Members of Congress / Barack Obama / Missed Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 91: H R 3221: 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. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 90: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Kyl Amdt. No. 4407; No Statement of Purpose on File. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 89: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Murray Amdt. No. 4397; To increase funding for housing counseling resources. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| Vote 87: S RES 501: 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. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 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 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 57: S CON RES 70: Kennedy Amdt. No. 4350; To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 41: H R 4040: H.R. 4040 As Amended ; Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 40: S 2663: Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4097; To allow the prevailing party in certain civil actions related to consumer product safety rules to recover attorney fees. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 39: S 2663: Motion To Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 4094 As Modified Further; To prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling requirements, or orders. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 38: S 2663: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 4105 As Modified; To authorize appropriations for necessary or appropriate travel, subsistence, and related expenses, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 37: S 2663: Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. No. 4095; In the nature of a substitute. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 36: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2663; A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 35: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.3221; New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| 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 | |
| Vote 33: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2633; A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 32: S 1200: S.1200 as Amended; Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 31: S 1200: Smith Amdt. No. 3897; To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 30: S 1200: Vitter Amdt. No. 3896; To modify a section relating to limitation on use of funds appropriated to the Service. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 29: S 1200: DeMint Amdt. No. 4070; Of a perfecting nature. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 28: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 3899; In the nature of a substitute. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 27: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4032; To protect rape and sexual assault victims from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 26: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4036; To prioritize scarce resources to basic medical services for Indians. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 25: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4034; To allow tribal members to make their own health care choices. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 24: S 1200: Dorgan Amdt. No. 4082; Of a perfecting nature. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 23: S 1200: Tester Amdt. No. 4020; To express the sense of Congress regarding law enforcement and methamphetamine issues in Indian country. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 22: H R 2082: HR 2082 Conference Report ; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 21: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 2082; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 20: S 2248: S.2248 as Amended; FISA Amendments Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 12: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3913; To prohibit reverse targeting and protect the rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 11: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3915 ; To place flexible limits on the use of information obtained using unlawful procedures. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 10: H R 5140: H.R. 5140 As Amended; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 9: H R 5140: Reid Amdt. No. 4010; To revise the eligibility criteria for the 2008 recovery rebates for individuals. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 6: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 5: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 5140; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 2: S 2248: Motion to Table Committee on the Judiciary Reported Substitute Amendment, as Modified, to S.2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 1: H R 4986: H.R.4986; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 442: On the Nomination: Confirmation John Daniel Tinder, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 441: On the Motion: Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 440: On the Motion: Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. To H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3877; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 439: On the Motion: McConnell Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 2 to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3874; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 438: H R 2764: Levin Amdt. No. 3876; To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 437: H R 2764: Feingold Amdt. No. 3875; To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 436: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid motion to Concur in the House Amdts. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 435: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 434: H R 2419: H.R. 2419 as Amended; Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 433: H R 1585: H.R. 1585 Conference Report; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 432: S 2338: S. 2338 as Amended; FHA Modernization Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 431: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Harkin Amdt. No. 3500 to H.R. 2419; In the nature of a substitute. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 430: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to the Amendment of the Senate to the Text of H.R. 6, with an Amendment; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 429: H R 2419: Craig Amdt. No. 3640; To prohibit the involuntary acquisition of farmland and grazing land by Federal, State, and local governments for parks, open space, or similar purposes. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 428: H R 2419: Brown Amdt. No. 3819; To increase funding for critical Farm Bill programs and improve crop insurance. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 427: H R 2419: Tester Amdt. No. 3666; To modify the provisions relating to unlawful practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 426: H R 2419: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 3810; To improve the adjusted gross income limitation and use the savings to provide additional funding for certain programs and reduce the Federal deficit. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 423: H R 2419: Sessions Amdt. No. 3596 As Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a pilot program under which agricultural producers may establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, to provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, to specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and to limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during a taxable year, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 422: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3673; To improve women's access to heath care services in rural areas and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 421: H R 2419: Alexander Amdt.; No. 3553; To limit the tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 420: H R 2419: Alexander Amdt. No. 3551; To increase funding for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems, with an offset. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 419: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3672; To strike a provision relating to market loss assistance for asparagus producers. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 418: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3671; To strike the section requiring the establishment of a Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 417: H R 2419: Lugar Amdt. No. 3711; Relative to traditional payments and loans. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 415: H R 3996: H.R. 3996 as Amended; Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 414: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3996; Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 413: H R 3688: H.R. 3688; United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 409: H R 1429: H.R.1429 Conference Report; Head Start for School Readiness Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 408: On the Nomination: Confirmation Robert M. Dow Jr., of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 407: On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael B. Mukasey of New York, to be Attorney General | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 406: H R 1495: Shall H.R. 1495 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Water Resources Development Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 405: On the Motion: Motion to Recede and Amend the Bill; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 404: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII, Paragraph 3, Re: H.R. 3043 Conference Report; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 403: H R 3963: H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 402: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 401: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 400: S 294: S.294 as Amended; Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 399: S 294: DeMint Amdt. No.3467; To require Amtrak to disclose the Federal subsidy of every ticket sold for transportation on Amtrak. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 398: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.294; Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 397: S 294: Coburn Amdt. No.3474; To require Amtrak to regularly report to Congress on the profits or losses relating to the provision of food and beverage service and to limit such service on Amtrak rail lines that incur losses. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 396: S 294: Sununu Amdt. No. 3456 as Modified; To remove the limitation on the number of Amtrak routes available for competitive bid. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 395: S 294: Sununu Amdt. No. 3453; To prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any Amtrak train route. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 391: H R 3043: H.R. 3043 as Amended; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 390: On the Motion: McConnell Motion to Commit H.R. 3043 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 389: H R 3043: Bingaman Amdt. No. 3440 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 388: H R 3043: Ensign Amdt. No. 3352; To prohibit the use of funds to process claims based on illegal work for purposes of receiving Social Security benefits. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 387: H R 3043: Ensign Amdt. No. 3342; To prohibit the use of funds to administer Social Security benefit payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 386: H R 3043: Cardin Amdt. No. 3400; To provide support to Iraqis and Afghans who arrives in the United States under the Special Immigrant Visa program. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 385: H R 3043: Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. 3387; To replace non-competitive earmarks for the AFL-CIO with competitive grants. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 384: H R 3043: Motion To Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3358; To require Congress to provide health care for all children in the U.S. before funding special interest pork projects. | Not Voting | None | Yes | |
| Vote 383: H R 3043: Enzi Amdt. No. 3437; To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 382: H R 3043: Menendez Amdt. No. 3347 as Modified; To provide funding for the activities under the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 381: H R 3043: Motion to Table Allard Amdt. No. 3369; To reduce the total amount appropriated to any program that is rated ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget through the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 380: H R 3043: Sessions Amdt. No.3373; To increase the amount of funds available for the Office of Labor Management Standards. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 379: H R 3043: Vitter Amdt. No.3330; To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 378: H R 3043: Reid Amdt. No.3395; To clarify the application of current law. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 377: H R 3043: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No.3321; To provide additional care for pregnant women, mothers, and infants by eliminating a $1,000,000 earmark for a museum dedicated to Woodstock. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 376: H R 3043: Brown Amdt. No.3348; To provide funding for the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 375: H R 3043: Byrd Amdt. No.3362; To increase funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 374: H R 3043: Harkin Amdt. No.3368; To provide funding for activities to reduce infections from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and related infections. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 373: H R 3043: DeMint Amdt. No.3338; To provide a limitation on funds with respect to the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 372: H R 3093: H.R. 3093, As Amended; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 371: On the Motion: Motion to Commit H.R.3093 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 | Not Voting | Yes | No |
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