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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
11/19/09 Vote 352: S 1963: S. 1963; Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009 Not Voting Yes Yes
11/19/09 Vote 351: S 1963: Coburn Amdt. No. 2785; To transfer funding for the United Nations contributions to offset costs of providing assistance to family caregivers of disabled veterans. Not Voting Yes No
11/19/09 Vote 350: On the Nomination: Confirmation David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit. Not Voting No Yes
11/17/09 Vote 346: H R 3082: Johnson Amdt. No. 2733; To increase by $50,000,000 the amount available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for minor construction projects for the purpose of converting unused Department of Veterans Affairs structures into housing with supportive services for homeless veterans, and to provide an offset. Not Voting Yes Yes
11/16/09 Vote 345: On the Motion: Coburn Motion to Commit H.R. 3082 to the Committee on Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting Yes No
11/16/09 Vote 344: H R 3082: Coburn Amdt. No. 2757; To require public disclosure of certain reports. Not Voting Yes Yes
11/9/09 Vote 343: On the Nomination: Confirmation Charlene Edwards Honeywell, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida Not Voting Yes Yes
11/9/09 Vote 342: On the Nomination: Confirmation Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit Not Voting None Yes
11/5/09 Vote 341: On the Nomination: Confirmation Ignacia S. Moreno, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Not Voting Yes Yes
11/5/09 Vote 340: H R 2847: H.R. 2847 As Amended.; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting No Yes
11/5/09 Vote 339: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 302(F) of CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2648 as modified.; To provide additional funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by reducing corporate welfare programs. Not Voting Yes No
11/5/09 Vote 338: H R 2847: Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 2669; To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Not Voting No Yes
11/5/09 Vote 337: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2667; To reduce waste and abuse at the Department of Commerce. Not Voting Yes No
11/5/09 Vote 336: H R 2847: Coburn Amdt. No 2631.; To redirect funding of the National Science Foundation toward practical scientific research Not Voting Yes No
11/4/09 Vote 334: H R 3548: H.R. 3548 as amended.; Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 Not Voting Yes Yes
11/4/09 Vote 333: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 3548; Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/22/09 Vote 327: H R 2647: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2647; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Not Voting No Yes
10/13/09 Vote 320: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute to H.R. 2847; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting No Yes
10/8/09 Vote 319: H R 2847: Ensign Motion to Recommit to H.R. 2847 to the Committee of Appropriations; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting Yes No
10/8/09 Vote 318: H R 2997: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2997; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting No Yes
10/8/09 Vote 317: H R 2847: McCain Amdt. No. 2626; To eliminate funding for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction. Not Voting Yes No
10/7/09 Vote 316: H R 2847: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 2630; To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Not Voting No Yes
10/6/09 Vote 314: H R 3326: McCain Amdt. No. 2583; To strike funding for the MARIAH Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Development Program. Not Voting Yes No
10/6/09 Vote 313: H R 3326: Inouye Amdt. No. 2623; To provide full and open competition for congressionally directed spending items. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/6/09 Vote 312: H R 3326: McCain Amdt. No. 2580; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010. Not Voting No No
10/6/09 Vote 311: H R 3326: Coburn Amdt. No. 2566; To restore $166,000,000 for the Armed Forces to prepare for and conduct combat operations, by eliminating low-priority congressionally directed spending items for all operations and maintenance accounts. Not Voting Yes No
10/6/09 Vote 310: H R 3326: Coburn Amdt. No. 2565; To ensure transparency and accountability by providing that each member of Congress and the Secretary of Defense has the ability to review $1,500,000,000 in taxpayer funds allocated to the National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces. Not Voting Yes No
10/6/09 Vote 309: H R 3326: Bond Amdt. No. 2596; To limit the early retirement of tactical aircraft. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/6/09 Vote 308: H R 3326: Franken Amdt. No. 2588; To prohibit the use of funds for any Federal contract with Halliburton Company, KBR, Inc., any of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other contracting party if such contractor or a subcontractor at any tier under such contract requires that employees or independent contractors sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims. Not Voting No Yes
10/6/09 Vote 307: H R 3326: Barrasso Amdt. No. 2567; To prohibit the use of funds for the Center on Climate Change and National Security of the Central Intelligence Agency. Not Voting Yes No
10/6/09 Vote 306: On the Nomination: Nomination of Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General Not Voting No Yes
9/30/09 Vote 303: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA McCain Amdt. No. 2558; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010 and to make such amounts available instead for operation and maintenance in accordance with amounts requested by the President in that budget and for Operation and Maintenance, Army, for overseas contingent operations. Not Voting No No
9/29/09 Vote 299: On the Nomination: Confirmation Jeffrey L. Viken, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
9/24/09 Vote 298: H R 2996: H.R. 2996, As Amended; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting None Yes
