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House of Representatives
Arts Voting Record

Vote on Floor Amendment on NEA Funding in 2011
Other Indicators of Arts Support

Membership in the Congressional Arts Caucus
Cosponsorship of Artists-Museum Partnership Act
NEA “Dear Colleague” Letter
Arts Education “Dear Colleague” Letter
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Amendment offered by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) to reduce funding for the National Endowment for the
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Arts by $20.6 million.
Date: 2/17/2011
Result: Passed by a vote of 217 to 209
Citation: 112th Congress, 1st Session, Roll Call Vote 68
Pro-arts: No
2 Membership in the Congressional Arts Caucus as of 3-01-11. The list is maintained by the office of
Caucus Co-Chair Representative Louise Slaughter (D-NY).
Date: As of 3/1/11
Pro-arts: Yes
3 Cosponsorship of H.R. 1126 in the 111th Congress, offered by Representatives John Lewis (D-GA) and
Todd Platts (R-PA), allowing artists and creators to claim a tax deduction for the fair market value of
gifts of their own work to nonprofit arts organizations for mission-related use.
Date: 2009 - 2010

Result: To be reintroduced in the 112th Congress
Pro-arts: Yes
4 Co-signed a Congressional Arts Caucus “Dear Colleague” letter on March 22, 2010, asking House
appropriators for a funding increase for the NEA
NEA. The letters were initiated by Caucus Co
Co-Chairs
Chairs
Representatives Slaughter (D-NY) and Todd Platts (R-PA).
Date: 3/22/2010
Pro-arts: Yes
5 Co-signed a Congressional Arts Caucus “Dear Colleague” letter on March 22, 2010, asking for funds
for the Department of Education’s Arts in Education program. The letters were initiated by Caucus Co-
Chairs Representatives Slaughter (D-NY).
Date: 3/22/2010
Pro-arts: Yes
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ALABAMA
4 Aderholt, Robert (R)
6 Bachus, Spencer (R)
1 Bonner, Jo (R)
5 Brooks, Mo (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Roby, Martha (R) Took office on 1/5/11
3 Rogers, Mike (R) z
7 Sewell, Terri (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z
ALASKA
1 Young, Don (R) Â
AMERICAN SAMOA
1 Faleomavaega, Eni (D) U.S. Territory Delegates are unable to vote
ARIZONA
6 Flake, Jeff (R)
2 Franks, Trent (R)
8 Giffords, Gabrielle (D) Sick leave since January 2011 Â z
1 Gosar, Paul (R) Took office on 1/5/11
7 Grijalva, Raul (D) z z z
4 Pastor, Ed (D) z z
3 Quayle, Ben (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Schweikert, David (R) Took office on 1/5/11
ARKANSAS
1 Crawford, Rick (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Griffin, Tim (R) Took office on 1/5/11
4 Ross, Mike (D) z z z
3 Womack, Steve (R) Took office on 1/5/11
CALIFORNIA
43 Baca, Joe (D) z
33 Bass, Karen (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z
31 Becerra, Xavier (D) z
28 Berman, Howard (D) z z z
50 Bilbray, Brian (R)
45 Bono Mack, Mary (R)
44 Calvert, Ken (R)
48 Campbell, John (R)
23 Capps, Lois (D) z z z
18 Cardoza, Dennis (D)
32 Chu, Judy (D) z
20 Costa, Jim (D)
53 Davis, Susan (D) z z z z
19 Denham, Jeff (R) Took office on 1/5/11
26 Dreier, David (R)
14 Eshoo, Anna (D) z z z
17 Farr, Sam (D) z z
51 Filner, Bob (D) z z z
24 Gallegly, Elton (R)
10 Garamendi, John (D) z
36 Vacant Rep. Jane Harman resigned 2/28/11
2 Herger, Wally (R)
15 Honda, Mike (D) z z z
52 Hunter, Duncan (R) z
49 Issa, Darrell (R)
9 Lee, Barbara (D) z z
41 Lewis, Jerry (R)
16 Lofgren, Zoe (D) z z
3 Lungren, Daniel (R)
5 Matsui, Doris (D) z z z z z
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CALIFORNIA (cont.)
22 McCarthy, Kevin (R)
4 McClintock, Tom (R) z
25 McKeon, Howard (R)
11 McNerney, Jerry (D) z
42 Miller, Gary (R)
7 Miller, George (D) z
38 Napolitano, Grace (D) z z z
21 Nunes, Devin (R)
8 Pelosi, Nancy (D) z
37 Richardson, Laura (D) z z z z
46 Rohrabacher, Dana (R)
34 Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D) z z
40 Royce, Edward (R)
39 Sanchez, Linda (D) z z
47 Sanchez, Loretta (D) z z
29 Schiff, Adam (D) z z z
27 Sherman, Brad (D) z z
12 Speier, Jackie (D) z
13 Stark, Pete (D) z z z z
1 Thompson, Mike (D) z z z
35 Waters, Maxine (D) z
30 Waxman, Henry (D) z z z z z
6 Woolsey, Lynn (D) z z z z z
COLORADO
6 Coffman, Mike (R) z
1 DeGette, Diana (D) z z
4 Gardner, Cory (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Lamborn, Doug (R)
7 Perlmutter Ed (D)
