Tom Harkin

(IA-Sen)

2014 Score:
7
lifetime:
3
Rank:
75
District:
Sen

Votes

2014 7%
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 N
S. 2280 Approve Keystone pipeline Y N
S.J.Res. 1 Pass constitutional amendment to give Congress power to regulate speech N Y
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 N
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 Y
H.R. 3474 End debate on amendment to extend poorly designed "temporary" tax breaks N Y
H.R. 3979 Waive Budget Act on bill to extend unemployment benefits N Y
H.R. 4302 Pass Medicare "Doc fix" paid for by phony cuts in 2024 N Y
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 Y
H.R. 2642 Final passage of bloated farm bill N Y
S. 1926 Pass bill to delay flood insurance program subsidy cuts N Y
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 3%
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 Y
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 Y
H.J.Res. 5 Procedural vote to strike House amendment to delay ObamaCare N Y
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 Y
S. 954 Amendment to replace food stamp program with state block grants Y N
S. 954 Reduce the sugar subsidy program to 2008 levels Y N
S. 601 Add an anti-trade "Buy American" provision to a water resources bill N Y
S. 601 Create the Nat'l Endowment for the Oceans N Y
S.Con.Res. 8 Support for eliminating 15 duplicative programs Y N
S.Con.Res. 8 Support for barring mobile phone subsidy program Y N
S.Con.Res. 8 Support repeal of ObamaCare Y N
S.Con.Res. 8 Allow some education funding to be used for school choice Y N
S.Con.Res. 8 Support Death Tax repeal Y N
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 N
S.Con.Res. 8 Support for barring EPA from passing greenhouse gas regulations Y N
S.Con.Res. 8 Support for approval of the Keystone pipeline Y N
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 N
H.R. 325 Kill debt ceiling reform bill N Y
H.R. 325 Kill amendment to fully offset debt ceiling increase with spending cuts N Y
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 N
H.R. 8 Pass deal to increase tax rates, delay automatic spending cuts N N
2011 7%
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 Y
H.R. 2112 Pass bloated spending bill for five government departments N Y
S.J.Res. 6 Disapprove Internet regulations Y N
H.R. 2112 Reduce spending for five departments to 2011 levels Y N
H.R. 2112 Increase government mortgage guarantee limits N Y
H.R. 3080 Pass South Korea trade agreement Y N
H.R. 3079 Pass Panama trade agreement Y N
H.R. 3078 Pass Colombia trade agreement Y N
S. 1660 Raise top income tax rate by 5.6%, boost spending by $100 billion N Y
S. 1619 Passage of anti-trade currency sanctions bill N Y
H.R. 2832 Revive expanded trade adjustment assistance N Y
H.J.Res. 66 Pass emergency spending without offsets N Y
H.R. 2887 Limit highway trust fund spending to gas tax receipts Y N
S. 365 Increase debt limit N N
H.R. 2560 Kill Cut, Cap and Balance N Y
S. 679 Rescind $108 billion IMF appropriation Y N
S. 782 Reauthorize Economic Development Administration N Y
S. 782 Repeal ethanol import tax and tax subsidy Y N
S. 782 Postpone debit card price controls Y N
S.Con.Res. Balanced Budget Blueprint Y N
S. 493 Bar EPA from passing greenhouse gas regulations Y N
S. 23 Kill Full Faith and Credit Act N Y
S. 223 Limit Davis Bacon N Y
S. 223 Repeal ObamaCare Y N
2010 0%
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 Limit Tax Cut Extension N Y
H.R. 4853 Permanently Extend Tax Cuts Y N
S. 3985 Increase Social Security Benefits N Y
S. 510 New Food Regulations N Y
S. 510 Repeal New Burdensome IRS Reporting Regulations Y N
S. 3772 New Gender Pay Regulations N Y
H.R. 3081 5% Spending Cut Y N
S. 3628 Speech Regulations N Y
H.R. 1586 $26 Billion Subsidy to States N Y
H.R. 4213 Permanent Repeal of Death Tax Y N
S.J.Res. 2 Disapprove EPA Finding On Carbon Emissions Y N
S. 3217 Create New Consumer Regulator N Y
H.R. 4173 Financial Regulation Bill N Y
S. 3217 Debit Card Price Controls N Y
S. 3217 End Subsidies for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Y N
