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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
6/22/05 Vote 150: H R 6: Alexander Amdt. No. 961; To provide for local control for the sitting of windmills. No Yes No
6/22/05 Vote 149: H R 6: Motion To Table Bingaman Amdt. No. 866, As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate on climate change legislation. No Yes No
6/22/05 Vote 148: H R 6: McCain Amdt. No. 826, As Modified; To provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Yes No Yes
6/22/05 Vote 147: H R 6: Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 805 As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower the burden of gasoline prices on the economy of the United States and circumvent the efforts of OPEC to reap windfall profits. No Yes No
6/22/05 Vote 146: H R 6: Motion to Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 841; To prohibit the Commission from approving an application for the authorization of the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities located onshore or in State waters for the import of natural gas from a foreign country or the export of natural gas to a foreign country without the approval of the Governor of the State in which the facility would be located. No Yes No
6/21/05 Vote 145: H R 6: Voinovich Amdt. No. 799; To make grants and loans to States and other organizations to strengthen the economy, public health and environment of the United States by reducing emissions from diesel engines. Yes Yes Yes
6/21/05 Vote 144: H R 6: Hagel Amdt. No. 817; To provide for the conduct of activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in the United States and in developing countries and to provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems in the United States. No Yes No
6/21/05 Vote 143: H R 6: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 783; To strike the section providing for a comprehensive inventory of Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas resources. Yes No Yes
6/20/05 Vote 142: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John R. Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States to the United Nations No Yes No
6/16/05 Vote 141: H R 6: Bingaman Amdt. No. 791; To establish a renewable portfolio standard. Yes No Yes
6/16/05 Vote 140: H R 6: Cantwell Amdt. No. 784 As Modified; To improve the energy security of the United States and reduce United States dependence on foreign oil imports by 40 percent by 2025. Yes No Yes
6/15/05 Vote 139: H R 6: Domenici Amdt. No. 779, As Modified; To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence. Yes Yes Yes
6/15/05 Vote 138: H R 6: Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 782; To strike the reliable fuels subtitle of the amendment. Yes Yes Yes
6/14/05 Vote 137: H R 6: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 781; To ensure that ethanol is treated like all other motor vehicle fuels and that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage caused by ethanol. No Yes No
6/14/05 Vote 136: On the Nomination: Confirmation Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Yes Yes No
6/9/05 Vote 135: On the Nomination: Confirmation David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Yes Yes Yes
6/9/05 Vote 134: On the Nomination: Confirmation Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/9/05 Vote 133: On the Nomination: Confirmation William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge No Yes No
6/8/05 Vote 132: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge No Yes No
6/8/05 Vote 131: On the Nomination: Confirmation Janice R. Brown, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge No Yes No
6/7/05 Vote 130: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Nomination of Janice R. Brown, of California, To Be U.S. Circuit Judge No Yes No
5/26/05 Vote 129: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John R. Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations No Yes No
5/25/05 Vote 128: On the Nomination: Confirmation Priscilla Richman Owen, to be U.S. Circuit Judge No Yes No
5/24/05 Vote 127: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Yes Yes Yes
5/23/05 Vote 126: On the Motion: Motion To Instruct Sgt. At Arms Yes Yes Yes
5/17/05 Vote 125: H R 3: H.R. 3 As Amended; Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 Yes Yes Yes
5/17/05 Vote 124: H R 3: Sessions Amdt. No. 646 As Modified; To reduce funding for certain programs. No No No
5/17/05 Vote 123: H R 3: Allen Amdt. No. 611; To modify the eligibility requirements for States to receive a grant under section 405 of title 49, United States Code. No No No
5/12/05 Vote 122: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 605 to H.R.3; To provide a complete substitute. Yes Yes Yes
5/11/05 Vote 121: H R 3: Harkin Amdt. No 618, as Modified; To improve the safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety. Yes No Yes
5/11/05 Vote 120: H R 3: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 625; To provide funding for motorcycle safety programs in States without universal helmet laws. No No Yes
5/11/05 Vote 119: H R 3: Motion to Table Corzine Amdt. No. 606; To establish the effect of a section of the United States Code relating to the letting of contracts on individual contributions to political campaigns, and to require the Secretary of Transportation to consider State laws that limit political contributions to be in accordance with competitive procurement requirements. No Yes No
5/11/05 Vote 118: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Amdt. No. 605 and H.R. 3; Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 Yes Yes Yes
5/10/05 Vote 117: H R 1268: H. R. 1268 Conference Report; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 Yes Yes Yes
5/9/05 Vote 116: H R 3: Talent Amdt. No. 600; To require notice regarding the criteria for small business concerns to participate in Federally-funded projects. Yes Yes Yes
