What: All Issues : Human Rights & Civil Liberties
 Who: All Members : Minnesota : Klobuchar, Amy
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Human Rights & Civil Liberties
Member's Vote
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Progressive Position
Progressive Result
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Roll Call 121. On a motion to end debate and clear the way for a final vote to confirm Mari Carmen Aponte as Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador Jun 14, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 115. (S. 3220) On a procedural motion to clear the way for a separate vote on whether the Senate should consider legislation aimed at reducing the pay gap between men and women Jun 05, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 87. (S. 1925) On passage of a bill renewing federal anti-domestic violence programs and strengthening protections for American Indians, immigrants, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community Apr 26, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 86. (S. 1925) On an amendment to strip an anti-domestic violence bill of provisions designed to protect American Indians, immigrants, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community Apr 26, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 85. (S. 1925) On an amendment aimed at reducing the backlog of untested DNA evidence from sexual assault cases, requiring tougher prison sentences for convicted sex criminals, and creating a national DNA database to help track serial sex offenders Apr 26, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 84. (S. 1925) On an amendment aimed at reducing the backlog of untested DNA evidence collected during law enforcement investigations of sexual assault cases Apr 26, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 173. (H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would have created a commission to study and improve the U.S. criminal justice system (including factors such as incarceration rates, sentencing, etc.) Oct 20, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 135. (H. J. Res. 66) On an amendment that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for areas of the country that had suffered damage from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene Sep 15, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 132. (H. J. Res. 66) Legislation that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for states that were affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, and would also reimpose sanctions on Myanmar – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill Sep 13, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 131. (H. J. Res. 66) Legislation that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for states that were affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, and would also reimpose sanctions on Myanmar – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill Sep 12, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 97. On confirming James Michael Cole to be Deputy Attorney General Jun 28, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 84. (S. 990) Final passage of legislation extending expiring provisions of a controversial government surveillance law known as the “Patriot Act” for four years. Those provisions included allowing the federal government to wiretap terrorism suspects, authorizing intelligence officials to conduct surveillance of individuals who are not known to be affiliated with terrorist groups (known as the “lone wolf” provision), and providing federal investigators—after receiving permission from a judge—with access to business and library records). May 26, 2011. Y N L
Roll Call 249. S 3772. (Pay discrimination) Motion to begin debating a bill that would require employers to show that any disparity in pay between male and female employees is job-related and not based on gender/On agreeing to the motion Nov 17, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 238. S 3454. (Fiscal 2011 Defense Department authorization) Motion to begin debating a bill that would authorize funding for defense-related programs in fiscal 2011, and repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding gays in the military/On the motion Sep 21, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 175. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Burr of North Carolina amendment that would strike language allowing money to be transferred from a VA account to a fund compensating Filipino veterans/On agreeing to the amendment May 27, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 174. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Inouye of Hawaii amendment that would allow Veterans Affairs funding to be transferred to a fund for compensating Filipino veterans/On agreeing to the amendment May 27, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 89. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage (by waiving the Senate’s budget rules) of an amendment that would have prohibited the District of Columbia from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples until the city holds a referendum on whether or not legalize same-sex marriage Mar 24, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 350. On confirming David F. Hamilton to be a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals/On the nomination Nov 19, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 349. On bringing debate to a close on the nomination of David F. Hamilton to be a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit of Appeals/On the motion Nov 17, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 347. HR 3082. (Fiscal 2010 military construction and VA spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to construct or modify prisons in the U .S. to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees/On the motion Nov 17, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 338. HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-science spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to prosecute in federal court anyone linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks/On the motion Nov 05, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 335. HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce, Justice and science spending) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that funds the departments of Commerce and Justice and science spending in fiscal 2010/On the motion Nov 05, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 327. HR 2647. (Fiscal 2010 Defense Department authorization) On adopting a conference report on a bill that would fund Defense Department programs in fiscal 2010 and expand federal hate crimes laws to include sexual identity /On adopting the report Oct 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 326. HR 2647. (Fiscal 2010 Defense Department authorization) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would fund Defense Department programs in fiscal 2010 and expand federal hate crimes laws to include sexual identity/On the motion Oct 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 308. HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 defense spending) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would prohibit money from going to any federal contractor that requires its employees to sign contracts waiving their right to sue the contractor for sexual assault or harassment/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 06, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 238. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Kerry of Massachusetts amendment that would require the president to report to Congress with an examination of whether North Korea should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 233. S 1390. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Motion to bring debate to a close on an amendment expanding federal hate crimes law/On the motion Jul 16, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 231. S 1390. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Hatch of Utah amendment that would prevent portions of another amendment that would strengthen hate crimes laws from taking effect/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 16, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 213. On confirming Harold Koh to be the State Department’s legal adviser/On the motion Jun 25, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 212. On bringing debate to a close on the nomination of Harold Koh to be the State Department’s legal adviser/On the motion Jun 24, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 182. S 896. (Housing loans modification) Kerry of Massachusetts amendment that would allow tenants in foreclosed buildings remain in their homes for the duration of their leases, or for 90 days if they didn’t have a lease/On agreeing to the amendment May 06, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 111. HR 1388. (National service programs) Motion to kill an amendment that would clarify that some crisis pregnancy centers and organizations serving battered women would be eligible for a nonprofit grant program/On the motion Mar 25, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 98. (Nomination of John Perrelli) On confirming Thomas John Perrelli to be associate attorney general/On the nomination Mar 12, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 97. (Nomination of David Ogden) On confirming David W. Ogden to be deputy attorney general/On the nomination Mar 12, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 83. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Inhofe of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to pay the United Nations if it imposes any tax on U.S. citizens/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 05, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 78. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would shift money from state and local grants to prosecute unsolved civil rights crimes to a program coordinating existing anti-crime efforts in high-crime neighborhoods/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 73. S 160. (DC voting rights) On passing a bill that would add two seats in the House, one for Washington, DC and one for Utah/On passing the bill Feb 26, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 69. S 160. (District of Columbia vote) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would cede most of the land inside the bounds of Washington, D.C., to Maryland/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 26, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 67. S 160. (DC voting rights) Motion to declare unconstitutional a bill to give the District of Columbia full voting rights in the House of Representatives/On the motion Feb 25, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 65. S 160. (DC voting rights) Motion to begin debating a bill that would give the District of Columbia voting rights in the House and an additional House seat for Utah/On the motion Feb 24, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 47. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would allow funds to be used to repair higher education facilities used for religious purposes/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 05, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 14. (S.181) On passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which expanded the time allowed for bringing a wage discrimination suit. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 12. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Isakson of Georgia Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have limited the application of the Act to wage discrimination claims based on practices adopted on or after enactment of S.181. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 10. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Enzi of Wyoming Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment offered to this bill dealing with wage discrimination sought to clarify that only the individuals directly discriminated against would have standing to sue for back wages. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 9. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Specter of Pennsylvania Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have deleted the phrase “other practices” from the description in the bill of actions that could constitute wage discrimination. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 8. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Specter of Pennsylvania Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The Specter Amendment would have clarified that employers still had available to them various defenses relating to the statute of limitations in wage discrimination suits. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 7. (S.181)On the Hutchison of Texas Amendment to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have the changed the starting date for the statute of limitations in wage discrimination suits to the date that the employee knew, or had reason to suspect, that he or she was subject to a discriminatory wage. Jan 22, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 4. (S.181) Motion to impose cloture (a procedure that prevents a filibuster by limiting the amount of time the Senate can debate a bill), on the debate of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Jan 15, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 110. HR 2831. (Wage discrimination bill) Motion to bring debate to a close on a procedural motion/On the motion Apr 23, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 99. S 2739. (Omnibus public lands bill) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit entry onto private land by National Park Service employees or others coordinating a National Heritage Area unless they had written consent/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 10, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 79. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would take back federal funds received by the city of Berkeley, California and transfer them to the U.S. Marine Corps/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 13, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 71. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) Ensign of Nevada amendment that would increase funding to enforce parental notification of abortion laws/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 13, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 17. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Specter of Pennsylvania amendment that would make the federal government the defendant in suits brought against telecom companies for their participation in the administration's warrantless wiretapping program/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 12, 2008. N Y L
