What: All Issues : Aid to Less Advantaged People, at Home & Abroad
 Who: All Members : New York : Gillibrand, Kirsten
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Aid to Less Advantaged People, at Home & Abroad
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Roll Call 184. (S. 3412) On passage of a Democratic bill extending the so-called “Bush tax cuts” on the first $200,000 of a worker’s income Jul 25, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 183. (S. 3412) On an amendment to lower taxes on Americans who make more than $200,000 per year Jul 25, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 181. (S. 3364) On a motion to end debate and allow a separate vote on whether to consider a bill aimed at encouraging companies to locate their operations in the United States rather than overseas Jul 19, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 177. (S. 2237) On a motion to end debate and move to a final, up-or-down vote on legislation providing tax breaks for U.S. small businesses that hire workers or purchase new equipment Jul 12, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 164. (S. 3240) On passage of legislation that authorizes federal programs to assist farmers and low-income Americans Jun 21, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 153. (S. 3240) On a motion to split the farm bill into two pieces of legislation – one governing farm policy and the other authorizing programs that provide assistance to low-income Americans. Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 152. (S. 3240) On a motion to delay a final vote on a bill authorizing support for farmers and low-income Americans until the Senate Agriculture Committee eliminated about one-quarter of its spending Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 150. (S. 3240) On an amendment to eliminate a federal program that supports efforts to develop new fuel sources based on sewage, byproducts of paper production, and other renewable materials Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 149. (S. 3240) On an amendment to cut funding from a federal program that helps low-income Americans buy groceries, redirecting the money to food banks instead Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 145. (S. 3240) On an amendment to bar the U.S. government from providing food aid to North Korea Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 144. (S. 3240) On an amendment to bar the U.S. government from providing food aid to North Korea unless the president certifies that it is in the United States’ national interest Jun 20, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 142. (S. 3240) On an amendment to cut funding for a federal farm-product marketing program and bar the agency from spending taxpayer dollars on wine tastings, animal spa products, reality TV shows, or pet food Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 141. (S. 3240) On an amendment to bar federal grants from providing more than half of the funding needed for projects to expand broadband internet service in rural areas Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 140. (S. 3240) On an amendment aimed at improving the payout organic farmers receive from the federal crop insurance program Jun 20, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 136. (S. 3240) On an amendment to cut funding from a program aimed at increasing access to broadband internet in rural areas Jun 19, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 135. (S. 3240) On an amendment to block a proposed cut in funding for a program that helps low-income Americans afford food Jun 19, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 134. (S. 3240) On an amendment to eliminate federal assistance aimed at helping farmers transition to organic agriculture and use sustainable land management techniques Jun 19, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 130. (S. 3240) On an amendment to require the federal government to issue frequent updates for dairy farmers on the price of milk Jun 19, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 129. (S. 3240) On an amendment to eliminate a federal program that gives bonus payments to states for improving their system for distributing food assistance benefits Jun 19, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 128. (S. 3240) On an amendment aimed at increasing the availability of “pulse” crops – such as peas, beans, and lentils – in school breakfasts and lunches Jun 19, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 127. (S. 3240) On an amendment to require states to use stricter procedures to verify that recipients of federal food assistance have incomes low enough to qualify for the program Jun 19, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 126. (S. 3240) On an amendment to increase funding available for economic development projects in rural areas Jun 19, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 124. (S. 3240) On an amendment calling for a study on changing the way the price of milk is determined in the United States Jun 19, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 120. (S. 3240) On a motion to kill off an amendment that would have allowed states to opt out of federal food stamp programs and launch their own assistance programs instead Jun 13, 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 113. (S. 2343) On passage of a bill to prevent the interest rate on student loans from doubling May 24, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 108. (S. 3187) On an amendment to allow American consumers to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada May 24, 2012. N Y L
Roll Call 105. (S. 3187) On an amendment to bar prescription drug companies from paying other companies not to produce competing medications May 24, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 102. On the nomination of Jeremy C. Stein to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System May 17, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 99. (S.Con.Res. 37) On a motion to bring up for consideration a budget proposal advocated by a group of conservative senators May 16, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 98. (H.Con.Res. 112) On a motion to bring up for consideration a controversial budget proposal that calls for steep cuts in spending and taxes, transforms Medicare into a voucher program for future senior citizens, and repeals President Obama’s health reform law May 16, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 89. (S. 2343) On a procedural motion to clear the way for a separate vote on whether the Senate should consider legislation preventing student loan interest rates from doubling May 08, 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 73. (S. 1789) On an amendment to prevent a reduction in benefits for federal workers who are injured on the job Apr 24, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 71. (S. 1789) On an amendment to allow the Postal Service to force older employees to retire Apr 24, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 24. (S. 1813) On an amendment to exempt more employers and insurers from a rule aimed at expanding access to contraceptives and other preventive health care Mar 01, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 22. (H.R. 3630) On a bill to provide $143 billion in tax cuts, unemployment benefits, and other economic benefits Feb 17, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 182. (H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would have made it more difficult for low-income families to receive food stamps Oct 20, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 181. (H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would increase funding by $110 million for farms that had been damaged by Hurricanes/Tropical Storms Irene and Lee Oct 20, 2011. Y Y W
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 172. (H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would have allowed for the importation of pharmaceutical drugs from Canada Oct 20, 2011. N Y L
