112TH Congress Pre-eleCTion rePorT

January 3, 2011 To augusT 3, 2012

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Have tHey earned your vote?
in keeping with our promise to help our members make informed decisions at the polls, nFiB presents this special pre-election voting guide of How Congress Voted. this election-year report cuts through the rhetoric of campaigns and looks at the hard facts: how your u.s. senators and representatives voted on small business issues during the 112th Congress. (note: this report represents nFiB Key votes taken prior to august 3, 2012. nFiB will issue a final report at the end of the 112th Congress.) Lawmakers who vote with small business on key issues 70 percent of the time or more during the 112th Congress earn nFiBs Guardian of small Business award. Just as important, this report also highlights lawmakers who not only didnt earn a Guardian award, but who actually voted against small business issues a majority of the time. this report should come as no surprise. Before key votes, nFiB asks lawmakers to support

the consensus view of our members. we also remind them that their votes are being monitored and will be reported back to nFiB members.

now its up to you tHe smaLL Business owner.

many of the lawmakers listed here are asking to be sent back to washington for the next Congress.

Before you go to the polls, decide if they have earned the chance.

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What the Charts in How Congress Voted Show
Names and voting percentages of lawmakers who earned a Guardian Award in the 112th Congress appear in green. Names and voting percentages of lawmakers who did not earn a Guardian Award in the 112th Congress appear in red. Voting percentages of lawmakers who also served in the 111th Congress are blue.

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Names and percentages printed in green indicate winners of NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award. Lawmakers must score 70 percent or above on key small business votes to receive the award. Names and percentages in red did not win NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award.
blue indicates voting percentages for members of the 111th Congress. * indicates a member who served a partial term in the 112th Congress or was not present for 70 percent of the key votes. To be eligible for a Guardian Award, a lawmaker must vote on at least 70 percent of the key votes. indicates a member who served a partial term in the 111th Congress.

N/A indicates a member who did not serve in the 111th Congress. ***

Your representatives on small Business

112th 111th % % AlAbAmA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bonner Roby Rogers, Mike D. Aderholt Brooks Bachus, S. Sewell 100 100 100 100 46 71 86 86 71 N/A 100 N/A CAliforNiA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AlAskA Al Young, D. 75 86 10 11 12 ArizoNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 Gosar Franks Quayle Pastor Schweikert Flake Grijalva Giffords* Barber* 100 N/A 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ArkANsAs 1 2 3 4 Crawford Griffin Womack Ross, M. 100 N/A 100 N/A 100 N/A 92 86 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 100 N/A Thompson, M. Herger Lungren McClintock Matsui Woolsey Miller, George Pelosi Lee Garamendi McNerney Speier Stark Eshoo Honda Lofgren Farr Cardoza Denham Costa Nunes McCarthy, K. Capps Gallegly McKeon Dreier Sherman Berman Schiff Waxman Becerra Chu 0 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 8 23 9 0 0 0 0 0 55 70 100 100 29 71 86 71 29 29 29 17 29 20*** 29 29 33 29 29 29 17 29 43 83 83 29 86 ColorAdo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DeGette Polis Tipton Gardner Lamborn Coffman Perlmutter 0 0 29 29 71 29 29 29 29 29 48 49 50 51 52 53 112th 111th % % 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Bass, K. Roybal-Allard Waters Harman* Hahn* Richardson Napolitano Snchez, Linda Royce Lewis, Jerry Miller, Gary Baca Calvert Bono Mack Rohrabacher Sanchez, Loretta Campbell Issa Bilbray Filner Hunter Davis, S. 112th 111th % % CAliforNiA Continued 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 100 100 100 25 100 100 100 17 N/A 29 43 17*** N/A 29 29 29 71 86 71 29 86 71 86 29 floridA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 100 100 100 100 0 100 15 86 86 29 86 29 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Miller, J. Southerland Brown, C. Crenshaw Nugent Stearns Mica Webster Bilirakis Castor Ross, D. Buchanan Mack Posey Rooney Wilson, F. Ros-Lehtinen Deutch Wasserman Schultz Diaz-Balart 100 0 100 100 100 100 8 100 100 100 100 0 92 0 0 92 71 29 86 86 86 86 29 86 71 86 86 N/A 86 50*** 29 86 100 N/A delAwAre Al Carney 15 N/A CoNNeCtiCut 1 2 3 4 5 Larson, J. Courtney DeLauro Himes Murphy, C. 0 8 0 8 0 29 29 29 17 29 112th 111th % %

