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Pete Sessions(R-TX)

Sessions's Middle-Class Grades

2008 Final grade to be released 03.2009

2007

2005

2004

2003

2008 Year to Date Score

Voted on 16 of 16 bills considered.

First took office: 1997

Term ends: 2009

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

Voting Record

2008	Bill	Vote	Supportive of the Middle Class?
	H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 TOPICS: Health Care, Medicare, Prescription drugs	NAY
	H.R. 6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 TOPICS: Alternative minimum tax, Capital gains taxes, Child tax credit, Corporate taxes, Income taxes, Tax cuts, Tax Fairness	NAY
	H.R. 6052 Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 TOPICS: Consumers, Energy & Environment, Government Accountability, Public infrastructure	NAY
	H.R. 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 TOPICS: Child tax credit, Corporate taxes, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Executive compensation, Global warming, Green buildings, Green jobs, Income taxes, Property taxes, Renewable fuels, Sales taxes, Tax Fairness	NAY
	H.R. 5818 Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Housing, Mortgage lending, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 5749 Emergency Extended Unemployment Insurance Compensation Act of 2008 TOPICS: Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	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	NAY
	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	NAY
	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	NAY
	H.R. 3548 Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 TOPICS: Drug safety, Government Accountability, Prescription drugs	YEA
	H.R. 2642 Amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 TOPICS: College tuition, Contracting, Drug safety, Education, Food safety, Government Accountability, Health Care, Heating fuel, Income taxes, Medicare, Public infrastructure, Tax Fairness, Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 TOPICS: Employment discrimination, Health Care, Medical research	NAY
	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	NAY
	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	NAY
	H.R. 2831 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Employment discrimination, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 TOPICS: College tuition, Education, Pell Grants, Saving for college, Student loans	NAY
	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	NAY
	H.R. 1257 Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act of 2007 TOPICS: Corporate Accountability, Executive compensation, Shareholder rights	NAY
	H.R. 976 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 TOPICS: Health Care, Medicaid, Sales taxes, SCHIP	NAY
	H.R. 800 Employee Free Choice Act of 2007 TOPICS: Right to organize, Unions, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 6 CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 TOPICS: Corporate taxes, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Global warming, Green buildings, Oil, Renewable fuels	NAY
	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	NAY
	H.R. 2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 TOPICS: Minimum wage, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 TOPICS: Health Care, HMOs and insurance companies, Medicare, Prescription drugs	NAY

2005
	H.RES. 653 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (House vote) TOPICS: Medicaid, Medicare, Pension plans, Student loans, TANF	YEA
	H.R. 4437 Border Protection, Antiterrorism, And Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 TOPICS: Border enforcement, Employer sanctions, Identification cards, Immigration, Mass deportation	YEA
	H.R. 3045 Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 2005 TOPICS: Outsourcing, Trade agreement, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
	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	YEA
	S. 256 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005 TOPICS: Debt & Bankruptcy, Personal bankruptcy	YEA
	S. 5 Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Class action lawsuits, Corporate Accountability, Product liability	YEA

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

2003
	H.R. 8 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2003 TOPICS: Estate tax, Tax Fairness	YEA
	H.R. 2427 Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003 TOPICS: Health Care, Prescription drugs	NAY
	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	YEA
	H.R. 975 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2003 TOPICS: Debt & Bankruptcy, Personal bankruptcy	YEA

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