Gregory W. Meeks on Health Care

DemocratNY

Health Care220 votes · 78.5/100 consistent

Expand coverageRestrict coverage

711 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Health Care. 220 of them counted toward the score above: 191 toward “Expand coverage” and 29 toward “Restrict coverage”.

The other 491 did not count: 480 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 11 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
1998-07-24	Patient Protection Act — (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 4250, TO PROVIDE NEW PATIENT PROTECTIONS UNDER GROUP HEALTH PLANS.)H.R. 4250 · 105th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Restrict coverage
1998-07-24	Patient Protection Act — (HOUSE REJECTED THE BERRY MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK TO THE HOUSE WITH AN AMENDMENT DEALING WITH MEDICAL NECESSITY. .)H.R. 4250 · 105th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Expand coverage
1998-07-24	Patient Protection Act — (HOUSE AGREED TO TABLE THE MOTION TO APPEAL THE RULING OF THE CHAIR. .)H.R. 4250 · 105th Congress · On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair	Nay	Direction not readable
1998-07-24	H.R.4250 BY GINGRICH (R-GA) -- PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 1998 (HOUSE REJECTED THE DINGELL AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS TO PROTECT ACCESS TO CARE AND CONTAIN THE TEXT OF H.R. 3605, PATIENTS' BILL OF RIGHTS ACT. .)H.R. 4250 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Expand coverage
1998-06-04	Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Act — H.R.3433 BY BUNNING (R-KY) -- TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT OF 1998 (HOUSE PASSED H.R. 3433, TO AMEND THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT TO ESTABLISH A TICKET TO WORK AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM IN THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE BENEFICIARIES WITH DISABILITIES MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES TO RETURN TO WORK AND TO EXTEND MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR SUCH BENEFICIARIES, AND TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE A TAX CREDIT FOR IMPAIRMENT-RELATED WORK EXPENSES.)H.R. 3433 · 105th Congress · On Passage	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1998-05-21	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE THORNBERRY AMENDMENT THAT AUTHORIZES DOD TO CONDUCT A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR ENROLLING MEDICARE-ELIGIBLE MILITARY RETIREES IN THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.)H.R. 3616 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1998-05-12	War on Drugs to Protect Children — H.RES.423 BY HASTERT (R-IL) -- RESOLUTION TO WIN THE WAR ON DRUGS (HOUSE PASSED H. RES. 423, EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE WITH RESPECT TO WINNING THE WAR ON DRUGS TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. .)H.Res. 423 · 105th Congress · Suspend the rules and agree	Yea	Direction not readable
1998-04-29	Prohibit Federal Funds for Needle Distribution Programs — (HOUSE PASSED H. R. 3717 TO PROHIBIT THE EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEEDLES OR SYRINGES FOR THE HYPODERMIC INJECTION OF ILLEGAL DRUGS.)H.R. 3717 · 105th Congress · On Passage	Nay	Expand coverage
1998-04-29	Prohibit Federal Funds for Needle Distribution Programs — H.R.3717 BY SOLOMON (R-NY) -- PROHIBITING FEDERAL FUNDING OF NEEDLES OR SYRINGES, PROVISION (HOUSE REJECTED THE PELOSI MOTION TO RECOMMIT THE BILL TO THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT IT BACK TO THE HOUSE WITH AN AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO ALLOW THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEEDLES OR SYRINGES FOR THE HYPODERMIC INJECTION OF ILLEGAL DRUGS WHEN A GOVERNOR, STATE HEALTH OFFICER, OR LOCAL MUNICIPAL HEALTH AUTHORITY DETERMINES THAT SUCH A PROGRAM WOULD REDUCE THE RATE OF TRANSMISSION OF HIV, NOT ENCOURAGE USE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS, AND IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE AFFECTED COMMUNITY.)H.R. 3717 · 105th Congress · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions	Yea	Expand coverage
1998-04-23	(HOUSE REJECTED THE JACKSON-LEE AMENDMENT THAT SOUGHT TO LIMIT PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND SEALING OF CASES AND SETTLEMENTS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY. .)H.R. 1252 · 105th Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1998-03-10	To provide surveillance, research, and services aimed at prevention of birth defects, and for other purposes. — S.419 BY BOND (R-MO) -- BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION ACT OF 1998 (PUB. L. 105-168, APPROVED 4/21/98) (HOUSE VOTED TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S. 419, TO PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE, RESEARCH, AND SERVICES AIMED AT PREVENTION OF BIRTH DEFECTS. .)S. 419 · 105th Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Expand coverage

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand coverage / Restrict coverage 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.