Senate

Richard Burr(R-NC)

Burr's Middle-Class Grades

2012 Final grade to be released 03.2013

2011 Final grade to be released 03.2012

2008

2007

2006

2005

2012 Year to Date Score

Voted on 2 of 2 bills considered.

First took office: 2011

Term ends: 2017

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

Voting Record

2012	Bill	Vote	Supportive of the Middle Class?
	H.R. 3630 (H.R. 3630) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Conference Report) TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Payroll taxes, Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	S. 1813 (S. 1813) Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Energy & Environment, Public infrastructure	NAY

2011
	H.R. 3630 (H.R. 3630) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011: Senate Amendment TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Mortgage lending, Payroll taxes, Unemployment	YEA
	S. 1944 (S. 1944) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011	NAY
	S. 1917 (S. 1917) Payroll Tax Relief for Middle-Class Families and Businesses TOPICS: Payroll taxes, Social Security	NAY
	S. 1769 (S. 1769) Rebuild America Jobs Act TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	S. 1660 (S. 1660) American Jobs Act of 2011 TOPICS: Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 3078 United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act TOPICS: Trade agreement	YEA
	H.R. 1473 (H.R. 1473) Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 -- Senate Passage	YEA
	H.R. 1473 (HR 1473) Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 – Senate Passage	YEA
	H.CON.RES. 34 (H Con Res 34) Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 – Senate vote TOPICS: Education, Health Care, Housing, Tax Fairness, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
	S. 782 (S. 782) Amendment to Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 (Debit card fee regulation) TOPICS: Consumers, Credit cards	NAY
	S. 627 (S. 627) Budget Control Act of 2011	NAY
	S. 365 (S. 365) Budget Control Act of 2011 - Senate Vote On Final Debt-Ceiling Deal	YEA
	H.R. 1 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011 (Senate) TOPICS: College tuition, Education, Housing, Job training, Medicaid, Medicare, Pell Grants, Public infrastructure, Retirement Security, Student loans, Teachers, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
	H.R. 1 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 -- Inouye Amendment TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Education, Public infrastructure, Retirement Security, Tax Fairness, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	S. 23 Senate Balanced Budget Amendment	YEA
	S.AMDT. 13 TO S. 223 FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act: Motion To Repeal Health Care Reform TOPICS: Health Care, HMOs and insurance companies, Public health, Universal health care	YEA


S. 3628 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act TOPICS: Campaign finance, Government Accountability	NAY	—
H.R. 5297 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 TOPICS: Workplace & Job Creation	NAY	—
H.R. 5297 Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would provide tax incentives and loans to small businesses/On cloture motion TOPICS: Debt & Bankruptcy, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY	—
H.R. 5297 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 TOPICS: Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA	—
H.R. 5297 Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY	—
S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Financial literacy, Mortgage lending	NAY	—
S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Financial literacy, Mortgage lending	NAY	—
S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Financial literacy, Mortgage lending	NAY	—
S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Financial literacy, Mortgage lending	NAY	—
S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010	YEA	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010	NAY	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010	YEA	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010	NAY	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010	YEA	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010	YEA	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010	NAY	—
H.R. 4899 Motion to Preserve an Amendment that Would Provide an Additional $200 Million to Prosecute Illegal Immigrants/On the Motion TOPICS: Immigration	YEA	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 TOPICS: Immigration	YEA	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 TOPICS: Education, Public employment	NAY	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010	NAY	—
H.R. 4899 (H.R. 4899) Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 TOPICS: Government Accountability	NAY	—
H.R. 4899 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010	NAY	—
H.R. 4872 (H.R. 4872) Passage of a bill making a number of changes to major health care legislation TOPICS: Health Care	NAY	—
H.R. 4853 (H.R. 4853) Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010	YEA
S.J.RES. 26 Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 26 TOPICS: Global warming, Pollution	YEA	—
H.R. 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010	NAY	—
H.R. 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010	YEA	—
H.R. 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 TOPICS: Estate tax, Income taxes, Property taxes, Tax Fairness	YEA	—
H.R. 4213 HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 TOPICS: Economic stimulus, Medicaid, Medicare, Tax cuts, Unemployment, Workers' compensation, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
H.R. 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 TOPICS: Comprehensive immigration reform, Immigration	YEA	—
H.R. 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 TOPICS: Child care, Health Care, Public employment	NAY	—
H.R. 4213 Motion to Kill an Amendment That Would Exempt Some Pediatric Medical Devices From a New Tax/On the Motion TOPICS: Corporate taxes, Health Care	NAY	—
H.R. 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010	YEA	—
H.R. 4213 On Passing a Bill That Would Extend Eligibility for Federal Unemployment Insurance/On the Motion TOPICS: Unemployment	NAY	—
H.R. 4213 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010	NAY	—
H.R. 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Financial literacy, Mortgage lending	YEA	—
H.R. 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Credit cards, Deceptive advertising and marketing, Financial literacy, Mortgage lending	NAY
H.R. 4173 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Financial literacy, Mortgage lending	NAY	—
H.R. 3081 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 TOPICS: Government Accountability, Pay-go	NAY	—
H.R. 2847 Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act TOPICS: Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA	—
H.J.RES. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 TOPICS: Unemployment	YEA	—
H.J.RES. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 TOPICS: Government Accountability, Legislative ethics	YEA	—
H.J.RES. 45 [H. J. Res. 45] (Debt limit increase) On passing a bill that would increase the amount of money the U.S. can be in debt TOPICS: Debt & Bankruptcy, Pay-go	NAY	—
H.J.RES. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 TOPICS: Freedom of information, Government Accountability	YEA	—
H.J.RES. 45 Baucus of Montana Amendment that Would Increase the Amount of Money the U.S. Can be in Debt/On Agreeing to the Amendment TOPICS: Government Accountability, Legislative ethics	NAY	—
H.J.RES. 45 On Passing a Bill That Would Increase the Amount of Money the U.S. Can be in Debt/On Agreeing to the Amendment TOPICS: Government Accountability, Legislative ethics	NAY	—
H.J.RES. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 TOPICS: Government Accountability, Legislative ethics	YEA	—
H.J.RES. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 TOPICS: Government Accountability, Legislative ethics	YEA	—
H.J.RES. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 TOPICS: Government Accountability, Legislative ethics	YEA	—
H.J.RES. 45 Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 TOPICS: Freedom of information, Government Accountability	NAY	—

