Voting Record

As Rhode Island's senior Senator, I believe in a government that is both open and accountable to the people. In an effort to make my voting record readily accessible to the public, this page provides a detailed list of my votes in the current and past Congresses.

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629 votes found, showing 1 - 25.


Congress Vote Date Vote Title Description Vote Result
109 09/29/2006 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in House Amendment to 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. Nay Cloture Motion Rejected
109 09/29/2006 H.R. 6061 A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States. Nay Bill Passed
109 09/29/2006 H.R.5631 Conference Report A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Yea Conference Report Agreed to
109 09/28/2006 Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6061 A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States. Nay Cloture Motion Agreed to
109 09/28/2006 S. 3930 As Amended A bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes. Nay Bill Passed
109 09/28/2006 Kennedy Amdt. No. 5088 To provide for the protection of United States persons in the implementation of treaty obligations. Yea Amendment Rejected
109 09/28/2006 Byrd Amdt. 5104 To prohibit the establishment of new military commissions after December 31, 2011. Yea Amendment Rejected
109 09/28/2006 Rockefeller Amdt. No. 5095 To provide for congressional oversight of certain Central Intelligence Agency programs. Yea Amendment Rejected
109 09/28/2006 Specter Amdt. No. 5087 To strike the provision regarding habeas review. Yea Amendment Rejected
109 09/27/2006 Levin Amdt. No. 5086 In the nature of a substitute. Yea Amendment Rejected
109 09/25/2006 Confirmation Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico Yea Nomination Confirmed
109 09/20/2006 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6061 A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States. Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
109 09/19/2006 Confirmation Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General Nay Nomination Confirmed
109 09/19/2006 H.R. 5684 A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement. Nay Bill Passed
109 09/14/2006 H.R.4954 as Amended A bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes. Yea Bill Passed
109 09/14/2006 Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 4930 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. Nay Motion to Table Agreed to
109 09/14/2006 Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.4954 A bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes. Yea Cloture Motion Agreed to
109 09/13/2006 Meenendez Amdt. No. 4999 To improve the security of cargo containers destined for the United States. Yea Amendment Rejected
109 09/13/2006 Coleman Amdt. No. 4982 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. Yea Amendment Agreed to
109 09/13/2006 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. Nay Motion Agreed to
109 09/13/2006 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. Yea Motion Rejected
109 09/12/2006 Hutchison Amdt. No. 4931 To strengthen national security by adding an additional 275 Customs and Border Protection officers at United States ports. Yea Amendment Agreed to
109 09/12/2006 Lautenberg Amdt. No. 4940 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. Yea Amendment Agreed to
109 09/12/2006 DeMint Amdt. No. 4921 As Amended To establish a unified national hazard alert system, and for other purposes. Yea Amendment Agreed to
109 09/07/2006 H.R. 5631 As Amended A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. Yea Bill Passed