Members of Congress / Barack Obama
Biographical InformationOBAMA, Barack, a Senator from Illinois and 44th President of the United States; born in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4, 1961; obtained early education in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Hawaii; continued education at Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif.; received a B.A. in 1983 from Columbia University, New York City; worked as a community organizer in Chicago, Ill.; studied law at Harvard University, where he became the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review, and received J.D. in 1991; lecturer on constitutional law, University of Chicago; member, Illinois State senate 1997-2004; elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 2004, and served from January 3, 2005, to November 16, 2008, when he resigned from office, having been elected president; elected as the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008, and was inaugurated on January 20, 2009. (Source.) More coverage of Barack Obama on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 110th Congress: Senator, Illinois, Democratic.
Jan. 4, 2007, to Nov. 16, 2008. |  Financial DisclosureView Barack Obama's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 213: H R 1424: H. R. 1424 As Amended; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 212: H R 1424: Dodd Amdt. No. 5685; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 211: H R 7081: H.R. 7081; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| 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. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 205: H R 6049: H.R.6049 As Amended; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| 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. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 203: H R 6049: Conrad Amdt No. 5634; To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 202: H R 6049: Baucus Amdt. No. 5633; In the nature of a substitute. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 201: S 3001: S. 3001 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| 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. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| 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. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| 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 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 196: H CON RES 398: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| 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 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 194: H R 4137: H.R. 4137 Conference Report; College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes |
Full list of votes by Barack Obama
