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110th Congress / Senate / 2nd session / Votes

DateResultVote
7/7/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 163: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House, Striking Title VI through XI, To the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
6/26/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 162: On the Motion
Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
6/26/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 161: On the Motion
Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008
6/26/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 160: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
6/26/08 Confirmed Session 2, roll call 159: On the Nomination
Confirmation William T. Lawrence, of Indiana, To Be US District Judge
6/25/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 158: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
6/25/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 157: On the Motion
Motion to Concur in the Amdt. of the House, Striking Section 1 through Title V and Inserting Certain Language, to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt No. 4983, as Amended; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
6/24/08 Confirmed Session 2, roll call 156: On the Nomination
Confirmation Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be US Circuit Judge
6/24/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 155: On the Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment striking sec. 1 through Title V and Inserting Language to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt.; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
6/19/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 154: On the Motion
Bunning Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 3221 to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
6/19/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 153: On the Motion
Motion to Waive CBA Re: Bond Amdt. No. 4985; To strike provisions relating to the HOPE for Homeowners Program.
6/19/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 152: On the Amendment
Bond Amdt. No. 4986 As Modified; To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program.
6/18/08 Overridden Session 2, roll call 151: On Overriding the Veto
Upon Reconsideration Shall H.R. 6124 Pass, the Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
6/17/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 150: On the Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
6/12/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 149: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
6/10/08 Confirmed Session 2, roll call 148: On the Nomination
Confirmation Mark S. Davis of Virginia, to be US District Judge
6/10/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 147: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
6/10/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 146: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
6/6/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 145: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4825; In the nature of a substitute.
6/5/08 Passed Session 2, roll call 144: On Passage of the Bill
H.R. 6124; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
6/4/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 143: On the Motion
Motion to Instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008
6/4/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 142: On the Conference Report
S. Con. Res. 70 Conference Report; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
6/2/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 141: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3036; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008
5/22/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 139: On the Motion
Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818; In the nature of a substitute.
5/22/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 138: On the Motion
Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. to HR 2642, with an Amdt. No. 4817; In the nature of a substitute.
5/22/08 Overridden Session 2, roll call 140: On Overriding the Veto
Upon Reconsideration Shall the Bill H.R. 2419 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Not Withstanding?; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
5/22/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 137: On the Motion
Motion to Concur in the House Amendment No. 2 with Amdt. No. 4803; In the nature of substitute.
5/20/08 Confirmed Session 2, roll call 136: On the Nomination
Confirmation G. Steven Agee, of Virginia to be US Circuit Judge
5/15/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 135: On the Motion
Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
5/15/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 134: On the Motion
Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
5/15/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 133: On the Motion
DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
5/15/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 132: On the Motion
Boxer Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
5/15/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 131: On the Motion
Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Tax Increase) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
5/15/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 130: On the Conference Report
Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2419; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
5/15/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 129: On the Motion
Motion to Waive Rule XLIV, 8(a) re: H.R. 2419 Conference Report; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
5/15/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 128: On the Motion
Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, sect. 203 re: Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2419; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
5/14/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 127: On the Motion to Table
Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 4763; To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces.
5/13/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 126: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 980; Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007
5/13/08 Passed Session 2, roll call 125: On Passage of the Bill
H.R. 3121 As Amended; Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007
5/13/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 124: On the Amendment
Reid Amdt. No. 4737; To increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
5/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 123: On the Amendment
McConnel Amdt. No. 4720; Of a perfecting nature.
5/8/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 122: On the Amendment
Durbin Amdt. No. 4715 as Modified; To provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District.
5/8/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 121: On the Motion
Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th, Sect. 201, re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4707; In the nature of a substitute.
5/7/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 120: On the Amendment
Landrieu Amdt. No. 4705 As Further Modified; To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements.
5/7/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 119: On the Amendment
Vitter Amdt. No. 4723; To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums.
5/7/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 118: On the Amendment
Vitter Amdt. No. 4722; To increase maximum coverage limits.
5/7/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 117: On the Amendment
Wicker Amdt. No. 4719; To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.
5/6/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 116: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2284; Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007
5/6/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 115: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Rockefeller Amdt. No. 4627 (Subst.) to H.R. 2881; In the nature of a substitute.
