Inversions
459 votes and 177 inversions
On the Motion to Adjourn (Motion to Adjourn)
Motion to Adjourn Agreed to (51-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 46 | 3 |
| 259681721 | 301435491 | 18380070 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To provide additional funds for certain homeland security measures.
Amendment Rejected (45-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 45 | 4 |
| 266683300 | 295579405 | 17234577 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 8 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To provide additional funds for certain homeland security measures.
Amendment Rejected (45-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 45 | 4 |
| 266683300 | 295579405 | 17234577 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 19 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To provide additional funding for innovative programs at the state and local level.
Amendment Agreed to (52-45)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 45 | 3 |
| 268416980 | 294478534 | 16601768 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 13 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To provide additional funding for education.
Amendment Rejected (46-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 46 | 3 |
| 266683300 | 296212214 | 16601768 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 32 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To restore funding for nondiscretionary Byrne grants to a level of $500,000,000.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 46 | 2 |
| 270829774 | 300482191 | 8185317 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 36 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To nullify all across-the-board rescissions contained in this joint resolution.
Amendment Rejected (46-52)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 46 | 2 |
| 268416980 | 302894985 | 8185317 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. RE: Reed Amdt. No. 40)
To expend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.
Motion Rejected (45-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 45 | 6 |
| 253684850 | 272323444 | 53488988 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 97 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To make additional appropriations for emergency relief activities.
Motion to Table Agreed to (48-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 48 | 46 | 6 |
| 228682134 | 290027454 | 60787694 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 123 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To increase funding for reducing health disparities and promoting minority health.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 46 | 3 |
| 267345476 | 304512036 | 7639770 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 108 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To increase appropriations for workforce investment activities.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 269213998 | 306111187 | 4172097 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 246 to S.Amdt. 61 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To propose a substitute.
Amendment Agreed to (50-48)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 254756354 | 320568831 | 4172097 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 247 to S.Amdt. 61 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To prohibit funds to be used to establish, apply, or enforce certain goals relating to Federal employees and public-private competitions or work force conversions, and for other purposes.
Amendment Rejected (47-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 47 | 3 |
| 254756354 | 314117194 | 10623734 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 192 to H.J.Res. 2 (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003)
To increase the appropriation for the Hazardous Substance Superfund.
Motion to Table Agreed to (53-45)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 45 | 2 |
| 273322284 | 302002901 | 4172097 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 252 to Treaty Doc. 107-8
To provide an additional condition requiring notice and consultations prior to withdrawal from, or extension of, the Treaty.
Amendment Rejected (44-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 44 | 6 |
| 267939319 | 274500793 | 37057170 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 255 to Treaty Doc. 107-8
To provide an additional condition.
Amendment Rejected (45-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 45 | 5 |
| 254425809 | 289816541 | 35254932 |
On the Motion (Boxer Motion To Commit S. 3 To The Judiciary Committee With Instructions)
A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.
Motion Rejected (42-56)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 56 | 42 | 2 |
| 281554592 | 290676148 | 7266542 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Conrad Amdt. No. 264)
To prevent further deficit increases, except for national and homeland security and short-term effects of measures providing for economic recovery, until the President submits to Congress a detailed estimate of the full cost of the conflict with Iraq.
Motion Rejected (43-56, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 56 | 43 | 1 |
| 281723925 | 289356906 | 8416451 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 284 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act in 2004 and reduce debt by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 262565103 | 302064091 | 14868088 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 288 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To provide financial security to family farm and small business owners by ending the unfair practice of taxing someone at death.
Amendment Agreed to (51-48)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 48 | 1 |
| 275400141 | 295361882 | 8735259 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 294 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To provide a meaningful prescription drug benefit in Medicare that is available to all beneficiaries.
Motion to Table Agreed to (55-44)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 55 | 44 | 1 |
| 267423436 | 303338587 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 299 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To provide immediate assistance to meet pressing homeland security needs by providing funding in 2003 for first responders, port security, bioterrorism preparedness and prevention, border security and transit security, the FBI; to restore the elimination of funding of the COPS program, firefighter equipment grants, Byrne Grants and Local Law enforcement grants; to provide a sustained commitment of resources for homeland security needs without reducing funding to other key domestic law enforcement and public safety priorities; and to reduce the deficit.
Amendment Rejected (45-54)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 45 | 1 |
| 266806877 | 303955146 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 300 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To restore national security funding.
Amendment Rejected (46-53)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 46 | 1 |
| 261215671 | 309546352 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 376 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To provide full funding for the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) part B grants over ten years by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest tax payers.
