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  XML U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 109th Congress - 2nd Session (2006)

VoteDateIssueQuestionResultDescription
00279 09-Dec H.R. 6111 On the Motion Agreed to Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6111; An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
00278 09-Dec H.R. 6111 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 6111; An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
00277 09-Dec H.R. 6111 On the Motion Agreed to Motion to Waive CBA Re: Motion to Concur in House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.6111.; An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
00276 08-Dec PN1746 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Kent A. Jordan of Delaware to be U.S. Circuit Judge
00275 08-Dec PN1746 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Kent A. Jordan of Delaware to be U.S. Circuit Judge
00274 07-Dec PN1396 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs
00273 07-Dec PN1396 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs
00272 06-Dec PN2191 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation: Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense
00271 05-Dec H.R. 5384 On the Motion S.Amdt. 5205 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA "Emergency Designation" Re: Conrad Amdt. No. 5205; To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance.
00270 16-Nov H.R. 5682 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R. 5682 As Amended; A bill to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India.
00269 16-Nov S. 3709 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5187 Rejected Boxer Amdt. No. 5187; To make the waiver authority of the President contingent upon a certification that India has agreed to suspend military-to-military cooperation with Iran, including training exercises, until such time as Iran is no longer designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.
00268 16-Nov S. 3709 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5183 Rejected Feingold Amdt. No. 5183; To require as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation determinations by the President that United States nuclear cooperation with India does nothing to assist, encourage, or induce India to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.
00267 16-Nov S. 3709 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5181 Rejected Ensign Amdt. No. 5181; To ensure that IAEA inspection equipment is not used for espionage purposes.
00266 16-Nov S. 3709 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5178 Rejected Dorgan Amdt. No. 5178 As Modified; To declare that it is the policy of the United States to continue to support implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1172 (1998).
00265 16-Nov S. 3709 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5174 Rejected Bingaman Amdt. No. 5174; To limit the waiver authority of the President.
00264 14-Nov H.R. 5385 On the Motion Agreed to Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; An act making appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
00263 29-Sep S. 403 On the Cloture Motion Rejected 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.
00262 29-Sep H.R. 6061 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R. 6061; A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.
00261 29-Sep H.R. 5631 On the Conference Report Agreed to 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.
00260 28-Sep H.R. 6061 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to 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.
00259 28-Sep S. 3930 On Passage of the Bill Passed S. 3930 As Amended; A bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.
00258 28-Sep S. 3930 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5088 Rejected Kennedy Amdt. No. 5088; To provide for the protection of United States persons in the implementation of treaty obligations.
00257 28-Sep S. 3930 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5104 Rejected Byrd Amdt. 5104; To prohibit the establishment of new military commissions after December 31, 2011.
00256 28-Sep S. 3930 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5095 Rejected Rockefeller Amdt. No. 5095; To provide for congressional oversight of certain Central Intelligence Agency programs.
00255 28-Sep S. 3930 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5087 Rejected Specter Amdt. No. 5087; To strike the provision regarding habeas review.
00254 27-Sep S. 3930 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5086 Rejected Levin Amdt. No. 5086; In the nature of a substitute.
00253 25-Sep PN1586 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge
00252 20-Sep H.R. 6061 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to 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.
00251 19-Sep PN358 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
00250 19-Sep H.R. 5684 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R. 5684; A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.
00249 14-Sep H.R. 4954 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R.4954 as Amended; A bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.
00248 14-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4930 Agreed to 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.
00247 14-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.4954; A bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.
00246 13-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4999 Rejected Meenendez Amdt. No. 4999; To improve the security of cargo containers destined for the United States.
00245 13-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4982 Agreed to 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.
00244 13-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Motion S.Amdt. 4975 Agreed to 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.
00243 13-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Motion S.Amdt. 4936 Rejected 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.
00242 12-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4931 Agreed to Hutchison Amdt. No. 4931; To strengthen national security by adding an additional 275 Customs and Border Protection officers at United States ports.
00241 12-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4940 Agreed to 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.
00240 12-Sep H.R. 4954 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4921 Agreed to DeMint Amdt. No. 4921 As Amended; To establish a unified national hazard alert system, and for other purposes.
00239 07-Sep H.R. 5631 On Passage of the Bill Passed 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.
00238 07-Sep H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4911 Agreed to Reed Amdt. No. 4911; 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.
00237 07-Sep H.R. 5631 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4897 Rejected Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 4897; 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.
00236 07-Sep H.R. 5631 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4909 Agreed to Motion to Table Menendez Amdt. No. 4909; 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.
