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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
7/11/08 Vote 174: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2731; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/11/08 Vote 173: On the Motion: Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/4/08 Vote 143: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
7/30/07 Vote 285: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.976; Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 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
12/7/06 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 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/21/06 Vote 180: S 2766: Enzi Amdt. No. 4376; To promote job creation and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage. Not Voting Yes No
6/21/06 Vote 179: S 2766: Kennedy Amdt. No. 4322; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. Not Voting No Yes
6/20/06 Vote 178: S 2766: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4265; To express the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the Armed Forces of the United States. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/20/06 Vote 177: S 2766: McConnell Amdt. No. 4272 As Modified; To affirm the Iraqi Government position of no amnesty for terrorists who have attacked U.S. forces. Not Voting Yes No
6/20/06 Vote 176: S 2766: Dorgan AMdt. No. 4292; To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism. Not Voting No Yes
5/18/06 Vote 135: S 2611: Motion to Table Kyl Amdt. No. 3969; To prohibit H-2C nonimmigrants from adjusting to lawful permanent resident status. Not Voting No Yes
11/18/05 Vote 347: S 2020: S. 2020, As Amended; Tax Relief Act of 2005 Not Voting Yes No
10/25/05 Vote 267: H R 3010: Durbin Amdt. No. 2196; To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a plan for changing the numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program. Not Voting Yes Yes
1/6/05 Vote 1: On the Objection: Shall Objection Submitted Be Sustained Re: Electoral Ballot Count Not Voting No No
11/24/03 Vote 457: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1; Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003 Not Voting Yes No
10/30/03 Vote 429: H R 2800: DeWine Amdt. No. 1966; To increase assistance to combat HIV/AIDS. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/30/03 Vote 428: H R 1904: H.R. 1904, As Amended; Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/30/03 Vote 427: H R 1904: Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 2045; To provide authority for title I, relative to hazardous fuels reduction on federal land. Not Voting Yes No
10/2/03 Vote 376: S 1689: Motion To Table Dodd Amdt. No. 1817; To provide an additional $322,000,000 for safety equipment for United States forces in Iraq and to reduce the amount provided for reconstruction in Iraq by $322,000,000. Not Voting Yes No
9/5/03 Vote 329: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Harkin Amdt. No. 1575; To provide additional funding for the Fund for the Improvement of Education. Not Voting No Yes
9/5/03 Vote 328: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Clinton Amdt. No. 1565; To provide additional funding to ensure an adequate bioterrorism preparedness workforce. Not Voting No Yes
5/15/03 Vote 174: S 1054: Dodd Amdt. No. 572; To improve access to higher education for middle-income families by making resources available to expand the Hope and Lifetime Learning Scholarship Credits and for lower-income families by making resources available to increase the maximum Pell Grant to $4500 and to provide an equal amount for deficit reduction by eliminating the 10 percent dividend tax exclusion for amounts above $500 and eliminating acceleration of the 38.6 percent income tax rate education. Not Voting No Yes
5/15/03 Vote 169: On the Motion: Motion To Waive C.B.A. Mikulski Amdt. No. 605; To provide a partially refundable tax credit for caregiving related expenses. Not Voting No Yes
9/12/02 Vote 214: H R 5005: Motion to Table Thompson Amdt. No. 4513; To strike title II, establishing the National Office for Combating Terrorism, and title III, developing the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism and Homeland Security Response for detection, prevention, protection, response, and recover to counter terrorist threats. Not Voting No 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
5/23/02 Vote 130: H R 3009: H.R. 3009, as amended; Trade Act of 2002 Not Voting Yes No
5/23/02 Vote 129: H R 3009: Motion to Table Wellstone Amdt. No. 3467; To protect human rights and democracy. Not Voting Yes No
5/23/02 Vote 128: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Landrieu Amdt. No. 3470; To provide trade adjustment assistance benefits to certain maritime workers. Not Voting No Yes
5/23/02 Vote 127: H R 3009: Motion to Table Corzine Amdt. No. 3461; To help ensure that trade agreements protect national security, social security, and other significant public services. Not Voting Yes No
3/21/02 Vote 55: S 517: Kyl Amdt. No. 3038; To provide for appropriate State regulatory authority with respect to renewable sources of electricity. Not Voting Yes No
1/25/02 Vote 5: On the Nomination: Confirmation: James C. Mahan, of Nevada, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
1/25/02 Vote 4: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Marcia S. Krieger, of Colorado, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
1/25/02 Vote 3: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Smith Amendment No. 2705; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a special depreciation allowance for certain property acquired after September 10, 2001, and before September 11, 2004. Not Voting Yes No