Amendment Rejected (47-52)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 264001693 | 306760330 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 349 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To revise the resolution to accommodate in reconciliations legislation a partially refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for eligible expenses for individuals with long term or chronic care needs or their family caregivers who pay these expenses; in which "eligible expenses" shall include prescription drugs, medical bills, durable medical equipment, home health care custodial care, respite care, adult day care, transportation to chronic care or medical facilities, specialized therapy (including occupational therapy, physical therapy, or rehabilitational therapy), other specialized services for children (including day care for children with special needs) and other long term care related expenses as defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and in which "individuals with long term or chronic care needs" of daily living, individuals with severe cognitive impairment, individual
Amendment Rejected (45-54)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 45 | 1 |
| 266942880 | 303819143 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 381 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To raise the 2003 caps by $3.5 billion for homeland security funding through a Domestic Defense Fund at the Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness in FY 2003 and to reduce the size of newly proposed tax cuts in the amount of $7 billion to pay for this amendment and for the cost of previously passed homeland security funding.
Amendment Rejected (48-52)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 52 | 48 |
| 268416980 | 311080302 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 385 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To increase FY 2004 funding for the discretionary programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs by $1,019,000,000, so it matches the level proposed by a coalition of veterans groups in the Independent Budget; to decrease the deficit by a similar amount; and to use the unreconciled tax cut to pay for it.
Amendment Rejected (49-51)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 267345476 | 312151806 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 278 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To make available funds for the COPS program.
Amendment Rejected (48-52)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 52 | 48 |
| 268416980 | 311080302 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 324 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To allow full access to Tricare for National Guard and Reserve Personnel and their families on a continual basis, offset with reductions to the tax cut.
Amendment Rejected (46-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 46 | 3 |
| 259681721 | 303137903 | 16677658 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 348 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To ensure that a prescription drug benefit is available to all medicare beneficiaries on an equal basis, including those who choose to remain in the current fee-for-service program.
Amendment Rejected (46-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 46 | 3 |
| 262853345 | 299966279 | 16677658 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 411 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To provide a substitute.
Amendment Rejected (43-56)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 56 | 43 | 1 |
| 275710957 | 295051066 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 412 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To foster greater debate in the Senate and to prevent further increases in the deficit by striking the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Finance.
Amendment Rejected (46-52)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 46 | 2 |
| 264818623 | 305326841 | 9351818 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 315 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To ensure that the budget includes funds to extend temporary unemployment compensation benefits, provides benefits to the million long-term unemployed Americans, and provides benefits to part-time and low-wage workers.
Amendment Rejected (48-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 48 | 1 |
| 259681721 | 311080302 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 415 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To increase funding for after-school programs to the levels promised by the No Child Left Behind Act to serve 1.6 million more children in FY 2004 and to increase funding for Head Start to serve 80 percent of eligible 3 and 4 year olds and increase the number of infants and toddlers served and for deficit reduction.
Amendment Rejected (48-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 48 | 1 |
| 259681721 | 311080302 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 361 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To fulfill the U.S. commitment to provide health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Amendment Rejected (48-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 48 | 1 |
| 259681721 | 311080302 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 318 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To increase the level of funding in fiscal year 2004 for first responders by $3,000,000,000 (to a total of $6,500,000,000) to support their efforts to protect homeland security and prevent and respond to acts of terrorism, and to reduce tax reductions for taxpayers with annual incomes greater then $300,000, and to provide an additional $3,000,000,000 for deficit reduction.
Amendment Rejected (47-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 47 | 2 |
| 258547723 | 309346622 | 11602937 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 417 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To increase Mandatory Child Care Spending by $4.6 billion over five years and $9.1 billion over ten years by reducing the tax cut.
Amendment Rejected (49-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 258378619 | 312383404 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 419 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To increase the budget authority for Federal "FIRE Act" grants and to express the sense of the Senate that from the total funding provided for Federal "FIRE Act" grants, not less than $1,000,000,000 per year will be used for grants to local governments to hire additional firefighters and not less that $750,000,000 per year for the purchase of firefighting equipment and training, and to provide for a reduction in the deficit.
Amendment Rejected (48-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 252308027 | 311080302 | 16108953 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 418 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To raise the caps and provide direct first responder funding to localities and for high threat areas through the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness in 2003 and 2004, to restore funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Act ("Byrne Grant" program) and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, and to reduce the deficit, by reducing the size of newly proposed tax cuts.
Amendment Rejected (49-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 248236541 | 322525482 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 330 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
In the nature of a substitute.
