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Vote number 1999-422 banning soft money and issue ads
on Sep 14, 1999 regarding bill HR 417 Bill sponsored by Shays, R-CT
Results: Bill passed: FOR: 252; AGAINST: 177

Campaign Finance Reform Act to ban "soft money" and impose restrictions on issue advocacy campaigning.

Categorized under Government Reform

Voting YES counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 16:
Stricter limits on political campaign funds;
Voting NO counts for -1 points on VoteMatch question 16.



Democrats voting on 1999-422

Neil Abercrombie YESHawaii Democrat (Resigned 2010)
Gary Ackerman YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tom Allen YESMaine Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Rob Andrews YESNew Jersey Democrat
Brian Baird YESWashington Democrat (until 2010)
John Baldacci YESMaine Democrat
Tammy Baldwin YESWisconsin Democrat
James Barcia NOMichigan Democrat
Tom Barrett YESWisconsin Democrat
Xavier Becerra YESCalifornia Democrat
Ken Bentsen YESTexas Democrat
Shelley Berkley YESNevada Democrat (Senate run 2012)
Howard Berman YESCalifornia Democrat
Sanford Bishop NOGeorgia Democrat
Rod Blagojevich YESIllinois Democrat
Earl Blumenauer YESOregon Democrat
David Bonior YESMichigan Democrat
Robert Borski YESPennsylvania Democrat
Leonard Boswell YESIowa Democrat
Rick Boucher YESVirginia Democrat (until 2010)
Robert Brady YESPennsylvania Democrat
Corrine Brown YESFlorida Democrat
Sherrod Brown YESOhio Democrat
Lois Capps YESCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano YESMassachusetts Democrat
Benjamin Cardin YESMaryland Democrat
Julia Carson YESIndiana Democrat (Deceased 2008)
Eva Clayton YESNorth Carolina Democrat (Until 2004)
Bob Clement YESTennessee Democrat
James Clyburn YESSouth Carolina Democrat
Gary Condit YESCalifornia Democrat
John Conyers YESMichigan Democrat
Jerry Costello YESIllinois Democrat
William Coyne YESPennsylvania Democrat
Bud Cramer YESAlabama Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Joseph Crowley YESNew York Democrat
Elijah Cummings YESMaryland Democrat
Pat Danner YESMissouri Democrat
Danny Davis YESIllinois Democrat
Jim Davis YESFlorida Democrat
Peter Defazio YESOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette YESColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt YESMassachusetts Democrat (until 2010)
Rosa DeLauro YESConnecticut Democrat
Peter Deutsch YESFlorida Democrat (Until 2004)
Norm Dicks YESWashington Democrat
John Dingell YESMichigan Democrat
Julian Dixon YESCalifornia Democrat
Lloyd Doggett YESTexas Democrat
Cal Dooley YESCalifornia Democrat (Until 2004)
Mike Doyle YESPennsylvania Democrat
Chet Edwards YESTexas Democrat (until 2010)
Eliot Engel YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo YESCalifornia Democrat
Bob Etheridge YESNorth Carolina Democrat (Unseated 2010)
Lane Evans YESIllinois Democrat
Sam Farr YESCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah YESPennsylvania Democrat
Bob Filner YESCalifornia Democrat (Mayoral run 2011)
Harold Ford YESTennessee Democrat
Barney Frank YESMassachusetts Democrat
Martin Frost YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Sam Gejdenson YESConnecticut Democrat
Dick Gephardt YESMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
Bart Gordon YESTennessee Democrat (until 2010)
Gene Green YESTexas Democrat
Luis Gutierrez YESIllinois Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall NOTexas Democrat
Tony Hall YESOhio Democrat (until 2002)
Baron Hill YESIndiana Democrat (until 2010)
Earl Hilliard YESAlabama Democrat
Maurice Hinchey YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa YESTexas Democrat
Joseph Hoeffel YESPennsylvania Democrat (Until 2004)
Tim Holden YESPennsylvania Democrat
Rush Holt YESNew Jersey Democrat
Darlene Hooley YESOregon Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Steny Hoyer YESMaryland Democrat
Jay Inslee YESWashington Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson YESIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee YESTexas Democrat
William Jefferson YESLouisiana Democrat
Chris John NOLouisiana Democrat (Until 2004)
Eddie Bernice Johnson YESTexas Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones YESOhio Democrat (Deceased, 2008)
Paul Kanjorski YESPennsylvania Democrat (until 2010)
Marcy Kaptur YESOhio Democrat
Patrick Kennedy YESRhode Island Democrat (until 2010)
Dale Kildee YESMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick YESMichigan Democrat (until 2010)
Ron Kind YESWisconsin Democrat
Jerry Kleczka YESWisconsin Democrat (Until 2004)
Ron Klink YESPennsylvania Democrat
Dennis Kucinich YESOhio Democrat
John LaFalce YESNew York Democrat/Ind./Lib. (Until 2004