Perlmutter, z
2 Polis, Jared (D) z z z z
3 Tipton, Scott (R) Took office on 1/5/11
CONNECTICUT
2 Courtney, Joseph (D) z z z z
3 DeLauro, Rosa (D) z z z
4 Himes, Jim (D) z z z
1 Larson, John (D) z z
5 Murphy, Christopher (D) z z z z
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
1 Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D) U.S. Territory Delegates are unable to vote
DELAWARE
1 Carney, John (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z
FLORIDA
24 Adams, Sandy (R) Took office on 1/5/11
9 Bilirakis, Gus (R)
3 Brown, Corrine (D) z z
13 Buchanan, Vern (R) z z
11 Castor, Kathy (D) z z z z
4 Crenshaw, Ander (R)
19 Deutch, Theodore E. (D) Took office on 04/13/10 z
21 Diaz-Balart, Mario (R) Â
23 Hastings, Alcee (D) z z z
14 Mack IV, Connie (R)
7 Mica, John (R)
1 Miller, Jeff (R)
5 Nugent, Richard (R) Took office on 1/5/11
15 Posey, Bill (R) z
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FLORIDA (cont.)
25 Rivera, David (R) Took office on 1/5/11
16 Rooney, Tom (R) z
18 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R) z
12 Ross, Dennis (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Southerland, Steve (R) Took office on 1/5/11
6 Stearns, Cliff (R)
20 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D) z z
8 Webster, Daniel (R) Took office on 1/5/11
22 West, Allen (R) Took office on 1/5/11
17 Wilson, Frederica (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z
10 Young, C.W. "Bill" (R)
GEORGIA
12 Barrow, John (D) z
2 Bishop, Sanford (D) z
10 Broun, Paul (R)
11 Gingrey, Phil (R)
9 Graves, Tom (R) Took office on 6/14/10
4 Johnson, Hank (D) z z z
1 Kingston, Jack (R)
5 Lewis, John (D) z z z
6 Price, Tom (R)
8 Scott, Austin (R) Took office on 1/5/11
13 Scott, David (D) z
3 Westmoreland, Lynn (R)
7 Woodall, Rob (R) Took office on 1/5/11
GUAM
1 Bordallo, Madeleine (D) U.S. Territory Delegates are unable to vote
HAWAII
1 Hanabusa, Colleen (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z
2 Hirono, Mazie (D) z z z z
IDAHO
1 Labrador, Raul (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Simpson, Michael (R) z z z
ILLINOIS
13 Biggert, Judy (R) z z
12 Costello, Jerry (D) z z
7 Davis, Danny (D) z z z z
10 Dold, Robert (R) Took office on 1/5/11 z z
4 Gutierrez, Luis (D) z z z
14 Hultgren, Randy (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Jackson, Jesse (D) z z z z
15 Johnson, Timothy (R)
11 Kinzinger, Adam (R) Took office on 1/5/11
3 Lipinski, Daniel (D) z z
16 Manzullo, Donald (R) z
5 Quigley, Michael (D) z z z
6 Roskam, Peter (R)
1 Rush, Bobby (D) z z
9 Schakowsky, Janice (D) z z z
17 Schilling, Bobby (R) Took office on 1/5/11
18 Schock, Aaron (R) z z
19 Shimkus, John (R) z
8 Walsh, Joe (R) Took office on 1/5/11
INDIANA
8 Bucshon, Larry (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Burton, Dan (R)
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INDIANA (cont.)
7 Carson, Andre (D) z z
2 Donnelly, Joe (D) z
6 Pence, Mike (R)
4 Rokita, Todd (R) Took office on 1/5/11
3 Stutzman, Marlin (R) Took office on 11/2/10
1 Visclosky, Peter (D) z z
9 Young, Todd (R) Took office on 1/5/11
IOWA
3 Boswell, Leonard (D) z z z
1 Braley, Bruce (D) z
5 King, Steven (R)
4 Latham, Tom (R)
2 Loebsack, David (D) z z z z
KANSAS
1 Huelskamp, Tim (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Jenkins, Lynn (R) z
4 Pompeo, Mike (R) Took office on 1/5/11
3 Yoder, Kevin (R) Took office on 1/5/11
KENTUCKY
6 Chandler, Ben (D) z z z
4 Davis, Geoff (R)
2 Guthrie, Brett (R) z
5 Rogers, Harold (R)
1 Whitfield, Ed (R)
3 Yarmuth, John (D) z z z z z
LOUISIANA
5 Alexander, Rodney (R) z
7 Boustany, Charles (R)
6 Cassidy, Bill (R) z
4 Fleming, John (R) z
3 Landry, Jeff (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Richmond, Cedric (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z
1 Scalise, Steve (R)
MAINE
2 Michaud, Michael (D) z z z z
1 Pingree, Chellie (D) z z z z z
MARYLAND
6 Bartlett, Roscoe (R)
7 Cummings, Elijah (D) z z
4 Edwards, Donna (D) z z
1 Harris, Andy (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Hoyer, Steny (D) z
2 Ruppersberger, Dutch (D) z
3 Sarbanes, John (D) z
8 Van Hollen, Christopher (D) z z z z
MASSACHUSETTS
8 Capuano, Michael (D) z z z
4 Frank, Barney (D) z z z z
10 Keating, William (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z
9 Lynch, Stephen (D) z z
7 Markey, Edward (D) z z
3 McGovern, James (D) z z z z
z indicates arts-friendlyy position

