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Vote number 1998-443 subjecting federal employees to random drug tests
on Sep 16, 1998 regarding bill HR 4550 Amendment by Taylor, D-MS; bill by Portman, R-OH.
Results: Amendment rejected 123-281

Drug Demand Reduction Act: Vote on an amendment to require that anyone hired by the Federal Government is subject to random, unannounced drug testing.

Categorized under Drugs

Voting YES counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 19:
Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it;
Voting NO counts for -2 points on VoteMatch question 19.



Democrats voting on 1998-443

Neil Abercrombie NOHawaii Democrat (Resigned 2010)
Gary Ackerman NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tom Allen NOMaine Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Rob Andrews NONew Jersey Democrat
John Baldacci NOMaine Democrat
James Barcia NOMichigan Democrat
Xavier Becerra NOCalifornia Democrat
Howard Berman NOCalifornia Democrat
Sanford Bishop YESGeorgia Democrat
Rod Blagojevich NOIllinois Democrat
Earl Blumenauer NOOregon Democrat
Rick Boucher NOVirginia Democrat (until 2010)
Robert Brady NOPennsylvania Democrat
Corrine Brown NOFlorida Democrat
Sherrod Brown NOOhio Democrat
Lois Capps NOCalifornia Democrat
Benjamin Cardin NOMaryland Democrat
Julia Carson NOIndiana Democrat (Deceased 2008)
John Conyers NOMichigan Democrat
Jerry Costello NOIllinois Democrat
Bud Cramer NOAlabama Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Elijah Cummings NOMaryland Democrat
Danny Davis NOIllinois Democrat
Jim Davis NOFlorida Democrat
Peter Defazio NOOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette NOColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt NOMassachusetts Democrat (until 2010)
Rosa DeLauro NOConnecticut Democrat
Peter Deutsch NOFlorida Democrat (Until 2004)
John Dingell NOMichigan Democrat
Lloyd Doggett NOTexas Democrat
Cal Dooley NOCalifornia Democrat (Until 2004)
Mike Doyle NOPennsylvania Democrat
Chet Edwards NOTexas Democrat (until 2010)
Eliot Engel NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo NOCalifornia Democrat
Bob Etheridge NONorth Carolina Democrat (Unseated 2010)
Lane Evans NOIllinois Democrat
Sam Farr NOCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah NOPennsylvania Democrat
Bob Filner NOCalifornia Democrat (Mayoral run 2011)
Harold Ford NOTennessee Democrat
Barney Frank NOMassachusetts Democrat
Martin Frost NOTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Dick Gephardt NOMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
Bart Gordon NOTennessee Democrat (until 2010)
Gene Green NOTexas Democrat
Luis Gutierrez NOIllinois Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall YESTexas Democrat
Alcee Hastings NOFlorida Democrat
Maurice Hinchey NONew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa NOTexas Democrat
Tim Holden NOPennsylvania Democrat
Darlene Hooley NOOregon Democrat (Retiring 2008)
Steny Hoyer NOMaryland Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson NOIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee NOTexas Democrat
William Jefferson NOLouisiana Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson NOTexas Democrat
Paul Kanjorski NOPennsylvania Democrat (until 2010)
Marcy Kaptur NOOhio Democrat
Joe Kennedy NOMassachusetts Democrat
Patrick Kennedy NORhode Island Democrat (until 2010)
Dale Kildee NOMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick NOMichigan Democrat (until 2010)
Ron Kind NOWisconsin Democrat
Jerry Kleczka NOWisconsin Democrat (Until 2004)
Dennis Kucinich NOOhio Democrat
Nicholas Lampson NOTexas Democrat (Unseated 2008)
Barbara Lee NOCalifornia Democrat
Sander Levin NOMichigan Democrat
John Lewis NOGeorgia Democrat
William Lipinski NOIllinois Democrat (Until 2004)
Zoe Lofgren NOCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey NONew York Democrat
Carolyn Maloney NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey NOMassachusetts Democrat
Robert Matsui NOCalifornia Democrat (deceased)
Carolyn McCarthy NONew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Karen McCarthy NOMissouri Democrat (Until 2004)
Jim McDermott NOWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern NOMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Michael McNulty NONew York Dem./Cons. (Retiring 2008)
Marty Meehan NOMassachusetts Democrat (Retired 2007)
Robert Menendez NONew Jersey Democrat
Juanita Millender-McDonald NOCalifornia Democrat
George Miller NOCalifornia Democrat
Alan Mollohan NOWest Virginia Democrat
James Moran NOVirginia Democrat
John Murtha NOPennsylvania Democrat (Deceased Feb. 2010)
Jerrold Nadler NONew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Richard Neal NOMassachusetts Democrat
James Oberstar NOMinnesota Dem./Farmer/Labor (until 2010)
David Obey NOWisconsin Democrat (until 2010)
John Olver NOMassachusetts Democrat
Solomon Ortiz NOTexas Democrat (Unseated 2010)
Major Owens NONew York Democrat (until 2007)
Frank Pallone NONew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell NONew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor NOArizona Democrat
Donald Payne NONew Jersey Democrat
Nancy Pelosi NOCalifornia Democrat
Collin Peterson NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Earl Pomeroy NONorth Dakota Democrat (until 2010)
David Eugene Price NONorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall NOWest Virginia Democrat
Silvestre Reyes NOTexas Democrat
Ciro Rodriguez NOTexas Democrat (until 2010)
Steven Rothman NONew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard NOCalifornia Democrat
Bobby Rush NOIllinois Democrat
Martin Sabo NOMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Loretta Sanchez NOCalifornia Democrat
Max Sandlin NOTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Bobby Scott NOVirginia Democrat
Jose Serrano NONew York Democrat/Liberal
Brad Sherman NOCalifornia Democrat
Ike Skelton NOMissouri Democrat (until 2010)
Louise Slaughter NONew York Democrat
David Adam Smith NOWashington Democrat
John Spratt NOSouth Carolina Democrat (until 2010)
Debbie Stabenow NOMichigan Democrat
Pete Stark NOCalifornia Democrat
Charles Stenholm YESTexas Democrat
Ted Strickland NOOhio Democrat
Bart Stupak NOMichigan Democrat (until 2010)
John Tanner NOTennessee Democrat (until 2010)
Gene Taylor YESMississippi Democrat (until 2010)
Bennie Thompson NOMississippi Democrat
John Tierney NOMassachusetts Democrat
Jim Turner YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Nydia Velazquez NONew York Democrat/Working-Families
Peter Visclosky NOIndiana Democrat
Mel Watt NONorth Carolina Democrat
Henry Waxman NOCalifornia Democrat
Bob Wise NOWest Virginia Democrat
Lynn Woolsey NOCalifornia Democrat (Retiring 2012)
Albert Wynn NOMaryland Democrat (Unseated 2008)



