105
2
1998
00314
21-Oct
H.R. 4328
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
65
29
Conference Report H.R. 4328; Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 Depository Institution-GSE Affiliation Act of 1998 Trade Deficit Review Commission Act Tax and Trade Relief Extension Act of 1998 American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1999 Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 The Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1999 Department of State and Related Agencies Approprations Act, 1999 National Whale Conservation Fund Act of 1998 Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 Drug Demand Reduction Act Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998 Drug-Free Prisons and Jails Act of 1998 Drug-Free S
00313
09-Oct
H.R. 3150
On the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
94
2
Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.3150; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998
00312
09-Oct
H.R. 4104
On the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
58
39
Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.4104; Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 Executive Office Appropriations Act, 1999 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
00311
09-Oct
H.R. 4250
On the Motion to Table
Agreed to
50
47
Motion to Table Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.4250; Patient Protection Act of 1998 Small Business Affordable Health Coverage Act of 1998 Health Care Consumer Empowerment Act of 1998
00310
09-Oct
H.R. 2431
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
98
0
H.R.2431 as Amended; International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
00309
08-Oct
PN7
On the Nomination
Confirmed
57
41
nomination William A. Fletcher re: U.S.Circuit Judge for 9th Circuit
00308
08-Oct
S. 442
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
96
2
S. 442 as amended; Internet Tax Freedom Act
00307
08-Oct
H.R. 4194
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
96
1
conference report H.R. 4194; Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
00306
07-Oct
S. 442
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3719
Rejected
28
69
Motion to Table Mccain Amdt. No. 3719 (As Amended and Modified); To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision.
00305
07-Oct
S. 442
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3783
Rejected
45
52
Mccain Amdt. No. 3783; To extend the ending date of the moratorium.
00304
07-Oct
S. 442
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3760
Rejected
30
68
Motion to Table Hutchinson Amdt. No. 3760, as Modified; Relating to the duties of the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce.
00303
07-Oct
S. 442
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3695
Agreed to
98
1
Coats Amdt. No. 3695 as Modified and Amended.; To exempt from the moratorium on Internet taxation any persons engaged in the business of selling or transferring by means of the World Wide Web material that is harmful to minors who do not restrict access to such material by minors.
00302
07-Oct
S. 442
On the Cloture Motion
Agreed to
94
4
Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.442; Internet Tax Freedom Act
00301
07-Oct
H.R. 10
On the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
88
11
Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.10; Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997 Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1997
00300
06-Oct
S. 442
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3742
Agreed to
71
27
motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3742; To require persons selling tangible personal property via the Internet to disclose to purchasers that they may be subject to State and local sales and use taxes on the purchases.
00299
06-Oct
S. 442
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3729
Agreed to
83
15
motion to table Graham amdt. no. 3729; To require a supermajority of both Houses to extend the moratorium.
00298
06-Oct
H.R. 4101
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
55
43
conference report H.R. 4101; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
00297
05-Oct
H.R. 10
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
93
0
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.10; Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997 Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1997
00296
02-Oct
S. 442
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3677
Agreed to
66
29
motion to table Bumpers amdt no. 3677; To authorize collection of certain State and local taxes with respect to the sale, delivery, and use of tangible personal property.
00295
02-Oct
PN402
On the Nomination
Confirmed
67
29
Nomination: Sonia Sotomayor to be U.S.Circuit Judge, 2nd Circuit
00294
01-Oct
S. 1092
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
59
38
S.1092 as amended; King Cove Health and Safety Act of 1997
00293
01-Oct
H.R. 3616
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
96
2
H.R.3616 Conference Report; Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Defense Against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1998 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Juniper Butte Range Withdrawal Act Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Fair Trade in Automotive Parts Act of 1998 Radio Free Asia Act of 1998
00292
29-Sep
S. 442
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
89
6
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.442; Internet Tax Freedom Act
00291
29-Sep
H.R. 4103
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
94
2
Conference Report to Accompany H.R.4103; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999
00290
29-Sep
H.R. 6
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
96
0
Conference Report to Accompany H.R.6; Higher Education Amendments of 1998 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act Collegiate Initiative to Reduce Binge Drinking and Illegal Alcohol Consumption Community Scholarship Mobilization Act Web-Based Education Commission Act Education of the Deaf Amendments of 1998
00289
28-Sep
S. 2176
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
53
38
motion to invoke cloture re: S.2176; Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
00288
25-Sep
H.R. 4057
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
92
1
H.R. 4057 as amended; Airport Improvement Program Reauthorization Act of 1998
00287
24-Sep
S. 2279
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3627
Agreed to
69
27
motion to table Torricelli amdt no 3627; To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency
00286
24-Sep
S. 2279
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3620
Rejected
46
51
Inhofe amdt no. 3620; To provide for the immediate application of certain orders relating to the amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation of certificates under chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code.
00285
24-Sep
S. 2176
On the Cloture Motion
Agreed to
96
1
y; Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998
00284
23-Sep
H.R. 3150
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
97
1
passage of H.R. 3150; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998
00283
23-Sep
S. 1301
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3616
Agreed to
71
27
Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 3616; To express the sense of the Congress regarding the reduction of the Federal Funds rate by the Federal Open Market Committee.
00282
22-Sep
S. 1645
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
54
45
cloture motion re: committee amendment to S. 1645; Child Custody Protection Act
00281
22-Sep
S. 1301
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3610
Agreed to
63
36
motion to table Reed amdt no. 3610; To make amendments with respect to court considerations with respect to dismissal or conversion.
00280
22-Sep
S. 1301
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3565
Rejected
47
52
motion to table Feingold amdt no. 3565; To provide for a waiver of filing fees in certain bankruptcy cases, and for other purposes.
00279
22-Sep
S. 1301
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3602
Agreed to
57
42
motion to table Feingold amdt no. 3602; To ensure payment of trustees' costs under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, of abusive motions, without encouraging conflicts of interest between attorneys and clients.
00278
22-Sep
S. 1301
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3540
Agreed to
55
44
motion to table Kennedy amdt no. 3540; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the Federal minimum wage.
00277
18-Sep
H.R. 1122
On Overriding the Veto
Veto Sustained
64
36
passage of H.R. 1122, notwithstanding the President's Veto; Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997
00276
17-Sep
S. 1301
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3600
Agreed to
89
0
Hatch AMdt. No. 3600; To provide for protection of retirement savings.
00275
17-Sep
S. 1301
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3597
Agreed to
72
26
Motion to Table Amdt. No. 3597; To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit fees charged by financial institutions for the use of automatic teller machines, and for other purposes.