Amendment Rejected (42-57)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 57 | 42 | 1 |
| 278937378 | 291824645 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 423 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To provide increased funding for environmental protection and natural resources conservation.
Amendment Rejected (47-52)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 264001693 | 306760330 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 408 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To require polluters to pay for cleanup of toxic waste sites, by reinstating the original superfund taxes.
Amendment Rejected (43-56)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 56 | 43 | 1 |
| 280067112 | 290694911 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 424 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To restore funding for vocational education to the fiscal year 2003 level for fiscal years 2004 through 2013.
Amendment Rejected (49-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 258378619 | 312383404 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 425 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To restore education cuts.
Amendment Rejected (46-53)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 46 | 1 |
| 265073197 | 305688826 | 8735259 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive Bayh Amdt. No. 426)
To express the sense of the Senate on low income programs and the income tax on certain Social Security benefits.
Motion Rejected (49-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 258610217 | 312151806 | 8735259 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 281 to S.Con.Res. 23 (No short title on file)
To increase the budget allocation for programs to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and to reduce the deficit.
Amendment Rejected (47-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 47 | 2 |
| 259681721 | 310265397 | 9550164 |
On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 23
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013.
Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (56-44)
| yeas | nays |
|---|
| 56 | 44 |
| 280607445 | 298889837 |
On the Nomination PN16
Timothy M. Tymkovich, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit
Nomination Confirmed (58-41)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 58 | 41 | 1 |
| 286884566 | 289145043 | 3467673 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 445 to S. 762 (Supplemental Appropriations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003)
Relative to port security.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 268416980 | 304628665 | 6451637 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 452 to S. 762 (Supplemental Appropriations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003)
To appropriate $1, 047,000,000 for procurement for the National Guard and Reserves.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 268416980 | 304628665 | 6451637 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 472 to S. 762 (Supplemental Appropriations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003)
To set aside $30,000,000 for the Department of Homeland Security for research and development and deployment of technology to protect commercial aircraft from the threat posed by man-portable air defense systems.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-47)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 47 | 3 |
| 235661583 | 320551160 | 23284539 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 494 to S. 762 (Supplemental Appropriations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003)
To allocate additional funds for certain federal homeland security programs.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 46 | 2 |
| 268416980 | 303389367 | 7690935 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 508 to S. 762 (Supplemental Appropriations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003)
To protect the prerogatives of the Congress in the allocation of homeland security funding.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 46 | 3 |
| 264298353 | 303389367 | 11809562 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 514 to S. 762 (Supplemental Appropriations Act to Support Department of Defense Operations in Iraq for Fiscal Year 2003)
To increase the appropriation for the Office for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, by $2,330,000,000.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 46 | 3 |
| 264298353 | 303389367 | 11809562 |
On the Conference Report H.Con.Res. 95
A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013.
Conference Report Agreed to (50-50, Vice President voted Yea)
| yeas | nays |
|---|
| 50 | 50 |
| 261754270 | 317743012 |
On the Cloture Motion PN11
Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (52-44, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 44 | 4 |
| 266651973 | 283401058 | 29444251 |
On the Cloture Motion PN11
Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (52-45, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 45 | 3 |
| 269499776 | 299427312 | 10570194 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Reid Amdt. No. 560)
To ensure that Social Security surpluses are not raided in order to fund tax cuts on corporate dividends.
Motion Rejected (44-53, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 44 | 3 |
| 272736952 | 286395534 | 20364796 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A Dorgan Amdt. No. 556)
To repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits and to offset the revenue loss.
Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 264298783 | 315198499 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Baucus Amdt. No. 570)
To ensure that the limit on refundability shall not apply to the additional $400 child credit for 2003, to make the dividend exclusion effective for taxable years beginning in 2003, and to eliminate the increase in the dividend exclusion from 10 percent to 20 percent of dividends over $500.
Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 53 | 47 |
| 272563454 | 306933828 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive Lincoln Amdt. No. 578)
To expand the refundability of the child tax credit.
Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 263868205 | 315629077 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. Cantwell Amdt. No. 577)
To permanently extend and modify the research and experimentation tax credit and strike the partial exclusion of dividends provision.
Motion Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 260322195 | 313460240 | 5714847 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. Jeffords Amdt. No. 587)
To accelerate the elimination of the marriage penalty in the earned income credit.
Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 267113878 | 312383404 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Murray Amdt. No. 564)
To provide temporary State fiscal relief.
Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 268416980 | 309841004 | 1239298 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Stabenow Amdt. No. 614)
To ensure the enactment of a medicare prescription drug benefit.
