Members of Congress / Arlen Specter / Missed Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 92: On the Motion: Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, sec. 204. Re: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4389, As Further Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions and to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| 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 362: H R 3222: Feingold Amdt. No. 3164; To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 361: H R 3222: Graham Amdt. No. 3117; To improve the security of United States borders. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 251: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 205: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 59: On the Nomination: Confirmation Carl J. Artman, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 52: H CON RES 67: H.Con.Res. 67; A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate. | Not Voting | No | 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. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| 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. | Not Voting | 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. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 276: On the Nomination: Confirmation Kent A. Jordan of Delaware to be U.S. Circuit Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 119: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Amendment (Subst.) As Modified, to S.1955; Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 118: H R 4297: H.R.4297 Conference Report; Tax Relief Act of 2005 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 47: S CON RES 83: Menendez Amdt. No. 3054; To provide an additional $965 million to make our ports more secure by increasing port security grants, increasing inspections, improving existing programs, and increasing research and development, and to fully offset this additional funding by closing tax loopholes. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 221: S RES 233: S. Res. 233; A resolution expressing the condolences of the Nation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, commending the resiliency of the people of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery efforts. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 172: H R 2419: H.R. 2419 As Amended; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 171: H R 2419: Feinstein Amdt. No. 1085; To prohibit the use of funds for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator and utilize the amount of otherwise available to reduce the National debt. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 136: On the Nomination: Confirmation Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| 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 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 26: S 256: Kennedy Amdt. No. 44; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 25: S 256: Durbin Amdt. No. 49; To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 24: S 256: Rockefeller Amdt. No. 24; To amend the wage priority provision and to amend the payment of insurance benefits to retirees. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 11: S 306: S. 306 As Amended; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 10: On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, To Be Secretary of Homeland Security | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 211: H R 4520: H.R. 4520 Conference Report; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 210: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H. R. 4520; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 209: S RES 454: S. Res. 454; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 108th Congress should provide the necessary funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts to the farm bill. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 208: S RES 445: S. Res. 445 As Amended.; Intelligence Reorganization bill | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 207: S RES 445: Hutchison Amdt. No. 4015 As Amended; To implement responsible subcommittee reorganization in the Committee on Appropriations. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 206: S RES 445: Nickles Amdt. No. 4041; To vest sole jurisdiction over the Federal budget process in the Committee on the Budget, and to give the Committee on the Budget joint jurisdiction with the Governmental Affairs Committee over the process of reviewing, holding hearings, and voting on persons nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office of Management and Budget. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 187: On the Nomination: Confirmation Porter J. Goss, of Florida, To Be Director of Central Intelligence | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 171: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 3596; To increase the amount available for port security grants by $300,000,000. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 170: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 3604; To increase the among provided for first responder programs, and to provide offsets. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 169: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Byrd Amdt. No. 3597; To make available funds for certain border and transportation security programs. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 86: S RES 356: S. Res. 356; Condemning Iraq Abuse of Prisoners resolution | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 72: S 150: Motion to Table Hutchison Amdt. No. 3049; To change the definition of Internet access service. | Not Voting | Yes | None | |
| Vote 71: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 150 ; Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 70: S 2329: S. 2329, As Amended; Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Louarna Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 69: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2290; FAIR Act of 2004 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 12: On the Point of Order: Motion To Waive C.B.A. Re: Inhofe Amdt No 2285 and S. 1072; To provide a complete substitute. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 11: S 1072: Hutchinson Amdt. No. 2388; To provide for the distribution of funds under the infrastructure performance and maintenance program. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 411: On the Nomination: Confirmation Dale S. Fischer, of California, to be U.S. District Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 363: On the Nomination: Confirmation Larry Alan Burns Of California To Be U.S. District Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 355: On the Nomination: Confirmation Henry F. Ford Of South Carolina To Be U.S. District Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 354: On the Nomination: Confirmation Glen E. Conrad Of Virginia, To Be U.S. District Judge For The Western District. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 299: On the Motion: Motion To Waive C.B.A. RE: Dodd AMDT No. 1363; To fund urgent priorities for our Nation's firefighters, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical personnel, and all Americans by reducing the 2003 tax breaks for individuals with annual income in excess of $1,000,000. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 140: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Nomination Of Miguel A. Estrada, Of Virginia, To Be U.S. Circuit Judge | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 139: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Deborah L. Cook, Of Ohio, To Be U.S. Circuit Judge For The Sixth Circuit | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 211: On the Nomination: Confirmation Kenneth H. Marra, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 208: On the Nomination: Confirmation Terrence F. McVerry, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 185: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Richard H. Carmona, to be Surgeon General | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 61: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Feinstein Amdt. No.2989; To provide regulatory oversight over energy trading markets, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 58: S 517: Murkowski Amdt. No. 3052; To protect State portfolio requirements. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 46: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Ralph R. Beistline, of Alaska, to be U.S. District Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 12: On the Nomination: Philip R. Martinez, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 11: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Callie V. Granade, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 342: On the Nomination: Motion to Proceed to Executive Session | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 259: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2299; Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 298: H J RES 127: H. J. Res. 127; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Eighteenth) | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 294: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 2415; Admiral James W. Nance Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 293: H J RES 120: H. J. Res. 120; Continuing Appropriation FY2001 (Tenth) | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 285: H R 782: H.R. 782; Older American Community Service Employment Act | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 284: H R 782: Gregg Amdt. No. 4343; To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act, to modernize programs and services for older individuals, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | None | No | |
| Vote 190: On the Motion: Motion To Waive C.B.A. Re: Santorum Amendment No. 3838; To provide for the designation of renewal communities and to provide tax incentives relating to such communities, to provide a tax credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and to provide for the establishment of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), and for other purposes. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 172: On the Nomination: Madelyn R Creedon, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, N.N.S.A. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 127: H R 4576: H.R. 4576 As Amended; Departments of Defense Act, 2001 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 126: H R 4576: Motion To Table Wellstone Amdt. No. 3366, As Modified; To reduce the total amount provided for procurement by $1,000,000,000 in order to provide $922,000,000 for grants under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 125: H R 4576: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. 3311; To strike Section 8114 regarding Operational Support Aircraft Leasing Authority. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 124: H R 4576: Boxer Amendment No. 3308; To prohibit the use of funds for the preventative application of dangerous pesticides in areas owned or managed by the Department of Defense that may be used by children. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 153: S 1059: Motion to Table Feingold Amdt. No. 443; To limit the total cost of the F/A-18E/F aircraft program. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 152: S 1059: Kennedy Amdt. No. 442; To express the sense of Congress regarding the continuation of sanctions against Libya. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 306: S 442: Motion to Table Mccain Amdt. No. 3719 (As Amended and Modified); To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision. | Not Voting | None | No | |
| Vote 305: S 442: Mccain Amdt. No. 3783; To extend the ending date of the moratorium. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 267: S 2237: motion to table Harkin amdt no. 3580; To provide emergency assistance to agricultural producers. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 266: On the Cloture Motion: cloture on motion to proceed to S. 1981; Truth in Employment Act | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 234: S 2260: S.2260 as amended.; Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 233: S 2260: Smith Amdt. No. 3258 as amended.; To establish a system of registries of temporary agricultural workers to provide for a sufficient supply of such workers and to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to streamline procedures for the admission and extension of stay of nonimmigrant agricultural workers, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 184: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to Consider S.648; Product Liability Reform Act of 1997 | Not Voting | Yes | None | |
| Vote 183: On the Nomination: Nomination Victoria Roberts to be U.S. Dist. Judge, Eastern Dist.of M | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 182: On the Nomination: Nomination A. Howard Matz to be U.S. Dist. Judge, Central Dist. of CA | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 180: S 2057: byrd amdt no 3011; To require seperate training platoons and seperate housing for male and female basic trainees, and to ensure after-hours privacy for basic trainees. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 179: S 2057: Bumpers Amdt. No.3012; To limit the obligation of advance procurement funds for the F-22 fighter. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 178: S 2057: Feingold Amdt. No.2808; To terminate the Extremely Low Frequency Communication System program of the Navy. | Not Voting | No | None | |
| Vote 181: S 2057: S.2057 as amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 177: S 2057: Motion to Table Reid Amdt. No.3009; Relating to the withdrawal of lands at the Juniper Butte Range, Idaho, for use by the Secretary of the Air Force. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 176: S 2057: Murray Amdt. No.2794; To repeal the restiction on use of Department of Defense facilities for abortions. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 175: S 2057: harkin amdt no. 2982; To authorize a transfer of funds from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 174: S 2057: Inhofe Amdt. No.2981; To modify the restrictions on the general authority of the Department of Defense regarding the closure and realignment of military installations, to express the sense of the Congress on further rounds of such closures and realignments, and for other purposes. | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 173: S 2057: Wellstone Amdt. No.2902; To provide with an offset, $270,000,000 for the Child Development Program of the Department of Defense. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 172: S 2057: Snowe Amdt. No.2979; To require a moratorium on changes to gender related policies and practices. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 171: S 2057: motion to table smith amdt no 2912, as modified; To limit the use of funds to support the continued deployment of ground combat forces of the Armed Forces of the United States in Bosnia and Herzegovina pending a vote of Congress on the continuation of the deployment, and to require the President to submit Congress a plan for withdrawing United States forces from Bosnia and Herzegovina if Congress does not so act by March 31, 1999. | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 170: S 2057: Thurmond Amdt. No. 2975, as amended; To express the sense of Congress regarding continued participation of United States forces in operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 169: H R 2646: H.R.2646 Conference Report; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 168: S 2057: Motion to Table Division I of Amdt. No. 2737; Condemning Human Rights abuses in the People's Republic of China. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 167: S 2057: motion to table warner for hutchinson amdt no. 2737; Condemning Human Rights abuses in the People's Republic of China. | Not Voting | No | No | |
| Vote 166: On the Nomination: Nomination - Susan Oki Mollway U.S. Dist. Judge Central Dist. Hawaii | Not Voting | No | Yes | |
| Vote 165: S 2138: s.2138, as amended; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 164: S 2138: Motion to Table Motion to Waive CBA RE: AMDT. No. 2138; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 163: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion to Instruct Sgt-at-Arms to Request Attendance of Absentees; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1999 | Not Voting | Yes | Yes |
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