Partisanship by Vote

Vote Numbertotal
yea/nay/NV
partiesDateIssueQuestionResultDescription
172/25/3R win:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 19/24/1 (44.2% defecting)
30-JanPN1059On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture On The Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. of New Jersey, To Be An Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court
258/42/0R win:Yea
R: 54/1/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 4/40/0 (9.1% defecting)
31-JanPN1059On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice
344/52/4R win:Nay
R: 1/51/3 (1.9% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4297On the Motion S.Amdt. 2729RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Conrad Amdt. No. 2729; To provide revenue provisions.
442/54/4D win:Nay
R: 42/10/3 (19.2% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4297On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2731RejectedGrassley Amdt. No. 2731; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare part D prescription drug program.
552/45/3D win:Yea
R: 8/45/2 (15.1% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4297On the Motion S.Amdt. 2730RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 2730; To provide for necessary beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.
644/53/3R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4297On the Motion S.Amdt. 2716RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Clinton Amdt. No. 2716; 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.
744/53/3R win:Nay
R: 1/52/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4297On the Motion S.Amdt. 2735RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Dodd Amdt. No. 2735; To support the health needs of our veterans and military personnel and reduce the deficit by making tax rates fairer for all Americans.
844/53/3R win:Nay
R: 1/52/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4297On the Motion S.Amdt. 2737RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 2737; To strengthen America's military, to repeal the extension of tax rates for capital gains and dividends, to reduce the deficit, and for other purposes.
973/24/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 29/24/2 (45.3% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4297On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2705Agreed toMenendez Amdt. No. 2705; To express the sense of the Senate that protecting middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax should be a higher priority for Congress in 2006 than extending a tax cut that does not expire until the end of 2008.
1066/31/3R win:Yea
R: 49/4/2 (7.5% defecting)
D: 17/26/1 (39.5% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4297On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 4297 As Amended; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
1195/1/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
02-FebH.R. 4659On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 4659; A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.
1298/1/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
07-FebS. 852On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 852; Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005
1370/27/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 27/26/2 (49.1% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
09-FebS. 852On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2748Agreed toMotion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 2748; To provide a new system by which to resolve claims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
1492/0/8Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
13-FebH.R. 4297On the MotionAgreed toGrassley Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: Veterans; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
1540/53/7R win:Nay
R: 1/52/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 39/1/4 (2.5% defecting)
13-FebH.R. 4297On the MotionRejectedDodd Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: Veterans; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
1653/47/0R win:Yea
R: 51/4/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 2/42/0 (4.5% defecting)
14-FebH.R. 4297On the MotionAgreed toGrassley Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: AMT/Capital Gains; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
1747/53/0R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
14-FebH.R. 4297On the MotionRejectedKennedy Motion to Instruct Conference on H.R. 4297 Re: Capital Gains; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
1845/55/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
14-FebH.R. 4297On the MotionRejectedReed Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: Military; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
1975/25/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 23/21/0 (47.7% defecting)
14-FebH.R. 4297On the MotionAgreed toHutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: States Sales Taxes; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
2046/54/0R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
14-FebH.R. 4297On the MotionRejectedLautenberg Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: National Debt; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
2158/41/1R win:Yea
R: 44/11/0 (20.0% defecting)
D: 13/30/1 (30.2% defecting)
14-FebS. 852On the MotionRejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: S. 852; Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005
2296/3/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
16-FebS. 2271On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2271; USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006
2369/30/1R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 14/29/1 (32.6% defecting)
28-FebS. 2271On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2271; USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006
2481/18/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 26/17/1 (39.5% defecting)
01-MarS. 2271On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2895Agreed toFirst Amdt. No. 2895 As Amended; To establish the enactment date of the Act.
2595/4/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
01-MarS. 2271On Passage of the BillPassedS. 2271, As Amended; USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006
2686/13/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 31/12/1 (27.9% defecting)
01-MarH.R. 3199On the Motion to ProceedAgreed toMotion to Proceed to Consider the Motion to Reconsider the Vote by which the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199 was Not Agreed To (RCV 358).; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
2785/14/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 30/13/1 (30.2% defecting)
01-MarH.R. 3199On the Motion to ReconsiderAgreed toMotion to Reconsider the Vote by Which Cloture was Not Invoked on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199 (RCV 358).; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
2884/15/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 29/14/1 (32.6% defecting)
01-MarH.R. 3199On the Cloture MotionAgreed toUpon Reconsideration - Cloture on The Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
2989/10/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 34/9/1 (20.9% defecting)
02-MarH.R. 3199On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R. 3199 Conference Report; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
3066/31/3D win:Yea
R: 25/29/1 (46.3% defecting)
D: 40/2/2 (4.8% defecting)
02-MarS. 2320On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Waive CBA Re: S. 2320; A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
3188/0/12Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
06-MarPN938On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Timothy C. Batten, Sr., of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge
3289/0/11Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
06-MarPN940On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Thomas E. Johnston, of West Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge
3375/25/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 30/25/0 (45.5% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
07-MarS. 2320On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2320; A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.
3468/31/1D win:Yea
R: 26/29/0 (47.3% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
07-MarS. 2320On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2913Agreed toSnowe Amdt. No. 2913; To improve the distribution of funds to States under there Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
3544/55/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
08-MarS. 2349On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2932RejectedReid Amdt. No. 2932; To provide additional transparency in the legislative process.
3651/47/2R win:Yea
R: 51/3/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
09-MarS. 2349On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2349; 527 Reform Act of 2006
3782/0/18Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 46/0/9 (0.0% defecting)
D: 35/0/9 (0.0% defecting)
13-MarPN1060On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Leo Maury Gordon, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
3850/50/0both parties lose?
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
14-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3013RejectedConrad Amdt. No. 3013; To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2011.
3950/50/0both parties lose?
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
14-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3028RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 3028; To support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and (3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes.
40100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
14-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2999Agreed toBurns Amdt. No. 2999; To provide increased funding for veterans health programs, and to negate the need for enrollment fees and increase in pharmacy co-payments.
4146/54/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
14-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3007RejectedAkaka Amdt. No. 3007; To increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
4246/54/0R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
14-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3039RejectedBingaman Amdt. No. 3039; To make energy more affordable and sustainable, to increase our national security through foreign oil replacement with biofuels and alternative fuels and advanced/hybrid vehicle use, to accelerate production and market penetration of clean and renewable energy technologies and generation, and to more fully utilize energy efficiency and conservation technologies and practices.
4345/53/2R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3063RejectedMurray Amdt. No. 3063; To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant Program to the fiscal 2004 level by closing tax loopholes previously slated for elimination in Senate-passed legislation.
4460/38/2R win:Yea
R: 50/4/1 (7.4% defecting)
D: 10/33/1 (23.3% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3050Agreed toSantorum Amdt. No. 3050; To increase funding for the Community Develeopment Block Grant Program.
