Lamar Alexander
(TN-Sen)
- 2020 Score:
- 71
- lifetime:
- 64
- Rank:
- 40
- District:
- Sen
Votes
2019
32%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR1865 | HR1865: MegaBus spending bill, busts budget, includes many anomalies | N | Y |
| HR1158 | HR1158: MegaBus spending bill, busts budget, includes many anomalies | N | Y |
| HR3055 | HR3055: 4-Week CR which accommodated massive appropriations deal | N | Y |
| HR3055 | HR3055: Amdt #1019 - Applied the Penny Plan to the bill, reduces spending by 2 percent | Y | N |
| HR3877 | HR3877: Increases spending by $326 billion and suspends the debt limit through August 2021 | N | Y |
| SB1332 | SB1332: Penny Plan budget, reduces spending by 2 percent | Y | A |
| HR2157 | HR2157: Supplemental bill that increases federal spending by more than $19 billion | N | A |
| PN47 | PN47: Nomination of Spencer Bauchus to be a Member of the ExIm Bank Board | N | Y |
| PN54 | PN54: Nomination of Judith DelZoppo Pryor to be a Member of the ExIm Bank Board | N | Y |
| SJR8 | SJRes8: Green New Deal that would greatly expand government | N | N |
| HJR31 | HJRes31: Budget busting spending bill that continues trillion-dollar deficits | N | Y |
| SR378 | SRes378: Sponsorship of resolution forcing a vote on whether to open an impeachment inquiry | Y | Y |
| PN55 | PN55: Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be President of the ExIm Bank | N | Y |
| PN1099 | PN1099: Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary of Labor | Y | Y |
2017
71%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 1 | Final passage of the House and Senate compromise on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1 | Passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to lower individual and corporate tax rates and limit certain deductions | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1 | Amendment to expand section 529 college savings plans to K-12 educational expenses | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1 | Amendment to increase the child tax credit and increase corporate tax rates | N | N |
| H.R. 2266 | Passage of a bill to provide $36.5 billion for disaster relief and cancel $16 billion of flood insurance debt | N | Y |
| H.Con.Res. 71 | Amendment to the budget resolution to provide for repeal of the 2010 healthcare law known as "Obamacare" | Y | N |
| H.Con.Res. | Motion to consider a budget resolution containing instructions to the tax committees to report a tax reform bill | Y | Y |
| H.R. 601 | Passage of a bill with $15.2 billion for disaster relief and that suspends the debt limit until Dec. 8, 2017 | N | Y |
| H.R. 601 | Amendment to offset disaster relief spending by rescinding funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development | N | Y |
| H.R. 601 | Motion to kill an amendment to remove spending not related to disaster relief from the bill | N | Y |
| H.R. 1628 | Amendment to repeal most of the 2010 health care law known as "Obamacare" | Y | N |
| H.R. 1628 | Amendment to repeal most of the 2010 health care law known as "Obamacare" and replace it with, among other provisions, a healthcare tax credit | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1628 | Motion to consider a bill to repeal the individual mandate and many taxes in the 2010 healthcare law known as "Obamacare" | Y | Y |
| H.J.Res. 3 | Passage of a resolution to reject a regulation to reduce methane flaring | Y | Y |
| PN55 | Confirmation of Neil Gorsuch as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court | Y | Y |
| PN37 | Confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of Education | Y | Y |
| H.J.Res. 3 | Passage of a resolution to reject a regulation on streams near coal mines | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. | Passage of a budget resolution with instructions to repeal much of the 2010 healthcare law known as "Obamacare" | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 3 | Substitute amendment to the budget resolution to cut spending and balance the budget by 2024 | Y | N |
2015
59%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 2029 | Passage of FY16 omnibus spending bill with higher spending caps | N | Y |
| H.R. 22 | Waive the budget act to increase crop insurance subsidies | N | Y |
| H.R. 22 | Pass the transportation spending bill, which also includes reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank and an increase in crop insurance subsidies | N | Y |
