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Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson on Financial Regulation

DemocratFL

Financial Regulation152 votes · 69.8/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate

256 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Financial Regulation. 152 of them counted toward the score above: 109 toward “Regulate” and 43 toward “Deregulate”.

The other 104 did not count: 102 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 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
2009-05-13To specify acceptable forms of identification for the opening of credit card accounts.H.R. 627 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2009-05-12To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks and refuges.H.R. 627 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-01-15A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.S.J.Res. 5 · 111th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayDirection not readable
2008-07-25A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, and for other purposes.S. 3268 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRegulate
2008-07-22A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, and for other purposes.S. 3268 · 110th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaRegulate
2005-03-10A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-10To deter corporate fraud and prevent the abuse of State self-settled trust law.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-10To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-10To protect disabled veterans from means testing in bankruptcy under certain circumstances.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDeregulate
2005-03-10To modify the definition of disinterested person in the Bankruptcy Code.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-10To limit claims in bankruptcy by certain unsecured creditors.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-10To amend the definition of current monthly income.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-10To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDeregulate
2005-03-09To provide a maximum amount for a homestead exemption under State law.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-09To modify the bill to protect families, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-09To provide for the potential disallowance of certain claims.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-09To increase the accrual period for the employee wage priority in bankruptcy.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-09To clarify that the means test does not apply to debtors below median income.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDeregulate
2005-03-08To strike certain small business related bankruptcy provisions in the bill.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-08A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-08To prohibit the discharge, in bankruptcy, of a debt resulting from the debtor's unlawful interference with the provision of lawful goods or services or damage to property used to provide lawful goods or services.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-07To promote job creation, family time, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-07To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-03To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To amend the wage priority provision and to amend the payment of insurance benefits to retirees.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To discourage predatory lending practices.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-03To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDeregulate
2005-03-02To preserve existing bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To provide protection for medical debt homeowners.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems from means testing.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-02To provide a homestead floor for the elderly.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-01To protect servicemembers and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and to allow servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the State of their premilitary residence.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2005-03-01To clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces and low income veterans.S. 256 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2003-11-05A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, and for other purposes.H.R. 2622 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2003-11-04To provide for data-mining reports to Congress.S. 1753 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableDid not voteDirection not readable
2003-11-04To create a national opt-out standard for affiliate sharing to prevent personal customer information from being shared by affiliated companies.S. 1753 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2002-11-19A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.H.R. 3210 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaDirection not readable
2002-11-19A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.H.R. 3210 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2002-07-25A bill to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes.H.R. 3763 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaRegulate
2002-07-15An original bill to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2002-07-15To address rules of professional responsibility for attorneys.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-15To require timely and public disclosure of transactions involving management and principal stockholders.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-12An original bill to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for public companies, to create a Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, to enhance the standard setting process for accounting practices, to strengthen the independence of firms that audit public companies, to increase corporate responsibility and the usefulness of corporate financial disclosure, to protect the objectivity and independence of securities analysts, to improve Securities and Exchange Commission resources and oversight, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaRegulate
2002-07-11To modify attorney practices relating to clients, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-07-10To deter fraud and abuse by corporate executives.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To increase criminal penalties relating to conspiracy, mail fraud, wire fraud, and certain ERISA violations, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To provide for criminal prosecution of persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain Federal investigations or defraud investors of publicly traded securities, and for other purposes.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2002-07-10To provide for certification of financial reports by labor organizations and to improve quality and transparency in financial reporting and independent audits and accounting services for labor organizations.S. 2673 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2002-06-18A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaRegulate
2002-06-18A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2002-06-14To provide for satisfaction of judgements from frozen assets of terrorists, terrorist organizations, and State sponsors of terrorism, and for other purposes.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-13To restrict insurance rate increases for terrorism risks.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2002-06-13To provide for procedures for civil actions, and for other purposes.S. 2600 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-17A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayDeregulate
2001-07-17To require the General Accounting Office to conduct a study of the effects of the Act on bankruptcy filings, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-17In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-12A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.H.R. 333 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-29No Statement of Purpose on File.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15An original bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayDirection not readable
