Neil Abercrombie's Voting Record

By Discover The Networks
2007

Some highlights of Abercrombie’s voting record include the following:

June 1993: Voted No to HR 2233, a bill requiring the random drug testing of State Department employees
April 1994: Voted Yes to an amendment to substitute life imprisonment for the death penalty
July 1994: Voted No to HR 3838, a bill to prohibit illegal aliens from receiving benefits under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's emergency food and shelter programs
March 1995: Voted No to HR 925, a bill requiring federal compensation of private property owners when federal actions reduce the value of that property by 20 percent or more
March 1996: Voted No to HR 927, a bill seeking international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, and supporting the establishment of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba
March 1996: Voted No to HR 2703, a bill provideing the government with increased leeway in investigating and prosecuting suspected terrorists, and increasing the penalties for attempting and executing terrorist acts
March 1996: Voted Yes to H Amdt 968 to HR 2202, an amendment that deletes a provision of the bill which prohibits undocumented immigrants from receiving public assistance
March 1996: Voted No to H Amdt 969 to HR 2202, an amendment giving States the option to deny public education to illegal aliens
April 1996: Voted No to S 735, a bill to increase detection agents for explosives; facilitate the deportation of criminal illegal immigrants; provide more funding for deportation of suspected terrorists; allow suspected terrorists to be denied asylum; prohibit terrorist groups from fundraising in the U.S.; and limit the number of death penalty appeals a defendant may make
July 1996: Voted No to HR 3396, a bill to define marriage as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife
July 1996: Voted No to HR 3734, a bill to overhaul the federal welfare system and move many people from welfare into paying jobs
August 1996: Voted Yes to HR 3953, a bill to revise and review Federal Aviation Administration airport security policies and United States' policies toward terrorism
September 1996: Voted No to HR 2202, a bill authorizing numerous measures aimed at decreasing illegal immigration into the U.S.
October 1997: Voted No to HR 1534, a private-property rights bill that permits any property owner to challenge federal agency actions involving takings of land in federal courts, and requires federal agencies to provide notice to a land owner of his or her rights to compensation and judicial appeal in cases where a federal agency action results in the land owner's loss of property
July 1998: Voted No to HR 1122, a bill prohibiting the procedure in which a fetus is partially delivered before it is aborted, unless the life of the woman would be endangered by delivering the baby.
June 1999: Voted No to HR 1501, a bill “to provide grants to ensure increased accountability for juvenile offenders”
September 1999: Voted No to HR 2436, a bill to establish penalties for individuals whose attack on a pregnant woman injures or kills a fetus
April 2001: Voted No to HR 503, a bill to criminalize the harming of an unborn fetus while committing any of 68 federal offenses
September 2001: Voted Yes to H J Res 64, a bill
October 2001: He did nor vote on HR 2975, a bill giving the federal government a broad range of powers to combat terrorism
October 2001: He did not vote on HR 3162, a bill to establish the USA Patriot Act “to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools …”
December 2001: Voted Yes to HR 1, popularly known as the No Child Left Behind Act which called for an increase in overall education spending to nearly $23 billion for fiscal year 2002, and about $135 billion over the 2002-2006 period
December 2002: Voted No to H J Res 114, a bill to authorize America’s use of force in Iraq
May 2003: Voted No to HR 2, a bill to cut income taxes by $350 billion
October 2003: Voted No to S 3, a bill “to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion”
March 2004: Voted No to H Res 557, a bill stating that the world and the United States are safer with Saddam Hussein removed from power in Iraq
May 2004: Voted No to HR 3722, a bill that would require hospitals to provide information on illegal aliens seeking emergency medical care
September 2004: Voted No to HR 4571, a bill that would require courts to impose sanctions on attorneys, law firms, or parties who file frivolous lawsuits
February 2005: Voted No to HR 418, the Real ID Act designed "to establish and rapidly implement regulations for State driver's license and identification document security standards, to prevent terrorists from abusing the asylum laws of the United States, ... and to ensure expeditious construction of the San Diego border fence"
April 2005: Voted Yes to H AMDT 72 to HR 6, intended to disallow “oil and gas explorations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge”
April 2005: Voted No to HR 748: a bill “to prevent the transportation of minors in circumvention of certain laws relating to abortion”
October 2005: Voted No to HR 554, a bill prohibiting lawsuits against anyone engaged in the food industry on claims that the food caused obesity or weight gain to the plaintiff
December 2005: Voted No to HR 4437, a bill “to strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws, to enhance border security …”
February 2006: Was the only member of the House to vote No to a straightforward resolution saying the United States should never give financial aid to the Palestinian Authority if that entity is controlled by members who are calling for Israel’s destruction.
May 2006: Voted No to the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act prohibiting U.S. aid to the Hamas-led Palestinian government
May 2006: Voted No to HR 4297, a bill to authorize and extend $69.96 billion in tax credits and cuts through the year 2010.
June 2006: Voted No to H Res 861, a bill stating that it is not in the security interest of the U.S. to set an arbitrary date for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq
June 2006: Voted No to H Res 895, a resolution supporting intelligence efforts to identify terrorists and track their finances in addition to condemning the disclosure of classified information
July 2006: Was one of only 8 congressional represenyatives to vote No to HR 921, a bill "strongly backing Israel’s right to self-defense and condemning Hezbollah and Hamas—and their sponsors Iran and Syria—for launching unprovoked acts of war against the Jewish State … and for Hezbollah to be disarmed ... and economic sanctions to be imposed on Syria and Iran."
July 2006: Voted No to H J Res 88, “a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment providing that marriage in the U.S. consists only of the union of a man and a woman”
September 2006: Voted No to HR 6095, a bill “to affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws”
September 2006: Voted No to HR 6061, a bill authorizing the construction of an additional 700 miles of double-layered fencing between the U.S and Mexico, and granting authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security to stop unlawful entry of immigrants into the U.S.
September 2006, Voted No to HR 4772, a bill providing individual private property owners with access to both local and federal courts when bringing forward civil rights cases concerning their property
September 2006: Voted No to HR 5825, a bill amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978, thereby allowing the government to use electronic surveillance to investigate potential terrorists
September 2006: Voted No to S 3930, a bill authorizing trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes
December 2006: Voted No to HR 6099, a bill “to ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child
February 2007: Voted Yes to H Con Res 93, a bill disapproving of President Bush’s decision to deploy more than 20,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq

For a comprehensive overview of Abercrombie’s voting record, click here. (Information courtesy of Project VoteSmart)