| S.J.Res. 2 | Passage of a resolution to disapprove the EPA's new power plant emissions rule | Y | Y |
| S.J.Res. 2 | Passage of a resolution to disapprove the EPA's existing power plant emissions rule | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1314 | Passage of a bill to increase the debt ceiling and spending caps | N | Y |
| H.R. 22 | Passage of the surface transportation reauthorization bill, which increased spending and included no reforms | N | Y |
| H.R. 22 | Amendment to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, a major corporate welfare program | N | Y |
| S. 1177 | Passage of No Child Left Behind reauthorization bill with inadequate reforms | N | Y |
| S. 1177 | Allow parents to opt their children out from No Child Left Behind testing | Y | N |
| S. 1177 | Allow states to use education funding to follow low income students to public or private schools. | Y | Y |
| H.R. 2146 | Passage of the Trade Promotion Authority bill | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1314 | Strikes trade adjustment assistance spending from the TPA bill | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1314 | Amendment to add anti-trade currency language to the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill | N | N |
| H.R. 644 | Passage of a bill that includes anti- trade language on currencies | N | N |
| H.R. 2 | Permanent "doc fix" with no offsetting spending reductions, a $140 billion increase in debt | N | Y |
| H.R. 2 | Repeal the individual mandate to buy health insurance | Y | Y |
| H.R. 2 | Force the Medicare "doc fix" to be fully offset by spending cuts | Y | N |
| S.Con.Res. 11 | Amendment to advance a bill to prohibit the gov't from requiring construction contractors to use union labor | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 11 | Repeal the death tax | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 11 | Amendment to advance new speech regulations | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 11 | Increase tax revenue by $441 billion | N | N |
| S.J.Res. 8 | Disapproval of National Labor Relations Board rule relating to case representation procedures | Y | Y |
| S. 1 | Kill amendment to ban the export of crude oil | Y | Y |
| S. 1 | Kill protectionist amendment to Keystone XL pipeline bill | Y | Y |
2014
67%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 5771 | Pass bill to extend poorly designed "temporary" tax breaks | N | Y |
| H.R. 83 | Pass bloated FY 2015 budget bill | N | Y |
| S. 2280 | Approve Keystone pipeline | Y | Y |
| S.J.Res. 1 | Pass constitutional amendment to give Congress power to regulate speech | N | N |
| H.R. 5021 | Bailout of the highway trust fund, offset with customs fee hikes & pension smoothing | N | A |
| H.R. 5021 | Cut gas tax, return most highway programs to the States | Y | A |
| S. 2244 | Pass bill to extend subsidy for terrorism risk insurance | N | A |
| S. 2432 | End debate on bill to increase a student loan subsidy paid for by tax increase | N | N |
| H.R. 3474 | End debate on amendment to extend poorly designed "temporary" tax breaks | N | N |
| H.R. 3979 | Waive Budget Act on bill to extend unemployment benefits | N | N |
| H.R. 4302 | Pass Medicare "Doc fix" paid for by phony cuts in 2024 | N | N |
| H.R. 3370 | Delay subsidy cuts to flood insurance program - final passage | N | N |
| S. 540 | End debate on bill to suspend debt ceiling until March 15, 2015 with no reforms | N | N |
| H.R. 2642 | Final passage of bloated farm bill | N | Y |
| S. 1926 | Pass bill to delay flood insurance program subsidy cuts | N | N |
| H.R. 3547 | Final passage of FY 2014 budget bill that funds ObamaCare | N | Y |
| S. 1845 | End debate on bill to extend unemployment benefits | N | N |
2013
67%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.J.Res. 5 | Pass Ryan-Murray budget deal that partially unwinds the sequester and increases spending caps | N | Y |
| PN408 | Confirm Mel Watt as Fannie and Freddie regulator | N | N |
| H.R. 2775 | Pass government funding bill with no spending reforms, suspend the debt limit | N | Y |
| H.J.Res. 5 | Procedural vote to strike House amendment to delay ObamaCare | N | N |
| H.J.Res. 5 | Procedural vote to strike House amendment to delay ObamaCare | N | N |