00274
17-Sep
S. 1301
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3598
Agreed to
58
40
Moyion to Table Dodd Amdt. No. 3598; To amend the Truth in Lending Act with respect to extensions of credit to consumers under the age of 21.
00273
17-Sep
S. 1301
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3596
Rejected
47
52
Motion to Table Reed Amdt No. 3596; To prohibit creditors from terminating or refusing to renew an extension of credit because the consumer did not incur finance charges.
00272
16-Sep
S. 1645
On the Motion
Agreed to
55
43
motion to adjourn; Child Custody Protection Act
00271
16-Sep
S. 1645
On the Motion
Agreed to
97
1
motion to instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Child Custody Protection Act
00270
16-Sep
S. 1645
On the Motion
Agreed to
94
1
motion to instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Child Custody Protection Act
00269
15-Sep
S. 2237
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3593
Agreed to
76
22
Motion to Table Ashcroft Amdt. No. 3593; To eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and to transfer funds for the operation of the National Park System.
00268
15-Sep
S. 2237
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3591
Agreed to
58
40
Motion to Table Bumpers Amdt. No. 3591; To remove an anti-environmental rider.
00267
14-Sep
S. 2237
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3580
Agreed to
53
41
motion to table Harkin amdt no. 3580; To provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers.
00266
14-Sep
S. 1981
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
52
42
cloture on motion to proceed to S. 1981; Truth in Employment Act
00265
11-Sep
S. 1645
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
97
0
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1645; Child Custody Protection Act
00264
10-Sep
S. 2237
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3554
Rejected
52
48
motion to invoke cloture on McCain amdt no. 3554; To make an amendment to reform the financing of Federal elections.
00263
09-Sep
S. 1301
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
99
1
Cloture Motion RE: Motion to Proceed To Consideration of S.1301; Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1997
00262
09-Sep
S. 1873
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Rejected
59
41
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1873; American Missile Protection Act of 1998
00261
08-Sep
S. 2237
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3541
Rejected
0
83
motion to table Jeffords amdt no. 3541; To earmark funds for the acquisition and preservation of Civil War battlefields.
00260
03-Sep
H.R. 4104
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
91
5
H.R.4104 as amended.; Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 Executive Office Appropriations Act, 1999 Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
00259
02-Sep
S. 2334
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
90
3
S. 2334, as amended; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 International Monetary Fund Appropriations Act of 1998
00258
02-Sep
S. 2334
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3527
Agreed to
50
43
motion to table Dodd amdt no.; To establish a procedure for the declassification of information pertaining to Guatemala and Honduras.
00257
02-Sep
S. 2334
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3500
Rejected
11
80
motion to table McCain amdt no. 3500 as modified; To restrict the availability of certain funds for the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization unless an additional condition is met.
00256
02-Sep
S. 2334
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3522
Agreed to
74
19
motion to table Kyl amdt no 3522; To provide a substitute with respect to certain conditions for IMF appropriations.
00255
02-Sep
H.R. 629
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
78
15
H.R. 629 Conference Report; Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act
00254
01-Sep
S. 2334
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3506
Agreed to
49
44
Specter Amdt no. 3506; To provide funding for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission.
00253
01-Sep
H.R. 4059
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
87
3
H.R.4059 Conference Report; Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1999
00252
30-Jul
H.R. 4103
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
97
2
H.R.4103 as amended; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999
00251
30-Jul
S. 2132
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3465
Agreed to
84
15
Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 3465; To prohibit the availability of funds for offensive military operations except in accordance with Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
00250
30-Jul
S. 2132
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3419
Agreed to
99
0
Hutchinson Amdt no. 3419; Relating to human rights in the People's Republic of China.
00249
30-Jul
S. 2132
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3413
Agreed to
68
31
motion to table Hutchison Amdt no. 3413; To condition the use of appropriated funds for the purpose of an orderly and honorable reduction of U.S. ground forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
00248
30-Jul
S. 2132
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3124
Rejected
29
70
motino to table Hutchinson Amdt no. 3124; Relating to human rights in the People's Republic of China.
00247
30-Jul
S. 2132
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3399
Agreed to
80
19
motion to table Feingold Amdt no. 3397; No Statement of Purpose on File.
00246
30-Jul
S. 2312
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3379
Rejected
45
54
motion to table McConnell Amdt no. 3379; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) to provide for appointment and term length for the staff director and general counsel of the Federal Election Commission, and for other purposes.
00245
29-Jul
S. 2312
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3378
Rejected
21
76
Motion to Table Baucus Amdt. No. 3378; To amend title 39, United States Code, to establish guidelines for the relocation, closing, or consolidation of post offices, and for other purposes.
00244
29-Jul
S. 2312
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3374
Rejected
46
53
Harkin Amdt. No. 3374; To provide a substitue that limits the scope of the requirement relating to inspection of a contractor's records
00243
29-Jul
S. 2312
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3365
Agreed to
57
42
Motion to Table Amdt. No. 3365; To provide for marriage tax penalty relief.
00242
29-Jul
S. 2312
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3359
Rejected
48
51
Motion to Table Brownback Amdt. No. 3359; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that married couples may file a combined return under which each spouse is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals.
00241
28-Jul
S. 2312
On the Motion S.Amdt. 3249
Rejected
49
49
motion to waive cba re: Hutchinson Amdt no. 3249; To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
00240
28-Jul
S. 2312
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3351
Agreed to
54
44
Motion to Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 3351; To ban the importation of large capacity ammunition feeding devices.
00239
28-Jul
H.R. 1151
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
92
6
h.r.1151, as amended; Credit Union Membership Access Act
00238
28-Jul
H.R. 1151
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3338
Agreed to
59
39
motion to table Shelby Amdt no 3338; To amend the bill with respect to exempting certain financial institutions from the Communtiy Reinvestment Act of 1977.
00237
27-Jul
H.R. 1151
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3337
Agreed to
53
42
Motion to Table Hagel Amdt. No. 3337; To amend the bill with respect to limits on member business loans, the definition of a member business loan, and experience requirements for member business lending.
00236
27-Jul
H.R. 1151
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3336
Rejected
44
50
Motion to Table Gramm Amdt. No. 3336; To strike provisions requiring credit unions to use the funds of credit union members to serve persons not members of the credit unions.
00235
24-Jul
S. 2307
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
90
1
S. 2307, as amended; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
00234
23-Jul
S. 2260
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
99
0
S.2260 as amended.; Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1999 Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 Judiciary Appropriations Act, 1999 Department of State and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
00233
23-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3258
Agreed to
68
31
Smith Amdt. No. 3258 as amended.; To establish a system of registries of temporary agricultural workers to provide for a sufficient supply of such workers and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to streamline procedures for the admission and extension of stay of nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes.