00235 07-Sep H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4907 Agreed to Conrad Amdt. No. 4907; To enhance intelligence community efforts to bring Osama bin Laden and other key leaders of al Qaeda to the justice they deserve.
00234 06-Sep H.R. 5631 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4895 Agreed to Motion to Table Mikulski Amdt. No. 4895; 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.
00233 06-Sep H.R. 5631 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4885 Agreed to Motion to Table Kennedy Amdt. No. 4885; To include information on civil war in Iraq in the quarterly reports on progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.
00232 06-Sep H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4882 Rejected Feinstein Amdt. No. 4882; To protect civilian lives from unexploded cluster munitions.
00231 05-Sep PN1594 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
00230 03-Aug H.R. 4 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R.4; A bill to provide economic security for all Americans, and for otherpurposes.
00229 03-Aug H.R. 5970 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.5970; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
00228 03-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4863 Agreed to Menendez Amdt. No. 4863; To make available from Operation and Maintenance, Navy, up to an additional $3,000,000 to fund improvements to physical security at Navy recruiting stations and to improve data security.
00227 03-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4844 Rejected Sessions Amdt. No. 4844; To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, up to $77,000,000 for the Conventional Trident Modification Program.
00226 03-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4848 Agreed to Coburn Amdt. No. 4848; To require notice to Congress and the public on earmarks of funds available to the Department of Defense.
00225 03-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4858 Agreed to Boxer Amdt. No. 4858; To prohibit the use of funds by the United States Government to enter into an agreement with the Government of Iraq that would subject members of the Armed Forces to the jurisdiction of Iraq criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law.
00224 03-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4785 Agreed to Coburn Amdt. No. 4785, As Modified; To ensure the fiscal integrity of travel payments made by the Department of Defense.
00223 03-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4787 Rejected Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 4787; To limit the funds available to the Department of Defense for expenses relating to conferences.
00222 02-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4781 Agreed to Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4781 As Modified; To appropriate, with an offset, an additional $2,000,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for the improvement of imaging for traumatic brain injuries.
00221 02-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4819 Agreed to Dodd Amdt. No. 4819; To make available an additional $6,700,000,000 to fund equipment reset requirements resulting from continuing combat operations, including repair, depot, and procurement activities.
00220 02-Aug H.R. 5631 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4775 Agreed to Sessions Amdt. No. 4775 as Amended and Modified; To provide $1,829,100,000 for the Army National Guard for the construction of 370 miles of triple-layered fencing, and 461 miles of vehicle barriers along the southwest border.
00219 01-Aug S. 3711 On Passage of the Bill Passed S. 3711; A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.
00218 31-Jul S. 3711 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3711; A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.
00217 26-Jul S. 3711 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3711; A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.
00216 25-Jul S. 403 On Passage of the Bill Passed S. 403, As Amended; 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.
00215 25-Jul S. 403 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4694 Agreed to Boxer Amdt. No. 4694; To punish parents who have committed incest.
00214 25-Jul S. 403 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4689 Rejected Lautenberg Amdt. No. 4689; To authorize grants to carry out programs to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies, and for other purposes.
00213 25-Jul PN1536 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be US Circuit Judge
00212 20-Jul H.R. 9 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R.9; A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
00211 19-Jul S. 728 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4683 Rejected Inhofe Amt. No. 4683; To modify a section relating to a fiscal transparency and prioritization report.
00210 19-Jul S. 728 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4684 Rejected McCain Amdt. No. 4684; To provide for a water resources construction project prioritization report.
00209 19-Jul S. 728 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4682 Rejected Inhofe Amdt. No. 4682; To modify a section relating to independent reviews.
00208 19-Jul S. 728 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4681 Agreed to Feingold Amdt. No. 4681; To modify a section relating to independent peer review of water resources projects.
00207 18-Jul S. 728 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4680 Agreed to Specter Amdt. No. 4680; To modify a provision relating to Federal hopper dredges.
00206 18-Jul H.R. 810 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R.810; A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
00205 18-Jul S. 2754 On Passage of the Bill Passed S.2754; A bill to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos.
00204 18-Jul S. 3504 On Passage of the Bill Passed S.3504; A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes, and for other purposes.
00203 13-Jul H.R. 5441 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R. 5441, As Amended; A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Securityfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.
00202 13-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4615 Agreed to Vitter Amdt. No. 4615, As Modified; To prohibit the confiscation of a firearm during an emergency or major disaster if the possession of such firearm is not prohibited under Federal or State law.
