On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2673

A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (48-45, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
48	45	7
252857199	297445826	34628861

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2286 to S.Amdt. 2285 to S. 1072 (Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004)

To provide a highway safety improvement program that includes incentives to States to enact primary safety belt laws.

Motion to Table Agreed to (57-41)

yeas	nays	absent
57	41	2
249842760	320106564	14982562

On the Motion (Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To Consider S. 2061)

A bill to improve women's health access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.

Motion Rejected (48-45, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
48	45	7
251643601	262008900	71279385

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2628 to S. 1805 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act)

To exempt any lawsuit involving a shooting victim of John Allen Muhammad or John Lee Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action that meets certain requirements.

Amendment Agreed to (59-37)

yeas	nays	absent
59	37	4
280432272	284255802	20243812

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2627 to S. 1805 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act)

To exempt lawsuits involving a shooting victim of John Allen Muhammad or Lee Boyd Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action.

Amendment Rejected (40-56)

nays	yeas	absent
56	40	4
266910269	297777805	20243812

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2629 to S. 1805 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act)

To protect the rights of law enforcement officers who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals.

Amendment Rejected (38-56)

nays	yeas	absent
56	38	6
266821742	289523224	28586920

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2631 to S. 1805 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act)

To exempt any civil action against a person from the provisions of the bill if the gross negligence or reckless conduct of the person proximately caused death or injury.

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-41)

yeas	nays	absent
56	41	3
253223243	320511248	11197395

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2704 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To establish a 60-vote point of order against the consideration of any direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase the on-budget deficit in any fiscal year.

Amendment Rejected (46-51)

nays	yeas	absent
51	46	3
270226690	298948351	15756845

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2710 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans' medical care by $2.7 billion and lower the national debt by reducing the President's tax breaks for taxpayers with incomes in excess of $1 million a year.

Amendment Rejected (44-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	44	3
268206750	308672935	8052201

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2719 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act for fiscal year 2005 and lower the national debt by closing tax loopholes.

Amendment Rejected (46-52)

nays	yeas	absent
52	46	2
271298104	306408220	7225562

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2735 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To provide for consideration of tax cuts outside of reconciliation.

Amendment Rejected (47-52)

nays	yeas	absent
52	47	1
271968874	312188729	774283

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2745 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans' medical care by $1.8 billion by eliminating abusive tax loopholes.

Amendment Rejected (46-51)

nays	yeas	absent
51	46	3
269406275	311056197	4469414

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2783 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

Relative to job creation and taxes.

Amendment Rejected (41-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	41	6
275200912	288390836	21340138

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2789 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To fully fund the FIRE and SAFER Acts and reduce tax breaks for certain individuals.

Amendment Rejected (41-55)

nays	yeas	absent
55	41	4
278455502	288390836	18085548

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2793 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To increase funding for COPS, Byre grants, and Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, and reduce tax breaks for certain individuals.

Amendment Rejected (41-55)

nays	yeas	absent
55	41	4
278455502	288390836	18085548

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2703 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To reduce debt and require the industries responsible for producing products that contaminate toxic waste sites and industries who are exempt from liability for such contamination, to help pay for the cleanup by reinstating the Superfund polluter pays fees, and to reduce the deficit.

Amendment Rejected (44-52)

nays	yeas	absent
52	44	4
276321735	290524603	18085548

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2803 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To provide $60 billion over five years for greater health security for working Americans and their families through a combination of public and private efforts to expand quality, affordable health insurance coverage and cut health care costs by eliminating certain tax loopholes.

Amendment Rejected (43-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	43	4
273040288	293806050	18085548

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2804 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To provide responsible restraints on discretionary funding while providing adequate resources for education, veterans, homeland security, and other critical domestic priorities and fully offsetting the cost by closing corporate tax loopholes, improving tax enforcement and reducing tax breaks for certain individuals.

Amendment Rejected (43-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	43	4
272574457	301411446	10945983

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Bingaman Amdt. No. 2765)

To ensure that legislation is not enacted that increases the number of taxpayers affected by the alternative minimum tax.

Motion Rejected (43-53, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
53	43	4
266065022	297848006	21018858

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2807 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To restore cuts and increase funding for homeland security programs and reduce the debt by reducing the President's tax breaks for taxpayers with incomes in excess of $1 million a year.

Amendment Rejected (40-57)

nays	yeas	absent
57	40	3
280983634	294393987	9554265

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2725 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To create a reserve fund to finance an increase in the maximum Pell Grant that keeps pace with the rate of increase in public college tuition, extend Pell Grants to 500,000 new recipients, and close certain tax loopholes.

