On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2538 to S. 625 (Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1999)

To make an amendment with respect to the disallowance of certain claims and to prohibit certain coercive debt collection practices.

Motion to Table Agreed to (53-44)

yeas	nays	absent	present
53	44	2	1
262871962	281483676	6407143	12437645

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2885 to H.R. 5 (Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000)

To redesignate the term for the age at which an individual is eligible for full, unreduced old-age benefits.

Motion to Table Agreed to (55-44)

yeas	nays	absent
55	44	1
278168154	283791826	1240446

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2926 to S.Con.Res. 101 (No short title on file)

To provide funding for certain education programs.

Motion to Table Agreed to (54-46)

yeas	nays
54	46
277841935	285358491

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2935 to S.Amdt. 2906 to S.Con.Res. 101 (No short title on file)

To increase the amount of debt reduction contained in the resolution by $75 billion over 5 years.

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-48)

yeas	nays
52	48
267543444	295656982

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2955 to S.Con.Res. 101 (No short title on file)

To strike the revenue assumption for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) receipts in fiscal year 2005.

Motion to Table Agreed to (51-49)

yeas	nays
51	49
280011614	283188812

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2965 to S.Con.Res. 101 (No short title on file)

To reduce revenue cuts by $5.9 billion over the next five years to help fund school modernization projects.

Motion to Table Agreed to (54-45)

yeas	nays	absent
54	45	1
274440822	284307755	4451849

On the Motion (Motion to Waive the CBA RE: Conrad Amendment No. 3016)

To protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of on-budget surpluses for Medicare and debt reduction.

Motion Rejected (44-56, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas
56	44
280606016	282594410

On the Motion (Motion to Waive the CBA RE: Graham Amendment No. 2966)

To establish a reserve fund for additional ESEA funding.

Motion Rejected (46-54, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas
54	46
272801022	290399404

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3075 to S.Amdt. 2984 to S.Con.Res. 101 (No short title on file)

To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Motion to Table Failed (47-53)

nays	yeas
53	47
280953551	282246875

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3077 to S.Amdt. 2954 to S.Con.Res. 101 (No short title on file)

To express the sense of the Senate regarding the enforcement of Federal firearms laws.

Amendment Agreed to (54-46)

yeas	nays
54	46
277841935	285358491

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3078 to S.Amdt. 2951 to S.Con.Res. 101 (No short title on file)

To express the sense of the Senate that any increase in the minimum wage should be accompanied by tax relief for small businesses.

Amendment Agreed to (51-49)

yeas	nays
51	49
253582684	309617742

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2962 to S.Con.Res. 101 (No short title on file)

To expand medicaid and S. CHIP coverage to low income families.

Motion to Table Failed (49-49)

yeas	nays	absent
49	49	2
267266599	288522816	7411011

On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 290

A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-45)

yeas	nays	absent	present
51	45	3	1
259067080	275706080	26409055	2018211

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3090 to H.R. 6 (Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 2000)

To provide a committee amendment.

Cloture Motion Rejected (53-45, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
53	45	2
266742416	276673555	19784455

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals.

Cloture Motion Rejected (53-45, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
53	45	2
266742416	276673555	19784455

On the Conference Report H.Con.Res. 290

A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.

Conference Report Agreed to (50-48)

yeas	nays	absent
50	48	2
258993420	284422551	19784455

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3090 to H.R. 6 (Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 2000)

To provide a committee amendment.

Cloture Motion Rejected (51-44, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
51	44	5
245528601	286630296	31041529

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3111 to S. 2 (Educational Opportunities Act)

To improve the bill.

Amendment Rejected (45-54)

nays	yeas	absent
54	45	1
278106260	284307755	786411

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3122 to S. 2 (Educational Opportunities Act)

To provide for class size reduction programs.

Amendment Rejected (44-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	44	3
274057357	278933501	10209568

On the Decision of the Chair S.Amdt. 3150 to S. 2521 (Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2001)

To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, the enforcement of Federal firearms laws, and the juvenile crime conference.

Decision of Chair Not Sustained (45-54)

nays	yeas	absent
54	45	1
277841935	281946765	3411726

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3184 to S.Amdt. 3183 to S. 2549 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001)

To provide for correction of scope of waiver authority for limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic nuclear delivery systems and authority to waive limitation.

