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Richard C. Shelby

Richard C. Shelby on Spending & Budget

RepublicanAL

Spending & Budget2,893 votes · 76.8/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

4,860 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 2,893 of them counted toward the score above: 1,624 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 1,269 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,967 did not count: 1,917 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 50 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
2001-11-01To redistribute certain funds under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-01To provide funding for targeted grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-25A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-25Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-10-24A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-23A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedNayFiscal restraint
2001-10-18A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-17A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-15A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedNayFiscal restraint
2001-10-02A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-02A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-09-26A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-09-14A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, and for assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.S. 1426 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-09-13A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-09-13To express the sense of the Senate regarding discrimination against Arab Americans.H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-09-10To provide protection to American Servicemen who were used in World War II as slave labor.H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-08-02A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-08-02To reduce by 5,000,000 amounts available for certain projects funded by the Community Development Fund of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and make the amount available for veterans claims adjudication.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-08-02To make drug elimination grants for low-income housing available for the BuyBack America program.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-08-02To specify the manner of allocation of funds made available for grants for the construction of wastewater and water treatment facilities and groundwater protection infrastructure.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-08-01To provide for a new national primary drinking water regulation for arsenic.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-08-01To increase the amount available for medical care for veterans by $650,000,000.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2001-08-01A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-27A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-27A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On the Motion for AttendanceYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-19An original bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.S. 1172 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-19A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-19A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On the Motion for AttendanceYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-18To provide grants and fellowships for energy industry workforce training and to monitor energy industry workforce trends.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2001-07-18To impose additional conditions on the consideration of revisions to the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-12To prohibit the use of funds for any purpose relating to Vulcan Monument, Alabama.H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2001-07-12To direct the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to take certain actions for the recovery of the lost river sucker and the shortnose sucker, and to clarify the operations of the Klamath Project in Oregon and California, and for other purposes.H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-07-12To prohibit the use of funds to execute a final lease agreement for oil and gas development in the area of the Gulf of Mexico known as "Lease Sale 181".H.R. 2217 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-11No Statement of Purpose on File.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-10A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 2216 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-07-10To rescind $33,900,000 for the printing and postage costs of the notices to be sent by the Internal Revenue Service before and after the tax rebate, such amount to remain available for debt reduction.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2001-07-10To provide additional funds for military personnel, working-capital funds, mission-critical maintenance, force protection, and other purposes by increasing amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense, and to offset the increases by reducing and rescinding certain appropriations.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-10To increase the amount provided to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and to offset that increase by rescinding amounts appropriated to the Navy for the V-22 Osprey aircraft program.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-10To increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, with an offset.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-07-10Ensuring funding for defense and education and the supplemental appropriation by repealing tax cuts for 2001.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-07-10To protect the social security surpluses by preventing on-budget deficits.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal restraint
2001-07-10To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.S. 1077 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2001-06-13To express the Sense of the Senate that the Appropriations Committee shall fund the authorizations in this bill to the maximum extent possible.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-05-16To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part F of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-05-10To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and authorize appropriations for, part A and part D of title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-05-10A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaDirection not readable
2001-05-08To express the sense of the Senate regarding, and to authorize appropriations for, title II, part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, with respect to the development of high-qualified teachers.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-05-03To increase the authorization of appropriations for local educational agency grants.S. 1 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-06A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the Concurrent ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2001-04-06Increase Veterans discretionary spending for FY02.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-06To increase discretionary funding for veterans medical care by $1.718 billion in 2002 and each year thereafter to ensure that veterans have access to quality medical care.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To provide tax credits for small business to purchase health insurance for their employees and to provide for the deductibility of health insurance for the self-employed and those who don't receive health insurance from their employers and for long-term care.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To increase funding for IDEA.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To provide for a tax cut accelerator.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To provide for a $85 billion tax rebate, and for other purposes.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To eliminate the marriage penalty tax.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To improve the fiscal discipline of the budget process by creating a point of order against emergency spending that does not meet the definition of an emergency requirement.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To increase natural resources, environment, energy and other spending to ensure full funding of the Land Conservation, Preservation, and Infrastructure Improvement Program; to help preserve the core operating budgets of the major environmental agencies to provide appropriate funding for activities related to enforcement of environmental statutes and setting of standards that protect natural resources and the public's health; to address contaminated brownfield sites and urban sprawl and promote smart growth; to save wildlife habitat and endangered species; and to address water quality and infrastructure, global climate change, and energy security, resources and efficiency.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To call for immediate action by the United States Senate on passage of an Economic Stimulus Package in FY01 and to provide for further tax cuts in Fiscal Years 2002-11 as part of a fiscally responsible budget that ensures maximum feasible debt reduction.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-05To provide for tax relief.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To establish a reserve fund to eliminate further cuts in medicare payments to home health agencies.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-05To eliminate further cuts in Medicare payments to home health agencies.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04To increase the levels of new budget authority and budget outlays provided for the National Defense (050) major functional category for fiscal year 2002, and to make corresponding adjustments necessitated by those increases.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-04To amend the congressional budget to allow for the continued transformation of the military, to fulfill congressional commitments to provide quality health care for active and retired military families, and to continue improvements in compensation, housing, and other quality of life issues.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04Increase descretionary health funding by $700,000,000.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-04To make certain that no child is left behind and to maintain fiscal discipline by making a major investment in education and a commensurate reduction in the share of tax relief given to the wealthiest one percent of Americans.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04To provide emergency assistance to producers of agricultural commodities in fiscal year 2001, and additional funds for farm and conservation programs during fiscal years 2002 through 2001.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-04To provide for additional agriculture assistance.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-04-03To establish a prescription drug benefit under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, without using funds generated from either the Medicare or Social Security surpluses, that is voluntary; accessible to all beneficiaries; designed to assist beneficiaries with the high cost of prescription drugs, protect them from excessive out of pocket costs, and give them bargaining power in the marketplace; affordable to all beneficiaries and the program; administered using private sector entities and competitive purchasing techniques; and consistent with broader Medicare reform.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-04-03To revise certain provisions providing for a reserve fund for prescription drugs and medicare reform in the Senate.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2000-12-07A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 127 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-12-07A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-12-05A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-12-05A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 126 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-11-01A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-30A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 120 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-29A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 119 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-28A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 118 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-27A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 117 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-27A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4942 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2000-10-27A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-26A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 116 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-26A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 through 2003.H.R. 782 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-26To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act, to modernize programs and services for older individuals, and for other purposes.H.R. 782 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-25A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 115 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-25A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4811 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-19A bill to enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.H.R. 2415 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-19A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-18A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4461 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-12A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 111 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-12To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for theArmed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 4205 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-12To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for theArmed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 4205 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-12A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4516 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-12A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-12To express the sense of the Congress regarding the cleanup of rivers and ocean waters contaminated with DDT, PCBs, dioxins, metals and other toxic chemicals.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-10-12To strike the riders that delay the Environmental Protection Agency's new standard on arsenic in drinking water and that prohibit the designation of nonattainment areas under the Clean Air act.H.R. 4635 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2000-10-06A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4475 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-05A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-05A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.H.R. 4578 · 106th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2000-10-05A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 110 · 106th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal 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.