4543/55/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3056RejectedStabenow Amdt. No. 3056; To provide $5 billion for our emergency responders so that they can field effective and reliable interoperable communications equipment to respond to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the public safety needs of America's communities and fully offset this by closing tax loopholes and collecting more from the tax gap.
4690/8/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 35/8/1 (18.6% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3061Agreed toMcConnell Amdt. No. 3061; To provide funding for maritime security, including the Container Security Initiative, improved data for targeted cargo searches, and full background checks and security threat assessments of personnel at our nation's seaports.
4743/53/4R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3054RejectedMenendez Amdt. No. 3054; To provide an additional $965 million to make our ports more secure by increasing port security grants, increasing inspections, improving existing programs, and increasing research and development, and to fully offset this additional funding by closing tax loopholes.
4876/22/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/6/1 (11.1% defecting)
D: 28/15/1 (34.9% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3073Agreed toGrassley Amdt. No. 3073; To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide for an extension of the Medicare part D enrollment period.
4949/49/2both parties lose?
R: 5/49/1 (9.3% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3009RejectedNelson Amdt. No. 3009; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect medicare beneficiaries who enroll in the prescription drug benefit during 2006.
5054/44/2D win:Yea
R: 12/42/1 (22.2% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3004Agreed toSnowe Amdt. No. 3004; To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the collective purchasing power of 40,000,000 Medicare beneficiaries to negotiate the best possible prices for prescription drugs provided through part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in fallback plans, by private drug plans (if asked) and in other circumstances, but not permitting a uniform formulary or price setting, is reserved for deficit reduction of to improve the Medicare drug benefit.
5144/53/3R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3086RejectedByrd Amdt. No. 3086; To preserve a national intercity passenger rail system by providing adequate funding of $1.45 billion for Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2007 and to fully offset this additional funding by closing corporate tax loopholes.
5239/59/2Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 24/30/1 (44.4% defecting)
D: 14/29/1 (32.6% defecting)
15-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3015RejectedSantorum Amdt. No. 3015; To provide an additional $550,000,000 for Amtrak for fiscal year 2007.
5344/55/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarH.J.Res. 47On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3131RejectedBaucus Amendment No. 3131; To require a study of debt held by foreigners.
5452/48/0R win:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarH.J.Res. 47On the Joint ResolutionAgreed toH.J.Res.47; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
5544/55/1R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3133RejectedConrad Amdt No. 3133; To increase funding to combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and create a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a vaccine to inoculate the U.S. Population against a pandemic by $5 billion in FY 2007 paid for by requiring tax withholding on government payments to contractors like Halliburton.
5699/1/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3114Agreed toBurr Amdt No. 3114; To provide for the establishment of a reserve fund concerning pandemic influenza preparedness planning.
5751/49/0D win:Yea
R: 6/49/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3074Agreed toReed Amdt. No. 3074; To increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $3,318,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, increasing the funds available to carry out that program to the fully authorized level of $5,100,000,000, to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
5873/27/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 28/27/0 (49.1% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3048Agreed toSpecter Amdt No. 3048; To increase the advance appropriations allowance in order to fund health, education and training, and low-income programs.
5943/53/4R win:Nay
R: 0/52/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3034RejectedLieberman Amdt No. 3034; To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by providing $8 billion in additional funds for homeland security government-wide, by restoring cuts to vital first responder programs in the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, by providing an additional $1.2 billion for first responders, $1.7 billion for the Coast Guard and port security, $150 million for chemical security, $1 billion for rail and transit security, $456 million for FEMA, $1 billion for health preparedness programs, and $752 million for aviation security.
6048/49/3R win:Nay
R: 5/49/1 (9.3% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3103RejectedSarbanes Amdt No. 3103; To restore funding for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, the Federal Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal conservation programs, and other natural resource needs, through an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.
6142/56/2R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3102RejectedDorgan Amdt No. 3102; To increase funding by $1 billion for various tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian country, by closing corporate tax loopholes.
6243/57/0D win:Nay
R: 42/13/0 (23.6% defecting)
D: 1/43/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3100RejectedCornyn Amdt No. 3100; To provide for reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Finance to reduce mandatory spending.
6346/54/0R win:Nay
R: 2/53/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3141RejectedStabenow Amdt No. 3141; To provide an assured stream of funding for veteran's health care that will take into account the annual changes in the veteran's population and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying tax cuts for the wealthy.
6449/51/0R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3071RejectedAkaka Amdt No. 3071; To increase funding for Title I grants and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.
6535/62/3D win:Nay
R: 34/18/3 (34.6% defecting)
D: 1/43/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3093RejectedInhofe Amdt No. 3093; To provide for discretionary spending control.
6648/52/0R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3106RejectedLincoln Amdt No. 3106; To restore the discretionary budget for the Department of Agriculture with an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.
6746/53/1R win:Nay
R: 2/52/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3143RejectedKerry Amdt No. 3143; To prevent the imposition of excessive TRICARE fees and co-pays on military retirees.
6846/53/1D win:Nay
R: 46/8/1 (14.8% defecting)
D: 0/44/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3087RejectedDeMint Amdt. No. 3087 As Modified; To establish a reserve fund for Social Security reform.
6943/57/0R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 41/3/0 (6.8% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3105RejectedBoxer Amdt No. 3105; No Statement of Purpose on File.
7050/50/0both parties lose?
R: 6/49/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3121RejectedBingaman Amdt No. 3121; To strike the direct spending limitation.
7139/60/1R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/5/0 (11.4% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3164RejectedStabenow Amdt No. 3164; To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide seniors with a prescription drug benefit option that is affordable, user-friendly, and administered directly by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
7251/49/0R win:Yea
R: 48/7/0 (12.7% defecting)
D: 3/41/0 (6.8% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3128Agreed toDomenici Amdt No. 3128; To provide funding for implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005 from ANWR.
7350/50/0both parties lose?
R: 48/7/0 (12.7% defecting)
D: 2/42/0 (4.5% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3166RejectedEnsign Amdt No. 3166; To deny funds in FY2007 for the United Nations Human Rights Council, which the United States just voted against because countries found complicit in sustained human rights abuses are eligible for Council membership. Savings redirected to border security.
7451/49/0R win:Yea
R: 50/5/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 1/43/0 (2.3% defecting)
16-MarS.Con.Res. 83On Passage of the BillPassedS.Con.Res. 83; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011.
7596/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
16-MarPN1117On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Jack Zouhary, of Ohio, To Be U.S. District Judge
7688/0/12Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 35/0/9 (0.0% defecting)
27-MarPN1322On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Dennis R. Spurgeon of Florida To Be An Assistant Secretary of Energy
7730/67/3R win:Nay
R: 8/46/1 (14.8% defecting)
D: 22/20/2 (47.6% defecting)
28-MarS. 2349On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3176RejectedCollins Amdt. No. 3176; To establish the Senate Office of Public Integrity.