Nicholas Lampson YESTexas Democrat (Unseated 2008)
John Larson YESConnecticut Democrat
Barbara Lee YESCalifornia Democrat
Sander Levin YESMichigan Democrat
John Lewis YESGeorgia Democrat
William Lipinski YESIllinois Democrat (Until 2004)
Zoe Lofgren YESCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey YESNew York Democrat
Ken Lucas YESKentucky Democrat (Until 2004)
Bill Luther YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Carolyn Maloney YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Jim Maloney YESConnecticut Democrat (retired)
Ed Markey YESMassachusetts Democrat
Frank Mascara YESPennsylvania Democrat
Robert Matsui YESCalifornia Democrat (deceased)
Carolyn McCarthy YESNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Karen McCarthy YESMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
Jim McDermott YESWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern YESMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Cynthia McKinney YESGeorgia Democrat
Michael McNulty YESNew York Dem./Cons. (Retiring 2008)
Marty Meehan YESMassachusetts Democrat (Retired 2007)
Carrie Meek YESFlorida Democrat (retired 2002)
Gregory Meeks YESNew York Dem./Working-Families
Robert Menendez YESNew Jersey Democrat
Juanita Millender-McDonald YESCalifornia Democrat
George Miller YESCalifornia Democrat
David Minge YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Patsy Mink NOHawaii Democrat
Joe Moakley YESMassachusetts Democrat
Alan Mollohan NOWest Virginia Democrat
Dennis Moore YESKansas Democrat (until 2010)
James Moran YESVirginia Democrat
John Murtha NOPennsylvania Democrat (Deceased Feb. 2010)
Jerrold Nadler YESNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Grace Napolitano YESCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal YESMassachusetts Democrat
James Oberstar YESMinnesota Dem./Farmer/Labor (until 2010)
David Obey YESWisconsin Democrat (until 2010)
John Olver YESMassachusetts Democrat
Solomon Ortiz YESTexas Democrat (Unseated 2010)
Major Owens YESNew York Democrat (until 2007)
Frank Pallone YESNew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor YESArizona Democrat
Donald Payne YESNew Jersey Democrat
Nancy Pelosi YESCalifornia Democrat
Collin Peterson NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
David Phelps YESIllinois Democrat
Owen Pickett YESVirginia Democrat
Earl Pomeroy YESNorth Dakota Democrat (until 2010)
David Eugene Price YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall NOWest Virginia Democrat
Silvestre Reyes YESTexas Democrat
Lynn Nancy Rivers YESMichigan Democrat
Ciro Rodriguez YESTexas Democrat (until 2010)
Tim Roemer YESIndiana Democrat
Steven Rothman YESNew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard YESCalifornia Democrat
Bobby Rush YESIllinois Democrat
Martin Sabo YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Loretta Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
Max Sandlin YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Tom Sawyer YESOhio Democrat
Jan Schakowsky YESIllinois Democrat
Bobby Scott NOVirginia Democrat
Jose Serrano YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Brad Sherman YESCalifornia Democrat
Ronnie Shows YESMississippi Democrat
Norman Sisisky YESVirginia Democrat
Ike Skelton YESMissouri Democrat (until 2010)
Louise Slaughter YESNew York Democrat
David Adam Smith YESWashington Democrat
John Spratt YESSouth Carolina Democrat (until 2010)
Debbie Stabenow YESMichigan Democrat
Pete Stark YESCalifornia Democrat
Charles Stenholm YESTexas Democrat
Ted Strickland YESOhio Democrat
Bart Stupak NOMichigan Democrat (until 2010)
John Tanner YESTennessee Democrat (until 2010)
Gene Taylor YESMississippi Democrat (until 2010)
Bennie Thompson YESMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson YESCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney YESMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Jim Traficant NOOhio Democrat
Jim Turner YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Mark Udall YESColorado Democrat (Senate 2008)
Tom Udall YESNew Mexico Democrat (Senate 2008)
Nydia Velazquez YESNew York Democrat/Working-Families
Bruce Vento YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Peter Visclosky YESIndiana Democrat
Maxine Waters YESCalifornia Democrat
Mel Watt YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Henry Waxman YESCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner YESNew York Democrat (Resigned 2011)
Robert Wexler YESFlorida Democrat (resigned Jan. 2010)
Robert Weygand YESRhode Island Democrat
Bob Wise YESWest Virginia Democrat
Lynn Woolsey YESCalifornia Democrat (Retiring 2012)
David Wu YESOregon Democrat
Albert Wynn YESMaryland Democrat (Unseated 2008)