S. 3217 Limit Government Sponsored Enterprises Y N
H.R. 4872 Pass ObamaCare Addendum N Y
H.R. 4872 Rescind All Stimulus Funds Y N
H.R. 4872 Table Amendment to Repeal ObamaCare N Y
H.R. 4872 Table Motion to Strike New Medicare Tax from ObamaCare N Y
H.R. 1586 Ban Earmarks When Budget is Out of Balance Y N
H.R. 1586 DC School Choice Y N
H.J.Res. 4 Increase Debt Ceiling N Y
H.J.Res. 45 Attach $20 Billion in Spending Cuts to Debt Ceiling Y N
H.J.Res. 45 Terminate TARP Y N
2009 3%
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 Y
H.R. 3590 Constitutional Point of Order on Health Care Bill Y N
H.R. 3590 Stop Debate on Health Care Bill N Y
H.R. 3288 Pass Bloated 2010 Spending Bill N Y
S. 1776 Pass Doc "Fix" N Y
S. 1023 Create Travel Promotion Office N Y
H.R. 3435 Cash for Clunkers N Y
S. 896 Mortgage Cramdown N Y
S.Con.Res. 13 No More Auto Bailouts Y N
S.Con.Res. Pass Bloated 2010 Budget Resolution N Y
S.Con.Res. 13 Allow for Death Tax Reduction Vote Y N
S.Con.Res. 13 Create Budget Point of Order against Debt over 90% of GDP Y N
S.Con.Res. 13 No Fast Track Vote on Cap and Trade Y N
S.Con.Res. 13 Amend Budget Resolution to allow for Passage of Cap and Trade N Y
H.R. 1105 Ban Contingency Fees for State Attorneys General Expert Witnesses Y N
H.R. 1105 Keep DC School Vouchers Y N
H.R. 1 Stop Debate on "Stimulus" Spending N Y
H.R. 1 Strike Anti-Trade Provision Y N
H.R. 1 Eliminate "Stimulus" Spending, Make Tax Cuts Permanent & Cut Taxes Y N
H.R. 2 Expand Gov't Run Health Care N Y
S. 181 Paycheck Torts N Y
S.J.Res. 5 TARP Bailout, Disapprove Second $350 Billion Y N
2008 3%
Title Description Club Position Rep. Position
H.R. 7005 Auto Company Bailout N Y
H.R. 1424 Bank Bailout N Y
H.R. 6049 Tax Increase for AMT N Y
S. 3297 Omnibus Spending Bill N Y
H.R. 3221 Fannie And Freddie Bailout -- Final Passage N A
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 Y
S. 3036 Cap Carbon Emissions N Y
H.R. 2419 Pass Farm Bill N Y
S. 2284 Allow Drilling in Alaska and Offshore Y N
S. 2284 Create a Federal Hurricane Insurance Program N N
H.R. 3221 Kill Amendment to Allow Judges to Modify Mortgages Y N
S.Con.Res. Pass Tax Increase Budget N Y
S.Con.Res. 70 Extend 2001, 2003 Income Tax Cuts Y N
S.Con.Res. 70 Create Senate Rule Against Tax Hikes Y N
S.Con.Res. 70 Cut Spending On Ineffective Programs Y N
S.Con.Res. 70 One Year Ban On Earmarks Y N
S. 2663 Kill Legal Reform Amendment N Y
S. 2663 Kill Amendment on Certain Contingency Fee Agreements N Y
2006 0%
Title Description Club Position Rep. Position
Anti-Free Speech Bill Y N
Pro-Free Speech Letter Y N
Card Check Y N
Bill Tally Y N
NTU Rating Y N
H.R. 5384 Waive Budget Act N Y
H.R. 5684 Oman Free Trade Agreement Y A
S. 3711 Gulf Offshore Drilling Y N
S. 2766 Minimum Wage Hike N Y
H.R. 8 Death Tax Repeal Y N
S. 1955 Small Business Health Plans Y N
H.R. 4297 Extend Tax Cuts Y N
S. 22 Medical Liability Legal Reform Y N
H.R. 4939 Cut Shipbuilder Pork Y N
H.R. 4939 Cut Seafood Promotion Pork N Y
H.R. 4939 Trim Supplemental Spending Hikes N Y
H.R. 4939 Cut Rail Line Pork N Y
S.Con.Res. 83 Mandatory Spending Restraint Y N
S.Con.Res. 83 Discretionary Spending Limit Y N
S.Con.Res. 83 Social Security Reserve Fund Y N
S.Con.Res. 83 Medicare Point of Order N Y
S.Con.Res. 83 Medicare Price "Negotiation" N Y
S.Con.Res. 83 TaxGo Rules N Y
S. 852 Asbestos -- Medical Criteria N Y
2005 0%
Title Description Club Position Rep. Position
NTU Grade Points Y N
Bill Tally Bonus Y N
Social Security bonus Y N
S. 1932 Budget Reconc Y N
S. 2020 Windfall Profit Tax N Y
S. 2020 Higher Top Tax Bracket N Y
S. 2020 Price controls N Y
S. 2020 Higher Marginal Tax Rates N Y
S. 1932 School Choice Y N
S. 1932 Inhofe Budget Cap Y N
S. 1932 Drug Prices N Y
H.R. 3058 Bridge to Nowhere Y N
H.R. 3058 Minimum Wage N Y
H.R. 3 Hwy Conf Report N Y
S. 1307 CAFTA Y N
H.R. 6 Renewables Mandate, Electricity N Y
H.R. 6 Gas Mandate N Y
H.R. 3 Add $ to Highway Bill N Y
S. 600 Trade Tax Increase Y N
S.Con.Res. 18 Strike Tax Cuts N Y
S.Con.Res. 18 Medicaid Reconciliation N Y
S.Con.Res. 18 Tax Cut Obstacle N Y
S.Con.Res. 18 ANWR N Y
S. 5 Class Action Reform Y N

Y = Yes Vote    N = No Vote    A = Absent for Vote