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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session (2009)

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Session Date Vote Question
Description
Result Position
397 1 24-Dec H.R. 4314; A bill to permit continued financing of Government operations.

 

Passed (60 - 39) Yea
396 1 24-Dec H.R. 3590 as Amended; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Passed (60 - 39) Yea
395 1 23-Dec Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 3590; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Agreed to (60 - 39) Yea
394 1 23-Dec Reid Substitute Amendment No. 2786 As Amended; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (60 - 39) Yea
393 1 23-Dec Motion to Table DeMint Motion to Suspend Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (53 - 46) Yea
392 1 23-Dec Is the Hutchison Constitutional Point of Order Well Taken?; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Not Well Taken (39 - 60) Nay
391 1 23-Dec Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair Re: Rule XLIV of Paragraph 4 Against Amdt. No. 2786; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (57 - 42) Yea
390 1 23-Dec Motion to Waive the CBA Section 425 A(2) re: Reid Amdt. No. 2786; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (55 - 44) Yea
389 1 23-Dec Is The Ensign Point of Order Well Taken?; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Not Well Taken (39 - 60) Nay
388 1 22-Dec Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Substitute Amdt. No. 2786; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (60 - 39) Yea
387 1 22-Dec Reid Amdt. No. 3276; To improve the bill.

 

Agreed to (60 - 39) Yea
386 1 22-Dec Motion to Table Reid Amdt. No. 3278; To change the enactment date.

 

Agreed to (60 - 39) Yea
385 1 21-Dec Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Amdt. No. 3276 to Amdt. No. 2786 to H.R. 3590; To improve the bill.

 

Agreed to (60 - 40) Yea
384 1 19-Dec Motion To Concur In The House Amdt. To The Senate Amdt.; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (88 - 10) Yea
383 1 19-Dec Motion to Waive CBA and All Budget Resolutions Re: Motion to Concur in House Amdt. to H.R. 3326; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (63 - 35) Yea
382 1 19-Dec Motion to Table the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. with an Amendment (Amdt. No. 3248); Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (63 - 35) Yea
381 1 18-Dec Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3326.; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (63 - 33) Yea
380 1 17-Dec Reid Motion to Recess Until 12:01 A.M., Friday, December 18, 2009; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (59 - 38) Yea
379 1 16-Dec Motion to Table Hutchison Motion to Commit H.R. 3590 to the Committee on Finance; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Agreed to (56 - 41) Yea
378 1 15-Dec Lautenberg Amdt. No. 3156; To provide for the importation of prescription drugs.

 

Rejected (56 - 43) Yea
377 1 15-Dec Dorgan Amdt. No. 2793; To provide for the importation of prescription drugs.

 

Rejected (51 - 48) Yea
376 1 15-Dec Crapo Motion to Commit H.R. 3590 to the Committee on Finance; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Rejected (45 - 54) Yea
375 1 15-Dec Baucus Amdt. No. 3183; To protect middle class families from tax increases.

 

Agreed to (97 - 1) Yea
374 1 13-Dec Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3288; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (57 - 35) Yea
373 1 12-Dec Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3288; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (60 - 34) Yea
372 1 11-Dec Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII Re: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3288; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (60 - 36) Yea
371 1 10-Dec Motion to Proceed to the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3288; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (56 - 43) Yea
370 1 08-Dec McCain Motion to Commit H.R. 3590 to the Committee on Finance; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Rejected (42 - 57) Nay
369 1 08-Dec Motion to Table Nelson Amdt. No. 2962; To prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortions.

 

Agreed to (54 - 45) Yea
368 1 07-Dec Gregg Amdt. No. 2942; To prevent Medicare from being raided for new entitlements and to use Medicare savings to save Medicare.

 

Rejected (43 - 56) Nay
367 1 07-Dec Pryor Amdt. No. 2939; To require the Secretary to provide information regarding enrollee satisfaction with qualified health plans offered through an Exchange through the Internet portal.

 

Agreed to (98 - 0) Yea
366 1 06-Dec Ensign Amdt. No. 2927; Relative to limitation on amount of attorney's contingency fees.

 

Rejected (32 - 66) Yea
365 1 06-Dec Lincoln Amdt. No. 2905; To modify the limit on excessive remuneration paid by certain health insurance providers to set the limit at the same levels as the salary of the President of the United States.

 

Rejected (56 - 42) Yea
364 1 05-Dec Johanns Motion to Commit to the Committee on Finance; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Rejected (41 - 53) Yea
363 1 05-Dec Kerry Amdt No. 2926; To protect home health benefits.

 

Agreed to (96 - 0) Yea
362 1 04-Dec Hatch Motion to Commit H.R. 3590 to the Committee on Finance; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Rejected (41 - 57) Nay
361 1 04-Dec Stabenow Amdt. No. 2899; To ensure that there is no reduction or elimination of any benefits guaranteed by law to participants in Medicare Advantage plans.

 

Agreed to (97 - 1) Yea
360 1 04-Dec Thune Amdt. No. 2901; To eliminate new entitlement programs and limit the government control over the health care of American families.

 

Rejected (51 - 47) Yea
359 1 04-Dec Whitehouse Amdt. No. 2870; To promote fiscal responsibility by protecting the Social Security surplus and CLASS program savings in this Act.

 

Agreed to (98 - 0) Yea
358 1 03-Dec McCain Motion to Commit H.R. 3590 to the Committee on Finance; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Rejected (42 - 58) Nay
357 1 03-Dec Bennet Amdt. No. 2826; To protect and improve guaranteed Medicare benefits.

 

Agreed to (100 - 0) Yea
356 1 03-Dec Murkowski Amdt. No. 2836; To ensure patients receive doctor recommendations for preventive health services, including mammograms and cervical cancer screening, without interference from government or insurance company bureaucrats.

 

Rejected (41 - 59) Nay
355 1 03-Dec Mikulski Amdt. 2791 As Amended; To clarify provisions relating to first dollar coverage for preventive services for women.

 

Agreed to (61 - 39) Yea
354 1 01-Dec Confirmation Jacqueline H. Nguyen, of CA, to be U.S. District Judge

 

Confirmed (97 - 0) Yea
353 1 21-Nov Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3590; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

 

Agreed to (60 - 39) Yea
352 1 19-Nov S. 1963; Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009

 

Passed (98 - 0) Yea
351 1 19-Nov Coburn Amdt. No. 2785; To transfer funding for the United Nations contributions to offset costs of providing assistance to family caregivers of disabled veterans.

 

Rejected (32 - 66) Nay
350 1 19-Nov Confirmation David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.

 

Confirmed (59 - 39) Yea
349 1 17-Nov Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit.

 

Agreed to (70 - 29) Yea
348 1 17-Nov H.R. 3082 As Amended; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (100 - 0) Yea
347 1 17-Nov Motion to Table Inhofe Amdt. No 2774; To prohibit the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to construct or modify a facility in the United States or its territories to permanently or temporarily hold any individual held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

 

Agreed to (57 - 43) Nay
346 1 17-Nov Johnson Amdt. No. 2733; To increase by $50,000,000 the amount available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for minor construction projects for the purpose of converting unused Department of Veterans Affairs structures into housing with supportive services for homeless veterans, and to provide an offset.

