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 |
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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 |