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Vote number 2006-088 restricting independent grassroots political committees
on Apr 5, 2006 regarding bill H.R.513 Federal Election Campaign Act amendment "527 Reform Act"
Results: Bill passed: 218-209

A "527 organization" is a political committee which spends money raised independently of any candidate's campaign committee, in support or opposition of a candidate or in support or opposition of an issue. Well-known examples include MoveOn.org (anti-Bush) and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (anti-Kerry). Voting YES would regulate 527s as normal political committees, which would greatly restrict their funding, and hence would shift power to candidate committees and party committees. The bill's opponents say:
  • This legislation singles out 527 organizations in an effort to undermine their fundraising and is a direct assault on free speech.
  • This bill would obstruct the efforts of grassroots organizations while doing nothing to address the culture of corruption in Congress.
  • H.R. 513 is an unbalanced measure that favors corporate trade associations over independent advocates. Corporate interests could continue spending unlimited and undisclosed dollars for political purposes while independent
  • Categorized under Government Reform

    Voting N counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 16: Government Reform.



    Democrats voting on 2006-088

    Neil Abercrombie NOHawaii Democrat
    Gary Ackerman NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
    Rodney Alexander YESLouisiana Democrat
    Tom Allen NOMaine Democrat
    Rob Andrews NONew Jersey Democrat
    Joe Baca NOCalifornia Democrat
    Brian Baird NOWashington Democrat
    Tammy Baldwin YESWisconsin Democrat
    John Barrow NOGeorgia Democrat
    Melissa Bean NOIllinois Democrat
    Xavier Becerra NOCalifornia Democrat
    Shelley Berkley NONevada Democrat
    Howard Berman NOCalifornia Democrat
    Marion Berry NOArkansas Democrat
    Sanford Bishop NOGeorgia Democrat
    Timothy Bishop NONew York Democrat
    Earl Blumenauer NOOregon Democrat
    Dan Boren YESOklahoma Democrat
    Leonard Boswell NOIowa Democrat
    Rick Boucher NOVirginia Democrat
    Allen Boyd NOFlorida Democrat
    Robert Brady NOPennsylvania Democrat
    Corrine Brown NOFlorida Democrat
    Sherrod Brown NOOhio Democrat
    G.K. Butterfield NONorth Carolina Democrat
    Lois Capps NOCalifornia Democrat
    Michael Capuano NOMassachusetts Democrat
    Benjamin Cardin NOMaryland Democrat
    Dennis Cardoza NOCalifornia Democrat
    Russ Carnahan NOMissouri Democrat
    Julia Carson NOIndiana Democrat
    Ed Case YESHawaii Democrat
    Ben Chandler NOKentucky Democrat
    William Lacy Clay NOMissouri Democrat
    Emmanuel Cleaver NOMissouri Democrat
    James Clyburn NOSouth Carolina Democrat
    John Conyers NOMichigan Democrat
    Jim Cooper NOTennessee Democrat
    Jim Costa NOCalifornia Democrat
    Bud Cramer NOAlabama Democrat
    Joseph Crowley NONew York Democrat
    Henry Cuellar NOTexas Democrat
    Elijah Cummings NOMaryland Democrat
    Artur Davis NOAlabama Democrat
    Danny Davis NOIllinois Democrat
    Jim Davis NOFlorida Democrat
    Lincoln Davis NOTennessee Democrat
    Susan Davis NOCalifornia Democrat
    Peter Defazio NOOregon Democrat
    Diana DeGette NOColorado Democrat
    Bill Delahunt NOMassachusetts Democrat
    Rosa DeLauro NOConnecticut Democrat
    Norm Dicks NOWashington Democrat
    John Dingell NOMichigan Democrat
    Lloyd Doggett NOTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
    Mike Doyle NOPennsylvania Democrat
    Chet Edwards NOTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