9/24/09 Vote 297: H R 2996: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2483; To help preserve America's national parks and other public land treasures by reducing maintenance backlogs that threaten the health and safety of visitors. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/24/09 Vote 296: H R 2996: Motion to Table Ensign Motion to Recommit H.R. 2996 to the Committee on Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting No Yes
9/24/09 Vote 295: H R 2996: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 2549; To ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change (commonly known as the "White House Climate Change Czar") is not directing actions of departments and agencies funded by this Act. Not Voting No Yes
9/23/09 Vote 294: H R 2996: Motion to Table McCaskill Amdt. No. 2514; To strike the earmarks for the Save America's Treasure program and to provide criteria for the distribution of grants under that program. Not Voting No Yes
9/23/09 Vote 293: H R 2996: Motion to Table Vitter Motion to Recommit H.R. 2996 to the Committee on Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting No Yes
9/22/09 Vote 292: On the Motion: Motion to Table the DeMint Motion to Recommit to Committee on Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting No Yes
9/22/09 Vote 291: H R 2996: McCain Amdt. No. 2461; To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the Des Moines Art Center in the State of Iowa. Not Voting Yes No
9/22/09 Vote 290: H R 2996: Feinstein Amdt. No. 2460, as Modified; To support the participation of the Smithsonian Institution in activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/17/09 Vote 285: H R 3288: McCain Amdt. No. 2403 As Modified; To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the Brownsfields Economic Development Initiative program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Not Voting Yes No
9/17/09 Vote 284: H R 3288: DeMint Amdt. No. 2410; To limit the use of funds for the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport. Not Voting Yes No
9/17/09 Vote 283: H R 3288: Vitter Amdt. No. 2359.; To prohibit the use of funds for households that include convicted drug dealing or domestic violence offenders or members of violent gangs that occupy rebuilt public housing in New Orleans. Not Voting Yes No
9/16/09 Vote 282: On the Motion: Ensign Motion To Recommit Bill H.R. 3288 to the Committee on Appropriations; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting Yes No
9/16/09 Vote 281: H R 3288: Gregg Amdt. No. 2361; To prohibit the use of stimulus funds for self-congratulatory signage that allows lawmakers to promote their spending of taxpayer dollars on stimulus projects. Not Voting Yes No
9/16/09 Vote 280: H R 3288: Vitter Amendment Number 2376; To affirm the continuing existence of the community service requirements under section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/16/09 Vote 279: H R 3288: Wicker Amdt. No. 2366 As Modified; To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage. Not Voting Yes No
9/16/09 Vote 278: H R 3288: Coburn Amdt. No. 2372; To fully provide for the critical surface transportation needs of the United States by prohibiting funds from being used on lower-priority projects, such as transportation museums. Not Voting Yes No
9/16/09 Vote 277: H R 3288: Coburn Amdt. No. 2371; To remove an unnecessary and burdensome mandate on the States, by allowing them to opt out of a provision that requires States to spend 10 percent of their surface transportation funds on enhancement projects such as road-kill reduction and highway beautification. Not Voting Yes No
9/15/09 Vote 276: On the Motion: Motion To Table McCain Amdt. No. 2375; To provide that all amounts in the bill provided for congressional earmarks shall be made available for NextGen and NextGen programs. Not Voting No Yes
9/14/09 Vote 275: H R 3288: Johanns Amendment Number 2355 as modified; Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). Not Voting Yes Yes
9/10/09 Vote 274: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Cass R. Sunstein, of MA, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget Not Voting No Yes
8/6/09 Vote 270: H R 3435: H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. Not Voting No Yes
8/6/09 Vote 269: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 403(e)(1), S. Con. Res. 13 of 111th Congress re: H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. Not Voting No Yes
8/6/09 Vote 268: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress re: Isakson Amdt. No. 2306; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for certain home purchases, and to transfer to the Treasury unobligated funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the amount of the reduction in revenue resulting from such credit. Not Voting Yes No
8/6/09 Vote 267: H R 3435: Vitter Amdt. No. 2303; To provide for a date certain for termination of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Not Voting Yes No
8/6/09 Vote 266: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2304; To provide assistance to charities and families in need. Not Voting Yes No
8/6/09 Vote 265: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA re: Gregg Amdt. No. 2302; To protect the generations of tomorrow from paying for new cars today. Not Voting Yes No
8/6/09 Vote 264: H R 3435: Kyl Amdt. No. 2301 As Modified; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes No
8/6/09 Vote 263: H R 3435: Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 2300; To limit the provision of vouchers to individuals with adjusted gross income of less than $50,000 or joint filers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000. Not Voting No Yes
8/4/09 Vote 261: H R 2997: H.R. 2997 As Amended; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting Yes Yes
8/4/09 Vote 260: On the Motion: Motion to Waive the CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 2276; To modify the amount made available for the Farm Service Agency. Not Voting No Yes
8/4/09 Vote 259: On the Motion: Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations ; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting Yes No
8/4/09 Vote 258: H R 2997: Coburn Amdt. No. 2244; To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts. Not Voting Yes No