4/29/05 Vote 115: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Stephen L. Johnson to be Administrator of EPA No Yes No
4/28/05 Vote 114: H CON RES 95: H. Con. Res. 95 Conference Report; Appropriations resolution FY2006, Budget No Yes No
4/28/05 Vote 113: H R 3: Motion to Table Bond Amdt. No. 592; To strike the highway stormwater discharge mitigation program. Yes No Yes
4/28/05 Vote 112: On the Motion: Motion to Recess Until 2:00 p.m. Today; Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 Yes Yes Yes
4/27/05 Vote 111: On the Nomination: Confirmation J. Michael Seabright, of Hawaii, to be U.S. District Judge Yes Yes Yes
4/26/05 Vote 110: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 3; Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 Yes Yes Yes
4/21/05 Vote 109: H R 1268: H.R. 1268 As Amended; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 Yes Yes Yes
4/21/05 Vote 108: H R 1268: Bayh Amdt. No. 520; To appropriate an additional $213,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (UAHMMWVs). Yes No Yes
4/21/05 Vote 107: On the Nomination: Confirmation John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence Yes Yes Yes
4/20/05 Vote 106: H R 1268: Warner Amdt. No. 498; Relating to the aircraft carriers of the Navy. Yes No Yes
4/20/05 Vote 105: H R 1268: Byrd Amdt. No. 516; To increase funding for border security. Yes No Yes
4/20/05 Vote 104: H R 1268: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 471; To reduce appropriations for the Iraqi embassy to reduce outlays expected to occur in fiscal year 2007 or later. No Yes Yes
4/19/05 Vote 103: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke cloture on HR 1268, As Amended; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 Yes Yes Yes
4/19/05 Vote 102: H R 1268: Mikulski Amdt. No. 387, As Amended; To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants. Yes Yes Yes
4/19/05 Vote 101: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Mikulski Amdt. No. 387; To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants. Yes Yes Yes
4/19/05 Vote 100: On the Motion: Motion to Recess, As Modified; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 Not Voting Yes No
4/19/05 Vote 99: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/19/05 Vote 98: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Craig Amdt. No. 375; To provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, and for other purposes. Not Voting No Yes
4/19/05 Vote 97: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Chambliss Amdt. No. 432; To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes. Not Voting No No
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
4/14/05 Vote 95: H R 1268: Byrd Amdt. No. 430 As Modified; To prohibit the use of funds by any Federal agency to produce a prepackaged news story without including in such story a clear notification for the audience that the story was prepared or funded by a Federal agency. Yes Yes Yes
4/13/05 Vote 94: H R 1268: Cornyn Amdt. No. 372; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should not delay enactment of critical appropriations necessary to ensure the well-being of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, by attempting to conduct a debate about immigration reform while the supplemental appropriations bill is pending on the floor of the United States Senate. No Yes No
4/13/05 Vote 93: H R 1268: Byrd Amdt. No. 367; To reduce by $36,000,000 the amount appropriated for "Military Construction, Army", with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to funds available under that heading for the Camp 6 Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. No No Yes
4/13/05 Vote 92: On the Motion: Motion to Table Kerry Amdt. No. 334; To increase the military death gratuity to $100,000, effective with respect to any deaths of members of the Armed Forces on active duty after October 7, 2001. No No No
4/13/05 Vote 91: H R 1268: Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 356; To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred. No Yes No
4/12/05 Vote 90: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Murray Amdt. No. 344, As Modified; To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans. Yes No Yes
4/12/05 Vote 89: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 402, S. Con. Res. 95 (108th) "Emergency designation" Re: Murray Amdt. No. 344, As Modified; To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans. Yes No Yes
4/11/05 Vote 88: S CON RES 25: S. Con. Res. 25; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the application of Airbus for launch aid. Yes Yes Yes
4/11/05 Vote 87: On the Nomination: Confirmation Paul A. Crotty, of New York, to be a U.S. District Judge Yes Yes Yes
4/6/05 Vote 86: S 600: Motion To Table Schumer Amdt. No. 309; To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful. No No No
4/6/05 Vote 85: S 600: Motion To Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 284; To prohibit funds from being used for television broadcasting to Cuba. No Yes No
4/6/05 Vote 84: S 600: Biden Amdt. No. 286; To provide a second degree amendment related to the United States share of assessment for United Nations Peacekeeping operations. Yes No Yes
4/5/05 Vote 83: S 600: Boxer Amdt. No. 278; To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Yes No Yes
4/5/05 Vote 82: S RES 95: S. Res. 95; A resolution relating to the death of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II. Yes Yes Yes
3/17/05 Vote 81: S CON RES 18: S. Con. Res. 18 As Amended; Restore Pay-As-You Go Tax Cuts bill No Yes No
