Tom Lantos
Democrat
CA
Representative, 12th District
Last year in office: 2008
Tom Lantos is a former Democratic U.S. Representative for California's 12th Congressional District. Lantos first took office in Congress in 1981 and left office in 2008.
Tom Lantos: Voting Record & Political Positions
Tom Lantos's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 88 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1728, 96 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Tom Lantos Votes On
- Defense Spending
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
How Tom Lantos Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act” (2008-06-27) — Failed
- Yea on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008” (2007-12-14) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Economic Stimulus Act of 2008” (2008-02-08) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007” (2007-12-19) — Passed
- Not Voting on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3996) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.” (2007-11-09) — Passed
- Yea on “Internet Tax Freedom Act Amendments Act of 2007” (2007-10-30) — Passed