00201 13-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4660 Rejected Sessions Amdt. No. 4660, As Modified; To appropriate an additional $85,670,000 to enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 800 additional full time active duty investigators to investigate immigration laws violations and to offset such increase on a pro rata basis.
00200 13-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4659 Rejected Sessions Amdt. No. 4659, As Modified; To appropriate an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct double-layered fencing and vehicle barriers along the southwest border and to offset such increase by reducing all other discretionary amounts on a prorata basis.
00199 13-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Motion S.Amdt. 4600 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4600 "Emergency Designation"; To increase appropriations for disaster relief, and for other purposes.
00198 13-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4634 Rejected Menendez Amdt. No. 4634; To provide that appropriations under this Act may not be used for the purpose of providing certain grants, unless all such grants meet certain conditions for allocation.
00197 13-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Motion S.Amdt. 4641 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4641; To fund urgent priorities for our Nation's firefighters, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and all Americans by reducing the tax breaks for individuals with annual incomes in excess of $1,000,000.
00196 12-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Motion S.Amdt. 4587 Rejected Motion to Waive the Emergency Designation Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4587; To increase the amount appropriated for transit security by $300,000,000.
00195 12-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Motion S.Amdt. 4576 Rejected Motion to Waive the Emergency Designation Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 4576; To restore funding to States and local governments for terrorism prevention activities in the Homeland Security Grant Program to fiscal year 2005 levels.
00194 12-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Motion S.Amdt. 4553 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA Re: Biden Amdt. No. 4553; To increase amounts for the rail and transit security programs, and for other purposes.
00193 11-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4563 Rejected Clinton Amdt No. 4563; To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other purposes.
00192 11-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4560 Agreed to Collins Amdt. No. 4560; To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the United States Emergency Management Authority.
00191 11-Jul H.R. 5441 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4548 Agreed to Vitter Amdt. No. 4548, As Modified; To prohibit the United States Customs and Border Protection from preventing an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing an FDA-approved prescription drug.
00190 29-Jun S. 3569 On Passage of the Bill Passed S.3569; A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.
00189 27-Jun S.J.Res. 12 On the Joint Resolution Rejected S.J.Res.12 as Amended; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
00188 27-Jun S.J.Res. 12 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4543 Rejected Durbin Amdt. No. 4543; To provide a complete substitute.
00187 22-Jun PN1185 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation: Andrew J. Guilford, of California, to be U.S. District Judge
00186 22-Jun S. 2766 On Passage of the Bill Passed S. 2766 As Amended; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
00185 22-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4471 Agreed to Sessions Amdt. No. 4471 As Modified; To provide, with an offset, additional funding for missile defense testing and operations.
00184 22-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4261 Agreed to Chambliss Amdt. No. 4261; To authorize multiyear procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft and F-119 engines.
00183 22-Jun S. 2766 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2766; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
00182 22-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4320 Rejected Levin Amdt. No. 4320; To state the sense of Congress on United States policy on Iraq.
00181 22-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4442 Rejected Kerry Amdt. No. 4442; To require the redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq in order to further a political solution in Iraq, encourage the people of Iraq to provide for their own security, and achieve victory in the war on terror.
00180 21-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4376 Rejected Enzi Amdt. No. 4376; To promote job creation and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.
00179 21-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4322 Agreed to Kennedy Amdt. No. 4322; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
*Pursuant to the order of June 20, 2006, notwithstanding the adoption of the amendment, proposed amendment SA 4322 withdrawn in Senate.
00178 20-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4265 Agreed to Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4265; To express the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
00177 20-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4272 Agreed to McConnell Amdt. No. 4272 As Modified; To affirm the Iraqi Government position of no amnesty for terrorists who have attacked U.S. forces.
00176 20-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4292 Rejected Dorgan Amdt. No. 4292; To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.
00175 19-Jun PN1296 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge
00174 15-Jun S. 2766 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4269 Agreed to Motion to Table McConnell Amdt. 4269; To require the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit.
00173 15-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4257 Agreed to Biden Amdt. No. 4257; To state the policy of the United States on the nuclear programs of Iran.
00172 15-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4234 Rejected Santorum Amdt. No. 4234; To authorize, with an offset, assistance for prodemocracy programs and activities inside and outside Iran, to make clear that the United States supports the ability of the people of Iran to exercise self-determination over their form of government, and to make enhancements to the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act of 1996.