Amendment Rejected (44-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	44	3
272894761	302482860	9554265

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2774 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Indian Health Service Clinical Services by $3.44 billion and lower the national debt by eliminating abusive tax loopholes or reducing tax breaks for individuals with incomes in excess of $1 million per year.

Amendment Rejected (42-54)

nays	yeas	absent
54	42	4
273050630	293795708	18085548

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2762 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program by $1 billion and lower the national debt by eliminating tax loopholes.

Amendment Rejected (42-54)

nays	yeas	absent
54	42	4
276614070	290232268	18085548

On the Motion (Motion To Waive McConnell Amdt. No. 2840)

To prohibit future income tax hikes on upper incomes that fail to exempt small businesses that file individual income tax returns as partnerships, sole proprietors, or subchapter S corporations.

Motion Rejected (51-45, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
51	45	4
270226690	296619648	18085548

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2797 to S.Con.Res. 95 (No short title on file)

To strike the provision for raising the debt limit.

Amendment Rejected (42-54)

nays	yeas	absent
54	42	4
277529615	289316723	18085548

On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 95

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009.

Concurrent Resolution Agreed to (51-45)

yeas	nays	absent
51	45	4
268412098	298434240	18085548

On the Cloture Motion S. 1637

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
51	47	2
265381342	304567982	14982562

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2858 to H.R. 1997 (Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004)

In the nature of a substitute.

Amendment Rejected (49-50)

nays	yeas	absent
50	49	1
261453327	322651920	826639

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA RE: Murray AMDT. No. 2859)

To provide for domestic violence prevention.

Motion Rejected (46-53, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
53	46	1
256133354	322347253	6451279

On the Motion (Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Committee Substitute To H. R. 4)

A bill to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes.

Motion Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
51	47	2
270636535	307182503	7112848

On the Cloture Motion S. 2207

A bill to improve women's access to health care services, and the access of all individuals to emergency and trauma care services, by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of such services.

Cloture Motion Rejected (49-48, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
49	48	3
261192890	307628818	16110178

On the Cloture Motion S. 1637

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (50-47, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
50	47	3
263425233	305396475	16110178

On the Cloture Motion S. 2290

A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (50-47, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
50	47	3
254310055	307182503	23439328

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3051 to S.Amdt. 3050 to S. 150 (Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act)

To enhance energy conservation and research and development and to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people.

Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
55	43	2
249338786	320610538	14982562

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3158 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

To provide that the 2005 base closure round shall apply solely to military installations located outside the United States and to provide for expedited consideration by Congress of a proposal for a base closure round in 2007 on military installations located inside the United States.

Amendment Rejected (47-49)

nays	yeas	absent
49	47	4
256827283	307641042	20463561

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3151 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

To clarify the application of Presidential action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Amendment Rejected (49-50)

nays	yeas	absent
50	49	1
257219117	321261490	6451279

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3292 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction.

Amendment Rejected (46-52)

nays	yeas	absent
52	46	2
271298104	298651220	14982562

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3453 to S.Amdt. 3354 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

To require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe and apply criteria for operationally realistic testing of fieldable prototypes developed under the ballistic missile defense spiral development program.

Amendment Agreed to (55-44)

yeas	nays	absent
55	44	1
283744069	294736538	6451279

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3379 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

To provide funds for the security and stabilization of Iraq by suspending a portion of the reduction in the highest income tax rate for individual taxpayers.

Amendment Rejected (44-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	44	3
275902012	296625231	12404643

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3461 to S.Amdt. 3197 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

In the nature of a substitute.

Amendment Agreed to (54-46)

yeas	nays
54	46
270951058	313980828

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3377 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

To require reports on the efforts of the President to stabilize Iraq and relieve the burden on members of the Armed Forces of the United States deployed in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region.

Amendment Rejected (48-50)

nays	yeas	absent
50	48	2
264540340	311209502	9182044

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3353 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

To limit the obligation and expenditure of funds for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program pending the submission of a report on operational test and evaluation.

Amendment Rejected (45-53)

nays	yeas	absent
53	45	2
278256403	297493439	9182044

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3485 to S.Amdt. 3387 to S. 2400 (Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005)

To direct the Attorney General to submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate all documents in the possession of the Department of Justice relating to the treatment and interrogation of individuals held in the custody of the United States.

Amendment Rejected (46-50)

nays	yeas	absent
50	46	4
267274573	305290674	12366639

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Daschle Amdt. No. 3409 As Amended)

To assure that funding is provided for veterans health care each fiscal year to cover increases in population and inflation.