Republicans voting on 1999-422

Robert Aderholt NOAlabama Republican
Bill Archer NOTexas Republican
Dick Armey NOTexas Republican
Spencer Bachus YESAlabama Republican
Richard Hugh Baker NOLouisiana Republican (Resigned 2008)
Cass Ballenger NONorth Carolina Republican
Bob Barr NOGeorgia Republican
Bill Barrett YESNebraska Republican
Roscoe Bartlett NOMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton NOTexas Republican
Charlie Bass YESNew Hampshire Republican
Herb Bateman NOVirginia Republican
Doug Bereuter YESNebraska Republican (Until 2004)
Judy Biggert NOIllinois Republican
Brian Bilbray YESCalifornia Republican
Michael Bilirakis NOFlorida Republican
Tom Bliley NOVirginia Republican
Roy Blunt NOMissouri Republican (until 2010)
Sherry Boehlert YESNew York Republican/Independence
John Boehner NOOhio Republican
Henry Bonilla NOTexas Republican
Mary Bono NOCalifornia Republican
Kevin Brady NOTexas Republican
Ed Bryant NOTennessee Republican
Richard Burr NONorth Carolina Republican (Until 2004)
Dan Burton NOIndiana Republican
Steve Buyer NOIndiana Republican (until 2010)
Sonny Callahan NOAlabama Republican
Ken Calvert NOCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp NOMichigan Republican
Tom Campbell YESCalifornia Republican (Retired)
Chris Cannon NOUtah Republican
Steve Chabot NOOhio Republican
Saxby Chambliss NOGeorgia Republican (Until 2004)
Helen Chenoweth NOIdaho Republican
John Howard Coble NONorth Carolina Republican
Tom Coburn NOOklahoma Republican (Until 2004)
Mac Collins YESGeorgia Republican
Larry Combest NOTexas Republican
Merrill Cook YESUtah Republican
John Cooksey NOLouisiana Republican
Christopher Cox NOCalifornia Republican
Philip Crane NOIllinois Republican (Until 2004)
Barbara Cubin NOWyoming Republican (Retiring 2008)
Duke Cunningham NOCalifornia Republican
Tom Davis NOVirginia Republican (Retiring 2008)
Nathan Deal YESGeorgia Republican (Resigned 2010)
Tom DeLay NOTexas Republican
Jim DeMint NOSouth Carolina Republican (Until 2004)
Jay Dickey NOArkansas Republican
John Doolittle NOCalifornia Republican (Retiring 2008)
David Dreier NOCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan YESTennessee Republican
Jennifer Dunn NOWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Vernon Ehlers NOMichigan Republican (until 2010)
Robert Ehrlich NOMaryland Republican
Jo Ann Emerson NOMissouri Republican
Phil English NOPennsylvania Republican (Unseated 2008)
Terry Everett NOAlabama Republican (Retiring 2008)
Thomas Ewing NOIllinois Republican
Ernie Fletcher NOKentucky Republican
Mark Foley YESFlorida Republican
Michael Forbes YESNew York Republican (retired)
Vito Fossella NONew York Rep./Cons. (Unseated 2008)
Robert Franks YESNew Jersey Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen YESNew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly YESCalifornia Republican
Greg Ganske YESIowa Republican
George Gekas NOPennsylvania Republican
Jim Gibbons NONevada Republican
Wayne Gilchrest YESMaryland Republican (Unseated 2008)
Paul Gillmor YESOhio Republican (Deceased 2007)
Benjamin Gilman YESNew York Republican
Virgil Goode NOVirginia Republican (Unseated 2008)
Bob Goodlatte NOVirginia Republican
Bill Goodling NOPennsylvania Republican
Porter Goss NOFlorida Republican (Until 2004)
