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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
4/3/08 Vote 88: H R 3221: Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4388; To address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes No
3/14/08 Vote 85: S CON RES 70: 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. Not Voting No Yes
3/14/08 Vote 84: S CON RES 70: 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. Not Voting Yes Yes
3/14/08 Vote 83: S CON RES 70: 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. Not Voting Yes Yes
3/14/08 Vote 82: S CON RES 70: 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. Not Voting Yes No
2/27/08 Vote 34: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2634; A bill to require a report setting forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/21/07 Vote 226: H R 6: H.R. 6, As Amended; CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 Not Voting No Yes
2/17/07 Vote 52: H CON RES 67: H.Con.Res. 67; A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. Not Voting No Yes
2/17/07 Vote 51: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.574; A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq. Not Voting No Yes
1/25/07 Vote 30: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA, Smith Amdt. No. 113, As Amended; To make permanent certain education-related tax incentives. Not Voting Yes No
1/25/07 Vote 29: H R 2: Baucus Amdt. No. 206; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should make permanent the tax incentives to make education more affordable and more accessible for American families and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such incentives and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors. Not Voting Yes Yes
1/25/07 Vote 28: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA, Bunning Amdt. No. 119; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits. Not Voting Yes No
1/25/07 Vote 27: H R 2: Baucus Amdt. No. 207; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such repeal and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors. Not Voting Yes Yes
1/25/07 Vote 26: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA, Ensign Amdt. No. 154; To improve access to affordable health care. Not Voting Yes No
1/25/07 Vote 25: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Re: DeMint Amdt. No. 158; To increase the Federal minimum wage by an amount that is based on applicable State minimum wages. Not Voting No No
1/17/07 Vote 16: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Amdt No. 3 To S.1; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting No Yes
1/17/07 Vote 15: S 1: Reid Amdt No. 4, As Modified and Amended; To strengthen the gift and travel bans. Not Voting Yes Yes
1/17/07 Vote 14: S 1: Bennett Amdt. No. 81, As amended; To permit travel hosted by preapproved 501(c)(3) organizations. Not Voting Yes No
1/17/07 Vote 13: S 1: Feingold Amdt. No. 65; To prohibit lobbyists and entities that retain or employ lobbyists from throwing lavish parties honoring Members at party conventions. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/27/06 Vote 101: H R 4939: 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. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/18/05 Vote 96: H R 1268: Byrd Amdt. No. 464; To express the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Not Voting No Yes
12/8/04 Vote 216: S 2845: S. 2845 Conference Report; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/30/03 Vote 426: H R 1904: Motion to Table Cantwell Amdt. No. 2038, as modified; To require the Comptroller General to study the costs and benefits of the analysis of alternatives in environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. Not Voting Yes No
10/23/03 Vote 405: H R 2989: Motion To Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 1900; To prohibit the enforcement of the ban on travel to Cuba. Not Voting Yes No
9/25/03 Vote 367: On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael W. Mosman, Of Oregon, To Be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
7/16/03 Vote 285: H R 2658: Motion To Table McCain Amdt. No. 1270; To prohibit the use of funds for certain programs, projects, and activities. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/3/03 Vote 203: S 14: Feinstein Amdt. No. 843; To allow the ethanol mandate in the renewable fuel program to be suspended temporarily if the mandate would harm the economy or environment. Not Voting No No
4/7/03 Vote 126: On the Nomination: Confirmation, Cormac J. Carney, of California, to be United States District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
3/31/03 Vote 112: On the Nomination: Nomination, Theresa Lazar Springmann, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
3/12/03 Vote 50: On the Nomination: Confirmation William D. Quarles, Jr. Of Maryland To Be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
3/3/03 Vote 38: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Marian Blank Horn, of Maryland, to be a Judge of The U.S. Court of Federal Claims Not Voting Yes Yes
9/9/02 Vote 211: On the Nomination: Confirmation Kenneth H. Marra, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
7/26/02 Vote 193: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Julia Smith Gibbons, to be U. S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit Not Voting Yes Yes
6/11/02 Vote 148: S 2578: S. 2578; Debt Limit bill Not Voting Yes Yes
