Partisanship by Vote

Vote Numbertotal
yea/nay/NV
partiesDateIssueQuestionResultDescription
11/74/25Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 0/38/17 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/35/8 (2.8% defecting)
06-Jann/aOn the ObjectionNot SustainedShall Objection Submitted Be Sustained Re: Electoral Ballot Count
285/13/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 32/12/0 (27.3% defecting)
26-JanPN8On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Condoleeza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State
360/36/4R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 6/35/3 (14.6% defecting)
03-FebPN12On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Alberto R. Gonzales to be Attorney General
493/0/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
07-FebS.Res. 38On the ResolutionAgreed toS. Res. 38; A resolution commending the people of Iraq on the January 30, 2005, national elections.
560/39/1R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 6/38/0 (13.6% defecting)
09-FebS. 5On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5Agreed toMotion to Table Pryor Amdt. No. 5; To exempt class action lawsuits brought by the attorney general of any State from the modified civil procedures required by this Act.
640/59/1R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/5/0 (11.4% defecting)
09-FebS. 5On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 2; To amend the definition of class action in title 28, United States Code, to exclude class actions relating to civil rights or the payment of wages.
738/61/1R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 37/7/0 (15.9% defecting)
09-FebS. 5On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4RejectedFeinstein Amdt. No. 4; To clarify the application of State law in certain class actions, and for other purposes.
837/61/2R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 36/8/0 (18.2% defecting)
10-FebS. 5On the Amendment S.Amdt. 12RejectedFeingold Amdt. No. 12; To establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand cases that have been removed to Federal court.
972/26/2R win:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 18/26/0 (40.9% defecting)
10-FebS. 5On Passage of the BillPassedS. 5; Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
1098/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
15-FebPN122On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, To Be Secretary of Homeland Security
1198/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-FebS. 306On Passage of the BillPassedS. 306 As Amended; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005
1263/32/5R win:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 11/31/2 (26.2% defecting)
01-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23Agreed toSessions Amdt. No. 23; To clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces and low income veterans.
1338/58/4R win:Nay
R: 1/52/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 36/6/2 (14.3% defecting)
01-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 16RejectedDurbin Amdt. No. 16, As Modified.; To protect servicemembers and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and to allow servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the State of their premilitary residence.
1440/59/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
02-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 17RejectedFeingold Amdt. No. 17.; To provide a homestead floor for the elderly.
1540/59/1R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 38/5/1 (11.6% defecting)
02-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 15RejectedAkaka Amdt. No. 15; To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.
1639/58/3R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/4/2 (9.5% defecting)
02-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 28RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 28.; To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems from means testing.
1739/58/3R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/4/2 (9.5% defecting)
02-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 29RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 29; To provide protection for medical debt homeowners.
1837/60/3R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 37/5/2 (11.9% defecting)
02-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 32RejectedCorzine Amdt. No. 32; To preserve existing bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members.
1952/46/2D win:Yea
R: 13/42/0 (23.6% defecting)
D: 38/4/2 (9.5% defecting)
03-MarS.J.Res. 4On the Joint ResolutionAgreed toS.J.Res. 4; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
2024/74/2R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 23/19/2 (45.2% defecting)
03-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 31RejectedDayton Amdt. No. 31.; To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.
2137/61/2R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 36/6/2 (14.3% defecting)
03-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 37RejectedNelson (FL) Amdt. No. 37; To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft.
2240/58/2R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 38/4/2 (9.5% defecting)
03-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 38RejectedDurbin Amdt. No. 38; To discourage predatory lending practices.
2339/56/5R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 37/3/4 (7.5% defecting)
03-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 42RejectedSchumer Amdt. No. 42; To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.
2440/54/6R win:Nay
R: 2/51/2 (3.8% defecting)
D: 37/3/4 (7.5% defecting)
03-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 24RejectedRockefeller Amdt. No. 24; To amend the wage priority provision and to amend the payment of insurance benefits to retirees.
2540/54/6R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/1/4 (2.5% defecting)
03-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 49RejectedDurbin Amdt. No. 49; To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy.
2646/49/5R win:Nay
R: 4/49/2 (7.5% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
07-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 44RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 44; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
2738/61/1D win:Nay
R: 38/17/0 (30.9% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
07-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 128RejectedSantorum Amdt. No. 128; To promote job creation, family time, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.
2846/53/1R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
08-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 47RejectedSchumer Amdt. No. 47.; To prohibit the discharge, in bankruptcy, of a debt resulting from the debtor's unlawful interference with the provision of lawful goods or services or damage to property used to provide lawful goods or services.
2969/31/0R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 14/30/0 (31.8% defecting)
08-MarS. 256On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion To Invoke Cloture On Bill S. 256; Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
3041/59/0R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/4/0 (9.1% defecting)
08-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 89RejectedFeingold Amdt No. 89 ; To strike certain small business related bankruptcy provisions in the bill.
3142/58/0R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/3/0 (6.8% defecting)
09-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 110RejectedDurbin Amdt. No. 110; To clarify that the means test does not apply to debtors below median income.
3248/52/0R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
09-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 66RejectedHarkin Amdt. No. 66; To increase the accrual period for the employee wage priority in bankruptcy.
3340/60/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 38/6/0 (13.6% defecting)
09-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 62RejectedBoxer Amdt. No. 62; To provide for the potential disallowance of certain claims.
3442/58/0R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/3/0 (6.8% defecting)
09-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 67RejectedDodd Amdt. No. 67; To modify the bill to protect families, and for other purposes.
3547/53/0R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 41/3/0 (6.8% defecting)
09-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 68RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 68; To provide a maximum amount for a homestead exemption under State law.
3641/58/1R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 39/4/1 (9.3% defecting)
10-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 70RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 70; To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing.
3741/58/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
10-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 69RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 69; To amend the definition of current monthly income.
3838/61/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 37/6/1 (14.0% defecting)
10-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 105RejectedAkaka Amdt. No. 105; To limit claims in bankruptcy by certain unsecured creditors.
3944/55/1R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 38/5/1 (11.6% defecting)
10-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 83RejectedLeahy Amdt. No. 83; To modify the definition of disinterested person in the Bankruptcy Code.
4099/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
10-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 112Agreed toDurbin Amdt. No. 112; To protect disabled veterans from means testing in bankruptcy under certain circumstances.
4143/56/1R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
10-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 129RejectedSchumer Amdt. No. 129; To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.
4273/26/1R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 18/25/1 (41.9% defecting)
10-MarS. 256On the Amendment S.Amdt. 121Agreed toTalent Amdt. No. 121; To deter corporate fraud and prevent the abuse of State self-settled trust law.
4399/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
10-MarS. 250On Passage of the BillPassedS. 250 As Amended; Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2005
4474/25/1R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 18/25/1 (41.9% defecting)
10-MarS. 256On Passage of the BillPassedS. 256 As Amended; Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
4544/49/7R win:Nay
R: 3/49/3 (5.8% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
14-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 143RejectedBingaman Amdt. No. 143; To restore funding for education programs that are cut and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.
46100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 152Agreed toGraham Amdt. No. 152 As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the urgent need for legislation to ensure the long-term viability of the Social Security program.
4745/55/0R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 144RejectedConrad Amdt. No. 144; To ensure that 75-year solvency has been restored to Social Security before Congress considers new deficit-financed legislation that would increase mandatory spending or cut taxes.
4856/43/1R win:Yea
R: 53/2/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 3/40/1 (7.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 150Agreed toDeMint Amdt. No. 150; To express the sense of the Senate that failing to address the financial condition of Social Security will result in massive debt, deep benefit cuts and tax increases.
4950/50/0both parties lose?
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 145RejectedNelson (FL) Amdt. No. 145; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any Social Security plan that requires deep benefit cuts or a massive increase in debt.
5046/54/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 147RejectedStabenow Amdt. No. 147; To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by providing the necessary resources to our firefighters, police, EMS workers and other first-responders by restoring $1,626 billion in cuts to first-responder programs.
5146/52/2R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 158RejectedByrd Amdt. No. 158; To provide adequate funding of $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2006 to preserve a national intercity passenger rail system.
5249/51/0R win:Nay
R: 7/48/0 (12.7% defecting)
D: 41/3/0 (6.8% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 168RejectedCantwell Amdt. No. 168; To strike section 201(a)(4) relative to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
5350/50/0both parties lose?
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 186RejectedFeingold Amdt. No. 186; To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement.