    Rahm Emanuel NOIllinois Democrat
    Eliot Engel NONew York Democrat/Liberal
    Anna Eshoo NOCalifornia Democrat
    Bob Etheridge NONorth Carolina Democrat
    Sam Farr NOCalifornia Democrat
    Chaka Fattah NOPennsylvania Democrat
    Bob Filner NOCalifornia Democrat
    Harold Ford NOTennessee Democrat
    Barney Frank NOMassachusetts Democrat
    Bart Gordon NOTennessee Democrat
    Al Green NOTexas Democrat
    Gene Green NOTexas Democrat
    Raul Grijalva NOArizona Democrat
    Luis Gutierrez NOIllinois Democrat
    Jane Harman NOCalifornia Democrat
    Alcee Hastings NOFlorida Democrat
    Stephanie Herseth NOSouth Dakota Democratic Challenger
    Brian Higgins NONew York Democrat
    Maurice Hinchey NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
    Ruben Hinojosa NOTexas Democrat
    Tim Holden NOPennsylvania Democrat
    Rush Holt NONew Jersey Democrat
    Mike Honda NOCalifornia Democrat
    Darlene Hooley NOOregon Democrat
    Steny Hoyer NOMaryland Democrat
    Jay Inslee NOWashington Democrat
    Steve Israel NONew York Democrat
    Jesse Louis Jackson NOIllinois Democrat
    Sheila Jackson Lee NOTexas Democrat
    William Jefferson NOLouisiana Democrat
    Eddie Bernice Johnson NOTexas Democrat
    Stephanie Tubbs Jones NOOhio Democrat
    Paul Kanjorski NOPennsylvania Democrat
    Marcy Kaptur NOOhio Democrat
    Patrick Kennedy NORhode Island Democrat
    Dale Kildee NOMichigan Democrat
    Carolyn Kilpatrick NOMichigan Democrat
    Ron Kind NOWisconsin Democrat
    Dennis Kucinich NOOhio Democrat
    James Langevin NORhode Island Democrat
    Rick Larsen NOWashington Democrat
    John Larson NOConnecticut Democrat
    Barbara Lee NOCalifornia Democrat
    Sander Levin NOMichigan Democrat
    John Lewis NOGeorgia Democrat
    Dan Lipinski NOIllinois Democrat
    Zoe Lofgren NOCalifornia Democrat
    Nita Lowey NONew York Democrat
    Steve Lynch NOMassachusetts Democrat
    Carolyn Maloney YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
    Ed Markey NOMassachusetts Democrat
    Jim Marshall NOGeorgia Democrat
    Jim Matheson NOUtah Democrat
    Doris Matsui NOCalifornia Democrat
    Carolyn McCarthy NONew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
    Betty McCollum NOMinnesota Democrat
    Jim McDermott NOWashington Democrat
    Jim McGovern NOMassachusetts Democrat
    Mike McIntyre NONorth Carolina Democrat
    Cynthia McKinney NOGeorgia Democrat
    Michael McNulty NONew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
    Marty Meehan YESMassachusetts Democrat
    Kendrick Meek NOFlorida Democrat
    Gregory Meeks NONew York Dem./Working-Families
    Michael Michaud NOMaine Democrat
    Juanita Millender-McDonald NOCalifornia Democrat
    Brad Miller NONorth Carolina Democrat
    George Miller NOCalifornia Democrat
    Alan Mollohan NOWest Virginia Democrat
    Dennis Moore NOKansas Democrat
    Gwen Moore NOWisconsin Democrat
    James Moran NOVirginia Democrat
    John Murtha NOPennsylvania Democrat
    Jerrold Nadler NONew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
    Grace Napolitano NOCalifornia Democrat
    Richard Neal NOMassachusetts Democrat
    James Oberstar NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    David Obey NOWisconsin Democrat
    John Olver NOMassachusetts Democrat
    Solomon Ortiz NOTexas Democrat
    Major Owens NONew York Democrat/Working-Families
    Frank Pallone NONew Jersey Democrat
    Bill Pascrell NONew Jersey Democrat
    Ed Pastor NOArizona Democrat
    Donald Payne NONew Jersey Democrat
    Nancy Pelosi NOCalifornia Democrat
    Collin Peterson NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    Earl Pomeroy NONorth Dakota Democrat