 

Agreed to (98 - 1) Yea
345 1 16-Nov Coburn Motion to Commit H.R. 3082 to the Committee on Appropriations; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Rejected (24 - 69) Nay
344 1 16-Nov Coburn Amdt. No. 2757; To require public disclosure of certain reports.

 

Agreed to (93 - 0) Yea
343 1 09-Nov Confirmation Charlene Edwards Honeywell, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida

 

Confirmed (88 - 0) Yea
342 1 09-Nov Confirmation Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit

 

Confirmed (72 - 16) Yea
341 1 05-Nov Confirmation Ignacia S. Moreno, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General.

 

Confirmed (93 - 0) Yea
340 1 05-Nov H.R. 2847 As Amended.; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (71 - 28) Yea
339 1 05-Nov Motion to Waive Sec. 302(F) of CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2648 as modified.; To provide additional funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by reducing corporate welfare programs.

 

Rejected (32 - 67) Nay
338 1 05-Nov Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 2669; To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

 

Agreed to (54 - 45) Nay
337 1 05-Nov Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2667; To reduce waste and abuse at the Department of Commerce.

 

Rejected (42 - 57) Yea
336 1 05-Nov Coburn Amdt. No 2631.; To redirect funding of the National Science Foundation toward practical scientific research

 

Rejected (36 - 62) Nay
335 1 05-Nov Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reported Committee Substitute to H.R. 2847.; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (60 - 39) Yea
334 1 04-Nov H.R. 3548 as amended.; Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009

 

Passed (98 - 0) Yea
333 1 04-Nov Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 3548; Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (97 - 1) Yea
332 1 02-Nov Motion to invoke cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 2712 to H.R. 3548.; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (85 - 2) Yea
331 1 29-Oct Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2996; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (72 - 28) Yea
330 1 29-Oct Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII Re: H.R. 2996.; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (60 - 40) Yea
329 1 27-Oct Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3548; Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (87 - 13) Yea
328 1 27-Oct Confirmation Irene Cornelia Berger of West Virginia to be U.S. District Judge.

 

Confirmed (97 - 0) Yea
327 1 22-Oct Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2647; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

 

Agreed to (68 - 29) Yea
326 1 22-Oct Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2647; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

 

Agreed to (64 - 35) Yea
325 1 21-Oct Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776; Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009

 

Rejected (47 - 53) Yea
324 1 21-Oct Confirmation Roberto A. Lange, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge

 

Confirmed (100 - 0) Yea
323 1 20-Oct Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2892; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (79 - 19) Yea
322 1 15-Oct Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3183; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (80 - 17) Yea
321 1 14-Oct Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3183; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (79 - 17) Yea
320 1 13-Oct Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute to H.R. 2847; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Rejected (56 - 38) Yea
319 1 08-Oct Ensign Motion to Recommit to H.R. 2847 to the Committee of Appropriations; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Rejected (33 - 65) Nay
318 1 08-Oct Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2997; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (76 - 22) Yea
317 1 08-Oct McCain Amdt. No. 2626; To eliminate funding for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction.

 

Rejected (33 - 64) Nay
316 1 07-Oct Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 2630; To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

 

Agreed to (61 - 38) Yea
315 1 06-Oct H.R. 3326 as Amended; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (93 - 7) Yea
314 1 06-Oct McCain Amdt. No. 2583; To strike funding for the MARIAH Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Development Program.

 

Rejected (43 - 55) Nay
313 1 06-Oct Inouye Amdt. No. 2623; To provide full and open competition for congressionally directed spending items.

 

Agreed to (77 - 21) Yea
312 1 06-Oct McCain Amdt. No. 2580; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010.

 

Rejected (30 - 68) Nay
311 1 06-Oct Coburn Amdt. No. 2566; To restore $166,000,000 for the Armed Forces to prepare for and conduct combat operations, by eliminating low-priority congressionally directed spending items for all operations and maintenance accounts.

 

Rejected (25 - 73) Nay
310 1 06-Oct Coburn Amdt. No. 2565; To ensure transparency and accountability by providing that each member of Congress and the Secretary of Defense has the ability to review $1,500,000,000 in taxpayer funds allocated to the National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces.

 

Rejected (28 - 70) Nay
309 1 06-Oct Bond Amdt. No. 2596; To limit the early retirement of tactical aircraft.

 

Agreed to (91 - 7) Yea
308 1 06-Oct Franken Amdt. No. 2588; To prohibit the use of funds for any Federal contract with Halliburton Company, KBR, Inc., any of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other contracting party if such contractor or a subcontractor at any tier under such contract requires that employees or independent contractors sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims.

 

Agreed to (68 - 30) Yea
307 1 06-Oct Barrasso Amdt. No. 2567; To prohibit the use of funds for the Center on Climate Change and National Security of the Central Intelligence Agency.

 

Rejected (38 - 60) Nay
306 1 06-Oct Nomination of Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General

 

Confirmed (72 - 22) Yea
305 1 01-Oct McCain Amdt. No. 2575; To provide for testimony before Congress on the additional forces and resources required to meet United States objectives with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

 

Rejected (40 - 59) Nay
304 1 01-Oct Levin Amdt. No. 2593; Relating to hearings on strategy and resources with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

 

Agreed to (60 - 39) Yea
303 1 30-Sep Motion to Waive CBA McCain Amdt. No. 2558; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010 and to make such amounts available instead for operation and maintenance in accordance with amounts requested by the President in that budget and for Operation and Maintenance, Army, for overseas contingent operations.

 

Rejected (34 - 64) Nay
302 1 30-Sep Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2918; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (62 - 38) Yea
301 1 30-Sep Motion to Waive Budget Act Points of Order Re: H.R. 2918 Conference Report; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (61 - 39) Yea
300 1 30-Sep Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII Re: H.R. 2918 Conference Report; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (61 - 39) Yea
299 1 29-Sep Confirmation Jeffrey L. Viken, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge

 

Confirmed (99 - 0) Yea
298 1 24-Sep H.R. 2996, As Amended; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (77 - 21) Yea
297 1 24-Sep Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2483; To help preserve America's national parks and other public land treasures by reducing maintenance backlogs that threaten the health and safety of visitors.

 

Agreed to (79 - 19) Yea
296 1 24-Sep Motion to Table Ensign Motion to Recommit H.R. 2996 to the Committee on Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (64 - 34) Yea
295 1 24-Sep Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 2549; To ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change (commonly known as the "White House Climate Change Czar") is not directing actions of departments and agencies funded by this Act.

 

Agreed to (57 - 41) Yea
294 1 23-Sep Motion to Table McCaskill Amdt. No. 2514; To strike the earmarks for the Save America's Treasure program and to provide criteria for the distribution of grants under that program.

 

Agreed to (72 - 26) Yea
293 1 23-Sep Motion to Table Vitter Motion to Recommit H.R. 2996 to the Committee on Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (56 - 42) Yea
292 1 22-Sep Motion to Table the DeMint Motion to Recommit to Committee on Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (61 - 36) Not Voting
291 1 22-Sep McCain Amdt. No. 2461; To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the Des Moines Art Center in the State of Iowa.

 

Rejected (27 - 70) Not Voting
290 1 22-Sep Feinstein Amdt. No. 2460, as Modified; To support the participation of the Smithsonian Institution in activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009.

