Pat Roberts on Spending & Budget

RepublicanKS

Spending & Budget2,903 votes · 67.9/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

4,604 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 2,903 of them counted toward the score above: 1,300 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 1,603 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,701 did not count: 1,647 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 54 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
2012-12-21	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 1 · 112th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-12-21	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 1 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-12-21	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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. 4310 · 112th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-12-04	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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.S. 3254 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-12-03	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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.S. 3254 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-09-22	A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 117 · 112th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2012-09-22	A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 117 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2012-09-20	A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 117 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2012-09-19	A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 117 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-06-21	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.S. 3240 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2012-05-16	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.S.Con.Res. 44 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-16	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2022.S.Con.Res. 42 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-05-16	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.S.Con.Res. 37 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-16	A concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.H.Con.Res. 112 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2012-05-16	A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.S.Con.Res. 41 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Direction not readable
2012-03-13	To lower the FY13 discretionary budget authority cap as set in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 by $11,000,000,000 in order to offset the general fund transfers to the Highway Trust Fund.S. 1813 · 112th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2012-02-17	A bill to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes.H.R. 3630 · 112th Congress · On the Conference Report	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2012-02-06	A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.H.R. 658 · 112th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2012-01-26	A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012.H.J.Res. 98 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-12-17	A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-12-17	A bill making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 3672 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-12-17	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 3630 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-12-15	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 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. 1540 · 112th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-12-14	Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.S.J.Res. 10 · 112th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-12-14	Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.S.J.Res. 24 · 112th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2011-12-01	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 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.S. 1867 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-11-30	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 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.S. 1867 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-11-17	An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Conference Report	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-11-10	A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2354 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-11-01	An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-11-01	An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Recommit	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-11-01	To eliminate funding for the Small Community Air Service Development Program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2011-11-01	To prohibit the use of funds to implement regulations regarding the removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-11-01	To reallocate 10 percent of the amounts appropriated for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure from transportation enhancement activities to the highway bridge program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-11-01	To reduce funding for the Rural Development Agency.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2011-10-21	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-10-21	To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution of enemy combatants in Article III courts of the United States.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-10-21	To end lending schemes that force taxpayers to repay the loans of delinquent developers and bailout failed or poorly planned local projects.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-21	To end payments to landlords who are endangering the lives of children and needy families.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-21	To prohibit the use of funds to provide direct payments to persons or legal entities with an average adjusted gross income in excess of $1,000,000.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2011-10-20	To prohibit the use of funds to allow categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-20	To increase funding for the emergency conservation program and the emergency watershed protection program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-20	To extend loan limits for programs of the government-sponsored enterprises, the Federal Housing Administration, and the Veterans Affairs Administration, and for other purposes.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-20	To reestablish the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be provided by the taxpayers to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-20	A bill to provide for teacher and first responder stabilization.S. 1723 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-20	To ensure accountability in Federal grant programs administered by the Department of Justice.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-10-20	To prohibit amounts appropriated under this Act to carry out parts A and B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, from being expended unless all the steel, iron, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-10-20	To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-20	To prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from preventing an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing an FDA-approved prescription drug from Canada.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-10-19	To ensure that the critical surface transportation needs of the United States are made a priority by prohibiting funds from being used on lower-priority projects, such as transportation museums and landscaping.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-10-18	To eliminate funding for the trade adjustment assistance for firms program.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-10-18	To prohibit funding for Operation Fast and Furious or similar "gun walking" programs.H.R. 2112 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-10-11	A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.S. 1660 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-09-26	Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2608 · 112th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-09-26	Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2608 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-09-23	To provide continuing appropriations in fiscal year 2011 and additional appropriations for disaster relief in fiscal years 2011 and 2012.H.R. 2608 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2011-09-15	To decrease the authorizations of appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration to fiscal year 2008 levels.H.R. 2887 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-09-15	To offset the disaster relief appropriations by rescinding amounts for foreign assistance programs.H.J.Res. 66 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-09-08	A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on August 2, 2011.S.J.Res. 25 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2011-07-29	A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-07-22	A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget.H.R. 2560 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-07-20	A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-07-20	To require evidence of causal relationships for presumptions by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-07-20	To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended at a rate higher than the level of the Senate and House of Representative concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2012.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-07-14	A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the Motion	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2011-07-14	A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2011-07-13	A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.H.R. 2055 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-07-13	A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-07-11	A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-07-07	A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-07-05	A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.S. 1323 · 112th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-06-21	A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2011-06-16	To prohibit the use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2011-06-16	To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2011-06-14	To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Fiscal expansion
2011-06-09	To reform the regulatory process to ensure that small businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other purposes.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-06-08	To improve the regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes.S. 782 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-05-25	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2016.S.Con.Res. 20 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2011-05-25	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.S.Con.Res. 21 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2011-05-25	A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.S.Con.Res. 18 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2011-05-25	A concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.H.Con.Res. 34 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
2011-04-14	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.H.R. 1473 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-03-17	A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 48 · 112th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-03-09	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 1 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2011-03-09	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.H.R. 1 · 112th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-03-02	To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.S. 23 · 112th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2011-03-02	A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 44 · 112th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2011-03-01	To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.S. 23 · 112th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2010-12-21	A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 3082 · 111th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2010-12-21	A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 3082 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2010-12-09	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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.S. 3454 · 111th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2010-09-29	Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.H.R. 3081 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2010-09-29	To extend funding at the level provided until February 4, 2011.H.R. 3081 · 111th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2010-09-29	To reduce spending other than national security spending by 5 percent.H.R. 3081 · 111th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2010-09-28	Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.H.R. 3081 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Fiscal expansion
2010-09-21	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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.S. 3454 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2010-07-22	An act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2010-05-27	Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Fiscal restraint
2010-05-27	To strike section 901, relating to the transfer of amounts to the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Fiscal restraint
2010-05-27	To allow unobligated balances in the Construction, Major Projects account to be utilized for major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs otherwise authorized by law.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable

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.