Rob Portman on Abortion & Contraception

RepublicanOH

Abortion & Contraception72 votes · 94.8/100 consistent

Expand accessRestrict access

103 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Abortion & Contraception. 72 of them counted toward the score above: 4 toward “Expand access” and 68 toward “Restrict access”.

The other 31 did not count: 30 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.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1994-02-10	(HOUSE REJECTED THE HYDE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO PROVIDE FOR MANDATORY COVERAGE OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS UNDER THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL LAW; CHANGE TO STANDARDS USED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO INITIATE A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION; MAKE FUNDING FOR ANY INDEPENDENT COUNSEL INVESTIGATION THAT LASTS MORE THAN 2 YEARS SUBJECT TO ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS; REQUIRE EACH INDEPENDENT COUNSEL TO APPLY TO THE SPECIAL COURT DIVISION FOR REAPPOINTMENT EVERY 2 YEARS; REQUIRE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REIMBURSE ATTORNEYS' FEES FOR ANY PERSON SUBJECT TO AN INDEPENDENT COUNSEL INVESTIGATION WHO IS NOT INDICTED, WHO IS ACQUITTED OR IS NOT CONVICTED OR WHOSE CONVICTION IS OVERTURNED ON APPEAL; REQUIRE ALL ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS TO TERMINATE AUTOMATICALLY AFTER 120 DAYS IF THE INDEPENDENT COUNSEL LAW EXPIRES IN THE FUTURE; AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS DURING PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS; REQUIRE INDEPENDENT COUNSELS TO COMPLY WITH ALL FEDERAL PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE AND DISCLOSURE OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION; AND PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENT COUNSELS.)H.R. 811 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
1993-06-30	(ON A SEPARATE VOTE, THE HOUSE AGREED TO THE HYDE AMENDMENT THAT PROVIDES THAT NONE OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR ANY ABORTION EXCEPT WHEN IT IS MADE KNOWN TO THE FEDERAL ENTITY OR OFFICIAL TO WHICH FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED THAT AN ABORTION IS NECESSARY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER, OR THE PREGNANCY IS THE RESULT OF RAPE OR INCEST.)H.R. 2518 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Restrict access
1993-06-30	(HOUSE AGREED TO THE HYDE AMENDMENT THAT PROVIDES THAT NONE OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED SHALL BE EXPENDED FOR ANY ABORTION EXCEPT WHEN IT IS MADE KNOWN TO THE FEDERAL ENTITY OR OFFICIAL TO WHICH FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED THAT AN ABORTION IS NECESSARY TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THE MOTHER, OR THAT THE PREGNANCY IS THE RESULT OF RAPE OR INCEST.)H.R. 2518 · 103rd Congress · On Agreeing to the Amendment	Yea	Restrict access

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