7884/13/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 41/13/1 (24.1% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
28-MarS. 2349On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2944Agreed toWyden Amdt. No. 2944; To establish as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter.
7981/16/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 44/10/1 (18.5% defecting)
D: 36/6/2 (14.3% defecting)
28-MarS. 2349On the Cloture MotionAgreed toUpon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.2349; 527 Reform Act of 2006
8068/30/2R win:Yea
R: 49/6/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 18/24/2 (42.9% defecting)
29-MarS. 2349On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2962Agreed toFeingold Amdt. No. 2962; To clarify the application of the gift rule to lobbyists.
8157/41/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 31/24/0 (43.6% defecting)
D: 25/17/2 (40.5% defecting)
29-MarS. 2349On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2980Agreed toEnsign Amdt. No. 2980; To include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks.
8290/8/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/5/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 39/3/2 (7.1% defecting)
29-MarS. 2349On Passage of the BillPassedAs Amended; 527 Reform Act of 2006
8394/0/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
30-MarS. 2454On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3191Agreed toFirst Amdt. No. 3191; To require the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to collect statistics, and prepare reports describing the statistics, relating to deaths occurring at the border between the United States and Mexico.
8484/6/10Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 45/6/4 (11.8% defecting)
D: 38/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
03-AprS. 2454On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3210Agreed toBingaman Amdt. No. 3210, as modified; To provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for other purposes.
8591/1/8Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/1/3 (1.9% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
03-AprS. 2454On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3193Agreed toAlexander Amdt. No. 3193, as modified; To prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes.
8698/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
04-AprPN1180On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Michael A. Chagares, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
870/99/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
04-AprS. 2454On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3206RejectedMotion to Table Kyl Amdt. No. 3206; To make certain aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status.
8839/60/1R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/5/1 (11.6% defecting)
06-AprS. 2454On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3192RejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Specter Amdt. No. 3192; To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and to provide conditional nonimmigrant authorization for employment to undocumented aliens, and for other purposes.
8938/60/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 37/6/1 (14.0% defecting)
07-AprS. 2454On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Commit S. 2454 to the Committee on the Judiciary; Securing America's Borders Act
9036/62/2D win:Nay
R: 34/20/1 (37.0% defecting)
D: 2/41/1 (4.7% defecting)
07-AprS. 2454On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2454; Securing America's Borders Act
9159/34/7R win:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 7/33/4 (17.5% defecting)
07-AprPN922On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Dorrance Smith, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense
9252/41/7R win:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/40/4 (0.0% defecting)
07-AprPN70On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense
9393/0/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 39/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
25-AprPN1187On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Gray Hampton Miller, of Texas, to be United States District Judge
9459/39/2R win:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 7/35/2 (16.7% defecting)
26-AprH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3594Agreed toGregg Amdt. No. 3594, as Modified; To provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts.
9544/54/2R win:Nay
R: 2/53/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
26-AprH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3604RejectedReid Amdt. No. 3604; To provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts.
9672/26/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 30/25/0 (45.5% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
26-AprH.R. 4939On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3615Agreed toMotion to Table Thomas Amdt. No. 3615; To return the bill to the President's proposal.
9768/28/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 28/27/0 (49.1% defecting)
D: 39/1/4 (2.5% defecting)
26-AprH.R. 4939On the Motion to TableAgreed toMotion to Table Ensign Motion to Recommit H.R.4939 to the Committee on Appropriations; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006
9884/13/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 42/13/0 (23.6% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
26-AprH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3642Agreed toAkaka Amdt. No. 3642 as Amended; To provide an additional $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.
9950/47/3R win:Yea
R: 29/26/0 (47.3% defecting)
D: 20/21/3 (48.8% defecting)
26-AprH.R. 4939On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3641Agreed toMotion to Table Coburn Amdt No. 3641 "Div. I"; To perfect the bill.
10044/51/5R win:Nay
R: 19/34/2 (35.8% defecting)
D: 25/16/3 (39.0% defecting)
27-AprH.R. 4939On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3641RejectedMotion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3641 "Div. II"; To perfect the bill.
10194/0/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
27-AprH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3709Agreed toByrd Amdt. No. 3709; To express the sense of the Senate on requests for funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.
10290/0/10Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
01-MayPN1136On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Michael Ryan Barrett, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge
10392/4/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 36/4/4 (10.0% defecting)
02-MayH.R. 4939On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 4939; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006
10440/59/1D win:Nay
R: 38/17/0 (30.9% defecting)
D: 2/41/1 (4.7% defecting)
02-MayH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3617RejectedMcCain Amdt. No. 3617; To strike a provision providing $6 million to sugarcane growers in Hawaii, which was not included in the Administration's emergency supplemental request.
10548/51/1D win:Nay
R: 28/27/0 (49.1% defecting)
D: 20/23/1 (46.5% defecting)
02-MayH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3641RejectedCoburn Amdt. No. 3641 "Div IV"; To perfect the bill.
10698/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
02-MayH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3810Agreed toObama Amdt. No. 3810; To provide that none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for hurricane relief and recovery contracts exceeding $500,000 that are awarded using procedures other than competitive procedures.
10753/46/1D win:Yea
R: 10/45/0 (18.2% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
03-MayH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3688Agreed toKennedy Amdt. No. 3688, As Modified; To provide funding to compensate individuals harmed by pandemic influenza vaccine.
10837/61/2D win:Nay
R: 32/22/1 (40.7% defecting)
D: 5/38/1 (11.6% defecting)
03-MayH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3616RejectedMcCain Amdt. No. 3616; To strike a provision that provides $74.5 million to states based on their production of certain types of crops, livestock and or diary products, which was not included in the Administration's emergency supplemental request.
10943/53/4R win:Nay
R: 2/51/2 (3.8% defecting)
D: 40/2/2 (4.8% defecting)
03-MayH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3673RejectedInouye Amdt. No. 3673; To increase funds made available for assessments of critical reservoirs and dams in the State of Hawaii.
11051/45/4D win:Yea
R: 10/43/2 (18.9% defecting)
D: 40/2/2 (4.8% defecting)
03-MayH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3601Agreed toInouye Amdt. No. 3601; To provide assistance relating to assessments and monitoring of waters in the State of Hawaii.
11139/59/2D win:Nay
R: 35/19/1 (35.2% defecting)
D: 4/39/1 (9.3% defecting)
04-MayH.R. 4939On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3704RejectedThune Amdt. No. 3704; To provide, with an offset, $20,000,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Medical Facilities.