5496/4/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/4/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 171Agreed toEnsign Amdt. No. 170; To increase veterans medical care by $410,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.
5547/53/0R win:Nay
R: 2/53/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 149RejectedAkaka Amdt. No. 149; To increase veterans medical care by $2.8 billion in 2006.
5663/37/0D win:Yea
R: 18/37/0 (32.7% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 173Agreed toSpecter Amdt. No. 173; To increase discretionary health and education funding by $2,000,000,000.
5749/51/0D win:Nay
R: 49/6/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 229RejectedFrist Amdt. No. 229; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Medicaid reconciliation legislation consistent with recommendations from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
5852/48/0D win:Yea
R: 7/48/0 (12.7% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 204Agreed toSmith Amdt. No. 204; To create a reserve fund for the establishment of a Bipartisan Medicaid Commission to consider and recommend appropriate reforms to the Medicaid program, and to strike Medicaid cuts to protect states and vulnerable populations.
5949/51/0R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 207RejectedCarper Amdt. No. 207; To provide for full consideration of tax cuts in the Senate under regular order.
6049/50/1R win:Nay
R: 6/48/1 (11.1% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 214RejectedSnowe Amdt. No. 214; To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to participate in the negotiation of contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs to achieve the best possible prices for such drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, that requires the Secretary to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of such drugs for each fallback prescription drug plan, and that requires the Secretary to participate in the negotiation for a contract for any such drug upon the request of a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan, is reserved for reducing expenditures under such part.
6144/56/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 172RejectedHarkin Amdt. No. 172; To restore the Perkins Vocational Education program and provide for deficit reduction paid for through the elimination of the phase out of the personal exemption limitation and itemized deduction limitation for high-income taxpayers now scheduled to start in 2006.
62100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 219Agreed toLandrieu Amdt. No. 219; To establish a reserve fund in the event that legislation is passed to provide a 50 percent tax credit to employers that continue to pay the salaries of Guard and Reserve employees who have been called to active duty.
6340/59/1R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/4/0 (9.1% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 210RejectedDorgan Amdt. No. 210; To repeal the tax subsidy for certain domestic companies which move manufacturing operations and American jobs offshore.
6463/37/0D win:Yea
R: 18/37/0 (32.7% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 220Agreed toLieberman Amdt. No. 220; To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by restoring $565 million in cuts to vital first-responder programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including the State Homeland Security Grant program, by providing $150 million for port security grants and by providing $140 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents.
6549/51/0R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 156RejectedSarbanes Amdt. No. 156; To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
6668/31/1D win:Yea
R: 24/31/0 (43.6% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 230Agreed toColeman Amdt. No. 230; To fully fund the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
6773/26/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 32/22/1 (40.7% defecting)
D: 40/4/0 (9.1% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 208Agreed toCochran Amdt. No. 208; To modify the designation authority for an emergency requirement.
6851/49/0D win:Yea
R: 6/49/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 177Agreed toKennedy Amdt. No. 177 As Modified; Relative to education funding.
6946/54/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 234RejectedBaucus Amdt. No. 234; To ensure that legislation to make cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, rather than being fast-tracked under reconciliation procedures.
7045/55/0R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 239RejectedBiden Amdt. No. 239; Relative to funding to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
7145/54/1R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 240RejectedByrd Amdt. No. 240; Relative to transportation funding.
7281/19/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 36/19/0 (34.5% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 225Agreed toTalent Amdt. No. 225; To provide the flexibility to consider all available transportation funding options.
7394/6/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/6/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 243Agreed toConrad Amdt. No. 243; To express the sense of the Senate that the tax cuts assumed in the budget resolution should include the repeal of the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.
7455/45/0R win:Yea
R: 50/5/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 5/39/0 (11.4% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 241Agreed toBunning Amdt. No. 241; To repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits.
7547/53/0R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 244RejectedClinton Amdt. No. 244 As Modified; To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care.
7645/54/1R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 187RejectedLautenberg Amdt. No. 187; To strike the debt ceiling reconciliation instruction.
7744/54/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 257RejectedBoxer Amdt. No. 257; To establish a point of order.
7845/55/0R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 211RejectedDorgan Amdt. No. 211; To restore funding for tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian country
7937/63/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 35/9/0 (20.5% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 202RejectedDayton Amdt. No. 202;
8053/46/1D win:Yea
R: 9/45/1 (16.7% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Amendment S.Amdt. 238Agreed toLevin Amdt. No. 238; To promote innovation and U.S. competitiveness by expressing the sense of the Senate urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to make efforts to fund the Advanced Technology Program, which supports industry-led research and development of cutting-edge technologies with broad commercial potential and societal benefits.
8151/49/0R win:Yea
R: 51/4/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MarS.Con.Res. 18On the Concurrent ResolutionAgreed toS. Con. Res. 18 As Amended; Restore Pay-As-You Go Tax Cuts bill
8298/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
05-AprS.Res. 95On the ResolutionAgreed toS. Res. 95; A resolution relating to the death of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II.
8352/46/2D win:Yea
R: 8/46/1 (14.8% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
05-AprS. 600On the Amendment S.Amdt. 278Agreed toBoxer Amdt. No. 278; To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
8440/57/3R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/3/2 (7.1% defecting)
06-AprS. 600On the Amendment S.Amdt. 286RejectedBiden Amdt. No. 286; To provide a second degree amendment related to the United States share of assessment for United Nations Peacekeeping operations.
8565/35/0R win:Yea
R: 53/2/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 12/32/0 (27.3% defecting)
06-AprS. 600On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 284Agreed toMotion To Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 284; To prohibit funds from being used for television broadcasting to Cuba.
8633/67/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 26/29/0 (47.3% defecting)
D: 7/37/0 (15.9% defecting)
06-AprS. 600On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 309RejectedMotion To Table Schumer Amdt. No. 309; To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful.
8795/0/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
11-AprPN211On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Paul A. Crotty, of New York, to be a U.S. District Judge
8896/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
11-AprS.Con.Res. 25On the ResolutionAgreed toS. Con. Res. 25; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the application of Airbus for launch aid.
8946/54/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
12-AprH.R. 1268On the Motion S.Amdt. 344RejectedMotion to Waive Sec. 402, S. Con. Res. 95 (108th) "Emergency designation" Re: Murray Amdt. No. 344, As Modified; To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.
9046/54/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
12-AprH.R. 1268On the Motion S.Amdt. 344RejectedMotion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Murray Amdt. No. 344, As Modified; To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.
9139/61/0D win:Nay
R: 39/16/0 (29.1% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
13-AprH.R. 1268On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 356RejectedMotion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 356; To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred.
9225/75/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 25/30/0 (45.5% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
13-AprH.R. 1268On the Motion S.Amdt. 334RejectedMotion to Table Kerry Amdt. No. 334; To increase the military death gratuity to $100,000, effective with respect to any deaths of members of the Armed Forces on active duty after October 7, 2001.
9327/71/2R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 25/17/2 (40.5% defecting)
13-AprH.R. 1268On the Amendment S.Amdt. 367RejectedByrd Amdt. No. 367; To reduce by $36,000,000 the amount appropriated for "Military Construction, Army", with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to funds available under that heading for the Camp 6 Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
9461/38/1R win:Yea
R: 48/7/0 (12.7% defecting)
D: 13/30/1 (30.2% defecting)
13-AprH.R. 1268On the Amendment S.Amdt. 372Agreed toCornyn Amdt. No. 372; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should not delay enactment of critical appropriations necessary to ensure the well-being of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, by attempting to conduct a debate about immigration reform while the supplemental appropriations bill is pending on the floor of the United States Senate.
9598/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-AprH.R. 1268On the Amendment S.Amdt. 430Agreed toByrd Amdt. No. 430 As Modified; To prohibit the use of funds by any Federal agency to produce a prepackaged news story without including in such story a clear notification for the audience that the story was prepared or funded by a Federal agency.
9661/31/8D win:Yea
R: 21/31/3 (40.4% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
18-AprH.R. 1268On the Amendment S.Amdt. 464Agreed toByrd Amdt. No. 464; To express the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
9721/77/2Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 19/36/0 (34.5% defecting)
D: 2/40/2 (4.8% defecting)
19-AprH.R. 1268On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 432RejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Chambliss Amdt. No. 432; To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes.
9853/45/2D win:Yea
R: 15/40/0 (27.3% defecting)
D: 37/5/2 (11.9% defecting)
19-AprH.R. 1268On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 375RejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Craig Amdt. No. 375; To provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, and for other purposes.