00232
23-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3280
Agreed to
98
2
Lieberman Amdt. No. 3280; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the impact of Japan's recession on the economies of East and Southeast Asia and the United States.
00231
23-Jul
S. 2260
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3276
Rejected
34
66
Motion to Table Kerry Amdt. No. 3276; To condition the availability of funds for United States diplomatic and consular posts in Vietnam.
00230
23-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3276
Agreed to
53
47
Nickles Amdt no 3272; To condition the availability of funds for United States diplomatic and consular posts in Vietnam.
00229
23-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3266
Agreed to
90
10
Kyl Amdt. No. 3266; To prohibit Internet gambling.
00228
23-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3268
Rejected
18
82
Craig Amdt. No. 3268; To clarify that Indian gaming is subject to Federal jurisdiction.
00227
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3264
Agreed to
63
36
motion to table Feingold Amdt no. 3264; To require a report from the Federal Communications Commission with respect to cable television rates.
00226
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider S.Amdt. 3263
Agreed to
51
49
Motion to table the motion to reconsider Bumpers Amdt. No. 3263; To make it illegal, in most cases, to tape a phone conversation without the consent of all parties.
00225
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3263
Rejected
50
50
Bumpers Amdt No. 3263; To make it illegal, in most cases, to tape a phone conversation without the consent of all parties.
00224
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3260
Agreed to
69
31
motion to table Durbin Amdt No 3260; To prevent children from injuring themselves and others with firearms.
00223
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3257
Rejected
47
53
McCain Amdt No 3257; To prevent any consolidation of the Patent and Trademark Office until the Administrator of General Services conducts a cost-benefit analysis that is not limited to a specific geographical region and makes a recommendation on the basis o fthat analysis.
00222
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3254
Rejected
47
53
Hollings Amdt No 3254; To express the sense of the Senate on saving Social Security first.
00221
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3255
Agreed to
55
45
Gregg Amdt no 3255; No Statement of Purpose on File.
00220
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3245
Agreed to
64
36
motion to table Sessions Amdt No 3245; To increase funding for Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants.
00219
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3244
Agreed to
56
44
Graham Amdt No 3244; To amend section 40102 of title 49, United States Code, to modify the definition of the term "public aircraft".
00218
22-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3243
Rejected
41
59
Bumpers Amdt No. 3243, as modified; To amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, relating to counsel for witnesses in grand jury proceedings, and for other purposes.
00217
21-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3234
Agreed to
69
31
Smith (NH) Amdt No. 3234; Of a perfecting nature.
00216
21-Jul
S. 2260
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3230
Agreed to
61
39
motion to table Boxer amdt no 3230; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to improve the safety of handguns.
00215
21-Jul
S. 2260
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3238
Agreed to
72
28
Craig Amdt no. 3238; To provide for firearms safety, and for other purposes.
00214
21-Jul
H.R. 4112
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
90
9
h.r.4112, as amended; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1999
00213
21-Jul
H.R. 4112
On the Cloture Motion
Agreed to
83
16
motion to invoke cloture on H.R. 4112; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1999 Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1999
00212
17-Jul
S. 2168
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3206
Agreed to
58
37
motion to table Sessions Amdt No. 3206; An amendment increasing funding for activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration concerning science and technology, aeronautics, space transportation, and technology by reducing funding for the AmeriCorps program.
00211
17-Jul
S. 2168
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3202
Agreed to
69
27
motion to table Nickles Amdt. No 3202; To amend the bill with respect to single family maximum mortgage amounts, and for other purposes.
00210
17-Jul
S. 2168
On the Motion S.Amdt. 3199
Rejected
54
40
motion to waive cba re: Wellstone Amdt No. 3199; To restore veterans tobacco-related benefits as in effect before the enactment of the Transportaion Equity Act for the 21st Century.
00209
16-Jul
H.R. 4101
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
97
2
H.R.4101; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
00208
16-Jul
S. 2159
On the Motion S.Amdt. 3193
Rejected
49
50
motion to waive cba re: Harkin Amdt No 3193; To provide for the conduct of anti-tobacco activities by the Food and Drug Administration.
00207
16-Jul
S. 2159
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3175
Agreed to
65
34
Harkin Amdt No. 3175; To provide funding for the Food Safety Initiative with an offset.
00206
16-Jul
S. 2159
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3172
Agreed to
71
28
Grassley Amdt. No. 3172; To express the sense of the Senate concerning appropriate actions to be taken to alleviate the economic effect of low commodity prices.
00205
15-Jul
S. 2159
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3161
Rejected
49
49
Motion to table Kerrey Amdt. No. 3161; To ensure the continued viability of livestock producers and the livestock industry in the United States.
00204
15-Jul
S. 2159
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3160
Rejected
30
67
Motion to table Torricelli Amdt. No. 3160; To exclude the application of the amendment to certain countries.
00203
15-Jul
S. 2159
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3158
Rejected
38
60
Motion to table Dodd Amdt. No. 3158; To exempt agricultural products, medicines and medical equipment from U.S. economic sanctions.
00202
15-Jul
S. 2159
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3157
Agreed to
70
29
motion to table Bryan Amdt No. 3157; To eliminate funding for the market access program for fiscal year 1999.
00201
15-Jul
S. 2159
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3156
Agreed to
53
46
motion to table Lugar Amdt No 3156; To provide a framework for consideration by the legislative and executive branches of unilateral economic sanctions in order to ensure coordination of United States policy with respect to trade, security, and human rights.
00200
15-Jul
S. 2159
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3146
Agreed to
56
43
motion to table Daschle Amdt No. 3146; To provide a safety net for farmers and consumers.
00199
14-Jul
S. 2159
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3127
Agreed to
99
0
Daschle Amdt No. 3127; To express the sense of the Senate that emergency action is necessary to respond to the economic hardships facing agricultural producers and their communities.
00198
14-Jul
S. 2159
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2729
Rejected
43
55
motion to waive cba re: daschle amdt no. 2729; Language identical to text of amendment No. 2714.
00197
13-Jul
S. 2271
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
52
42
motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to S. 2271; Property Rights Implementation Act of 1998
00196
10-Jul
S.Con.Res. 107
On the Concurrent Resolution
Agreed to
92
0
S.CON.RES.107; A concurrent resolution affirming U.S. commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act.
00195
09-Jul
H.R. 6
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
96
1
h.r.6, as amended; Higher Education Amendments of 1998 Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act Collegiate Initiative to Reduce Binge Drinking and Illegal Alcohol Consumption Community Scholarship Mobilization Act Web-Based Education Commission Act Education of the Deaf Amendments of 1998
00194
09-Jul
S. 1882
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3118
Rejected
41
56
Harkin Amdt. No. 3118; To reduce student loan fees, and for other purposes.