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how Congress Voted Key House votes: the following are descriptions of the

13 bills designated as NFIB Key Votes that were used to compile your lawmakers nFiB pre-election voting record for the 112th Congress. each description includes nFiBs position on the issue, as well as the nFiB member Ballot and other polling results that determined that position.
3. energy TaX PreVenTion aCT (H.r. 910)
nFiB supported H.r. 910, sponsored by rep. Fred upton (mi-6). the bill would prohibit the environmental protection agency from regulating stationary sources of greenhouse gases under the Clean air act. the bill passed 255172.

1. rePealing THe HealTHCare laW (H.r. 2)

nFiB supported H.r. 2, sponsored by rep. eric Cantor (va-7). the bill would repeal the patient protection and affordable Care act of 2010 that mandates most individuals and many businesses to provide or buy health insurance by 2014, limits the use of Hsas, Fsas and Hras, and adds new taxes on small business owners. the bill passed 245189.

5. ProJeCT laBor agreeMenTs aMenDMenT (H.aMDT. 411)

nFiB opposed H.amdt. 411, sponsored by rep. steven Latourette (oH-14). the amendment would ensure that the federal government continues to use project labor agreements, which require the use of union labor on taxpayer-funded projects. the amendment passed 204203.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2010 Member Ballot (Vol. 558), 76 percent of NFIB members opposed the federal government requiring businesses to cap their greenhouse gas emissions.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2010 Member Ballot (Vol. 559), 93 percent of NFIB members agreed that Congress should repeal the law.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2004 Member Ballot (Vol. 544), 80 percent of NFIB members opposed PLAs being required on all federally funded construction projects. In 2011, NFIB members testified before Congress about the negative impact PLAs have had on job creation and economic growth.

2. sMall Business PaPerWorK ManDaTe eliMinaTion aCT (H.r. 4)

nFiB supported H.r. 4, sponsored by rep. dan Lungren (Ca-3). the bill would repeal the expensive and burdensome tax paperwork requirement that was included in ppaCa that required all businesses that pay another individual or business $600 or more for goods or services to submit a Form 1099 to the internal revenue service each year. pre-ppaCa Form 1099 reporting requirements are still law. the bill passed 314112.

4. PuTTing THe gulF BaCK To WorK aCT (H.r. 1229)

nFiB supported H.r. 1229, sponsored by rep. doc Hastings (wa-4). the bill would modify the permitting process for offshore drilling in the Gulf of mexico. offshore drilling is a critical step toward increasing domestic production and reducing gas prices. the bill passed 263163.

6. ProTeCTing JoBs FroM goVernMenT inTerFerenCe aCT (H.r. 2587)

nFiB supported H.r. 2587, sponsored by rep. tim scott (sC-1). the bill would prohibit agencies, such as the national Labor relations Board, from preventing a private company from expanding or transferring workers and/or facilities to a right-to-work state. the bill passed 238186.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

According to NFIBs 2008 Small Business Problems and Priorities, NFIB members ranked the cost of natural gas, propane, gasoline, diesel and fuel oil as their second greatest concern, with 42 percent of NFIB members surveyed ranking the problem as critical. Additionally, NFIBs 2006 Energy Consumption Poll concluded that energy costs are one of the top three business expenses in 35 percent of small businesses.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

A 2003 NFIB Small Business Poll estimated that small business owners spend more than $74 per hour on their tax compliance obligations, representing the most expensive paperwork burden that the federal government imposes on small business owners.
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According to NFIBs 2008 Small Business Problems and Priorities, NFIB members cited unreasonable government regulations as their sixth greatest concern.