 

Agreed to (95 - 0) Not Voting
289 1 17-Sep Johanns Amdt. No. 2394; Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

 

Agreed to (85 - 11) Yea
288 1 17-Sep Confirmation of Gerard E. Lynch, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

 

Confirmed (94 - 3) Yea
287 1 17-Sep H.R. 3288 as amended; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (73 - 25) Yea
286 1 17-Sep Kyl Motion to Recommit H.R. 3288 to the Committee on Appropriations; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Rejected (34 - 64) Nay
285 1 17-Sep McCain Amdt. No. 2403 As Modified; To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the Brownsfields Economic Development Initiative program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 

Rejected (37 - 60) Nay
284 1 17-Sep DeMint Amdt. No. 2410; To limit the use of funds for the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport.

 

Rejected (43 - 53) Nay
283 1 17-Sep Vitter Amdt. No. 2359.; To prohibit the use of funds for households that include convicted drug dealing or domestic violence offenders or members of violent gangs that occupy rebuilt public housing in New Orleans.

 

Rejected (34 - 62) Nay
282 1 16-Sep Ensign Motion To Recommit Bill H.R. 3288 to the Committee on Appropriations; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Rejected (33 - 64) Nay
281 1 16-Sep Gregg Amdt. No. 2361; To prohibit the use of stimulus funds for self-congratulatory signage that allows lawmakers to promote their spending of taxpayer dollars on stimulus projects.

 

Rejected (45 - 52) Yea
280 1 16-Sep Vitter Amendment Number 2376; To affirm the continuing existence of the community service requirements under section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.

 

Agreed to (73 - 25) Yea
279 1 16-Sep Wicker Amdt. No. 2366 As Modified; To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage.

 

Agreed to (68 - 30) Yea
278 1 16-Sep Coburn Amdt. No. 2372; To fully provide for the critical surface transportation needs of the United States by prohibiting funds from being used on lower-priority projects, such as transportation museums.

 

Rejected (41 - 57) Nay
277 1 16-Sep Coburn Amdt. No. 2371; To remove an unnecessary and burdensome mandate on the States, by allowing them to opt out of a provision that requires States to spend 10 percent of their surface transportation funds on enhancement projects such as road-kill reduction and highway beautification.

 

Rejected (39 - 59) Nay
276 1 15-Sep Motion To Table McCain Amdt. No. 2375; To provide that all amounts in the bill provided for congressional earmarks shall be made available for NextGen and NextGen programs.

 

Agreed to (68 - 26) Yea
275 1 14-Sep Johanns Amendment Number 2355 as modified; Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

 

Agreed to (83 - 7) Yea
274 1 10-Sep Confirmation of Cass R. Sunstein, of MA, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget

 

Confirmed (57 - 40) Nay
273 1 09-Sep Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Cass R. Sunstein, to be Administrator of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget

 

Agreed to (63 - 35) Nay
272 1 09-Sep S.1023 As Amended; Travel Promotion Act of 2009

 

Passed (79 - 19) Yea
271 1 08-Sep Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature.

 

Agreed to (80 - 19) Yea
270 1 06-Aug H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.

 

Passed (60 - 37) Yea
269 1 06-Aug Motion to Waive Sec. 403(e)(1), S. Con. Res. 13 of 111th Congress re: H.R. 3435; A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.

 

Agreed to (60 - 37) Yea
268 1 06-Aug Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress re: Isakson Amdt. No. 2306; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for certain home purchases, and to transfer to the Treasury unobligated funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the amount of the reduction in revenue resulting from such credit.

 

Rejected (47 - 50) Yea
267 1 06-Aug Vitter Amdt. No. 2303; To provide for a date certain for termination of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

 

Rejected (41 - 56) Yea
266 1 06-Aug Motion to Waive CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2304; To provide assistance to charities and families in need.

 

Rejected (41 - 56) Nay
265 1 06-Aug Motion To Waive CBA re: Gregg Amdt. No. 2302; To protect the generations of tomorrow from paying for new cars today.

 

Rejected (46 - 51) Yea
264 1 06-Aug Kyl Amdt. No. 2301 As Modified; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (40 - 57) Nay
263 1 06-Aug Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 2300; To limit the provision of vouchers to individuals with adjusted gross incomes of less than $50,000 or joint filers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000.

 

Agreed to (65 - 32) Yea
262 1 06-Aug Confirmation Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

 

Confirmed (68 - 31) Yea
261 1 04-Aug H.R. 2997 As Amended; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (80 - 17) Yea
260 1 04-Aug Motion to Waive the CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 2276; To modify the amount made available for the Farm Service Agency.

 

Agreed to (60 - 37) Yea
259 1 04-Aug Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations ; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Rejected (32 - 65) Nay
258 1 04-Aug Coburn Amdt. No. 2244; To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts.

 

Rejected (37 - 60) Nay
257 1 04-Aug McCain Amdt. No. 1912; To strike a provision relating to certain watershed and flood prevention operations.

 

Rejected (27 - 70) Nay
256 1 03-Aug McCain Amdt. No. 1910; To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act.

 

Rejected (41 - 55) Nay
255 1 03-Aug Motion to Invoke cloture on the Kohl Amdt. No. 1908; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (83 - 11) Yea
254 1 30-Jul H.R. 3357; A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

 

Passed (79 - 17) Yea
253 1 30-Jul Motion to Waive CBA Re: H.R. 3357; A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

 

Agreed to (71 - 26) Nay
252 1 30-Jul Sessions Amdt. No. 2223; To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund.

 

Rejected (40 - 57) Nay
251 1 30-Jul Motion to Waive CBA Bond Amdt. No. 1904; To repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU.

 

Rejected (34 - 63) Nay
250 1 30-Jul Ensign Amdt. No. 1905 as Modified; To offset the appropriation of funds to replenish the Unemployment Trust Fund with unobligated nonveterans funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

 

Rejected (41 - 56) Yea
249 1 30-Jul Vitter Amdt. No. 1907 as Modified; To temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.

 

Rejected (42 - 55) Yea
248 1 29-Jul H.R. 3183 as Amended; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (85 - 9) Yea
247 1 29-Jul Coburn Amdt. No. 1884; To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act.

 

Rejected (26 - 71) Nay
246 1 29-Jul Dorgan Amdt. No. 1895; To provide requirements regarding the authority of the Department of Energy to enter into certain contracts.

 

Agreed to (79 - 18) Yea
245 1 29-Jul Coburn Amdt. No. 1879; To reduce the appropriation for Departmental Administration of the Department of Energy so that the Department can set an example for all Americans by reducing unnecessary energy usage.

 

Rejected (35 - 62) Yea
244 1 29-Jul Motion to Waive CBA re: Alexander Amdt. No. 1862; To limit disbursement of additional funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to certain automobile manufacturers, to impose fiduciary duties on the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to shareholders of such automobile manufacturers, to require the issuance of shares of common stock to eligible taxpayers which represent the common stock holdings of the United States Government in such automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes.

 

Rejected (38 - 59) Nay
243 1 28-Jul McCain Amdt. No. 1814; To prohibit the use of funds to carry out any project or site-specific location identified in the committee report unless the project is specifically authorized or to carry out an unauthorized appropriation.

 

Rejected (25 - 72) Nay
242 1 23-Jul S.1390 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

 

Passed (87 - 7) Yea
241 1 23-Jul Isakson Amdt. No. 1525; To repeal the sunset of authority to provide fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of uniforms from foreign sources.

