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Roger F. Wicker

Roger F. Wicker on Spending & Budget

RepublicanMS

Spending & Budget1,519 votes · 66.9/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

3,738 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,519 of them counted toward the score above: 1,008 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 511 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 2,219 did not count: 2,199 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 20 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
2009-09-24A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-09-24To help preserve America's national parks and other public land treasures by reducing maintenance backlogs that threaten the health and safety of visitors.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2009-09-24A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2009-09-24To ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change (commonly known as the "White House Climate Change Czar") is not directing actions of departments and agencies funded by this Act.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2009-09-23To strike the earmarks for the Save America's Treasure program and to provide criteria for the distribution of grants under that program.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2009-09-23A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2009-09-22A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2009-09-22To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the Des Moines Art Center in the State of Iowa.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2009-09-22To support the participation of the Smithsonian Institution in activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009.H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-09-17Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).H.R. 2996 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-09-17A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-09-17A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-09-17To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the Brownsfields Economic Development Initiative program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-09-17To limit the use of funds for the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-09-17To prohibit the use of funds for households that include convicted drug dealing or domestic violence offenders or members of violent gangs that occupy rebuilt public housing in New Orleans.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-09-16A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-09-16To prohibit the use of stimulus funds for self-congratulatory signage that allows lawmakers to promote their spending of taxpayer dollars on stimulus projects.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-09-16To affirm the continuing existence of the community service requirements under section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-09-16To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-09-16To fully provide for the critical surface transportation needs of the United States by prohibiting funds from being used on lower-priority projects, such as transportation museums.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2009-09-16To remove an unnecessary and burdensome mandate on the States, by allowing them to opt out of a provision that requires States to spend 10 percent of their surface transportation funds on enhancement projects such as road-kill reduction and highway beautification.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-09-15To provide that all amounts in the bill provided for congressional earmarks shall be made available for NextGen and NextGen programs.H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-09-14Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).H.R. 3288 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-08-06A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.H.R. 3435 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayFiscal restraint
2009-08-06A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.H.R. 3435 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2009-08-04A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2997 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-08-04A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2997 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-07-30A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.H.R. 3357 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-07-30A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.H.R. 3357 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2009-07-30To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund.H.R. 3357 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2009-07-30To repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU.H.R. 3357 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-07-30To offset the appropriation of funds to replenish the Unemployment Trust Fund with unobligated nonveterans funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.H.R. 3357 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-07-30To temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.H.R. 3357 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2009-07-29A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 3183 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-07-29To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act.H.R. 3183 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-07-29To provide requirements regarding the authority of the Department of Energy to enter into certain contracts.H.R. 3183 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-07-29To reduce the appropriation for Departmental Administration of the Department of Energy so that the Department can set an example for all Americans by reducing unnecessary energy usage.H.R. 3183 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-07-29To limit disbursement of additional funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to certain automobile manufacturers, to impose fiduciary duties on the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to shareholders of such automobile manufacturers, to require the issuance of shares of common stock to eligible taxpayers which represent the common stock holdings of the United States Government in such automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes.H.R. 3183 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal restraint
2009-07-28To prohibit the use of funds to carry out any project or site-specific location identified in the committee report unless the project is specifically authorized or to carry out an unauthorized appropriation.H.R. 3183 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2009-07-23An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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. 1390 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-07-09A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-07-09To increase funding for firefighter assistance grants and recruitment and retention grants.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2009-07-09To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-07-09To prohibit certain funds from being used for certain efforts.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-07-09To prevent funds from being used to prevent individuals from importing prescription drugs under certain circumstances.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-07-09To strike the appropriation for the Advanced Training Center.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-07-09To strike the earmark for the City of Whitefish Emergency Operations Center.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-07-08To strike the provision relating to the Loran-C signal, as recommended by the Administration.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-07-08To require grants for Emergency Operations Centers and financial assistance for the predisaster mitigation program to be awarded without regard to earmarks.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-07-08To require the completion of at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border by December 31, 2010.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-07-08To make the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2009-07-07To eliminate the appropriation for the Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance, as recommended by the Administration.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-07-06A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2918 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-06-25A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.H.R. 2918 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2009-06-18A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.H.R. 2346 · 111th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2009-06-18A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.H.R. 2346 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal restraint
2009-05-21A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.H.R. 2346 · 111th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2009-05-21To strike the provisions relating to increased funding for the International Monetary Fund.H.R. 2346 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2009-05-21A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.H.R. 2346 · 111th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2009-05-20To express the sense of the Senate on consultation with State and local governments in the transfer to the United States of detainees at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.H.R. 2346 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-05-20To limit the release of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a report on the prisoner population at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.H.R. 2346 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-05-20To prohibit funding to transfer, release, or incarcerate detainees detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States.H.R. 2346 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-29An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayFiscal restraint
2009-04-23An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-23An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-23An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-23An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-23An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-23An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-23An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2009-04-02An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the Concurrent ResolutionNayFiscal restraint
2009-04-02To require States to implement drug testing programs for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which would encourage healthy, drug-free families instead of encouraging dependent behavior or on-going drug abuse.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2009-04-02To protect the freedom of conscience for patients and the right of health care providers to serve patients without violating their moral and religious convictions.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect small and home businesses from the burdensome and impractical requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To provide for a point of order against any appropriations bill that fails fully fund the construction of the Southwest border fence.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2009-04-02To implement President Obama's earmark reforms.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2009-04-02To prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts for auto manufacturers.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-04-02To provide that no additional estate tax relief beyone that which is already assumed in this resolution, which protects over 99.7 percent of estates from the estate tax, shall be allowed under any deficit-neutral reserve fund unless an equal amount of aggregate tax relief is also provided to Americans earning less than $100,000 per year.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-04-02To create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for estate tax relief.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To ensure that law abiding Amtrak passengers are allowed to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To increase transparency by requiring five days of public review of legislation before passage by the Senate.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To save the American taxpayer over $150,000,000,000 by adjusting spending levels beyond fiscal year 2010 to compensate for spending from the stimulus bill in the corresponding fiscal years.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-04-02To protect workers from significant job loss by providing a point of order against climate change or similar legislation that raises Federal revenues to such an extent that it causes significant job loss in manufacturing- or coal-dependent U.S. regions such as the Midwest, Great Plains or South.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To modify the authorization for climate change legislation.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-04-02To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law, and for other purposes.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-04-02To ensure that millions of middle-income families do not face an alternative minimum tax increase in 2013 and 2014 and that the budget resolution reflects that result.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To protect charitable giving by ensuring that organizations that provide important religious, educational, cultural, health care, and environmental services are not negatively impacted by changes to the Federal income tax deduction for charitable donations.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool program.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2009-04-02To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas leasing revenues.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To protect middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To end $272 billion in spending on bailouts under TARP and reduce record deficits and levels of debt.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2009-04-02To provide for the expenditure of the remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for the benefit of consumers.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2009-04-02An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to RecommitYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To require information from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System about the use of emergency economic assistance.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2009-04-02To provide for enhanced oversight of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System concerning the use of emergency economic assistance.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02In the nature of a substitute.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-02To require certain higher-income beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug benefit to pay higher premiums, as is currently required for physicians' services and outpatient services, and as proposed in the budget of the United States Government most recently submitted by the President.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2009-04-01To protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in genomics and personalized medicine, the unique needs of health disparity populations, and differences in the treatment response and the treatment preferences of patients.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2009-04-01To prohibit the use of reconciliation in the Senate for climate change legislation involving a cap and trade system.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2009-04-01Relative to a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment.S.Con.Res. 13 · 111th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection 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.