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7. BalanCeD BuDgeT aMenDMenT (H.J.res. 2)
nFiB supported H.J.res. 2, sponsored by rep. Bob Goodlatte (va-6). the amendment would have amended the u.s. Constitution to require the federal government to balance its budget each year. the amendment failed 261165. (a twothirds majority of those present and voting, 284 in this case, is required for passage under suspension of the rules and to pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the u.s. Constitution.) to thoroughly analyze the economic impact their rules and regulations have on small businesses. also, the bill would require agencies to convene small business review panels before important rules are finalized. the bill passed 263159.

12. HealTH Care CosT reDuCTion aCT (H.r. 436)

nFiB supported H.r. 436, sponsored by rep. erik paulsen (mn-3). the bill would repeal an excise tax of 2.3 percent on medical devices created under the healthcare law. it also would repeal restrictions on using tax-preferred accounts to pay for over-the-counter medications and would allow individuals to roll over up to $500 in flexible spending accounts (known as Fsas) from year-to-year. the bill passed 270146.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2000 Member Ballot (Vol. 534), 85 percent of NFIB members supported requiring regulatory agencies to consider the indirect cost and impact of regulations on small businesses.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

According to a 2011 Member Ballot (Vol. 560), 90 percent of NFIB members supported a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

10. regulaTory aCCounTaBiliTy aCT (H.r. 3010)

nFiB supported H.r. 3010, sponsored by rep. Lamar smith (tX21). the bill would modernize the 65-year-old administrative procedure act and improve how federal agencies write the regulations that most significantly affect the u.s. economy. the bill passed 253167.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2010 Member Ballot (Vol. 559), 93 percent of NFIB members agreed that Congress should repeal the law.

8. WorKForCe DeMoCraCy anD Fairness aCT (H.r. 3094)

nFiB supported H.r. 3094, sponsored by rep. John Kline (mn-2). the bill was a response to the nLrBs newly proposed ambush election rule that would significantly undermine an employers opportunity to learn of and respond to union organization by reducing the time from filing the petition to the election date. the bill passed 235188.

13. JoB ProTeCTion anD reCession PreVenTion aCT (H.r. 8)

nFiB supported H.r. 8, sponsored by rep. dave Camp (mi-4). the bill would extend for an additional year the current individual income tax rates, as well as those for capital gains, dividends and the estate tax. it also would extend the alternative minimum tax (known as the amt) patch for both 2012 and 2013. the bill passed 256171.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

According to NFIBs February 2011 Small Business Economic Trends report, government regulations and red tape was the second most important problem faced by small business owners.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2010 Member Ballot (Vol. 558), 91 percent of NFIB members opposed Congress limiting the ability of employers to communicate with their employees during union campaigns and elections.

11. FarM DusT regulaTion PreVenTion aCT (H.r. 1633)

nFiB supported H.r. 1633, sponsored by rep. Kristi noem (sd-at Large). the bill would prevent the environmental protection agency from imposing stifling regulations on farm dust and other naturally occurring organic materials in rural areas. the bill passed 268150.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2011 Member Ballot (Vol. 561), 77 percent of NFIB members supported Congress extending all of the 2001 and 2003 individual income and capital gains tax rates.

9. regulaTory FleXiBiliTy iMProVeMenTs aCT (H.r. 527)

nFiB supported H.r. 527, sponsored by rep. Lamar smith (tX-21). the bill would strengthen the regulatory process by requiring agencies

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

According to NFIBs 2008 Small Business Problems and Priorities, NFIB members cited unreasonable government regulations as their sixth greatest concern.