 

Rejected (40 - 54) Nay
240 1 23-Jul Bayh Amdt. No. 1767; To provide for the continued development of a competitive propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter program and additional amounts, with an offset, for UH-1Y/AH-1Z rotary wing aircraft and Joint Strike Fighter program management reserves.

 

Rejected (38 - 59) Nay
239 1 22-Jul Brownback Amdt. No. 1597; To express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.

 

Rejected (43 - 54) Yea
238 1 22-Jul Kerry Amdt. No. 1761; To express the sense of the Senate that the United States should fully enforce existing sanctions, and should explore additional sanctions, with respect to North Korea and to require a review to determine whether North Korea should be re-listed as a state sponsor of terrorism.

 

Agreed to (66 - 31) Yea
237 1 22-Jul Thune Amdt. No. 1618; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.

 

Rejected (58 - 39) Yea
236 1 21-Jul Lieberman Amdt. No. 1528; To provide authority to increase Army active-duty end strengths for fiscal year 2010 as well as fiscal year 2011 and 2012.

 

Agreed to (93 - 1) Yea
235 1 21-Jul Levin Amdt. No. 1469; To strike $1,750,000,000 in Procurement, Air Force funding for F-22A aircraft procurement, and to restore operation and maintenance, military personnel, and other funding in divisions A and B that was reduced in order to authorize such appropriation.

 

Agreed to (58 - 40) Yea
234 1 20-Jul Sessions Amdt. No. 1616; To prohibit assault or battery of a United States serviceman on account of the military service of the United States serviceman or status as a serviceman.

 

Agreed to (92 - 0) Yea
233 1 16-Jul Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1511; To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.

 

Agreed to (63 - 28) Yea
232 1 16-Jul Brownback Amdt. No. 1610; To clarify that the amendment shall not be construed or applied to infringe on First Amendment rights.

 

Agreed to (78 - 13) Yea
231 1 16-Jul Hatch Amdt. No. 1611; To prevent duplication in the Federal government.

 

Rejected (29 - 62) Nay
230 1 13-Jul Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Robert M. Groves, to be Director of the Census

 

Agreed to (76 - 15) Yea
229 1 09-Jul H.R. 2892 As Amended; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (84 - 6) Yea
228 1 09-Jul Sanders Amdt. No. 1430; To increase funding for firefighter assistance grants and recruitment and retention grants.

 

Rejected (32 - 58) Yea
227 1 09-Jul Coburn Amdt. No. 1434; To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act.

 

Rejected (31 - 60) Nay
226 1 09-Jul Murray Amdt. No. 1468; To prohibit certain funds from being used for certain efforts.

 

Agreed to (67 - 24) Yea
225 1 09-Jul Vitter Amdt. No. 1467; To prevent funds from being used to prevent individuals from importing prescription drugs under certain circumstances.

 

Agreed to (55 - 36) Yea
224 1 09-Jul McCain Amdt. No. 1378; To strike the appropriation for the Advanced Training Center.

 

Rejected (35 - 61) Nay
223 1 09-Jul Kyl Amdt. No. 1432; To strike the earmark for the City of Whitefish Emergency Operations Center.

 

Rejected (36 - 59) Nay
222 1 08-Jul McCain Amdt. No. 1406; To strike the provision relating to the Loran-C signal, as recommended by the Administration.

 

Rejected (37 - 61) Nay
221 1 08-Jul Feingold Amdt. No. 1402; To require grants for Emergency Operations Centers and financial assistance for the predisaster mitigation program to be awarded without regard to earmarks.

 

Rejected (38 - 60) Nay
220 1 08-Jul DeMint Amdt. No. 1399; To require the completion of at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border by December 31, 2010.

 

Agreed to (54 - 44) Yea
219 1 08-Jul Motion to Table Sessions Amdt. No. 1371; To make the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees.

 

Rejected (44 - 53) Nay
218 1 07-Jul McCain Amendment No. 1400; To eliminate the appropriation for the Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance, as recommended by the Administration.

 

Rejected (47 - 51) Yea
217 1 06-Jul H.R. 2918 As Amended; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Passed (67 - 25) Yea
216 1 06-Jul Is it in order to offer the Amendment (SA 1365) to the Bill; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Not Sustained (70 - 23) Yea
215 1 06-Jul McCain Amdt. No. 1366; To strike the earmark for the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.

 

Rejected (31 - 61) Nay
214 1 25-Jun Motion to Table Motion to Commit H.R. 2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010

 

Agreed to (65 - 31) Yea
213 1 25-Jun Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

 

Confirmed (62 - 35) Yea
212 1 24-Jun Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Counsel of the Department of State

 

Agreed to (65 - 31) Yea
211 1 22-Jun Motion to Invoke Cloture on Dorgan Amendment No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature.

 

Rejected (53 - 34) Yea
210 1 18-Jun Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009

 

Agreed to (91 - 5) Yea
209 1 18-Jun Motion to Waive All Applicable Points of Order Under Rule 44 on Conference Report on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009

 

Agreed to (60 - 36) Yea
208 1 16-Jun Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to S.1023; Travel Promotion Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (90 - 3) Yea
207 1 11-Jun H.R. 1256 As Amended; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

 

Passed (79 - 17) Yea
206 1 10-Jun Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

 

Agreed to (67 - 30) Yea
205 1 09-Jun Burr Amdt. No. 1246; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (36 - 60) Nay
204 1 08-Jun Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (61 - 30) Yea
203 1 02-Jun Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

 

Agreed to (84 - 11) Yea
202 1 21-May HR 2346 As Amended ; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009

 

Passed (86 - 3) Yea
201 1 21-May DeMint Amdt. No. 1138; To strike the provisions relating to increased funding for the International Monetary Fund.

 

Rejected (30 - 64) Nay
200 1 21-May Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009

 

Agreed to (94 - 1) Yea
199 1 20-May Brownback Amdt. No. 1140 As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate on consultation with State and local governments in the transfer to the United States of detainees at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

 

Agreed to (94 - 0) Yea
198 1 20-May McConnell Amdt. No. 1136 As Modified; To limit the release of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a report on the prisoner population at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.

 

Agreed to (92 - 3) Yea
197 1 20-May Conference Report to Accompany S. 454; Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (95 - 0) Yea
196 1 20-May Inouye Amdt. No. 1133; To prohibit funding to transfer, release, or incarcerate detainees detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States.

 

Agreed to (90 - 6) Yea
195 1 19-May Confirmation of Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission

 

Confirmed (88 - 6) Yea
194 1 19-May H.R. 627 As Amended; Credit CARD Act of 2009

 

Passed (90 - 5) Yea
193 1 19-May Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dodd Amdt. No. 1058; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (92 - 2) Yea
192 1 13-May Motion to Waive CBA Re: Gregg Amdt. No. 1085; To enhance public knowledge regarding the national debt by requiring the publication of the facts about the national debt on IRS instructions, Federal websites, and in new legislation.

 

Rejected (59 - 35) Yea
191 1 13-May Motion to Waive CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 1062; To establish a national consumer credit usury rate.

 

Rejected (33 - 60) Nay
190 1 13-May Vitter Amdt. No. 1066; To specify acceptable forms of identification for the opening of credit card accounts.

