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George Butterfield(D-NC)

Butterfield's Middle-Class Grades

2008 Final grade to be released 03.2009

2007

2005

2004

2008 Year to Date Score

Voted on 9 of 10 bills considered.

First took office: 2004

Term ends: 2009

indicates votes that count toward the final grade. See the Grade Release FAQ for more information.

Voting Record

Bill	Vote	Supportive of the Middle Class?
H.R. 5818 Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Housing, Mortgage lending, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
H.R. 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 TOPICS: College tuition, Community college, Debt & Bankruptcy, Education, Saving for college, Student loans	YEA
H.R. 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 TOPICS: Health Care, Hospitals, Medicaid, Public health	YEA
H.R. 5351 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate taxes, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Global warming, Green buildings, Green jobs, Oil, Renewable fuels, Utilities	YEA
H.R. 5140 Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate taxes, Economic stimulus, Mortgage lending, Tax cuts, Tax Fairness, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
H.R. 4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 TOPICS: College tuition, Education, Energy conservation, Pell Grants, Student loans	YEA
H.R. 3963 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 [Revised bill] TOPICS: Health Care, Medicaid, Sales taxes, SCHIP	YEA
H.R. 3548 Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 TOPICS: Drug safety, Government Accountability, Prescription drugs	—	—
H.R. 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 TOPICS: Employment discrimination, Health Care, Medical research	YEA
H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Employment discrimination, Health Care, Job training	YEA

2007
	H.R. 4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007 TOPICS: Capping damages, Consumers, Product liability	YEA
	H.R. 3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 TOPICS: Alternative minimum tax, Child tax credit, College tuition, Corporate taxes, Income taxes, Mortgage lending, Pay-go, Tax cuts, Tax Fairness	YEA
	H.R. 3688 United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act of 2007 TOPICS: Consumers, Food safety, Outsourcing, Trade agreement, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
	H.R. 3580 FDA Amendments Act of 2007 TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Deceptive advertising and marketing, Drug safety, Food safety, Health Care, Prescription drugs	YEA
	H.R. 2895 Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 TOPICS: Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Downpayment assistance, Housing, Mortgage lending	YEA
	H.R. 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Employment discrimination, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
	H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 TOPICS: College tuition, Education, Pell Grants, Saving for college, Student loans	YEA
	H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007 TOPICS: Education, Head Start, Preschool	YEA
	H.R. 1362 Accountability in Contracting Act of 2007 TOPICS: Contracting, Government Accountability	YEA
	H.R. 1257 Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act of 2007 TOPICS: Corporate Accountability, Executive compensation, Shareholder rights	YEA
	H.R. 976 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 TOPICS: Health Care, Medicaid, Sales taxes, SCHIP	YEA
	H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 TOPICS: Right to organize, Unions, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
	H.R. 6 CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 TOPICS: Corporate taxes, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Global warming, Green buildings, Oil, Renewable fuels	YEA
	H.R. 6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 TOPICS: Coal, Consumers, Corporate taxes, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Global warming, Green buildings, Green jobs, Heating fuel, Job training, Oil, Pollution, Renewable fuels, Tax cuts, Utilities	YEA
	H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 TOPICS: Health Care, HMOs and insurance companies, Medicare, Prescription drugs	YEA
	H.R. 2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 TOPICS: Minimum wage, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA

2005
	H.RES. 653 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (House vote) TOPICS: Medicaid, Medicare, Pension plans, Student loans, TANF	NAY
	H.R. 4437 Border Protection, Antiterrorism, And Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 TOPICS: Border enforcement, Employer sanctions, Identification cards, Immigration, Mass deportation	NAY
	H.R. 3045 Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 2005 TOPICS: Outsourcing, Trade agreement, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 6 Energy Policy Act of 2005 TOPICS: Coal, Corporate taxes, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Global warming, Natural gas, Oil, Pollution, Public infrastructure, Renewable fuels	YEA
	H.R. 8 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 TOPICS: Estate tax, Tax Fairness	YEA
	H.R. 525 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 TOPICS: Association health plans, Health Care, HMOs and insurance companies	NAY
	S. 256 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005 TOPICS: Debt & Bankruptcy, Personal bankruptcy	NAY
	S. 5 Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Class action lawsuits, Corporate Accountability, Product liability	NAY


H.AMDT. 734 TO H.R. 5006 Overtime Compensation Amendment of 2004 (House vote) TOPICS: Overtime pay, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
H.R. 4520 American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 TOPICS: Corporate taxes, Tax Fairness	YEA
H.AMDT. 522 TO H.R. 4227 Alternative Minimum Tax Reform Amendment of 2004 TOPICS: Alternative minimum tax, Corporate taxes, Income taxes, Tax Fairness	—	—
H.R. 4281 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 TOPICS: Association health plans, Health Care, HMOs and insurance companies	—	—
S.AMDT. 2748 TO S.CON.RES. 95 Restore Pay-As-You-Go Tax Cut Amendment of 2004 TOPICS: Pay-go, Tax Fairness	—	—
S. 1920 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2004 TOPICS: Debt & Bankruptcy, Personal bankruptcy	—	—
H.R. 444 Back to Work Investment Act of 2004 TOPICS: Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	—	—

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