LAWG Congressional Scorecard 2002
Researched and compiled by Hannah Nielsen-Jones, Brian Woody, and Jordan Press.
A note to our readers: You will notice that this year's Congressional Scorecard is somewhat smaller than in the past. One reason is that the Senate did not have any recorded votes on issues related to Latin America. Please note the passage at the end of the scorecard that describes Senate action on Colombia and Cuba. Another reason is that a stalled appropriations process failed to bring the Foreign Operations bill to the floor of either the House or Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Here is a catalog of how your representative acted on some of the most important initiatives regarding Latin America policy in the past year. If your representative is not listed, they did not act positively on any of these initiatives.
About the Initiatives and Votes
McGovern Amendment on Colombia: The McGovern/Skelton amendment would have taken out language on Colombia in the FY2002 defense supplemental bill that expanded what US military aid and equipment could be used for, allowing US aid to fund both counter-drug and counter-terrorism efforts in Colombia. Prior to the passage of the defense supplemental, US military aid was restricted to funding counter-drug work in Colombia. The McGovern/Skelton amendment failed 192-225. Those who supported the amendment are denoted with an "M".
Cuba Travel/Remittances/Embargo Vote: Several Cuba-related amendments were offered to the Treasury/Postal Appropriations bill. Rep. Flake (R-AZ) and a number of colleagues offered an amendment to ban use of Treasury Department funds for the enforcement of travel restrictions to Cuba. The Flake amendment passed 262-167. Those who voted in favor of the Flake amendment are denoted with an "F" Rep. Porter Goss (R-FL) offered an amendment which would condition Rep. Flake's travel language on the President certifying that Cuba was not producing bioweapons. This amendment was offered primarily to subvert the Flake travel language, and those who voted against it are denoted with a "G". The Goss amendment failed 182-247. Reps. Flake and Delahunt (D-MA) offered an amendment to lift the current cap of $1,200/year that Cuban-Americans may send to their families in Cuba. The Flake/Delahunt amendment on remittances passed 251-177. Those who voted in favor of the remittances amendment are denoted with a "R" Rep. Rangel (D-NY) and Serrano's (D-NY) amendment would have prohibited Treasury Department funding to implement the United States' economic embargo on Cuba as a whole. It failed 204-226. Those who voted in favor of the Rangel/Serrano amendment are denoted with an "E". "NV" signifies the member did not vote.
Schakowsky Dear Colleague Letter: This letter, signed by 45 members of Congress, expressed concerns about the State Department's human rights certification of Colombia. By law, in order for US military aid to flow to Colombia, the State Department had to certify that Colombia was complying with a number of conditions, including working to cut ties with paramilitary groups. The State Department certified positively despite unanimous agreement among consulted Colombian and US human rights groups that the Colombian government had failed to meet any of the conditions. Those who signed the letter are marked with an "X".
Miller/Evans Labor Letter: This letter, signed by 49 members of Congress, expressed concern over threats and violence against trade union members in Colombia. It noted that the vast majority of murders of trade unionists are committed by extreme-right paramilitary groups, who continue to enjoy impunity from prosecution. It urged the State Department to pressure the Colombian government to sever ties between the armed forces and paramilitary groups, and to use workers' rights conditions on US-Colombia trade agreements as leverage to encourage respect for and protection of trade unionists. Those who signed the letter are marked with an "X".
| Representative |
Party/ State |
McGovern/Skelton Amdt on Colombia |
Cuba Travel/ Embargo Vote |
Schakowsky Dear Colleague |
Miller/Evans Labor Letter on Colombia |
| Abercrombie |
D-HI |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Aderholt |
R-AL |
|
FR |
|
|
| Akin |
R-MO |
|
G |
|
|
| Allen |
D-ME |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Andrews |
D-NJ |
M |
|
|
|
| Baca |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Baird |
D-WA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Baldacci |
D-ME |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Baldwin |
D-WI |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Barcia |
D-MI |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Barr |
R-GA |
|
G |
|
|
| Barrett, T. |
D-WI |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Bartlett |
R-MD |
|
FR |
|
|
| Bass |
R-NH |
|
FR |
|
|
| Becerra |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Bentsen |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Bereuter |
R-NE |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Berkley |
D-NV |
|
|
|
|
| Berman |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Berry |
D-AR |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Biggert |
R-IL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Bishop |
D-GA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Blagojevich |
D-IL |
M |
FR |
X |
X |
| Blumenauer |
D-OR |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Boehlert |
R-NY |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Bonior |
D-MI |
NV |
NV |
|
X |
| Bono |
R-CA |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Borski |
D-PA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Boswell |
D-IA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Boucher |
D-VA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Boyd |
D-FL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Brady, K. |
R-TX |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Brady, R. |
D-PA |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Brown, C. |
D-FL |
M |
GR |
|
|
| Brown, S. |
D-OH |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Brown |
D-SC |
|
FR |
|
|
| Burton |
R-IN |
NV |
|
|
|
| Callahan |
R-AL |
|
GF |
|
|
| Camp |
R-MI |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Capps |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Capuano |
D-MA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Cardin |
D-MD |
M |
GF |
|
|
| Carson |
D-IN |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Carson |