9991/7/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/1/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 36/6/2 (14.3% defecting)
19-AprH.R. 1268On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
10056/42/2R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/41/2 (2.4% defecting)
19-AprH.R. 1268On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Recess, As Modified; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
10183/17/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 39/16/0 (29.1% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
19-AprH.R. 1268On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 387Agreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Mikulski Amdt. No. 387; To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants.
10294/6/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/4/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
19-AprH.R. 1268On the Amendment S.Amdt. 387Agreed toMikulski Amdt. No. 387, As Amended; To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants.
103100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
19-AprH.R. 1268On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke cloture on HR 1268, As Amended; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
10454/45/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 29/26/0 (47.3% defecting)
D: 25/19/0 (43.2% defecting)
20-AprH.R. 1268On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 471Agreed toMotion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 471; To reduce appropriations for the Iraqi embassy to reduce outlays expected to occur in fiscal year 2007 or later.
10565/34/1D win:Yea
R: 21/34/0 (38.2% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
20-AprH.R. 1268On the Amendment S.Amdt. 516Agreed toByrd Amdt. No. 516; To increase funding for border security.
10658/38/4D win:Yea
R: 24/31/0 (43.6% defecting)
D: 34/7/3 (17.1% defecting)
20-AprH.R. 1268On the Amendment S.Amdt. 498Agreed toWarner Amdt. No. 498; Relating to the aircraft carriers of the Navy.
10798/2/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
21-AprPN329On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence
10861/39/0D win:Yea
R: 17/38/0 (30.9% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
21-AprH.R. 1268On the Amendment S.Amdt. 520Agreed toBayh Amdt. No. 520; To appropriate an additional $213,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (UAHMMWVs).
10999/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
21-AprH.R. 1268On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 1268 As Amended; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
11094/6/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/6/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
26-AprH.R. 3On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 3; SAFETEA-LU
11198/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
27-AprPN204On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation J. Michael Seabright, of Hawaii, to be U.S. District Judge
11298/1/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
28-AprH.R. 3On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Recess Until 2:00 p.m. Today; SAFETEA-LU
11351/49/0D win:Yea
R: 9/46/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 41/3/0 (6.8% defecting)
28-AprH.R. 3On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 592Agreed toMotion to Table Bond Amdt. No. 592; To strike the highway stormwater discharge mitigation program.
11452/47/1R win:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
28-AprH.Con.Res. 95On the Conference ReportAgreed toH. Con. Res. 95 Conference Report; Appropriations resolution FY2006, Budget
11561/37/2R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 7/36/1 (16.3% defecting)
29-AprPN328On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Stephen L. Johnson to be Administrator of EPA
11689/0/11Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
09-MayH.R. 3On the Amendment S.Amdt. 600Agreed toTalent Amdt. No. 600; To require notice regarding the criteria for small business concerns to participate in Federally-funded projects.
117100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
10-MayH.R. 1268On the Conference ReportAgreed toH. R. 1268 Conference Report; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005
11876/22/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 33/21/1 (38.9% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
11-MayH.R. 3On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Waive CBA Re: Amdt. No. 605 and H.R. 3; SAFETEA-LU
11957/40/3R win:Yea
R: 48/5/2 (9.4% defecting)
D: 8/35/1 (18.6% defecting)
11-MayH.R. 3On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 606Agreed toMotion to Table Corzine Amdt. No. 606; To establish the effect of a section of the United States Code relating to the letting of contracts on individual contributions to political campaigns, and to require the Secretary of Transportation to consider State laws that limit political contributions to be in accordance with competitive procurement requirements.
12028/69/3R win:Nay
R: 6/47/2 (11.3% defecting)
D: 22/21/1 (48.8% defecting)
11-MayH.R. 3On the Amendment S.Amdt. 625RejectedLautenberg Amdt. No. 625; To provide funding for motorcycle safety programs in States without universal helmet laws.
12144/53/3R win:Nay
R: 4/49/2 (7.5% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
11-MayH.R. 3On the Amendment S.Amdt. 618RejectedHarkin Amdt. No 618, as Modified; To improve the safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety.
12292/7/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/7/1 (13.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
12-MayH.R. 3On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 605Agreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 605 to H.R.3; To provide a complete substitute.
12314/86/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 11/44/0 (20.0% defecting)
D: 3/41/0 (6.8% defecting)
17-MayH.R. 3On the Amendment S.Amdt. 611RejectedAllen Amdt. No. 611; To modify the eligibility requirements for States to receive a grant under section 405 of title 49, United States Code.
12416/84/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 16/39/0 (29.1% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
17-MayH.R. 3On the Amendment S.Amdt. 646RejectedSessions Amdt. No. 646 As Modified; To reduce funding for certain programs.
12589/11/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 46/9/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
17-MayH.R. 3On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 3 As Amended; SAFETEA-LU
12690/1/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/1/5 (2.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
23-MayPN194On the MotionAgreed toMotion To Instruct Sgt. At Arms
12781/18/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 26/17/1 (39.5% defecting)
24-MayPN194On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion To Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
12855/43/1R win:Yea
R: 53/1/0 (1.9% defecting)
D: 2/41/1 (4.7% defecting)
25-MayPN194On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Priscilla Richman Owen, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
12956/42/2R win:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 3/40/1 (7.0% defecting)
26-MayPN326On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John R. Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations
13065/32/3R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 10/32/2 (23.8% defecting)
07-JunPN201On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion To Invoke Cloture On The Nomination of Janice R. Brown, of California, To Be U.S. Circuit Judge
13156/43/1R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/43/0 (2.3% defecting)
08-JunPN201On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Janice R. Brown, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
13267/32/1R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 12/32/0 (27.3% defecting)
08-JunPN200On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
13353/45/2R win:Yea
R: 51/3/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 2/42/0 (4.5% defecting)
09-JunPN200On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
13495/0/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
09-JunPN195On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
13596/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
09-JunPN196On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
13673/24/3R win:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 20/24/0 (45.5% defecting)
14-JunPN202On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
13759/38/3R win:Yea
R: 45/9/1 (16.7% defecting)
D: 14/28/2 (33.3% defecting)
14-JunH.R. 6On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 781Agreed toMotion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 781; To ensure that ethanol is treated like all other motor vehicle fuels and that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage caused by ethanol.
13869/28/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 39/14/2 (26.4% defecting)
D: 30/14/0 (31.8% defecting)
15-JunH.R. 6On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 782Agreed toMotion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 782; To strike the reliable fuels subtitle of the amendment.
13970/26/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 38/14/3 (26.9% defecting)
D: 32/12/0 (27.3% defecting)
15-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 779Agreed toDomenici Amdt. No. 779, As Modified; To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.
14047/53/0R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 784RejectedCantwell Amdt. No. 784 As Modified; To improve the energy security of the United States and reduce United States dependence on foreign oil imports by 40 percent by 2025.
14152/48/0D win:Yea
R: 9/46/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
16-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 791Agreed toBingaman Amdt. No. 791; To establish a renewable portfolio standard.
14254/38/8R win:Yea
R: 51/1/3 (1.9% defecting)
D: 3/36/5 (7.7% defecting)
20-JunPN326On the Cloture MotionRejectedUpon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John R. Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States to the United Nations
14344/52/4R win:Nay
R: 12/42/1 (22.2% defecting)
D: 31/10/3 (24.4% defecting)
21-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 783RejectedNelson (FL) Amdt. No. 783; To strike the section providing for a comprehensive inventory of Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas resources.
14466/29/5R win:Yea
R: 47/7/1 (13.0% defecting)
D: 19/22/3 (46.3% defecting)
21-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 817Agreed toHagel Amdt. No. 817; To provide for the conduct of activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in the United States and in developing countries and to provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems in the United States.
14592/1/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
21-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 799Agreed toVoinovich Amdt. No. 799; To make grants and loans to States and other organizations to strengthen the economy, public health and environment of the United States by reducing emissions from diesel engines.
14652/45/3R win:Yea
R: 44/10/1 (18.5% defecting)
D: 8/34/2 (19.0% defecting)
22-JunH.R. 6On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 841Agreed toMotion to Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 841; To prohibit the Commission from approving an application for the authorization of the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities located onshore or in State waters for the import of natural gas from a foreign country or the export of natural gas to a foreign country without the approval of the Governor of the State in which the facility would be located.