Roll Call 160. (S. 1660) Legislation estimated to create 2 million American jobs through infrastructure programs (which rebuild roads, bridges, schools, etc.) and funding for local school districts to prevent layoffs of public school teachers -- On ending debate on a motion to bring up the bill Oct 11, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 152. (H.R. 2608) On a motion to end debate on legislation that would have funded federal government programs and agencies through November 18, 2011, and would also have provided $3.65 billion for disaster relief for states affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene Sep 26, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 151. (H.R. 2608) On a motion to table (kill) legislation that would have kept federal government agencies and programs operating through November 18, 2011, and would have paid for disaster assistance for states affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene by cutting $1.5 billion from a program that guarantees loans for the manufacturing of fuel efficient vehicles Sep 23, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 146. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have prohibited workers from receiving trade adjustment assistance (TAA, which provides job retraining to workers who lost their jobs as a result of trade policy) unless they lost their job as a direct result of a free-trade agreement Sep 22, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 145. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have eliminated a program that provided financial assistance to U.S. manufacturers that had been adversely affected by imports competition Sep 21, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 144. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have prohibited dislocated workers from receiving trade adjustment assistance (TAA, which provides job retraining to workers who have lost their jobs as a result of trade agreements) unless their job loss was “substantially caused” by a free trade agreement Sep 21, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 143. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have cut funding for trade adjustment assistance (TAA, which provides job retraining to workers who have lost their jobs as a result of trade agreements) by $1 billion per year, which would have effectively reduced TAA funding to 2008 levels Sep 21, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 142. (H.R. 2832) On an amendment that would have prevented workers from receiving trade adjustment assistance (which provides job retraining for individuals who have lost their jobs as a result of trade agreements) until trade agreements between the U.S. and Colombia, South Korea, and Panama had been enacted Sep 21, 2011. N N W
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 122. (S. 627) Legislation that would have raised the U.S. debt limit by $2.7 trillion and cut federal government spending by $2.2 trillion – On the motion to end debate on the debt bill Jul 31, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 120. Number:120 Title:(S. 627) On a motion to table (kill) legislation that would have cut $917 billion from federal government programs, raised the U.S. debt limit by $900 billion, and required Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution prior to any subsequent increases in the debt limit Jul 29, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 116. (H.R. 2055) On tabling (killing) a motion to bring up legislation that would cut $111 billion from federal programs in 2012, cap federal government spending as percentage of gross domestic product, and require Congress to pass a balanced budget constitutional amendment before raising the U.S. debt limit Jul 22, 2011. Close Vote Absent Y W
Roll Call 114. (H.R. 2055) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have required veterans receiving disability payments for illnesses associated with Agent Orange to prove that Agent Orange was the cause of their medical condition Jul 20, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 113. (H.R. 2055) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have prevented funds provided by a veterans bill from being spent until the Senate passed a budget blueprint bill to set limits on federal government spending in fiscal year 2012 Jul 20, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 111. (H.R. 2055) On a motion to waive the Senate’s budget rules, which would effectively allow the chamber to bring up legislation that would provide annual funding for military construction and veterans’ programs in fiscal year 2012 Jul 14, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 110. (H.R. 2055) Legislation that would provide annual funding for veterans’ programs and military base construction in fiscal year 2012 – On the motion to end debate on the bill Jul 14, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 99. (S. 679) On an amendment that would have eliminated a $100 billion line of credit made available by the U.S. to the International Monetary Fund Jun 29, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 96. (S. 679) On an amendment that would have required the Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate Jun 23, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 94. (S. 782) On a motion to end debate on legislation authorizing federal funding for economic development programs Jun 21, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 91. (S. 782) On an amendment that would have prohibited federal funds from being used for the construction of ethanol blender pumps, which allow drivers to choose different fuels with varying levels of ethanol at gas stations Jun 16, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 89. (S. 782) On a motion to end debate on an amendment that would have eliminated federal subsidies for ethanol-based gasoline Jun 14, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 79. (S. Con. Res. 21) A budget resolution that would have cut $1.5 trillion from social programs over ten years, including cuts to public education, environmental protection, food stamps, and cancer research. This budget resolution would also have cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid by converting the program into a block grant – On the motion to bring up the bill May 25, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 77. (H. Con. Res 34) A budget resolution that would have set the parameters for all federal government spending, cut $5.8 trillion from federal programs over 10 years, and converted the Medicare program for the elderly into a private health insurance voucher system – On the motion to bring up the bill May 25, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 59. (H. Con. Res. 35) Final passage of legislation effectively defunding the landmark 2010 health care reform law that expanded health insurance coverage to 31 million previously uninsured Americans, and prohibited insurance companies from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing medical conditions Apr 14, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 48. (H.R. 4) On an amendment that would have blocked the implementation of legislation that effectively cut subsidies for uninsured Americans to purchase health insurance if the Secretary of Health and Human Services determined that an effect of that legislation would be to increase health insurance premiums or cause more Americans to lose their health insurance. Apr 05, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 37. (H.R. 1) Final passage of legislation that would have funded the federal government through September 2011 and cut $4.7 billion in federal funding from government programs, including scientific research initiatives, grants to states for law enforcement programs, and education programs for gifted and talented children. Mar 09, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 36. (H.R. 1) Final passage of legislation that would have funded the federal government through September 2011 and cut $61 billion in federal funding from government programs, including food stamps (which provide nutritional assistance to the poor), community health centers, Pell Grants for low–income college students, and funding for state job training programs Mar 09, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 9. (S. 223) On a motion to waive the Senate’s budget rules and pass an amendment that would have repealed a 2010 landmark health care reform law that prohibited health insurance companies from denying coverage to individuals with pre-existing medical conditions and provided health insurance coverage to 30 million uninsured Americans. Feb 02, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 267. (S. 3985) Legislation that would have provided a one-time payment of $250 to senior citizens and disabled veterans – On shutting off debate on a motion to bring up the bill Dec 08, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 259. (H.R. 4853) On a motion to end debate on an amendment to a tax bill that would have extended income tax cuts for Americans with annual incomes of $1 million or less -- and would have extended unemployment compensation for laid-off workers who had exhausted their benefits Dec 04, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 258. (H.R. 