The Secretary of the Senate keeps a record of every vote cast in the Senate. Listed below is Senator Nelson's voting record.
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Vote No.
Session
Date |
Vote Question
Description
Result |
Position |
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263
109 - 2
09/29/06
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On the Cloture Motion S. 403
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Cloture Motion Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required)
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Yea
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262
109 - 2
09/29/06
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On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6061
A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.
Bill Passed (80-19)
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Yea
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261
109 - 2
09/29/06
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On the Conference Report H.R. 5631
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
Conference Report Agreed to (100-0)
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Yea
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260
109 - 2
09/28/06
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On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6061
A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.
Cloture Motion Agreed to (71-28, 3/5 majority required)
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Yea
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259
109 - 2
09/28/06
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On Passage of the Bill S. 3930
A bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (65-34)
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Yea
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258
109 - 2
09/28/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5088 to S. 3930 (Military Commissions Act of 2006)
To provide for the protection of United States persons in the implementation of treaty obligations.
Amendment Rejected (46-53)
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Nay
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257
109 - 2
09/28/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5104 to S. 3930 (Military Commissions Act of 2006)
To prohibit the establishment of new military commissions after December 31, 2011.
Amendment Rejected (47-52)
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Yea
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256
109 - 2
09/28/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5095 to S. 3930 (Military Commissions Act of 2006)
To provide for congressional oversight of certain Central Intelligence Agency programs.
Amendment Rejected (46-53)
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Yea
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255
109 - 2
09/28/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5087 to S. 3930 (Military Commissions Act of 2006)
To strike the provision regarding habeas review.
Amendment Rejected (48-51)
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Nay
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254
109 - 2
09/27/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5086 to S. 3930 (Military Commissions Act of 2006)
In the nature of a substitute.
Amendment Rejected (43-54)
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Nay
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253
109 - 2
09/25/06
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On the Nomination PN1586
Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico
Nomination Confirmed (87-0)
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Yea
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252
109 - 2
09/20/06
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On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6061
A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.
Cloture Motion Agreed to (94-0, 3/5 majority required)
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Yea
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251
109 - 2
09/19/06
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On the Nomination PN358
Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Nomination Confirmed (61-35)
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Yea
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250
109 - 2
09/19/06
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On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5684
A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.
Bill Passed (62-32)
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Yea
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249
109 - 2
09/14/06
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On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4954
A bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (98-0)
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Yea
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248
109 - 2
09/14/06
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4930 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act)
To improve maritime container security by ensuring that foreign ports participating in the Container Security Initiative scan all containers shipped to the United States for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading.
Motion to Table Agreed to (61-37)
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Yea
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247
109 - 2
09/14/06
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On the Cloture Motion H.R. 4954
A bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.
Cloture Motion Agreed to (98-0, 3/5 majority required)
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Yea
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246
109 - 2
09/13/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4999 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act)
To improve the security of cargo containers destined for the United States.
Amendment Rejected (43-55)
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Nay
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245
109 - 2
09/13/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4982 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act)
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all cargo containers are screened before arriving at a United States seaport, that all high-risk containers are scanned before leaving a United States seaport, and that integrated scanning systems are fully deployed to scan all cargo containers entering the United States before they arrive in the United States.
Amendment Agreed to (95-3)
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Yea
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244
109 - 2
09/13/06
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On the Motion (Motion to Table Biden Amdt. No. 4975)
To establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the Homeland, and for other purposes.
Motion Agreed to (57-41)
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Yea
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243
109 - 2
09/13/06
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On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Reid Amdt. No.4936)
To provide real national security, restore United States leadership, and implement tough and smart policies to win the war on terror.
Motion Rejected (41-57, 3/5 majority required)
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Nay
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242
109 - 2
09/12/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4931 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act)
To strengthen national security by adding an additional 275 Customs and Border Protection officers at United States ports.
Amendment Agreed to (97-0)
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Yea
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241
109 - 2
09/12/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4940 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act)
To provide that the limitation on the number of Transportation Security Administration employees shall not apply after the date of enactment of this Act, and for other purposes.
Amendment Agreed to (85-12)
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Yea
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240
109 - 2
09/12/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4921 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act)
To establish a unified national hazard alert system, and for other purposes.
Amendment Agreed to (95-0)
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Yea
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239
109 - 2
09/07/06
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On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5631
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (98-0)
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Yea
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238
109 - 2
09/07/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4911 to H.R. 5631 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007)
To make available an additional $65,400,000 for additional appropriations for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, for the procurement of Predators for Special Operations forces, and to designate the amount as an emergency requirement.
Amendment Agreed to (98-0)
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Yea
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237
109 - 2
09/07/06
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4897 to H.R. 5631 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007)
To make available up to an additional $700,000,000 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities to combat the growth of poppies in Afghanistan, to eliminate the production and trade of opium, and heroin, and to prevent terrorists from using the proceeds for terrorist activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, and to designate the additional amount as emergency spending.
Motion to Table Failed (45-51)
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Yea
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236
109 - 2
09/07/06
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4909 to H.R. 5631 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007)
To prohibit the use of funds for a public relations program designed to monitor news media in the United States and the Middle East and create a database of news stories to promote positive coverage of the war in Iraq.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-44)
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Nay
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235
109 - 2
09/07/06
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4907 to H.R. 5631 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007)
To enhance intelligence community efforts to bring Osama bin Laden and other key leaders of al Qaeda to the justice they deserve.
Amendment Agreed to (96-0)
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Yea
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234
109 - 2
09/06/06
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4895 to H.R. 5631 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007)
To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into or carry out a contract for the performance by a contractor of any base operation support service at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital pursuant to a private-public competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 that was initiated on June 13, 2000, and has the solicitation number DADA 10-03-R-0001.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48)
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Nay
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