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Bill Nelson

Bill Nelson on Spending & Budget

DemocratFL

Spending & Budget2,058 votes · 85.3/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

3,212 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 2,058 of them counted toward the score above: 1,547 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 511 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,154 did not count: 1,123 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 31 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
2008-05-15An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2008-05-15An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2008-05-15An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2008-04-28A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.H.R. 2881 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-14An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the Concurrent ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-14Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-14To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-14To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2008-03-14To require that legislation to reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2008-03-14To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for transferring funding for Berkeley, CA earmarks to the Marine Corps.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2008-03-13To exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-13To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2008-03-13To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2008-03-13To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of laws protecting children.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-13To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-13To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2008-03-13To put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To raise taxes by an unprecedented $1.4 trillion for the purpose of fully funding 111 new or expanded federal spending programs.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2008-03-13To establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2008-03-13To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-13To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2008-03-13To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-13To increase the Indian Health Service by $1 billion in FY 2009.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To repeal the tax increase on Social Security benefits imposed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-13To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-13To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to ReconsiderNayDirection not readable
2008-03-13To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-13To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 rate increase for the alternative minimum tax for individuals.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-03-13To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2008-03-13To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners, relief to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and tax relief to America's troops and veterans.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-03-05To authorize appropriations for necessary or appropriate travel, subsistence, and related expenses, and for other purposes.S. 2663 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2008-02-13A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.H.R. 2082 · 110th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2008-02-13A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.H.R. 2082 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2008-02-07A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.H.R. 5140 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2008-02-07To revise the eligibility criteria for the 2008 recovery rebates for individuals.H.R. 5140 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2008-02-06Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 5140 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2008-02-05A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.H.R. 5140 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2008-02-04A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.H.R. 5140 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-12-18A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 2764 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-12-18A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 2764 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-12-18A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 2764 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-12-18To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007.H.R. 2764 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2007-12-18To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.H.R. 2764 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2007-12-18A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 2764 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-12-14To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1585 · 110th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2007-11-16A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 4156 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-11-16A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.S. 2340 · 110th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayFiscal restraint
2007-11-07A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-11-07A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-23A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-23A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2007-10-23Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-23To prohibit the use of funds to process claims based on illegal work for purposes of receiving Social Security benefits.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2007-10-23To prohibit the use of funds to administer Social Security benefit payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2007-10-23To provide support to Iraqis and Afghans who arrives in the United States under the Special Immigrant Visa program.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-23To replace non-competitive earmarks for the AFL-CIO with competitive grants.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-23To require Congress to provide health care for all children in the U.S. before funding special interest pork projects.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-23To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-22To provide funding for the activities under the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-22To reduce the total amount appropriated to any program that is rated ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget through the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART).H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-18To increase the amount of funds available for the Office of Labor Management Standards.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2007-10-18To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2007-10-18To clarify the application of current law.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-18To provide additional care for pregnant women, mothers, and infants by eliminating a $1,000,000 earmark for a museum dedicated to Woodstock.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-18To provide funding for the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-18To increase funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-18To provide funding for activities to reduce infections from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and related infections.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-18To provide a limitation on funds with respect to the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service.H.R. 3043 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2007-10-16A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2007-10-16A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2007-10-16To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-16To set aside $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance for activities that support State and local law enforcement agencies in their efforts to assist the Federal Government's enforcement of immigration laws.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-16To provide, in a fiscally responsible manner, additional funding for United States attorneys to prosecute violent crimes in Indian country.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal restraint
2007-10-16To increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and offset the increase by reducing NASA funding.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-16To increase funding for the United States Marshals Service to ensure full funding for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and offset the increase by reducing funding for the Advanced Technology Program.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-16To prevent Federal employees from purchasing unnecessary first-class or premium-class airline tickets at taxpayers' expense.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2007-10-15To prohibit the use of any funds made available in this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the trade remedy laws of the United States, and for other purposes.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2007-10-04To provide $1,680,000 to investigate and prosecute unsolved civil rights crimes in a fiscally responsible manner by prioritizing spending.H.R. 3093 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal restraint
2007-10-01To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.H.R. 1585 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2007-09-27A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 52 · 110th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-09-27A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.H.J.Res. 43 · 110th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2007-09-12A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.H.R. 3074 · 110th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal 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.