p indicates opposition
pp or no action taken on arts-friendlyy p
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MASSACHUSETTS (cont.)
2 Neal, Richard (D) z z
1 Olver, John (D) z z
6 Tierney, John (D) z
5 Tsongas, Niki (D) z z z z z
MICHIGAN
3 Amash, Justin (R) Took office on 1/5/11
1 Benishek, Dan (R) Took office on 1/5/11
4 Camp, Dave (R)
13 Clarke, Hansen (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z
14 Conyers, John (D) z z z z
15 Dingell, John (D) z z z
2 Huizenga, Bill (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Kildee, Dale (D) z z z z
12 Levin, Sander (D) z z
11 McCotter, Thaddeus (R) z z
10 Miller, Candice (R)
9 Peters, Gary (D) z z
8 Rogers, Mike (R)
6 Upton, Fred (R) z
7 Walberg, Tim (R) Took office on 1/5/11
MINNESOTA
6 Bachmann, Michelle (R)
8 Cravaack, Chip (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Ellison, Keith (D) z z z z
2 Kline, John (R)
4 McCollum, Betty (D) z z z
3 Paulsen, Erik (R) z z
7 Peterson, Collin (D) z z z z z
1 Walz, Timothy (D) z z z
MISSISSIPPI
3 Harper, Gregg (R) z
1 Nunnelee, Alan (R) Took office on 1/5/11
4 Palazzo, Steven (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Thompson, Bennie (D) z
MISSOURI
2 Akin, Todd (R)
3 Carnahan, Russ (D) z z
1 Clay, William Lacy (D) z z
5 Cleaver, Emanuel (D) z
8 Emerson, Jo Ann (R) z
6 Graves, Sam (R)
4 Hartzler, Vicky (R) Took office on 1/5/11
7 Long, Billy (R) Took office on 1/5/11
9 Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R)
MONTANA
1 Rehberg, Dennis (R)
NEBRASKA
1 Fortenberry, Jeff (R)
3 Smith, Adrian (R)
2 Terry, Lee (R) z
NEVADA
1 Berkley, Shelley (D) z z z z
3 Heck, Joe (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Heller, Dean (R)