00193
09-Jul
S. 1882
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3116
Rejected
23
74
bingaman amdt no. 3116; To ensure that secondary school teachers are sufficiently prepared during their pre-service training to have sufficient academic knowledge to be able to help their students reach high academic standards.
00192
09-Jul
S. 1882
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3119
Rejected
39
58
kennedy amdt no. 3119; To provide for market-based determinations of lender returns.
00191
09-Jul
S. 1882
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3111
Agreed to
56
42
wellstone amdt no. 3111; To expand the educational opportunities for welfare recipients.
00190
09-Jul
S. 2282
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
98
0
s. 2282 as amended; Agriculture Export Relief Act of 1998
00189
09-Jul
H.R. 2676
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
96
2
H.R.2676 Conference Report; Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 1998 TEA 21 Restoration Act
00188
09-Jul
S. 648
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3064
Rejected
51
47
motion to invoke cloture lott amdt no. 3064 to s. 648; In the nature of a substitute.
00187
08-Jul
H.R. 2676
On the Motion to Table
Agreed to
50
48
Motion to Table Murray Appeal of Chair Ruling RE: Conf. Rprt. H.R.267; Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 1998 TEA 21 Restoration Act
00186
08-Jul
H.R. 2676
On the Motion to Table
Agreed to
76
22
Motion to Table Dorgan Appeal Chair Ruling RE: Conf Rpt to H.R.2676; Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 1998 TEA 21 Restoration Act
00185
07-Jul
S. 2168
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3062
Rejected
33
66
Bumpers Amdt. No. 3062; To terminate the Space Station and provide additional funding for veterans and low-income housing.
00184
07-Jul
S. 648
On the Cloture Motion
Agreed to
71
24
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider S.648; Product Liability Reform Act of 1997 Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1997
00183
26-Jun
PN503
On the Nomination
Confirmed
85
0
Nomination Victoria Roberts to be U.S. Dist. Judge, Eastern Dist.of M
00182
26-Jun
PN744
On the Nomination
Confirmed
85
0
Nomination A. Howard Matz to be U.S. Dist. Judge, Central Dist. of CA
00181
25-Jun
S. 2057
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
88
4
S.2057 as amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Defense Commercial Pricing Management Improvement Act of 1998 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 Juniper Butte Range Land Withdrawal Act Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999
00180
25-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3011
Rejected
39
53
byrd amdt no 3011; To require seperate training platoons and seperate housing for male and female basic trainees, and to ensure after-hours privacy for basic trainees.
00179
25-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3012
Rejected
19
73
Bumpers Amdt. No.3012; To limit the obligation of advance procurement funds for the F-22 fighter.
00178
25-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2808
Rejected
20
72
Feingold Amdt. No.2808; To terminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System program of the Navy.
00177
25-Jun
S. 2057
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3009
Agreed to
49
44
Motion to Table Reid Amdt. No.3009; Relating to the withdrawal of lands at the Juniper Butte Range, Idaho, for use by the Secretary of the Air Force.
00176
25-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2794
Rejected
44
49
Murray Amdt. No.2794; To repeal the restiction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions.
00175
25-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2982
Rejected
38
55
harkin amdt no. 2982; To authorize a transfer of funds from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care.
00174
25-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2981
Agreed to
48
45
Inhofe Amdt. No.2981; To modify the restrictions on the general authority of the Department of Defense regarding the closure and realignment of military installations, to express the sense of the Congress on further rounds of such closures and realignments, and for other purposes.
00173
25-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2902
Rejected
18
74
Wellstone Amdt. No.2902; To provide with an offset, $270,000,000 for the Child Development Program of the Department of Defense.
00172
24-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2979
Agreed to
56
37
Snowe Amdt. No.2979; To require a moratorium on changes to gender related policies and practices.
00171
24-Jun
S. 2057
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2912
Agreed to
65
31
motion to table smith amdt no 2912, as modified; To limit the use of funds to support the continued deployment of ground combat forces of the Armed Forces of the United States in Bosnia and Herzegovina pending a vote of Congress on the continuation of the deployment, and to require the President to submit Congress a plan for withdrawing United States forces from Bosnia and Herzegovina if Congress does not so act by March 31, 1999.
00170
24-Jun
S. 2057
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2975
Agreed to
90
5
Thurmond Amdt. No. 2975, as amended; To express the sense of Congress regarding continued participation of United States forces in operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
00169
24-Jun
H.R. 2646
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
59
36
H.R.2646 Conference Report; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998
00168
23-Jun
S. 2057
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2737
Rejected
0
96
Motion to Table Division I of Amdt. No. 2737; Condemning Human Rights abuses in the People's Republic of China.
00167
23-Jun
S. 2057
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2737
Rejected
14
82
motion to table warner for hutchinson amdt no. 2737; Condemning Human Rights abuses in the People's Republic of China.
00166
22-Jun
PN19
On the Nomination
Confirmed
56
34
Nomination - Susan Oki Mollway U.S. Dist. Judge Central Dist. Hawaii
00165
18-Jun
S. 2138
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
98
1
s.2138, as amended; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999 Denali Commission Act of 1998
00164
18-Jun
S. 2138
On the Motion to Table
Agreed to
54
44
Motion to Table Motion to Waive CBA RE: AMDT. No. 2138; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999 Denali Commission Act of 1998
00163
18-Jun
S. 2138
On the Motion for Attendance
Agreed to
96
2
Motion to Instruct Sgt-at-Arms to Request Attendance of Absentees; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999 Denali Commission Act of 1998
00162
17-Jun
S. 1415
On the Motion
Rejected
53
46
Motion to Waive CBA RE: S.1415; Universal Tobacco Settlement Act Long-Term Economic Assistance for Farmers Act LEAF Act
00161
17-Jun
S. 1415
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
57
42
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Modified Committee Substitute to S.1415; Universal Tobacco Settlement Act Long-Term Economic Assistance for Farmers Act LEAF Act
00160
16-Jun
S. 1415
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2705
Agreed to
49
48
Gorton Amdt. No. 2705; To limit attorneys' fees.
00159
15-Jun
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2702
Rejected
47
47
Motion to Table Reed Amdt. No. 2702; To disallow tax deductions for advertising, promotional, and marketing expenses relating to tobacco product use unless certain requirements are met.
00158
11-Jun
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2701
Agreed to
50
45
Motion to Table Faircloth Amdt. No. 2701; To limit attorneys' fees.