6/11/02 Vote 147: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 625; Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2001 Not Voting No Yes
4/18/02 Vote 76: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Legrome D. Davis, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District Not Voting Yes Yes
3/18/02 Vote 52: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Randy Crane, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
2/4/02 Vote 11: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Callie V. Granade, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
12/20/01 Vote 380: H R 3338: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3338; Department of Defense and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States Act, 2002 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/27/01 Vote 259: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2299; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 Not Voting No Yes
7/27/01 Vote 257: H R 2299: Motion to Table Daschle Amdt. No. 1164; To provide for an effective date. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/27/01 Vote 256: H R 2299: Motion to Table Murray Amdt. No. 1165; To provide for an effective date. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/27/01 Vote 255: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 Not Voting No Yes
7/27/01 Vote 254: H R 2299: Motion to Table McCain Amdt. No. 1180; To require that Mexican nationals be treated the same as Canadian nationals under provisions of the Act. Not Voting No Yes
7/27/01 Vote 253: H R 2299: Motion to Table Gramm Amdt. No. 1168; To prevent violations of the United States commitments under NAFTA. Not Voting No Yes
7/27/01 Vote 258: H R 2299: Motion to Table Daschle Amdt. No. 1163; To provide for an effective date. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/20/01 Vote 246: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Richard F. Cebull, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
7/20/01 Vote 245: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Sam E. Haddon, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
7/20/01 Vote 244: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Roger L. Gregory, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit Not Voting Yes Yes
10/30/00 Vote 293: H J RES 120: H. J. Res. 120; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Tenth) Not Voting Yes Yes
10/29/00 Vote 292: H J RES 119: H.J.RES.119; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Ninth) Not Voting Yes Yes
10/28/00 Vote 291: H J RES 118: H. J. Res. 118; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Eighth) Not Voting Yes Yes
10/6/00 Vote 267: H R 4475: H.R. 4475 Conference Report; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 Not Voting Yes Yes
3/7/00 Vote 34: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Julio M. Fuentes, to be U.S Circuit Judge, Third Circuit Not Voting Yes Yes
3/2/00 Vote 22: S 1134: Mack Amendment No. 2827; To eliminate the marriage penalty in the reduction in permitted contributions to education individual retirement accounts. Not Voting Yes No
3/1/00 Vote 21: S 1134: Murray Amendment No. 2821; To provide for class size reduction programs. Not Voting No Yes
3/1/00 Vote 20: S 1134: Wellstone Amendment No. 2865; To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress on the extent and severity of child poverty. Not Voting Yes Yes
3/1/00 Vote 19: S 1134: Motion to Table Bingaman Amendment No. 2863; To ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged children and provide funds to turn around failing schools. Not Voting Yes No
3/1/00 Vote 18: S 1134: Abraham Amdt No. 2825; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the deduction for computer donations to schools and to allow a tax credit for donated computers, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
11/18/99 Vote 371: H J RES 82: Helms Amendment No. 2781; To provide for disaster relief and emergency assistance in North Carolina. Not Voting Yes Yes
11/18/99 Vote 370: H J RES 82: Byrd Amendment No. 2780; To provide for the disposal of excess spoil and coal mine waste. Not Voting Yes No
11/18/99 Vote 369: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report to Accompany H.R.3194; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/30/99 Vote 303: S 1650: Motion to Table Dodd Amndt. No. 1813; To increase funding for activities carried out under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. Not Voting Yes No
8/2/99 Vote 248: S 335: S.335, As amended.; Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act Not Voting Yes Yes
5/26/99 Vote 151: S 1059: Motion to Table Smith Amdt. No. 406; To prohibit, effective October 1, 1999, the use of funds for military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts speific authorization in law for the conduct of those operations. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/9/98 Vote 313: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report on H.R.3150; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/2/98 Vote 296: S 442: 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. Not Voting Yes No
10/2/98 Vote 295: On the Nomination: Nomination: Sonia Sotomayor to be U.S.Circuit Judge, 2nd Circuit Not Voting No Yes
9/28/98 Vote 289: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture re: S.2176; Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 Not Voting Yes No
4/29/98 Vote 108: H R 1757: 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. Not Voting Yes Yes