2009
	H.R. 3548 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 TOPICS: Layoffs, Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
	S. 896 Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Amendment of 2009 TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Housing, Mortgage lending, Personal bankruptcy	NAY
	S.AMDT. 873 TO S.CON.RES. 13 Estate Tax Cut Amendment of 2009 TOPICS: Estate tax, Tax Fairness	YEA
	S. 386 Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Housing, Mortgage lending	YEA
	H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Senate Version TOPICS: Alternative minimum tax, Child tax credit, Civil Justice, Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Corporate taxes, Debt & Bankruptcy, Earned income tax credit, Economic stimulus, Education, Efficient technology, Elementary school, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Executive compensation, Government Accountability, Green buildings, Green jobs, Head Start, Health Care, High school, Housing, Income taxes, Legal immunity, Medicaid, Middle school, Mortgage lending, No Child Left Behind, Pell Grants, Preschool, Public infrastructure, Renewable fuels, Sales taxes, Shareholder rights, Tax cuts, Tax Fairness, Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Conference Report TOPICS: Alternative minimum tax, Child care, Child tax credit, College tuition, Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Earned income tax credit, Economic stimulus, Education, Efficient technology, Elementary school, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Executive compensation, Global warming, Government Accountability, Green buildings, Green jobs, Head Start, Health Care, High school, Housing, Income taxes, Medicaid, Medical research, Middle school, Pell Grants, Preschool, Public housing, Public infrastructure, Renewable fuels, Sales taxes, Shareholder rights, TANF, Tax cuts, Tax Fairness, Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	H.R. 627 Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 TOPICS: Consumers, Credit cards, Debt & Bankruptcy	YEA
	S.J.RES. 5 A Joint Resolution Relating to the Disapproval of Obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Debt & Bankruptcy, Executive compensation, Government Accountability, Housing, Mortgage lending, Personal bankruptcy	YEA
	H.R. 2 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 TOPICS: Health Care, Immigration, Medicaid, SCHIP	NAY
	S. 181 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Employment discrimination, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	S.AMDT. 2786 TO H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 TOPICS: Health Care, Unemployment	NAY