4/28/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 114: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.2881; FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007
4/24/08 Passed Session 2, roll call 113: On Passage of the Bill
H.R.493 as Amended; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007
4/24/08 Passed Session 2, roll call 112: On Passage of the Bill
S.1315 as Amended; Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
4/24/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 111: On the Amendment
Burr Amdt. No. 4572; To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States.
4/23/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 110: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007
4/22/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 109: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1315; Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
4/17/08 Passed Session 2, roll call 108: On Passage of the Bill
H.R. 1195 As Amended; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
4/17/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 107: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4146 (Subst.); In the nature of a substitute.
4/17/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 106: On the Amendment
Coburn Amdt. No. 4538; To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report.
4/17/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 105: On the Amendment
Boxer Amdt. No. 4539, as Modified; To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law.
4/16/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 104: On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit
Motion to Table DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1195, with Instructions; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
4/14/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 103: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 1195; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
4/10/08 Confirmed Session 2, roll call 102: On the Nomination
Confirmation Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be US District Judge
4/10/08 Passed Session 2, roll call 101: On Passage of the Bill
S.2739; Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008
4/10/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 100: On the Amendment
Coburn Amdt. 4519; To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service.
4/10/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 99: On the Amendment
Coburn Amdt. No. 4520; To ensure that all individuals who reside, or own property that is located, in a proposed National Heritage Area are informed of the designation of the National Heritage Area.
4/10/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 98: On the Amendment
Coburn Amdt. No. 4521; To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.
4/10/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 97: On the Amendment
Coburn Amdt. No. 4522; To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by the Federal Government and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.
4/10/08 Passed Session 2, roll call 96: On Passage of the Bill
H.R. 3221 As Amended; Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007
4/10/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 95: On the Amendment
Ensign Amdt. No. 4419; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law.
4/10/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 94: On the Amendment
Alexander Amdt. No. 4429; To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes.
4/8/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 93: On the Cloture Motion
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dodd Amdt. No. 4387; In the nature of a substitute.
4/4/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 92: On the Motion
Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, sec. 204. Re: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4389, As Further Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions and to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation.
4/4/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 91: On the Amendment
Voinovich Amdt. No. 4406 As Modified; To protect families most vulnerable to foreclosure due to a sudden loss of income by extending the depreciation incentive to loss companies that have accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credits.
4/3/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 90: On the Motion
Motion to Waive CBA Kyl Amdt. No. 4407; No Statement of Purpose on File.
4/3/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 89: On the Motion
Motion to Waive CBA Murray Amdt. No. 4397; To increase funding for housing counseling resources.
4/3/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 88: On the Motion to Table
Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4388; To address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.
4/3/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 87: On the Resolution
S. Res. 501; A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
4/1/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 86: On the Cloture Motion
Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3221; Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007
3/14/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 85: On the Concurrent Resolution
S. Con. Res. 70 as Amended; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
3/14/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 84: On the Amendment
Vitter Amdt. No. 4299; Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.
3/14/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 83: On the Amendment
Biden Amdt. No. 4245; To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.
3/14/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 82: On the Amendment
DeMint Amdt. No. 4339; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.
3/14/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 81: On the Amendment
Allard Amdt. No. 4233; To require that legislation to reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.
3/14/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 80: On the Amendment
Boxer Amdt. No. 4379; To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 78: On the Amendment
Grassley Amdt. No. 4276 as Modified; To exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 77: On the Amendment
Kyl Amdt. No. 4372; To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 76: On the Amendment
Landrieu Amdt. No. 4378; To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 75: On the Motion
Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt No. 4347; To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 74: On the Amendment
Kyl Amdt. No. 4348; To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 73: On the Motion
Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4313; To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 72: On the Motion
Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt. No. 4340; To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 71: On the Amendment
Ensign Amdt. No. 4335; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.
3/13/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 70: On the Amendment
Boxer Amdt. No. 4368 as Modified; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of laws protecting children.
3/13/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 69: On the Motion to Table
Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4309; To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.
3/13/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 68: On the Amendment
Kohl Amdt. No. 4197; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.
3/13/08 Agreed to Session 2, roll call 67: On the Amendment
Brownback Amdt. No. 4284; To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 66: On the Amendment
Allard Amdt. No. 4232; To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 65: On the Amendment
DeMint Amdt. No. 4328; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 64: On the Amendment
Sanders Amdt. No. 4218; To put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.
3/13/08 Rejected Session 2, roll call 63: On the Amendment
Ensign Amdt. No. 4240; To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.

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