3/23/98 Vote 39: S 1768: Motion to table Amdt. No. 2063; To eliminate unrelated, wasteful, and unnecessary spending items from the bill. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/29/97 Vote 52: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 543; Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 Not Voting Yes No
4/17/97 Vote 45: S 495: s.495 as modified; Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction Act of 1997 Not Voting Yes No
1/30/97 Vote 4: On the Nomination: NOMINATION, WILLIAM M. DALEY TO BE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE Not Voting Yes Yes
10/3/96 Vote 306: H R 3539: H.R.3539, CONFERENCE REPORT; Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/27/96 Vote 177: S 1745: nunn amdt no. 4349; To take measures to protect the security of the United States from proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction. Not Voting Yes Yes
12/19/95 Vote 608: H R 1530: h.r.1530 Conference Report; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 Not Voting Yes No
9/15/95 Vote 438: H R 4: Daschle Amendment No. 2682; To permit States to provide non-cash assistance to children ineligible for aid because of the 5-year time limitation. Not Voting No Yes
9/15/95 Vote 437: On the Motion: Motion to Strike Bradley Amendment No. 2496; To modify the provisions regarding the State plan requirements. Not Voting Yes No
7/14/95 Vote 308: S 343: HUTCHISON AMDT NO. 1539 AS MODIFIED; To protect against the unfair imposition of civil or criminal penalties for the alleged violation of rules. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/11/95 Vote 300: S 343: Johnston Amendment No. 1497; To revise the threshold for a definition of a "major rule" to $100 million, to be adjusted periodically for inflation. Not Voting No Yes
7/11/95 Vote 299: S 343: dole amdt no. 1493; To address food safety concerns. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/10/95 Vote 298: S 343: Nunn Amendment No. 1491 as Modified; To provide small businesses improved regulatory relief by requiring that a proposed regulation determined to be subject to chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code will be deemed to be a major rule for the purposes of being subject to agency cost-benefit analysis and periodic review, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes No
7/10/95 Vote 297: S 343: Abraham Amendment No. 1490; To ensure that rules impacting small businesses are periodically reviewed by the agencies that promulgated them. Not Voting Yes Yes
5/24/95 Vote 186: S CON RES 13: hatfield amdt no. 1133; To restore funds cut from the National Institutes of Health. Not Voting Yes Yes
5/24/95 Vote 185: S CON RES 13: snowe amdt no. 1128; To increase funding for mandatory spending in function 500. Not Voting No No
5/24/95 Vote 184: S CON RES 13: motion to table dodd amdt no. 1131; To restore $28,000,000,000 in outlays over seven years to reduce by $16,000,000,000 the discretionary cuts proposed in education and reduce the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (primarily affecting student loans) by $12,000,000,000 by closing corporate tax loopholes. Not Voting Yes No
5/24/95 Vote 183: S CON RES 13: motion to table bumpers amdt no. 1130; To strike the proposed change in the budget process rules which would permit the scoring of revenue derived from the sale of Federal assets. Not Voting Yes No
5/24/95 Vote 182: S CON RES 13: feingold amdt no. 1127; To strike provisions providing for a tax cut. Not Voting No Yes
5/24/95 Vote 181: S CON RES 13: harkin amdt no. 1126; To reduce unnecessary military spending, holding military spending to a freeze in overall spending over 7 years protecting readiness and modernization activities and shifting the savings to education and job training, restoring a portion of the reductions proposed for those programs in the resolution. Not Voting No Yes
4/26/95 Vote 136: H R 956: brown amdt no. 599; To restore to rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure the restrictions on frivolous legal actions that existed prior to 1994. Not Voting Yes No
4/26/95 Vote 135: H R 956: motion to table amdt no 597, as modified; To provide for equity in legal fees, and for other purposes. Not Voting No Yes
4/26/95 Vote 134: H R 956: motion to table hollings amdt. no. 598; To limit attorney's fees in all civil actions to $50 per hour. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/22/95 Vote 76: H J RES 1: motion to table rockefeller amdt no. 306; To protect the disability and death benefits of veterans. Not Voting Yes No
2/15/95 Vote 72: H J RES 1: motion to table biden amdt no. 278; To provide for a capital budget. Not Voting Yes No
1/25/95 Vote 46: S RES 72: s.res.72; A resolution expressing support for the Nation and people of Japan and deepest condolences for the losses suffered as the result of the earthquake of January 17, 1995. Not Voting Yes Yes
1/6/95 Vote 5: S 2: MOTION TO TABLE SIMON AMDT NO. 7; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Bridgestone/Firestone dispute. Not Voting Yes No
1/6/95 Vote 4: On the Motion: motion to waive cba re: amdt no. 6, as modified; To establish Congressional enforcement of a balanced budget. Not Voting No Yes
10/8/94 Vote 326: On the Cloture Motion: MOTION TO INVOKE CLOTURE CONFERENCE REPORT S.21; California Desert Protection Act of 1994 Not Voting No Yes
10/4/94 Vote 318: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture nomination of h. lee sarokin Not Voting Yes Yes

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