Barney Frank
Democrat
MA
Representative, 4th District
Last year in office: 2013
Barney Frank is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 4th Congressional District. Frank first took office in Congress in 1981 and left office in 2013.
Barney Frank: Voting Record & Political Positions
Barney Frank's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 175 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 3138, 124 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Barney Frank Votes On
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Defense Spending
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Public Housing
How Barney Frank Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “"Fiscal cliff" bill” (2013-01-02) — Failed
- Yea on “Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Nay on “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction.” (2012-09-19) — Passed
- Yea on “Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012” (2012-08-02) — Failed
- Yea on “To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.” (2012-08-01) — Passed
- Nay on “Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2011” (2012-07-31) — Passed