00157
11-Jun
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2689
Rejected
33
66
Motion to Table Kerry Amdt. No. 2689; To clarify Commmerce Committee intent regarding state strings.
00156
11-Jun
S. 1415
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
43
56
Motion to invoke cloture on modified Committee substitute; Universal Tobacco Settlement Act Long-Term Economic Assistance for Farmers Act LEAF Act
00155
10-Jun
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2688
Agreed to
55
43
Motion to Table Daschle Amdt. No. 2688; To provide a deduction for two-earner married couples, to allow self employed individuals a 100-percent deduction for health insurance costs, and for other purposes.
00154
10-Jun
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2686
Rejected
48
50
Motion to Table Gramm Amdt. No. 2686 as Modified; To eliminate the marriage penalty reflected in the standard deduction, to ensure the earned income credit takes into account the elimination of such penalty, and to provide a full deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.
00153
10-Jun
S. 1415
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
43
55
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Modified Committee Substitute on S.1415; Universal Tobacco Settlement Act Long-Term Economic Assistance for Farmers Act LEAF Act
00152
09-Jun
S. 1415
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2634
Rejected
45
53
Daschle Amdt. No. 2634; To stop illegal drugs from entering the United States, to provide additional resources to combat illegal drugs, and to establish disincentives for teenagers to use illegal drugs.
00151
09-Jun
S. 1415
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2451
Agreed to
52
46
Coverdell Amdt. No. 2451, as modified; To stop illegal drugs from entering the United States, to provide additional resources to combat illegal drugs, and to establish disincentives for teenagers to use illegal drugs.
00150
09-Jun
S. 1415
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
42
56
Motion to Invoke Cloture on Modified Committee Substitute to S.1415; Universal Tobacco Settlement Act Long-Term Economic Assistance for Farmers Act LEAF Act
00149
04-Jun
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2438
Rejected
29
66
Motion to table amdt. no.2438; To provide a substitute for provisions relating to reductions in underage tobacco usage.
00148
02-Jun
H.R. 1270
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Rejected
56
39
Motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to consider h.r.1270; Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997
00147
22-May
H.R. 2400
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
88
5
Conference Report H.R.2400; Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1998 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 1998 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Reauthorization Act of 1998 Federal Transit Act of 1998 Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 Veterans Benefits Act of 1998 Surface Transportation Revenue Act of 1998
00146
22-May
H.R. 2709
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
90
4
H.R.2709 as amended; Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1997 Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1997
00145
21-May
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2433
Rejected
37
61
Motion to table Gregg Amdt No.2433; To modify provisions relating to civil liability for tobacco manufacturers.
00144
20-May
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2422
Agreed to
58
40
Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No.2422; To modify provisions relating to industry payments.
00143
20-May
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2427
Agreed to
72
26
Motion to table Ashcroft Amdt. No.2427; To strike provisions relating to consumer taxes.
00142
19-May
S. 1415
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2421
Agreed to
58
39
Motion to table Faircloth Amdt. No.2421; To limit attorneys' fees.
00141
18-May
S. 1723
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
78
20
S.1723 as amended; American Competitiveness Act
00140
18-May
S. 1723
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2416
Agreed to
74
24
Motion to table Bumpers amdt. No.2416; To repeal the Immigrant Investor Program.
00139
18-May
S. 1723
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2417
Agreed to
59
39
Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No. 2417; To ensure that employers recruit qualified United States workers first, before applying for foreign workers under the H-1B visa program.
00138
18-May
S. 1723
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2418
Agreed to
60
38
Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No.2418; To ensure that participating employers cannot lay off United States workers and replace them with temporary foreign workers under the H-1B visa program.
00137
14-May
S. 2037
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
99
0
S.2037 as amended; Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 WIPO Copyright and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act of 1998 Internet Copyright Infringement Liability Clarification Act of 1998
00136
14-May
S. 2057
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2387
Rejected
24
76
Motion to table Hutchinson Amdt. No.2387; Relating to commercial activities in the United States of the People's Liberation Army and other Communist Chinese military companies.
00135
13-May
S. 1260
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
79
21
S.1260 as amended; Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998
00134
13-May
S. 1260
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2396
Agreed to
72
27
Motion to table Sarbanes Amdt. No.2396; To make amendments with respect to the definition of a class action, and for other purposes.
00133
13-May
S. 1260
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2395
Agreed to
69
30
Motion to table Re: Sarbanes Amdt. No. 2395; To provide that the appropriate State statute of limitations shall apply to certain actions removed to Federal court.
00132
13-May
S. 1244
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
100
0
s.1244 as amended; Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998
00131
13-May
S. 1873
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Rejected
59
41
Motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed s.1873; American Missile Protection Act of 1998
00130
12-May
S. 1618
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
99
0
S.1618 as amended; A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the protection of consumers against "slamming" by telecommunications carriers, and for other purposes.
00129
12-May
S. 1150
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
92
8
Conference Report; Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
00128
12-May
S. 1150
On the Motion to Recommit
Rejected
23
77
Motion to recommit to conference - S.1150; Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
00127
12-May
H.R. 1273
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
99
0
H.R. 1273, as amended; National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1997
00126
07-May
H.R. 2676
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
97
0
h.r.2676; Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 Taxpayer Bill of Rights 3 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 1998 TEA 21 Restoration Act
00125
07-May
H.R. 2676
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2353
Rejected
37
60
Motion to waive CBA RE: Coverdell amdt. No.2353; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of random audits, and for other purposes.
00124
07-May
H.R. 2676
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2372
Rejected
40
59
Mack Amdt. No.2372; To strike the Secretary of the Treasury from the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
00123
07-May
H.R. 2676
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2360
Rejected
35
64
Faircloth Amdt. No.2360; To strike the representative of Internal Revenue Service employees from the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board.
00122
07-May
H.R. 2676
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2356
Rejected
42
57
Thompson Amdt. No.2356; Striking the exemptions from criminal conflict laws for board member from employee organization.
00121
06-May
H.R. 2676
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2341
Rejected
25
74
bond amdt no. 2341; To strike the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board and establish a full-time Board of Governors for the Internal Revenue Service.
00120
06-May
H.R. 2676
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2339
Agreed to
56
42
Roth Amdt. No.2339; To ensure compliance with Federal budget requirements.
00119
05-May
H.R. 1385
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
91
7
H.R.1385 as amended; Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998 Adult Education and Family Literacy Act Twenty-First Century Workforce Commission Act Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998
00118
30-Apr
H.R. 3579
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
88
11
Conference Report on H.R.3579; Petroglyph National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act 1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act
00117
30-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Resolution of Ratification
Agreed to
80
19
Res. of Ratification to Treaty Doc. No.105-36; Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. These protocols were opened for signature at Brussels on December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United States of America and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty
00116
30-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Rejected
16
83
Smith Amdt. No.2328; To condition United States ratification of the protocols on specific legislative action for the continued deployment of United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the NATO mission.
