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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653 votes found, showing 1 - 25.
| Congress | Vote Date | Vote Title | Description | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 11/20/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6867 | A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 10/01/2008 | H. R. 1424 As Amended | A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 110 | 10/01/2008 | Dodd Amdt. No. 5685 | In the nature of a substitute. | Yea | Amendment Agreed to |
| 110 | 10/01/2008 | H.R. 7081 | A bill to approve the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes. | Nay | Bill Passed |
| 110 | 10/01/2008 | Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095 | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 09/29/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095 | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 09/27/2008 | Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.2638 | A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 09/27/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R.2638 | A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 09/26/2008 | Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3604 | A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. | Yea | Motion to Proceed Rejected |
| 110 | 09/23/2008 | H.R.6049 As Amended | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 110 | 09/23/2008 | Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 09/23/2008 | Conrad Amdt No. 5634 | To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes. | Yea | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 09/23/2008 | Baucus Amdt. No. 5633 | In the nature of a substitute. | Yea | Amendment Agreed to |
| 110 | 09/17/2008 | S. 3001 As Amended | An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 110 | 09/16/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 09/10/2008 | Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4979 | To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation. | Yea | Amendment Agreed to |
| 110 | 09/10/2008 | Vitter Amdt. No. 5280 | To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 09/08/2008 | Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 07/31/2008 | H. Con. Res. 398 | A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. | Yea | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to |
| 110 | 07/31/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
| 110 | 07/31/2008 | H.R. 4137 Conference Report | A bill to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes. | Yea | Conference Report Agreed to |
| 110 | 07/31/2008 | H.R. 4040 Conference Report | A bill to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission. | Yea | Conference Report Agreed to |
| 110 | 07/30/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Rejected |
| 110 | 07/30/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035 | A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. | Yea | Cloture Motion Rejected |
| 110 | 07/29/2008 | Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Rejected |