4853) On a motion to end debate on an amendment that would have extended income tax cuts for Americans with annual incomes of $200,000 or less -- and would have extended unemployment compensation for laid-off workers who had exhausted their benefits Dec 04, 2010. Y Y 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 228. HR 1586. (Medicaid and education funding) On passing a bill that would give states additional Medicaid assistance and funding for education/On the motion Aug 05, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 225. HR 1586. (Medicaid and education funding to states) Motion to allow to go forward a bill that would give states additional Medicaid assistance and funding for education/On the motion Aug 04, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 224. HR 1586. (Medicaid and education funding to states) Motion to end debate on a bill that would give states additional Medicaid assistance and funding for education/On the cloture motion Aug 04, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 222. On a motion requiring all senators to report to the Senate floor, thereby allowing Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to address the full Senate on a contentious small business lending bill Jul 29, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 215. HR 4213. (Unemployment benefits extension) On passing a bill that would extend eligibility for federal unemployment insurance/On the motion Jul 21, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 214. HR 4213. (Unemployment benefits extension) Motion to suspend the Senate’s rules and allow an amendment to be offered that would have added language prohibiting any federal legal action being taken to invalidate Arizona’s newly-passed laws requiring police to check on peoples’ immigration status/On the motion Jul 21, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 210. HR 4213. (Unemployment benefits extension) Motion to suspend the Senate’s rules and allow to be offered an amendment that would pay for an extension of unemployment benefits by using unspent stimulus funds/On the motion Jul 21, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 209. HR 4213. (Unemployment benefits extension) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would extend eligibility for federal unemployment/On the cloture motion Jul 20, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 204. HR 4213. (Extending unemployment and tax benefits) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would extend federal unemployment insurance eligibility and other items/On the motion Jun 30, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 200. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would extend as unemployment insurance, expiring tax provisions and other items/On the motion Jun 24, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 194. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) On bringing debate to a close on a bill that would extend unemployment insurance benefits, several expired tax provisions, and other items/On the motion Jun 17, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 193. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) On preserving a Republican substitute for a bill that would extend unemployment insurance benefits, several expired tax provisions, and other items/On the motion Jun 17, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 190. On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Budgetary Discipline on the Motion to Concur in House Amdt. to Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4301 ) Jun 16, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 180. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Motion to kill an amendment that would exempt some pediatric medical devices from a new tax/On the motion Jun 09, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 179. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Motion to preserve an amendment that would have expedited a provision in the health care overhaul increasing the age of coverage for dependents/On the motion Jun 09, 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 173. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Collins of Maine amendment that would prohibit the EPA from enforcing lead paint regulations on some building contractors/On agreeing to the amendment May 27, 2010. N N L
Roll Call 167. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Motion to preserve an amendment that would allocate $640 million extra for keeping from illegal immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border/On the motion May 27, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 166. HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Motion to preserve an amendment that would provide an additional $200 million to prosecute illegal immigrants/On the motion May 27, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 154. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Corker of Tennessee amendment that would prohibit state attorneys general from enforcing new and existing banking laws/On agreeing to the amendment May 18, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 142. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Corker of Tennessee amendment that would require federal banking regulators to create minimum standards for underwriting loans, including methods for determining someone’s financial ability to repay the loan/On agreeing to the amendment May 12, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 133. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Shelby of Alabama amendment that would replace consumer protection language in a financial overhaul bill with a provision that would grant the FDIC authority over large mortgage originators other than banks/On agreeing to the amendment May 06, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 120. On confirming Marisa Demeo to be an associate judge for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia/On the nomination Apr 20, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 117. HR 4851. (Extending expired programs, including those for the unemployed) Motion to bring debate to a close on a measure that would extend expired programs, including those that benefit the unemployed/On passing the bill Apr 15, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 116. HR 4851. (Extending expired programs, including those for the unemployed) Motion to bring debate to a close on a measure that would extend expired programs, including those that benefit the unemployed/On the motion Apr 15, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 114. HR 4851. (Extending expired programs, including those for the unemployed) Motion to kill an amendment that would shift federal funds that had been allocated but never actually spent and use them to pay for a bill to extend expired programs, including those that help the unemployed/On the motion Apr 15, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 112. HR 4851. (Extending unemployment benefits and other items) Motion to allow to go forward a bill that would extend for two months certain expiring programs, mostly related to unemployment benefits/On the motion Apr 14, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 110. HR 4851. (Extending unemployment benefits and other items) Motion to allow to go forward a bill that would extend for two months certain expiring programs, mostly related to unemployment benefits/On the motion Apr 14, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 108. (H. Con. Res 257) On passage of a resolution allowing the Senate to take its traditional Easter recess Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 107. On a motion bringing all senators to floor in order to reach an agreement on extending unemployment insurance and health insurance for laid-off workers Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 106. (H.R. 3153) On a motion to table (kill) a Republican motion to begin debate on a bill that would have extended unemployment insurance and health benefits for laid off workers for one month Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 105. (H.R. 4872) Passage of a bill making a number of changes to major health care legislation, including delaying the implementation of a tax on high-cost health insurance plans until 2018 Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 104. On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have cut federal Medicaid funding for states where waste and fraud within Medicaid occurred Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 103. On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have extended indefinitely a tax credit to help small businesses afford health insurance coverage for their employees Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 102. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment to tie an increase in Medicare taxes on high-income individuals to inflation Mar 25, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 101. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have repealed a provision in health care legislation signed into law by President Obama imposing a fine on individuals who fail to obtain health insurance Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 100. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have allowed individuals to purchase health insurance plans across state lines Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 99. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage of an amendment to immediately suspend health care reform legislation if the Congressional Budget Office estimated that it would not reduce the deficit as predicted in any given year, by waiving the Senate’s budget rules Mar 25, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 98. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment to index to inflation all new taxes imposed by health care reform legislation signed into law by President Obama to inflation Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 97. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have repealed a provision of health care reform legislation signed into law by President Obama that increased Medicare’s payment rates for medical services in North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 96. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have prohibited the implementation of health care reform legislation until the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services certify that the legislation will lower health care costs Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 95. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have required enrollees in health insurance plans to provide documentation proving that they are citizens or legal residents of the United States Mar 25, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 94. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage of an amendment that would have allowed veterans deemed to be “mentally incompetent” to possess firearms, by waiving the Senate’s budget rules. Mar 25, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 93. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage of an amendment that would have prohibited lawsuits against doctors if those lawsuits concern medical services provided for free, by waiving the Senate’s budget rules. Mar 25, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 92. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have refunded taxes paid on fuel for vehicles used exclusively to perform mammograms Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 91. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage of an amendment to permanently repeal the “marriage penalty” (the higher tax bracket for married couples who file their taxes jointly), and provide for a permanent sales tax deduction for individuals living in states with no income tax (this allows those individuals to deduct a portion of their state sales taxes from their federal income taxes), by waiving the Senate’s budget rules Mar 24, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 90. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have allowed individuals to deduct a portion of their medical expenses from their taxes if their medical expenses exceed 5% of their income Mar 24, 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 88. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage of an amendment that would have extended a number of expiring programs (including unemployment insurance for laid-off workers who have exhausted their benefits), by waiving the Senate's budget rules Mar 24, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 87. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment which would have allowed seniors to opt out of Medicare Part A (which covers care provided at hospitals and nursing facilities) Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 86. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have repealed four provisions in health care reform legislation signed into law by President Obama that were intended to reduce health care costs, including a new Independent Payment Advisory Board (which is charged with indentifying ways to reduce Medicare spending) Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 85. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to allow a vote on passage of an amendment that would have prohibited cuts in Medicare payments to critical access hospitals (hospitals located in rural areas where access to medical facilities is poor), by waiving the Senate’s budget rules Mar 24, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 84. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have repealed the health care reform legislation signed into law by President Obama. Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 83. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have provided that soldiers, veterans, and their families would not be subject to a fine if their benefits do not meet the health care legislation’s criteria for "essential benefits" coverage Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 82. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage of an amendment that would have extended Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors at 2010 levels for three years, by waiving the Senate’s budget rules Mar 24, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 81. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment to health care legislation exempting medical devices intended for soldiers and veterans from a 2.3% excise tax Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 80. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have exempted the sale of medical devices intended for children and those with disabilities from a 2.3% excise tax Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 79. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have eliminated a 2.3% excise tax on the sale of medical devices Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 78. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have eliminated a 3.8% tax on investment income for those earning over $200,000 per year Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 77. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage of an amendment to eliminate a provision in health care reform legislation creating an insurance program covering long-term care (such as nursing home care) for the elderly and the disabled, by waiving the Senate’s budget rules. Mar 24, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 76. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment requiring the Secretary of Education to certify that no state would experience a net job loss as a result of students receiving loans directly from the federal government Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 75. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment to eliminate a provision in health care legislation imposing a fine on businesses with 50 or more employees that do not provide their workers with health insurance Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 74. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment to allow states to choose not to comply with health care reform legislation Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 73. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have prohibited sex offenders from receiving any government subsidies for erectile dysfunction drugs Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 72. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have eliminated a provision in major health care legislation that cut funding for the Medicare Advantage program (Under the Medicare Advantage program, Medicare beneficiaries can receive their benefits through private insurers as opposed to the traditional government-run Medicare program) Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 71. (H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage (by waiving the Senate’s budget rules) of an amendment that would have forced all members of Congress to enroll in Medicaid Mar 24, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 70. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an that would have reduced interest rates on student loans by 1.5% Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 69. HR 4872. (Health care reconciliation) Motion to allow an amendment that would require the president, vice president, members of Congress and others to receive their health care through “exchanges” created by the health insurance overhaul law/On the motion Mar 24, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 68. HR 4872. (Health care reconciliation) Motion to kill an amendment that would require the government to certify that the health care overhaul law will not increase insurance premiums more than has been projected/On the motion Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 67. HR 4872. (Health care reconciliation) Motion to kill an attempt to remove from the health care overhaul law any mandates that employers must provide health insurance to employees/On the motion Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 66. HR 4872. (Health care reconciliation) Motion to kill an attempt to rewrite a health care overhaul to prevent tax increases for people earning less than $200,000/On the motion Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 65. HR 4872. (Health care reconciliation) Motion to kill an amendment by John McCain, R-Ariz., that would remove what he called “sweetheart deals” that benefit certain states in the health care overhaul/On the motion Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 64. HR 4872. (Health care reconciliation) Motion to kill an amendment that would require certification that new spending in a health care overhaul isn’t being paid for by reducing Medicare funding/On the motion Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 63. HR 4872. (Health care overhaul) Motion to begin debating a bill that would revise a major new law overhauling health insurance and student lending laws/On the motion Mar 23, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 62. On adjourning the Senate/On adjournment Mar 23, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 55. HR 2847. (Business tax exemptions for new employee hiring and infrastructure programs) On passing a bill intended to create jobs through tax breaks for businesses that hire new employees, and infrastructure programs, among other items/On passing the bill Mar 17, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 54. HR 2847. (Business tax exemptions for new employee hiring and infrastructure programs) Motion to waive the Senate’s budget rules and allow to go forward a bill intended to create jobs through tax breaks for businesses that hire new employees, and infrastructure programs/On the motion Mar 17, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 49. HR 2847. (Business tax exemptions for new employee hiring and infrastructure programs) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill intended to create jobs through tax breaks for businesses that hire new employees and infrastructure programs/On the cloture motion Mar 15, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 48. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) On passing a bill that would extend certain expiring programs including unemployment benefits and other items/On passing the bill Mar 10, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 47. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would extend certain expiring programs including unemployment benefits and other items (Second cloture vote) On the motion Mar 10, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 46. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would extend certain expiring programs including unemployment benefits and other items (First cloture vote)/On the motion Mar 09, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 45. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to allow to go forward an amendment that would extend assistance to needy families and workforce programs for six months/On the motion Mar 09, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 39. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to allow to go forward a bill that would extend expiring programs such as unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies/On the motion Mar 03, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 37. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to kill an amendment that would pay for a bill extending several expiring programs by using unspent stimulus money/On the motion Mar 03, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 36. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to allow an amendment that would provide $250 to certain Social Security recipients/On the motion Mar 03, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 35. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to allow an amendment that would pay certain Social Security recipients $250, using unspent stimulus money/On the motion Mar 03, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 34. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to kill an amendment that would extend Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors, paid for by shifting money out of Medicare/On the motion Mar 03, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 33. HR 4691. (Short-term extensions of programs to benefit the unemployed and other items) Motion to preserve an amendment that would pay for a bill to extend programs that benefit the unemployed and other items by using unspent money from the 2009 stimulus law/On the motion Mar 03, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 31. HR 4691. (Short-term extensions of programs to benefit the unemployed and other items) Motion to preserve an amendment that proposes to pay for health care premium assistance, transportation spending and other items by repealing a certain business tax break/On the motion Mar 02, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 25. HR 2847. (Jobs package) On passing a bill intended to spur job creation/On the motion Feb 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 24. HR 2847. (Jobs package) On whether to allow to go forward a bill intended to spur job creation/On the motion Feb 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 23. HR 2847. (Jobs package) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill intended to spur job creation and other items/On the motion Feb 22, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 2. H J Res 45. (Increasing the debt limit) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would eliminate the Troubled Asset Relief Program and reduce the maximum amount the United States can be in debt/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 21, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 396. (H.R. 3590) On passage of legislation making major changes in the national health care system Dec 24, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 395. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a motion to invoke cloture (bring debate to an end) on the legislation Dec 23, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 394. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on the Reid amendment removing a proposed HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance" \o "Health insurance" health insurance plan that would be offered by the federal government, and adding language to guarantee that federal funds are not used to pay for abortions. Dec 23, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 391. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a motion to table (kill) an appeal of a ruling; the ruling that had been appealed was that new spending provided in an amendment by Sen. Reid of Nevada was not subject to a point of order that preventing it from being offered Dec 23, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 390. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a motion to waive the provisions of the Congressional Budget Act as they apply to an amendment offered by Sen. Reid of Nevada Dec 23, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 389. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on whether to support a point of order that the mandate in the bill requiring Americans to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional Dec 23, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 388. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a motion to invoke cloture (bring debate to an end) on a procedural tactic of Sen. Reid of Nevada; that tactic had prevented the Republican minority from making changes in his amendment to the legislation Dec 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 387. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a procedural tactic by Sen. Reid of Nevada to prevent the Republican minority from making changes in his amendment to the legislation Dec 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 386. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a motion to table (kill) an amendment that had been offered by Sen. Reid of Nevada as a procedural tactic Dec 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 385. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a motion to invoke cloture (bring debate to an end) on an amendment offered by Sen. Reid of Nevada that made numerous significant additions and deletions to the legislation Dec 20, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 380. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a procedure by Senate Reid of Nevada to allow the Senate to vote on a cloture motion ending debate on an unrelated bill and return to consideration of the health care bill Dec 17, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 379. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on tabling (killing) a motion that would have prevented any new tax provisions from becoming effective until the actual start date of the programs the tax revenues support Dec 16, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 376. (H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on a motion to add language guaranteeing that people making less than $200,000 a year will not pay any more taxes as a result of the legislation. Dec 15, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 368. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Gregg of New Hampshire amendment that would prohibit anything that spends money or reduces revenues in a major heath insurance overhaul bill from being implemented until the provisions are certified not to raise the deficit/On agreeing to the amendment Dec 07, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 360. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would have prohibited establishing a new voluntary insurance program for people with functional limitations/On agreeing to the amendment Dec 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 358. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Motion to restore $441 billion in cuts from certain Medicare programs/On agreeing to the amendment Dec 03, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 356. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Murkowski of Alaska amendment that would require insurers to consult with professional organizations when deciding when to cover preventative screening for women/On agreeing to the amendment Dec 03, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 355. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Mikulski of Maryland amendment that would require health insurance providers to cover preventative care and screening for women/On agreeing to the amendment Dec 03, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 353. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Motion to begin debate on a bill that would overhaul the health care system/On the motion Nov 21, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 351. S 1963. (Veterans’ family caregiver assistance) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would require the bill’s costs to be paid for by reducing contributions to international organizations such as the United Nations/On agreeing to the amendment Nov 19, 2009. N N 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 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 318. HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) On adopting a conference report on the fiscal 2010 Agriculture Department spending bill/On adopting the report Oct 08, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 316. HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-State spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit policing funds from going to police departments that don’t ask people about their immigration status/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 07, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 296. HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environment spending) Motion to kill an attempt to strike $4.3 billion in funding in the fiscal 2010 environment and Interior Department spending bill/On the motion Sep 24, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 287. HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending bill) On passing a $122 billion bill that funds federal transportation and housing programs in fiscal 2010/On passing the bill Sep 17, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 280. HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending bill) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would ensure enforcement of a requirement that adult residents of public housing projects do eight hours of community service monthly/On agreeing to the amendment Sep 16, 2009. Y N L
Roll Call 270. HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) On passing a bill that would provide $2 billion for the Cash for Clunkers program/On passing the bill Aug 06, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 269. HR 3435. (Car voucher program) Motion to allow a bill to add money to the Cash for Clunkers program to retain its emergency funding designation/On the motion Aug 06, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 268. HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to preserve an amendment that would replace the current $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit with a new $15,000 principal residence tax credit/On agreeing to the amendment Aug 06, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 267. HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would prohibit the automobile bailout law from being expanded beyond Dec. 31, 2009/On agreeing to the amendment Aug 06, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 265. HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to preserve an amendment that seeks to prevent a deficit increase as a result of an increase for the Cash for Clunkers program/On the motion Aug 06, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 264. HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would end the Cash for Clunkers program on Aug. 8, 2009/On agreeing to the amendment Aug 06, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 263. HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to kill an amendment that would restrict eligibility for the “Cash for Clunkers” program/On the motion Aug 06, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 260. HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) Motion to preserve an amendment that would allow the federal government to purchase more surplus milk/On the motion Aug 04, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 259. HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) Motion to send the bill back to the Appropriations Committee to slash its funding/On the motion Aug 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 256. HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) McCain of Arizona amendment that would delete $17.5 million for the High Energy Cost Grant Program/On agreeing to the amendment Aug 03, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 253. HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Motion to defeat a parliamentary maneuver against a bill that would keep the federal highway trust fund from running out of money /On the motion Jul 30, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 252. HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Sessions of Alabama amendment that would take back unspent economic stimulus money and redirect it to highway spending/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 30, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 250. HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Ensign of Nevada amendment that would use $7.5 billion in unspent economic stimulus funding to replenish the unemployment trust fund/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 30, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 249. HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would direct that money used for highway spending should come from unspent stimulus funding/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 30, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 227. HR 2892. (Fiscal 2010 homeland security spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would require contracts and grants awarded by the Homeland Security Department be competitively bid/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 09, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 226. HR 2892. (Fiscal 2010 homeland security spending) Murray of Washington amendment that would stipulate that Homeland Security-related grants or contracts must be competitively bid unless the company is a small businesses or women and minority-owned business/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 09, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 225. HR 2892. (Fiscal 2010 homeland security spending) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would prohibit the Customs and Border Protection service from restricting the importation of prescription drugs from Canada/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 09, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 201. HR 2346 . (Fiscal 2009 supplemental spending) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would strike increased funding to the International Monetary Fund/On agreeing to the amendment May 21, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 191. HR 627. (Credit card regulations) Motion to preserve an amendment that would limit the annual percentage rate applicable to credit cards to 15 percent/On the motion May 13, 2009. Y Y L