Lindsey Graham YESSouth Carolina Republican
Kay Granger NOTexas Republican
Mark Green NOWisconsin Republican
Jim Greenwood YESPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004)
Gil Gutknecht NOMinnesota Republican
James Hansen NOUtah Republican
Denny Hastert NOIllinois Republican (Retired 2007)
Doc Hastings NOWashington Republican
Robin Hayes NONorth Carolina Republican (Unseated 2008)
J.D. Hayworth NOArizona Republican (until 2007)
Joel Hefley NOColorado Republican
Wally Herger NOCalifornia Republican
Rick Hill YESMontana Republican
Van Hilleary NOTennessee Republican
Dave Hobson NOOhio Republican (Retiring 2008)
Peter Hoekstra NOMichigan Republican (until 2010)
Steve Horn YESCalifornia Republican
John Hostettler NOIndiana Republican
Amo Houghton YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Kenny Hulshof YESMissouri Republican (Governor 2008)
Duncan Hunter NOCalifornia Republican (Retiring 2008)
Asa Hutchinson NOArkansas Republican
Henry Hyde NOIllinois Republican
Johnny Isakson NOGeorgia Republican (Until 2004)
Ernest Istook NOOklahoma Republican
Bill Jenkins NOTennessee Republican (Retired 2006)
Nancy Lee Johnson YESConnecticut Republican
Sam Johnson NOTexas Republican
Walter Beaman Jones NONorth Carolina Republican
John Kasich NOOhio Republican
Sue Kelly YESNew York Republican (until 2007)
Peter King NONew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
Joe Knollenberg NOMichigan Republican (Unseated 2008)
Jim Kolbe NOArizona Republican
Steven Kuykendall YESCalifornia Republican
Ray LaHood NOIllinois Republican (Retiring 2008)
Steve Largent NOOklahoma Republican
Tom Latham NOIowa Republican
Steven LaTourette YESOhio Republican
Rick Lazio YESNew York Republican/Cons.
Jim Leach YESIowa Republican
Jerry Lewis NOCalifornia Republican
Ron Lewis NOKentucky Republican (Retiring 2008)
Frank LoBiondo YESNew Jersey Republican
Frank Dean Lucas NOOklahoma Republican
Donald Manzullo NOIllinois Republican
Marty Martinez YESCalifornia Republican
Bill McCollum NOFlorida Republican (Until 2001)
Jim McCrery NOLouisiana Republican (Retiring 2008)
John McHugh YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Scott McInnis NOColorado Republican (Until 2004)
David McIntosh NOIndiana Republican
Buck McKeon NOCalifornia Republican
Jack Metcalf YESWashington Republican
John Mica NOFlorida Republican
Dan Miller NOFlorida Republican (retired)
Gary Miller NOCalifornia Republican
Jerry Moran NOKansas Republican (until 2010)
Connie Morella YESMaryland Republican
Sue Myrick NONorth Carolina Republican
George Nethercutt NOWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Bob Ney NOOhio Republican
Anne Meagher Northup NOKentucky Republican
Charlie Norwood NOGeorgia Republican
Jim Nussle NOIowa Republican
Doug Ose YESCalifornia Republican
Michael Oxley NOOhio Republican
Ron Packard NOCalifornia Republican
Ron Paul NOTexas Republican
Ed Pease NOIndiana Republican
John Peterson NOPennsylvania Republican (Retired 2008)
Tom Petri YESWisconsin Republican
Joseph Pitts NOPennsylvania Republican
Richard Pombo NOCalifornia Republican
John Porter YESIllinois Republican (retired)
Rob Portman NOOhio Republican
Jack Quinn YESNew York Republican/Ind./Cons.
Jim Ramstad YESMinnesota Republican (Retiring 2008)
