George Brown

Rep. Tom Coburn's (R-OK) amendment to HR 4461 Ban on FDA Approval of Abortion Pill (Rejected 182 to 187 on 7/10/2000, Roll Call 373). Would prohibit the FDA from using funds to test or approve for use the abortion pill RU-486, also known as mifepristone.

HR 4199 Tax Code Abolishment (Passed 229 to 187 on 4/13/2000, Roll Call 127). Would abolish the tax code, excepting Social Security and Medicare provisions, by December 31, 2004.

HR 6 "Marriage Penalty" Tax Reform (Passed 268 to 158 on 2/10/2000, Roll Call 15). This Republican tax cut plan would alleviate the so-called "Marriage Penalty" tax that assesses taxes at a higher rate against married couples who both work than for two single people with comparable incomes.

HR 3194 Welfare State Expansion (Adopted 296 to 135 on 11/18/1999, Roll Call 610). Would provide $385 billion to provide five regular annual appropriations bills (District of Columbia, Labor/HHS/Education, Foreign Operations, Commerce/Justice/State/Judiciary, and Interior). See U.S. Const., Art. 1, Sec. 8.

HR 3064 Labor/HHS/Education Spending (Passed 218 to 211 on 10/28/1999, Roll Call 549) This $317 billion appropriations bill is the main funding measure for the federal welfare state during fiscal 2000.

HR 2 New Federal Education Subsidy (Rejected 166 to 257 on 10/21/1999, Roll Call 521). Would establish a new $100 million per year federally funded grant program administered by the states for educational choice scholarships.

HR 2 Federal Education Grants (Passed 358 to 67 on 10/21/1999, Roll Call 526) This legislation would fund Title I spending — which dispenses grants to primary and secondary schools — to the tune of $9.9 billion.

HR 2723 Managed Health Care Regulations (Passed 275 to 151 on 10/7/1999, Roll Call 490). This legislation would get the federal government even more deeply involved in regulating the medical coverage of individuals and HMOs.

HR 1906 Agricultural Appropriations (Passed 240 to 175 on 10/1/1999, Roll Call 469). This measure would appropriate $69 billion for agricultural programs, food stamps, and foreign aid programs for fiscal year 2000.

HR 417 Doolittle Campaign Finance (Rejected 117 to 306 on 9/14/1999, Roll Call 419). Representative John Doolittle (R-CA) took aim at campaign finance reform with a proposal to repeal all federal campaign contribution limits and require immediate public disclosure of all federal campaign contributions.

HR 417 Shays-Meehan "Reform" (Passed 252 to 177 on 9/14/1999, Roll Call 422). This legislation makes war upon the First Amendment's free speech protections by proposing regulation of non-political, issue advocacy speech.

HCR 180 Clemency for the FALN (Passed 311 to 41 on 9/9/1999, Roll Call 398). Following the President's grant of clemency to convicted terrorists of the Puerto Rican FALN, Congress considered a concurrent resolution which would express its disapproval with the Clinton administration's decision.

HR 2488 Republican Tax Cut Package (Passed 221 to 206 on 8/5/1999, Roll Call 379). The Republican tax plan would implement several tax cuts over a 10-year period.

HR 2122 Gun Control (Rejected 147 to 280 on 6/18/1999, Roll Call 244). Would clamp down on gun sales at gun shows. See U.S. Const., amend. 2.

Rep. Robert Aderholt's (R-AL) amendment to HR 1501 Freedom of Religion (Adopted 248 to 180 on 6/17/1999, Roll Call 221). Would allow the several States to decide whether or not to display the Ten Commandments on or within publicly owned property. See U.S. Const., amend. 1.

HCR 42 Authorizing U.S. Peacekeeping in Kosovo (Adopted 219 to 191 on 3/11/1999, Roll Call 49). Would authorize the President to "deploy United States Armed Forces personnel to Kosovo as part of a NATO peacekeeping operation implementing a Kosovo peace agreement."