00171 15-Jun H.R. 4939 On the Conference Report Agreed to H.R.4939 Conference Report; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
00170 14-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4242 Agreed to McCain Amdt. No. 4242; To require regular budgeting for ongoing military operations.
00169 14-Jun S. 2766 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4230 Agreed to Motion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4230; To improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in contracting and procurement and by enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel.
00168 13-Jun S. 2766 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4208 Agreed to Frist Amdt. No. 4208; To express the sense of Congress that the United States Armed Forces, the intelligence community, and other agencies, as well as the coalition partners of the United States and the Iraqi Security Forces should be commended for their actions that resulted in the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist organization and the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.
00167 08-Jun PN210 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Peter G. Sheridan, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge
00166 08-Jun PN1186 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Noel Lawrence Hillman, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge
00165 08-Jun S. 147 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 147; A bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.
00164 08-Jun H.R. 8 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consideration of H.R. 8; A bill to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
00163 07-Jun S.J.Res. 1 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. J. Res. 1; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
00162 06-Jun PN1182 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Renee Marie Bumb, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge
00161 26-May PN1446 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior
00160 26-May PN1552 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
00159 26-May PN1179 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh of Maryland to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit
00158 25-May PN1179 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be U.S. Circuit Judge
00157 25-May S. 2611 On Passage of the Bill Passed S. 2611 As Amended; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
00156 25-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4188 Agreed to Specter Amdt. No. 4188; To improve the bill.
00155 25-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4136 Agreed to Ensign Amdt. No. 4136; To ensure the integrity of the Earned Income Tax Credit program by reducing the potential for fraud and to ensure that aliens who receive an adjustment of this status under this bill meet their obligation to pay back taxes without creating a burden on the American public.
00154 25-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4108 Rejected Sessions Amdt. No. 4108; To limit the application of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
00153 25-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4083 Agreed to Feingold Amdt. No. 4083; To strike the provision prohibiting a court from staying the removal of an alien in certain circumstances.
00152 25-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4131 Agreed to Bingaman Amdt. No. 4131; To limit the total number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status to 650,000 during any fiscal year.
00151 25-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4097 Rejected Cornyn Amdt. No. 4097; To modify the requirements for confidentiality certain information submitted by an alien seeking an adjustment of status under section 245B.
00150 24-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4095 Rejected Dorgan Amdt. No. 4095; To sunset the H-2C visa program after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
00149 24-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4084 Agreed to Motion to Table Chambliss Amdt. No. 4084; To modify the eligible requirements for blue card status and to increase the fines to be paid by aliens granted such status or legal permanent resident status.
00148 24-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4101 Rejected Hutchison Amdt. No. 4101; To enhance border security by creating a pilot SAFE Visa Program to grant visas to authorized nationals of a NAFTA or CAFTA-DR country who receive employment offers in job areas in the United States that have been certified by the Secretary of Labor as having a shortage of workers.
00147 24-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4114 Agreed to Gregg Amdt. No. 4114; To amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree in science mathematics, technology, or engineering.
00146 24-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4127 Agreed to Byrd Amdt. No. 4127; To fund improvements in border and interior security by assessing a $500 supplemental fee under title VI.
00145 24-May S. 2611 On the Motion Agreed to Motion to Waive CBA Re: S. 2611; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
00144 24-May S. 2611 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2611; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.
00143 24-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4085 Rejected Motion to Table McConnell Amdt. No. 4085; To implement the recommendation of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform to protect and secure the franchise of all United States citizens from ballots being cast illegally by non-United States citizens.
00142 23-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4142 Agreed to Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4142; To authorize the waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility or removal where denial of admission or removal would result in hardship for a spouse, parent, or child who is a citizen or permanent resident alien.
00141 23-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4106 Agreed to Motion to Table Kennedy Amdt. No. 4106; To enhance the enforcement of labor protections for United States workers and guest workers.
00140 23-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4177 Agreed to Grassley Amdt. No. 4177; To provide a substitute to title III.
00139 23-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4117 Agreed to Motion to Table Leahy Amdt. No. 4117; To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding restrictions on the admission of aliens.
00138 23-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4087 Rejected Feinstein Amdt. No. 4087; To modify the conditions under which aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States are granted legal status.
00137 22-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4076 Agreed to Ensign Amdt. No. 4076 as Modified; To authorize the use of the National Guard to secure the southern border of the United States.
00136 22-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4009 Agreed to Motion to Table Chambliss Amdt. No. 4009; To modify the wage requirements for employers seeking to hire H-2A and blue card agricultural workers.
