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Ben Nelson

Ben Nelson on Criminal Justice

DemocratNE

Criminal Justice33 votes · 66.4/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive

55 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Criminal Justice. 33 of them counted toward the score above: 6 toward “Reform-oriented” and 27 toward “Punitive”.

The other 22 did not count: 21 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one 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
2012-12-28A bill to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2012-12-28To require a report on the impact of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on the privacy of the people of the United States.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaReform-oriented
2012-12-27To ensure adequate protection of the rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayPunitive
2012-12-27To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaReform-oriented
2012-12-27In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 5949 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2012-04-26A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.S. 1925 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaReform-oriented
2012-04-26In the nature of a substitute.S. 1925 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2012-04-26To amend title 18 of the United States Code and other provisions of law to strengthen provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and improve justice for crime victims.S. 1925 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2012-04-26To provide Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs.S. 1925 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2011-10-20To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaReform-oriented
2011-05-24A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until June 1, 2015, and for other purposes.S. 1038 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaReform-oriented
2011-05-23A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until June 1, 2015, and for other purposes.S. 1038 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaPunitive
2011-02-15A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011.H.R. 514 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2011-01-26A resolution honoring the victims and heroes of the shooting on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona.S.Res. 14 · 112th Congress · On the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-28A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.S. 386 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2009-04-27A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.S. 386 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2009-04-23To limit the amount that may be deducted from proceeds due to the United States under the False Claims Act for purposes of compensating private intervenors to the greater of $50,000,000 or 300 percent of the expenses and costs of the intervenor.S. 386 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-04-22To establish the Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes.S. 386 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-22To modify the definition of the term "obligation".S. 386 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2006-09-29A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.S. 403 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2006-07-25A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.S. 403 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2006-07-25To punish parents who have committed incest.S. 403 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaPunitive
2006-07-25To authorize grants to carry out programs to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies, and for other purposes.S. 403 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2006-03-02A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.H.R. 3199 · 109th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaPunitive
2006-03-01A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.H.R. 3199 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2006-03-01A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.H.R. 3199 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to ReconsiderYeaDirection not readable
2006-03-01A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.H.R. 3199 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaPunitive
2006-02-02A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.H.R. 4659 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2005-12-16A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.H.R. 3199 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2004-05-10A resolution condemning the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, urging a full and complete investigation to ensure justice is served, and expressing support for all Americans serving nobly in Iraq.S.Res. 356 · 108th Congress · On the ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2004-04-22A bill to protect crime victims' rights.S. 2329 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2004-03-25A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes.H.R. 1997 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2004-03-25To provide for domestic violence prevention.H.R. 1997 · 108th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2004-03-25In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 1997 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2003-10-21A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaPunitive
2003-09-17A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the MotionYeaPunitive
2003-04-10An Act to prevent child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children, and for other purposes.S. 151 · 108th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaPunitive
2003-03-13A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2003-03-12In the nature of a substitute.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2003-03-12To express the sense of the Senate concerning the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2003-03-12A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the MotionNayReform-oriented
2003-03-12In the nature of a substitute.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2003-03-11To improve the availability of contraceptives for women.S. 3 · 108th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2003-02-24An Act to prevent child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children, and for other purposes.S. 151 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2003-01-21A bill to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes.S. 121 · 108th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2002-10-03A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2215 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-14A bill to implement the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to attacks on places of public use, to implement the International Convention of the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist acts, and for other purposes.H.R. 3275 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2002-06-11A bill to provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.S. 625 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaPunitive
2001-10-25A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.H.R. 3162 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2001-10-11A bill to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.S. 1510 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaPunitive
2001-10-11To modify the provisions relating to access to business records under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.S. 1510 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaPunitive
2001-10-11To limit the roving wiretap authority under FISA.S. 1510 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaPunitive
2001-10-11To make amendments to the provision relating to interception of computer trespasser communications.S. 1510 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-09-25To strike section 821 of the bill, which would revise requirements relating to the purchase of Federal Prison Industries products by the Department of Defense.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-09-12A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the Unites States on September 11, 2001.S.J.Res. 22 · 107th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaDirection not readable

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Reform-oriented / Punitive 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.