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Howard Morton Metzenbaum on Spending & Budget

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Spending & Budget1,272 votes · 92.6/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

2,228 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,272 of them counted toward the score above: 825 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 447 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 956 did not count: 888 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 68 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
1974-06-26TO CLOSE DEBATE ON SEN. HUMPHREY'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14832. THE AMENDMENT EMBODIES CERTAIN TAX REDUCTIONS AND TAX REVISIONS.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1974-06-24TO PASS H.J.RES. 1062, MAKING CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1975 THROUGH SEP. 30, 1975.H.J.Res. 10 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1974-06-24TO AMEND H.R. 14832.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressNayDirection not readable
1974-06-24TO TABLE SEN. HARTKE'S AMEND TO SEN. ALLEN'S AMENDMENT TO S.14832, WHICH WOULD AMEND THE LAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE FICA TAX.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1974-06-24TO AMEND SEN. ALLEN'S AMENDMENT TO S.14832. THE MANSFIELD AMENDMENT EMBODIES A PACKAGE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TAX LAWS.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1974-06-21TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 7130, A BILL TO REFORM CONGRESSIONAL PROCEDURES FOR ENACTMENT OF FISCAL POLICY.H.R. 7130 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1974-06-20TO PASS H.R. 14012, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH FOR FISCAL 1975.H.R. 14012 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1974-06-20TO TABLE SEN. ALLEN'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14832.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1974-06-20TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH SEN. ALLEN'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14832 WAS TABLED.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressNayFiscal expansion
1974-06-20TO TABLE SEN. ALLEN'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14832. 72, 103H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1974-06-19TO TABLE SEN. ALLEN'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14832.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1974-06-19TO TABLE SEN. ALLEN'S AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14832.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressNayFiscal restraint
1974-06-19TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON A MOTION BY SEN. ALLEN TO AMEND H.R. 14832, PROVIDING FOR A TEMPORARY INCREASE IN THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT THROUGH MAR. 31, 1975, BY REDUCING FROM $495 TO $490 BILLION THE PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT CEILING.H.R. 14832 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal restraint
1974-06-12ON DECIDING THE QUESTION RAISED BY SEN. FONG: IS AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14434, A BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR FISCAL 1975, GERMANE AND RELEVANT? THE AMENDMENT AUTHORIZES THE EPA TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT IT MAY NOT BE IN A POSITION TO SUPPLY OR OBTAIN BY CONTRACT.H.R. 14434 · 93rd CongressNayDirection not readable
1974-06-11TO AMEND SEN. PERCY'S AMENDMENT TO S.3523, TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SUPPLIES AND SHORTAGES. THE PERCY AMENDMENT LIMITS LIFE OF COMMISSION TO 1 INSTEAD OF 3 YEARS AND REDUCES APPROPRIATIONS THEREFORE TO $500,000. THE TUNNEY AMENDMENT AUTHORIZES $1 MILLION FOR EACH OF FISCAL YEARS 1975 & 1976.S. 3523 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal expansion
1974-06-05TO AMEND S. 3000 BY PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL 60-DAY PERIOD. PRIOR TO FUNDING FOR PROCUREMENT OF THE A-10 OR A-7D AIRCRAFT IF ONE OF THE COMMITTEES ON ARMED SERVICES OR APPROPRIATIONS INTERPOSES OBJECTIONS.S. 3000 · 93rd CongressNayFiscal expansion
1974-05-06TO AMEND H.R. 14013, MAKING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1974, BY MODIFYING LIMITATION ON CERTAIN EXPENDITURES BY THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK FOR COMMUNIST COUNTRY LOANS.H.R. 14013 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1974-03-22TO PASS S. 1541.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1974-03-22TO AMEND S.1541 BY SETTING SALARY OF THE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE OF THE BUDGET AT THE LEVELS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE AND HIGHEST SALARY ALLOWED ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS TO SENATORS, RESPECTIVELY.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1974-03-22TO AMEND S. 1541 BY INSURING THAT LEGISLATION WHICH DRAWS FROM GENERAL REVENUES IN EXCESS OF 10% OF ITS FUNDS AND THAT IS NOT NOW SUBJECT TO THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME BACKDOOR CONTROLS WHICH APPLY TO ALL SUCH NON-TRUST FUNDS ITEMS.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal restraint
1974-03-22TO TABLE STEVENS ADMENDMENT TO S. 1541, WHICH WOULD INCREASE PAY RATES OF CERTAIN HIGHER LEVEL SENATE EMPLOYEES.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressYeaFiscal restraint
1974-03-22TO AMEND S. 1541 BY REQUIRING A 2/3 MAJORITY VOTE OF THE CONGRESS TO INCREASE FEDERAL SPENDING LIMIT AFTER SUCH LIMIT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE FIRST CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressNayFiscal expansion
1974-03-22TO AMEND S. 1541 BY LIMITING TO 6 YEARS THE TERM WHICH A SENATOR MAY SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressNayDirection not readable
1974-03-21TO AMEND S. 1541 BY ADDING LANGUAGE RELATING TO RECOMMENDATORY REPORTS BY A COMM. ON APPROPRIATIONS ON REPORTED BILLS PROVIDING NEW ADVANCE SPENDING AUTHORIZATIONS PRIOR TO THEIR CONSIDERATION BY THAT HOUSE.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressNayDirection not readable
1974-03-21TO AMEND S. 1541, BY PROVIDING THAT IMPOUNDMENTS MADE BY THE PRESIDENT SHALL STAND UNLESS OVERRULED BY THE CONGRESS.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressNayFiscal expansion
1974-03-21TO AMEND S. 1541 BY PROVIDING THAT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES NOT EXCEED ITS REVENUES DURING ANY FISCAL YEAR.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressNayFiscal expansion
1974-03-20TO AMEND S.1541, BY PROVIDING THAT MEETING OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressYeaDirection not readable
1974-03-20TO AMEND S.1541, A BILL TO REFORM CONGRESSIONAL PROCEDURES FOR ENACTMENT OF FISCAL POLICY, BY REQUIRING THAT BEGINNING IN FISCAL 1976, THE PRESIDENT SUBMIT A BALANCED BUDGET.S. 1541 · 93rd CongressNayFiscal 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.