00135 18-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3969 Agreed to Motion to Table Kyl Amdt. No. 3969; To prohibit H-2C nonimmigrants from adjusting to lawful permanent resident status.
00134 18-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4038 Agreed to Cornyn Amdt. No. 4038; To require aliens seeking adjustment of status under section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act or Deferred Mandatory Departure status under section 245C of such Act to pay a supplemental application fee, which shall be used to provide financial assistance to States for health and educational services for noncitizens.
00133 18-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4072 Rejected Clinton Amdt. No. 4072; To establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to States and local governments for the costs of providing health care and educational services to noncitizens, and to provide additional funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.
00132 18-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4073 Agreed to Salazar Amdt. No. 4073 As Modified; To declare that English is the common and unifying language of the United States, and to preserve and enhance the role of the English language.
00131 18-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4064 Agreed to Inhofe Amdt. No. 4064; To amend title 4 United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the United States and to promote the patriotic integration of prospective US citizens.
00130 18-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3985 Agreed to Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No. 3985; To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that persons who receive an adjustment of status under this bill are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.
00129 18-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4066 Agreed to Kennedy Amdt. No. 4066; To modify the conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for adjustment of status.
00128 17-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3965 Agreed to Cornyn Amdt. No. 3965 As Modified; To modify the conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for an employment-based immigrant visa.
00127 17-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3963 Rejected Vitter Amdt. No. 3963; To strike the provisions related to certain undocumented individuals.
00126 17-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3979 Agreed to Sessions Amdt. No. 3979; To increase the amount of fencing and improve vehicle barriers installed along the southwest border of the United States.
00125 17-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4027 Agreed to Kyl Amdt. No. 4027; To make certain aliens ineligible for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status or Deferred Mandatory Departure status.
00124 16-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3981 Rejected Motion to Table Bingaman Amdt. No. 3981; To reduce the number of H-2C nonimmigrants to 200,000 during any fiscal year.
00123 16-May S. 2611 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4017 Agreed to Motion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4017; To prohibit aliens who are currently outside the United States from participating in the H-2C guestworker visa program.
00122 16-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3994 Agreed to Salazar Amdt. No. 3994; To prohibit implementation of title IV and title VI until the President determines that implementation of such titles will strengthen the national security of the United States.
00121 16-May S. 2611 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3961 Rejected Isakson Amdt. No. 3961; To prohibit the granting of legal status, or adjustment of current status, to any individual who enters or entered the United States in violation of Federal law unless the border security measures authorized under Title I and section 233 are fully completed and fully operational.
00120 16-May PN1327 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Milan D. Smith, Jr., of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
00119 11-May S. 1955 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Amendment (Subst.) As Modified, to S.1955; A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace.
00118 11-May H.R. 4297 On the Conference Report Agreed to H.R.4297 Conference Report; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00117 09-May S. 1955 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to proveed to S. 1955; A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace.
00116 08-May S. 23 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.23; A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.
00115 08-May S. 22 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.22; A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
00114 04-May PN1184 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Thomas M. Golden, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge
00113 04-May PN1183 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Brian M. Cogan, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge
00112 04-May H.R. 4939 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R. 4939 As Amended; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
00111 04-May H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3704 Rejected Thune Amdt. No. 3704; To provide, with an offset, $20,000,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Medical Facilities.
00110 03-May H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3601 Agreed to Inouye Amdt. No. 3601; To provide assistance relating to assessments and monitoring of waters in the State of Hawaii.
00109 03-May H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3673 Rejected Inouye Amdt. No. 3673; To increase funds made available for assessments of critical reservoirs and dams in the State of Hawaii.
00108 03-May H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3616 Rejected McCain Amdt. No. 3616; To strike a provision that provides $74.5 million to states based on their production of certain types of crops, livestock and or diary products, which was not included in the Administration's emergency supplemental request.
00107 03-May H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3688 Agreed to Kennedy Amdt. No. 3688, As Modified; To provide funding to compensate individuals harmed by pandemic influenza vaccine.
00106 02-May H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3810 Agreed to Obama Amdt. No. 3810; To provide that none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for hurricane relief and recovery contracts exceeding $500,000 that are awarded using procedures other than competitive procedures.
00105 02-May H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3641 Rejected Coburn Amdt. No. 3641 "Div IV"; To perfect the bill.
00104 02-May H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3617 Rejected McCain Amdt. No. 3617; To strike a provision providing $6 million to sugarcane growers in Hawaii, which was not included in the Administration's emergency supplemental request.
