Dirk Kempthorne

Former senator for Idaho · Republican; served until January 3, 1999

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Seat held: Senator for ID, 1993–1999 (5 years, 11 months).

Idaho has about 2 million residents, represented by two senators.

Votes compared with what constituents said

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Attendance

In the 105th Congress, Dirk Kempthorne missed 8 of 612 Senate votes (1.3%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 94.2% of the time.

Most recent votes

Vote	Date	Their vote
H.R. 4328: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 21, 1998	Yea
H.R. 3150: A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. On the Motion to Proceed · Motion to Proceed Agreed to	October 9, 1998	Yea
H.R. 4104: A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. On the Motion to Proceed · Motion to Proceed Agreed to	October 9, 1998	Yea
H.R. 4250: A bill to provide new patient protections under group health plans. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to	October 9, 1998	Yea
H.R. 2431: An act to express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on account of religion; to authorize United States actions in response to violations of religious freedom in foreign countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a Special Advisor on International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council; and for other purposes. On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed	October 9, 1998	Yea
William A. Fletcher, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed	October 8, 1998	Nay
S. 442: A bill to establish a national policy against State and local government interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services, and to exercise Congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other purposes. On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed	October 8, 1998	Yea
H.R. 4194: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 8, 1998	Yea
S. 442: To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Failed	October 7, 1998	Nay
S. 442: To extend the ending date of the moratorium. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	October 7, 1998	Nay
S. 442: Relating to the duties of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Failed	October 7, 1998	Yea
S. 442: To exempt from the moratorium on Internet taxation any persons engaged in the business of selling or transferring by means of the World Wide Web material that is harmful to minors who do not restrict access to such material by minors. On the Amendment · Amendment Agreed to	October 7, 1998	Yea
S. 442: A bill to establish a national policy against State and local government interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services, and to exercise Congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to	October 7, 1998	Yea
H.R. 10: A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes. On the Motion to Proceed · Motion to Proceed Agreed to	October 7, 1998	Yea
S. 442: To require persons selling tangible personal property via the Internet to disclose to purchasers that they may be subject to State and local sales and use taxes on the purchases. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to	October 6, 1998	Yea

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