11277/21/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 33/21/1 (38.9% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
04-MayH.R. 4939On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 4939 As Amended; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006
11395/0/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
04-MayPN1183On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Brian M. Cogan, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge
11496/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
04-MayPN1184On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Thomas M. Golden, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge
11548/42/10R win:Yea
R: 48/3/4 (5.9% defecting)
D: 0/39/5 (0.0% defecting)
08-MayS. 22On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.22; Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006
11649/44/7R win:Yea
R: 49/3/3 (5.8% defecting)
D: 0/41/3 (0.0% defecting)
08-MayS. 23On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.23; Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act
11796/2/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/2/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
09-MayS. 1955On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to proveed to S. 1955; Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006
11854/44/2R win:Yea
R: 51/3/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 3/40/1 (7.0% defecting)
11-MayH.R. 4297On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R.4297 Conference Report; Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
11955/43/2R win:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 2/41/1 (4.7% defecting)
11-MayS. 1955On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Amendment (Subst.) As Modified, to S.1955; Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2006
12093/0/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
16-MayPN1327On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Milan D. Smith, Jr., of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
12140/55/5D win:Nay
R: 33/18/4 (35.3% defecting)
D: 7/36/1 (16.3% defecting)
16-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3961RejectedIsakson Amdt. No. 3961; To prohibit the granting of legal status, or adjustment of current status, to any individual who enters or entered the United States in violation of Federal law unless the border security measures authorized under Title I and section 233 are fully completed and fully operational.
12279/16/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 38/13/4 (25.5% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
16-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3994Agreed toSalazar Amdt. No. 3994; To prohibit implementation of title IV and title VI until the President determines that implementation of such titles will strengthen the national security of the United States.
12369/28/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 46/7/2 (13.2% defecting)
D: 22/21/1 (48.8% defecting)
16-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4017Agreed toMotion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4017; To prohibit aliens who are currently outside the United States from participating in the H-2C guestworker visa program.
12418/79/3Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 15/38/2 (28.3% defecting)
D: 3/40/1 (7.0% defecting)
16-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3981RejectedMotion to Table Bingaman Amdt. No. 3981; To reduce the number of H-2C nonimmigrants to 200,000 during any fiscal year.
12599/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
17-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4027Agreed toKyl Amdt. No. 4027; To make certain aliens ineligible for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status or Deferred Mandatory Departure status.
12683/16/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 28/15/1 (34.9% defecting)
17-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3979Agreed toSessions Amdt. No. 3979; To increase the amount of fencing and improve vehicle barriers installed along the southwest border of the United States.
12733/66/1D win:Nay
R: 31/24/0 (43.6% defecting)
D: 2/41/1 (4.7% defecting)
17-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3963RejectedVitter Amdt. No. 3963; To strike the provisions related to certain undocumented individuals.
12850/48/2R win:Yea
R: 47/8/0 (14.5% defecting)
D: 3/39/2 (7.1% defecting)
17-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3965Agreed toCornyn Amdt. No. 3965 As Modified; To modify the conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for an employment-based immigrant visa.
12956/43/1D win:Yea
R: 14/41/0 (25.5% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
18-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4066Agreed toKennedy Amdt. No. 4066; To modify the conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for adjustment of status.
13050/49/1D win:Yea
R: 11/44/0 (20.0% defecting)
D: 38/5/1 (11.6% defecting)
18-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3985Agreed toMotion to Table Ensign Amdt. No. 3985; To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that persons who receive an adjustment of status under this bill are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.
13162/35/3R win:Yea
R: 52/1/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 10/33/1 (23.3% defecting)
18-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4064Agreed toInhofe Amdt. No. 4064; To amend title 4 United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the United States and to promote the patriotic integration of prospective US citizens.
13258/39/3D win:Yea
R: 14/39/2 (26.4% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
18-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4073Agreed toSalazar Amdt. No. 4073 As Modified; To declare that English is the common and unifying language of the United States, and to preserve and enhance the role of the English language.
13343/52/5R win:Nay
R: 2/50/3 (3.8% defecting)
D: 40/2/2 (4.8% defecting)
18-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4072RejectedClinton Amdt. No. 4072; To establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to States and local governments for the costs of providing health care and educational services to noncitizens, and to provide additional funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.
13464/32/4R win:Yea
R: 45/8/2 (15.1% defecting)
D: 19/23/2 (45.2% defecting)
18-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4038Agreed toCornyn Amdt. No. 4038; To require aliens seeking adjustment of status under section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act or Deferred Mandatory Departure status under section 245C of such Act to pay a supplemental application fee, which shall be used to provide financial assistance to States for health and educational services for noncitizens.
13558/35/7D win:Yea
R: 18/32/5 (36.0% defecting)
D: 39/3/2 (7.1% defecting)
18-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3969Agreed toMotion to Table Kyl Amdt. No. 3969; To prohibit H-2C nonimmigrants from adjusting to lawful permanent resident status.
13650/43/7D win:Yea
R: 10/42/3 (19.2% defecting)
D: 39/1/4 (2.5% defecting)
22-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4009Agreed toMotion to Table Chambliss Amdt. No. 4009; To modify the wage requirements for employers seeking to hire H-2A and blue card agricultural workers.
13783/10/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 46/6/3 (11.5% defecting)
D: 37/3/4 (7.5% defecting)
22-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4076Agreed toEnsign Amdt. No. 4076 as Modified; To authorize the use of the National Guard to secure the southern border of the United States.
13837/61/2R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 35/8/1 (18.6% defecting)
23-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4087RejectedFeinstein Amdt. No. 4087; To modify the conditions under which aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States are granted legal status.
13979/19/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/3/1 (5.6% defecting)
D: 28/15/1 (34.9% defecting)
23-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4117Agreed toMotion to Table Leahy Amdt. No. 4117; To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding restrictions on the admission of aliens.
14059/39/2D win:Yea
R: 17/37/1 (31.5% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
23-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4177Agreed toGrassley Amdt. No. 4177; To provide a substitute to title III.
14157/40/3R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 3/39/2 (7.1% defecting)
23-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4106Agreed toMotion to Table Kennedy Amdt. No. 4106; To enhance the enforcement of labor protections for United States workers and guest workers.
14263/34/3R win:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 10/32/2 (23.8% defecting)
23-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4142Agreed toMotion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4142; To authorize the waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility or removal where denial of admission or removal would result in hardship for a spouse, parent, or child who is a citizen or permanent resident alien.
14348/49/3R win:Nay
R: 4/49/2 (7.5% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
24-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4085RejectedMotion to Table McConnell Amdt. No. 4085; To implement the recommendation of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform to protect and secure the franchise of all United States citizens from ballots being cast illegally by non-United States citizens.