8/4/09 Vote 257: H R 2997: McCain Amdt. No. 1912; To strike a provision relating to certain watershed and flood prevention operations. Not Voting None No
8/3/09 Vote 256: H R 2997: McCain Amdt. No. 1910; To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act. Not Voting Yes No
8/3/09 Vote 255: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke cloture on the Kohl Amdt. No. 1908; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/30/09 Vote 254: H R 3357: H.R. 3357; A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/30/09 Vote 253: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: H.R. 3357; A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Not Voting No Yes
7/30/09 Vote 252: H R 3357: Sessions Amdt. No. 2223; To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund. Not Voting Yes No
7/30/09 Vote 251: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Bond Amdt. No. 1904; To repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU. Not Voting Yes No
7/30/09 Vote 250: H R 3357: Ensign Amdt. No. 1905 as Modified; To offset the appropriation of funds to replenish the Unemployment Trust Fund with unobligated nonveterans funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Not Voting Yes No
7/30/09 Vote 249: H R 3357: Vitter Amdt. No. 1907 as Modified; To temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Not Voting Yes No
7/29/09 Vote 248: H R 3183: H.R. 3183 as Amended; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/29/09 Vote 247: H R 3183: Coburn Amdt. No. 1884; To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act. Not Voting Yes No
7/29/09 Vote 246: H R 3183: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1895; To provide requirements regarding the authority of the Department of Energy to enter into certain contracts. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/29/09 Vote 245: H R 3183: Coburn Amdt. No. 1879; To reduce the appropriation for Departmental Administration of the Department of Energy so that the Department can set an example for all Americans by reducing unnecessary energy usage. Not Voting Yes No
7/29/09 Vote 244: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Alexander Amdt. No. 1862; To limit disbursement of additional funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to certain automobile manufacturers, to impose fiduciary duties on the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to shareholders of such automobile manufacturers, to require the issuance of shares of common stock to eligible taxpayers which represent the common stock holdings of the United States Government in such automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes No
7/28/09 Vote 243: H R 3183: McCain Amdt. No. 1814; To prohibit the use of funds to carry out any project or site-specific location identified in the committee report unless the project is specifically authorized or to carry out an unauthorized appropriation. Not Voting Yes No
7/23/09 Vote 242: S 1390: S.1390 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/23/09 Vote 241: S 1390: Isakson Amdt. No. 1525; To repeal the sunset of authority to provide fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of uniforms from foreign sources. Not Voting Yes No
7/23/09 Vote 240: S 1390: Bayh Amdt. No. 1767; To provide for the continued development of a competitive propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter program and additional amounts, with an offset, for UH-1Y/AH-1Z rotary wing aircraft and Joint Strike Fighter program management reserves. Not Voting No No
7/22/09 Vote 239: S 1390: Brownback Amdt. No. 1597; To express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism. Not Voting Yes No
7/22/09 Vote 238: S 1390: Kerry Amdt. No. 1761; To express the sense of the Senate that the United States should fully enforce existing sanctions, and should explore additional sanctions, with respect to North Korea and to require a review to determine whether North Korea should be re-listed as a state sponsor of terrorism. Not Voting No Yes
7/22/09 Vote 237: S 1390: Thune Amdt. No. 1618; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State. Not Voting Yes No
7/21/09 Vote 236: S 1390: Lieberman Amdt. No. 1528; To provide authority to increase Army active-duty end strengths for fiscal year 2010 as well as fiscal year 2011 and 2012. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/20/09 Vote 234: S 1390: Sessions Amdt. No. 1616; To prohibit assault or battery of a United States serviceman on account of the military service of the United States serviceman or status as a serviceman. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/16/09 Vote 233: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1511; To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. Not Voting No Yes
7/16/09 Vote 232: S 1390: Brownback Amdt. No. 1610; To clarify that the amendment shall not be construed or applied to infringe on First Amendment rights. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/16/09 Vote 231: S 1390: Hatch Amdt. No. 1611; To prevent duplication in the Federal government. Not Voting Yes No
7/13/09 Vote 230: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Robert M. Groves, to be Director of the Census Not Voting Yes Yes
7/9/09 Vote 229: H R 2892: H.R. 2892 As Amended; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/9/09 Vote 228: H R 2892: Sanders Amdt. No. 1430; To increase funding for firefighter assistance grants and recruitment and retention grants. Not Voting No Yes
7/9/09 Vote 227: H R 2892: Coburn Amdt. No. 1434; To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act. Not Voting Yes No
7/9/09 Vote 226: H R 2892: Murray Amdt. No. 1468; To prohibit certain funds from being used for certain efforts. Not Voting No Yes
7/9/09 Vote 225: H R 2892: Vitter Amdt. No. 1467; To prevent funds from being used to prevent individuals from importing prescription drugs under certain circumstances. Not Voting No Yes
7/9/09 Vote 224: H R 2892: McCain Amdt. No. 1378; To strike the appropriation for the Advanced Training Center. Not Voting Yes No
7/9/09 Vote 223: H R 2892: Kyl Amdt. No. 1432; To strike the earmark for the City of Whitefish Emergency Operations Center. Not Voting Yes No

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