1/24/02 Vote 2: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Emergency Designation re: Baucus Amendment No. 2701; To provide for emergency agriculture assistance. Not Voting No Yes
1/23/02 Vote 1: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion to Instruct Sergeant at Arms; Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/28/01 Vote 202: S 1052: Motion to Table Collins Amdt. No. 826; To modify provisions relating to preemption and State flexibility. Not Voting No Yes
8/2/99 Vote 248: S 335: S.335, As amended.; Deceptive Mail Prevention and Enforcement Act Not Voting Yes Yes
7/22/99 Vote 220: S 1217: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 1306; To ensure that parties to the tuna convention pay their fair share of the expenses of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission before they are allowed to export tuna to the United States. Not Voting Yes No
7/22/99 Vote 219: S 1217: Motion to Table Wellstone Amdt. No. 1303; To clarify the treatment of juveniles and the mentally ill by the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Not Voting Yes No
7/22/99 Vote 218: S 1217: Motion to Table Enzi Amdt. No. 1301; To prohibit the Federal Communcations Commission from requiring persons to use any accounting method does not conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Not Voting No Yes
7/22/99 Vote 217: S 1217: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 1302; To fund a media campaign, from increases in the Department of Justice budget, to prevent underage drinking. Not Voting No Yes
4/19/99 Vote 88: S 531: S.531; A bill to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Rosa Parks in recognition of her contributions to the Nation. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/23/99 Vote 20: S 4: Crapo Amdt. No. 9; To repeal the reduction in military retired pay for civilian employess of the Federal Government. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/17/98 Vote 276: S 1301: Hatch AMdt. No. 3600; To provide for protection of retirement savings. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/16/98 Vote 270: On the Motion: motion to instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Child Custody Protection Act Not Voting Yes Yes
3/11/98 Vote 27: S 1173: motion to table McCain amdt no. 1968; To prohibit extension of inequitable ethanol subsidies. Not Voting Yes Yes
3/11/98 Vote 26: On the Motion: motion to waive CBA re: mack amdt no. 1906; To repeal the 4.3-cent transportation motor fuels excise tax transferred to the Highway Trust Fund by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, effective on the date of enactment of this Act. Not Voting No No
3/2/98 Vote 18: On the Nomination: nomination richard l young to be us district judge Not Voting Yes Yes
7/24/96 Vote 236: H R 3603: motion to table bryan amendment no.4977; To limit funding for the market access program. Not Voting Yes Yes
1/26/96 Vote 6: On the Resolution of Ratification: 103-1, Start II; The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the START II Treaty) signed at Moscow on January 3, 1993, including the following documents, which are integral parts thereof: the Elimination and Conversion Protocol; the Exhibitions and Inspections Protocol; and the Memorandum of Attribution Not Voting Yes Yes
1/26/96 Vote 5: S 1124: Conference Report - S. 1124; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 Not Voting Yes No
1/26/96 Vote 4: H R 2880: Passage-H.R. 2880; Balanced Budget Downpayment Act, I Not Voting Yes Yes
1/26/96 Vote 3: On the Motion: motion to waive CBA re: harkin amdt no. 3122; To provide for additional funding to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services. Not Voting No Yes
1/26/96 Vote 2: H R 2880: motion to table moynihan amdt no. 3120; To increase the public debt limit. Not Voting Yes No
1/26/96 Vote 1: On the Motion: MOTION TO WAIVE CBA RE: KENNEDY AMDT NO. 3119; To maintain funding for education programs. Not Voting No Yes
12/7/95 Vote 595: H R 1833: feinstein amdt no 3092; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting No Yes
9/29/95 Vote 480: H R 2076: Kohl Amendment N. 2843; To provide for the evaluation of crime prevention programs, and for other purposes. Not Voting No Yes
9/29/95 Vote 479: H R 2076: Gregg Amendment No. 2842; To express the sense of the Senate regarding prior approval to Congress for deployment of United States ground forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/29/95 Vote 478: H R 2076: Motion to Table Specter Amendment No. 2841; To protect the reproductive rights of Federal women prisoners. Not Voting Yes No
9/29/95 Vote 477: H R 2076: Motion to Table Kerrey Amendment No. 2817 As Modified; To decrease the amount of funding for Federal Bureau of Investigation construction and increase the amount of funding for the National Information Infrastructure. Not Voting Yes No
9/8/95 Vote 404: H R 4: Brown Amendment No. 2508; To impose a cap on the amount of funds that can be used for administrative purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
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
6/21/95 Vote 279: On the Motion to Table the Motion to Reconsider: motion to table motion to reconsider vote no. 278; To require the transfer of certain Federal highway funds to a State highway safety program if a State fails to prohibit open containers of alcoholic beverages and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the passenger area of motor vehicles. Not Voting Yes No