    David Eugene Price NONorth Carolina Democrat
    Nick Rahall NOWest Virginia Democrat
    Silvestre Reyes NOTexas Democrat
    Steven Rothman NONew Jersey Democrat
    Lucille Roybal-Allard NOCalifornia Democrat
    Dutch Ruppersberger NOMaryland Democrat
    Tim Ryan NOOhio Democrat
    Martin Sabo NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
    John Salazar NOColorado Democrat
    Linda Sanchez NOCalifornia Democrat
    Loretta Sanchez NOCalifornia Democrat
    Adam Schiff NOCalifornia Democrat
    Allyson Schwartz NOPennsylvania Democrat
    Bobby Scott NOVirginia Democrat
    David Scott NOGeorgia Democrat
    Jose Serrano NONew York Democrat/Liberal
    Brad Sherman NOCalifornia Democrat
    Ike Skelton NOMissouri Democrat
    Louise Slaughter NONew York Democrat
    Vic Snyder NOArkansas Democrat
    Hilda Solis NOCalifornia Democrat
    John Spratt NOSouth Carolina Democrat
    Pete Stark NOCalifornia Democrat
    Ted Strickland NOOhio Democrat
    Bart Stupak NOMichigan Democrat
    Ellen Tauscher NOCalifornia Democrat
    Gene Taylor YESMississippi Democrat
    Bennie Thompson NOMississippi Democrat
    Mike Thompson NOCalifornia Democrat
    John Tierney NOMassachusetts Democrat
    Ed Towns NONew York Democrat/Liberal
    Mark Udall NOColorado Democrat
    Tom Udall NONew Mexico Democrat
    Chris Van Hollen NOMaryland Democrat
    Nydia Velazquez NONew York Democrat/Working-Families
    Peter Visclosky NOIndiana Democrat
    Debbie Wasserman Schultz NOFlorida Democrat
    Maxine Waters NOCalifornia Democrat
    Mel Watt NONorth Carolina Democrat
    Henry Waxman NOCalifornia Democrat
    Anthony Weiner NONew York Democrat/Liberal
    Robert Wexler NOFlorida Democrat
    Lynn Woolsey NOCalifornia Democrat
    David Wu YESOregon Democrat
    Albert Wynn NOMaryland Democrat



    Republicans voting on 2006-088

    Robert Aderholt YESAlabama Republican
    Todd Akin YESMissouri Republican
    Spencer Bachus YESAlabama Republican
    Richard Hugh Baker YESLouisiana Republican
    Gresham Barrett YESSouth Carolina Republican
    Roscoe Bartlett NOMaryland Republican
    Joe Linus Barton YESTexas Republican
    Charlie Bass YESNew Hampshire Republican
    Bob Beauprez YESColorado Republican
    Judy Biggert YESIllinois Republican
    Michael Bilirakis YESFlorida Republican
    Rob Bishop YESUtah Republican
    Marsha Blackburn YESTennessee Republican
    Roy Blunt YESMissouri Republican
    Sherry Boehlert YESNew York Republican/Independence
    John Boehner YESOhio Republican
    Henry Bonilla YESTexas Republican
    Jo Bonner YESAlabama Republican
    Mary Bono YESCalifornia Republican
    John Boozman YESArkansas Republican
    Charles Boustany YESLouisiana Republican
    Jeb Bradley YESNew Hampshire Republican
    Kevin Brady YESTexas Republican
    Henry Brown YESSouth Carolina Republican
    Ginny Brown-Waite YESFlorida Republican
    Michael Burgess YESTexas Republican
    Dan Burton YESIndiana Republican
    Steve Buyer YESIndiana Republican
    Ken Calvert YESCalifornia Republican
    Dave Camp YESMichigan Republican
    John Campbell YESCalifornia Republican
    Chris Cannon YESUtah Republican
    Eric Cantor YESVirginia Republican
    Shelley Moore Capito YESWest Virginia Republican
    John Carter YESTexas Republican
    Michael Castle YESDelaware Republican
    Steve Chabot YESOhio Republican
    Chris Chocola NOIndiana Republican
    John Howard Coble YESNorth Carolina Republican
    Tom Cole YESOklahoma Republican
    Mike Conaway YESTexas Republican
    Ander Crenshaw YESFlorida Republican
    Barbara Cubin YESWyoming Republican
    John Culberson YESTexas Republican
    Geoff Davis YESKentucky Republican