Motion Rejected (44-56, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 56 | 44 |
| 275902096 | 303595186 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. Landrieu Amdt. No. 619)
To provide a a complete substitute.
Motion Rejected (47-53, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 53 | 47 |
| 270150660 | 309346622 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Schumer Amdt. No. 557)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable.
Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 267113878 | 312383404 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Conrad Amdt. No. 611)
To make the child tax credit acceleration applicable to 2002.
Motion Rejected (49-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 263868205 | 315629077 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Daschle Amdt. No. 656)
To create jobs, provide opportunity, and restore prosperity.
Motion Rejected (46-54, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 54 | 46 |
| 274470632 | 305026650 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Dayton Amdt. No. 615)
In the nature of a substitute.
Motion Rejected (44-56, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 56 | 44 |
| 278264427 | 301232855 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. Mikulski Amdt. No. 605)
To provide a partially refundable tax credit for caregiving related expenses.
Motion Rejected (48-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 48 | 1 |
| 263926389 | 311080302 | 4490591 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. Sessions Amdt. No. 639)
To apply the sunset provision to the revenue increase provisions.
Motion Rejected (51-49, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 267776054 | 311721228 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 664 to S. 1054 (Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003)
To modify the dividend exclusion provision, and for other purposes.
Amendment Agreed to (50-50, Vice President voted Yea)
| yeas | nays |
|---|
| 50 | 50 |
| 262184848 | 317312434 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 663 to S. 1054 (Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003)
To provide reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.
Amendment Rejected (49-51)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 266211478 | 313285804 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 545 to S. 1054 (Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003)
To eliminate the dividend and upper bracket tax cuts, which primarily benefit the wealthy, to provide the additional funds necessary for an adequate medicare prescription drug benefit, including assuring that the benefit is comprehensive, with no gaps or excessive cost-sharing, covers all medicare beneficiaries, provides special help for beneficiaries with low income, and does not undermine employer retirement coverage.
Amendment Rejected (48-52)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 52 | 48 |
| 269079156 | 310418126 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 572 to S. 1054 (Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003)
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.
Amendment Rejected (49-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 262854885 | 312151806 | 4490591 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Edwards Amdt. No. 662)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1996 to close the "janitors insurance" tax loophole.
Motion Rejected (37-63, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 63 | 37 |
| 287555396 | 291941886 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Dorgan Amdt. No. 666)
To strike the section relating to qualified tax collection contracts.
Motion Rejected (43-57, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 57 | 43 |
| 279184573 | 300312709 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 676 to H.R. 1298 (United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003)
To provide alternate terms for the United States participation in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Amendment Rejected (48-52)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 52 | 48 |
| 268416980 | 311080302 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Dorgan Amdt. No. 678)
To provide emergency funding for food aid to HIV/AIDS affected populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
Motion Rejected (48-52, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas |
|---|
| 52 | 48 |
| 268416980 | 311080302 |
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.
Bill Passed (51-49)
| yeas | nays |
|---|
| 51 | 49 |
| 268366637 | 311130645 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 682 to H.R. 1298 (United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003)
To modify provisions relating to the distribution of funding.
Amendment Rejected (45-52)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 45 | 3 |
| 268280977 | 301092747 | 10123558 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 681 to H.R. 1298 (United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003)
To provide for the procurement of certain pharmaceuticals at the lowest possible price for products of assured quality.
Amendment Rejected (42-54)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 42 | 4 |
| 268896152 | 299238274 | 11362856 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 684 to H.R. 1298 (United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003)
To require a specific plan to help AIDS orphans.
Amendment Rejected (45-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 45 | 5 |
| 261998522 | 301661178 | 15837582 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 685 to H.R. 1298 (United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003)
To add CARICOM Countries and the Dominican Republic to Priority List of HIV/AIDS Coordinator.
Amendment Rejected (44-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 44 | 5 |
| 266547297 | 297112403 | 15837582 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 715 to S. 1050 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004)
To strike the repeal of the prohibition on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-43)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 43 | 6 |
| 260948087 | 271147768 | 47401427 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 783 to S. 1050 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004)
To propose the insertion of matter in lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken.
Amendment Agreed to (50-48)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 255102117 | 314109031 | 10286134 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 691 to S. 1050 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004)
To restore a previous policy regarding restrictions on use of Department of Defense medical facilities.
Amendment Rejected (48-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 48 | 1 |
| 262898510 | 310147135 | 6451637 |
On the Conference Report H.R. 2
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.