Roll Call 190. HR 627. (Credit card regulations) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would require credit card issuers to verify individuals’ identities before issuing a card/On agreeing to the amendment May 13, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 183. S 896. (Housing loans modification) Motion to preserve an amendment that would create a program to sell federal properties that were not being used/On the motion May 06, 2009. N N 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 178. S 896. (Housing loans modification) Corker of Tennessee amendment that would require lenders participating in mortgage modification programs to consider all mitigation efforts before they can qualify for protection from investor lawsuits/On agreeing to the amendment May 05, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 177. S 896. (Housing loans modification) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would establish that the Federal Housing Administration’s primary responsibility is to maintain its own solvency/On agreeing to the amendment May 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 174. S 896. (Housing loans modification) Durbin of Illinois amendment that would allow bankruptcy judges to reduce principal and interest rates on certain mortgages/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 30, 2009. Y Y L
Roll Call 165. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to instruct conferees on a budget resolution to insist that the measure limit the increase in public debt to an amount no greater than what was accumulated between 1789 and Jan. 20, 2009/On the motion Apr 23, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 163. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to instruct conferees on a budget resolution to insist that the final report allow for legislation to create new jobs in “clean technology” and other clean energy incentives/On the motion Apr 23, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 151. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would allow for future legislation to reduce the impact of consumer product safety laws on businesses/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 150. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Sessions of Alabama amendment that would make it easier to defeat any funding bill that does not allocate $2.6 billion to construct a fence across the U.S.-Mexico border/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 143. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Bennett of Utah amendment that would allow for a reduction in future spending equal to the amount of money spent by the 2009 economic stimulus law/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 140. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Sanders of Vermont amendment that would allow for future legislation to establish a national usury law/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009. Y Y L
Roll Call 134. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would provide for the remaining mortgage buyout money be recovered, except for $100 billion/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 133. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Reed of Rhode Island amendment that would allow for legislation stipulating that the remaining money set aside by the stimulus law for mortgage relief would be used to help save homes and small businesses/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 114. HR 1388. (National service programs) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit ACORN or any ACORN-affiliated organizations from receiving part of the bill's funding/On the motion Mar 26, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 93. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would extend a voluntary program to determine if employees are legally able to work in the country/On the motion Mar 10, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 81. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Wicker of Mississippi amendment that would prohibit funds given to the UN Population Fund from going to organizations that promote certain kinds of abortion programs/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 05, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 77. Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would require a competitive process for grants and contracts funded under the bill/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 64. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) On adopting a bill that would allocate $787.2 billion in economic stimulus spending/On passing the bill Feb 13, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 63. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve the emergency spending designation of an economic stimulus bill/On the motion Feb 13, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 61. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) On passing a bill that would provide $838 billion in tax cuts and economic stimulus spending/On passing the bill Feb 10, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 56. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would prohibit economic stimulus funds from going to the ACORN group/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 06, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 54. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Grassley of Iowa amendment to change Medicaid assistance formulas to give each state a flat rate/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 06, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 51. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from being used for a laundry list of projects Coburn considers wasteful spending/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 06, 2009. N N L
Roll Call 44. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) McCain amendment that would remove the economic stimulus bill’s “Buy American” requirements/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 42. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve an amendment that would replace a tax credit with a reduction in the marginal tax rate/On the motion Feb 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 39. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would prohibit funding in the economic stimulus bill for any program not authorized prior to Feb. 1, 2009/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 37. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would delete $35 billion from the economic stimulus bill/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 33. HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve an amendment that would allocate an additional $25 billion for infrastructure projects/On the motion Feb 03, 2009. Y Y L