Ralph Regula YESOhio Republican (Retiring 2008)
Thomas Reynolds NONew York Republican (Retiring 2008)
Bob Riley NOAlabama Republican
James Rogan NOCalifornia Republican
Hal Rogers NOKentucky Republican
Dana Rohrabacher NOCalifornia Republican
Marge Roukema YESNew Jersey Republican
Ed Royce NOCalifornia Republican
Paul Ryan NOWisconsin Republican
Jim Ryun NOKansas Republican
Matt Salmon NOArizona Republican
Mark Sanford YESSouth Carolina Republican Former (-2000)
Jim Saxton YESNew Jersey Republican (Retiring 2008)
Joe Scarborough NOFlorida Republican
Bob Schaffer NOColorado Republican
James Sensenbrenner NOWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions NOTexas Republican
John Shadegg NOArizona Republican
Christopher Shays YESConnecticut Republican (Unseated 2008)
Don Sherwood NOPennsylvania Republican
John Shimkus YESIllinois Republican
Bud Shuster NOPennsylvania Rep. (resigned 3/3/2001)
Mike Simpson NOIdaho Republican
Christopher Smith NONew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith NOTexas Republican
Nick Smith YESMichigan Republican (Until 2004)
Mark Souder NOIndiana Republican (until 2010)
Floyd Spence NOSouth Carolina Republican
Cliff Stearns NOFlorida Republican
John Sununu NONew Hampshire Republican
John Sweeney NONew York Republican/Conservative
Jim Talent NOMissouri Republican
Tom Tancredo NOColorado Republican
Billy Tauzin NOLouisiana Republican (Until 2004)
Charles Taylor NONorth Carolina Republican
Lee Terry NONebraska Republican
Bill Thomas NOCalifornia Republican
Mac Thornberry NOTexas Republican
John Thune YESSouth Dakota Republican
Todd Tiahrt NOKansas Republican (until 2010)
Pat Toomey NOPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004)
Fred Upton YESMichigan Republican
David Vitter NOLouisiana Republican (Until 2004)
Greg Walden NOOregon Republican
Jim Walsh YESNew York Rep./Ind. (Retiring 2008)
Zach Wamp YESTennessee Republican (until 2010)
Wes Watkins NOOklahoma Republican
J.C. Watts NOOklahoma Republican
Curt Weldon YESPennsylvania Republican
Dave Weldon NOFlorida Republican (Retiring 2008)
Jerry Weller NOIllinois Republican (Retiring 2008)
Ed Whitfield NOKentucky Republican
Roger Wicker NOMississippi Republican (Senate 2008)
Heather Wilson NONew Mexico Republican (Senate 2008)
Frank Wolf YESVirginia Republican
Bill Young NOFlorida Republican
Don Young NOAlaska Republican



Independents voting on 1999-422

Marion Berry YESArkansas Former Democrat (until 2010)
Allen Boyd YESFlorida Former Democrat (until 2010)
Charles Canady NOFlorida Former GOP
Michael Castle YESDelaware Former GOP (until 2010)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Former GOP (until 2010)
Tillie Fowler NOFlorida Former GOP
Tom Lantos YESCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
John Linder NOGeorgia Former GOP (until 2010)
George Radanovich NOCalifornia Former GOP (until 2010)
Bernie Sanders YESVermont Independent
Joe Skeen NONew Mexico Former Republican
Vic Snyder YESArkansas Former Democrat (until 2010)
Bob Stump NOArizona Former GOP (until 2010)
Ellen Tauscher YESCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2009)
Karen Thurman YESFlorida Former Democrat



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 186; NO 12
Republicans: YES 55; NO 157
Independents: YES 8; NO 7