00115
30-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Rejected
23
76
Bingaman Amdt. No.2324; To require a certification of United States policy not to support further enlargement of NATO (other than Poland, Hungary, or the Czech Republic) until revision of the Strategic Concept of NATO is completed.
00114
30-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Motion to Table
Agreed to
82
18
Motion to table Ashcroft Amdt. No.2318; To require a Presidential certification that NATO is and will remain a defensive military alliance, and for other purposes.
00113
30-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Rejected
16
84
Conrad Executive Amdt. No.2320; To encourage progress on reducing the threat posed by Russia's non-strategic nuclear arsenal.
00112
30-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Rejected
41
59
Warner Amdt. No.2322; To express a condition regarding the further enlargement of NATO.
00111
30-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Rejected
17
83
Moynihan Amdt. No.2321; To express a condition regarding the relationship between NATO membership and European Union membership.
00110
30-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Rejected
20
80
Craig Amdt. No.2316; To condition United States ratification of the protocols on specific statutory authorization for the continued deployment of United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the NATO mission.
00109
29-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Rejected
37
62
Hutchison Executive Amdt. No.2317; To establish a formal process within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the resolution of disputes among members and between members and non-members.
00108
29-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Agreed to
97
0
Smith Amdt. No.2314; To express a condition requiring full cooperation from Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic with United States efforts to obtain the fullest possible accounting or captured and missing United States personnel from past military conflicts of Cold War incidents.
00107
28-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Agreed to
90
9
Kyl Ex. Amdt. No.2310; To establish principles of policy of the United States toward the strategic concept of NATO.
00106
28-Apr
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Amendment
Rejected
24
76
Harkin Amdt. No.2312; To limit any United States subsidy of the national expenses of Poland, Hungary, or the Czech Republic in meeting its NATO commitments.
00105
28-Apr
H.R. 1757
On the Conference Report
Agreed to
51
49
H.R.1757 Conference Report; Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999 Foreign Affairs Agencies Consolidation Act of 1997 State Department and Related Agencies Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999
00104
27-Apr
PN869
On the Nomination
Confirmed
92
0
Nomination - Scott Fleming to be assistant secretary of DOE
00103
23-Apr
S.Con.Res. 90
On the Resolution
Agreed to
97
0
s.con.res.90; A concurrent resolution to acknowledge the Historic Northern Ireland Peace Agreement.
00102
23-Apr
H.R. 2646
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
56
43
H.R.2646 as amended; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998
00101
23-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2308
Agreed to
74
26
Bingaman Amdt. No. 2308; To provide for dropout prevention.
00100
23-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2306
Rejected
49
51
Boxer Amdt. No.2306; To improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after school hours.
00099
23-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2303
Agreed to
61
39
Motion to table Levin Amdt. No.2303; To replace the expansion of education individual retirement accounts to elementary and secondary school expenses with an increase the lifetime learning education credit for expenses of teachers in improving technology training.
00098
23-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2305
Rejected
46
53
Motion to waive C.B.A. Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 2305; To strike section 101, and to provide funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
00097
23-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2301
Rejected
34
66
Landrieu Amdt. No.2301; To strike section 101, and to provide funding for Blue Ribbon Schools.
00096
23-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2302
Agreed to
58
42
Kempthorne Amdt. No.2302, as modified; To amend section 6201 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide for student improvement incentive awards, and for other purposes.
00095
23-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2297
Rejected
46
54
Coats Amdt. No.2297; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an additional incentive to donate to elementary and secondary schools or other organizations which provide scholarships to disadvantaged children, and for other purposes.
00094
22-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2300
Agreed to
52
47
Ashcroft Amdt. No.2300; To prohibit spending Federal education funds on national testing without explicit and specific legislation.
00093
22-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2295
Rejected
49
50
Murray Amdt. No.2295; To express the sense of Congress regarding reduction in class size.
00092
22-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2296
Agreed to
99
0
Hutchinson Amdt. No.2296; Expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Education, States, and local educational agencies should spend a greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our children's classrooms.
00091
22-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2293
Agreed to
50
49
Gorton Amdt. No.2293; To provide for direct awards of education funding.
00090
21-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2292
Agreed to
56
42
Motion to table Moseley-Braun Amdt. No.2292; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools, and for other purposes.
00089
21-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2291
Agreed to
69
29
Hutchison Amdt No.2291; To establish education reform projects that provide same gender schools and classrooms, as long as comparable educational opportunities are offered for students of both sexes.
00088
21-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2288
Agreed to
63
35
Mack Amdt. No.2288, as amended; To provide incentives for States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary school and secondary school teachers.
00087
21-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2017
Agreed to
60
38
Motion to table Glenn Amdt. No. 2017; To delete education IRA expenditures for elementary and secondary school expenses.
00086
21-Apr
H.R. 2646
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2289
Agreed to
56
41
Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No. 2289; To provide an additional 100,000, well-qualified elementary and secondary school teachers annually to the national pool of such teachers during the 10-year period beginning with 1999 through a new student loan forgiveness program.
00085
21-Apr
S. 414
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2287
Agreed to
72
25
Motion to table Gorton Amdt No. 2287; To provide rules for the application of the Act to intermediaries.
00084
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Concurrent Resolution
Agreed to
57
41
s.con.res.86 as amended; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 and revising the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998.
00083
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2232
Rejected
31
67
Motion to waive Robb Amdt. No.2232; To ensure that the tobacco reserve fund in the resolution protects tobacco farmers.
00082
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2224
Rejected
47
51
Motion to waive CBA Feingold Amdt. No.2224; To establish a disability reserve fund.
00081
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2216
Agreed to
55
43
Motion to table Murray Amdt. No.2216; To increase Function 500 discretionary budget authority and outlays to accommodate both President Clinton's investments in education and the $2.5 billion increase assumed by the resolution for IDEA.
00080
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2257
Rejected
59
39
motion to waive re: nickles amdt no. 2257; To prohibit precatory language on budget resoluitons.
00079
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2285
Agreed to
55
43
kempthorne amdt no. 2285; To recognize potential alternative funding sources for landowner incentives under the Endangered Species Recovery Act.
00078
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2184
Agreed to
54
44
motion to table amdt no. 2184; To increase Function 500 discretionary budget authority and outlays to support innovative education reform efforts in urban and rural districts.