Republicans voting on 1998-443

Robert Aderholt YESAlabama Republican
Spencer Bachus YESAlabama Republican
Richard Hugh Baker NOLouisiana Republican (Resigned 2008)
Cass Ballenger YESNorth Carolina Republican
Roscoe Bartlett YESMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton YESTexas Republican
Charlie Bass NONew Hampshire Republican
Doug Bereuter NONebraska Republican (Until 2004)
Michael Bilirakis YESFlorida Republican
Sherry Boehlert NONew York Republican/Independence
John Boehner NOOhio Republican
Henry Bonilla NOTexas Republican
Mary Bono NOCalifornia Republican
Richard Burr YESNorth Carolina Republican (Until 2004)
Dan Burton YESIndiana Republican
Steve Buyer YESIndiana Republican (until 2010)
Ken Calvert YESCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp YESMichigan Republican
Chris Cannon YESUtah Republican
Steve Chabot YESOhio Republican
Saxby Chambliss YESGeorgia Republican (Until 2004)
John Howard Coble YESNorth Carolina Republican
Mac Collins NOGeorgia Republican
Christopher Cox NOCalifornia Republican
Philip Crane NOIllinois Republican (Until 2004)
Barbara Cubin NOWyoming Republican (Retiring 2008)
Duke Cunningham YESCalifornia Republican
Tom Davis NOVirginia Republican (Retiring 2008)
Nathan Deal YESGeorgia Republican (Resigned 2010)
Tom DeLay NOTexas Republican
John Doolittle NOCalifornia Republican (Retiring 2008)
David Dreier NOCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan YESTennessee Republican
Jennifer Dunn YESWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Vernon Ehlers YESMichigan Republican (until 2010)
Robert Ehrlich NOMaryland Republican
Jo Ann Emerson YESMissouri Republican
Phil English NOPennsylvania Republican (Unseated 2008)
Terry Everett YESAlabama Republican (Retiring 2008)
Mark Foley YESFlorida Republican
Vito Fossella YESNew York Rep./Cons. (Unseated 2008)
Rodney Frelinghuysen NONew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly YESCalifornia Republican
Jim Gibbons YESNevada Republican
Wayne Gilchrest NOMaryland Republican (Unseated 2008)
Paul Gillmor NOOhio Republican (Deceased 2007)
Virgil Goode YESVirginia Republican (Unseated 2008)
Bob Goodlatte NOVirginia Republican
Lindsey Graham YESSouth Carolina Republican
Kay Granger YESTexas Republican
Jim Greenwood NOPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004)
Gil Gutknecht YESMinnesota Republican
Denny Hastert NOIllinois Republican (Retired 2007)
Doc Hastings NOWashington Republican
J.D. Hayworth YESArizona Republican (until 2007)
Joel Hefley YESColorado Republican
Wally Herger YESCalifornia Republican
Dave Hobson NOOhio Republican (Retiring 2008)
Peter Hoekstra NOMichigan Republican (until 2010)
John Hostettler YESIndiana Republican
Amo Houghton NONew York Republican/Conservative
Kenny Hulshof NOMissouri Republican (Governor 2008)
Duncan Hunter YESCalifornia Republican (Retiring 2008)
Henry Hyde NOIllinois Republican
Ernest Istook YESOklahoma Republican
Bill Jenkins YESTennessee Republican (Retired 2006)
Nancy Lee Johnson NOConnecticut Republican
Sam Johnson NOTexas Republican
Walter Beaman Jones YESNorth Carolina Republican
Sue Kelly NONew York Republican (until 2007)
Peter King NONew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
Jack Kingston NOGeorgia Republican
Joe Knollenberg NOMichigan Republican (Unseated 2008)
Jim Kolbe NOArizona Republican