D-OK |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Castle |
R-DE |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Christensen |
D-VI |
|
|
|
|
| Clay |
D-MO |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Clayton |
D-NC |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Clement |
D-TN |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Clyburn |
D-SC |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Collins |
R-GA |
|
GF |
|
|
| Combest |
R-TX |
NV |
GFR |
|
|
| Condit |
D-CA |
NV |
GFRE |
|
|
| Conyers |
D-MI |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Cooksey |
R-LA |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Costello |
D-IL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Cox |
R-CA |
|
F |
|
|
| Coyne |
D-PA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Representative |
Party/ State |
McGovern/Skelton Amdt on Colombia |
Cuba Travel/ Embargo Vote |
Schakowsky Dear Colleague |
Miller/Evans Labor Letter on Colombia |
| Cramer |
D-AL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Crowley |
D-NY |
NV |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Cummings |
D-MD |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Davis, D. |
D-IL |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Davis, J. |
D-FL |
|
GR |
|
|
| Davis, S. |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Davis, T. |
R-VA |
|
|
|
|
| DeFazio |
D-OR |
M |
NV |
|
X |
| DeGette |
D-CO |
M |
FRE |
|
|
| Delahunt |
D-MA |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| DeLauro |
D-CT |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| DeMint |
R-SC |
|
F |
|
|
| Deutsch |
D-FL |
NV |
|
|
|
| Dicks |
D-WA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Dingell |
D-MI |
M |
GF |
|
|
| Doggett |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Dooley |
D-CA |
|
FRE |
|
|
| Doyle |
D-PA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Duncan |
R-TN |
|
|
|
|
| Edwards |
D-TX |
|
FRE |
|
|
| Ehlers |
R-MI |
M |
GF |
|
|
| Ehrlic |
R-MD |
|
R |
|
|
| Emerson |
R-MO |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Engel |
D-NY |
M |
|
|
X |
| English |
R-PA |
|
FR |
|
|
| Eshoo |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Etheridge |
D-NC |
M |
FR |
|
|
| Evans |
D-IL |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Everett |
R-AL |
|
GF |
|
|
| Faleomavaega |
D-AS |
|
|
|
|
| Farr |
D-CA |
|
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Fattah |
D-PA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Filner |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Flake |
R-AZ |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Fletcher |
R-KY |
|
|
|
|
| Ford |
D-TN |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Frank |
D-MA |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Frost |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Gallegly |
R-CA |
|
F |
|
|
| Ganske |
R-IA |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Gephardt |
D-MO |
M |
|
|
|
| Gilchrest |
R-MD |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Gilman |
R-NY |
|
|
|
|
| Gonzalez |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Goode |
I-VA |
M |
|
|
|
| Gordon |
D-TN |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Granger |
R-TX |
NV |
|
|
|
| Graves |
R-MO |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Green, G. |
D-TX |
M |
|
|
|
| Green, M. |
R-WI |
|
|
|
|
| Greenwood |
R-PA |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Grucci |
R-NY |
|
FR |
|
|
| Gutierrez |
D-IL |
NV |
GFR |
|
X |
| Gutknecht |
R-MN |
M |
|
|
|
| Hall, R. |
D-TX |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Hall, T. |
D-OH |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Hansen |
R-UT |
|
G |
|
|
| Harman |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Hastings, A. |
D-FL |
M |
G |
|
|
| Representative |
Party/ State |
McGovern/Skelton Amdt on Colombia |
Cuba Travel/ Embargo Vote |
Schakowsky Dear Colleague |
Miller/Evans Labor Letter on Colombia |
| Hastings, D |
R-WA |
|
|
|
|
| Herger |
R-CA |
|
GF |
|
|
| Hill, B. |
D-IN |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Hilleary |
R-TN |
|
|
|
|
| Hilliard |
D-AL |
|
GFRE |
|
X |
| Hinchey |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Hinojosa |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Hoeffel |
D-PA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Hoekstra |
R-MI |
M |
GF |
|
|
| Holden |
D-PA |
M |
GF |
|
X |
| Holt |
D-NJ |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Honda |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Hooley |
D-OR |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Horn |
R-CA |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Hostettler |
R-IN |
M |
GFR |
|
|
| Houghton |
R-NY |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Hoyer |
D-MD |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Hulshof |
R-MO |
M |
|
|
|
| Inslee |
D-WA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Isakson |
R-GA |
|
F |
|
|
| Israel |
D-NY |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Issa |
R-CA |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Jackson |
D-IL |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Jackson-Lee |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Jefferson |
D-LA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| John |
D-LA |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Johnson, E. |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Johnson, N |
R-CT |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Johnson |
R-IL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Jones, W. |
R-NC |
M |
|
|
|
| Kanjorski |
D-PA |
M |
GFR |
|
|
| Kaptur |
D-OH |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Kelly |
R-NY |
|
|
|
|
| Kennedy, M |
R-MN |
|
|
|
|
| Kennedy, P. |
D-RI |
|
|
|
|
| Kildee |
D-MI |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Kilpatrick |
D-MI |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Kind |
D-WI |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Kirk |
R-IL |
|
R |
|
|
| Kleczka |
D-WI |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Kolbe |
R-AZ |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Kucinich |
D-OH |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| LaFalce |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| LaHood |
R-IL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Lampson |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Langevin |