00077
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2222
Agreed to
50
48
Grams Amdt. No.2222; To use any budget surplus to reduce payroll tax and establish personal retirement accounts for hard-working Americans.
00076
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2283
Agreed to
52
46
Domenici Amdt. No.2283; No Statement of Purpose on File.
00075
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2284
Agreed to
98
0
Rockefeller Amdt. No.2284; No Statement of Purpose on File.
00074
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2208
Agreed to
53
45
Hutchison Amdt. No.2208; To express the sense of the Senate that any budget surplus should be dedicated to debt reduction or direct tax relief for hard-working American families.
00073
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2183
Agreed to
51
47
Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No.2183; To express the sense of the Senate concerning the enactment of a patient's bill of rights.
00072
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2282
Agreed to
98
0
nickles amdt no. 2282; To express the sense of the Senate concerning health care quality.
00071
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2221
Agreed to
50
48
kyl amdt no. 2221; To express the sense of the Senate supporting a supermajority requirement for raising taxes.
00070
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2254
Agreed to
57
41
Motion to table Specter amdt. no. 2254, as modified; To increase the Federal investment in biomedical research should be increased by $2,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1999.
00069
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2244
Rejected
42
55
Motion to waive CBA re: Lautenberg Amdt. No.2244; In the nature of a substitute.
00068
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2177
Agreed to
52
46
Brownback Amdt. No.2177; To express the sense of the Senate regarding economic growth, social security, and Government efficiency.
00067
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2228
Agreed to
55
44
Motion to table Bumpers Amdt. No.2228; To provide for the funding to help the states comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by eliminating an unjustified tax loophole.
00066
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2213
Agreed to
97
2
Bond amdt. No. 2213; To fully fund the Section 202 Elderly Housing program.
00065
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2195
Rejected
47
52
Motion to waive CBA Re: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 2195; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for environmental and natural resources.
00064
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2170
Rejected
53
45
Motion to waive CBA Re: Allard Amdt. No.2170; To require the reduction of the deficit, a balanced Federal budget, and the repayment of the national debt.
00063
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2280
Rejected
1
98
Motion to table Dorgan Amdt. No.2280; To strike section 301 of the concurrent resolution, which expresses the sense of Congress regarding the sunset of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and replace it with a section expressing the sense of Congress that important tax incentives such as those for encouraging home ownership and charitable giving should be retained.
00062
02-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2279
Agreed to
59
40
Hutchison Amdt. No.2279; To expresss the sense of the Senate regarding passage of an IRS restructuring bill that provides real relief for taxpayers and provides appropriate oversight as wel as to express the sense of the Senate that the tax code should be terminated.
00061
02-Apr
PN500
On the Nomination
Confirmed
98
1
Nom.-G. Patrick Murphy of Il. to be U.S. Dist. Judge - Southern Dist.
00060
01-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2211
Rejected
54
45
Motion to wave CBA Re: Craig Amdt. No.2211; To modify the pay-as-you-go requirement of the budget process to require that direct spending increases be offset only with direct spending decreases.
00059
01-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2251
Agreed to
99
0
Faircloth Amdt. No.2251; To express the sense of the Senate that the Congress should begin to phase out the marriage penalty this year.
00058
01-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2193
Rejected
42
58
Motion to wave CBA Re: Hollings and No.2193; To provide a supermajority point of order against any change in the off-budget status of social security.
00057
01-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2175
Agreed to
54
46
Motion to table Moseley-Braun Amdt No. 2175; To express the sense of the Senate regarding elementary and secondary school modernization and construction.
00056
01-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2209
Agreed to
51
49
Roth Amdt. No. 2209; To express the sense of the Senate that the Committee on Finance shall consider and report a legislative proposal this year that would dedicate the Federal budget surplus to the establishment of a program of personal retirement accounts for working Americans.
00055
01-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2199
Rejected
38
62
Motion to wave CBA Re: Coverdell Amdt No.2199; To provide middle class tax relief.
00054
01-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2174
Rejected
46
54
Motion to wave CBA Conrad Amdt No.2174; To ensure that the tobacco reserve fund in the resolution protects public health.
00053
01-Apr
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2169
Agreed to
51
47
Kyl amdt. no. 2169; To express the sense of the Congress regarding freedom of health care choice for medicare seniors.
00052
31-Mar
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2173
Rejected
50
48
motion to wave C.B.A. Re: Dodd amdt No.2173; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for child care improvements.
00051
31-Mar
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2168
Agreed to
79
19
Gregg Amdt. No.2168; To express the sense of the Senate that this resolution assumes that no immunity from liability will be provided to any manufacturer of a tobacco product.
00050
31-Mar
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2165
Rejected
46
52
motion to waive cba re: murray amdt no. 2165; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce class size by hiring 100,000 teachers.
00049
31-Mar
S.Con.Res. 86
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2166
Agreed to
96
0
sessions amdt no 2166; Expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal Government should acknowledge the importance of at-home parents and should not discriminate against families who forego a second income in order for a mother or father to be at home with their children.
00048
27-Mar
PN9
On the Nomination
Confirmed
80
11
nomination M.Margaret McKeown of WA to be us circuit judge 9th circui
00047
26-Mar
S.J.Res. 42
On the Joint Resolution
Rejected
45
54
s.j.res.42; A joint resolution to disapprove the certification of the President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1998.
00046
26-Mar
H.R. 2646
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
58
42
fourth motion to invoke cloture: h.r.2646; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998
00045
26-Mar
S. 1768
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2164
Agreed to
51
49
motion to table kennedy amdt no. 2164; To provide amounts for HIPPA enforcement.
00044
26-Mar
S. 1768
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2100
Agreed to
84
16
MCCONNELLAMDT NO 2100; To provide supplemental appropriations for the International Monetary Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
00043
25-Mar
S. 1768
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2130
Agreed to
90
10
helms amdt no. 2130; To express the sense of the Senate that the United Nations should recognize the generous support of United States taxpayers towards international peace and security.
00042
25-Mar
S. 1768
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2131
Agreed to
68
31
motion to table nickles amdt no 2131; To ensure that additional funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency does not reduce the unified budget surplus.
00041
25-Mar
S. 1768
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2121
Agreed to
92
8
Motion to table Feingold Amdt. No. 2121; To remove the emergency designation for the supplemental appropriations to fund incremental costs of contingency operations in Bosnia.
00040
24-Mar
S. 1768
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2104
Agreed to
76
24
motion to table gramm amdt no 2104; To ensure that the surplus in fiscal years 1999 through 2003, proposed by the President to be dedicated to save Social Security, will not be lowered by the enactment of this Act.