| H.J.Res. 5 | Procedural vote to strike House amendment to defund ObamaCare | N | Y |
| H.R. 1911 | Amendment to raise taxes and increase student loan subsidy | N | N |
| PN239 | Confirm Fred Hochberg as Ex-Im Bank president | N | Y |
| S. 954 | Pass farm and food stamp bill | N | Y |
| S. 954 | Amendment to create rural Internet grants | N | N |
| S. 954 | Amendment to replace food stamp program with state block grants | Y | Y |
| S. 954 | Reduce the sugar subsidy program to 2008 levels | Y | Y |
| S. 601 | Add an anti-trade "Buy American" provision to a water resources bill | N | N |
| S. 601 | Create the Nat'l Endowment for the Oceans | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support for eliminating 15 duplicative programs | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support for barring mobile phone subsidy program | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Budget resolution to balance budget within 5 yrs; no tax hikes | Y | N |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support ban of automatic deduction of union dues for federal employees | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support Death Tax repeal | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Allow some education funding to be used for school choice | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support for approval of the Keystone pipeline | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support repeal of ObamaCare | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support for barring EPA from passing greenhouse gas regulations | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Strike tax increase; provide for revenue-neutral tax reform | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Oppose Medicare reform if it includes vouchers | N | Y |
| H.R. 325 | Kill debt ceiling reform bill | N | N |
| H.R. 325 | Kill amendment to fully offset debt ceiling increase with spending cuts | N | N |
| H.R. 152 | Passage of fiscally irresponsible $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy spending bill | N | Y |
| H.R. 152 | Cut discretionary spending 0.49%, reduce budget caps through 2021, to offset Hurricane Sandy bill | Y | Y |
| H.R. 8 | Pass deal to increase tax rates, delay automatic spending cuts | N | Y |
2012
53%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increase regulation of speech | N | Y | |
| H.R. 1 | Limit Davis Bacon union wage subsidy rule | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1 | Provide pork filled hurricane spending with no offset | N | N |
| S. 3637 | Extend unlimited deposit insurance | N | Y |
| H.R. 6156 | Pass Russian free trade bill | Y | Y |
| H.J.Res. 1 | Pass omnibus government spending bill, fund ObamaCare | N | Y |
| S. 3412 | Extend all 2001 & 2003 tax rate cuts for 2013 | Y | Y |
| H.R. 4348 | Pass bloated spending bill for tranportation programs and student loan and flood insurance subsidies | N | A |
| S. 3240 | Pass bloated farm bill | N | Y |
| S. 3240 | Provide crop insurance for organic food | N | N |
| S. 3240 | Cut food promotional campaign budget by 20% | Y | Y |
| S. 3240 | Eliminate sugar import quotas and reduce subsidies | Y | Y |
| S. 3240 | Prohibit Agriculture Dept. loan guarantees | Y | N |
| S. 3240 | No farm subsidies if income exceeds $250,000 | Y | N |
| S. 3240 | Table amendment to replace food stamp program with state block grants for nutrition assistance | N | Y |
| S. 2343 | Extend student loan subsidies for one year | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. | Pass fiscally conservative budget blueprint | Y | N |
| H.R. 2072 | Reauthorize Export-Import Bank subsidies | N | Y |
| S.J.Res. 3 | Cancel labor board union election rule | Y | Y |
| S. 2230 | Create new 30% minimum tax | N | N |
| H.R. 3606 | Ease SEC regulations on emerging growth companies | Y | Y |
| S. 1813 | Pass bloated transportation bill | N | Y |
| S. 1813 | Cut gas tax, return most highway programs to the States | Y | N |
| S. 1813 | Subsidize natural gas use in vehicles | N | N |
| S. 1813 | Cut corporate tax rate and eliminate energy tax breaks | Y | N |
| S. 1813 | Allow new oil and gas leases | Y | Y |
| S. 1813 | Approve Keystone pipeline | Y | Y |
| S. 1813 | Eliminate duplicate programs | Y | Y |
| S. 2038 | Permanent earmark ban | Y | N |
2011