 

Rejected (28 - 65) Nay
189 1 13-May Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior

 

Rejected (57 - 39) Yea
188 1 12-May Coburn Amdt. No. 1067; To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks and refuges.

 

Agreed to (67 - 29) Yea
187 1 07-May Confirmation R. Gil Kerlikowske, of Washington to be Director of National Drug Control Policy

 

Confirmed (91 - 1) Yea
186 1 07-May S. 454 As Amended; Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009

 

Passed (93 - 0) Yea
185 1 06-May S. 896 As Amended; Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009

 

Passed (91 - 5) Yea
184 1 06-May Grassley Amdt. No. 1021 As Modified ; To amend chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, to provide the Comptroller General additional audit authorities relating to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.

 

Agreed to (95 - 1) Yea
183 1 06-May Motion to Waive Sect. 202, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, Coburn Amdt. No. 1042; To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property.

 

Rejected (50 - 46) Yea
182 1 06-May Kerry Amdt. No. 1036 As Modified; To protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property, and for other purposes.

 

Agreed to (57 - 39) Yea
181 1 05-May DeMint Amdt. No. 1026; To prohibit the use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for the purchase of common stock, and for other purposes.

 

Rejected (36 - 59) Nay
180 1 05-May Ensign Amdt. NO. 1043; Of a perfecting nature.

 

Agreed to (96 - 0) Yea
179 1 05-May Thune Amdt. No. 1030; To require the Secretary of the Treasury to use any amounts repaid by a financial institution that is a recipient of assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to reduce the authorization level under the TARP.

 

Rejected (47 - 48) Yea
178 1 05-May Corker Amdt. No. 1019; To address safe harbor for certain servicers.

 

Rejected (31 - 63) Nay
177 1 04-May Vitter Amdt. No. 1017; To provide that the primary and foundational responsibility of the Federal Housing Administration shall be to safeguard and preserve the solvency of the Administration.

 

Rejected (36 - 56) Nay
176 1 04-May Vitter Amdt. No. 1016; To authorize and remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

 

Rejected (39 - 53) Yea
175 1 30-Apr Confirmation Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife

 

Confirmed (89 - 2) Yea
174 1 30-Apr Durbin Amdt. No. 1014; To prevent mortgage foreclosures and preserve home values.

 

Rejected (45 - 51) Nay
173 1 29-Apr Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Agreed to (53 - 43) Yea
172 1 28-Apr Confirmation Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

 

Confirmed (65 - 31) Yea
171 1 28-Apr S. 386 as Amended; Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009

 

Passed (92 - 4) Yea
170 1 27-Apr Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute to S. 386; Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (84 - 4) Yea
169 1 23-Apr Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Agreed to (63 - 30) Yea
168 1 23-Apr DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Agreed to (79 - 14) Yea
167 1 23-Apr Cornyn Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Agreed to (84 - 9) Yea
166 1 23-Apr Sessions Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Rejected (38 - 56) Nay
165 1 23-Apr Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Rejected (40 - 54) Nay
164 1 23-Apr Johanns Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Agreed to (66 - 28) Yea
163 1 23-Apr Stabenow Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Agreed to (57 - 37) Yea
162 1 23-Apr Kyl Amdt. No. 986; To limit the amount that may be deducted from proceeds due to the United States under the False Claims Act for purposes of compensating private intervenors to the greater of $50,000,000 or 300 percent of the expenses and costs of the intervenor.

 

Rejected (31 - 61) Nay
161 1 22-Apr Isakson Amdt. No. 995; To establish the Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes.

 

Agreed to (92 - 4) Yea
160 1 22-Apr Kyl Amdt. No. 985; To modify the definition of the term "obligation".

 

Agreed to (94 - 1) Yea
159 1 21-Apr Confirmation of Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq

 

Confirmed (73 - 23) Yea
158 1 20-Apr Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Christopher R. Hill, of R.I. to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq

 

Agreed to (73 - 17) Yea
157 1 20-Apr Nomination of Christine Anne Varney, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General

 

Confirmed (87 - 1) Yea
156 1 20-Apr Nomination of Lanny A. Breuer to be an Assistant Attorney General

 

Confirmed (88 - 0) Yea
155 1 20-Apr Nomination of Tony West, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General

 

Confirmed (82 - 4) Yea
154 1 02-Apr S. Con. Res. 13 as Amended; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Agreed to (55 - 43) Yea
153 1 02-Apr Vitter Amdt. No. 937; To require States to implement drug testing programs for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which would encourage healthy, drug-free families instead of encouraging dependent behavior or on-going drug abuse.

 

Rejected (18 - 79) Nay
152 1 02-Apr Coburn Amdt. No. 828; To protect the freedom of conscience for patients and the right of health care providers to serve patients without violating their moral and religious convictions.

 

Rejected (41 - 56) Nay
151 1 02-Apr DeMint Amdt. No. 964; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect small and home businesses from the burdensome and impractical requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.

 

Rejected (39 - 58) Nay
150 1 02-Apr Motion to Waive CBA re: Sessions Amdt. No. 969; To provide for a point of order against any appropriations bill that fails to fully fund the construction of the Southwest border fence.

 

Rejected (36 - 61) Nay
149 1 02-Apr Motion To Waive CBA DeMint Amdt. No. 967; To implement President Obama's earmark reforms.

 

Rejected (28 - 69) Nay
148 1 02-Apr DeMint Amdt. No. 965; To prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts for auto manufacturers.

 

Rejected (31 - 66) Nay
147 1 02-Apr Durbin Amdt. No. 974, As Modified; To provide that no additional estate tax relief beyone that which is already assumed in this resolution, which protects over 99.7 percent of estates from the estate tax, shall be allowed under any deficit-neutral reserve fund unless an equal amount of aggregate tax relief is also provided to Americans earning less than $100,000 per year.

 

Agreed to (56 - 43) Yea
146 1 02-Apr Lincoln Amdt. No. 873; To create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for estate tax relief.

 

Agreed to (51 - 48) Yea
145 1 02-Apr Motion to Waive CBA re: Wicker Amdt. No. 798; To ensure that law abiding Amtrak passengers are allowed to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage.

 

Agreed to (63 - 35) Yea
144 1 02-Apr Motion to Waive CBA re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 934; To increase transparency by requiring five days of public review of legislation before passage by the Senate.

 

Rejected (46 - 52) Nay
143 1 02-Apr Bennett Amdt. No. 954, As Modified; To save the American taxpayer over $150,000,000,000 by adjusting spending levels beyond fiscal year 2010 to compensate for spending from the stimulus bill in the corresponding fiscal years.

 

Rejected (42 - 56) Nay
142 1 02-Apr Bond Amdt. No. 926; To protect workers from significant job loss by providing a point of order against climate change or similar legislation that raises Federal revenues to such an extent that it causes significant job loss in manufacturing- or coal-dependent U.S. regions such as the Midwest, Great Plains or South.

 

Agreed to (54 - 44) Yea
141 1 02-Apr Stabenow Amdt. No. 879; To modify the authorization for climate change legislation.

 

Agreed to (73 - 25) Yea
140 1 02-Apr Sanders Amdt. No. 811; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law, and for other purposes.

 

Rejected (31 - 67) Nay
139 1 02-Apr Grassley Amdt. No. 950; To ensure that millions of middle-income families do not face an alternative minimum tax increase in 2013 and 2014 and that the budget resolution reflects that result.