D-RI |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Lantos |
D-CA |
|
GFRE |
X |
|
| Larsen |
D-WA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Larson |
D-CT |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Latham |
R-IA |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| LaTourette |
R-OH |
|
F |
|
|
| Leach |
R-IA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Lee |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Levin |
D-MI |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Lewis, John |
D-GA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Linder |
R-GA |
NV |
|
|
|
| Lipinski |
D-IL |
NV |
|
X |
X |
| Lofgren |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Lowey |
D-NY |
|
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Representative |
Party/ State |
McGovern/Skelton Amdt on Colombia |
Cuba Travel/ Embargo Vote |
Schakowsky Dear Colleague |
Miller/Evans Labor Letter on Colombia |
| Lucas, K. |
D-KY |
|
|
|
|
| Luther |
D-MN |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Lynch |
D-MA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Maloney, C. |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Maloney, J. |
D-CT |
M |
GF |
|
|
| Manzullo |
R-IL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Markey |
D-MA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Mascara |
D-PA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Matheson |
D-UT |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Matsui |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| McCarthy, C. |
D-NY |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| McCarthy, K. |
D-MO |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| McCollum |
D-MN |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| McDermott |
D-WA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| McGovern |
D-MA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| McHugh |
R-NY |
|
R |
|
|
| McIntyre |
D-NC |
NV |
FR |
|
|
| McKinney |
D-GA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| McNulty |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Meehan |
D-MA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Meek |
D-FL |
M |
|
|
|
| Meeks |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Menendez |
D-NJ |
|
|
|
|
| Millender-McDonald |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Miller, George |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Mink |
D-HI |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Mollohan |
D-WV |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Moore |
D-KS |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Moran, James |
D-VA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Moran, Jerry |
R-KS |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Morella |
R-MD |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Murtha |
D-PA |
M |
GF |
|
|
| Nadler |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Napolitano |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Neal |
D-MA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Nethercutt |
R-WA |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Ney |
R-OH |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Nussle |
R-IA |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Oberstar |
D-MN |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Obey |
D-WI |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Olver |
D-MA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Ortiz |
D-TX |
M |
FR |
|
|
| Osborne |
R-NE |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Otter |
R-ID |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Owens |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Pallone |
D-NJ |
M |
|
|
X |
| Pascrell |
D-NJ |
M |
|
|
X |
| Pastor |
D-AZ |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Paul |
R-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Payne |
D-NJ |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Pelosi |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Pence |
R-IN |
|
G |
|
|
| Peterson, C. |
D-MN |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Peterson, J. |
R-PA |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Petri |
R-WI |
M |
|
|
|
| Phelps |
D-IL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Pickering |
R-MS |
|
|
|
|
| Pitts |
R-PA |
M |
|
|
|
| Representative |
Party/ State |
McGovern/Skelton Amdt on Colombia |
Cuba Travel/ Embargo Vote |
Schakowsky Dear Colleague |
Miller/Evans Labor Letter on Colombia |
| Platts |
R-PA |
|
FR |
|
|
| Pomeroy |
D-ND |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Price |
D-NC |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Radanovich |
R-CA |
NV |
|
|
|
| Rahall |
D-WV |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Ramstad |
R-MN |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Rangel |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Rehberg |
R-MT |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Reyes |
D-TX |
M |
GFR |
|
|
| Rivers |
D-MI |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Rodriguez |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Roemer |
D-IN |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Rogers, H. |
|
|
F |
|
|
| Rohrabacher |
R-CA |
M |
|
|
|
| Ros-Lehtinen |
R-FL |
|
|
|
|
| Ross |
D-AR |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Roukema |
R-NJ |
NV |
|
|
|
| Roybal-Allard |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Rush |
D-IL |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Ryan |
R-WI |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Sabo |
D-MN |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Sanchez |
D-CA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Sanders |
I-VT |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Sandlin |
D-TX |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Sawyer |
D-OH |
M |
GFRE |
X |
|
| Saxton |
R-NJ |
|
G |
|
|
| Schaffer |
R-CO |
|
G |
|
|
| Schakowsky |
D-IL |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Schiff |
D-CA |
M |
GF |
|
|
| Scott |
D-VA |
M |
GFRE |
|
|
| Sensenbrenner |
R-WI |
M |
|
|
|
| Serrano |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
X |
X |
| Shays |
R-CT |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Sherman |
D-CA |
M |
GFR |
|
|
| Sherwood |
R-PA |
|
G |
|
|
| Shimkus |
R-IL |
|
GFRE |
|
|
| Shows |
D-MS |
M |
FRE |
|
|
| Simmons |
R-CT |
|
GFR |
|
|
| Simpson |
R-ID |
|
G |
|
|
| Skelton |
D-MO |
M |
|
|
|
| Slaughter |
D-NY |
M |
GFRE |
|
X |
| Smith, A. |
D-WA |
M |