H.R. 7005 Senate Version of the Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act of 2008 TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Debt & Bankruptcy, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Executive compensation, Layoffs, Unions, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
H.R. 6867 Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 TOPICS: Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	YEA
S.AMDT. 5064 TO H.R. 6304 Amendment To Strike Title II From FISA Amendments Act of 2008 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Corporate Accountability, Government Accountability, Legal immunity	NAY
S. 3186 Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act of 2008 TOPICS: Energy & Environment, Heating fuel	—	—
H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 TOPICS: Health Care, Medicare, Prescription drugs	NAY
S.AMDT. 4825 TO S. 3036 Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 TOPICS: Coal, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Global warming, Green buildings, Green jobs, Job training, Natural gas, Oil, Pollution, Renewable fuels	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. 6049 Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 TOPICS: Alternative minimum tax, Child tax credit, Coal, Consumers, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Green buildings, Health Care, Oil, Pollution, Property taxes, Renewable fuels, Sales taxes, Tax Fairness	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
S.AMDT. 4388 TO H.R. 3221 Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Amendment of 2008 TOPICS: Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Housing, Mortgage lending, Personal bankruptcy	YEA
S.AMDT. 4191 TO S.CON.RES. 70 Amendment To Protect Small Businesses, Family Ranches, and Farms from the Death Tax of 2008 TOPICS: Estate tax, Tax Fairness	YEA
S.AMDT. 4196 TO S.CON.RES. 70 Amendment To Avoid Subjecting Thousands of Families, Family Businesses, and Family Farms and Ranches to the Estate Tax of 2008 TOPICS: Estate tax, Tax Fairness	NAY
S.AMDT. 3983 TO H.R. 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 TOPICS: Coal, Economic stimulus, Heating fuel, Renewable fuels, Social Security, Unemployment, Workplace & Job Creation	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
S.AMDT. 3907 TO S. 2248 Amendment To Strike Retroactive Immunity From Intelligence Legislation of 2008 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Corporate Accountability, Government Accountability, Legal immunity	NAY
H.R. 4137 Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 TOPICS: College tuition, Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Deceptive advertising and marketing, Education, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Pell Grants, Saving for college, Student loans	YEA
H.R. 4040 Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2008 TOPICS: Capping damages, Consumers, Product liability	NAY
H.R. 4040 Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 TOPICS: Capping damages, Civil Justice, Consumers, Product liability	YEA
H.R. 3221 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 TOPICS: Debt & Bankruptcy, Economic stimulus, Housing, Mortgage lending, Personal bankruptcy	NAY
H.R. 3221 The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 TOPICS: Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Consumers, Debt & Bankruptcy, Financial literacy, Housing, Mortgage lending, Property taxes, Tax Fairness	—	—
H.R. 3221 Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 [Revised Bill] TOPICS: Consumers, Corporate taxes, Global warming, Housing, Income taxes, Mortgage lending, Property taxes, Renewable fuels, Tax cuts	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 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 TOPICS: Alternative minimum tax, Child tax credit, Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Debt & Bankruptcy, Efficient technology, Energy & Environment, Energy conservation, Executive compensation, Green buildings, Home mortgage deduction, Housing, Mortgage lending, Natural gas, Personal bankruptcy, Pollution, Renewable fuels, Tax Fairness	YEA
H.R. 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Employment discrimination, Health Care, Job training	YEA

2007
	H.R. 3963 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 [Revised bill] TOPICS: Health Care, Medicaid, Sales taxes, SCHIP	NAY
	S. 2205 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2007 TOPICS: College tuition, DREAM Act, Immigration, Path to citizenship	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. 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
	S.AMDT. 1157 TO S. 1348 Amendment to Remove Legalization Provisions from the Immigration Bill of 2007 TOPICS: Agricultural labor, Border enforcement, Comprehensive immigration reform, Earned legalization, Immigration, Mass deportation, Path to citizenship	NAY
	S.AMDT. 578 TO S.CON.RES. 21 Estate Tax Repeal Amendment of 2007 TOPICS: Estate tax, Tax Fairness	YEA
	H.R. 1429 Improving Head Start Act of 2007 TOPICS: Education, Head Start, Preschool	YEA
	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 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
	S. 3 Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007 TOPICS: Health Care, HMOs and insurance companies, Medicare, Prescription drugs	NAY

2006
	H.R. 6061 Secure Fence Act of 2006 TOPICS: Border enforcement, Immigration	YEA
	H.R. 5684 United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 2006 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Consumers, Corporate Accountability, Outsourcing, Patents, Trade agreement, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	S.AMDT. 4322 TO S. 2766 Amendment to Raise the Minimum Wage of 2006 TOPICS: Minimum wage, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	S.AMDT. 4017 TO S. 2611 Amendment to Remove the Guest Worker Program from the Comprehensive Immigration Bill of 2006 TOPICS: Comprehensive immigration reform, Guest workers, Immigration	YEA
	S.AMDT. 3861 TO S. 1955 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006 TOPICS: Association health plans, Health Care	YEA
	H.R. 9 Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 TOPICS: Civil Justice, Government Accountability, Voting	YEA
	S. 22 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 TOPICS: Capping damages, Civil Justice, Health Care, Medical errors, Medical malpractice	YEA
	H.R. 8 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2006 TOPICS: Estate tax, Tax Fairness	YEA

2005
	S. 1932 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Senate vote) TOPICS: Education, Health Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Pension plans, Retirement Security, Student loans, TANF	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
	S.AMDT. 214 TO S.CON.RES. 18 Amendment on Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices of 2005 TOPICS: Health Care, Medicare, Prescription drugs	NAY
	S.AMDT. 145 TO S.CON.RES. 18 Sense of the Senate in Support of Social Security of 2005 TOPICS: Retirement Security, Social Security	NAY
	S.AMDT. 44 TO S. 256 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005 TOPICS: Minimum wage, Workplace & Job Creation	NAY
	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

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