Conference Report Agreed to (50-50, Vice President voted Yea)
| yeas | nays |
|---|
| 50 | 50 |
| 262184848 | 317312434 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 833 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)
To reduce the amount by which the statutory limit on the public debt is increased.
Amendment Rejected (47-52)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 268416980 | 309278064 | 1802238 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 834 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)
To express the sense of the Senate that Social Security cost-of-living adjustments should not be reduced.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 268416980 | 309278064 | 1802238 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 832 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)
To extend the Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, to provide additional weeks of temporary extended unemployment compensation, and to make extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act temporarily available for employees.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-49)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 49 | 1 |
| 251510681 | 326184363 | 1802238 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive C.B.A. Feingold Amdt. No. 835)
To extend the current-law pay-as-you-go requirement.
Motion Rejected (47-52, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 270472124 | 302573521 | 6451637 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 836 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)
To limit the applicability of public debt limit to social security trust funds.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 46 | 2 |
| 268416980 | 296212214 | 14868088 |
On Passage of the Bill H.J.Res. 51
A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
Bill Passed (53-44)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 44 | 3 |
| 271271316 | 286906241 | 21319725 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 851 to S.Amdt. 850 to S. 14 (Energy Policy Act of 2003)
To authorize the Secretary of Energy to waive the ethanol mandate on the East and West Coast in the event of a significant price increase or supply interruption.
Amendment Rejected (37-58)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 58 | 37 | 5 |
| 264980222 | 274807278 | 39709782 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 875 to S. 14 (Energy Policy Act of 2003)
To strike the provision relating to deployment of new nuclear power plants.
Amendment Rejected (48-50)
| nays | yeas | absent | present |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
| 272593094 | 296062821 | 3467673 | 7373694 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 876 to S. 14 (Energy Policy Act of 2003)
To tighten oversight of energy markets.
Motion to Table Agreed to (55-44)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 55 | 44 | 1 |
| 266098908 | 306946737 | 6451637 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 881 to S. 14 (Energy Policy Act of 2003)
To provide for a significant environmental review process associated with the development of Indian energy projects and to establish duties of the federal government to Indian tribes in implementing an energy development program, and for other purposes.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 268416980 | 304628665 | 6451637 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 884 to S. 14 (Energy Policy Act of 2003)
To strike the provision requiring the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an inventory and analysis of oil and natural gas resources beneath all of the waters of the outer Continental Shelf.
Amendment Rejected (45-53)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 45 | 2 |
| 248285765 | 319327393 | 11884124 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 976 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To treat costs for covered drugs as incurred costs without regard to whether the individual or another person, including a State program or other third-party coverage, has paid for such costs.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-43)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 43 | 5 |
| 265892987 | 281441101 | 32163194 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 969 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To permit continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare Prescription Drug plans and MedicareAdvantage plans until 2008.
Motion to Table Agreed to (55-42)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 55 | 42 | 3 |
| 267423436 | 285173353 | 26900493 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1001 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To eliminate the coverage gap.
Motion to Table Agreed to (54-42)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 42 | 4 |
| 269876240 | 278171774 | 31449268 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1002 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To allow Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in fallback plans to remain in such plans for two years by requiring the same contracting cycle for fallback plans as Medicare Prescription Drug plans.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-45)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 45 | 4 |
| 258766375 | 289281639 | 31449268 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 982 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To make prescription drug coverage available beginning on July 1, 2004.
Amendment Rejected (41-54)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 41 | 5 |
| 267647844 | 277678215 | 34171223 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 970 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To provide 50 percent cost-sharing for a beneficiary whose income is at least 160 percent but not more thansa968 250 percent of the poverty line after the beneficiary has reached the initial coverage gap and before the beneficiary has reached the annual out-of pocket limit.
Amendment Rejected (41-54)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 41 | 5 |
| 270204492 | 273697048 | 35595742 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1000 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To study the comparative effectiveness and safety of important Medicare covered drugs to ensure that consumers can make meaningful comparisons about the quality and efficacy.
Amendment Rejected (43-52)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 43 | 5 |
| 251687053 | 295152957 | 32657272 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 991 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To establish a demonstration project under the Medicaid program to encourage the provision of community-based services to individuals with disabilities.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 246928544 | 322649428 | 9919310 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1052 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To strengthen protections for consumers against misleading direct-to-consumer drug advertising.
Amendment Rejected (39-59)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 59 | 39 | 2 |
| 281783201 | 287794771 | 9919310 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1036 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To eliminate the coverage gap for individuals with cancer.