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Names and percentages printed in green indicate winners of NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award. Lawmakers must score 70 percent or above on key small business votes to receive the award. Names and percentages in red did not win NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award.
Blue indicates voting percentages for members of the 111th Congress. * indicates a member who served a partial term in the 112th Congress or was not present for 70 percent of the key votes. To be eligible for a Guardian Award, a lawmaker must vote on at least 70 percent of the key votes. indicates a member who served a partial term in the 111th Congress.

N/A indicates a member who did not serve in the 111th Congress. ***

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112th 111th % % AlABAmA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bonner Roby Rogers, Mike D. Aderholt Brooks Bachus, S. Sewell 100 100 100 100 46 71 86 86 71 N/A 100 N/A CAlIForNIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AlAsKA Al Young, D. 75 86 10 11 12 ArIzoNA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 Gosar Franks Quayle Pastor Schweikert Flake Grijalva Giffords* Barber* 100 N/A 100 8 100 0 0 0 71 29 67 29 29 N/A 100 N/A 100 N/A 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ArKANsAs 1 2 3 4 Crawford Griffin Womack Ross, M. 100 N/A 100 N/A 100 N/A 92 86 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 100 N/A Thompson, M. Herger Lungren McClintock Matsui Woolsey Miller, George Pelosi Lee Garamendi McNerney Speier Stark Eshoo Honda Lofgren Farr Cardoza Denham Costa Nunes McCarthy, K. Capps Gallegly McKeon Dreier Sherman Berman Schiff Waxman Becerra Chu 0 100 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 8 23 9 0 0 0 0 0 55 70 100 100 0 100 92 0 0 8 0 0 0 29 71 86 71 29 29 29 17 29 20*** 29 29 33 29 29 29 17 29 43 83 83 29 86 ColorAdo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 DeGette Polis Tipton Gardner Lamborn Coffman Perlmutter 0 0 29 29 71 29 29 29 29 29 20*** 48 49 50 51 52 53 112th 111th % % 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Bass, K. Roybal-Allard Waters Harman* Hahn* Richardson Napolitano Snchez, Linda Royce Lewis, Jerry Miller, Gary Baca Calvert Bono Mack Rohrabacher Sanchez, Loretta Campbell Issa Bilbray Filner Hunter Davis, S. 112th 111th % % CAlIForNIA Continued 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 100 100 100 25 100 100 100 17 N/A 29 43 17*** N/A 29 29 29 71 86 71 29 86 71 86 29 FlorIdA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 100 100 100 100 0 100 15 86 86 29 86 29 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Miller, J. Southerland Brown, C. Crenshaw Nugent Stearns Mica Webster Bilirakis Castor Ross, D. Buchanan Mack Posey Rooney Wilson, F. Ros-Lehtinen Deutch Wasserman Schultz Diaz-Balart 100 0 100 100 100 100 8 100 100 100 100 0 92 0 0 92 71 29 86 86 86 86 29 86 71 86 86 N/A 86 50*** 29 86 100 N/A delAwAre Al Carney 15 N/A CoNNeCtICut 1 2 3 4 5 Larson, J. Courtney DeLauro Himes Murphy, C. 0 8 0 8 0 29 29 29 17 29 112th 111th % %