14757/39/4R win:Yea
R: 51/3/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 6/35/3 (14.6% defecting)
22-JunH.R. 6On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 805Agreed toMotion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 805 As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower the burden of gasoline prices on the economy of the United States and circumvent the efforts of OPEC to reap windfall profits.
14838/60/2R win:Nay
R: 6/49/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 31/11/2 (26.2% defecting)
22-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 826RejectedMcCain Amdt. No. 826, As Modified; To provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
14944/53/3D win:Nay
R: 42/12/1 (22.2% defecting)
D: 2/40/2 (4.8% defecting)
22-JunH.R. 6On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 866RejectedMotion To Table Bingaman Amdt. No. 866, As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate on climate change legislation.
15032/63/5D win:Nay
R: 31/23/1 (42.6% defecting)
D: 1/40/3 (2.4% defecting)
22-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 961RejectedAlexander Amdt. No. 961; To provide for local control for the sitting of windmills.
15146/49/5R win:Nay
R: 7/47/1 (13.0% defecting)
D: 39/2/3 (4.9% defecting)
22-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 844RejectedKerry Amdt. No. 844; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through comprehensive and cost-effective national measures and through the negotiation of fair and binding international commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
15292/4/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 38/3/3 (7.3% defecting)
23-JunH.R. 6On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6 as amended; Energy Policy Act of 2005
15369/26/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 32/21/2 (39.6% defecting)
D: 36/5/3 (12.2% defecting)
23-JunH.R. 6On the Motion S.Amdt. 891Agreed toMotion to Waive CBA Re: Domenici Amdt. No. 891;
15452/46/2D win:Yea
R: 15/39/1 (27.8% defecting)
D: 37/6/1 (14.0% defecting)
23-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 810Agreed toSchumer Amdt. No. 810; To strike a provision relating to medical isotope production.
15521/76/3Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 9/44/2 (17.0% defecting)
D: 12/31/1 (27.9% defecting)
23-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 873RejectedSununu Amdt. No. 873; To strike the title relating to incentives for innovative technologies.
15664/31/5R win:Yea
R: 46/7/2 (13.2% defecting)
D: 18/23/3 (43.9% defecting)
23-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 925Agreed toBond Amdt. No. 925; To impose additional requirements for improving automobile fuel economy and reducing vehicle emissions.
15728/67/5R win:Nay
R: 5/48/2 (9.4% defecting)
D: 22/19/3 (46.3% defecting)
23-JunH.R. 6On the Amendment S.Amdt. 902RejectedDurbin Amdt. No. 902; To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, and for other purposes.
15885/12/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/5/1 (9.3% defecting)
D: 35/7/2 (16.7% defecting)
28-JunH.R. 6On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 6 As Amended; Energy Policy Act of 2005
15917/75/8Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 10/41/4 (19.6% defecting)
D: 7/33/4 (17.5% defecting)
28-JunH.R. 2361On the Motion S.Amdt. 1019RejectedMotion to Waive C.B.A. re: Coburn Amdt. No. 1019; To transfer funding to the Special Diabetes Program for Indians and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program within the Indian Health Service from funding for federal land acquisition.
16033/59/8R win:Nay
R: 13/38/4 (25.5% defecting)
D: 20/20/4 (50.0% defecting)
28-JunH.R. 2361On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1003RejectedCoburn Amdt. No. 1003; To require conference report inclusion of limitations, directives, and earmarks.
16157/40/3R win:Yea
R: 49/4/2 (7.5% defecting)
D: 8/35/1 (18.6% defecting)
29-JunH.R. 2361On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1068Agreed toBurns Amdt. No. 1068; To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a review of all third party intentional human dosing studies to identify or quantify toxic effects.
16260/37/3D win:Yea
R: 16/37/2 (30.2% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
29-JunH.R. 2361On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1023Agreed toBoxer Amdt. No. 1023; To prohibit the use of funds by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, consider, or rely on third-party intentional dosing human studies for pesticides or to conduct intentional dosing human studies for pesticides.
16347/51/2R win:Nay
R: 3/51/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
29-JunH.R. 2361On the Motion S.Amdt. 1025RejectedMotion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1025; To require Federal reserve banks to transfer certain surplus funds to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used for the provision of Indian health care services.
16439/59/2R win:Nay
R: 3/51/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 35/8/1 (18.6% defecting)
29-JunH.R. 2361On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1026RejectedSununu Amdt. No. 1026; To prohibit the use of funds to plan, design, study, or construct certain forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest.
16596/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
29-JunH.R. 2361On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1071Agreed toSantorum Amdt. No. 1071; To provide additional funding for medical services provided by the Veterans Health Administration.
16696/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
29-JunH.R. 2361On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1052Agreed toMurray Amdt. No. 1052 As Amended; Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, for the Veterans Health Administration.
16760/35/4D win:Yea
R: 20/31/3 (39.2% defecting)
D: 39/4/1 (9.3% defecting)
29-JunH.R. 2361On the Motion S.Amdt. 1059RejectedMotion to Suspend the Rules Relative to the Dorgan Amdt. No. 1059; To facilitate family travel to Cuba in humanitarian circumstances.
16894/0/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
29-JunH.R. 2361On Passage of the BillPassedH. R. 2361 As Amended; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
16961/34/5R win:Yea
R: 46/5/4 (9.8% defecting)
D: 14/29/1 (32.6% defecting)
29-JunS. 1307On the Motion to ProceedAgreed toMotion To Proceed To Consider S. 1307; Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
17054/45/1R win:Yea
R: 43/12/0 (21.8% defecting)
D: 10/33/1 (23.3% defecting)
30-JunS. 1307On Passage of the BillPassedS. 1307; Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
17143/53/4R win:Nay
R: 3/50/2 (5.7% defecting)
D: 39/3/2 (7.1% defecting)
01-JulH.R. 2419On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1085RejectedFeinstein Amdt. No. 1085; To prohibit the use of funds for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator and utilize the amount of otherwise available to reduce the National debt.
17292/3/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/3/2 (5.7% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
01-JulH.R. 2419On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 2419 As Amended; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006
17376/0/24Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 41/0/14 (0.0% defecting)
D: 34/0/10 (0.0% defecting)
11-JulS.Res. 193On the ResolutionAgreed toS.Res. 193; A resolution expressing sympathy for the people of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks on London on July 7, 2005.
17495/0/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
12-JulH.R. 2360On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1129Agreed toMurray Amdt. No. 1129; To provide emergency supplemental funds for medical services provided by the Veterans Health Administration for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005.
17571/26/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 42/11/2 (20.8% defecting)
D: 28/15/1 (34.9% defecting)
12-JulH.R. 2360On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1142Agreed toCollins Amdt. No. 1142; To provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, and for other purposes.
17632/65/3Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 13/40/2 (24.5% defecting)
D: 19/24/1 (44.2% defecting)
12-JulH.R. 2360On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1215RejectedFeinstein Amdt. No. 1215, As Modified; To improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
17736/60/4R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 35/7/2 (16.7% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 2360On the Motion S.Amdt. 1202RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 1202, As Modified; To fund urgent priorities for our Nation's firefighters, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and all Americans by reducing the tax breaks for individuals with annual incomes in excess of $1 million.
17842/55/3R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 2360On the Motion S.Amdt. 1112RejectedMotion To Waive CBA RE: Akaka Amdt. No. 1112, As Modified; To increase funding for State and local grant programs.
17938/60/2D win:Nay
R: 36/18/1 (33.3% defecting)
D: 2/41/1 (4.7% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1219RejectedEnsign Amdt. No. 1219; Of a perfecting nature.
18045/53/2R win:Nay
R: 2/52/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Motion S.Amdt. 1189RejectedMotion To Waive CBA RE: Schumer Amdt. No. 1189; To provide that certain air cargo security programs are implemented, and for other purposes.
18136/62/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 35/8/1 (18.6% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Motion S.Amdt. 1190RejectedMotion To Waive CBA RE: Schumer Amdt. No. 1190; To appropriate $70,000,000 to identify and track hazardous materials shipments.
18242/56/2D win:Nay
R: 35/19/1 (35.2% defecting)
D: 6/37/1 (14.0% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1171RejectedMcCain Amdt. No. 1171 As Modified And Amended; To increase the number of detention beds and positions or FTEs in the United States consistent with the number authorized in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458), and for other purposes.
18335/63/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 34/9/1 (20.9% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Motion S.Amdt. 1217RejectedMotion To Waive CBA RE: Stabenow Amdt. No. 1217; To provide funding for interoperable communications equipment grants.