    Jo Ann Davis YESVirginia Republican
    Tom Davis YESVirginia Republican
    Nathan Deal YESGeorgia Republican
    Tom DeLay YESTexas Republican
    Lincoln Diaz-Balart YESFlorida Republican
    Mario Diaz-Balart YESFlorida Republican
    John Doolittle YESCalifornia Republican
    Thelma Drake YESVirginia Republican
    David Dreier YESCalifornia Republican
    Jimmy Duncan YESTennessee Republican
    Vernon Ehlers YESMichigan Republican
    Jo Ann Emerson YESMissouri Republican
    Phil English YESPennsylvania Republican
    Terry Everett YESAlabama Republican
    Tom Feeney YESFlorida Republican
    Mike Ferguson YESNew Jersey Republican
    Mike Fitzpatrick YESPennsylvania Republican
    Jeff Flake NOArizona Republican
    Mark Foley YESFlorida Republican
    Randy Forbes YESVirginia Republican
    Jeff Fortenberry YESNebraska Republican
    Vito Fossella NONew York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life
    Virginia Foxx YESNorth Carolina Republican
    Trent Franks NOArizona Republican
    Rodney Frelinghuysen YESNew Jersey Republican
    Elton Gallegly YESCalifornia Republican
    Scott Garrett NONew Jersey Republican
    Jim Gerlach YESPennsylvania Republican
    Jim Gibbons YESNevada Republican
    Wayne Gilchrest YESMaryland Republican
    Paul Gillmor YESOhio Republican
    Phil Gingrey YESGeorgia Republican
    Louie Gohmert NOTexas Republican
    Virgil Goode YESVirginia Republican
    Bob Goodlatte YESVirginia Republican
    Kay Granger YESTexas Republican
    Samuel Graves YESMissouri Republican
    Mark Green YESWisconsin Republican
    Gil Gutknecht YESMinnesota Republican
    Katherine Harris YESFlorida Republican
    Melissa Hart YESPennsylvania Republican
    Denny Hastert YESIllinois Republican
    Doc Hastings YESWashington Republican
    Robin Hayes YESNorth Carolina Republican
    J.D. Hayworth YESArizona Republican
    Joel Hefley YESColorado Republican
    Jeb Hensarling NOTexas Republican
    Wally Herger YESCalifornia Republican
    Dave Hobson YESOhio Republican
    John Hostettler YESIndiana Republican
    Kenny Hulshof YESMissouri Republican
    Duncan Hunter YESCalifornia Republican
    Henry Hyde YESIllinois Republican
    Bob Inglis YESSouth Carolina Republican
    Darrell Issa YESCalifornia Republican
    Ernest Istook NOOklahoma Republican
    Bill Jenkins YESTennessee Republican
    Bobby Jindal YESLouisiana Republican
    Nancy Lee Johnson YESConnecticut Republican
    Sam Johnson YESTexas Republican
    Timothy Johnson YESIllinois Republican
    Walter Beaman Jones NONorth Carolina Republican
    Ric Keller YESFlorida Republican
    Sue Kelly YESNew York Republican/Conservative
    Mark Kennedy YESMinnesota Republican
    Peter King YESNew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
    Steve King NOIowa Republican
    Jack Kingston YESGeorgia Republican
    Mark Kirk YESIllinois Republican
    John Kline YESMinnesota Republican
    Joe Knollenberg YESMichigan Republican
    Jim Kolbe YESArizona Republican
    Randy Kuhl YESNew York Republican
    Ray LaHood YESIllinois Republican
    Tom Latham YESIowa Republican
    Steven LaTourette YESOhio Republican
    Jim Leach YESIowa Republican
    Jerry Lewis YESCalifornia Republican
    Ron Lewis YESKentucky Republican
    John Linder YESGeorgia Republican
    Frank LoBiondo YESNew Jersey Republican
    Frank Dean Lucas YESOklahoma Republican
    Dan Lungren YESCalifornia Republican
    Connie Mack IV NOFlorida Republican
    Donald Manzullo YESIllinois Republican
    Kenny Marchant YESTexas Republican
    Michael McCaul YESTexas Republican
    Thad McCotter YESMichigan Republican
    Jim McCrery YESLouisiana Republican
    Patrick McHenry YESNorth Carolina Republican