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112th 111th % % FlorIdA Continued 22 23 24 25 West, A. Hastings, A. Adams Rivera 100 N/A 8 40 100 N/A 100 N/A IllINoIs Continued 11 12 13 14 15 GeorGIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kingston Bishop, S. Westmoreland Johnson, H. Lewis, John Price, T. Woodall Scott, A. Graves, T. Broun Gingrey Barrow Scott, D. 100 70 100 0 0 100 86 43 71 29 29 71 INdIANA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 0 N/A 29 IowA 1 IdAHo 1 2 Labrador Simpson 100 N/A 100 86 2 3 4 5 IllINoIs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rush Jackson, J. Lipinski Gutierrez Quigley Roskam Davis, D. Walsh Schakowsky Dold 0 0 23 0 92 0 92 0 92 43 29 43 29 71 43 N/A 29 N/A KeNtuCKy 1 2 3 4 Whitfield Guthrie Yarmuth Davis, G. 92 100 8 100 86 86 29 83 KANsAs 1 2 3 4 Huelskamp Jenkins Yoder Pompeo 100 N/A 100 71 100 N/A 100 N/A Braley Loebsack Boswell Latham King, S. 18 46 62 100 100 29 29 29 86 71 mAssACHusetts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Olver Neal McGovern Frank, B. Tsongas Tierney Markey Capuano Lynch Keating 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 15 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 43 N/A mIssIssIppI 1 2 3 4 Nunnelee Thompson, B. Harper Palazzo 100 N/A 8 100 43 86 Visclosky Donnelly Stutzman Rokita Burton Pence Carson Bucshon Young, T. 8 62 50 57 16 17 18 19 Kinzinger Costello Biggert Hultgren Johnson, Timothy Manzullo Schilling Schock Shimkus 100 N/A 31 92 77 100 92 100 43 86 louIsIANA 1 2 71 86 86 3 4 5 6 7 100 N/A Scalise Richmond Landry, J. Fleming Alexander, R. Cassidy Boustany 100 0 100 100 100 100 71 N/A 86 86 86 86 86 112th 111th % % KeNtuCKy Continued 5 6 Rogers, H. Chandler 100 62 86 67 112th 111th % % mICHIGAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 mAINe 1 2 Pingree Michaud 8 0 29 29 13 14 15 Benishek Huizenga Amash Camp Kildee Upton Walberg Rogers, Mike Peters Miller, C. McCotter Levin, S. Clarke, H. Conyers Dingell 100 N/A 100 N/A 92 100 0 100 N/A 86 29 86 112th 111th % %

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mArylANd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Harris Ruppersberger Sarbanes Edwards Hoyer Bartlett Cummings Van Hollen 100 N/A 8 0 0 0 100 0 0 29 29 43 29 86 29 29

mINNesotA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Walz Kline, J. Paulsen McCollum Ellison Bachmann* Peterson Cravaack 46 100 100 8 8 100 70 29 71 86 29 29 71 86

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112th 111th % % mIssourI Continued 7 8 9 Long Emerson Luetkemeyer 100 N/A 92 86 100 100 New mexICo 1 2 3 Heinrich Pearce Lujn 8 0 29 29 100 N/A 112th 111th % % NortH CArolINA 1 2 3 4 moNtANA Al Rehberg 100 86 New yorK 1 2 NeBrAsKA 1 2 3 Fortenberry Terry Smith, Adrian 100 100 100 86 86 71 3 4 5 6 7 NeVAdA 1 2 2 3 Berkley Heller* Amodei* Heck 8 100 29 71 8 9 9 10 11 12 New HAmpsHIre 1 2 Guinta Bass, C. 100 N/A 100 N/A 13 14 15 16 New Jersey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Andrews LoBiondo Runyan Smith, C. Garrett Pallone Lance Pascrell Rothman Payne Frelinghuysen Holt Sires 8 85 85 85 100 0 92 0 0 0 100 0 8 29 71 N/A 71 71 29 71 29 33 43 86 29 29 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 Bishop, T. Israel King, P. McCarthy, C. Ackerman Meeks, G. Crowley Nadler Weiner* Turner, B.* Towns Clarke, Y. Velzquez Grimm Maloney Rangel Serrano Engel Lowey Hayworth Gibson, C. Tonko Hinchey Owens Hanna Buerkle Lee, C.* Hochul* Higgins Slaughter Reed, T. 15 8 85 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 77 8 0 0 0 0 92 92 8 0 29 29 86 43 29 29 29 29 29 NortH dAKotA Al Berg 100 N/A 29 43 29 N/A 29 29 29 29 29 N/A N/A 29 29 oHIo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Chabot Schmidt Turner, M. Jordan Latta Johnson, B. Austria Boehner 100 N/A 91 92 100 100 100 100 71 86 71 71 86 71 oreGoN 1 1 2 3 4 5 Bonamici* Wu* Walden Blumenauer DeFazio Schrader 0 20 100 0 31 38 N/A 29 86 29 33 29 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Butterfield Ellmers Jones Price, D. Foxx Coble McIntyre Kissell Myrick McHenry Shuler Watt Miller, B. 8 43 100 N/A 100 100 8 100 100 92 54 100 100 50 0 0 29 71 71 100 86 71 71 71 43 29 oKlAHomA 1 2 3 4 5 Sullivan Boren Lucas Cole Lankford 100 100 100 83 71 86 100 100 112th 111th % % oHIo Continued 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Kaptur Kucinich Fudge Tiberi Sutton LaTourette Stivers Renacci Ryan, T. Gibbs, B. 0 0 0 100 15 77 29 57 43 86 29 86 112th 111th % %