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NEW HAMPSHIRE
2 Bass, Charles (R) Took office on 1/5/11 z z
1 Guinta, Frank (R) Took office on 1/5/11
NEW JERSEY
1 Andrews, Robert (D) z z
11 Frelinghuysen, Rodney (R)
5 Garrett, Scott (R)
12 Holt, Rush (D) z z z
7 Lance, Leonard (R) z z
2 LoBiondo, Frank (R) z z
6 Pallone, Frank (D) z z
8 Pascrell, Bill (D) z z z z
10 Payne, Donald (D) z z
9 Rothman, Steven (D) z z z
3 Runyan, Jon (R) Took office on 1/5/11
13 Sires, Albio (D) z z
4 Smith, Christopher (R)
NEW MEXICO
1 Heinrich, Martin (D) z z
3 Luján, Ben Ray (D) z z z
2 Pearce, Steve (R) Took office on 1/05/11
NEW YORK
5 Ackerman, Gary (D) z z
1 Bishop, Tim (D) z z z
25 Buerkle, Ann Marie (R) Took office on 1/5/11
11 Clarke, Yvette (D) z z
7 Crowley, Joseph (D) z
17 Engel, Eliot (D) z z
20 Gibson,
Gib Chris
Ch i (R) Took office on 1/5/11 z
13 Grimm, Michael (R) Took office on 1/5/11 z
24 Hanna, Richard (R) Took office on 1/5/11 z
19 Hayworth, Nan (R) Took office on 1/5/11
27 Higgins, Brian (D) z z
22 Hinchey, Maurice (D) z z z
2 Israel, Steve (D) z z
3 King, Peter (R)
26 Vacant Rep. Chris Lee resigned 02/09/11
18 Lowey, Nita (D) z z
14 Maloney, Carolyn (D) z z z z
4 McCarthy, Carolyn (D) z
6 Meeks, Gregory (D) z
8 Nadler, Jerrold (D) z z z z
23 Owens, Bill (D) z
15 Rangel, Charles (D) z z z
29 Reed, Tom (R) Took office on 11/2/10
16 Serrano, Jose (D) z z z
28 Slaughter, Louise (D) z z z z z
21 Tonko, Paul (D) z z z
10 Towns, Edolphus (D) z z
12 Velazquez, Nydia (D) z
9 Weiner, Anthony (D) z z z
NORTH CAROLINA
1 Butterfield, G.K. (D) z
6 Coble, Howard (R)
2 Ellmers, Renee (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Foxx, Virginia (R) z
3 Jones, Walter (R)
8 Kissell, Larry (D) z z

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NORTH CAROLINA (cont.)
10 McHenry, Patrick (R)
7 McIntyre, Mike (D) z z
13 Miller, Brad (D) z z z z
9 Myrick, Sue (R)
4 Price, David (D) z z z
11 Shuler, Heath (D) z
12 Watt, Melvin (D) z z
NORTH DAKOTA
1 Berg, Rick (R) Took office on 1/05/11
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
1 Sablan, Gregorio (I) U.S. Territory Delegates are unable to vote z
OHIO
7 Austria, Steve (R) z
8 Boehner, John (R) Speaker of the House traditionally does not vote
1 Chabot, Steve (R) Took office on 1/5/11
11 Fudge, Marcia (D) z z z
18 Gibbs, Bob (R) Took office on 1/5/11
6 Johnson, Bill (R) Took office on 1/5/11
4 Jordan, Jim (R)
9 Kaptur, Marcy (D) z z
10 Kucinich, Dennis (D) z z
14 LaTourette, Steven (R) z
5 Latta, Robert (R)
16 Renacci, Jim (R) Took office on 1/5/11
17 Ryan, Tim (D) z z
2 Schmidt, Jean (R)
15 Stivers, Steve (R) Took office on 1/5/11 z z
13 Sutton, Betty (D) z z z
12 Tiberi, Patrick (R) z z
3 Turner, Michael (R) z z
OKLAHOMA
2 Boren, Dan (D)
4 Cole, Tom (R)
5 Lankford, James (R) Took office on 1/5/11
3 Lucas, Frank (R)
1 Sullivan, John (R) Â
OREGON
3 Blumenauer, Earl (D) z z z z
4 DeFazio, Peter (D) z z
5 Schrader, Kurt (D) z z
2 Walden, Greg (R) z
1 Wu, David (D) z z z z z
PENNSYLVANIA
4 Altmire, Jason (D) z z
11 Barletta, Lou (R) Took office on 1/5/11
1 Brady, Robert (D) z z z
12 Critz, Mark S. (D) Took office on 05/20/10 z z
15 Dent, Charles (R) z z
14 Doyle, Michael (D) z z
2 Fattah, Chaka (D) z z
8 Fitzpatrick, Michael (R) Took office on 1/5/11
6 Gerlach, Jim (R) z z z
17 Holden, Tim (D) z z
3 Kelly, Mike (R) Took office on 1/5/11
10 Marino, Tom (R) Took office on 1/5/11