18443/55/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Motion S.Amdt. 1218RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Byrd Amdt. No. 1218; To provide additional funding for intercity passenger rail transportation, freight rail, and mass transit.
18546/52/2D win:Nay
R: 45/9/1 (16.7% defecting)
D: 1/42/1 (2.3% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1220RejectedGregg Amdt. No. 1220, As Modified Further; To allocate funds for certain terrorism prevention activities, including rail and transit security.
18653/45/2D win:Yea
R: 9/45/1 (16.7% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Motion S.Amdt. 1205RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Shelby Amdt. No. 1205 As Modified; To allocate funds for certain terrorism prevention activities, including rail and transit security.
18732/65/3D win:Nay
R: 32/21/2 (39.6% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1223RejectedFrist Amdt. No. 1223; To protect classified information and to protect our servicemen and women.
18844/53/3R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1222RejectedReid Amdt. No. 1222; To prohibit Federal employees who disclose classified information to persons not authorized to receive such information from holding a security clearance.
18996/1/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/1/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-JulH.R. 2360On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 2360 As Amended; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006
19078/16/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/3/3 (5.8% defecting)
D: 28/13/3 (31.7% defecting)
18-JulPN214On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Lester M. Crawford, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs
19197/1/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/1/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
19-JulH.J.Res. 52On the Joint ResolutionAgreed toH.J.Res 52; A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.
19237/62/1R win:Nay
R: 14/41/0 (25.5% defecting)
D: 23/20/1 (46.5% defecting)
19-JulH.R. 3057On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1242RejectedCoburn Amdt. No 1242; To prohibit any funds from being used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to approve a loan or a loan guarantee related to a nuclear project in China.
19359/40/1R win:Yea
R: 51/4/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 8/35/1 (18.6% defecting)
19-JulH.R. 3057On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1241Agreed toCoburn Amdt. No. 1241; To prohibit funds from being made available to the United States Agency for International Development for entertainment expenses.
19433/66/1R win:Nay
R: 2/53/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 30/13/1 (30.2% defecting)
19-JulH.R. 3057On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1294RejectedDorgan Amdt. No. 1294; To provide that no funds may be made available to provide television broadcasting to Cuba, to increase by $21,100,000 the amount appropriated to the Peace Corps, and to reduce by the same amount the amount appropriated under title I to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for broadcasting to Cuba.
19598/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
20-JulH.R. 3057On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1245Agreed toLandrieu Amdt. No. 1245; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the use of funds for orphans, and displaced and abandoned children.
19686/12/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 34/8/2 (19.0% defecting)
20-JulH.R. 3057On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1271Agreed toChambliss Amdt. No. 1271; To prevent funds from being made available to provide assistance to a country which has refused to extradite certain individuals to the United States.
19798/1/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/1/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
20-JulH.R. 3057On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 3057 as Amended; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006
19862/38/0R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 7/37/0 (15.9% defecting)
21-JulPN68On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation of the Nomination of Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development
199100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
21-JulS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1314Agreed toWarner Amdt. No. 1314 as Modified; To increase, with an offset, amounts available for the procurement of wheeled vehicles for the Army and the Marine Corps and for armor for such vehicles.
20078/19/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 34/19/2 (35.8% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
21-JulS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1380Agreed toLugar Amdt. No. 1380; To improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and United States nonproliferation operations.
20187/0/13Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/0/8 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
25-JulS.Res. 207On the ResolutionAgreed toS. Res. 207; A resolution recognizing and honoring the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
20298/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
26-JulS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1377Agreed toCollins Amdt. No. 1377, As Modified; To ensure that certain persons do not evade or avoid the prohibitions imposed under the International Emergency Powers Act, and for other purposes.
20347/51/2R win:Nay
R: 3/51/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
26-JulS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1351RejectedLautenberg Amdt. No. 1351; To stop corporations from financing terrorism.
20498/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
26-JulS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1342Agreed toFrist Amdt. No. 1342, As Modified; To support certain youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
20550/48/2R win:Yea
R: 47/7/1 (13.0% defecting)
D: 3/40/1 (7.0% defecting)
26-JulS. 1042On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion To Invoke Cloture On S. 1042; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
20666/32/2R win:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 13/30/1 (30.2% defecting)
26-JulS. 397On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To S. 397; Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
20770/30/0D win:Yea
R: 25/30/0 (45.5% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
28-JulS. 397On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1626Agreed toKohl Amdt. No. 1626; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun.
20862/37/1R win:Yea
R: 50/4/1 (7.4% defecting)
D: 12/32/0 (27.3% defecting)
28-JulS. 397On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1623Agreed toMotion To Table Levin Amdt. No. 1623; To clarify the prohibition on certain civil liability actions.
20955/45/0R win:Yea
R: 43/12/0 (21.8% defecting)
D: 11/33/0 (25.0% defecting)
28-JulH.R. 3045On Passage of the BillPassedH. R. 3045; Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
21099/1/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/1/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
29-JulH.R. 2361On the Conference ReportAgreed toConference Report H. R. 2361; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
21196/4/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
29-JulH.R. 2985On the Conference ReportAgreed toConference Report H. R. 2985; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006
21271/29/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 46/9/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 25/19/0 (43.2% defecting)
29-JulH.R. 6On the MotionAgreed toMotion To Waive CBA Re: Conference Report To Accompany H. R. 6; Energy Policy Act of 2005
21374/26/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/6/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 25/19/0 (43.2% defecting)
29-JulH.R. 6On the Conference ReportAgreed toConference Report H. R. 6; Energy Policy Act of 2005
21472/26/2R win:Yea
R: 52/2/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 20/23/1 (46.5% defecting)
29-JulS. 397On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1644Agreed toCraig Amdt. No. 1644; To protect the rights of children who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals.
21535/64/1R win:Nay
R: 2/52/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 32/12/0 (27.3% defecting)
29-JulS. 397On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1620RejectedLautenberg Amdt. No. 1620; To exempt lawsuits involving injuries to children from the definition of qualified civil liability action.
21687/11/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 33/11/0 (25.0% defecting)
29-JulS. 397On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1645Agreed toCraig Amendment No. 1645; To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.
21731/64/5R win:Nay
R: 1/50/4 (2.0% defecting)
D: 30/13/1 (30.2% defecting)
29-JulS. 397On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1615RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 1615; To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and for other purposes.
21833/63/4R win:Nay
R: 2/50/3 (3.8% defecting)
D: 30/13/1 (30.2% defecting)
29-JulS. 397On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1642RejectedReed Amdt. No. 1642; To provide a complete substitute.
21965/31/4R win:Yea
R: 50/2/3 (3.8% defecting)
D: 14/29/1 (32.6% defecting)
29-JulS. 397On Passage of the BillPassedPassage of S. 397, As Amended; Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
22091/4/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/4/3 (7.7% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
29-JulH.R. 3On the Conference ReportAgreed toConference Report H. R. 3; SAFETEA-LU
22194/0/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
06-SepS.Res. 233On the ResolutionAgreed toS. Res. 233; A resolution expressing the condolences of the Nation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, commending the resiliency of the people of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery efforts.
22295/0/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
07-SepS.Res. 234On the ResolutionAgreed toS. Res. 234; A resolution relative to the death of William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States.
22397/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
08-SepH.R. 3673On Passage of the BillPassedH. R. 3673; Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act to Meet Immediate Needs Arising From the Consequences of Hurricane Katrina, 2005
22492/0/8Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
12-SepS.J.Res. 20On the MotionAgreed toMotion To Proceed To Consider S. J. Res. 20; A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Adminstrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.
22547/51/2R win:Nay
R: 9/45/1 (16.7% defecting)
D: 37/6/1 (14.0% defecting)
13-SepS.J.Res. 20On the Joint ResolutionRejectedS.J. Res. 20; A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Adminstrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.
22641/56/3R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 39/3/2 (7.1% defecting)
13-SepH.R. 2862On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1661RejectedMotion To Waive CBA RE: Biden Amdt. No. 1661; To provide emergency funding for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
22740/58/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/4/1 (9.3% defecting)
14-SepH.R. 2862On the Motion S.Amdt. 1687RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Stabenow Amdt. No. 1687, As Modified; To provide funding for interoperable communications equipment grants.
22844/53/3R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-SepH.R. 2862On the Motion S.Amdt. 1670RejectedMotion To Suspend Paragraph 4, Rule XVI RE: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1670; To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.