78%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Cut, Cap and Balance Pledge Letter Bonus | Y | N | |
| H.R. 2055 | Pass bloated omnibus appropriations bill | N | Y |
| S. 1917 | Impose new permanent income tax surtax, temporary payroll tax holiday | N | N |
| H.R. 2112 | Pass bloated spending bill for five government departments | N | Y |
| S.J.Res. 6 | Disapprove Internet regulations | Y | Y |
| H.R. 2112 | Reduce spending for five departments to 2011 levels | Y | N |
| H.R. 2112 | Increase government mortgage guarantee limits | N | N |
| H.R. 3080 | Pass South Korea trade agreement | Y | Y |
| H.R. 3079 | Pass Panama trade agreement | Y | Y |
| H.R. 3078 | Pass Colombia trade agreement | Y | Y |
| S. 1660 | Raise top income tax rate by 5.6%, boost spending by $100 billion | N | N |
| S. 1619 | Passage of anti-trade currency sanctions bill | N | N |
| H.R. 2832 | Revive expanded trade adjustment assistance | N | N |
| H.J.Res. 66 | Pass emergency spending without offsets | N | N |
| H.R. 2887 | Limit highway trust fund spending to gas tax receipts | Y | N |
| S. 365 | Increase debt limit | N | Y |
| H.R. 2560 | Kill Cut, Cap and Balance | N | N |
| S. 679 | Rescind $108 billion IMF appropriation | Y | Y |
| S. 782 | Reauthorize Economic Development Administration | N | N |
| S. 782 | Repeal ethanol import tax and tax subsidy | Y | Y |
| S. 782 | Postpone debit card price controls | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. | Balanced Budget Blueprint | Y | Y |
| S. 493 | Bar EPA from passing greenhouse gas regulations | Y | Y |
| S. 23 | Kill Full Faith and Credit Act | N | N |
| S. 223 | Limit Davis Bacon | N | N |
| S. 223 | Repeal ObamaCare | Y | Y |
2010
78%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signed Repeal It Pledge | Y | N | |
| Sponsored Bills Would Cut Spending | Y | N | |
| H.R. 3082 | Pass Spending Extension Bill | N | Y |
| H.R. 4853 | Permanently Extend Tax Cuts | Y | Y |
| H.R. 4853 | Limit Tax Cut Extension | N | N |
| S. 3985 | Increase Social Security Benefits | N | N |
| S. 510 | New Food Regulations | N | Y |
| S. 510 | Repeal New Burdensome IRS Reporting Regulations | Y | Y |
| S. 3772 | New Gender Pay Regulations | N | N |
| H.R. 3081 | 5% Spending Cut | Y | Y |
| S. 3628 | Speech Regulations | N | N |
| H.R. 1586 | $26 Billion Subsidy to States | N | N |
| H.R. 4213 | Permanent Repeal of Death Tax | Y | Y |
| S.J.Res. 2 | Disapprove EPA Finding On Carbon Emissions | Y | Y |
| H.R. 4173 | Financial Regulation Bill | N | N |
| S. 3217 | Create New Consumer Regulator | N | N |
| S. 3217 | Debit Card Price Controls | N | N |
| S. 3217 | End Subsidies for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | Y | Y |
| S. 3217 | Limit Government Sponsored Enterprises | Y | N |
| H.R. 4872 | Pass ObamaCare Addendum | N | N |
| H.R. 4872 | Rescind All Stimulus Funds | Y | Y |
| H.R. 4872 | Table Amendment to Repeal ObamaCare | N | N |
| H.R. 4872 | Table Motion to Strike New Medicare Tax from ObamaCare | N | N |
| H.R. 1586 | Ban Earmarks When Budget is Out of Balance | Y | N |
| H.R. 1586 | DC School Choice | Y | Y |
| H.J.Res. 4 | Increase Debt Ceiling | N | N |
| H.J.Res. 45 | Attach $20 Billion in Spending Cuts to Debt Ceiling | Y | Y |
| H.J.Res. 45 | Terminate TARP | Y | Y |
2009
64%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTU Grade Points | Y | N | |
| Not a Sponsor of anti-trade bills | Y | Y | |
| S.391 | N | N | |
| H.R. 3590 | Pass Health Care Bill | N | N |
| H.R. 3590 | Constitutional Point of Order on Health Care Bill | Y | Y |
| H.R. 3590 | Stop Debate on Health Care Bill | N | N |
| H.R. 3288 | Pass Bloated 2010 Spending Bill | N | N |
| S. 1776 | Pass Doc "Fix" | N | N |
| S. 1023 | Create Travel Promotion Office | N | Y |
| H.R. 3435 | Cash for Clunkers | N | Y |
| S. 896 | Mortgage Cramdown | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 13 | Allow for Death Tax Reduction Vote | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 13 | No More Auto Bailouts | Y | N |
| S.Con.Res. | Pass Bloated 2010 Budget Resolution | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 13 | Create Budget Point of Order against Debt over 90% of GDP | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 13 | No Fast Track Vote on Cap and Trade | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 13 | Amend Budget Resolution to allow for Passage of Cap and Trade | N | N |