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PENNSYLVANIA (cont.)
7 Meehan, Pat (R) Took office on 1/5/11 z
18 Murphy, Timothy (R) z
16 Pitts, Joseph (R )
19 Platts, Todd (R) z z z z
13 Schwartz, Allyson (D) z z
9 Shuster, Bill (R)
5 Thompson, Glenn (R) z
PUERTO RICO
1 Pierluisi, Pedro (D) U.S. Territory Delegates are unable to vote z
RHODE ISLAND
1 Cicilline, David (D) Took office on 1/5/11 z z
2 Langevin, James (D) z z z z
SOUTH CAROLINA
6 Clyburn, James (D) z z
3 Duncan, Jeff (R) Took office on 1/5/11
4 Gowdy, Trey (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Mulvaney, Mick (R) Took office on 1/5/11
1 Scott, Tim (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Wilson, Joe (R) z
SOUTH DAKOTA
1 Noem, Kristi (R) Took office on 1/05/11
TENNESSEE
6 Black, Diane (R) Took office on 1/5/11
7 Blackburn, Marsha (R)
9 Cohen, Steve (D) z z z
5 Cooper, Jim (D) z z
4 DesJarlais, Scott (R) Took office on 1/5/11
2 Duncan, John (R)
8 Fincher, Stephen (R) Took office on 1/5/11
3 Fleischmann, Chuck (R) Took office on 1/5/11
1 Roe, Phil (R) z
TEXAS
6 Barton, Joe (R)
8 Brady, Kevin (R)
26 Burgess, Michael (R)
23 Canseco, Francisco (R) Took office on 1/5/11
31 Carter, John (R)
11 Conaway, Mike (R)
28 Cuellar, Henry (D) z
7 Culberson, John (R)
25 Doggett, Lloyd (D) z z z
27 Farenthold, Blake (R) Took office on 1/5/11
17 Flores, Bill (R) Took office on 1/5/11
1 Gohmert, Louie (R)
20 Gonzalez, Charles (D) z z z
12 Granger, Kay (R) z
9 Green, Al (D) z z
29 Green, Gene (D) Â z
4 Hall, Ralph (R)
5 Hensarling, Jeb (R)
15 Hinojosa, Ruben (D) z
18 Jackson-Lee, Sheila (D) z z
30 Johnson, Eddie Bernice (D) z z
3 Johnson, Sam (R)

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TEXAS (cont.)
24 Marchant, Kenny (R)
10 McCaul, Michael (R)
19 Neugebauer, Randy (R)
22 Olson, Pete (R) z
14 Paul, Ron (R) z
2 Poe, Ted (R)
16 Reyes, Silvestre (D) z z
32 Sessions, Pete (R)
21 Smith, Lamar (R)
13 Thornberry, Mac (R)
UTAH
1 Bishop, Rob (R)
3 Chaffetz, Jason (R) z
2 Matheson, Jim (D) Â z
VERMONT
1 Welch, Peter (D) z z z z
VIRGIN ISLANDS
1 Christensen, Donna (D) U.S. Territory Delegates are unable to vote z z z
VIRGINIA
7 Cantor, Eric (R)
11 Connolly, Gerry (D) z z
4 Forbes, Randy (R) z
6 Goodlatte, Bob (R)
9 Griffith, Morgan (R) Took office on 1/5/11
5 Hurt, Robert (R) Took office on 1/5/11
8 Moran, Jim (D) z z
2 Rigell,
Rigell Scott (R) T k office
Took ffi on 1/5/11
3 Scott, Bobby (D) z z
1 Wittman, Robert (R) Â
10 Wolf, Frank (R)
WASHINGTON
6 Dicks, Norm (D) z z
4 Hastings, Doc (R)
3 Herrera Beutler, Jaime (R) Took office on 1/5/11
1 Inslee, Jay (D) z z
2 Larsen, Rick (D) z z
7 McDermott, Jim (D) z z z z z
5 McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R)
8 Reichert, David (R) z
9 Smith, Adam (D) z z
WEST VIRGINIA
2 Capito, Shelley Moore (R) z
1 McKinley, David (R) Took office on 1/5/11 z
3 Rahall, Nick (D) z z z z z
WISCONSIN
2 Baldwin, Tammy (D) z z
7 Duffy, Sean (R) Took office on 1/5/11
3 Kind, Ron (D) z z
4 Moore, Gwen (D) z z
6 Petri, Thomas (R)
8 Ribble, Reid (R) Took office on 1/5/11
1 Ryan, Paul (R)
5 Sensenbrenner, Jim (R)
WYOMING
1 Lummis, Cynthia (R) z

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