22944/54/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-SepH.R. 2862On the Motion S.Amdt. 1660RejectedMotion To Suspend Paragraph 4, Rule XVI RE: Clinton Amdt. NO. 1660; To establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.
23068/29/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 28/25/2 (47.2% defecting)
D: 39/4/1 (9.3% defecting)
14-SepH.R. 2862On the Motion S.Amdt. 1648Agreed toMotion To Table Coburn Amdt. No. 1648; To eliminate the funding for the Advanced Technology Program and increase the funding available for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, community oriented policing service, and State and local law enforcement assistance.
23199/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
15-SepH.R. 2862On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1713Agreed toGrassley Amdt. No. 1713, As Modified; To provide that funds must be used in a manner consistent with the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.
23239/60/1R win:Nay
R: 8/47/0 (14.5% defecting)
D: 31/12/1 (27.9% defecting)
15-SepH.R. 2862On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1665RejectedDorgan Amdt. No. 1665; To prohibit weakening any law that provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices.
23396/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
15-SepH.R. 2862On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1717Agreed toSnowe Amdt. No. 1717; To provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
23443/52/5R win:Nay
R: 1/51/3 (1.9% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
15-SepH.R. 2862On the Motion S.Amdt. 1678RejectedMotion To Suspend Paragraph 4, Rule XVI RE: Lieberman Amdt. No. 1678; To provide financial relief for individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina.
23591/4/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/4/3 (7.7% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
15-SepH.R. 2862On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 2862; Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
23672/26/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 31/24/0 (43.6% defecting)
D: 40/2/2 (4.8% defecting)
20-SepH.R. 2744On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1732Agreed toNelson (NE) Amdt. No. 1732; To prohibit the use of funds for developing a final rule with respect to the importation of beef from Japan.
23769/28/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 35/20/0 (36.4% defecting)
D: 33/8/3 (19.5% defecting)
20-SepH.R. 2744On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1753Agreed toEnsign Amdt. No. 1753, As Modified; To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to inspect horses under certain authority or guidelines.
23855/39/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 32/21/2 (39.6% defecting)
D: 23/17/4 (42.5% defecting)
21-SepH.R. 2744On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1775Agreed toCoburn Amdt. No. 1775; To require that any limitation, directive, or earmarking contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate report accompanying this bill be included in the conference report or joint statement accompanying the bill in order to be considered as having been approved by both House of Congress.
23966/29/5D win:Yea
R: 25/29/1 (46.3% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
21-SepH.R. 2744On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1797Agreed toBingaman Amdt. No. 1797; To increase funds to implement and administer Team Nutrition programs, with an offset.
24047/52/1R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
22-SepH.R. 2744On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1844RejectedDayton Amdt. No. 1844, As Modified; To condition the use of funds for carrying out a provision relating to prevented planting payments, with an offset.
24197/2/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/2/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
22-SepH.R. 2744On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 2744, As Amended; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
24248/50/2R win:Nay
R: 4/50/1 (7.4% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
22-SepH.R. 2528On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1852RejectedAkaka Amdt. No. 1852; To provide an additional $10,000,000 for the Readjustment Counseling Service, with a corresponding offset from the HealtheVet account.
24398/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
22-SepH.R. 2528On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 2528, As Amended; Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2006
24487/0/13Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/0/7 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
26-SepTreaty Doc. 108-6On the Resolution of RatificationAgreed toTreaty Doc. 108-6 Resolution Of Advice And Consent To Ratification; Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures done at Brussels on June 26, 1999
24578/22/0R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 22/22/0 (50.0% defecting)
29-SepPN801On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States
24639/53/8R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
30-SepH.J.Res. 68On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1921RejectedHarking Amdt. No. 1921; To continue funding for the Community Services Block Grant at no less than last year's level.
24749/50/1R win:Nay
R: 17/38/0 (30.9% defecting)
D: 31/12/1 (27.9% defecting)
05-OctH.R. 2863Whether the Amendment is Germane S.Amdt. 1955Held NongermaneIs the Amendment No. 1955, as modified, germane to H.R.2863?; To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
24856/43/1D win:Yea
R: 13/42/0 (23.6% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
05-OctH.R. 2863On the Motion S.Amdt. 1933RejectedMotion to Waive C.B.A. re: Bayh Amdt. No. 1933; To increase by $360,800,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to increase by $5,000,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for industrial preparedness for the implementation of a ballistics engineering research center.
24990/9/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 46/9/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
05-OctH.R. 2863On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1977Agreed toMcCain Amdt. No. 1977; Relating to persons under the detention, custody, or control of the United States Government.
25050/49/1D win:Yea
R: 9/46/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
05-OctH.R. 2863On the Motion S.Amdt. 2033RejectedMotion to Waive CBA re: Emergency Designation on Kerry Amdt. No. 2033; To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
25148/51/1R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
05-OctH.R. 2863On the Motion S.Amdt. 1937RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Stabenow Amdt. No. 1937; To ensure that future funding for health care for former members of the Armed Forces takes into account changes in population and inflation.
25295/4/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/4/1 (9.3% defecting)
05-OctH.R. 2863On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2863; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006
25365/32/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 37/16/2 (30.2% defecting)
D: 27/16/1 (37.2% defecting)
06-OctH.R. 2863On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2005Agreed toMotion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2005; To curtail waste under the Department of Defense web-based travel system.
25497/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
07-OctH.R. 2863On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 2863 As Amended; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006
25593/0/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
17-OctH.R. 3058On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2061Agreed toBond Amdt. No. 2061; To clarify the ability of HUD to recover assets used in violation of a regulatory agreement.
25692/6/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/2/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
18-OctH.R. 3058On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2062Agreed toKyl Amdt. No. 2062; To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost-of-living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2006.
25747/51/2R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
19-OctH.R. 3058On the Motion S.Amdt. 2063RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Kenedy Amdt. No. 2063 As Modified Further; To provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
25842/57/1D win:Nay
R: 42/13/0 (23.6% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
19-OctH.R. 3058On the Motion S.Amdt. 2115RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Enzi Amdt. No. 2115; To promote job creation, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.
25944/54/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
19-OctH.R. 3058On the Motion S.Amdt. 2078RejectedMotion to Suspend Rule XVI, Paragraph 4 Re: Dorgan Amdt. No. 2078; To establish a special committee of the Senate on war and reconstruction contracting.
26086/13/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 43/12/0 (21.8% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
20-OctH.R. 3058On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2093Agreed toMotion To Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2093 As Modified; To prohibit any funds under the Act from being used for a parking facility as part of the Joslyn Art Museum Master Plan, in Omaha, Nebraska.
26153/46/1D win:Yea
R: 11/44/0 (20.0% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
20-OctH.R. 3058On the Motion S.Amdt. 2077RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Re: Reed Amdt. No. 2077 "Emergency Designation"; To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
26215/82/3Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 11/43/1 (20.4% defecting)
D: 4/38/2 (9.5% defecting)
20-OctH.R. 3058On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2165RejectedCoburn Amdt. No. 2165, As Modified; To make a perfecting amendment.
26333/61/6D win:Nay
R: 30/22/3 (42.3% defecting)
D: 3/38/3 (7.3% defecting)
20-OctH.R. 3058On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2181RejectedStevens Amdt. No. 2181; To ensure reconstruction of the Twin Spans Bridge.
26493/1/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/1/4 (2.5% defecting)
20-OctH.R. 3058On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 3058, as amended; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
26589/0/11Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 36/0/8 (0.0% defecting)
24-OctPN258On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Brian Edward Sandoval, of Nevada, To Be United States District Judge
26691/0/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
24-OctPN781On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., of Tennessee, To be United States District Judge
26798/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
25-OctH.R. 3010On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2196Agreed toDurbin Amdt. No. 2196; To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a plan for changing the numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.
26848/51/1R win:Nay
R: 6/49/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
25-OctH.R. 3010On the Motion S.Amdt. 2213RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2213; To increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant award by $200 to $4,250.
26944/51/5R win:Nay
R: 3/50/2 (5.7% defecting)
D: 40/1/3 (2.4% defecting)
26-OctH.R. 3010On the Motion S.Amdt. 2275RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Byrd Amdt. No. 2275; To provide additional funding for title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
27054/43/3D win:Yea
R: 12/41/2 (22.6% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
26-OctH.R. 3010On the Motion S.Amdt. 2194RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 2194, As Further Modified; To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
27146/53/1D win:Nay
R: 46/9/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
26-OctH.R. 3010On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2253RejectedGregg Amdt. No. 2253, As Modified; To increase appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $1,276,000,000, with an across-the-board reduction.