6/20/95 Vote 272: S 440: mccain amdt no. 1438; To prohibit the funding of new highway demonstration projects. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/9/95 Vote 248: S 652: dole amdt no. 1255, as modified; To provide additional deregulation of telecommunications services. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/9/95 Vote 247: S 652: Santorum amdt. no. 1267; To permit the Bell operating companies to provide interLATA commercial mobile services. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/9/95 Vote 246: On the Motion for Attendance: motion to instruct sgt-at-arms; Telecommunications Act of 1996 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/8/95 Vote 245: S 652: Cohen amdt. no. 1263; To provide for the competitive availability of addressable converter boxes. Not Voting No No
6/8/95 Vote 244: S 652: Motion to table Mccain amst. no. 1262; To strike the community users provisions in the Act. Not Voting No Yes
3/30/95 Vote 120: On the Nomination: nomination - daniel robert glickman - secretary of agriculture Not Voting Yes Yes
3/22/95 Vote 111: S 4: motion to table hollings amdt. no. 404; To provide that entitlement and tax legislation shall not worsen the deficit. Not Voting Yes No
3/22/95 Vote 110: S 4: motion to table feingold amdt. no. 362; To express the sense of the Senate regarding deficit reduction and tax cuts. Not Voting Yes No
3/22/95 Vote 109: S 4: motion to table bradley amdt. no. 403; To modify the definition of targeted tax benefit. Not Voting Yes No
10/5/94 Vote 321: H R 6: h.r.6 conference report; Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/1/94 Vote 187: S 2182: Wallop Amdt. No. 2212; To require a thorough evaluation of the risks and costs of a potential deployment of United States forces to the Golan Heights for peacekeeping operations before any such deployment. Not Voting No No
7/1/94 Vote 186: S 2182: Motion to Table Bradley Amdt. No. 2164; To prohibit registration under the Selective Service System and to terminate the activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System. Not Voting Yes No
7/1/94 Vote 185: S 2182: Motion to Table Pryor Amdt. No. 2163; To prohibit government-to-government transfers of the Airborne Self-Protection Jammer (ASPJ), or any related software, abroad. Not Voting Yes Yes
5/25/94 Vote 133: S 729: s.729 passage; Lead Exposure Reduction Act of 1993 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/25/94 Vote 132: On the Cloture Motion: motion to invoke cloture re: nomination of sam brown Not Voting No Yes
5/24/94 Vote 131: On the Cloture Motion: Cloture Motion re: Nomination of Sam Brown Not Voting No Yes
5/24/94 Vote 130: On the Nomination: nomination - derek shearer to be ambassador to finland Not Voting No Yes
5/24/94 Vote 129: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Derek Shearer Nomination Not Voting No Yes
5/24/94 Vote 128: H R 1933: H.R. 1933, as Amended; King Holiday and Service Act of 1994 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/24/94 Vote 127: H R 1933: Helms Amdt. No. 1738, As Amended; To restore the original purpose of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission by ensuring that only private funds are used by the Commission. Not Voting Yes No
5/19/94 Vote 126: On the Motion: d'amato motion to instruct cnferees h.r.3355; Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 Not Voting Yes No
5/19/94 Vote 125: On the Motion: biden motion to instruct conferees re:h.r.3355; Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/19/94 Vote 124: On the Motion: Gramm Motion to Instruct Conferees re: H.R. 3355; Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/19/94 Vote 123: On the Motion: Conrad-Mack Motion to Instruct Conferees re: H.R. 3355; Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/19/94 Vote 122: S 2019: S. 2019 Passage; Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1994 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/18/94 Vote 121: S 2019: Wallop amdt. no. 1721; To permit each State to determine the drinking water regulations that shall apply in the State. Not Voting Yes No
5/18/94 Vote 120: S 2019: Motion to Table Johnston Amdt. No. 1722; To provide for the energy security of the Nation through encouraging the production of domestic oil and gas resources in deep water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes. Not Voting No Yes
5/18/94 Vote 119: S 2019: Simpson Amdt. No. 1730; To exempt contracts entered into by the the United States or the District of Columbia for construction, alteration, or repair work that is performed in disadvantaged communities and that is necessary to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act from the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act. Not Voting Yes No
5/18/94 Vote 118: S 2019: Motion to table Smith Amdt. No. 1728; To exempt from the labor standards requirements assistance derived from repayments to the State loan fund. Not Voting No Yes
5/18/94 Vote 117: S 2019: Johnston Amdt. No. 1720; To require risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis regarding major human health or environmental regulations promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency. Not Voting Yes Yes
5/17/94 Vote 116: S 2019: Faircloth Amdt. No. 1714; To strike the provisions relating to labor standards. Not Voting Yes No
5/17/94 Vote 115: S 2019: Motion to Table Gregg Amdt. No. 1712; To prohibit the assessment or collection of penalties against a community if the noncompliance of the community with the Safe Drinking Water Act results from an unfunded Federal mandate. Not Voting No Yes
5/17/94 Vote 114: S 2019: Motion to Table DeConcini Amdt. No. 1711; To provide for the transfer of funds for the construction of a treatment works to provide treatment of municipal sewage and industrial waste in the United States-Mexico border area. Not Voting Yes Yes
5/12/94 Vote 113: H CON RES 218: h.con.res.218; A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. Not Voting No Yes
5/12/94 Vote 112: S 636: conference report to accompany s.636; Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act of 1994 Not Voting No Yes

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