00103 02-May H.R. 4939 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 4939; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
00102 01-May PN1136 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Michael Ryan Barrett, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge
00101 27-Apr H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3709 Agreed to Byrd Amdt. No. 3709; To express the sense of the Senate on requests for funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.
00100 27-Apr H.R. 4939 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3641 Rejected Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3641 "Div. II"; To perfect the bill.
00099 26-Apr H.R. 4939 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3641 Agreed to Motion to Table Coburn Amdt No. 3641 "Div. I"; To perfect the bill.
00098 26-Apr H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3642 Agreed to Akaka Amdt. No. 3642 as Amended; To provide an additional $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.
00097 26-Apr H.R. 4939 On the Motion to Table Agreed to Motion to Table Ensign Motion to Recommit H.R.4939 to the Committee on Appropriations; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.
00096 26-Apr H.R. 4939 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3615 Agreed to Motion to Table Thomas Amdt. No. 3615; To return the bill to the President's proposal.
00095 26-Apr H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3604 Rejected Reid Amdt. No. 3604; To provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts.
00094 26-Apr H.R. 4939 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3594 Agreed to Gregg Amdt. No. 3594, as Modified; To provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts.
00093 25-Apr PN1187 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Gray Hampton Miller, of Texas, to be United States District Judge
00092 07-Apr PN70 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
00091 07-Apr PN922 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Dorrance Smith, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense
00090 07-Apr S. 2454 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2454; A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes.
00089 07-Apr S. 2454 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Commit S. 2454 to the Committee on the Judiciary; A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes.
00088 06-Apr S. 2454 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3192 Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Specter Amdt. No. 3192; To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and to provide conditional nonimmigrant authorization for employment to undocumented aliens, and for other purposes.
00087 04-Apr S. 2454 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3206 Rejected Motion to Table Kyl Amdt. No. 3206; To make certain aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status.
00086 04-Apr PN1180 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Michael A. Chagares, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
00085 03-Apr S. 2454 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3193 Agreed to Alexander Amdt. No. 3193, as modified; To prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes.
00084 03-Apr S. 2454 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3210 Agreed to Bingaman Amdt. No. 3210, as modified; To provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for other purposes.
00083 30-Mar S. 2454 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3191 Agreed to First Amdt. No. 3191; To require the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to collect statistics, and prepare reports describing the statistics, relating to deaths occurring at the border between the United States and Mexico.
00082 29-Mar S. 2349 On Passage of the Bill Passed As Amended; To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.
00081 29-Mar S. 2349 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2980 Agreed to Ensign Amdt. No. 2980; To include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks.
00080 29-Mar S. 2349 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2962 Agreed to Feingold Amdt. No. 2962; To clarify the application of the gift rule to lobbyists.
00079 28-Mar S. 2349 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.2349; To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.
00078 28-Mar S. 2349 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2944 Agreed to Wyden Amdt. No. 2944; To establish as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter.
00077 28-Mar S. 2349 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3176 Rejected Collins Amdt. No. 3176; To establish the Senate Office of Public Integrity.
00076 27-Mar PN1322 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Dennis R. Spurgeon of Florida To Be An Assistant Secretary of Energy
00075 16-Mar PN1117 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Jack Zouhary, of Ohio, To Be U.S. District Judge
00074 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On Passage of the Bill Passed S.Con.Res. 83; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011.
00073 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3166 Rejected Ensign Amdt No. 3166; To deny funds in FY2007 for the United Nations Human Rights Council, which the United States just voted against because countries found complicit in sustained human rights abuses are eligible for Council membership. Savings redirected to border security.
00072 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3128 Agreed to Domenici Amdt No. 3128; To provide funding for implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005 from ANWR.
00071 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3164 Rejected Stabenow Amdt No. 3164; To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide seniors with a prescription drug benefit option that is affordable, user-friendly, and administered directly by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
00070 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3121 Rejected Bingaman Amdt No. 3121; To strike the direct spending limitation.
00069 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3105 Rejected Boxer Amdt No. 3105; No Statement of Purpose on File.
00068 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3087 Rejected DeMint Amdt. No. 3087 As Modified; To establish a reserve fund for Social Security reform.
00067 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3143 Rejected Kerry Amdt No. 3143; To prevent the imposition of excessive TRICARE fees and co-pays on military retirees.
00066 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3106 Rejected Lincoln Amdt No. 3106; To restore the discretionary budget for the Department of Agriculture with an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.