Roll Call 16. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Feingold of Wisconsin amendment that would limit electronic intelligence surveillance on foreigners to targets located outside of the U.S./On agreeing to the amendment Feb 12, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 15. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Dodd of Connecticut amendment that would remove a provision providing legal immunity to telecommunications companies that shared customer records/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 12, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 14. S.2248 (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Feingold of Wisconsin amendment that would prevent the government from wiretapping someone in the United States unless they are involved with international terrorist activities/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 12, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 13. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Feinstein of California amendment that would stipulate the scope of laws governing electronic surveillance/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 12, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 12. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Feingold of Wisconsin amendment that would prevent wiretaps on foreigners done to target a U.S. citizen/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 07, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 11. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Feingold of Wisconsin amendment that would limit how information obtained through secret surveillance efforts can be used/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 07, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 7. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Amendment by Cardin of Maryland that would reduce the amount of time the underlying bill is in effect/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 06, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 4. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Motion to bring debate to a close on an amendment that would temporarily extend foreign intelligence surveillance law/On the cloture motion Jan 28, 2008. Y Y L
Roll Call 3. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Motion to bring debate to a close on a measure that would authorize warrantless surveillance of certain intelligence targets and grant immunity from prosecution for some telecommunications companies/On the cloture motion Jan 28, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 2. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Motion to kill an amendment that would erase language granting telecommunications companies that shared private consumer records immunity from prosecution/On the motion Jan 24, 2008. N N L
Roll Call 350. HR 1585. (Fiscal 2008 defense programs authorization). Motion to end debate and proceed to a vote on an amendment that would create federal penalties for several types of hate crimes/On the motion Sep 27, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 344. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2008 (H.R. 1585), Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) amendment to express the sense of the Senate that Gen. David H. Petraeus deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of Petraeus and all members of the U.S. armed forces/On adoption of the amendment Sep 20, 2007. Y N L
Roll Call 343. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2008 (H.R. 1585), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) amendment to reaffirm strong support for all the men and women of the U.S. armed forces and to strongly condemn attacks on their patriotism/On adoption of the amendment Sep 20, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 340. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2008 (H.R. 1585), Sens. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) amendment to restore habeas corpus for individuals detained by the United States/Motion to invoke cloture (end debate and put to a vote) Sep 19, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 339. S 1257. (District of Columbia voting rights) Motion to begin debating a bill that would give the District of Columbia voting rights in Congress and the state of Utah an extra representative/On the motion Sep 18, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 321. HR 2764. (Fiscal 2008 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would prohibit funds from going to any organization that requires U.S. citizens to register a gun/On agreeing to the amendment Sep 06, 2007. Y N L
Roll Call 310. S 2011. (Foreign intelligence surveillance revisions) Final passage of a bill that would expand the authority of the U.S. attorney general to spy on suspected foreign terrorists without a warrant, but with restrictions on communications within the United States/On passage of the bill Aug 03, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 309. S 1927. (Foreign intelligence surveillance revisions) Final passage of a bill that would expand the authority of the U.S. attorney general to spy on suspected foreign terrorists without a warrant, including U.S. citizens/On passage of the bill Aug 03, 2007. Y N L
Roll Call 283. HR 1. (Sept. 11 commission recommendations) DeMint of South Carolina motion to insist that convicted felons not be eligible for a new transportation worker identification card/On the motion Jul 26, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 279. HR 2638 (Fiscal 2008 Homeland Security appropriations), motion to kill an amendment that would give states $300 million to comply with new driver's license and identification card requirements/On the motion to table Jul 26, 2007. N Y W
Roll Call 269. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Procedural question on whether to require a government-issued photo ID to vote in a federal election/On the motion Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 258. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Procedural question on whether to prevent reinstatement of a rule requiring opposing views on controversial issues to receive equal air time/On the motion Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 207. S J Res 14. (Confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales) Motion to begin debating a "no confidence" resolution regarding Attorney General Alberto Gonzales/On the motion Jun 11, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 154. S 1082 (Food and Drug Administration overhaul) Amendment by Grassley of Iowa on strengthening the authority of scientists at the Food and Drug Administration/On agreeing to the amendment May 09, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 131. S 372. (Fiscal 2007 Intelligence authorization) Motion to bring debate on the bill to a close/On the cloture motion Apr 17, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 130. S 372. (Fiscal 2007 Intelligence authorization) Motion to bring debate on the bill to a close/On the cloture motion Apr 16, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 73. S. 4 Legislation to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission (Improving America's Security Act of 2007)/On passage Mar 13, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 54. Amendment to S. 4 (enacting recommendations of the 9/11 Commission) to specify the criminal offenses that disqualify an applicant from the receipt of a transportation security I.D. Feb 28, 2007. Y Y W