27247/52/1R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
26-OctH.R. 3010On the Motion S.Amdt. 2254RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 2254; To increase appropriations for Head Start programs.
27346/53/1R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
26-OctH.R. 3010On the Motion S.Amdt. 2292RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 2292; To provide additional funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
27414/85/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 10/45/0 (18.2% defecting)
D: 4/39/1 (9.3% defecting)
26-OctH.R. 3010On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2232RejectedCoburn Amdt. No. 2232; To increase funding for the AIDS drug assistance program.
27597/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
27-OctH.R. 3010On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 3010; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
27697/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
27-OctPN600On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation John Richard Smoak, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District
27797/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
27-OctPN197On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Susan Bieke Neilson, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
27846/50/4R win:Nay
R: 6/48/1 (11.1% defecting)
D: 39/2/3 (4.9% defecting)
27-OctH.R. 3010On the Motion S.Amdt. 2259RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Smith Amdt. No. 2259; To provide funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program within the Health Resources and Services Administration.
27941/56/3R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/1/3 (2.4% defecting)
27-OctH.R. 3010On the Motion S.Amdt. 2287RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Boxer Amdt. No. 2287, As Modified; To increase appropriations for after-school programs through 21st century community learning centers.
28041/56/3D win:Nay
R: 35/20/0 (36.4% defecting)
D: 6/35/3 (14.6% defecting)
27-OctH.R. 3010On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2300RejectedEnsign Amdt. No. 2300; To prohibit funding for the support, development, or distribution of the Department of Education's e-Language Learning System (ELLS).
28194/3/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/2/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 40/1/3 (2.4% defecting)
27-OctH.R. 3010On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 3010, As Amended; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
28281/18/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 45/10/0 (18.2% defecting)
D: 35/8/1 (18.6% defecting)
03-NovH.R. 2744On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R. 2744 Conference Report; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
28350/49/1D win:Yea
R: 6/49/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2351RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Conrad Amdt. No. 2351; To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2010.
28431/68/1D win:Nay
R: 31/24/0 (43.6% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2404RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Re: Ensign Amdt. No. 2404; To provide assistance for elementary and secondary schools and students, and institutions of higher education, affected by Hurricane Katrina.
28548/51/1R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2356RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Re: Lincoln Amdt. No. 2356; To provide emergency health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.
28632/67/1D win:Nay
R: 32/23/0 (41.8% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2355RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Re: Inhofe Amdt. No. 2355; To cap non-defense, non-trust-fund, discretionary spending at the previous fiscal year's level, beginning with fiscal year 2007.
28749/50/1R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2357RejectedNelson Amdt. No. 2357; To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for the increase in the 2007 Medicare monthly part B premium that would otherwise occur because of the 2006 increase in payments under the physician fee schedule.
28848/51/1R win:Nay
R: 7/48/0 (12.7% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2358RejectedCantwell Amdt. No. 2358; To strike the title relating to the establishment of an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain.
28983/16/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 40/15/0 (27.3% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2362Agreed toWyden Amdt. No. 2362; To enhance the energy security of the United States by prohibiting the exportation of oil and gas produced under leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
29046/53/1R win:Nay
R: 19/36/0 (34.5% defecting)
D: 27/16/1 (37.2% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2359RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Re: Grassley Amdt. No. 2359; To clarify certain payment limitations applicable to certain payments under title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and section 1101 of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005 and to partially restore funding to programs reduced by section 1101, 1201, and 1202 of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005.
29154/45/1D win:Yea
R: 10/45/0 (18.2% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2365Agreed toBingaman Amdt. No. 2365, As Modified; To prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 and to extend rebates for prescription drugs to enrollees in Medicaid managed care organizations.
29293/6/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/6/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2360Agreed toLott Amdt. No. 2360; To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.
29330/69/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 9/46/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 20/23/1 (46.5% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2370RejectedMcCain Amdt. No. 2370; To move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur.
29443/56/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2372RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 2372; To provide a 6-month transition period for coverage of prescription drugs under Medicaid for individuals whose drug coverage is to be moved to the Medicare prescription drug program.
29514/85/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 10/33/1 (23.3% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2367RejectedByrd Amdt. No. 2367; To replace title VIII of the bill with an amendment to section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose a fee on employers who hire certain non-immigrants.
29644/55/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2414RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Byrd Amdt. No. 2414; To provide for the suspension of the debate limitation on reconciliation legislation that causes a deficit or increases the deficit.
29743/56/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2381RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Re: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 2381; To require certification prior to beneficiary enrollment in a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan that has a gap in the coverage of prescription drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.
29848/51/1R win:Nay
R: 6/49/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2400RejectedCantwell Amdt. No. 2400; To ensure the payment to the Treasury of the United States of 50 percent of revenues from oil and gas leasing and production on the Coastal Plain.
29949/50/1R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2348RejectedSchumer Amdt. No. 2348; To strike the provisions increasing the Medicaid rebate for generic drugs.
30046/52/2R win:Nay
R: 2/52/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2409RejectedReed Amdt. No. 2409; To strike provisions relating to reforms of targeted case management.
30148/51/1R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2396RejectedReed Amdt. No. 2396; To strike subtitle C of title II relating to FHA asset disposition.
30251/48/1D win:Yea
R: 9/46/0 (16.4% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On the Motion S.Amdt. 2371RejectedMotion To Waive CBA Re: Snowe Amdt. No. 2371; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the authority for negotiating fair prices for medicare prescription drugs.
30352/47/1R win:Yea
R: 50/5/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 2/41/1 (4.7% defecting)
03-NovS. 1932On Passage of the BillPassedS. 1932 As Amended; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
30438/53/9R win:Nay
R: 13/40/2 (24.5% defecting)
D: 24/13/7 (35.1% defecting)
07-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2423RejectedAllard Amdt. No. 2423; To authorize a program to provide health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, who would otherwise fail to qualify for such benefits because of an early physical completion date.
30555/43/2R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 1/42/1 (2.3% defecting)
08-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2439Agreed toInhofe Amdt. No. 2439; Relating to the American Forces Network.
30644/54/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
08-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2438RejectedHarkin Amdt. No. 2438; Relating to the American Forces Network.
30793/5/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/5/1 (9.3% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
08-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2424Agreed toNelson (FL) Amdt. No. 2424; To repeal the requirement for the reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan.
30836/62/2Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 14/40/1 (25.9% defecting)
D: 21/22/1 (48.8% defecting)
08-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2436RejectedSnowe Amdt. No. 2436 As Modified; To require the Secretary of Defense, subject to a national security exception, to offer to transfer to local redevelopment authorities for no consideration real property and personal property located at military installations that are closed or realigned as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, and to clarify that the requirement does not affect certain property interests.
30943/55/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
08-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2430RejectedLevin Amdt. No. 2430; To establish a national commission on policies and practices on the treatment of detainees since September 11, 2001.
31097/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
08-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2442Agreed toByrd Amdt. No. 2442 As modified; To provide for a report on the establishment of a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management.
31137/60/3R win:Nay
R: 2/52/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 34/8/2 (19.0% defecting)
08-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2427RejectedLevin Amdt. No. 2427; To make available, with an offset, an additional $50,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance for Cooperative Threat Reduction.
31299/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
09-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2440Agreed toInhofe Amdt. No. 2440 As Modified; To ensure by law the ability of the military service academies to include the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities.
31398/1/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
09-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2443Agreed toEnsign Amdt. No. 2443; To restate United States policy on the use of riot control agents by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
31499/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
09-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2433Agreed toChambliss Amdt. No. 2433; To reduce the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve in active federal status or on active duty for significant periods.
31540/59/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/4/1 (9.3% defecting)
09-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2473RejectedDurbin Amdt. No. 2473, as modified; To provide for eligibility for retired pay for non-regular service.
31644/53/3R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
10-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2476RejectedDorgan Amdt. No. 2476; To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.
31789/8/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/6/1 (11.1% defecting)
D: 40/2/2 (4.8% defecting)
10-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2477Agreed toTalent Amdt. No. 2477; To modify the multiyear procurement authority for C-17 aircraft.
31882/9/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 39/9/7 (18.8% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
10-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2507Agreed toKerry Amdt. No. 2507 As Amended; To require reports on clandestine facilities for the detention of individuals captured in the global war on terrorism.