14473/25/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 31/23/1 (42.6% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
24-MayS. 2611On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2611; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
14567/31/2D win:Yea
R: 26/28/1 (48.1% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
24-MayS. 2611On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Waive CBA Re: S. 2611; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
14673/25/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 47/7/1 (13.0% defecting)
D: 26/17/1 (39.5% defecting)
24-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4127Agreed toByrd Amdt. No. 4127; To fund improvements in border and interior security by assessing a $500 supplemental fee under title VI.
14756/42/2R win:Yea
R: 47/7/1 (13.0% defecting)
D: 9/34/1 (20.9% defecting)
24-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4114Agreed toGregg Amdt. No. 4114; To amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree in science mathematics, technology, or engineering.
14831/67/2D win:Nay
R: 30/24/1 (44.4% defecting)
D: 1/42/1 (2.3% defecting)
24-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4101RejectedHutchison Amdt. No. 4101; To enhance border security by creating a pilot SAFE Visa Program to grant visas to authorized nationals of a NAFTA or CAFTA-DR country who receive employment offers in job areas in the United States that have been certified by the Secretary of Labor as having a shortage of workers.
14962/35/3D win:Yea
R: 21/32/2 (39.6% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
24-MayS. 2611On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4084Agreed toMotion to Table Chambliss Amdt. No. 4084; To modify the eligible requirements for blue card status and to increase the fines to be paid by aliens granted such status or legal permanent resident status.
15048/49/3R win:Nay
R: 25/28/2 (47.2% defecting)
D: 23/20/1 (46.5% defecting)
24-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4095RejectedDorgan Amdt. No. 4095; To sunset the H-2C visa program after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
15149/49/2both parties lose?
R: 45/9/1 (16.7% defecting)
D: 4/39/1 (9.3% defecting)
25-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4097RejectedCornyn Amdt. No. 4097; To modify the requirements for confidentiality certain information submitted by an alien seeking an adjustment of status under section 245B.
15251/47/2R win:Yea
R: 32/22/1 (40.7% defecting)
D: 18/25/1 (41.9% defecting)
25-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4131Agreed toBingaman Amdt. No. 4131; To limit the total number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status to 650,000 during any fiscal year.
15352/45/3D win:Yea
R: 12/42/1 (22.2% defecting)
D: 39/3/2 (7.1% defecting)
25-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4083Agreed toFeingold Amdt. No. 4083; To strike the provision prohibiting a court from staying the removal of an alien in certain circumstances.
15437/60/3D win:Nay
R: 33/21/1 (38.9% defecting)
D: 4/38/2 (9.5% defecting)
25-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4108RejectedSessions Amdt. No. 4108; To limit the application of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
15550/47/3R win:Yea
R: 43/11/1 (20.4% defecting)
D: 7/35/2 (16.7% defecting)
25-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4136Agreed toEnsign Amdt. No. 4136; To ensure the integrity of the Earned Income Tax Credit program by reducing the potential for fraud and to ensure that aliens who receive an adjustment of this status under this bill meet their obligation to pay back taxes without creating a burden on the American public.
15656/41/2D win:Yea
R: 20/35/0 (36.4% defecting)
D: 35/6/2 (14.6% defecting)
25-MayS. 2611On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4188Agreed toSpecter Amdt. No. 4188; To improve the bill.
15762/36/2D win:Yea
R: 23/32/0 (41.8% defecting)
D: 38/4/2 (9.5% defecting)
25-MayS. 2611On Passage of the BillPassedS. 2611 As Amended; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
15867/30/3R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 12/29/3 (29.3% defecting)
25-MayPN1179On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be U.S. Circuit Judge
15957/36/7R win:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 4/35/5 (10.3% defecting)
26-MayPN1179On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh of Maryland to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit
16078/15/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/1/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 25/14/5 (35.9% defecting)
26-MayPN1552On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
16185/8/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 31/8/5 (20.5% defecting)
26-MayPN1446On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior
16289/0/11Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/0/7 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
06-JunPN1182On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Renee Marie Bumb, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge
16349/48/3R win:Yea
R: 47/7/1 (13.0% defecting)
D: 2/40/2 (4.8% defecting)
07-JunS.J.Res. 1On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. J. Res. 1; Marriage Protection Amendment
16457/41/2R win:Yea
R: 53/2/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 4/38/2 (9.5% defecting)
08-JunH.R. 8On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consideration of H.R. 8; Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
16556/41/3D win:Yea
R: 13/41/1 (24.1% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
08-JunS. 147On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 147; Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005
16698/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
08-JunPN1186On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Noel Lawrence Hillman, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge
16798/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
08-JunPN210On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Peter G. Sheridan, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge
16897/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
13-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4208Agreed toFrist Amdt. No. 4208; To express the sense of Congress that the United States Armed Forces, the intelligence community, and other agencies, as well as the coalition partners of the United States and the Iraqi Security Forces should be commended for their actions that resulted in the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist organization and the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.
16955/43/2R win:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/42/2 (0.0% defecting)
14-JunS. 2766On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4230Agreed toMotion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4230; To improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in contracting and procurement and by enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel.
17098/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
14-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4242Agreed toMcCain Amdt. No. 4242; To require regular budgeting for ongoing military operations.
17198/1/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/1/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
15-JunH.R. 4939On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R.4939 Conference Report; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006
17246/53/1D win:Nay
R: 41/14/0 (25.5% defecting)
D: 5/38/1 (11.6% defecting)
15-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4234RejectedSantorum Amdt. No. 4234; To authorize, with an offset, assistance for prodemocracy programs and activities inside and outside Iran, to make clear that the United States supports the ability of the people of Iran to exercise self-determination over their form of government, and to make enhancements to the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act of 1996.
17399/0/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
15-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4257Agreed toBiden Amdt. No. 4257; To state the policy of the United States on the nuclear programs of Iran.
17493/6/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 37/6/1 (14.0% defecting)
15-JunS. 2766On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4269Agreed toMotion to Table McConnell Amdt. 4269; To require the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit.
17581/0/19Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 45/0/10 (0.0% defecting)
D: 36/0/8 (0.0% defecting)
19-JunPN1296On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge
17644/52/4R win:Nay
R: 1/52/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
20-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4292RejectedDorgan Amdt. No. 4292; 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.
17764/34/2R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 9/34/1 (20.9% defecting)
20-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4272Agreed toMcConnell Amdt. No. 4272 As Modified; To affirm the Iraqi Government position of no amnesty for terrorists who have attacked U.S. forces.
17879/19/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 35/19/1 (35.2% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
20-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4265Agreed toNelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4265; To express the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the Armed Forces of the United States.
17952/46/2D win:Yea
R: 8/46/1 (14.8% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
21-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4322Agreed toKennedy Amdt. No. 4322; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
*Pursuant to the order of June 20, 2006, notwithstanding the adoption of the amendment, proposed amendment SA 4322 withdrawn in Senate.