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Names and percentages printed in green indicate winners of NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award. Lawmakers must score 70 percent or above on key small business votes to receive the award. Names and percentages in red did not win NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award.
Blue indicates voting percentages for members of the 111th Congress. * indicates a member who served a partial term in the 112th Congress or was not present for 70 percent of the key votes. To be eligible for a Guardian Award, a lawmaker must vote on at least 70 percent of the key votes.

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112th 111th % % peNNsylVANIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Brady, R. Fattah Kelly Altmire Thompson, G. Gerlach Meehan Fitzpatrick Shuster Marino Barletta Critz Schwartz Doyle Dent Pitts Holden Murphy, T. Platts 0 0 62 100 100 92 92 100 29 29 86 71 86 N/A N/A 86 texAs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 rHode IslANd 1 2 Cicilline Langevin 8 8 N/A 29 14 15 16 17 100 N/A 100 71 100 N/A 100 N/A 100 N/A 0 29 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 100 N/A 26 27 28 100 100 86 86 29 30 31 32 Gohmert Poe Johnson, S. Hall, R. Hensarling Barton Culberson Brady, K. Green, A. McCaul Conaway Granger Thornberry Paul, Ron* Hinojosa Reyes Flores Jackson Lee Neugebauer Gonzalez Smith, L. Olson Canseco Marchant Doggett Burgess Farenthold Cuellar Green, G. Johnson, E. Carter Sessions, P. 92 100 100 100 100 92 100 100 15 100 100 100 100 100 8 15 8 100 8 100 100 100 0 100 85 23 8 100 100 71 71 83 86 71 86 86 71 29 86 71 83 71 71 29 29 29 71 29 71 71 71 29 83 29 29 29 86 71 wAsHINGtoN 1 2 3 4 Inslee Larsen, R. Hastings, D. 18 8 100 29 29 83 wyomING Al Lummis 100 71 VIrGINIA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Wittman Rigell Scott, R. Forbes Hurt Goodlatte Cantor Moran, James Griffith Wolf Connolly 100 0 100 100 100 0 100 15 86 29 86 wIsCoNsIN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ryan, P. Baldwin Kind Moore Sensenbrenner Petri Duffy Ribble 92 0 31 0 100 92 71 29 29 29 71 86 71 71 29 86 29 100 N/A west VIrGINIA 1 2 3 McKinley Capito Rahall 85 100 33 N/A 86 43 5 6 7 8 9 Cooper Black, D. Blackburn, M. Fincher Cohen 112th 111th % % teNNessee Continued 38 100 8 43 71 29 100 N/A 100 N/A VermoNt Al Welch 8 29 utAH 1 2 3 Bishop, R. Matheson Chaffetz 100 85 100 71 86 83 6 7 8 9 112th 111th % % 5 McMorris Rodgers Dicks McDermott Reichert Smith, Adam 112th 111th % % wAsHINGtoN Continued 100 0 0 92 8 71 29 29 67 29

