Douglas Walgren on Spending & Budget

DemocratPA

Spending & Budget1,285 votes · 91.8/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

2,028 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,285 of them counted toward the score above: 922 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 363 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 743 did not count: 680 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 63 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
1977-04-27	TO AMEND THE SECOND PIKE AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 195 BY CUTTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE FUNDS BY $7.95 BILLION AND USING THOSE FUNDS TO REDUCE THE NATIONAL DEBT.H.Con.Res. 195 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1977-04-27	THAT THE HOUSE RESOLVE ITSELF INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 195.H.Con.Res. 195 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-04-26	TO AMEND H. CON. RES. 195 BY REDUCING BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS IN THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS BY $7 MILLION IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE PROPOSED 29% PAY RAISE FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.H.Con.Res. 195 · 95th Congress	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1977-04-26	TO AMEND THE GIAIMO AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 195 BY RAISING THE 1977 AND 1978 REVENUE FLOORS IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE THE PROPOSED BUSINESS TAX CUTS.H.Con.Res. 195 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1977-04-25	TO AMEND H.R. 5970, A BILL AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL 1978, BY REDUCING THE PRESENT OVERSEAS TROOP STRENGTH BY 17,000 AND BY REDUCING THE PROJECTED END-STRENGTH TROOP LEVEL BY 50,000.H.R. 5970 · 95th Congress	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1977-04-25	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS H.R. 5675, A BILL ALLOWING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO TRANSFER CERTAIN SURPLUS CASH FUNDS CURRENTLY KEPT IN INTEREST-FREE "TAX AND LOAN ACCOUNTS" IN DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.H.R. 5675 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-04-22	TO AMEND H.R. 5970, A BILL AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL 1978, BY PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF THREE AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFTS (AWACS) UNLESS THAT PURCHASE IS AGREED TO BY NATO.H.R. 5970 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1977-04-21	TO REJECT A PREFERENTIAL MOTION TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT #35 TO H.R. 4877 AND EXPRESS THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE THAT SAID AMENDMENT SHOULD NOT STAND. SENATE AMENDMENT #35 DEALS WITH THE AUTHORIZATION OF AN ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION TO REIMBURSE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THE HIGH COSTS OF SNOW REMOVAL DURING THE WINTER OF 1976-1977.H.R. 4877 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1977-04-21	THAT THE HOUSE RECEDE AND CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4877 THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE FUNDS OF $1.17 MILLION FOR THE UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.H.R. 4877 · 95th Congress	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1977-04-21	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4877, FIRST REGULAR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 1977.H.R. 4877 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-24	TO PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 5040, A BILL AUTHORIZING SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.H.R. 5040 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-24	TO PASS, AS AMENDED, H.R. 4991, A BILL AUTHORIZING $868 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.H.R. 4991 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-16	TO PASS H.R. 4877.H.R. 4877 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-16	TO AMEND H.R. 4877 BY STRIKING LANGUAGE THAT WOULD HAVE APPROPRIATED $55 MILLION FOR A U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION.H.R. 4877 · 95th Congress	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-16	TO AMEND H.R. 4877 BY PROHIBITING THAT THE APPROPRIATED FUNDS BE USED IN THE PRESIDENT'S VIETNAM AMNESTY PROGRAM.H.R. 4877 · 95th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1977-03-16	TO MODIFY AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4877 BY APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $200 MILLION FOR THE EMERGENCY ENERGY-FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT THE EXTRA FUNDS WILL NOT BE EXPENDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.H.R. 4877 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-16	TO AGREE TO H. RES. 403, A RULE WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF H.R. 4877, THE BILL MAKING REGULAR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.H.Res. 403 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-15	TO PASS H.R. 4876.H.R. 4876 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-15	TO AMEND H.R. 4876 BY REQUIRING THAT EMERGENCY PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS RESERVE AT LEAST 10% OF THEIR POSITIONS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT JOBS FOR 30 DAYS.H.R. 4876 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-15	TO AMEND H.R. 4876 BY REDUCING THE ANTIRECESSIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND APPROPRIATION FROM $632.5 MILLION TO $250 MILLION.H.R. 4876 · 95th Congress	Nay	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-15	TO AGREE TO H. RES. 402, A RULE WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF H.R. 4876, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978.H.Res. 402 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-03	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. CON. RES. 10, A RESOLUTION REVISING THE FEDERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.S.Con.Res. 10 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-03	TO AMEND A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3839 (SEE RC 42). THE BENNETT AMENDMENT WOULD RESTORE $371 MILLION IN FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AEGIS ANTI-AIRCRAFT SYSTEM ON BOARD THE NUCLEAR VESSEL THE USS LONG BEACH.H.R. 3839 · 95th Congress	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1977-03-03	TO AMEND A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3839, THE BILL TO RESCIND CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY RECOMMENDED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE OF JAN. 17, 1977. THE CHAPPELL AMENDMENT WOULD RESTORE $81.6 MILLION IN FUNDS FOR THE LONG-LEAD FUNDING OF A NIMITZ-CLASS NUCLEAR CARRIER.H.R. 3839 · 95th Congress	Nay	Fiscal restraint
1977-03-03	TO AGREE TO H. J. RES. 269, A RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR U.S. DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1977.H.J.Res. 269 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-02-23	TO AGREE TO H. CON. RES. 110, A RESOLUTION REVISING THE BUDGET FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.H.Con.Res. 110 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-02-23	TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 110 (SEE RC 26). THE ROUSSELOT AMENDMENT PROPOSES A PERMANENT TAX RATE REDUCTION.H.Con.Res. 110 · 95th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1977-02-07	TO PASS H.J. RES. 227, A RESOLUTION MAKING URGENT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1977.H.J.Res. 227 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion

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