18045/53/2D win:Nay
R: 45/9/1 (16.7% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
21-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4376RejectedEnzi Amdt. No. 4376; To promote job creation and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.
18113/86/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 12/31/1 (27.9% defecting)
22-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4442RejectedKerry Amdt. No. 4442; To require the redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq in order to further a political solution in Iraq, encourage the people of Iraq to provide for their own security, and achieve victory in the war on terror.
18239/60/1R win:Nay
R: 1/54/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 37/6/1 (14.0% defecting)
22-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4320RejectedLevin Amdt. No. 4320; To state the sense of Congress on United States policy on Iraq.
18398/1/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
22-JunS. 2766On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2766; John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
18470/28/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 44/10/1 (18.5% defecting)
D: 26/17/1 (39.5% defecting)
22-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4261Agreed toChambliss Amdt. No. 4261; To authorize multiyear procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft and F-119 engines.
18598/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
22-JunS. 2766On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4471Agreed toSessions Amdt. No. 4471 As Modified; To provide, with an offset, additional funding for missile defense testing and operations.
18696/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
22-JunS. 2766On Passage of the BillPassedS. 2766 As Amended; John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
18793/0/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
22-JunPN1185On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation: Andrew J. Guilford, of California, to be U.S. District Judge
18836/64/0R win:Nay
R: 3/52/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 32/12/0 (27.3% defecting)
27-JunS.J.Res. 12On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4543RejectedDurbin Amdt. No. 4543; To provide a complete substitute.
18966/34/0R win:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 14/30/0 (31.8% defecting)
27-JunS.J.Res. 12On the Joint ResolutionRejectedS.J.Res.12 as Amended; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
19060/34/6R win:Yea
R: 48/5/2 (9.4% defecting)
D: 11/29/4 (27.5% defecting)
29-JunS. 3569On Passage of the BillPassedS.3569; United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
19168/32/0D win:Yea
R: 23/32/0 (41.8% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
11-JulH.R. 5441On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4548Agreed toVitter Amdt. No. 4548, As Modified; To prohibit the United States Customs and Border Protection from preventing an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing an FDA-approved prescription drug.
19287/11/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 51/2/2 (3.8% defecting)
D: 36/8/0 (18.2% defecting)
11-JulH.R. 5441On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4560Agreed toCollins Amdt. No. 4560; To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the United States Emergency Management Authority.
19332/66/2R win:Nay
R: 1/52/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 30/14/0 (31.8% defecting)
11-JulH.R. 5441On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4563RejectedClinton Amdt No. 4563; To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other purposes.
19450/50/0both parties lose?
R: 7/48/0 (12.7% defecting)
D: 42/2/0 (4.5% defecting)
12-JulH.R. 5441On the Motion S.Amdt. 4553RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Biden Amdt. No. 4553; To increase amounts for the rail and transit security programs, and for other purposes.
19547/53/0R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 41/3/0 (6.8% defecting)
12-JulH.R. 5441On the Motion S.Amdt. 4576RejectedMotion to Waive the Emergency Designation Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 4576; To restore funding to States and local governments for terrorism prevention activities in the Homeland Security Grant Program to fiscal year 2005 levels.
19650/50/0both parties lose?
R: 6/49/0 (10.9% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
12-JulH.R. 5441On the Motion S.Amdt. 4587RejectedMotion to Waive the Emergency Designation Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4587; To increase the amount appropriated for transit security by $300,000,000.
19738/62/0R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 37/7/0 (15.9% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 5441On the Motion S.Amdt. 4641RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4641; 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 $1,000,000.
19836/64/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 16/39/0 (29.1% defecting)
D: 20/24/0 (45.5% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 5441On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4634RejectedMenendez Amdt. No. 4634; To provide that appropriations under this Act may not be used for the purpose of providing certain grants, unless all such grants meet certain conditions for allocation.
19946/54/0R win:Nay
R: 4/51/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 41/3/0 (6.8% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 5441On the Motion S.Amdt. 4600RejectedMotion to Waive CBA re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4600 "Emergency Designation"; To increase appropriations for disaster relief, and for other purposes.
20029/71/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 27/28/0 (49.1% defecting)
D: 2/42/0 (4.5% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 5441On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4659RejectedSessions Amdt. No. 4659, As Modified; To appropriate an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct double-layered fencing and vehicle barriers along the southwest border and to offset such increase by reducing all other discretionary amounts on a prorata basis.
20134/66/0Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 26/29/0 (47.3% defecting)
D: 8/36/0 (18.2% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 5441On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4660RejectedSessions Amdt. No. 4660, As Modified; To appropriate an additional $85,670,000 to enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 800 additional full time active duty investigators to investigate immigration laws violations and to offset such increase on a pro rata basis.
20284/16/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 28/16/0 (36.4% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 5441On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4615Agreed toVitter Amdt. No. 4615, As Modified; To prohibit the confiscation of a firearm during an emergency or major disaster if the possession of such firearm is not prohibited under Federal or State law.
203100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
13-JulH.R. 5441On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 5441, As Amended; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007
204100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
18-JulS. 3504On Passage of the BillPassedS.3504; Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006
205100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
18-JulS. 2754On Passage of the BillPassedS.2754; Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act
20663/37/0D win:Yea
R: 19/36/0 (34.5% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
18-JulH.R. 810On Passage of the BillPassedH.R.810; Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005
20763/36/1D win:Yea
R: 24/31/0 (43.6% defecting)
D: 38/5/1 (11.6% defecting)
18-JulS. 728On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4680Agreed toSpecter Amdt. No. 4680; To modify a provision relating to Federal hopper dredges.
20854/46/0D win:Yea
R: 16/39/0 (29.1% defecting)
D: 37/7/0 (15.9% defecting)
19-JulS. 728On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4681Agreed toFeingold Amdt. No. 4681; To modify a section relating to independent peer review of water resources projects.
20949/51/0D win:Nay
R: 41/14/0 (25.5% defecting)
D: 8/36/0 (18.2% defecting)
19-JulS. 728On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4682RejectedInhofe Amdt. No. 4682; To modify a section relating to independent reviews.
21019/80/1Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 13/42/0 (23.6% defecting)
D: 6/37/1 (14.0% defecting)
19-JulS. 728On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4684RejectedMcCain Amdt. No. 4684; To provide for a water resources construction project prioritization report.
21143/56/1D win:Nay
R: 42/13/0 (23.6% defecting)
D: 1/42/1 (2.3% defecting)
19-JulS. 728On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4683RejectedInhofe Amt. No. 4683; To modify a section relating to a fiscal transparency and prioritization report.