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Names and percentages printed in green indicate winners of NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award. Lawmakers must score 70 percent or above on key small business votes to receive the award. Names and percentages in red did not win NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award.
Blue indicates voting percentages for members of the 111th Congress. * indicates a member who served a partial term in the 112th Congress or was not present for 70 percent of the key votes. To be eligible for a Guardian Award, a lawmaker must vote on at least 70 percent of the key votes.

soutH dAKotA Al Noem

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teNNessee 1 2 3 4 Roe Duncan, John Fleischmann DesJarlais

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how Congress Voted Key senate votes: the following are descriptions of the
11 bills designated as NFIB Key Votes that were used to compile your lawmakers nFiB pre-election voting record for the 112th Congress. each description includes nFiBs position on the issue, as well as the nFiB member Ballot and other polling results that determined that position.
1. 1099 rePorTing rePeal aMenDMenT (s.aMDT. 9)
nFiB supported s.amdt. 9, sponsored by sen. debbie stabenow (mich.). the amendment would repeal the expansion of the internal revenue service Form 1099 reporting requirement that was included in the patient protection and affordable Care act of 2010. the law would have required all businesses that pay another individual or business $600 or more for goods or services to submit a Form 1099 to the irs each year. the amendment passed 8117.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2010 Member Ballot (Vol. 559), 93 percent of NFIB members agreed that Congress should repeal the law.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In 2011, NFIBs Small Business Economic Trends monthly reports consistently showed small business owners were struggling to hire and invest in new capital spending. A long-term extension of the SBIR program provides certainty to small business owners to obtain federal research dollars and will give them the stability they need to plan for the future.

3. DaVis-BaCon resTriCTions aMenDMenT (s.aMDT. 19)

nFiB opposed the motion to kill s.amdt. 19, sponsored by sen. rand paul (Ky.). the amendment would have restricted the use of funds for projects subject to prevailing wage rates under the davisBacon act. the amendment failed 5542. (60 votes were needed.)

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

A 2003 NFIB Small Business Poll estimated that small business owners spend more than $74 per hour on their tax compliance obligations, representing the most expensive paperwork burden that the federal government imposes on small business owners.

5. sMall Business PaPerWorK ManDaTe eliMinaTion aCT (H.r. 4)

nFiB supported H.r. 4, sponsored by sen. mike Johanns (neb.). the bill would repeal the expensive and burdensome tax paperwork requirement that was included in ppaCa that required all businesses that pay another individual or business $600 or more for goods or services to submit a Form 1099 to the internal revenue service each year. preppaCa Form 1099 reporting requirements are still law. the bill passed 8712.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 1993 Member Ballot (Vol. 503), 81 percent of NFIB members supported the repeal of the DavisBacon Act.

4. sBir/sTTr reauTHoriZaTion aCT (s. 1867)

nFiB supported s. 1867, sponsored by sen. mary Landrieu (La.). the bill would reauthorize and improve the small Business innovation research (or, sBir for short) and small Business technology transfer programs of the small Business administration for eight years, providing small business owners the opportunity to expand their businesses and create new jobs. the bill passed 937.

2. rePealing THe HealTHCare laW (s.aMDT. 13)

nFiB supported s.amdt. 13, sponsored by sen. mitch mcConnell (Ky.). the amendment would have repealed the patient protection and affordable Care act that mandates most individuals and many businesses to provide or buy health insurance by 2014, limits the use of Hsas, Fsas and Hras, and adds new taxes on small business owners. the amendment failed 4751.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

A 2003 NFIB Small Business Poll estimated that small business owners spend more than $74 per hour on their tax compliance obligations, representing the most expensive paperwork burden that the federal government imposes on small business owners.

