free trade, unilateral and economic trade sanctions


U S A * Engage/NFTC

House of Representatives Report Card for 2000

Analysis by Grade

Grading Criteria

Analysis by State

Senate Grades

Legend:

+ Vote for USA* Engage/NFTC position
- Vote against USA* Engage/NFTC position
x No vote
Cosponsor of H.R 1244, the Sanctions Reform Bill

Note: Representatives Baca (CA), Barton (TX), Berman (CA), Burton (IN), Campbell (CA), Clay (MO),
Cook (UT), Cooksey (LA), Delahunt (MA), Hastert (IL), Hayworth (AZ), McInnis (CO), Mcintosh (IN),
Roemer (IN), Sanchez (CA), Spence (SC), Smith (WA), Vento (MN) and Weller (IL) were not graded
due to their absence for two or more votes.

 

A+

A

B

C

D

F

Representatives Not Graded

A+ [40 = 19 D, 21 R]

House Member

2000 Grade

1999 Grade

1998 Grade

Sanctions Reform

China PNTR

AGOA Conference

WTO Withdrawal

Vietnam NTR

China NTR

Moran Cuba Amdt

Sanford Cuba Amdt

Brian Baird (D-03-WA)

A+

B

-

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Bill Barrett (R-03-NE)

A+

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Xavier Becerra (D-30-CA)

A+

A

C

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Doug Bereuter (R-01-NE)

A+

A+

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Judy Biggert (R-13-IL)

A+

A+

-

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Tom Bliley (R-07-VA)

A+

A

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Earl Blumenauer (D-03-OR)

A+

A

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Robert E. (Bud) Cramer (D-05-AL)

A+

B

C

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Calvin M. Dooley (D-20-CA)

A+

A+

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Phil English (R-21-PA)

A+

B

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Anna G. Eshoo (D-14-CA)

A+

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Charles A. Gonzalez (D-20-TX)

A+

A

-

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

James C. Greenwood (R-08-PA)

A+

A

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Wally Herger (R-02-CA)

A+

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Christopher John (D-07-LA)

A+

A

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Nancy L. Johnson (R-06-CT)

A+

A+

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

John J. LaFalce (D-29-NY)

A+

A

C

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

James A. Leach (R-01-IA)

A+

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Donald A. Manzullo (R-16-IL)

A+

A+

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

David Minge (D-02-MN)

A+

B

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Dennis Moore (D-03-KS)

A+

A

-

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

James P. Moran (D-08-VA)

A+

A+

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Jerry Moran (R-01-KS)

A+

A

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Jim Nussle (R-02-IA)

A+

A

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Michael G. Oxley (R-04-OH)

A+

A+

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Earl Pomeroy (D-AL-ND)

A+

B

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

David E. Price (D-04-NC)

A+

B

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Jim Ramstad (R-03-MN)

A+

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

House Member

2000 Grade

1999 Grade

1998 Grade

Sanctions Reform

China PNTR

AGOA Conference

WTO Withdrawal

Vietnam NTR

China NTR

Moran Cuba Amdt

Sanford Cuba Amdt

Paul Ryan (R-01-WI)

A+

A

-

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Matt Salmon (R-01-AZ)

A+

A

A+

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Thomas C. Sawyer (D-14-OH)

A+

A

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Christopher Shays (R-04-CT)

A+

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

John Shimkus (R-20-IL)

A+

A

A

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Vic Snyder (D-02-AR)

A+

A

A+

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Charles W. Stenholm (D-17-TX)

A+

B

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

John E. Sununu (R-01-NH)

A+

A

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

John S. Tanner (D-08-TN)

A+

B

B

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ellen O. Tauscher (D-10-CA)

A+

A

A+

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Lee Terry (R-02-NE)

A+

A+

-

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Patrick J. Toomey (R-15-PA)

A+

B

-

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

A [80 = 39 D, 41 R]

House Member

2000 Grade

1999 Grade

1998 Grade

Sanctions Reform

China PNTR

AGOA Conference

WTO Withdrawal

Vietnam NTR

China NTR

Moran Cuba Amdt

Sanford Cuba Amdt

Thomas H. Allen (D-01-ME)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Charles F. Bass (R-02-NH)

A

A

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Herbert H. Bateman (R-01-VA)

A

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Ken Bentsen (D-25-TX)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Marion Berry (D-01-AR)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Brian P. Bilbray (R-49-CA)

A

-

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Sanford D. Bishop (D-02-GA)

A

D

D

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Sherwood L. Boehlert (R-23-NY)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Mary Bono (R-44-CA)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Allen Boyd (D-02-FL)

A

C

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Sonny Callahan (R-01-AL)

A

B

B

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Ken Calvert (R-43-CA)

A

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Dave Camp (R-04-MI)

A

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Lois Capps (D-22-CA)

A

B

D

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Benjamin L. Cardin (D-03-MD)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Michael N. Castle (R-AL-DE)

A

A

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Larry Combest (R-19-TX)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Philip M. Crane (R-08-IL)

A

A

A+

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Jim Davis (D-11-FL)

A

A+

A

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Diana DeGette (D-01-CO)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Jay Dickey (R-04-AR)

A

B

C

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Norman D. Dicks (D-06-WA)

A

A

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Julian C. Dixon (D-32-CA)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Lloyd Doggett (D-10-TX)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Jennifer Dunn (R-08-WA)

A

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Chet Edwards (D-11-TX)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Vernon J. Ehlers (R-03-MI)

A

A

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Thomas W. Ewing (R-15-IL)

A

B

A

++

+

+

x

+

+

+

Harold E. Ford (D-09-TN)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Elton Gallegly (R-23-CA)

A

B

D

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Greg Ganske (R-04-IA)

A

C

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Wayne T. Gilchrest (R-01-MD)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Baron P. Hill (D-09-IN)

A

B

-

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Rubén Hinojosa (D-15-TX)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Darlene Hooley (D-05-OR)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Amo Houghton (R-31-NY)

A

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Steny H. Hoyer (D-05-MD)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Jay Inslee (D-01-WA)

A

B

-

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

William J. Jefferson (D-02-LA)

A

B

A

++

+

x

+

+

+

+

Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-30-TX)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ron Kind (D-03-WI)

A

A

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Ray LaHood (R-18-IL)

A

A

B

++

+

+

-

+

+

+

Steve Largent (R-01-OK)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Tom Latham (R-05-IA)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Sander M. Levin (D-12-MI)

A

A

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

John Linder (R-11-GA)

A

A

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Zoe Lofgren (D-16-CA)

A

A

B

++

+

+

-

+

+

+

Nita M. Lowey (D-18-NY)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Carolyn B. Maloney (D-14-NY)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Robert T. Matsui (D-05-CA)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Jim McCrery (R-04-LA)

A

A+

B

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Jim McDermott (D-07-WA)

A

-

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Martin T. Meehan (D-05-MA)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Gregory W. Meeks (D-06-NY)

A

C

D

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Constance A. Morella (R-08-MD)

A

A

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Doug Ose (R-03-CA)

A

A+

-

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

Edward A. Pease (R-07-IN)

A

B

A

++

+

+

+

+

-

+

John E. Peterson (R-05-PA)

A

-

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Charles W. Pickering (R-03-MS)

A

C

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Owen B. Pickett (D-02-VA)

A

B

B

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

John Edward Porter (R-10-IL)

A

B

C

 

++

+

+

+

+

+

+

Charles B. Rangel (D-15-NY)

A

A

C

++

+

x

+

+

+