House

Julia Carson(D-IN)

Carson's Middle-Class Grades

2007

Grade INC

2005

Grade B

2004

Grade A

2003

Grade A

Julia Carson(D-IN)

First took office: 1997

Term ends: 2007

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Voting Record

2007	Bill	Vote	Supportive of the Middle Class?
	H.R. 4040 Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007 TOPICS: Capping damages, Consumers, Product liability	—	—
	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	—	—
	H.R. 3688 United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act of 2007 TOPICS: Consumers, Food safety, Outsourcing, Trade agreement, Workplace & Job Creation	—	—
	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	—	—
	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	—	—
	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	—	—
	H.R. 2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 TOPICS: Minimum wage, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
	H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 TOPICS: Health Care, HMOs and insurance companies, Medicare, Prescription drugs	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	NAY
	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

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

2003
	H.R. 8 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2003 TOPICS: Estate tax, Tax Fairness	—	—
	H.R. 2427 Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003 TOPICS: Health Care, Prescription drugs	YEA
	H.R. 2185 Unemployment Compensation Amendment of 2003	YEA
	S. 811 American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003 TOPICS: Downpayment assistance, Housing, Mortgage lending, Public housing	YEA
	H.R. 2 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 TOPICS: Capital gains taxes, Corporate taxes, Income taxes, Marriage penalty, Tax cuts, Tax Fairness	NAY
	H.R. 975 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2003 TOPICS: Debt & Bankruptcy, Personal bankruptcy	—	—

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