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Paul Efthemios Tsongas on Guns

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Guns2 votes · 100/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights

8 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Guns. 2 of them counted toward the score above: 0 toward “Gun rights” and 2 toward “Gun restrictions”.

The other 6 did not count: 6 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 0 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
1984-10-03TO DETERMINE IF THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 648 IS GERMANE. THE MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT AMENDS CHAPTER 44, TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, TO REGULATE THE MANUFACTURE AND IMPORTATION OF ARMOR PIERCING AMMUNITION. (RULED NOT GERMANE)98th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1984-09-29TO TABLE THE MCCLURE APPEAL OF THE RULING OF THE CHAIR THAT THE BAKER AMENDMENT TO H. J. RES. 648 IS NONGERMANE. THIS BAKER AMENDMENT RELATES TO GUN CONTROL. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 3498th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1984-07-25(CONTINUED) TO AGREE TO THREE AMENDMENTS TO S. 1668 EN BLOC. S. 1668 AMENDS CHAPTER 37 OF TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE, TO AUTHORIZE CONTRACTS RETAINING PRIVATE COUNSEL TO FURNISH COLLECTION SERVICES IN THE CASE OF INDEBTEDNESS TO THE UNITED STATES. THE FIRST METZENBAUM AMENDMENT REQUIRES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RETAIN MORE THAN ONE PRIVATE COUNSEL WITHIN EACH GEOGRAPHICAL AREA WITHIN WHICH A U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS JURISDICTION. THE SECOND AMENDMENT REQUIRES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SET LIMITS ON CONTINGENCY FEES BASED ON LOCAL PREVAILING RATES WHICH PRIVATE LAW FIRMS CHARGE FOR COMMERCIAL DEBT CASES. AND THE THIRD AMENDMENT REQUIRES THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE TO CONDUCT AN ANNUAL AUDIT OF CONTRACTS AND FEES SET. (MOTION PASSED)S. 1668 · 98th CongressDid not voteDirection not readable
1981-12-04TO AMEND H.R.4995 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR ARMY AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS. (MOTION FAILED) SEE NOTE(S) 19H.R. 4995 · 97th CongressYeaDirection not readable
1981-12-02TO TABLE THE HOLLINGS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4995, TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $148, 000,000 FOR PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION FOR THE ARMY. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 19H.R. 4995 · 97th CongressNayDirection not readable
1981-12-02TO TABLE THE HOLLINGS AMENDMENT TO H.R.4995 TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL $148,000,000 FOR PROCUREMENT OF ARMY AMMUNITION. (MOTION PASSED) SEE NOTE(S) 19H.R. 4995 · 97th CongressNayDirection not readable
1978-06-07TO AMEND H.R. 12930 BY RESTORING A $4.2 MILLION AUTHORIZATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, AND BY STRIKING LANGUAGE BARRING THE USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPUTERIZED FIREARM REGULATION.H.R. 12930 · 95th CongressYeaGun restrictions
1975-07-29TO AMEND H.R. 6844, A BILL TO AMEND THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT, BY INCLUDING FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION LABELING WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION.H.R. 6844 · 94th CongressYeaGun restrictions

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Gun restrictions / Gun rights 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.