Ray LaHood YESIllinois Republican (Retiring 2008)
Tom Latham YESIowa Republican
Steven LaTourette NOOhio Republican
Jim Leach NOIowa Republican
Jerry Lewis NOCalifornia Republican
Ron Lewis NOKentucky Republican (Retiring 2008)
Frank LoBiondo YESNew Jersey Republican
Frank Dean Lucas NOOklahoma Republican
Donald Manzullo NOIllinois Republican
Jim McCrery NOLouisiana Republican (Retiring 2008)
John McHugh YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Scott McInnis YESColorado Republican (Until 2004)
Buck McKeon NOCalifornia Republican
John Mica YESFlorida Republican
Jerry Moran NOKansas Republican (until 2010)
Sue Myrick YESNorth Carolina Republican
George Nethercutt YESWashington Republican (Until 2004)
Bob Ney NOOhio Republican
Anne Meagher Northup NOKentucky Republican
Charlie Norwood NOGeorgia Republican
Jim Nussle YESIowa Republican
Michael Oxley NOOhio Republican
Ron Paul NOTexas Republican
Tom Petri NOWisconsin Republican
Joseph Pitts NOPennsylvania Republican
Richard Pombo NOCalifornia Republican
Rob Portman NOOhio Republican
Deborah Pryce NOOhio Republican
Jack Quinn YESNew York Republican/Ind./Cons.
Jim Ramstad NOMinnesota Republican (Retiring 2008)
Ralph Regula NOOhio Republican (Retiring 2008)
Bob Riley YESAlabama Republican
Hal Rogers NOKentucky Republican
Dana Rohrabacher YESCalifornia Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen NOFlorida Republican
Ed Royce NOCalifornia Republican
Jim Ryun YESKansas Republican
Jim Saxton NONew Jersey Republican (Retiring 2008)
James Sensenbrenner NOWisconsin Republican
Pete Sessions YESTexas Republican
John Shadegg YESArizona Republican
Clay Shaw YESFlorida Republican
Christopher Shays YESConnecticut Republican (Unseated 2008)
John Shimkus YESIllinois Republican
Christopher Smith NONew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith YESTexas Republican
Nick Smith YESMichigan Republican (Until 2004)
Mark Souder YESIndiana Republican (until 2010)
Cliff Stearns YESFlorida Republican
John Sununu NONew Hampshire Republican
Jim Talent YESMissouri Republican
Charles Taylor YESNorth Carolina Republican
Bill Thomas NOCalifornia Republican
Mac Thornberry NOTexas Republican
Todd Tiahrt YESKansas Republican (until 2010)
Fred Upton YESMichigan Republican
Jim Walsh YESNew York Rep./Ind. (Retiring 2008)
Zach Wamp YESTennessee Republican (until 2010)
Curt Weldon NOPennsylvania Republican
Dave Weldon YESFlorida Republican (Retiring 2008)
Jerry Weller YESIllinois Republican (Retiring 2008)
Ed Whitfield NOKentucky Republican
Roger Wicker NOMississippi Republican (Senate 2008)
Heather Wilson NONew Mexico Republican (Senate 2008)
Frank Wolf NOVirginia Republican
Bill Young NOFlorida Republican
Don Young NOAlaska Republican



Independents voting on 1998-443

Marion Berry NOArkansas Former Democrat (until 2010)
Allen Boyd NOFlorida Former Democrat (until 2010)
Michael Castle NODelaware Former GOP (until 2010)
Lincoln Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Former GOP (until 2010)
John Linder NOGeorgia Former GOP (until 2010)
George Radanovich YESCalifornia Former GOP (until 2010)
Bernie Sanders NOVermont Independent
Vic Snyder NOArkansas Former Democrat (until 2010)
Ellen Tauscher NOCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2009)



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 6; NO 133
Republicans: YES 68; NO 73
Independents: YES 1; NO 8