 

Rejected (40 - 58) Nay
138 1 02-Apr Thune Amdt. No. 803; To protect charitable giving by ensuring that organizations that provide important religious, educational, cultural, health care, and environmental services are not negatively impacted by changes to the Federal income tax deduction for charitable donations.

 

Agreed to (94 - 3) Yea
137 1 02-Apr Boxer Amdt. No. 953, as Modified; To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool program.

 

Agreed to (89 - 9) Yea
136 1 02-Apr Landrieu Amdt. No. 931; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas leasing revenues.

 

Rejected (37 - 60) Nay
135 1 02-Apr Graham Amdt. No. 910; To protect middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax.

 

Agreed to (65 - 33) Yea
134 1 02-Apr Vitter Amdt. No. 787; To end $272 billion in spending on bailouts under TARP and reduce record deficits and levels of debt.

 

Rejected (28 - 70) Nay
133 1 02-Apr Reed Amdt. No. 949; To provide for the expenditure of the remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for the benefit of consumers.

 

Agreed to (56 - 42) Yea
132 1 02-Apr Johanns Motion to Recommit to the Committee on the Budget; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

 

Rejected (43 - 55) Nay
131 1 02-Apr Sanders Amdt. No. 875; To require information from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System about the use of emergency economic assistance.

 

Agreed to (59 - 39) Yea
130 1 02-Apr Dodd Amdt. No. 913; To provide for enhanced oversight of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System concerning the use of emergency economic assistance.

 

Agreed to (96 - 2) Yea
129 1 02-Apr McCain Amdt. No. 882, as Modified; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (38 - 60) Nay
128 1 02-Apr Ensign Amdt. No. 805; To require certain higher-income beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug benefit to pay higher premiums, as is currently required for physicians' services and outpatient services, and as proposed in the budget of the United States Government most recently submitted by the President.

 

Rejected (39 - 58) Nay
127 1 01-Apr Kyl Amdt. No. 793; To protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in genomics and personalized medicine, the unique needs of health disparity populations, and differences in the treatment response and the treatment preferences of patients.

 

Rejected (44 - 54) Nay
126 1 01-Apr Johanns Amdt. No. 735; To prohibit the use of reconciliation in the Senate for climate change legislation involving a cap and trade system.

 

Agreed to (67 - 31) Yea
125 1 01-Apr Motion to Waive CBA re: Whitehouse Amdt. No. 869; Relative to a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment.

 

Rejected (42 - 56) Nay
124 1 01-Apr Crapo Amdt. No. 844; To protect the fiscal discipline on discretionary spending exercised by the reported budget resolution by extending the resolution's discretionary spending limits to exactly the same level as already assumed in the resolution to make sure that debt is not increased further than contemplated by this budget resolution as a result of subsequent budget resolution or appropriation bills.

 

Rejected (43 - 55) Nay
123 1 01-Apr Gregg Amdt. No. 835; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address our Nations long term fiscal problems.

 

Rejected (44 - 54) Nay
122 1 01-Apr Cornyn Amdt. No. 806; To protect small businesses from higher taxes.

 

Agreed to (82 - 16) Yea
121 1 01-Apr Ensign Amdt. No. 804; To protect middle-income taxpayers from tax increases by providing a point of order against legislation that increase taxes on them, including taxes that arise, directly or indirectly, from Federal revenues derived from climate change or similar legislation.

 

Agreed to (98 - 0) Yea
120 1 01-Apr Sessions Amdt. No. 772, As Modified; To restore the budget discipline of the Federal Government by freezing nondefense discretionary spending for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, and limiting the growth of nondefense discretionary spending to one percent annually for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.

 

Rejected (40 - 58) Nay
119 1 01-Apr Alexander Amdt. No. 747; To create runaway debt point of order against consideration of a budget resolution that projects the ratio of public debt to GDP for any fiscal year in excess of 90% to ensure the continued viability of US dollar and prevent doubling or tripling the debt burden on future generations.

 

Rejected (43 - 55) Nay
118 1 31-Mar Gregg Amdt. No. 739; To prohibit the consideration of any budget resolution, or amendment thereto, or conference report thereon, that shows an increase in the public debt, for the period of the current fiscal year through the next 10 years, equal to or greater than the debt accumulated from 1789 to January 20, 2009.

 

Rejected (43 - 54) Nay
117 1 31-Mar Thune Amdt. No. 731; To amend the deficit-neutral reserve fund for climate change legislation to require that such legislation does not increase electricity or gasoline prices.

 

Agreed to (89 - 8) Yea
116 1 31-Mar Boxer Amdt. No. 749; To require that certain legislation relating to clean energy technologies not increase electricity or gasoline prices or increase the overall burden on consumers.

 

Agreed to (54 - 43) Yea
115 1 26-Mar H.R. 1388 As Amended; Serve America Act

 

Passed (79 - 19) Yea
114 1 26-Mar Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 705; To prohibit ACORN, or organizations affiliated or co-located with ACORN, from receiving assistance under this Act.

 

Agreed to (53 - 43) Yea
113 1 26-Mar Thune Amdt. No. 716; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving.

 

Rejected (48 - 49) Yea
112 1 26-Mar Baucus Amdt. No. 721; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving.

 

Agreed to (56 - 41) Yea
111 1 25-Mar Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No. 715 As Modified; To clarify that nonprofit organizations assisted under the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program include certain crisis pregnancy centers, and organizations that serve battered women or victims of rape or incest.

 

Agreed to (56 - 41) Yea
110 1 25-Mar Motion to Waive CBA Re: Crapo Amdt. No. 688; To increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.

 

Rejected (48 - 49) Yea
109 1 25-Mar Confirmation David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be Assistant Attorney General

 

Confirmed (97 - 0) Yea
108 1 23-Mar Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1388; Serve America Act

 

Agreed to (74 - 14) Yea
107 1 19-Mar Confirmation Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General

 

Confirmed (61 - 31) Yea
106 1 19-Mar H.R. 146 as Amended; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

 

Passed (77 - 20) Yea
105 1 19-Mar Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 683; To prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.

 

Agreed to (70 - 27) Yea
104 1 19-Mar Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 677; To require Federal agencies to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by each Federal agency and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.

 

Agreed to (58 - 39) Yea
103 1 18-Mar Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 675; To prohibit the use of eminent domain and to ensure that no American has their property forcibly taken from them by authorities granted under this Act.

 

Agreed to (63 - 35) Yea
102 1 18-Mar Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 679; To provide for the future energy needs of the United States and eliminate restrictions on the development of renewable energy.

 

Agreed to (65 - 33) Yea
101 1 18-Mar Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 680; To ensure that the general public has full access to our national parks and to promote the health and safety of all visitors and employees of the National Park Service.

 

Agreed to (79 - 19) Yea
100 1 18-Mar Confirmation Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be U.S. Trade Representative

 

Confirmed (92 - 5) Yea
99 1 16-Mar Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 146; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (73 - 21) Yea
98 1 12-Mar Confirmation Thomas John Perrelli, Of Virginia, To be Associate Attorney General

 

Confirmed (72 - 20) Yea
97 1 12-Mar Confirmation David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General

 

Confirmed (65 - 28) Yea
96 1 10-Mar Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1105; Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

 

Agreed to (62 - 35) Yea
95 1 10-Mar Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 621; To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.