31949/42/9R win:Yea
R: 44/4/7 (8.3% defecting)
D: 5/37/2 (11.9% defecting)
10-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2516Agreed toGraham Amdt. No. 2516; Relating to the review of the status of detainees of the United States Government.
32091/0/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/0/7 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
10-NovH.R. 3057On the Conference ReportAgreed toConference Report To Accompany H.R. 3057; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2006
32184/4/12Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/2/5 (4.0% defecting)
D: 35/2/7 (5.4% defecting)
14-NovH.R. 2419On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R. 2419 Conference Report; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006
32240/58/2R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 38/5/1 (11.6% defecting)
15-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2519RejectedLevin Amdt. No. 2519; To clarify and recommend changes to the policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on certain matters relating to Iraq.
32379/19/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 41/13/1 (24.1% defecting)
D: 37/6/1 (14.0% defecting)
15-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2518Agreed toWarner Amdt. No. 2518; To clarify and recommend changes to the policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on certain matters relating to Iraq.
32444/54/2R win:Nay
R: 4/50/1 (7.4% defecting)
D: 39/4/1 (9.3% defecting)
15-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2523RejectedBingaman Amdt. No. 2523; To provide for judicial review of detention of enemy combatants.
32584/14/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 30/13/1 (30.2% defecting)
15-NovS. 1042On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2524Agreed toGraham Amdt. No. 2524; In the nature of a substitute.
32698/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
15-NovS. 1042On Passage of the BillPassedS. 1042 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
32758/41/1D win:Yea
R: 16/39/0 (29.1% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
16-NovS. 1783On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2583Agreed toAkaka Amdt. No. 2583; To compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60 for certain airline pilots.
32897/2/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
16-NovS. 1783On Passage of the BillPassedS.1783 as Amended; Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005
32994/5/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/2/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
16-NovH.R. 2862On the Conference ReportAgreed toConference Report to Accompany H.R. 2862; Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
33044/55/1R win:Nay
R: 2/53/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2602RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Conrad Amdt. No. 2602; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
33135/64/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 34/9/1 (20.9% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2587RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Dorgan Amdt. No. 2587; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to the American consumer, and for other purposes.
33248/51/1R win:Nay
R: 12/43/0 (21.8% defecting)
D: 35/8/1 (18.6% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2609RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Feinstein Amdt. No. 2609; To repeal certain tax benefits relating to oil and gas wells intangible drilling and development costs.
33340/59/1R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 38/5/1 (11.6% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2610RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Feinstein Amdt. No. 2610; To reinstate for millionaires a top individual income tax rate of 39.6 percent, the pre-May 2003 rates of tax on capital gains and dividends, and to repeal the reduction and termination of the phase out of personal exemptions and overall limitation on itemized deductions, until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated.
33457/42/1D win:Yea
R: 13/42/0 (23.6% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2612RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Cantwell Amdt. No. 2612; To improve the Federal Trade Commission's ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies, and for other purposes.
33551/47/2R win:Yea
R: 47/8/0 (14.5% defecting)
D: 4/38/2 (9.5% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2633RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Lott Amdt. No. 2633; To clarify treatment of outside income and expenses in the Senate.
33653/45/2R win:Yea
R: 52/2/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 1/42/1 (2.3% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2654RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Grassley Amdt. No. 2654; To express the sense of the Senate.
33743/55/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2596RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Durbin Amdt. No. 2596; To express the sense of the Senate concerning the provision of health care for children before providing tax cuts for the wealthy.
33836/62/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 35/8/1 (18.6% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2588RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Kennedy Amdt. No. 2588; To eliminate child poverty.
33950/48/2D win:Yea
R: 9/45/1 (16.7% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2626RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Reed Amdt. No. 2626; To impose a temporary windfall profits tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds of the tax collected to fund programs under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act of 1981 through a trust fund.
34050/48/2D win:Yea
R: 6/48/1 (11.1% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2650RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Feingold Amdt. No. 2650; To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2010.
34133/65/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 32/11/1 (25.6% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2635RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 2635; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds of the tax collected to provide a nonrefundable tax credit of $100 for every personal exemption claimed for taxable years beginning in 2005.
34251/47/2D win:Yea
R: 7/47/1 (13.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2601RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Nelson Amdt. No. 2601; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide extended and additional protection to Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medicare prescription drug benefit during 2006.
34343/55/2R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2634RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Boxer Amdt. No. 2634; To provide an additional $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to be used for readjustment counseling, related mental health services, and treatment and rehabilitative services for veterans with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance use disorder.
34455/43/2D win:Yea
R: 11/43/1 (20.4% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2616RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Kerry Amdt. No. 2616; To accelerate marriage penalty relief for the earned income tax credit, to extend the election to include combat pay in earned income, and to make modifications of effective dates of leasing provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
34547/51/2R win:Nay
R: 3/51/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2629RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Dayton Amdt. No. 2629; To allow a refundable tax credit for the energy costs of farmers and ranchers, and to modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable to dual capacity taxpayers.
34642/56/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
17-NovS. 2020On the Motion S.Amdt. 2665RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Harkin Amdt. No. 2665; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions and to modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit.
34764/33/3R win:Yea
R: 49/4/2 (7.5% defecting)
D: 15/28/1 (34.9% defecting)
18-NovS. 2020On Passage of the BillPassedS. 2020, As Amended; Tax Relief Act of 2005
34846/50/4R win:Nay
R: 4/50/1 (7.4% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
18-NovH.J.Res. 72On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2672RejectedHarkin Amdt. No. 2672; To increase the amount appropriated to carry out under the Community Services Block Grant Act.
34966/28/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 30/24/1 (44.4% defecting)
D: 35/4/5 (10.3% defecting)
18-NovH.R. 3010On the MotionAgreed toSpecter Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 3010; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
35058/36/6D win:Yea
R: 18/36/1 (33.3% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
18-NovH.R. 3010On the MotionAgreed toDurbin Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: H.R. 3010; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
35164/27/9D win:Yea
R: 24/27/4 (47.1% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
14-DecS. 1932On the MotionAgreed toCarper Motion to Instruct Conferees on S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
35275/16/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 35/16/4 (31.4% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
14-DecS. 1932On the MotionAgreed toBaucus Motion to Instruct Conferees on S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
35366/26/8D win:Yea
R: 26/26/3 (50.0% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
14-DecS. 1932On the MotionAgreed toHarkin Motion To Instruct Conferees on S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
35471/20/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 30/20/5 (40.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
15-DecS. 1932On the MotionAgreed toDewine Motion to Instruct Conferees on S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
35575/16/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 34/16/5 (32.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
15-DecS. 1932On the MotionAgreed toKohl Motion to Instruct Conferees on S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
35683/8/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 42/8/5 (16.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
15-DecS. 1932On the MotionAgreed toKennedy Motion to Instruct Conferees on S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
35763/28/9D win:Yea
R: 23/27/5 (46.0% defecting)
D: 39/1/4 (2.5% defecting)
15-DecS. 1932On the MotionAgreed toReed Motion to Instruct Conferees on S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
35852/47/1R win:Yea
R: 50/5/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 2/41/1 (4.7% defecting)
16-DecH.R. 3199On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference to Accompany H.R. 3199; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
35994/1/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
19-DecH.R. 2863On the Motion to ProceedAgreed toMotion to Proceed to the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2863; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006
36095/0/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
19-DecH.R. 1815On the Motion to ProceedAgreed toMotion to Proceed to Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1815; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
36186/9/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/1/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 34/7/3 (17.1% defecting)
19-DecS. 1932On the Motion to ProceedAgreed toMotion to Proceed to Conference Report to Accompany S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
36252/48/0R win:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
21-DecS. 1932On the MotionRejectedMotion to Waive CBA (Sects. 313(b)(1)(A) and 313(b)(1)(D)) Re: Conference Report to Accompany S. 1932; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
36350/50/0both parties lose?
R: 50/5/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
21-DecS. 1932On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Concur in House Amdt. To S. 1932, With an Amdt.; Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
36456/44/0R win:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 4/40/0 (9.1% defecting)
21-DecH.R. 2863On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2863; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006
36548/45/7D win:Yea
R: 7/44/4 (13.7% defecting)
D: 40/1/3 (2.4% defecting)
21-DecS.Con.Res. 74On the Concurrent ResolutionAgreed toS. Con. Res. 74; A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of H.R. 2863.
36693/0/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
21-DecH.R. 2863On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R. 2863 Conference Report; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006
Bipartisan: 134R wins: 175D wins: 54