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James M. Talent

James M. Talent on Spending & Budget

RepublicanMO

Spending & Budget1,115 votes · 69.1/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

2,032 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,115 of them counted toward the score above: 559 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 556 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 917 did not count: 884 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 33 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
2005-11-03To move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-11-03To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2005-11-03To prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 and to extend rebates for prescription drugs to enrollees in Medicaid managed care organizations.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2005-11-03To clarify certain payment limitations applicable to certain payments under title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and section 1101 of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005 and to partially restore funding to programs reduced by section 1101, 1201, and 1202 of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-11-03To enhance the energy security of the United States by prohibiting the exportation of oil and gas produced under leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-11-03To strike the title relating to the establishment of an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-11-03To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for the increase in the 2007 Medicare monthly part B premium that would otherwise occur because of the 2006 increase in payments under the physician fee schedule.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2005-11-03To cap non-defense, non-trust-fund, discretionary spending at the previous fiscal year's level, beginning with fiscal year 2007.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2005-11-03To provide emergency health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-11-03To provide assistance for elementary and secondary schools and students, and institutions of higher education, affected by Hurricane Katrina.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-11-03To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2010.S. 1932 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2005-11-03A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2744 · 109th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-27A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-27To prohibit funding for the support, development, or distribution of the Department of Education's e-Language Learning System (ELLS).H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2005-10-27To increase appropriations for after-school programs through 21st century community learning centers.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-10-27To provide funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program within the Health Resources and Services Administration.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-27A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-26To increase funding for the AIDS drug assistance program.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2005-10-26To provide additional funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-10-26To increase appropriations for Head Start programs.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-10-26To increase appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $1,276,000,000, with an across-the-board reduction.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-10-26To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-26To provide additional funding for title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-10-25To increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant award by $200 to $4,250.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-25To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a plan for changing the numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.H.R. 3010 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-10-20A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-20To ensure reconstruction of the Twin Spans Bridge.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2005-10-20To make a perfecting amendment.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-10-20To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-20To prohibit any funds under the Act from being used for a parking facility as part of the Joslyn Art Museum Master Plan, in Omaha, Nebraska.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal restraint
2005-10-19To establish a special committee of the Senate on war and reconstruction contracting.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-10-19To promote job creation, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2005-10-19To provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-10-18To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost-of-living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2006.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2005-10-17To clarify the ability of HUD to recover assets used in violation of a regulatory agreement.H.R. 3058 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2005-10-07A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-05A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-05To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-10-05To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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 the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.H.R. 2863 · 109th Congress · Whether the Amendment is GermaneYeaDirection not readable
2005-09-30To continue funding for the Community Services Block Grant at no less than last year's level.H.J.Res. 68 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2005-09-22An Act making appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2528 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-09-22To provide an additional $10,000,000 for the Readjustment Counseling Service, with a corresponding offset from the HealtheVet account.H.R. 2528 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-09-22A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2744 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-09-15An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-09-15To provide financial relief for individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-09-15To provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2005-09-15To prohibit weakening any law that provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-09-15To provide that funds must be used in a manner consistent with the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-09-14To eliminate the funding for the Advanced Technology Program and increase the funding available for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, community oriented policing service, and State and local law enforcement assistance.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-09-14To establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-09-14To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-09-14To provide funding for interoperable communications equipment grants.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-09-13To provide emergency funding for victims of Hurricane Katrina.H.R. 2862 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2005-09-08A bill making further emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 3673 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-07-29A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2985 · 109th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2005-07-29A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2005-07-26An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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 the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 1042 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-07-20An act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 3057 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-07-14A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2360 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-07-01A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2419 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-07-01To prohibit the use of funds for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator and utilize the amount of otherwise available to reduce the National debt.H.R. 2419 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2005-06-29A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-06-29To facilitate family travel to Cuba in humanitarian circumstances.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2005-06-29Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, for the Veterans Health Administration.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2005-06-29To provide additional funding for medical services provided by the Veterans Health Administration.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2005-06-29To prohibit the use of funds to plan, design, study, or construct certain forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2005-06-29To require Federal reserve banks to transfer certain surplus funds to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used for the provision of Indian health care services.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-06-29To prohibit the use of funds by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, consider, or rely on third-party intentional dosing human studies for pesticides or to conduct intentional dosing human studies for pesticides.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-06-29To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a review of all third party intentional human dosing studies to identify or quantify toxic effects.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-06-28To require conference report inclusion of limitations, directives, and earmarks.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-06-28To transfer funding to the Special Diabetes Program for Indians and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program within the Indian Health Service from funding for federal land acquisition.H.R. 2361 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-05-10An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2005-04-28A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010.H.Con.Res. 95 · 109th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaDirection not readable
2005-04-21An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2005-04-21To appropriate an additional $213,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (UAHMMWVs).H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2005-04-20Relating to the aircraft carriers of the Navy.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-04-20To increase funding for border security.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2005-04-20To reduce appropriations for the Iraqi embassy to reduce outlays expected to occur in fiscal year 2007 or later.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2005-04-19An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-04-19To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-04-19To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2005-04-19An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-04-19An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2005-04-19To provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-04-19To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Cloture MotionNayDirection not readable
2005-04-18To express the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-04-14To prohibit the use of funds by any Federal agency to produce a prepackaged news story without including in such story a clear notification for the audience that the story was prepared or funded by a Federal agency.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-04-13To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should not delay enactment of critical appropriations necessary to ensure the well-being of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, by attempting to conduct a debate about immigration reform while the supplemental appropriations bill is pending on the floor of the United States Senate.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2005-04-13To reduce by $36,000,000 the amount appropriated for "Military Construction, Army", with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to funds available under that heading for the Camp 6 Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2005-04-13To increase the military death gratuity to $100,000, effective with respect to any deaths of members of the Armed Forces on active duty after October 7, 2001.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-04-13To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal restraint
2005-04-12To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-04-12To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.H.R. 1268 · 109th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2005-03-17An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the Concurrent ResolutionYeaDirection not readable
2005-03-17To promote innovation and U.S. competitiveness by expressing the sense of the Senate urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to make efforts to fund the Advanced Technology Program, which supports industry-led research and development of cutting-edge technologies with broad commercial potential and societal benefits.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-17No Statement of Purpose on File.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2005-03-17To restore funding for tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian countryS.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2005-03-17To establish a point of order.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2005-03-17To strike the debt ceiling reconciliation instruction.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2005-03-17To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care.S.Con.Res. 18 · 109th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint

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.