    John McHugh YESNew York Republican/Conservative
    Buck McKeon YESCalifornia Republican
    John Mica YESFlorida Republican
    Candice Miller YESMichigan Republican
    Gary Miller YESCalifornia Republican
    Jeff Miller YESFlorida Republican
    Jerry Moran YESKansas Republican
    Tim Murphy YESPennsylvania Republican
    Marilyn Musgrave YESColorado Republican
    Sue Myrick YESNorth Carolina Republican
    Randy Neugebauer NOTexas Republican
    Bob Ney YESOhio Republican
    Anne Meagher Northup YESKentucky Republican
    Charlie Norwood YESGeorgia Republican
    Devin Nunes YESCalifornia Republican
    Jim Nussle YESIowa Republican
    Tom Osborne YESNebraska Republican
    Butch Otter YESIdaho Republican
    Michael Oxley YESOhio Republican
    Ron Paul NOTexas Republican
    Steve Pearce YESNew Mexico Republican
    Mike Pence NOIndiana Republican
    John Peterson YESPennsylvania Republican
    Tom Petri YESWisconsin Republican
    Joseph Pitts YESPennsylvania Republican
    Todd Platts YESPennsylvania Republican
    Ted Poe YESTexas Republican
    Richard Pombo YESCalifornia Republican
    Jon Porter YESNevada Republican
    Tom Price YESGeorgia Republican
    Deborah Pryce YESOhio Republican
    Adam Putnam YESFlorida Republican
    George Radanovich YESCalifornia Republican
    Jim Ramstad YESMinnesota Republican
    Ralph Regula YESOhio Republican
    Dennis Rehberg YESMontana Republican
    Dave Reichert YESWashington Republican
    Rick Renzi YESArizona Republican
    Thomas Reynolds YESNew York Republican/Cons. (Until 2004)
    Hal Rogers YESKentucky Republican
    Michael Rogers YESAlabama Republican
    Mike Rogers YESMichigan Republican
    Dana Rohrabacher YESCalifornia Republican
    Ed Royce YESCalifornia Republican
    Paul Ryan YESWisconsin Republican
    Jim Ryun YESKansas Republican
    Jim Saxton YESNew Jersey Republican
    Jean Schmidt YESOhio Republican
    Joe Schwarz YESMichigan Republican
    James Sensenbrenner YESWisconsin Republican
    Pete Sessions YESTexas Republican
    John Shadegg NOArizona Republican
    Clay Shaw YESFlorida Republican
    Christopher Shays YESConnecticut Republican
    Don Sherwood YESPennsylvania Republican
    John Shimkus YESIllinois Republican
    Bill Shuster YESPennsylvania Republican
    Rob Simmons YESConnecticut Republican
    Mike Simpson YESIdaho Republican
    Christopher Smith YESNew Jersey Republican
    Lamar Smith YESTexas Republican
    Linda Smith NOWashington Republican Former (1994-)
    Mike Sodrel YESIndiana Republican
    Mark Souder YESIndiana Republican
    Cliff Stearns YESFlorida Republican
    John Sullivan YESOklahoma Republican
    John Sweeney YESNew York Republican/Conservative
    Tom Tancredo YESColorado Republican
    Charles Taylor YESNorth Carolina Republican
    Lee Terry YESNebraska Republican
    Bill Thomas YESCalifornia Republican
    Mac Thornberry YESTexas Republican
    Todd Tiahrt YESKansas Republican
    Pat Tiberi YESOhio Republican
    Fred Upton YESMichigan Republican
    Greg Walden YESOregon Republican
    Jim Walsh YESNew York Rep./Ind./Conservative
    Zach Wamp YESTennessee Republican
    Curt Weldon YESPennsylvania Republican
    Dave Weldon YESFlorida Republican
    Jerry Weller YESIllinois Republican
    Lynn Westmoreland NOGeorgia Republican
    Ed Whitfield YESKentucky Republican
    Roger Wicker YESMississippi Republican
    Heather Wilson YESNew Mexico Republican
    Joe Wilson YESSouth Carolina Republican
    Bill Young YESFlorida Republican
    Don Young YESAlaska Republican



    Independents voting on 2006-088

    Tom Lantos NOCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
    Bernie Sanders NOVermont Independent