From Project Vote Smart (click for website)

5/5/11 – Rep. Garamendi voted “NO” on HR1230, “Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act” – bill text here – bill passed House

Vote to pass a bill that requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct offshore oil and gas lease sales.

-Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct the following offshore oil and gas lease sales (Secs. 2-5):

-Lease Sale 216 in the Central Gulf of Mexico no later than 4 months after the enactment of this bill;
-Lease Sale 218 in the Western Gulf of Mexico no later than 8 months after the enactment of this bill;
-Lease Sale 220 on the outer continental shelf offshore Virginia no later than 1 year after the enactment of this bill; and
-Lease Sale 222 in the Central Gulf of Mexico no later than June 1, 2012.

5/4/11 – Rep. Garamendi voted “NO” on HR3, “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” Prohibiting Taxpayer Funding of Abortion – bill text here – bill passed House

5/4/11 – Rep. Garamendi voted “NO” on HR1214, Repealing Funding for School-Based Health Center Construction – bill text here – bill passed House

5/3/11 – Rep. Garamendi voted “NO” on HR1213, Repealing Funding for State Health Benefit Exchanges – bill text here – bill pass House

To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges

4/14/11 – Rep. Garamendi voted “NO” on HR1473, the 2011 Budget,  “Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011” – bill text here – bill passed House and Senate

4/13/11 – Rep. Garamendi voted “NO” on HR1217, “To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund” – bill text here – bill passed House

Vote to pass a bill that repeals the Prevention and Public Health Fund of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”) and rescinds any unobligated funds.

4/8/11 – Rep. Garamendi voted “NO” on HJRes37 (House Joint Resolution), Disapproving FCC Rules Concerning Internet Providers, “Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications” – bill text here – bill passed House

Vote to pass a joint resolution that disapproves a rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to open Internet and broadband industry practices.

4/7/11 – Rep. Garamendi voted “NO” on HR910, “Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011” – bill text here – bill passed House

From GovTrack (website here)

Rep. Garamendi has missed 6% of his votes this year, 7% since he was elected in 2009.

“John Garamendi has sponsored 11 bills since Jan 6, 2009 of which 11 haven’t made it out of committee and none were successfully enacted. Garamendi has co-sponsored 244 bills during the same time period”. He has introduced the following, recent legislation

	H.R. 486: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act
	H.Res. 64: Honoring the life and work of Robert Sargent Shriver.
	H.R. 487: Manufacture Renewable Energy Systems: Make it in America Act of 2011
	H.R. 612: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2011
	H.R. 613: Airports, Highways, High-Speed Rail, Trains, and Transit: Make it in America Act

May 24, 2011 6:45 PM	Aye	Amendment 2 to H.R. 1216 Failed 182-232, 17 not voting
May 24, 2011 6:38 PM	Aye	Amendment 1 to H.R. 1216 Failed 186-231, 14 not voting
May 24, 2011 6:30 PM	No	On Motion that the Committee Rise: H.R. 1216 To amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations Failed 14-397, 20 not voting
May 24, 2011 2:40 PM	No	On Passage – H.Res. 269 Consideration of HR 1216 to amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations; consideration of HR 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2012; and waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII Passed 238-181, 12 not voting
May 24, 2011 2:32 PM	Nay	On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 269 Consideration of HR 1216 to amend the Public Health Service Act to convert funding for graduate medical education in teaching health centers from direct appropriations to an authorization of appropriations; consideration of HR 1540, the National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2012; and waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII Passed 233-179, 19 not voting

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