 

Agreed to (52 - 45) Nay
94 1 10-Mar Ensign Amdt. No. 615; To strike the restrictions on the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program.

 

Rejected (39 - 58) Nay
93 1 10-Mar Motion To Table Sessions Amdt. No. 604; To extend the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation established in title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1966 for 6 years.

 

Agreed to (50 - 47) Yea
92 1 10-Mar Thune Amdt. No. 662; To prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Communications Commission to repromulgate the Fairness Doctrine.

 

Rejected (47 - 50) Nay
91 1 10-Mar Cornyn Amdt. No. 674; To prohibit the use of funds to implement an Executive Order relating to employee notice of rights under Federal labor laws.

 

Rejected (38 - 59) Nay
90 1 10-Mar Cornyn Amdt. No. 673; To prevent collection of excessive contingency legal fees by lawyers hired to protect the public interest.

 

Rejected (32 - 64) Nay
89 1 09-Mar Enzi Amdt. No. 668; To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas.

 

Rejected (42 - 53) Nay
88 1 09-Mar Kyl Amdt. No. 631; To require the Secretary of State to certify that funds made available for reconstruction efforts in Gaza will not be diverted to Hamas or entities controlled by Hamas.

 

Rejected (39 - 56) Nay
87 1 09-Mar Kyl Amdt. No. 630; To require a report on counter-smuggling efforts in Gaza.

 

Rejected (34 - 61) Nay
86 1 09-Mar McCain Amdt. No. 593; To prohibit the use of funds provided in the bill.

 

Rejected (32 - 63) Nay
85 1 05-Mar Kyl Amdt. No. 634; To prohibit the expenditure of amounts made available under this Act in a contract with any company that has a business presence in Iran's energy sector.

 

Rejected (41 - 53) Nay
84 1 05-Mar Motion to Waive the CBA re: Thune Amdt. No. 635 as Modified; To provide funding for the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health, with an offset.

 

Rejected (26 - 68) Nay
83 1 05-Mar Inhofe Amdt. No. 613; To provide that no funds may be made available to make any assessed contribution or voluntary payment of the United Nations if the United Nations implements or imposes any taxation on any United States persons.

 

Rejected (43 - 51) Nay
82 1 05-Mar Murkowski Amdt. No. 599; To modify a provision relating to the repromulgation of final rules by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce.

 

Rejected (42 - 52) Yea
81 1 05-Mar Wicker Amdt. No. 607 as Modified; To require that amounts appropriated for the United Nations Population Fund are not used by organizations which support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.

 

Rejected (39 - 55) Nay
80 1 04-Mar Coburn Amdt. No. 623 as Modified; To prohibit taxpayer dollars from being earmarked to 14 clients of a lobbying firm under Federal investigation for making campaign donations in exchange for political favors for the group's clients.

 

Rejected (43 - 52) Yea
79 1 04-Mar Coburn Amdt. No. 610; To prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.

 

Rejected (34 - 61) Nay
78 1 04-Mar Coburn Amdt. No. 608; To provide funds for the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act from funds already provided for the Weed and Seed Program.

 

Rejected (37 - 58) Nay
77 1 04-Mar Coburn Amdt. No. 596; To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.

 

Rejected (38 - 57) Nay
76 1 03-Mar Hutchison Motion to Commit with Instructions re: H.R. 1105; Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

 

Rejected (40 - 55) Yea
75 1 03-Mar Ensign Motion to Commit with Instructions re: H.R. 1105; Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

 

Rejected (33 - 61) Nay
74 1 03-Mar McCain Amdt. No. 592; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (32 - 63) Nay
73 1 26-Feb S. 160 As Amended; District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

 

Passed (61 - 37) Yea
72 1 26-Feb Ensign Amdt. No. 575; To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.

 

Agreed to (62 - 36) Yea
71 1 26-Feb DeMint Amdt. No. 573; To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.

 

Agreed to (87 - 11) Yea
70 1 26-Feb Durbin Amdt. No. 591; To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.

 

Agreed to (57 - 41) Yea
69 1 26-Feb Kyl Amdt. No. 585; To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes.

 

Rejected (30 - 67) Nay
68 1 25-Feb Coburn Amdt. No. 581; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (7 - 91) Nay
67 1 25-Feb Is The Constitutional Point of Order Well Taken?; District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

 

Not Well Taken (36 - 62) Nay
66 1 24-Feb Confirmation Hilda L. Solis of California, to be Secretary of Labor

 

Confirmed (80 - 17) Yea
65 1 24-Feb Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 160; District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (62 - 34) Yea
64 1 13-Feb Conference Report; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (60 - 38) Yea
63 1 13-Feb Motion to Waive Sec. 204(a)(5)(A) of S.Con.Res. 21, 110th Congress; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (60 - 38) Yea
62 1 11-Feb Confirmation William J. Lynn, III, of Virginia, to the Deputy Secretary of Defense

 

Confirmed (93 - 4) Yea
61 1 10-Feb H.R. 1 as Amended; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

 

Passed (61 - 37) Yea
60 1 10-Feb Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Amdt. No. 570; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (61 - 37) Yea
59 1 09-Feb Motion to Invoke Cloture on Collins-Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 570 to H.R. 1; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Agreed to (61 - 36) Yea
58 1 06-Feb Motion to Waive Sec. 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Thune Amdt. No. 538; To replace all spending and tax provisions with a direct rebate to all Americans filing a tax return.

 

Rejected (35 - 61) Nay
57 1 06-Feb Bunning Amdt. No. 531; To temporarily increase the limitations on offsetting ordinary income with capital losses and to strike the 5-year carry back of general business credits.

 

Rejected (41 - 55) Nay
56 1 06-Feb Vitter Amdt. No. 107; Prohibiting direct or indirect use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

 

Rejected (45 - 51) Nay
55 1 06-Feb Motion to Waive CBA Re: Cantwell Amdt. No. 274; To improve provisions relating to energy tax incentives and provisions relating manufacturing tax incentives for energy property.

 

Agreed to (80 - 16) Yea
54 1 06-Feb Grassley Amdt. No. 297; To provide the same temporary increase in the FMAP for all States and to permit States to choose the period through June 2011 for receiving the increase.

 

Rejected (47 - 49) Yea
53 1 06-Feb Graham Amdt. No. 501 As Modified; To limit wasteful spending, to fund a systematic program of foreclosure prevention, to be administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.

 

Rejected (39 - 57) Nay
52 1 06-Feb Coburn Amdt. No. 176; To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.

 

Agreed to (97 - 0) Yea
51 1 06-Feb Coburn Amdt. No. 309; To ensure that taxpayer money is not lost on wasteful and non-stimulative projects.

 

Agreed to (73 - 24) Yea
50 1 05-Feb Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 176; To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.

 

Rejected (1 - 96) Nay
49 1 05-Feb Motion to Waive CBA Thune Amdt. No. 197; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (37 - 60) Nay
48 1 05-Feb Motion to Waive CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 353; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (35 - 62) Nay
47 1 05-Feb DeMint Amdt. No. 189; To allow the free exercise of religion at institutions of higher education that receive funding under section 803 of division A.

