts expulsions of illegal immigrants who may contribute to the spread of COVID-19, including any of the dangerous variants originating overseas, in order to protect the public health of the American People, save American lives, and assist in eradicating the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-11To strike the Senate emergency legislation provision.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-08-11To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in prekindergarten programs and elementary and secondary schools.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to immigration enforcement and addressing the humanitarian crisis at the southern border.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To prevent reconciliation legislation from including trillions of dollars in job-killing tax hikes.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-08-10To establish a reserve fund relating to Great Lakes ice breaking operational improvements.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2021-08-10In the nature of a substitute.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting renewable energy projects receiving Federal funds and subsidies from purchasing materials, technology, and critical minerals produced in China.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to abortion funding.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-10To prevent tax increases that would violate President Biden's repeated promise to not impose a single penny in tax increases on people making less than $400,000 per year.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing terrorist actions against the United States and its allies, and to ensure that United States tax dollars do not benefit terrorist organizations such as Hamas or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting or limiting the issuance of costly Clean Air Act permit requirements on farmers and ranchers in the United States or the imposition of new Federal methane requirements on livestock.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To means-test electric vehicle tax credits to ensure high-income individuals do not get government subsidies to buy expensive luxury cars.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to removing the prohibition on States and territories against lowering their taxes.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to policies or legislation to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from making ineligible for financing fossil fuel-burning power plants.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a reserve fund relating to honoring the United States Capitol Police, the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police, and all other first responders, who fought and died protecting Congress and the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to decreasing Federal funding for local jurisdictions that defund the police.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2021-08-10To establish a reserve fund relating to increasing the progressivity of the tax code.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To prevent changes to the State and local tax (SALT) deduction that mainly benefit the wealthy.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-08-10To provide funds available to the Department of Defense to implement the 2018 National Defense Strategy.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to helping students, particularly students who are low-income or minorities or who have special needs, that suffered from school closures pushed by teacher labor organizations that ignored the science and ensuring that all schools should be open for in-person learning 5 days a week for the 2021-2022 school year.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-10To prohibit the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating rules or guidance that bans hydraulic fracturing in the United States.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a reserve fund relating to protecting the privacy of American taxpayer and small business tax information while only reporting large financial account balances to the Internal Revenue Service, to ensure those evading the tax system pay what they owe.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing the monitoring and reporting of sensitive American taxpayer information to the Internal Revenue Service by financial institutions about deposits and withdrawals made by any individual or business in savings, checking, or other accounts of as little as $600.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-10To cancel the Biden Administration's ban on oil and gas leasing on Federal land to help lower gasoline prices and reduce energy dependence on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a reserve fund relating to protecting family farms, ranches, and small businesses while ensuring the wealthy pay their fair share.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To protect owners of generationally-owned businesses, farms, and ranches so that they may continue to transfer ownership or operations to family members or others based upon the same tax principles that existed when they began operations and under which they currently operate, including the full benefit of the step-up in basis.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To establish a reserve fund relating to addressing the crisis of climate change.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-08-10To prohibit enactment of the Green New Deal.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2021-08-10A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaDirection not readable
2021-07-29A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.H.R. 3237 · 117th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2021-05-26To authorize appropriations for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to conduct research and development in key technology focus areas.S. 1260 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2021-03-06To extend the authority for Federal contractors to reimburse employees unable to perform work due to the COVID-19 pandemic from March 31, 2021, to September 30, 2021.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To increase the availability of amounts for the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To provide funding for payments for losses of crops due to disasters.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To limit the expansion of premium assistance for households above 500 percent of the federal poverty line.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-03-06To ensure that the 2021 Recovery Rebates are not provided to illegal immigrants.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-03-06To ensure that the 2021 Recovery Rebates are not provided to prisoners.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To modify the provisions relating to the child tax credit and to strike the provisions relating to dependent care assistance.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To prohibit funds made available under title II to States, local educational agencies, and institutions of higher education that permit any student whose biological sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity designated for women or girls.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To provide relief for State and local governments based on demonstrated need.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To provide children with an option for in-classroom education instruction if the child's local public school does not commit to re-opening to 5-day-a-week, in-classroom instruction for the remainder of the current school year and the 2021-2022 school year.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To improve the bill.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To strike section 9831.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To fund the procurement of HC-130J aircraft by the Coast Guard, and to provide an offset by striking National Railroad Passengers Corporation grant funding for the Northeast Corridor.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To strike the provision establishing the Emergency Federal Employee Leave Fund and appropriate $300,000,000 for chemical screening devices for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To strike provisions relating to nonprofit entities for the paycheck protection program.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-03-06To distribute funds for public transportation urbanized area formula grants through the existing formulas.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To strike a provision providing payments to farmers for purposes unrelated to COVID-19.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-03-06A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-03-06To improve the bill regarding emergency assistance to non-public schools.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To require the President to review and approve the Keystone XL Pipeline to assist COVID-impacted communities.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To improve the bill.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To provide for a safe return to in-person instruction.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-03-06To amend the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06To improve the bill.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-03-06To improve the bill.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-03-06In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2021-03-05To reduce unemployment compensation provisions.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-03-05A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the Motion to AdjournNayDirection not readable
2021-03-05To provide for increases in the Federal minimum wage.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2021-03-04A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5.H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2021-02-05A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the Concurrent ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2021-02-05To improve the resolution.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-02-05In the nature of a substitute.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to catch-and-release policies and the Migrant Protection Protocols.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to expanding natural gas as a vital fuel source to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide reliable and affordable heat, electricity, and transportation fuel for consumers.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to conventional biofuel credit cap during a pandemic.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to expanding health savings accounts.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to creating bipartisan congressional committees to improve the solvency of major Federal trust funds.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting a Federal carbon tax and preventing American job losses and regressive household utility bill, home heating, and gasoline price increases.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to permanently extending the income tax rate reductions for individuals and small businesses provided under Public Law 115-97.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Federal relief funds for State or local governments.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preserving the continued implementation of the consistent, clear, and functional categories and exclusions of jurisdictional waters in the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-02-05To amend the reconciliation instructions for certain committees to fund border security and to ensure the enforcement of all immigration laws.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2021-02-05To create a point of order against the consideration of any legislation that increases employment-based visas until the United States' labor market stabilizes and unemployment levels reach pre-pandemic levels, ensuring that Congress prioritizes the needs of American workers who have lost their jobs due to the pandemic.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2021-02-05To let Federal revenues reflect continued leasing of oil and gas on Federal lands.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2021-02-05To build roads at home instead of building them around the world.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-02-05To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing the provision of Small Business Administration assistance to any individual convicted of a misdemeanor or felony for actions during or in connection with a riot or civil disorder.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2021-02-05To create a point of order against legislation that would provide Economic Impact Payments to prisoners.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2021-02-05To create a point of order against a provision in legislation that would increase the number of justices on the Supreme Court of the United States.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection 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.