3/17/05 Vote 80: S CON RES 18: Levin Amdt. No. 238; To promote innovation and U.S. competitiveness by expressing the sense of the Senate urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to make efforts to fund the Advanced Technology Program, which supports industry-led research and development of cutting-edge technologies with broad commercial potential and societal benefits. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 79: S CON RES 18: Dayton Amdt. No. 202; Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 78: S CON RES 18: Dorgan Amdt. No. 211; To restore funding for tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian country Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 77: S CON RES 18: Boxer Amdt. No. 257; To establish a point of order. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 76: S CON RES 18: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 187; To strike the debt ceiling reconciliation instruction. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 75: S CON RES 18: Clinton Amdt. No. 244 As Modified; To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 71: S CON RES 18: Byrd Amdt. No. 240; Relative to transportation funding. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 74: S CON RES 18: Bunning Amdt. No. 241; To repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits. No Yes No
3/17/05 Vote 73: S CON RES 18: Conrad Amdt. No. 243; To express the sense of the Senate that the tax cuts assumed in the budget resolution should include the repeal of the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits. Yes Yes Yes
3/17/05 Vote 72: S CON RES 18: Talent Amdt. No. 225; To provide the flexibility to consider all available transportation funding options. Yes Yes Yes
3/17/05 Vote 70: S CON RES 18: Biden Amdt. No. 239; Relative to funding to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 69: S CON RES 18: Baucus Amdt. No. 234; To ensure that legislation to make cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, rather than being fast-tracked under reconciliation procedures. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 68: S CON RES 18: Kennedy Amdt. No. 177 As Modified; Relative to education funding. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 66: S CON RES 18: Coleman Amdt. No. 230; To fully fund the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 67: S CON RES 18: Cochran Amdt. No. 208; To modify the designation authority for an emergency requirement. Yes Yes Yes
3/17/05 Vote 65: S CON RES 18: Sarbanes Amdt. No. 156; To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 64: S CON RES 18: Lieberman Amdt. No. 220; To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by restoring $565 million in cuts to vital first-responder programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including the State Homeland Security Grant program, by providing $150 million for port security grants and by providing $140 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 63: S CON RES 18: Dorgan Amdt. No. 210; To repeal the tax subsidy for certain domestic companies which move manufacturing operations and American jobs offshore. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 62: S CON RES 18: Landrieu Amdt. No. 219; To establish a reserve fund in the event that legislation is passed to provide a 50 percent tax credit to employers that continue to pay the salaries of Guard and Reserve employees who have been called to active duty. Yes Yes Yes
3/17/05 Vote 61: S CON RES 18: Harkin Amdt. No. 172; To restore the Perkins Vocational Education program and provide for deficit reduction paid for through the elimination of the phase out of the personal exemption limitation and itemized deduction limitation for high-income taxpayers now scheduled to start in 2006. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 60: S CON RES 18: Snowe Amdt. No. 214; To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to participate in the negotiation of contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs to achieve the best possible prices for such drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, that requires the Secretary to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of such drugs for each fallback prescription drug plan, and that requires the Secretary to participate in the negotiation for a contract for any such drug upon the request of a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan, is reserved for reducing expenditures under such part. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 59: S CON RES 18: Carper Amdt. No. 207; To provide for full consideration of tax cuts in the Senate under regular order. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 58: S CON RES 18: Smith Amdt. No. 204; To create a reserve fund for the establishment of a Bipartisan Medicaid Commission to consider and recommend appropriate reforms to the Medicaid program, and to strike Medicaid cuts to protect states and vulnerable populations. Yes No Yes
3/17/05 Vote 57: S CON RES 18: Frist Amdt. No. 229; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Medicaid reconciliation legislation consistent with recommendations from the Secretary of Health and Human Services. No Yes No
3/16/05 Vote 56: S CON RES 18: Specter Amdt. No. 173; To increase discretionary health and education funding by $2,000,000,000. Yes No Yes
3/16/05 Vote 55: S CON RES 18: Akaka Amdt. No. 149; To increase veterans medical care by $2.8 billion in 2006. Yes No Yes
3/16/05 Vote 54: S CON RES 18: Ensign Amdt. No. 170; To increase veterans medical care by $410,000,000 in fiscal year 2006. Yes Yes Yes
3/16/05 Vote 53: S CON RES 18: Feingold Amdt. No. 186; To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement. Yes No Yes
3/16/05 Vote 52: S CON RES 18: Cantwell Amdt. No. 168; To strike section 201(a)(4) relative to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Yes No Yes
3/16/05 Vote 51: S CON RES 18: Byrd Amdt. No. 158; To provide adequate funding of $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2006 to preserve a national intercity passenger rail system. Yes No Yes

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