21298/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
20-JulH.R. 9On Passage of the BillPassedH.R.9; A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
21367/30/3R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 12/30/2 (28.6% defecting)
25-JulPN1536On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be US Circuit Judge
21448/51/1R win:Nay
R: 5/50/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 42/1/1 (2.3% defecting)
25-JulS. 403On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4689RejectedLautenberg Amdt. No. 4689; To authorize grants to carry out programs to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies, and for other purposes.
21598/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
25-JulS. 403On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4694Agreed toBoxer Amdt. No. 4694; To punish parents who have committed incest.
21665/34/1R win:Yea
R: 51/4/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 14/29/1 (32.6% defecting)
25-JulS. 403On Passage of the BillPassedS. 403, As Amended; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
21786/12/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/1/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 31/11/2 (26.2% defecting)
26-JulS. 3711On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3711; Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
21872/23/5R win:Yea
R: 52/1/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 20/21/3 (48.8% defecting)
31-JulS. 3711On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3711; Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
21971/25/4R win:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 18/23/3 (43.9% defecting)
01-AugS. 3711On Passage of the BillPassedS. 3711; Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
22094/3/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
02-AugH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4775Agreed toSessions Amdt. No. 4775 as Amended and Modified; To provide $1,829,100,000 for the Army National Guard for the construction of 370 miles of triple-layered fencing, and 461 miles of vehicle barriers along the southwest border.
22197/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
02-AugH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4819Agreed toDodd Amdt. No. 4819; To make available an additional $6,700,000,000 to fund equipment reset requirements resulting from continuing combat operations, including repair, depot, and procurement activities.
22254/43/3R win:Yea
R: 52/2/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 2/40/2 (4.8% defecting)
02-AugH.R. 5631On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4781Agreed toMotion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4781 As Modified; To appropriate, with an offset, an additional $2,000,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for the improvement of imaging for traumatic brain injuries.
22336/60/4Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 19/35/1 (35.2% defecting)
D: 16/25/3 (39.0% defecting)
03-AugH.R. 5631On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4787RejectedMotion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 4787; To limit the funds available to the Department of Defense for expenses relating to conferences.
22496/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
03-AugH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4785Agreed toCoburn Amdt. No. 4785, As Modified; To ensure the fiscal integrity of travel payments made by the Department of Defense.
22597/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
03-AugH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4858Agreed toBoxer Amdt. No. 4858; To prohibit the use of funds by the United States Government to enter into an agreement with the Government of Iraq that would subject members of the Armed Forces to the jurisdiction of Iraq criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law.
22696/1/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
03-AugH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4848Agreed toCoburn Amdt. No. 4848; To require notice to Congress and the public on earmarks of funds available to the Department of Defense.
22731/67/2D win:Nay
R: 29/26/0 (47.3% defecting)
D: 2/40/2 (4.8% defecting)
03-AugH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4844RejectedSessions Amdt. No. 4844; To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, up to $77,000,000 for the Conventional Trident Modification Program.
22896/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
03-AugH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4863Agreed toMenendez Amdt. No. 4863; To make available from Operation and Maintenance, Navy, up to an additional $3,000,000 to fund improvements to physical security at Navy recruiting stations and to improve data security.
22956/42/2R win:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 4/38/2 (9.5% defecting)
03-AugH.R. 5970On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.5970; Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006
23093/5/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/3/0 (5.5% defecting)
D: 40/2/2 (4.8% defecting)
03-AugH.R. 4On Passage of the BillPassedH.R.4; Pension Protection Act of 2006
23192/0/8Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
05-SepPN1594On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge
23230/70/0R win:Nay
R: 0/55/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 29/15/0 (34.1% defecting)
06-SepH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4882RejectedFeinstein Amdt. No. 4882; To protect civilian lives from unexploded cluster munitions.
23354/44/2R win:Yea
R: 53/2/0 (3.6% defecting)
D: 1/41/2 (2.4% defecting)
06-SepH.R. 5631On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4885Agreed toMotion to Table Kennedy Amdt. No. 4885; To include information on civil war in Iraq in the quarterly reports on progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.
23450/48/2R win:Yea
R: 50/5/0 (9.1% defecting)
D: 0/42/2 (0.0% defecting)
06-SepH.R. 5631On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4895Agreed toMotion to Table Mikulski Amdt. No. 4895; To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into or carry out a contract for the performance by a contractor of any base operation support service at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital pursuant to a private-public competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 that was initiated on June 13, 2000, and has the solicitation number DADA 10-03-R-0001.
23596/0/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/0/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
07-SepH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4907Agreed toConrad Amdt. No. 4907; To enhance intelligence community efforts to bring Osama bin Laden and other key leaders of al Qaeda to the justice they deserve.
23651/44/5R win:Yea
R: 51/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
D: 0/43/1 (0.0% defecting)
07-SepH.R. 5631On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4909Agreed toMotion to Table Menendez Amdt. No. 4909; To prohibit the use of funds for a public relations program designed to monitor news media in the United States and the Middle East and create a database of news stories to promote positive coverage of the war in Iraq.
23745/51/4D win:Nay
R: 44/8/3 (15.4% defecting)
D: 1/42/1 (2.3% defecting)
07-SepH.R. 5631On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4897RejectedMotion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 4897; To make available up to an additional $700,000,000 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities to combat the growth of poppies in Afghanistan, to eliminate the production and trade of opium, and heroin, and to prevent terrorists from using the proceeds for terrorist activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, and to designate the additional amount as emergency spending.
23898/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
07-SepH.R. 5631On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4911Agreed toReed Amdt. No. 4911; To make available an additional $65,400,000 for additional appropriations for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, for the procurement of Predators for Special Operations forces, and to designate the amount as an emergency requirement.
23998/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
07-SepH.R. 5631On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 5631 As Amended; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007
24095/0/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/0/4 (0.0% defecting)
12-SepH.R. 4954On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4921Agreed toDeMint Amdt. No. 4921 As Amended; To establish a unified national hazard alert system, and for other purposes.
24185/12/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 42/12/1 (22.2% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
12-SepH.R. 4954On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4940Agreed toLautenberg Amdt. No. 4940; To provide that the limitation on the number of Transportation Security Administration employees shall not apply after the date of enactment of this Act, and for other purposes.
24297/0/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
12-SepH.R. 4954On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4931Agreed toHutchison Amdt. No. 4931; To strengthen national security by adding an additional 275 Customs and Border Protection officers at United States ports.
24341/57/2R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
13-SepH.R. 4954On the Motion S.Amdt. 4936RejectedMotion to Waive CBA Re: Reid Amdt. No.4936; To provide real national security, restore United States leadership, and implement tough and smart policies to win the war on terror.
24457/41/2R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 3/40/1 (7.0% defecting)
13-SepH.R. 4954On the Motion S.Amdt. 4975Agreed toMotion to Table Biden Amdt. No. 4975; To establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the Homeland, and for other purposes.
