Members of Congress / Frank Lautenberg

Biographical Information

LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., January 23, 1924; graduated, Columbia University School of Business, New York City 1949; served in the United States Army Signal Corps 1942-1946; businessman; commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 1978-1982; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1982 for the term commencing January 3, 1983; subsequently appointed by the Governor on December 27, 1982, to complete the unexpired term of Nicholas F. Brady; reelected in 1988 and 1994 and served from December 27, 1982, to January 3, 2001; chose not to run for reelection in 2000; again elected to the United States Senate in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 110th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 109th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 106th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, New Jersey, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

Key Votes

See how Frank Lautenberg voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

Missed Votes

Frank Lautenberg has missed 16 votes (2.4%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

Voting with Party

Frank Lautenberg has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 96.6% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Lautenberg did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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State Information

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Financial Disclosure

View Frank Lautenberg's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.)

2006

Latest Votes

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Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
10/1/08	Vote 213: H R 1424: H. R. 1424 As Amended; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 212: H R 1424: Dodd Amdt. No. 5685; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 211: H R 7081: H.R. 7081; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 210: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/29/08	Vote 209: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/08	Vote 208: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/08	Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/08	Vote 206: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3604; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 205: H R 6049: H.R.6049 As Amended; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 204: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 203: H R 6049: Conrad Amdt No. 5634; To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 202: H R 6049: Baucus Amdt. No. 5633; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/17/08	Vote 201: S 3001: S. 3001 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/16/08	Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	No	Yes
9/10/08	Vote 199: S 3001: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4979; To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/10/08	Vote 198: S 3001: Vitter Amdt. No. 5280; To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities.	No	Yes	No
9/8/08	Vote 197: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 196: H CON RES 398: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.	Yes	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 195: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 194: H R 4137: H.R. 4137 Conference Report; College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes

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