00039
23-Mar
S. 1768
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2063
Agreed to
61
31
Motion to table Amdt. No. 2063; To eliminate unrelated, wasteful, and unnecessary spending items from the bill.
00038
19-Mar
H.R. 2646
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
55
44
motion to invoke cloture on h.r.2646; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998
00037
18-Mar
S.Con.Res. 85
On the Concurrent Resolution
Agreed to
98
0
S. Con. Res. 85; A concurrent resolution calling for an end to the violent repression of the people of Kosovo.
00036
18-Mar
Treaty Doc. 105-36
On the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
55
44
motion to proceed to exec session to consider NATO protocols; Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. These protocols were opened for signature at Brussels on December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United States of America and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty
00035
17-Mar
PN481
On the Nomination
Confirmed
98
0
susan graber, of oregon, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit
00034
17-Mar
H.R. 2646
On the Cloture Motion
Agreed to
74
24
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998
00033
16-Mar
PN610
On the Nomination
Confirmed
90
0
Jeremy Fogel, to be U.S. District Judge
00032
13-Mar
S.Con.Res. 78
On the Concurrent Resolution
Agreed to
93
0
S. Con. Res. 78, as amended; A concurrent resolution relating to the indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other crimes against humanity.
00031
12-Mar
S.Res. 187
On the Resolution
Agreed to
95
5
S.RES.187; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the human rights situation in the People's Republic of China.
00030
12-Mar
S. 1173
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1676
Agreed to
96
4
chafee amdt no. 1676, as amended; To provide a complete substitute.
00029
12-Mar
S. 1173
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1726
Agreed to
78
22
McCain amdt no. 1726; To provide that demonstration projects shall be subject to any limitation on obligations established by law that applies to Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs.
00028
11-Mar
S. 1173
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1676
Agreed to
96
3
motion to invoke cloture on chafee amdt no. 1676, as amended; To provide a complete substitute.
00027
11-Mar
S. 1173
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1968
Agreed to
71
26
motion to table McCain amdt no. 1968; To prohibit extension of inequitable ethanol subsidies.
00026
11-Mar
S. 1173
On the Motion S.Amdt. 1906
Rejected
18
80
motion to waive CBA re: mack amdt no. 1906; To repeal the 4.3-cent transportation motor fuels excise tax transferred to the Highway Trust Fund by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, effective on the date of enactment of this Act.
00025
10-Mar
S. 1173
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1931
Agreed to
96
4
D'Amato amdt. no. 1931, as amended; To reauthorize the mass transit programs of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
00024
09-Mar
S. 1668
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
93
1
Passage; An original bill to encourage the disclosure to Congress of certain classified and related information.
00023
06-Mar
S. 1173
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1708
Agreed to
58
37
motion to table mcconnell amdt no 1708; To require that Federal surface transportation funds be used to encourage development and outreach to emerging business enterprises, including those owned by minorities and women, and to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment based on race, color, national origin, or sex, with respect to use of those funds, in compliance with the equal protection provisions of the fifth and 14th amendments to the Constitiution.
00022
05-Mar
S. 1173
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1696
Rejected
43
56
bingaman amendment no. 1696 as modified; To encourage States to enact laws that ban the sale of alcohol through a drive-up or drive-through sales window.
00021
05-Mar
S. 1173
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1697
Agreed to
52
47
dorgan amendment no. 1697; To withhold certain Federal highway funds from a State that fails to prohibit open containers of alcoholic beverages and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of motor vehicles.
00020
04-Mar
S. 1173
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1682
Agreed to
62
32
DeWine/Lautenberg amendment (sp1682); To provide for a national standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated individuals.
00019
03-Mar
S. 1173
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1679
Agreed to
54
43
motion to table wellstone amendment no. 1679; To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report on the number of former recipients of public assistance under the State temporary assistance to needy families programs that are economically self-sufficient.
00018
02-Mar
PN456
On the Nomination
Confirmed
81
0
nomination richard l young to be us district judge
00017
26-Feb
S. 1663
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
45
54
motion to invoke cloture on s.1663; Paycheck Protection Act
00016
26-Feb
S. 1663
On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1646
Rejected
51
48
motion to invoke cloture on mccain amendment no. 1646 as amended; To provide a complete substitute to reform the financing of Federal elections.
00015
25-Feb
S. 1663
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1646
Rejected
48
50
motion to table mccain amendment no. 1646 as amended; To provide a complete substitute to reform the financing of Federal elections.
00014
25-Feb
S. 1663
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1647
Rejected
47
50
motion to table snowe amendment no. 1647; Relating to electioneering communications.
00013
25-Feb
H.R. 2631
On Overriding the Veto
Veto Overridden
78
20
Shall the bill pass; A bill disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105-45.
00012
24-Feb
S. 1663
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1646
Rejected
48
51
MOTION TO TABLE MCCAIN AMDT NO. 1646; To provide a complete substitute to reform the financing of Federal elections.
00011
11-Feb
PN20
On the Nomination
Confirmed
67
28
nomination-margaret m. morrow to be u.s. district judge-central CA
00010
11-Feb
S. 1601
On the Cloture Motion
Rejected
42
54
motion to invoke cloture on motion to proceed to consider s.1601; Human Cloning Prohibition Act
00009
10-Feb
PN623
On the Nomination
Confirmed
63
35
Nomination David Satcher (TN) to be Asst. Secretary of H.H.S. and Surgeon General
00008
10-Feb
PN623
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Agreed to
75
23
cloture motion re: nomination of David Satcher
00007
04-Feb
S. 1575
On Passage of the Bill
Passed
76
22
s.1575; A bill to rename the Washington National Airport located in the District of Columbia and Virginia as the "Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport".
00006
04-Feb
S. 1575
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1642
Rejected
35
63
daschle amdt no. 1642; To require approval by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority of the renaming of Washington National Airport as the Ronald Reagan National Airport.
00005
04-Feb
S. 1575
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1640
Agreed to
62
36
Motion to table reid amdt no. 1640; To redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, District of Columbia, as the "Federal Bureau of Investigation Building."
00004
04-Feb
S. 1575
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1643
Rejected
35
63
robb amendment (SP 1575); To provide an orderly process for the renaming of existing Federal facilities.
00003
03-Feb
PN798
On the Nomination
Confirmed
96
0
nomination- christine miller, for judge of u.s. court of fed'l claims
00002
03-Feb
PN501
On the Nomination
Confirmed
96
0
nomination- carlos r. moreno, to be u.s. district judge of central CA
00001
28-Jan
PN12
On the Nomination
Confirmed
67
30
nomination-ann l. aiken to be u.s. district judge for the OR district