Motion Rejected (49-48, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
49	48	3
286628958	287828118	10474810

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3520 to H.R. 4613 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005)

To appropriate funds for bilateral economic assistance.

Motion to Table Agreed to (53-45)

yeas	nays	absent
53	45	2
249413966	322852187	12665733

On the Nomination PN279

J. Leon Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Nomination Confirmed (51-46)

yeas	nays	absent
51	46	3
253274542	316013213	15644131

On the Cloture Motion S. 2062

A bill to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (44-43, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
44	43	13
227169736	245543417	112218733

On the Cloture Motion PN658

William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit

Cloture Motion Rejected (53-44, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
53	44	3
264953251	296082397	23896238

On the Cloture Motion PN14

Henry W. Saad, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

Cloture Motion Rejected (52-46, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
52	46	2
271298104	298651220	14982562

On the Cloture Motion PN7

Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

Cloture Motion Rejected (54-44, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
54	44	2
275786449	294162875	14982562

On the Cloture Motion PN9

David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit

Cloture Motion Rejected (53-44, 3/5 majority required)

yeas	nays	absent
53	44	3
274493683	294162875	16275328

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3582 to S.Amdt. 3581 to H.R. 4567 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005)

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress, at least 60 days prior to award, a report on the results of an Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 competition, to include estimated savings, performance improvements, and the impact on jobs and Federal Government employees.

Amendment Agreed to (49-47)

yeas	nays	absent
49	47	4
256530069	292868540	35533277

On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Byrd Amdt. No. 3597)

To make available funds for certain border and transportation security programs.

Motion Rejected (43-51, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
51	43	6
251014756	277464202	56452928

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.

Motion Rejected (41-53, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
53	41	6
259235712	269243246	56452928

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.

Motion Rejected (45-49, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
49	45	6
217131844	311347114	56452928

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3609 to H.R. 4567 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005)

To appropriate $70,000,000 for grants to States, local governments, and first responders to purchase or improve communication systems to allow for real-time interoperable communication between State and local first responders and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management.

Motion to Table Agreed to (46-45)

yeas	nays	absent
46	45	9
242588996	277979165	64363725

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3615 to H.R. 4567 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005)

To appropriate $70,000,000 to support efforts for identification and tracking for shipments of hazardous materials and continue and expand upon the background check system for commercial driver licenses with a HAZMAT endorsement, and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management.

Motion to Table Agreed to (55-34)

yeas	nays	absent
55	34	11
253651341	278443613	52836932

On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 3617)

To ensure that the Coast Guard has sufficient resources for its traditional core.

Motion Rejected (38-50, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
50	38	12
254093032	277076035	53762819

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3619 to H.R. 4567 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005)

To appropriate an additional $70,000,000 to enhance the security of chemical plants and to provide an offset.

Motion to Table Agreed to (48-47)

yeas	nays	absent
48	47	5
227743766	332205125	24982995

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3629 to H.R. 4567 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005)

To ensure the continuation of benefits for certain individuals providing security services for Federal buildings.

Motion to Table Agreed to (49-45)

yeas	nays	absent
49	45	6
258038263	297398438	29495185

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Clinton Amdt. No. 3632)

To appropriate an additional $625,000,000 for discretionary grants for high-threat, high-density urban areas.

Motion Rejected (44-50, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
50	44	6
229206708	313366924	42358254

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3626 to H.R. 4567 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005)

To require the President to provide to Congress a copy of the Scowcroft Commission report on improving the capabilities of the United States intelligence community.

Motion to Table Agreed to (49-45)

yeas	nays	absent
49	45	6
259300227	297398438	28233221

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Schumer Amdt. No. 3656)

To increase funding for rail and transit security grants.

Motion Rejected (43-51, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
51	43	6
250076294	306622371	28233221

On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA Schumer Amdt. No. 3655)

To appropriate an additional $350,000,000 to improve the security at points of entry into the United States.

Motion Rejected (44-49, 3/5 majority required)

nays	yeas	absent
49	44	7
224850601	329956235	30125050

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3631 to H.R. 4567 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005)

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities and other factors that the Secretary considers appropriate, in accordance with the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.

Motion to Table Agreed to (54-39)

yeas	nays	absent
54	39	7
192232963	362573873	30125050

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4015 to S.Amdt. 3981 to S.Res. 445 (No short title on file)

To implement responsible subcommittee reorganization in the Committee on Appropriations.

Amendment Agreed to (44-41)

yeas	nays	absent
44	41	15
207178594	242645055	135108237

On Passage of the Bill S. 2986

A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.

Bill Passed (52-44)

yeas	nays	absent	present
52	44	3	1
273458728	288401738	20742717	2328703