| H.R. 1105 | Keep DC School Vouchers | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1105 | Ban Contingency Fees for State Attorneys General Expert Witnesses | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1 | Stop Debate on "Stimulus" Spending | N | N |
| H.R. 1 | Eliminate "Stimulus" Spending, Make Tax Cuts Permanent & Cut Taxes | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1 | Strike Anti-Trade Provision | Y | Y |
| H.R. 2 | Expand Gov't Run Health Care | N | Y |
| S. 181 | Paycheck Torts | N | N |
| S.J.Res. 5 | TARP Bailout, Disapprove Second $350 Billion | Y | N |
2008
58%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 7005 | Auto Company Bailout | N | A |
| H.R. 1424 | Bank Bailout | N | Y |
| H.R. 6049 | Tax Increase for AMT | N | N |
| S. 3297 | Omnibus Spending Bill | N | N |
| H.R. 3221 | Fannie And Freddie Bailout -- Final Passage | N | Y |
| H.R. 3221 | Fannie And Freddie Bailout | N | Y |
| H.R. 3221 | Strike $300 Billion Increase in FHA Insurance | Y | A |
| S. 3044 | Windfall Profits Tax | N | N |
| S. 3036 | Cap Carbon Emissions | N | N |
| H.R. 2419 | Pass Farm Bill | N | Y |
| S. 2284 | Allow Drilling in Alaska and Offshore | Y | Y |
| S. 2284 | Create a Federal Hurricane Insurance Program | N | N |
| H.R. 3221 | Kill Amendment to Allow Judges to Modify Mortgages | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. | Pass Tax Increase Budget | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 70 | One Year Ban On Earmarks | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 70 | Extend 2001, 2003 Income Tax Cuts | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 70 | Create Senate Rule Against Tax Hikes | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 70 | Cut Spending On Ineffective Programs | Y | N |
| S. 2663 | Kill Legal Reform Amendment | N | N |
| S. 2663 | Kill Amendment on Certain Contingency Fee Agreements | N | N |
2006
78%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-Free Speech Letter | Y | N | |
| Bill Tally | Y | N | |
| Anti-Free Speech Bill | Y | N | |
| Card Check | Y | N | |
| NTU Rating | Y | Y | |
| H.R. 5384 | Waive Budget Act | N | N |
| H.R. 5684 | Oman Free Trade Agreement | Y | Y |
| S. 3711 | Gulf Offshore Drilling | Y | Y |
| S. 2766 | Minimum Wage Hike | N | N |
| H.R. 8 | Death Tax Repeal | Y | Y |
| H.R. 4297 | Extend Tax Cuts | Y | Y |
| S. 1955 | Small Business Health Plans | Y | Y |
| S. 22 | Medical Liability Legal Reform | Y | Y |
| H.R. 4939 | Cut Shipbuilder Pork | Y | Y |
| H.R. 4939 | Cut Seafood Promotion Pork | N | N |
| H.R. 4939 | Trim Supplemental Spending Hikes | N | N |
| H.R. 4939 | Cut Rail Line Pork | N | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 83 | Social Security Reserve Fund | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 83 | Medicare Point of Order | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 83 | Discretionary Spending Limit | Y | N |
| S.Con.Res. 83 | Mandatory Spending Restraint | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 83 | Medicare Price "Negotiation" | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 83 | TaxGo Rules | N | N |
| S. 852 | Asbestos -- Medical Criteria | N | Y |
2005
79%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTU Grade Points | Y | Y | |
| Bill Tally Bonus | Y | N | |
| Social Security bonus | Y | N | |
| S. 1932 | Budget Reconc | Y | Y |
| S. 2020 | Windfall Profit Tax | N | N |
| S. 2020 | Higher Top Tax Bracket | N | N |
| S. 2020 | Price controls | N | N |
| S. 2020 | Higher Marginal Tax Rates | N | N |
| S. 1932 | Drug Prices | N | N |
| S. 1932 | Inhofe Budget Cap | Y | N |
| S. 1932 | School Choice | Y | N |
| H.R. 3058 | Bridge to Nowhere | Y | N |
| H.R. 3058 | Minimum Wage | N | N |
| H.R. 3 | Hwy Conf Report | N | Y |
| S. 1307 | CAFTA | Y | Y |
| H.R. 6 | Renewables Mandate, Electricity | N | N |
| H.R. 6 | Gas Mandate | N | Y |
| H.R. 3 | Add $ to Highway Bill | N | Y |
| S. 600 | Trade Tax Increase | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 18 | Medicaid Reconciliation | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 18 | Strike Tax Cuts | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 18 | ANWR | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. 18 | Tax Cut Obstacle | N | N |
| S. 5 | Class Action Reform | Y | Y |
Y = Yes Vote N = No Vote A = Absent for Vote