 

Rejected (43 - 54) Nay
46 1 05-Feb Feingold Amdt. No. 140; To provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking and requiring disclosure of lobbying by recipients of Federal funds.

 

Rejected (32 - 65) Nay
45 1 05-Feb Motion to Waive CBA McCain Amdt. No. 364 As Modified; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (40 - 57) Nay
44 1 04-Feb McCain Amdt. No. 279; To prohibit the applicability of Buy American requirements in the Act to the utilization of funds provided by the Act.

 

Rejected (31 - 65) Nay
43 1 04-Feb Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, Bunning Amdt. No. 242; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend for 2009 the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits, and for other purposes.

 

Rejected (39 - 57) Nay
42 1 04-Feb Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 277; To reduce income taxes for all working taxpayers.

 

Rejected (37 - 60) Nay
41 1 04-Feb Motion to Waive CBA Inhofe Amdt. No. 262; To appropriate, with an offset, $5,232,000,000 for procurement for the Department of Defense to reconstitute military units to an acceptable readiness rating and to restock prepositioned assets and war reserve material.

 

Rejected (38 - 59) Nay
40 1 04-Feb Motion to Waive CBA Re: McCain Amdt. No. 278; To reimplement Gramm-Rudman-Hollings to require deficit reduction and spending cuts upon 2 consecutive quarters of positive GDP growth.

 

Rejected (44 - 53) Nay
39 1 04-Feb Thune Amdt. No. 238; To ensure that the $1 trillion spending bill is not used to expand the scope of the Federal Government by adding new spending programs.

 

Rejected (35 - 62) Nay
38 1 04-Feb Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, Re: DeMint Amdt. No. 168; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (36 - 61) Nay
37 1 04-Feb Vitter Amdt. No. 179; To eliminate unnecessary spending.

 

Rejected (32 - 65) Nay
36 1 03-Feb Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Boxer Amdt. No. 112; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations for an additional year, and for other purposes.

 

Rejected (42 - 55) Nay
35 1 03-Feb Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Mikulski Amdt. 104; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.

 

Agreed to (71 - 26) Yea
34 1 03-Feb Coburn Amdt. No. 109; To strike the $246 million tax earmark for Hollywood production companies.

 

Agreed to (52 - 45) Nay
33 1 03-Feb Motion to Waive CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 110 Emergency Designation; To strengthen the infrastructure investments made by the bill.

 

Rejected (58 - 39) Yea
32 1 02-Feb Confirmation Eric H. Holder, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Attorney General

 

Confirmed (75 - 21) Yea
31 1 29-Jan H.R. 2 as Amended; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

 

Passed (66 - 32) Yea
30 1 29-Jan Hutchison Amdt. No. 93; To provide assistance for States with percentages of children with no health insurance coverage above the national average.

 

Rejected (17 - 81) Nay
29 1 29-Jan Bingaman Amdt. No. 63 as Modified; To clarify that new paperwork and enrollment barriers are not created in the Express Lane Enrollment option and that income may be determined by Express Lane agencies based on State income tax records or returns.

 

Agreed to (55 - 43) Yea
28 1 29-Jan Coburn Amdt. No. 86; To ensure that American children have high-quality health coverage that fits their individual needs.

 

Rejected (36 - 62) Nay
27 1 29-Jan DeMint Amdt. No. 85; To provide an above-the-line Federal income tax deduction for health care costs of certain children in an amount comparable to the average federal share of the benefit provided to any non-citizen child for medical assistance or child health assistance.

 

Rejected (40 - 58) Nay
26 1 29-Jan Hatch Amdt. No. 80; To codify regulations specifying that an unborn child is eligible for child health assistance.

 

Rejected (39 - 59) Nay
25 1 29-Jan Motion to Table Bunning Amdt. No. 74 as Modified; To eliminate any exceptions to the prohibition on States receiving an enhanced Federal matching rate for providing coverage to children whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the poverty line.

 

Agreed to (54 - 44) Yea
24 1 29-Jan Coburn Amdt. No. 47; To ensure that children do not lose their private insurance and that uninsured children can get access to private insurance.

 

Rejected (36 - 62) Nay
23 1 28-Jan Murkowski Amdt. No. 77; To provide for the development of best practice recommendations and to ensure coverage of low income children.

 

Rejected (47 - 51) Nay
22 1 28-Jan Kyl Amdt. No. 46; To reinstate the crowd out policy agreed to in section 116 of H.R. 3963 (CHIPRA II), as agreed to and passed by the House and Senate.

 

Rejected (42 - 56) Nay
21 1 28-Jan Roberts Amdt. No. 75; To prohibit CHIP coverage for higher income children and to prohibit any payments to a State from its CHIP allotments for any fiscal year quarter in which the State Medicaid income eligibility level for children is greater than the income eligibility level for children under CHIP.

 

Rejected (36 - 60) Nay
20 1 28-Jan Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 67; To ensure redistributed funds go towards coverage of low-income children or outreach and enrollment of low-income children, rather than to States that will use the funds to cover children from higher income families.

 

Agreed to (64 - 33) Yea
19 1 28-Jan Martinez Amdt. No. 65; To restore the prohibition on funding of nongovernmental organizations that promote abortion as a method of birth control (the "Mexico City Policy").

 

Rejected (37 - 60) Nay
18 1 28-Jan McConnell Amdt. No. 40; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (32 - 65) Nay
17 1 27-Jan Confirmation Daniel K. Tarullo, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

 

Confirmed (96 - 1) Yea
16 1 27-Jan Motion to Table Demint Amdt. No. 43; To require States to impose cost-sharing for any individual enrolled in a State child health plan whose income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line.

 

Agreed to (60 - 37) Yea
15 1 26-Jan Confirmation Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury

 

Confirmed (60 - 34) Yea
14 1 22-Jan S. 181; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

 

Passed (61 - 36) Yea
13 1 22-Jan Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 34; To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects.

 

Agreed to (59 - 38) Yea
12 1 22-Jan Motion to Table Isakson Amdt. No. 37; To limit the application of the Act to claims resulting from discriminatory compensation decisions that are adopted on or after the date of enactment of the Act.

 

Agreed to (59 - 38) Yea
11 1 22-Jan Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 31; To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.

 

Agreed to (66 - 31) Yea
10 1 22-Jan Motion to Table Enzi Amdt. No. 28; To clarify standing.

 

Agreed to (55 - 41) Yea
9 1 22-Jan Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 27; To limit the application of the bill to discriminatory compensation decisions.

 

Agreed to (55 - 39) Yea
8 1 22-Jan Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 26; To provide a rule of construction.

 

Agreed to (53 - 43) Yea
7 1 22-Jan Hutchison Amendment No. 25; In the nature of a substitute.

 

Rejected (40 - 55) Nay
6 1 21-Jan Confirmation Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York, to be Secretary of State

 

Confirmed (94 - 2) Yea
5 1 15-Jan S.J.Res. 5; A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

 

Rejected (42 - 52) Yea
4 1 15-Jan Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.181; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

 

Agreed to (72 - 23) Yea
3 1 15-Jan S.22 as Amended.; Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008

 

Passed (73 - 21) Yea
2 1 14-Jan Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.22.; Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008

 

Agreed to (68 - 24) Yea
1 1 11-Jan Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 22; Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008

 

Agreed to (66 - 12) Yea
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