Doug Lamborn

[Congressional biography]

Born: May 24, 1954 in Leavenworth, KS

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Key House Vote Data for Doug Lamborn in 2011

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Lamborn Voted
2011-02-16	Defunding the Legal Services Corporation [HR1]	Rejected (171-259)
Duncan (R-SC) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill that would have struck all funding for the Legal Services Corporation from the budget bill. ACU has always opposed this wasteful program which has been used primarily to expand the welfare state and was found by a GAO study to be rife with waste, fraud and abuse and supported this amendment.
2011-02-17	National Endowment for the Arts Spending [HR1]	Agreed To (217-209)
Walberg (R-MI) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill reducing funding for the National Endowment for the Arts by $20.6 million. This program had received major increases in funding since 2008.
2011-02-18	Defunding Planned Parenthood [HR1]	Agreed To (240-185)
Pence (R-IN) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill prohibiting federal funding for Planned Parenthood which offers abortion services.
2011-02-18	Blocking Firearm Reporting Requirements [HR1]	Agreed To (277-149)
Boren (D-OK) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill barring the use of funds for licensed firearm dealers to report certain types of multiple firearm purchases to the Justice Department. ACU opposes this backdoor approach to gun registration.
2011-02-19	Blocking Funding of Project Labor Agreements [HR1]	Rejected (210-210)
Guinta (R-NH) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill that would bar funds to enforce Project Labor Agreements, which force companies that seek government contracts to agree to union demands.
2011-02-19	Federal Pay Freeze [HR1]	Rejected (191-230)
Issa (R-CA) amendment to include federal pay step increases given for seniority in the federal pay freeze. They have been exempt from the current freeze as have pay increases given for living or working in high cost cities, such as Washington, DC. ACU supports a pay freeze that actually freezes federal pay.
2011-02-19	Limiting Davis-Bacon Wage Requirements [HR1]	Rejected (189-233)
King (R-IA) amendment to the 2011 appropriations bill barring the use of funds to enforce the Davis-Bacon Act. This requires federal projects to pay workers the "prevailing" wage, usually union wage rates which are often well above the local market rate. This adds billions of dollars in cost to federal programs and adds to the deficit.
2011-03-30	D.C. School Voucher Program [HR471]	Passed (225-195)
A bill that revives the District of Columbia's school voucher program which had been defunded by the Obama Administration.
2011-04-01	Union Elections [HR658]	Rejected (206-220)
LaTourette (R-OH) amendment that would have eliminated from the Federal Aviation Administration authorization bill a provision restoring majority rule in union organizing elections. Obama appointees to the National Mediation Board overturned a 75-year-old rule requiring a majority of the workers affected to approve union representation. The new rule only requires a majority of those voting.
2011-04-08	Nullifying "Net Neutrality" [HJRES37]	Passed (240-179)
A joint resolution that would nullify the Federal Communications Commission "net neutrality" rule which puts the federal government in charge of managing traffic on the internet.
2011-04-15	Conservative Budget [HCONRES34]	Rejected (119-136)
Garrett (R-NJ) conservative alternative to the budget that would freeze total discretionary spending at 2008 levels beginning in 2013 and balance the budget within ten years. The bill cut mandatory spending by $1.9 trillion over 10 years The bill assumed the repeal of the Obama health care bill and a gradual increase in the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare. ACU supports this alternative as a reasonable attempt to eliminate our annual deficits. 172 Democrats voted "Present" even though they opposed the bill and their votes are rated in opposition.
2011-05-12	Offshore Drilling Expansion [HR1231]	Passed (243-179)
A bill requiring the Interior Department to expand the area of the outer continental shelf available for oil and natural gas drilling. ACU opposes the Obama Administration's efforts to reduce domestic energy production.
2011-05-25	Bar Taxpayer Funding of Medical Training for Abortions [HR1216]	Agreed To (234-182)