Motion to Table Agreed to (54-44)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 44 | 2 |
| 273808456 | 295769516 | 9919310 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1108 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To provide additional assistance for certain eligible beneficiaries under part D.
Motion to Table Agreed to (57-41)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 57 | 41 | 2 |
| 282610332 | 286967640 | 9919310 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 975 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To make all Medicare beneficiaries eligible for Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Amendment Rejected (47-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 47 | 2 |
| 238304607 | 331273365 | 9919310 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1066 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To permit the establishment of 2 new Medigap plans for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled for prescription drug coverage under part D.
Amendment Rejected (43-55)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 55 | 43 | 2 |
| 275844204 | 293733768 | 9919310 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1111 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)
To ensure that current retirees who have prescription drug coverage who will lose their prescription drug coverage as a result of the enactment of this legislation have the option of drug coverage under the Medicare fallback.
Amendment Rejected (42-54)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 42 | 4 |
| 269871550 | 294338052 | 15287680 |
On the Cloture Motion S. 11
A bill to protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing the effects of excessive liability costs.
Cloture Motion Rejected (49-48, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 48 | 3 |
| 251044656 | 296284547 | 32168079 |
On the Motion to Table S. 1162
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposes.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-45)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 45 | 4 |
| 259681721 | 284179809 | 35635752 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1264 to H.R. 2658 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004)
To require from the President a budget amendment for the budget for fiscal year 2004 on the amounts requested for military operations in Iraq in fiscal year 2004.
Motion to Table Agreed to (53-41)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 41 | 6 |
| 265353172 | 268810036 | 45334074 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1268 to H.R. 2658 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004)
To require a report on the individuals being detained by the United States Government as enemy combatants.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-42)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 42 | 6 |
| 265820937 | 268342271 | 45334074 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1271 to H.R. 2658 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004)
To require reports on U.S. operations in Iraq.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-45)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 45 | 5 |
| 258399850 | 284179809 | 36917623 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1273 to H.R. 2658 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004)
To require a report on the United States strategy for reconstruction in Iraq.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-43)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 43 | 5 |
| 260555898 | 282023761 | 36917623 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1275 to H.R. 2658 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004)
To establish the National Commission on the Development and Use of Intelligence Related to Iraq.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-45)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 45 | 4 |
| 259681721 | 284179809 | 35635752 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Byrd Amdt. No. 1317)
To fulfill Homeland Security promises.
Motion Rejected (43-50, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 43 | 7 |
| 265183188 | 275146799 | 39167295 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Murray Amdt. No. 1327)
To increase funding for emergency management performance grants.
Motion Rejected (45-53, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 45 | 2 |
| 269049789 | 300528183 | 9919310 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1341 to H.R. 2555 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004)
To provide funds to increase maritime security.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 263533985 | 306043987 | 9919310 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Schumer Amdt. No. 1343)
To increase the funds for research and development related to transportation security, and for other purposes.
Motion Rejected (45-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 45 | 4 |
| 267052871 | 292744541 | 19699870 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Mikulski Amdt. No. 1346)
To increase the amount of the appropriation for firefighter assistance grants by $150,000,000.
Motion Rejected (48-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 48 | 3 |
| 248980500 | 319233363 | 11283419 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Corzine AMDT. No. 1350)
To appropriate $8,000,000 for the Office of the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection to conduct chemical facility security assessments.
Motion Rejected (43-52, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 43 | 5 |
| 271391594 | 277971403 | 30134285 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Schumer Amdt Noy. 1351)
To make available an additional $200,000,000 to increase the number of border personnel at the northern border of the United States by the end of fiscal year 2004.
Motion Rejected (45-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 45 | 4 |
| 269657914 | 296686266 | 13153102 |
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.
Motion Rejected (41-54, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 41 | 5 |
| 248570913 | 291244149 | 39682220 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1367 to H.R. 2555 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004)
Fulfilling Homeland Security Promises.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-45)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 45 | 4 |
| 267113878 | 288999781 | 23383623 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2555 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004)
To prohibit funds appropriated under this Act from being used by any advisory committee that has been exempted from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Amendment Rejected (46-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 46 | 4 |
| 266042374 | 290071285 | 23383623 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA RE: Amdt. No. 1372)
To appropriate $1,000,000,000 for grants to public transit agencies to enhance public transportation security against terrorist threats.
Motion Rejected (44-50, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 44 | 6 |
| 257301783 | 287696679 | 34498820 |
On the Cloture Motion PN11
Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 43 | 4 |
| 270150660 | 274029678 | 35316944 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1419 to S.Amdt. 1412 to S. 14 (Energy Policy Act of 2003)
To prohibit market manipulation.