00065 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3093 Rejected Inhofe Amdt No. 3093; To provide for discretionary spending control.
00064 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3071 Rejected Akaka Amdt No. 3071; To increase funding for Title I grants and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.
00063 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3141 Rejected Stabenow Amdt No. 3141; To provide an assured stream of funding for veteran's health care that will take into account the annual changes in the veteran's population and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying tax cuts for the wealthy.
00062 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3100 Rejected Cornyn Amdt No. 3100; To provide for reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Finance to reduce mandatory spending.
00061 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3102 Rejected Dorgan Amdt No. 3102; To increase funding by $1 billion for various tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian country, by closing corporate tax loopholes.
00060 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3103 Rejected Sarbanes Amdt No. 3103; To restore funding for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, the Federal Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal conservation programs, and other natural resource needs, through an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.
00059 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3034 Rejected Lieberman Amdt No. 3034; To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by providing $8 billion in additional funds for homeland security government-wide, by restoring cuts to vital first responder programs in the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, by providing an additional $1.2 billion for first responders, $1.7 billion for the Coast Guard and port security, $150 million for chemical security, $1 billion for rail and transit security, $456 million for FEMA, $1 billion for health preparedness programs, and $752 million for aviation security.
00058 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3048 Agreed to Specter Amdt No. 3048; To increase the advance appropriations allowance in order to fund health, education and training, and low-income programs.
00057 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3074 Agreed to Reed Amdt. No. 3074; To increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $3,318,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, increasing the funds available to carry out that program to the fully authorized level of $5,100,000,000, to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
00056 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3114 Agreed to Burr Amdt No. 3114; To provide for the establishment of a reserve fund concerning pandemic influenza preparedness planning.
00055 16-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3133 Rejected Conrad Amdt No. 3133; To increase funding to combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and create a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a vaccine to inoculate the U.S. Population against a pandemic by $5 billion in FY 2007 paid for by requiring tax withholding on government payments to contractors like Halliburton.
00054 16-Mar H.J.Res. 47 On the Joint Resolution Agreed to H.J.Res.47; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
00053 16-Mar H.J.Res. 47 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3131 Rejected Baucus Amendment No. 3131; To require a study of debt held by foreigners.
00052 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3015 Rejected Santorum Amdt. No. 3015; To provide an additional $550,000,000 for Amtrak for fiscal year 2007.
00051 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3086 Rejected Byrd Amdt. No. 3086; To preserve a national intercity passenger rail system by providing adequate funding of $1.45 billion for Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2007 and to fully offset this additional funding by closing corporate tax loopholes.
00050 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3004 Agreed to Snowe Amdt. No. 3004; To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the collective purchasing power of 40,000,000 Medicare beneficiaries to negotiate the best possible prices for prescription drugs provided through part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in fallback plans, by private drug plans (if asked) and in other circumstances, but not permitting a uniform formulary or price setting, is reserved for deficit reduction of to improve the Medicare drug benefit.
00049 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3009 Rejected Nelson Amdt. No. 3009; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect medicare beneficiaries who enroll in the prescription drug benefit during 2006.
00048 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3073 Agreed to Grassley Amdt. No. 3073; To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide for an extension of the Medicare part D enrollment period.
00047 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3054 Rejected Menendez Amdt. No. 3054; To provide an additional $965 million to make our ports more secure by increasing port security grants, increasing inspections, improving existing programs, and increasing research and development, and to fully offset this additional funding by closing tax loopholes.
00046 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3061 Agreed to McConnell Amdt. No. 3061; To provide funding for maritime security, including the Container Security Initiative, improved data for targeted cargo searches, and full background checks and security threat assessments of personnel at our nation's seaports.
00045 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3056 Rejected Stabenow Amdt. No. 3056; To provide $5 billion for our emergency responders so that they can field effective and reliable interoperable communications equipment to respond to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the public safety needs of America's communities and fully offset this by closing tax loopholes and collecting more from the tax gap.
00044 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3050 Agreed to Santorum Amdt. No. 3050; To increase funding for the Community Develeopment Block Grant Program.
00043 15-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3063 Rejected Murray Amdt. No. 3063; To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant Program to the fiscal 2004 level by closing tax loopholes previously slated for elimination in Senate-passed legislation.
00042 14-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3039 Rejected Bingaman Amdt. No. 3039; To make energy more affordable and sustainable, to increase our national security through foreign oil replacement with biofuels and alternative fuels and advanced/hybrid vehicle use, to accelerate production and market penetration of clean and renewable energy technologies and generation, and to more fully utilize energy efficiency and conservation technologies and practices.