Amendment Agreed to (51-47)

yeas	nays	absent
51	47	2
271321977	288758085	3120364

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3273 to S. 2549 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001)

To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.

Motion to Table Agreed to (51-48)

yeas	nays	absent
51	48	1
247952089	314607137	641200

Whether the Amendment is Germane S.Amdt. 3434 to H.R. 4475 (Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001)

To provide increased flexibility in use of highway funding.

Amendment Not Germane (46-52)

nays	yeas	absent
52	46	2
210431898	349140753	3627775

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3252 to S. 2549 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001)

To repeal the restriction on the use of Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions.

Motion to Table Agreed to (50-49)

yeas	nays	absent
50	49	1
259514231	300232252	3453943

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3474 to S. 2549 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001)

To authorize a comprehensive study and to provide assistance to State and local law enforcement.

Amendment Agreed to (50-49)

yeas	nays	absent
50	49	1
257218891	302527592	3453943

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3524 to S. 2522 (Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2001)

To provide not less than $110,000,000 for procurement and support for helicopters to support missions to eradicate the cultivation and processing of illicit drugs in remote areas of Colombia.

Amendment Rejected (47-51)

nays	yeas	absent
51	47	2
236509367	323658680	3032379

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Wellstone Amdt. No. 3631)

To increase funding for part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
52	47	1
271140383	290848477	1211566

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Bingaman Amdt. No. 3649)

To ensure accountability in programs for disadvantaged students and to assist States in their efforts to turn around failing schools.

Motion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
50	49	1
268585961	293402899	1211566

On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA RE: Murray Amendment No. 3604)

To provide for class-size reduction and other activities.

Motion Rejected (44-55, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
55	44	1
278892671	283096189	1211566

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA RE: Dodd Amdt. No.3672)

To provide $1,000,000,000 for 21st Century Community Learning Centers.

Motion Rejected (48-51, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
51	48	1
272523930	289464930	1211566

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA RE: Kerry Amdt. No. 3659)

To increase the funding for the technology literacy challenge fund.

Motion Rejected (48-51, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
51	48	1
265999513	295989347	1211566

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA RE: Reed Amdt No. 3638)

To provide funds for the GEAR UP Program.

Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
52	47	1
275954821	286034039	1211566

On the Motion (Motion to Waive re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 3678)

A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Motion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
50	49	1
254635669	307353191	1211566

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3688 to H.R. 4577 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001)

To prohibit health insurance companies form using genetic information to discriminate against enrollees, and to prohibit employers from using such information to discriminate in the workplace.

Amendment Rejected (44-54)

nays	yeas	absent
54	44	2
266607167	294771790	1821469

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3694 to H.R. 4577 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001)

To increase access to health care and to protect consumers in managed care plans and in other health coverage.

Amendment Agreed to (51-47)

yeas	nays	absent
51	47	2
247952089	313426868	1821469

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3693 to H.R. 4577 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001)

To require a Federal floor with respect to protections for individuals enrolled in health plans.

Amendment Rejected (47-51)

nays	yeas	absent
51	47	2
247952089	313426868	1821469

On Passage of the Bill H.R. 4577

A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Bill Passed (52-43)

yeas	nays	absent
52	43	5
242332931	263809097	57058398

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3732 to S. 2549 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001)

To provide for operationally realistic testing of National Missile Defense systems against countermeasures; and to establish an independent panel to review the testing.

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-48)

yeas	nays
52	48
275728346	287472080

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3821 to H.R. 8 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. Death Tax Elimination Act)

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction, and for other purposes.

Amendment Rejected (46-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	46	1
269880486	289908214	3411726

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3822 to H.R. 8 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. Death Tax Elimination Act)

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction, to make higher education more affordable, to provide incentives for advanced teacher certification, and for other purposes.

Amendment Rejected (46-52)

nays	yeas	absent
52	46	2
249509313	294232269	19458844

On the Motion (Motion To Waive The C.B.A. Re: Bingaman Amendment No. 3828)

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction and expand education initiatives, and for other purposes.

Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas
53	47
265556431	297643995

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3839 to H.R. 8 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. Death Tax Elimination Act)

To establish a National Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the development of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families.

Amendment Rejected (45-52)

nays	yeas	absent
52	45	3
271556636	285655557	5988233

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3840 to H.R. 8 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. Death Tax Elimination Act)

To protect and provide resources for the Social Security System, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the "motherhood penalty", increase the widow's and widower's benefit and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction, and for other purposes.

Amendment Rejected (42-54)

nays	yeas	absent
54	42	4
277317825	278426990	7455611

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3843 to H.R. 8 (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to phaseout the estate and gift taxes over a 10-year period. Death Tax Elimination Act)

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction and provide a long-term care credit, and for other purposes.

Amendment Rejected (46-51)

nays	yeas	absent
51	46	3
262268240	294086478	6845708

On the Motion (Feingold Motion to Commit H.R. 4810 to the Committee on Finance)

A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001.

Motion Rejected (45-49)

nays	yeas	absent
49	45	6
228534182	290446394	44219850

On the Motion (Roth Motion To Waive Byrd Rule On Sunset Strikes (S. Amdt. 3864 and S. Amdt. 3865) In H.R. 4810)

To strike sunset provision; and To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide marriage tax relief by adjusting the standard deduction, 15-percent and 28-percent rate brackets, and earned income credit, and for other purposes; and A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001.

Motion Rejected (48-47, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
48	47	5
224065203	296722335	42412888

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3863 to H.R. 4810 (A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001. Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000)

To provide a complete substitute.

Amendment Rejected (46-50)

nays	yeas	absent
50	46	4
242533580	285358491	35308355

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3845 to H.R. 4810 (A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001. Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000)

To strike the adjustment to the rate brackets and to further adjust the standard deduction.

Amendment Rejected (40-56)

nays	yeas	absent
56	40	4
254795157	273096914	35308355

On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. Re: Harkin Amendment No. 3847)

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex.

Motion Rejected (45-53, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
53	45	2
267984222	284307755	10908449

On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Robb Amdt No. 3853)

To make the bill effective upon enactment of a Medicare prescription drug benefit.

Motion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
50	49	1
253914769	301055496	8230161

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3883 to H.R. 4578 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001)

To reduce the Forest Service timber sale budget by $30,000,000 and increase the wildland fire management budget by $15,000,000.

Amendment Rejected (45-54)

nays	yeas	absent
54	45	1
246715689	308254576	8230161

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3912 to S.Amdt. 3885 to H.R. 4578 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001)

No Statement of Purpose on File.

Amendment Rejected (41-58)

nays	yeas	absent
58	41	1
273433166	281537099	8230161

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3881 to H.R. 4810 (A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 103(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2001. Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000)

To provide a substitute.

Amendment Agreed to (54-45)

yeas	nays	absent
54	45	1
270662510	284307755	8230161

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3938 to H.R. 4461 (Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000)

To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to label, mark, stamp, or tag as "inspected and passed" meat, meat products, poultry, or poultry products that do not meet microbiological performance standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Motion to Table Failed (49-49)

yeas	nays	absent
49	49	1
226403657	324517705	4048903

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3922 to H.R. 4461 (Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000)

To provide increased funding for the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration for investigations of anticompetitive behavior, rapid response teams, the Hog Contract Library, examinations of the competitive structure of the poultry industry, civil rights activities, and information staff, with an offset.

Motion to Table Agreed to (51-47)

yeas	nays	absent
51	47	1
248451667	302469695	4048903

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3938 to H.R. 4461 (Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000)

To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to label, mark, stamp, or tag as "inspected and passed" meat, meat products, poultry, or poultry products that do not meet microbiological performance standards established by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Amendment Rejected (48-49)

nays	yeas	absent
49	48	2
226403657	318606583	9960025

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4081 to H.R. 4733 (Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001)

To strike the section relating to revision of the Missouri River Master Water Control Manual.

Amendment Rejected (45-52)

nays	yeas	absent
52	45	3
270876152	287073483	5250791

On the Conference Report H.R. 4942

A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Conference Report Agreed to (48-43)

yeas	nays	absent
48	43	9
235750590	252130087	75319749