Amendment Rejected (48-50)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 256132709 | 310461299 | 12903274 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1413 to S.Amdt. 1412 to S. 14 (Energy Policy Act of 2003)
To strengthen the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority to review public utility mergers.
Motion to Table Agreed to (53-44)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 44 | 3 |
| 278144695 | 287634408 | 13718179 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1416 to S.Amdt. 1412 to S. 14 (Energy Policy Act of 2003)
To protect the public and investors from abusive affiliate, associate company, and subsidiary company transactions.
Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 48 | 2 |
| 255888515 | 314289452 | 9319315 |
On the Cloture Motion PN512
William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (53-44, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 44 | 3 |
| 270150660 | 298810753 | 10535869 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Reid Amdt. No. 1547)
To increase funding for certain education and related programs.
Motion Rejected (46-48, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 48 | 46 | 6 |
| 229338179 | 304573027 | 45586076 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Dayton Amdt. No. 1554)
To increase funding for a part B of the individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Motion Rejected (42-54, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 42 | 4 |
| 270919472 | 275225680 | 33352130 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Murray Amdt. No. 1559)
To restore funding for certain programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
Motion Rejected (46-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 46 | 5 |
| 255680876 | 282784615 | 41031791 |
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.
Motion Rejected (41-47, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 47 | 41 | 12 |
| 214842847 | 269840918 | 94813517 |
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.
Motion Rejected (43-46, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 46 | 43 | 11 |
| 225322821 | 271958925 | 82215536 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Byrd Amdt. No. 1543)
To provide additional funding for education for the disadvantaged.
Motion Rejected (44-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 44 | 5 |
| 264866800 | 275763358 | 38867124 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA
RE: Durbin Amdt. No. 1591)
To provide funding for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, global HIV/AIDS.
Motion Rejected (43-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 43 | 6 |
| 263141729 | 275618746 | 40736807 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Schumer Amdt. No. 1598)
To provide additional funding for programs under the Ryan White Care Act.
Motion Rejected (44-53, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 44 | 3 |
| 255502143 | 308560835 | 15434304 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 1592)
To increase funding for immunization services.
Motion Rejected (47-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 47 | 4 |
| 256199398 | 290882397 | 32415487 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 1596)
To increase funding for certain literacy, library, and museum programs.
Motion Rejected (47-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 47 | 4 |
| 262260596 | 284821199 | 32415487 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA RE: Boxer Amdt. No. 1609)
To provide additional funding for afterschool programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Motion Rejected (46-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 46 | 5 |
| 261978967 | 278651191 | 38867124 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA RE: Durbin amdt. No. 1613)
To provide additional funding for teacher quality programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 and for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships and the school leadership program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
Motion Rejected (43-51, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 43 | 6 |
| 260451747 | 275130549 | 43914986 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA RE: Landrieu Amdt. No. 1614)
To provide additional funds for programs relating to West Nile Virus and to fund the Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act.
Motion Rejected (46-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 46 | 5 |
| 251536293 | 289093865 | 38867124 |
On the Motion (Motion To Table Boxer Amdt. No. 1753)
To strike section 333 relating to a special judicial appeals process for cases involving timber harvesting in the Tongass National Forest.
Motion Agreed to (52-44)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 44 | 4 |
| 252339006 | 305354842 | 21803434 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1754 to H.R. 2691 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004)
To substitute a requirement for an annual report on competitive sourcing activities on lists required under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 that are performed for the Department of the Interior by Federal Government sources.
Amendment Agreed to (53-43)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 43 | 4 |
| 273167530 | 284526318 | 21803434 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1731 to H.R. 2691 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004)
To prohibit the use of funds for initiating any new competitive sourcing studies.
Amendment Rejected (44-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 44 | 5 |
| 260159122 | 280553543 | 38784617 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1739 to H.R. 2691 (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004)
To strike funding for implementation of the Department of the Interior's reorganization plan for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee and to transfer the savings to the Indian Health Service.
Amendment Rejected (43-52)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 43 | 5 |
| 264065072 | 276647593 | 38784617 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1817 to S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004)
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.
Motion to Table Agreed to (49-37)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 37 | 14 |
| 244632968 | 263723176 | 71141138 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1830 to S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004)
To authorize the award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members of the Armed Forces who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Amendment Rejected (47-48)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 48 | 47 | 5 |
| 251146557 | 296231843 | 32118882 |
On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Corzine Amdt. No. 1811)
To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for nonregular service from 60 to 55.