00041 14-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3007 Rejected Akaka Amdt. No. 3007; To increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
00040 14-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2999 Agreed to Burns Amdt. No. 2999; To provide increased funding for veterans health programs, and to negate the need for enrollment fees and increase in pharmacy co-payments.
00039 14-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3028 Rejected Kennedy Amdt. No. 3028; To support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and (3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes.
00038 14-Mar S.Con.Res. 83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3013 Rejected Conrad Amdt. No. 3013; To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2011.
00037 13-Mar PN1060 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Leo Maury Gordon, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
00036 09-Mar S. 2349 On the Cloture Motion Rejected Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2349; To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.
00035 08-Mar S. 2349 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2932 Rejected Reid Amdt. No. 2932; To provide additional transparency in the legislative process.
00034 07-Mar S. 2320 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2913 Agreed to Snowe Amdt. No. 2913; To improve the distribution of funds to States under there Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
00033 07-Mar S. 2320 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2320; A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
00032 06-Mar PN940 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Thomas E. Johnston, of West Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge
00031 06-Mar PN938 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Timothy C. Batten, Sr., of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge
00030 02-Mar S. 2320 On the Motion Agreed to Motion to Waive CBA Re: S. 2320; A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
00029 02-Mar H.R. 3199 On the Conference Report Agreed to H.R. 3199 Conference Report; A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.
00028 01-Mar H.R. 3199 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Upon Reconsideration - Cloture on The Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199; A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.
00027 01-Mar H.R. 3199 On the Motion to Reconsider Agreed to Motion to Reconsider the Vote by Which Cloture was Not Invoked on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199 (RCV 358).; A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.
00026 01-Mar H.R. 3199 On the Motion to Proceed Agreed to Motion to Proceed to Consider the Motion to Reconsider the Vote by which the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199 was Not Agreed To (RCV 358).; A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.
00025 01-Mar S. 2271 On Passage of the Bill Passed S. 2271, As Amended; A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.
00024 01-Mar S. 2271 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2895 Agreed to First Amdt. No. 2895 As Amended; To establish the enactment date of the Act.
00023 28-Feb S. 2271 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2271; A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.
00022 16-Feb S. 2271 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2271; A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.
00021 14-Feb S. 852 On the Motion Rejected Motion to Waive CBA Re: S. 852; A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
00020 14-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion Rejected Lautenberg Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: National Debt; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00019 14-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion Agreed to Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: States Sales Taxes; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00018 14-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion Rejected Reed Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: Military; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00017 14-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion Rejected Kennedy Motion to Instruct Conference on H.R. 4297 Re: Capital Gains; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00016 14-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion Agreed to Grassley Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: AMT/Capital Gains; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00015 13-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion Rejected Dodd Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: Veterans; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00014 13-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion Agreed to Grassley Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: Veterans; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00013 09-Feb S. 852 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2748 Agreed to Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 2748; To provide a new system by which to resolve claims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
00012 07-Feb S. 852 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 852; A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
00011 02-Feb H.R. 4659 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R. 4659; A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.
00010 02-Feb H.R. 4297 On Passage of the Bill Passed H.R. 4297 As Amended; A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.
00009 02-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2705 Agreed to Menendez Amdt. No. 2705; To express the sense of the Senate that protecting middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax should be a higher priority for Congress in 2006 than extending a tax cut that does not expire until the end of 2008.
00008 02-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion S.Amdt. 2737 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 2737; To strengthen America's military, to repeal the extension of tax rates for capital gains and dividends, to reduce the deficit, and for other purposes.
00007 02-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion S.Amdt. 2735 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA Dodd Amdt. No. 2735; To support the health needs of our veterans and military personnel and reduce the deficit by making tax rates fairer for all Americans.
00006 02-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion S.Amdt. 2716 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA Clinton Amdt. No. 2716; To establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.
00005 02-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion S.Amdt. 2730 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA Re: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 2730; To provide for necessary beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.
00004 02-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2731 Rejected Grassley Amdt. No. 2731; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare part D prescription drug program.
00003 02-Feb H.R. 4297 On the Motion S.Amdt. 2729 Rejected Motion to Waive CBA Conrad Amdt. No. 2729; To provide revenue provisions.
00002 31-Jan PN1059 On the Nomination Confirmed Confirmation Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice
00001 30-Jan PN1059 On the Cloture Motion Agreed to Motion to Invoke Cloture On The Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. of New Jersey, To Be An Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court