2001-03-15To strike section 1310, relating to barring certain foreign judgments.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-03-15To address the acceptable period of time between the filing of petitions for relief under chapter 12 of title 11, United States Code.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-03-15To change the relevant time period in determining current monthly income.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15To correct the treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-15To protect the identities of minor children in bankruptcy proceedings.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaRegulate
2001-03-15To limit the value of certain real and personal property that a debtor may elect to exempt under State or local law, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDeregulate
2001-03-14An original bill to amend title 11, United States Code, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDeregulate
2001-03-14To disallow certain claims and prohibit coercive debt collection practices.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-14To provide a complete substitute.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-03-14To provide for the nondischargeability of debts arising from the exchange of electric energy.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-13To amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to extensions of credit to consumers under the age of 21.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-13To make an amendment with respect to the preservation of claims and defenses upon the sale or transfer of a predatory loan.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-13To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2001-03-13To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-13To remove the dollar limitation on retirement savings protected in bankruptcy.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-03-13To make an amendment with respect to extensions of credit to underage consumers.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-08To strike certain provisions relating to small businesses, and for other purposes,S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-03-08To make an amendment with respect to predatory lending practices, and for other purposes.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-07To provide small business creditors priority over larger businesses relating to distribution of the bankruptcy estate.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayRegulate
2001-03-07To create an exemption for certain debtors that can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court that the reason for the filing was a result of debts incurred through medical expenses.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDeregulate
1990-10-10KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL THIRTY EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT — TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS S 2737, KOREAN WAR VETERANS MEMORIAL THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY COMMERATIVE COIN ACT, TO MINT A SILVER DOLLAR COIN IN COMMEMORATION OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ENDING OF THE KOREAN WAR. (MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.)S. 2737 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaDirection not readable
1990-07-31BANKING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990 — TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS HR 5401, BANKING LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1990, TO IMPROVE THE ENFORCEMENT OF CRIMINAL LAWS RELATING TO BANKING. (MOTION PASSED; TWO-THIRDS OF THOSE PRESENT VOTING IN FAVOR.)H.R. 5401 · 101st Congress · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassYeaRegulate
1990-04-25DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION MONEY LAUNDERING AMENDMENTS OF 1990 — TO PASS HR 3848, MONEY LAUNDERING AMENDMENTS, TO REQUIRE THE APPROPRIATE FEDERAL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION REGULATORY AGENCY TO REVOKE THE CHARTER OF ANY FEDERAL DEPOSITORY AGENCY WHICH IS FOUND GUILTY OF A CRIME INVOLVING MONEY LAUNDERING OR MONETARY TRANSACTION.H.R. 3848 · 101st Congress · On PassageYeaRegulate
1990-04-25TO AMEND HR 3848, MONEY LAUNDERING AMENDMENTS, TO AUTHORIZE THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT TO CREATE AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM OF RECORD KEEPING REGARDING INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS OF FUNDS.H.R. 3848 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDeregulate
1990-04-25TO AMEND HR 3848, MONEY LAUNDERING AMENDMENTS, TO SUGGEST GUIDELINES REGARDING A MODEL STATUTE FOR UNIFORM STATE REGULATION OF CHECK CASHING BUSINESSES WHICH WOULD LIMIT THE FEE FOR CASHING CHECKS TO 1.5 PERCENT OF THE VALUE OF THE CHECK OR $8, WHICHEVER IS LESS.H.R. 3848 · 101st Congress · On Agreeing to the AmendmentNayDeregulate
1989-08-04TO ADOPT THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO HR 1278, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REFORM, TO CLEAN UP AND RESTRUCTURE THE SAVINGS AND LOAN INDUSTRY.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressYeaRegulate
1989-08-03TO PASS HR 1278, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REFORM, TO REFORM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE SYSTEM AND ENHANCE THE ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATORY POWERS OF THE REGULATORY AGENCIES OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressYeaRegulate
1989-08-03TO AMEND HR 1278, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REFORM, TO RECOMMIT THE CONFERENCE REPORT REPORT BACK TO COMMITTEE WITH INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE FINANCING OF THE BILL.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressNayDirection not readable
1989-08-03TO APPROVE H RES 222, THE RULE TO WAIVE CERTAIN POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO HR 1278, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REFORM.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressYeaDirection not readable
1989-06-15TO PASS HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, TO REFORM RECAPITALIZE, AND CONSOLIDATE THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE SYSTEM, AND TO ENHANCE CERTAIN POWERS OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AGENCIES.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressYeaRegulate
1989-06-15TO RECOMMIT HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, THE BILL TO RESTRUCTURE THE SAVINGS AND LOAN AND THRIFT INDUSTRY TO THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressYeaDeregulate
1989-06-15TO AMEND HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, TO ELIMINATE PROVISIONS TO REQUIRE THE 12 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS TO SET ASIDE FUNDS FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM AND THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressNayRegulate
1989-06-15TO AMEND HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, TO PROHIBIT FEDERALLY INSURED SAVINGS AND LOANS INSTITUTIONS FROM ACQUIRING OR RETAINING SO CALLED "JUNK BONDS".H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressYeaRegulate
1989-06-15TO AMEND HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, TO REQUIRE FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES TO DISCLOSE RATINGS AND EVALUATIONS GIVEN TO BANKS AND THRIFTS AND TO DISCLOSE THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AND APPROVED BY CATEGORIES OF RACE, INCOME, AND GENDER.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressNayDeregulate
1989-06-15TO AMEND HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, TO PUT ON THE FEDERAL BUDGET AN AGENCY CREATED TO FINANCE THE CLOSING OF INSOLVENT SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressYeaDirection not readable
1989-06-15TO AMEND HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE TO ELIMINATE THE GRAMM-RUDMAN EXEMPTION.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressNayDirection not readable
1989-06-15TO AMEND HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, TO RESTORE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSES INVOLVING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressYeaRegulate
1989-06-15TO AMEND HR 1278, SAVINGS AND LOAN RESTRUCTURING, TO PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS THAT CARRY "GOOD WILL" ON THEIR BOOKS AS CAPITAL TO SEE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.H.R. 1278 · 101st CongressNayRegulate

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Regulate / Deregulate 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.