Motion Rejected (47-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 47 | 4 |
| 232084722 | 316478818 | 30933742 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1854 to S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004)
To achieve the most effective means of reconstructing Iraq and to reduce the future costs to the American taxpayer of such reconstruction by ensuring broad-based international cooperation for this effort.
Motion to Table Agreed to (55-44)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 55 | 44 | 1 |
| 279236115 | 296793494 | 3467673 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1859 to S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004)
To promote the establishment of an Iraq Reconstruction Finance Authority and the use of Iraqi oil revenues to pay for reconstruction in Iraq.
Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 52 | 47 | 1 |
| 243516869 | 332512740 | 3467673 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1879 to S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004)
To provide funds for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on HIV/AIDS.
Motion to Table Agreed to (56-43)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 56 | 43 | 1 |
| 276255196 | 299774413 | 3467673 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1819 to S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004)
To prohibit the use of Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds for low priority activities that should not be the responsibility of U.S. taxpayers, and shift $600 million from the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund to Defense Operations and Maintenance, Army, for significantly improving efforts to secure and destroy conventional weapons, such as bombs, bomb materials, small arms, rocket propelled grenades, and shoulder-launched missiles, in Iraq.
Motion to Table Agreed to (51-47)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 47 | 2 |
| 268727481 | 305432445 | 5337356 |
On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1888 to S. 1689 (Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004)
To eliminate the flexibility given to the President to reallocate all of the $20.3 billion Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds, without approval by Congress.
Motion to Table Agreed to (49-46)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 46 | 5 |
| 257823097 | 301160992 | 20513193 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1917 to H.R. 2989 (Transportation, Treasury, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004)
To prohibit the use of funds for implementing the 2003 revision of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76.
Amendment Rejected (47-48)
| nays | yeas | absent | present |
|---|
| 48 | 47 | 4 | 1 |
| 247970630 | 276933559 | 52356144 | 2236949 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1969 to H.R. 2800 (Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004)
To require that the Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority be an officer who is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Amendment Rejected (44-53)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 44 | 3 |
| 270150660 | 291010861 | 18335761 |
On the Cloture Motion PN12
Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (54-43, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 54 | 43 | 3 |
| 273508265 | 289387249 | 16601768 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2028 to S. 139 (Climate Stewardship Act of 2003)
To provide for a program of scientific research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances.
Amendment Rejected (43-55)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 55 | 43 | 2 |
| 280129397 | 289217754 | 10150131 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1977 to H.R. 2800 (Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004)
To clarify the definition of HIV/AIDS prevention for purposes of providing funds for therapeutic medical care.
Amendment Rejected (45-47)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 47 | 45 | 8 |
| 260001911 | 289727190 | 29768181 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Durbin Amdt. NO. 2047)
To increase assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.
Motion Rejected (42-50, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 50 | 42 | 8 |
| 263009326 | 286719775 | 29768181 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2048 to H.R. 2800 (Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004)
To make an additional $200,000,000 available for the Global AIDS Initiative and reduce the amount available for Millennium Challenge Assistance by $200,000,000.
Amendment Rejected (41-51)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 41 | 8 |
| 264494524 | 285234577 | 29768181 |
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2083 to H.R. 2673 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004)
To improve the operation of energy markets.
Amendment Rejected (41-56)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 56 | 41 | 3 |
| 267170412 | 293991109 | 18335761 |
On the Cloture Motion PN512
William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (51-43, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 51 | 43 | 6 |
| 264320014 | 285962999 | 29214269 |
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Mikulski Amdt. No. 2178 (Re: Emergency Designation))
To provide for certain capitalization grants.
Motion Rejected (44-49, 3/5 majority required)
| nays | yeas | absent |
|---|
| 49 | 44 | 7 |
| 254538672 | 278570754 | 46387856 |
On the Cloture Motion PN11
Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (53-42, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 42 | 5 |
| 270150660 | 275443148 | 33903474 |
On the Cloture Motion PN8
Carolyn B. Kuhl, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (53-43)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 43 | 4 |
| 270150660 | 276258053 | 33088569 |
On the Cloture Motion PN839
Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
Cloture Motion Rejected (53-43, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 53 | 43 | 4 |
| 270150660 | 276258053 | 33088569 |
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2115
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Cloture Motion Rejected (45-43, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 45 | 43 | 12 |
| 231207781 | 284990667 | 63298834 |
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6
A bill to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.
Cloture Motion Rejected (57-40, 3/5 majority required)
| yeas | nays | absent |
|---|
| 57 | 40 | 3 |
| 278552495 | 281930225 | 19014562 |