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6. regulaTory reForM aMenDMenT (s.aMDT. 390)
nFiB supported s.amdt. 390, sponsored by sen. olympia snowe (maine). the amendment would have reformed the regulatory process and created stronger protections for small businesses in the federal regulatory process. also, it would have expanded the scope of the regulatory Flexibility act by requiring federal regulators to include an analysis of the indirect impact of federal regulations on the small business sector. the amendment failed 5346.*

8. ConTraCTor WiTHHolDing rePeal (H.r. 674)

nFiB supported H.r. 674, sponsored by sen. scott Brown (mass.). the bill would repeal the 3 percent withholding requirement that mandates federal, state and local governments to withhold 3 percent on certain payments made to vendors. this requirement would have put an administrative burden on all parties involved and a strain on the daily operating cash flow of the businesses entering into these contracts. the bill passed 950.

10. nulliFy THe nlrB aMBusH eleCTion rule (s.J. res. 36)
nFiB supported s.J.res. 36, sponsored by sen. mike enzi (wyo.). the resolution would have nullified the national Labor relations Boards newly proposed ambush election rule that would significantly undermine an employers opportunity to learn of and respond to union organizing efforts at their business. the nLrBs ambush rule shortens the amount of time from petition filing to union election to 20 days or less, giving employers limited time to discuss the issues with their employees. the resolution failed 4554.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2000 Member Ballot (Vol. 534), 85 percent of NFIB members supported requiring regulatory agencies to consider the indirect cost and impact of regulations on small businesses.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

A 2001 NFIB Small Business Poll found that cash flow is a continuing problem for one in five small business owners, with an additional one in two suffering from cash flow troubles.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

According to NFIBs 2012 Small Business Problems and Priorities, NFIB members cited unreasonable government regulations as their fifth greatest concern.

7. DuPliCaTiVe goVernMenT PrograMs aMenDMenT (H.J.res. 66)

nFiB supported H.J.res. 66, sponsored by sen. tom Coburn (okla.). the amendment would have eliminated and consolidated duplicative programs in the federal government. the amendment failed 5445.*

9. BalanCeD BuDgeT aMenDMenT (s.J.res. 10)

nFiB supported s.J.res. 10, sponsored by sen. orrin Hatch (utah). the amendment would have amended the u.s. Constitution to require the federal government to balance its budget each year. the amendment failed 4753. (a two-thirds majority of those present and voting, 67 in this case, is required to pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the u.s. Constitution.)

11. TaX HiKe PreVenTion aMenDMenT (s.aMDT. 2573)

nFiB supported s.amdt. 2573, sponsored by sen. mitch mcConnell (Ky.) and sen. orrin Hatch (ut.). the amendment would have extended for an additional year the current individual income tax rates, as well as those for capital gains, dividends and the estate tax. it also would have extended the alternative minimum tax (known as amt) patch for both 2012 and 2013. the amendment failed 4554.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

According to a 2011 Member Ballot (Vol. 560), 90 percent of NFIB members supported a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

According to a 2011 Member Ballot (Vol. 560), 90 percent of NFIB members supported a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

WHaT MeMBers saiD:

In a 2011 Member Ballot (Vol. 561), 77 percent of NFIB members supported Congress extending all of the 2001 and 2003 individual income and capital gains tax rates.

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vote Key
Names and percentages printed in green indicate winners of NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award. Lawmakers must score 70 percent or above on key small business votes to receive the award. Names and percentages in red did not win NFIBs Guardian of Small Business Award.
Blue indicates voting percentages for members of the 111th Congress. indicates a member who served a partial term in the 112th Congress. to be eligible for a guardian award, a lawmaker must vote on at least 70 percent of the key votes. N/A indicates a member who did not serve in the 111th Congress. ** *** indicates a member percent reflecting their house voting record from the 111th Congress. indicates a member who served a partial term in the 111th Congress and no key small business votes occurred. *

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