Members of Congress / Paul Sarbanes
Biographical InformationSARBANES, Paul Spyros, (father of John Sarbanes), a Representative and a Senator from Maryland; born in Salisbury, Wicomico County, Md., February 3, 1933; attended the public schools of Salisbury; graduated, Princeton University 1954; attended Balliol College, Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar 1954-1957; graduated, Harvard Law School 1960; admitted to the Maryland bar in 1960 and commenced practice in Baltimore; law clerk, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Judicial Circuit 1960-1961; legislative draftsman, Maryland Department of Legislative Reference, Maryland General Assembly 1961; administrative assistant to chairman, President’s Council of Economic Advisers 1962-1963; executive director, Charter Revision Commission of Baltimore City 1963-1964; member, Maryland house of delegates 1967-1971; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second Congress in 1970; reelected to the Ninety-third and Ninety-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1977); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives, but was elected in 1976 to the United States Senate and reelected in 1982, 1988, 1994 and 2000 for the term ending January 3, 2007; chair, Joint Economic Committee (One Hundredth through One Hundred Second Congresses), Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]); not a candidate for reelection in 2006. (Source.) More coverage of Paul Sarbanes on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 109th Congress: Senator, Maryland, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007. |
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Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 279: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6111; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 278: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 6111; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 277: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Motion to Concur in House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.6111.; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 276: On the Nomination: Confirmation Kent A. Jordan of Delaware to be U.S. Circuit Judge | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 275: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Kent A. Jordan of Delaware to be U.S. Circuit Judge | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 274: On the Nomination: Confirmation Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 273: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 272: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 271: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA "Emergency Designation" Re: Conrad Amdt. No. 5205; To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 270: H R 5682: H.R. 5682 As Amended; Henry J. Hyde United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 269: S 3709: Boxer Amdt. No. 5187; To make the waiver authority of the President contingent upon a certification that India has agreed to suspend military-to-military cooperation with Iran, including training exercises, until such time as Iran is no longer designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 268: S 3709: Feingold Amdt. No. 5183; To require as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation determinations by the President that United States nuclear cooperation with India does nothing to assist, encourage, or induce India to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 267: S 3709: Ensign Amdt. No. 5181; To ensure that IAEA inspection equipment is not used for espionage purposes. | No | No | No | |
| Vote 266: S 3709: Dorgan Amdt. No. 5178 As Modified; To declare that it is the policy of the United States to continue to support implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1172 (1998). | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 265: S 3709: Bingaman Amdt. No. 5174; To limit the waiver authority of the President. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 264: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in House Amendment to S.403; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 262: H R 6061: H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 261: H R 5631: H.R.5631 Conference Report; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 260: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006 | No | Yes | No |
Full list of votes by Paul Sarbanes
