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- Vote Date:
- April 30, 2009
- Motion:
- On Passage - House - H.R. 627 Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009
- Location:
- House
- Result:
- Pass
- 357 Yes Votes

- 70 No Votes

- 7 Not Voting

- Showing contributions
- Jan 2003-Jun 2009
Money Received Near Votes
Interest groups supporting or opposing this bill gave these contributions within 14 days of a vote on this bill:
| ContributionsContributor | Interest Group of contributor | Position of orgs in interest group | Amount | Date | Legislator | Party | State | Vote | VotesVote date | Days apart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/13/09 | Aaron Schock | R | (IL-18) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Adam Smith | D | (WA-9) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/27/09 | Addison Wilson | R | (SC-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $5,000 | 4/29/09 | Addison Wilson | R | (SC-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Adrian Smith | R | (NE-3) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Lear, Bruce Mr | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $250 | 5/8/09 | Adrian Smith | R | (NE-3) | No | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Allyson Schwartz | D | (PA-13) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Rosenwald, E John Jr | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,400 | 4/17/09 | Allyson Schwartz | D | (PA-13) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| National Assn Of Federal Credit Unions | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,579 | 5/6/09 | André Carson | D | (IN-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $4,000 | 4/22/09 | Barney Frank | D | (MA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/23/09 | Barney Frank | D | (MA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Barney Frank | D | (MA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Costello, Stephen P | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $250 | 4/30/09 | Barney Frank | D | (MA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Date, Rajee V | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Barney Frank | D | (MA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Schlorholtz, Esther | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $250 | 4/28/09 | Barney Frank | D | (MA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| Schlorholtz, Esther | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $250 | 5/6/09 | Barney Frank | D | (MA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/23/09 | Barney Frank | D | (MA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/27/09 | Barton Gordon | D | (TN-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/16/09 | Ben Chandler | D | (KY-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/29/09 | Ben Chandler | D | (KY-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 4/16/09 | Bennie Thompson | D | (MS-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $-2,500 | 4/29/09 | Betsy Markey | D | (CO-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| Ferraro, Doug | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Betsy Markey | D | (CO-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/09 | Bill Cassidy | R | (LA-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Bill Foster | D | (IL-14) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/09 | Bill Foster | D | (IL-14) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| National Assn Of Federal Credit Unions | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/09 | Bill Foster | D | (IL-14) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| First Future Credit Union | Credit unions | Oppose | $2,400 | 4/16/09 | Bob Filner | D | (CA-51) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/8/09 | Bob Filner | D | (CA-51) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Cunningham, Mary | Credit unions | Oppose | $500 | 4/27/09 | Bob Filner | D | (CA-51) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Bob Inglis | R | (SC-4) | No | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Bobby Bright | D | (AL-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | Brad Ellsworth | D | (IN-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| National Assn Of Federal Credit Unions | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/24/09 | Brad Sherman | D | (CA-27) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Cheney, Bill | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Brad Sherman | D | (CA-27) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Ito, Lucille I | Credit unions | Oppose | $250 | 4/22/09 | Brad Sherman | D | (CA-27) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Napper, Jeffrey A | Credit unions | Oppose | $250 | 4/17/09 | Brad Sherman | D | (CA-27) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Brett Guthrie | R | (KY-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 4/20/09 | C. Thompson | D | (CA-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | C.A. Ruppersberger | D | (MD-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/12/09 | Candice Miller | R | (MI-10) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/09 | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | (WA-5) | No | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Charles Boustany | R | (LA-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/12/09 | Charles Wilson | D | (OH-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Christopher Carney | D | (PA-10) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Forrestel, Peter | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/24/09 | Christopher Lee | R | (NY-26) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Forrestel, Peter | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/24/09 | Christopher Lee | R | (NY-26) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 5/11/09 | Christopher Van Hollen | D | (MD-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Clifford Stearns | R | (FL-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-1,000 | 4/30/09 | Clifford Stearns | R | (FL-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Kislak, Jonathan I | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/09 | Clifford Stearns | R | (FL-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| Branch Banking & Trust | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 5/11/09 | Connie Mack | R | (FL-14) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Cynthia Lummis | R | (WY) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/13/09 | Dan Boren | D | (OK-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| Fergeson, Ken | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 4/28/09 | Dan Boren | D | (OK-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/12/09 | Daniel Lungren | R | (CA-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/09 | Daniel Maffei | D | (NY-25) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | David Camp | R | (MI-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 5/11/09 | David Loebsack | D | (IA-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/23/09 | Dean Heller | R | (NV-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| National Assn Of Federal Credit Unions | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/24/09 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | (FL-20) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/30/09 | Dennis Cardoza | D | (CA-18) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Dennis Moore | D | (KS-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Devin Nunes | R | (CA-21) | No | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Jimenez, Gilbert | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $250 | 4/20/09 | Dina Titus | D | (NV-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-2,000 | 4/30/09 | Doc Hastings | R | (WA-4) | no vote | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/16/09 | Donald Manzullo | R | (IL-16) | No | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Donald Manzullo | R | (IL-16) | No | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Us Bancorp | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Donald Manzullo | R | (IL-16) | No | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 5/6/09 | Doris Matsui | D | (CA-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-1,000 | 5/6/09 | Earl Pomeroy | D | (ND) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/30/09 | Edward Pastor | D | (AZ-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Edward Royce | R | (CA-40) | No | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/09 | Edward Whitfield | R | (KY-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/23/09 | Elijah Cummings | D | (MD-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/12/09 | Elton Gallegly | R | (CA-24) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/23/09 | Emanuel Cleaver | D | (MO-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/17/09 | Eric Massa | D | (NY-29) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/13/09 | Erik Paulsen | R | (MN-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Erik Paulsen | R | (MN-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Frank Kratovil | D | (MD-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 5/6/09 | Frank Lucas | R | (OK-3) | No | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/6/09 | Frank Lucas | R | (OK-3) | No | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Gabrielle Giffords | D | (AZ-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/16/09 | Gary Ackerman | D | (NY-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 5/6/09 | Gary Ackerman | D | (NY-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Gary Ackerman | D | (NY-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/29/09 | Gary Ackerman | D | (NY-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| National Assn Of Federal Credit Unions | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/09 | Gary Ackerman | D | (NY-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/17/09 | Gary Peters | D | (MI-9) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | Gary Peters | D | (MI-9) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/09 | Geoff Davis | R | (KY-4) | No | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/16/09 | Glenn Nye | D | (VA-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Gregg Harper | R | (MS-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/27/09 | Harold Rogers | R | (KY-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/30/09 | Henry Cuellar | D | (TX-28) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Howard Coble | R | (NC-6) | No | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/23/09 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | R | (FL-18) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| Branch Banking & Trust | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $600 | 4/17/09 | James Forbes | R | (VA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | James Marshall | D | (GA-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | James McGovern | D | (MA-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Mcinerney, Erin | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $300 | 4/21/09 | Janice Schakowsky | D | (IL-9) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 9 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Jason Altmire | D | (PA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | Jason Altmire | D | (PA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Jeb Hensarling | R | (TX-5) | No | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Jeb Hensarling | R | (TX-5) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Jeff Miller | R | (FL-1) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Thoman, Richard | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/20/09 | Jerry Costello | D | (IL-12) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| Kennedy, Joseph | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 4/24/09 | Jerry Moran | R | (KS-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Jim Jordan | R | (OH-4) | No | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/11/09 | Jim Matheson | D | (UT-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Huffines, James | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/14/09 | Jim Matheson | D | (UT-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $5,000 | 4/30/09 | Jo Ann Emerson | R | (MO-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/8/09 | Joe Baca | D | (CA-43) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-2,000 | 4/30/09 | Joe Courtney | D | (CT-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/09 | Joe Donnelly | D | (IN-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| Us Bancorp | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $3,500 | 5/5/09 | John Boehner | R | (OH-8) | No | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| Us Bancorp | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/5/09 | John Boehner | R | (OH-8) | No | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| Swallow, John | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $250 | 4/16/09 | John Boehner | R | (OH-8) | No | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| Orange County Teachers Fed Credit Union | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/13/09 | John Campbell | R | (CA-48) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/27/09 | John Duncan | R | (TN-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | John Gingrey | R | (GA-11) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | John Kline | R | (MN-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | John Larson | D | (CT-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | John Shadegg | R | (AZ-3) | No | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Hopper, William | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 5/11/09 | John Shimkus | R | (IL-19) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/6/09 | John Sullivan | R | (OK-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/20/09 | John Tanner | D | (TN-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $500 | 4/23/09 | John Tierney | D | (MA-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/29/09 | José Serrano | D | (NY-16) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/20/09 | Joseph Crowley | D | (NY-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/20/09 | Joseph Crowley | D | (NY-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 5/4/09 | Joseph Crowley | D | (NY-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Joseph Pitts | R | (PA-16) | No | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/20/09 | Judy Biggert | R | (IL-13) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Judy Biggert | R | (IL-13) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/30/09 | K. Conaway | R | (TX-11) | No | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Huckabee, Todd Mr | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 4/28/09 | K. Conaway | R | (TX-11) | No | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Kathy Castor | D | (FL-11) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $5,000 | 5/8/09 | Kathy Castor | D | (FL-11) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Blankenship, Cynthia Mrs | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/16/09 | Kenny Marchant | R | (TX-24) | No | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| Us Bancorp | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Kevin McCarthy | R | (CA-22) | No | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| Us Bancorp | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/22/09 | Lamar Smith | R | (TX-21) | No | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $5,000 | 4/23/09 | Lamar Smith | R | (TX-21) | No | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Lamar Smith | R | (TX-21) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/09 | Lamar Smith | R | (TX-21) | No | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/29/09 | Lamar Smith | R | (TX-21) | No | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $4,000 | 4/30/09 | Leonard Boswell | D | (IA-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | Leonard Lance | R | (NJ-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | R | (FL-21) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Payne, Jim | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 4/20/09 | Louis Gohmert | R | (TX-1) | No | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| Us Bancorp | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Lynn Jenkins | R | (KS-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Lynn Jenkins | R | (KS-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $500 | 4/23/09 | Lynn Westmoreland | R | (GA-3) | No | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | (FL-25) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Mark Kirk | R | (IL-10) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | Martin Heinrich | D | (NM-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | Mazie Hirono | D | (HI-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 5/13/09 | Melissa Bean | D | (IL-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/09 | Melissa Bean | D | (IL-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-1,000 | 4/29/09 | Michael Capuano | D | (MA-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-2,000 | 4/30/09 | Michael McCaul | R | (TX-10) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Dupuis, Richard | Credit unions | Oppose | $500 | 5/11/09 | Michael Michaud | D | (ME-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Moreau, Philippe | Credit unions | Oppose | $500 | 5/11/09 | Michael Michaud | D | (ME-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Murphy, John G | Credit unions | Oppose | $500 | 5/11/09 | Michael Michaud | D | (ME-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Poirier, Roland L | Credit unions | Oppose | $250 | 5/11/09 | Michael Michaud | D | (ME-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Reed, John | Credit unions | Oppose | $500 | 5/11/09 | Michael Michaud | D | (ME-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Sirois, Roger | Credit unions | Oppose | $250 | 5/11/09 | Michael Michaud | D | (ME-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | Michael Rogers | R | (AL-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Michael Rogers | R | (MI-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/16/09 | Michael Simpson | R | (ID-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 5/12/09 | Michael Turner | R | (OH-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/09 | Mike Coffman | R | (CO-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| Broadhurst, Spence H | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 5/2/09 | Mike McIntyre | D | (NC-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/27/09 | Mike Ross | D | (AR-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Mike Ross | D | (AR-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Fayne, Steven | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/16/09 | Nancy Pelosi | D | (CA-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 14 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/30/09 | Nick Rahall | D | (WV-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/8/09 | Nydia Velázquez | D | (NY-12) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Parker Griffith | D | (AL-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-1,000 | 5/4/09 | Parker Griffith | D | (AL-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $-2,500 | 4/29/09 | Parker Griffith | D | (AL-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/20/09 | Patrick Tiberi | R | (OH-12) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-1,000 | 4/28/09 | Paul Ryan | R | (WI-1) | No | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| Tenuta, Ralph | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $500 | 5/7/09 | Paul Ryan | R | (WI-1) | No | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| Walton, Jim | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/29/09 | Paul Ryan | R | (WI-1) | No | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Paul Tonko | D | (NY-21) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/30/09 | Ralph Hall | R | (TX-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $3,000 | 5/6/09 | Randy Neugebauer | R | (TX-19) | No | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Us Bancorp | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Randy Neugebauer | R | (TX-19) | No | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Randy Neugebauer | R | (TX-19) | No | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/23/09 | Raul Grijalva | D | (AZ-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Richard Neal | D | (MA-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $4,000 | 5/12/09 | Rob Wittman | R | (VA-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/12/09 | Rob Wittman | R | (VA-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Robert Andrews | D | (NJ-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/23/09 | Robert Goodlatte | R | (VA-6) | No | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Robert Latta | R | (OH-5) | No | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Ron Klein | D | (FL-22) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| National Assn Of Federal Credit Unions | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/13/09 | Roy Blunt | R | (MO-7) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,500 | 4/23/09 | Russ Carnahan | D | (MO-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 5/11/09 | Samuel Graves | R | (MO-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Samuel Graves | R | (MO-6) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/8/09 | Scott Garrett | R | (NJ-5) | No | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Shelley Capito | R | (WV-2) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/5/09 | Spencer Bachus | R | (AL-6) | No | 4/30/09 | 5 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/4/09 | Stephen Buyer | R | (IN-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 4 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-2,000 | 5/7/09 | Stephen Lynch | D | (MA-9) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Steve Cohen | D | (TN-9) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $2,000 | 4/23/09 | Steve Kagen | D | (WI-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/11/09 | Steve King | R | (IA-5) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/12/09 | Steve Scalise | R | (LA-1) | No | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| Koch, Charles | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,000 | 5/12/09 | Steven LaTourette | R | (OH-14) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,500 | 4/23/09 | Steven LaTourette | R | (OH-14) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 7 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $-2,000 | 4/30/09 | Steven Rothman | D | (NJ-9) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/8/09 | Steven Rothman | D | (NJ-9) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Branch Banking & Trust | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/1/09 | Sue Myrick | R | (NC-9) | No | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| Nesbitt, William | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/17/09 | Thomas Edwards | D | (TX-17) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| Credit Union National Assn | Credit unions | Oppose | $3,000 | 4/29/09 | Thomas Edwards | D | (TX-17) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 1 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/20/09 | Thomas Latham | R | (IA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| Tomson, Ollie | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $250 | 5/13/09 | Thomas Latham | R | (IA-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 13 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Tom Cole | R | (OK-4) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Tom Price | R | (GA-6) | No | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $3,000 | 4/30/09 | Tom Price | R | (GA-6) | No | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/20/09 | Tom Price | R | (GA-6) | No | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| Martin, Bobby P | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/12/09 | Travis Childers | D | (MS-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| Martin, Bobby P | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/12/09 | Travis Childers | D | (MS-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/11/09 | Trent Franks | R | (AZ-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 11 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Vernon Ehlers | R | (MI-3) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/22/09 | Virginia Brown-Waite | R | (FL-5) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 8 |
| Independent Community Bankers Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/28/09 | Walter Herger | R | (CA-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 2 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 5/6/09 | Walter Herger | R | (CA-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 6 |
| Bank Of America | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 5/12/09 | Walter Herger | R | (CA-2) | No | 4/30/09 | 12 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $2,500 | 4/30/09 | Walter Minnick | D | (ID-1) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 0 |
| Citigroup Inc | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,500 | 4/20/09 | William Pascrell | D | (NJ-8) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 10 |
| American Bankers Assn | Commercial banks & bank holding companies | Oppose | $1,000 | 4/27/09 | Zachary Space | D | (OH-18) | Yes | 4/30/09 | 3 |
Contribution data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (OpenSecrets.org)
Comments 
Making planning for the future easier by Emily Derenthal, Mar 23, 2009 (10:24pm)
The Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 627) will protect credit cardholders from unexpected and unanticipated changes in their credit card policies. Small business as well as individuals ought to expect a certain level of stability as well as clear communication from lending institutions so they can make informed financial decisions. In the current economic climate, this is more important than ever.
Mixed Interpretations by Anonymous, Aug 26, 2009 (10:32pm)
I like “Money Near Vote” feature, but one needs to be careful interpreting reports. As your list with the “Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights” shows, banks and credit unions donated to representatives in both parties. I doubt seriously the donors expected favorable votes for their contributions or they wouldn’t have donated to Democrats. However, I could see how an opponent of an incumbent during a campaign could infer the incumbent’s vote was for sale. That may not always be the case.
vote seems to depend on party, not so much on money by Anonymous, Aug 30, 2009 (12:27pm)
I used contributions from up to 30 days back, the max allowed by the tool. First I summed contributions by Legislator. There were 115 Dems all voted Yes. 108 Republicans, 57 voted Yes, 48 voted No. Average contribution to the Dems was a little less than $2,000, while the average contribution to the Repubs was a little more than $2,500.
So there seems to be a big party effect. If the Banks figured there was no point in trying to influence the Dems, maybe the strategy was to throw money at the Repubs and hope to get some to vote No. That is possible I’m not sure how to test that.
One thing you can look at is to see whether on average within the Repub group more money was given to No votes than Yes votes.
Using the tool we see that avg contribution to the Repub No votes was about $2,820, and to the Repub Yes votes was $2,460. The standard deviations and all that give a t-stat of .78, or a one tailed p-value of .22 (I used an online t-stat calculator).
This does not suggest a significant money effect.
However, the tool says there were 357 Yes votes and 70 No votes, but our data with contributions only include 223 votes total. This suggests there were a lot of votes not associated with Bank contributions. These “zero” money votes were not included in the calculation of the averages or t-stats. They need to be included in the tool in order to analyze the effect of money.

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