24595/3/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 40/3/1 (7.0% defecting)
13-SepH.R. 4954On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4982Agreed toColeman Amdt. No. 4982; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all cargo containers are screened before arriving at a United States seaport, that all high-risk containers are scanned before leaving a United States seaport, and that integrated scanning systems are fully deployed to scan all cargo containers entering the United States before they arrive in the United States.
24643/55/2R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
13-SepH.R. 4954On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4999RejectedMeenendez Amdt. No. 4999; To improve the security of cargo containers destined for the United States.
24798/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-SepH.R. 4954On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.4954; SAFE Port Act
24861/37/2R win:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 8/35/1 (18.6% defecting)
14-SepH.R. 4954On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4930Agreed toMotion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 4930; To improve maritime container security by ensuring that foreign ports participating in the Container Security Initiative scan all containers shipped to the United States for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading.
24998/0/2Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 43/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
14-SepH.R. 4954On Passage of the BillPassedH.R.4954 as Amended; SAFE Port Act
25062/32/6R win:Yea
R: 49/5/1 (9.3% defecting)
D: 12/27/5 (30.8% defecting)
19-SepH.R. 5684On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 5684; United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
25161/35/4R win:Yea
R: 54/0/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 7/34/3 (17.1% defecting)
19-SepPN358On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
25294/0/6Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 38/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
20-SepH.R. 6061On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006
25387/0/13Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 49/0/6 (0.0% defecting)
D: 37/0/7 (0.0% defecting)
25-SepPN1586On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge
25443/54/3R win:Nay
R: 1/52/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 41/2/1 (4.7% defecting)
27-SepS. 3930On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5086RejectedLevin Amdt. No. 5086; In the nature of a substitute.
25548/51/1R win:Nay
R: 4/50/1 (7.4% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
28-SepS. 3930On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5087RejectedSpecter Amdt. No. 5087; To strike the provision regarding habeas review.
25646/53/1R win:Nay
R: 1/53/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
28-SepS. 3930On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5095RejectedRockefeller Amdt. No. 5095; To provide for congressional oversight of certain Central Intelligence Agency programs.
25747/52/1R win:Nay
R: 2/52/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
28-SepS. 3930On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5104RejectedByrd Amdt. 5104; To prohibit the establishment of new military commissions after December 31, 2011.
25846/53/1R win:Nay
R: 2/52/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 43/1/0 (2.3% defecting)
28-SepS. 3930On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5088RejectedKennedy Amdt. No. 5088; To provide for the protection of United States persons in the implementation of treaty obligations.
25965/34/1R win:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 12/32/0 (27.3% defecting)
28-SepS. 3930On Passage of the BillPassedS. 3930 As Amended; Military Commissions Act of 2006
26071/28/1R win:Yea
R: 53/1/1 (1.9% defecting)
D: 18/26/0 (40.9% defecting)
28-SepH.R. 6061On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006
261100/0/0Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 55/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
D: 44/0/0 (0.0% defecting)
29-SepH.R. 5631On the Conference ReportAgreed toH.R.5631 Conference Report; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007
26280/19/1Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 54/1/0 (1.8% defecting)
D: 26/17/1 (39.5% defecting)
29-SepH.R. 6061On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006
26357/42/1R win:Yea
R: 51/4/0 (7.3% defecting)
D: 6/37/1 (14.0% defecting)
29-SepS. 403On the Cloture MotionRejectedMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in House Amendment to S.403; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
26495/1/4Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/1/2 (1.9% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
14-NovH.R. 5385On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007
26526/73/1R win:Nay
R: 0/54/1 (0.0% defecting)
D: 25/19/0 (43.2% defecting)
16-NovS. 3709On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5174RejectedBingaman Amdt. No. 5174; To limit the waiver authority of the President.
26627/71/2R win:Nay
R: 0/53/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 26/18/0 (40.9% defecting)
16-NovS. 3709On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5178RejectedDorgan Amdt. No. 5178 As Modified; To declare that it is the policy of the United States to continue to support implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1172 (1998).
26727/71/2Bipartisan Majority:Nay
R: 23/31/1 (42.6% defecting)
D: 4/40/0 (9.1% defecting)
16-NovS. 3709On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5181RejectedEnsign Amdt. No. 5181; To ensure that IAEA inspection equipment is not used for espionage purposes.
26825/71/4R win:Nay
R: 0/52/3 (0.0% defecting)
D: 25/19/0 (43.2% defecting)
16-NovS. 3709On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5183RejectedFeingold Amdt. No. 5183; To require as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation determinations by the President that United States nuclear cooperation with India does nothing to assist, encourage, or induce India to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.
26938/59/3R win:Nay
R: 9/44/2 (17.0% defecting)
D: 29/15/0 (34.1% defecting)
16-NovS. 3709On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5187RejectedBoxer Amdt. No. 5187; To make the waiver authority of the President contingent upon a certification that India has agreed to suspend military-to-military cooperation with Iran, including training exercises, until such time as Iran is no longer designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.
27085/12/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 53/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
D: 32/12/0 (27.3% defecting)
16-NovH.R. 5682On Passage of the BillPassedH.R. 5682 As Amended; United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act
27156/38/6D win:Yea
R: 15/36/4 (29.4% defecting)
D: 40/2/2 (4.8% defecting)
05-DecH.R. 5384On the Motion S.Amdt. 5205RejectedMotion to Waive CBA "Emergency Designation" Re: Conrad Amdt. No. 5205; To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance.
27295/2/3Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 52/2/1 (3.7% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
06-DecPN2191On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation: Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense
27389/6/5Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/5/2 (9.4% defecting)
D: 41/1/2 (2.4% defecting)
07-DecPN1396On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs
27480/11/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 40/10/5 (20.0% defecting)
D: 40/1/3 (2.4% defecting)
07-DecPN1396On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs
27593/0/7Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 50/0/5 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
08-DecPN1746On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Kent A. Jordan of Delaware to be U.S. Circuit Judge
27691/0/9Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 48/0/7 (0.0% defecting)
D: 42/0/2 (0.0% defecting)
08-DecPN1746On the NominationConfirmedConfirmation Kent A. Jordan of Delaware to be U.S. Circuit Judge
27767/21/12Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 31/17/7 (35.4% defecting)
D: 36/4/4 (10.0% defecting)
09-DecH.R. 6111On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Waive CBA Re: Motion to Concur in House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.6111.; Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
27878/10/12Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 42/6/7 (12.5% defecting)
D: 36/4/4 (10.0% defecting)
09-DecH.R. 6111On the Cloture MotionAgreed toMotion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 6111; Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
27979/9/12Bipartisan Majority:Yea
R: 40/8/7 (16.7% defecting)
D: 39/1/4 (2.5% defecting)
09-DecH.R. 6111On the MotionAgreed toMotion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6111; Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
Bipartisan: 119R wins: 108D wins: 44