Foxx (R-NC) amendment to a bill affecting graduate medical education funding to bar funds for training in abortion procedures. It would also bar funds to support institutions that discriminate against health care providers that refuse to provide abortions.
2011-05-26	Terrorist Trials [HR1540]	Agreed To (246-173)
Buchanan (R-FL) amendment to the Defense Policy Bill that would require all foreign terror suspects accused of attacking the United States or its personnel to be tried by a military commission.
2011-06-02	Preventing "Insourcing" [HR2017]	Agreed To (218-204)
Sessions (R-TX) amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that removes a section barring the use of private contractors for certain positions. This would affect the Obama Administration's efforts throughout the federal government to reduce the number of contracts available to private enterprise and greatly increase the federal workforce, a process known as "insourcing."
2011-06-15	Eliminating the Foreign Agriculture Service [HR2112]	Rejected (99-324)
Broun (R-GA) amendment to the Agricultural Appropriations Bill to eliminate the Foreign Agricultural Service. This agency uses taxpayer money to fund 98 offices around the world to help find export opportunities for large corporations. ACU opposes this wasteful spending when our national debt stands at $15 trillion.
2011-07-07	Defense of Marriage Act [HR2219]	Agreed To (248-175)
Foxx (R-NC) amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill which would bar the use of funds to contravene the Defense of Marriage Act.
2011-07-08	Don't Ask, Don't Tell [HR2219]	Agreed To (236-184)
Huelskamp (R-KS) amendment to the Defense Appropriations Bill to bar the use of funds to train military chaplains in implementing the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
2011-07-12	Light Bulb Ban Repeal [HR2417]	Failed (233-193)
An attempt to repeal a de facto ban on the manufacture of incandescent light bulbs mandated by the 2007 energy bill. ACU opposed the 2007 energy bill and the light bulb ban. Under the "fast track" procedure used, the bill required a two-thirds vote for passage.
2011-07-14	Eliminating Vehicle Subsidies [HR2354]	Rejected (114-309)
Broun (R-GA) amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill that would eliminate funding for the Advanced Manufacturing Loan Program and apply the funds saved to the federal deficit. This program gives taxpayer money to manufacturers who work on vehicle programs favored by the government. ACU opposes government programs that pick winners and losers in the marketplace.
2011-07-15	Spending Increase [HR2354]	Agreed To (212-210)
Kaptur (D-OH) amendment to the Energy and Water Appropriations bill increasing spending on renewable energy and energy efficiency programs by $10 million. These programs had received massive increases in the 2009 budget and the Obama stimulus program. ACU opposes these attempts to reverse modest spending cuts.
2011-07-19	Cut, Cap and Balance [HR2560]	Passed (234-190)
A bill that would raise the debt limit contingent on Congress placing a cap on federal spending and sending a constitutional amendment to the states that would require a balanced federal budget, a cap on federal spending and require a two-thirds vote of Congress to raise taxes.
2011-07-27	Endangered Species Act [HR2584]	Agreed To (224-202)
Dicks (D-WA) amendment to eliminate a provision in the Interior Appropriations Bill that would place a moratorium on new listings under the Endangered Species Act. ACU supports a moratorium on a program that has been used as a vehicle to stop development and harass private property owners.
2011-08-01	Debt Limit Increase [S365]	Passed (269-161)
A bill that allowed a debt increase of up to $2.5 trillion with no spending reductions required in Fiscal Year 2012. The bill also set up a "supercommittee" of twelve members of Congress who were to meet in secret to negotiate a deficit reduction of $1.2 trillion over 10 years. The bill also requires a "sequestration" or automatic reduction of $1.2 trillion in spending over 10 years if no other agreement is reached by 2013.
2011-12-16	Catch-All Appropriations [HR2055]	Agreed To (296-121)
A year-end appropriations bill, known as the Omnibus bill that funded $915 billion dollars in one 2,300 page bill for Fiscal Year 2012 The bill avoided limits imposed in the debt-limit negotiations by labeling additional spending as "emergency" spending so the total spending for the year is an increase over Fiscal Year 2011. ACU opposes these massive bills that are written in secret and passed with no amendments allowed.

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