Daniel Coats
(IN-Sen)
- 2016 Score:
- 83
- lifetime:
- 78
- Rank:
- 11
- District:
- Sen
- Defender of Economic Freedom 2011
Votes
2015
70%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 2029 | Passage of FY16 omnibus spending bill with higher spending caps | 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 |
| H.R. 22 | Waive the budget act to increase crop insurance subsidies | N | Y |
| S.J.Res. 2 | Passage of a resolution to disapprove the EPA's existing power plant emissions rule | Y | Y |
| S.J.Res. 2 | Passage of a resolution to disapprove the EPA's new power plant emissions rule | Y | Y |
| H.R. 1314 | Passage of a bill to increase the debt ceiling and spending caps | N | N |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 | Amendment to add anti-trade currency language to the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill | N | N |
| H.R. 1314 | Strikes trade adjustment assistance spending from the TPA bill | Y | N |
| H.R. 644 | Passage of a bill that includes anti- trade language on currencies | N | N |
| 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 | Y |
| H.R. 2 | Permanent "doc fix" with no offsetting spending reductions, a $140 billion increase in debt | N | Y |
| 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 protectionist amendment to Keystone XL pipeline bill | Y | Y |
| S. 1 | Kill amendment to ban the export of crude oil | Y | Y |
2014
63%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 5771 | Pass bill to extend poorly designed "temporary" tax breaks | N | N |
| 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 | Y |
| H.R. 5021 | Cut gas tax, return most highway programs to the States | Y | Y |
| S. 2244 | Pass bill to extend subsidy for terrorism risk insurance | N | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 | Y |
2013
75%
| 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 | N |
| 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 | Reduce the sugar subsidy program to 2008 levels | Y | Y |
| S. 954 | Amendment to replace food stamp program with state block grants | 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 barring mobile phone subsidy program | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support for eliminating 15 duplicative programs | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support for approval of the Keystone pipeline | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support ban of automatic deduction of union dues for federal employees | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Budget resolution to balance budget within 5 yrs; no tax hikes | Y | N |
| 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 barring EPA from passing greenhouse gas regulations | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Support repeal of ObamaCare | Y | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Oppose Medicare reform if it includes vouchers | N | Y |
| S.Con.Res. 8 | Strike tax increase; provide for revenue-neutral tax reform | Y | 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 | Cut discretionary spending 0.49%, reduce budget caps through 2021, to offset Hurricane Sandy bill | Y | Y |
| H.R. 152 | Passage of fiscally irresponsible $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy spending bill | N | N |
| H.R. 8 | Pass deal to increase tax rates, delay automatic spending cuts | N | Y |
2012
79%
| Title | Description | Club Position | Rep. Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increase regulation of speech | N | Y | |
| H.R. 1 | Provide pork filled hurricane spending with no offset | N | N |
| H.R. 1 | Limit Davis Bacon union wage subsidy rule | Y | Y |
| 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 | N |
| 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 | N |
| S. 3240 | Pass bloated farm bill | N | Y |
| S. 3240 | Eliminate sugar import quotas and reduce subsidies | Y | Y |
| S. 3240 | Provide crop insurance for organic food | N | Y |
| S. 3240 | Cut food promotional campaign budget by 20% | Y | Y |
| S. 3240 | No farm subsidies if income exceeds $250,000 | Y | N |
| S. 3240 | Prohibit Agriculture Dept. loan guarantees | Y | N |
| S. 3240 | Table amendment to replace food stamp program with state block grants for nutrition assistance | N | N |
| S. 2343 | Extend student loan subsidies for one year | N | N |
| S.Con.Res. | Pass fiscally conservative budget blueprint | Y | Y |
| 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 | N |
| S. 1813 | Cut gas tax, return most highway programs to the States | Y | Y |
| S. 1813 | Cut corporate tax rate and eliminate energy tax breaks | Y | Y |
| S. 1813 | Subsidize natural gas use in vehicles | N | N |
| S. 1813 | Allow new oil and gas leases | Y | Y |
| S. 1813 | Eliminate duplicate programs | Y | Y |
| S. 1813 | Approve Keystone pipeline | Y | Y |
| S. 2038 | Permanent earmark ban | Y | Y |
2011
96%
| 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 | N |
| 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 | N |
| S.J.Res. 6 | Disapprove Internet regulations | Y | Y |
| H.R. 2112 | Reduce spending for five departments to 2011 levels | Y | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| H.R. 2887 | Limit highway trust fund spending to gas tax receipts | Y | Y |
| H.J.Res. 66 | Pass emergency spending without offsets | N | N |
| S. 365 | Increase debt limit | N | N |
| 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 | N |
| 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 |
Y = Yes Vote N = No Vote A = Absent for Vote