Roll Call 31. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) On passing a bill that would reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and expand it significantly/On passing the bill Jan 29, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 29. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Bingaman of New Mexico amendment that would allow families more ways to expedite applications for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 29, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 28. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would require the government to create a new program to provide private health insurance for certain children eligible for coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 29, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 26. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Hatch of Utah amendment that would allow states to include “an unborn child” in the definition of “low income children” for the purpose of eligibility in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 29, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 25. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit states from receiving State Children’s Health Insurance Program funds for covering families who earn above 300 percent of the federal poverty level/On the motion Jan 29, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 24. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would require states to pay subsidies to private health insurers if they want to expand State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage above certain income levels/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 29, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 23. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Murkowski of Alaska amendment that would require states to develop plans to address the “crowding out” of lower income children by higher income children applying for State Children’s Health Insurance within 12 months/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 28, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 22. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would require states to detail how they will limit allowing lower-income children seeking coverage under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program from being “crowded out” by those with higher incomes/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 28, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 21. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Roberts of Kansas amendment that would prohibit states from covering children under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program if their families earned above a certain amount of money/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 28, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 20. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit states that allow families earning more than 200 percent over the poverty level to participate in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program to qualify as a “shortfall state”/On the motion Jan 28, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 18. (H.R. 2) On the McConnell of Kentucky amendment offered to legislation that reauthorized and expanded the Children's Health Insurance Program. The amendment was designed to increase controls on the use of the program by individuals for whom it was not intended, and to prevent some states from extending the program to families with annual incomes above $70,000. Jan 28, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 16. (H.R. 2) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment offered by Sen. DeMint of South Carolina. The amendment would have required families with incomes exceeding 200 percent of the local poverty line to share in the cost of treating any family member enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program. Jan 27, 2009. Y Y W
All votes listed below this point were cast while this member served in the House of Representatives prior to becoming a senator. These House votes are not included in our calculation of either the member's Crucial Lifetime Progressive score or Overall Lifetime Progressive score in this category; those scores are based only on the votes the member has taken while serving in the Senate.
Roll Call 26. HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) On passing a bill to set certain conditions on the use of $350 billion allocated to buy certain mortgage assets/On passing the bill Jan 21, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 21. HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Bachmann of Minnesota amendment that would eliminate proposed changes to and additional funding for a homeowners program/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 15, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 20. HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Hensarling of Texas amendment that would remove the authority for the Treasury Department to attend meetings of the board of directors of institutions receiving bailout money /On agreeing to the amendment Jan 15, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 19. HR 384. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Frank of Massachusetts amendment that would require some bailout money to be committed for foreclosure mitigation/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 15, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 17. H Res 53. (Mortgage-backed securities buyout conditions) Providing for consideration of a bill that would set new conditions on the use of money to purchase mortgage assets (HR 384)/On passing the bill Jan 14, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 16. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) On passing a bill that would authorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program at $60 billion/On passing the bill Jan 14, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 15. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance program) Motion to rewrite a State Children’s Health Insurance Program bill to authorize the program for longer but require more eligibility hurdles for certain applicants/On the motion Jan 14, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 14. H Res 52. (Children’s health insurance program) Providing for consideration of a bill that would provide funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (HR 2)/On passing the bill Jan 14, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 9. HR 11. (Wage discrimination) On passing a bill that would extend the time in which employees could sue for wage discrimination/On passing the bill Jan 09, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 8. HR 12. (Pay equality) On passing a bill that would make it easier for workers to challenge wage discrimination/On passing the bill Jan 09, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 7. HR 12. (Pay equality) Motion to rewrite a pay equality bill to stipulate that employers found liable of pay discrimination would not have to compensate certain legal fees/On the motion Jan 09, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 676. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Westmoreland of Georgia amendment that would prohibit federal student aid applications forms from using any language other than English/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 656. Shadegg of Arizona amendment that would cut the Innovation and Improvement account by $11 million/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 18, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 655. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Foxx of North Carolina amendment that would increase special education grants while eliminating funding for “full service community schools”/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 18, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 647. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Stearns of Florida amendment that would increase funding for certain educational programs by reducing grants to AmeriCorps/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 18, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 645. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor, Health, Education spending) Jindal of Louisiana amendment that would increase funding for the Centers for Disease Control by cutting funding for a Labor Department program/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 17, 2007. Y N W
Roll Call 644. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor, Health, Education spending) Marchant of Texas amendment that would reduce funding for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 17, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 643. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor, Health, Education spending) Platts of Pennsylvania amendment that would increase funding for the Even Start program and reduce funding for other programs/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 17, 2007. Y N W
Roll Call 642. HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 labor, health, education spending) Kline of Minnesota amendment that would increase employment standards funding/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 17, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 487. HR 2638. (Fiscal 2008 Homeland Security appropriations), Forbes of Virginia amendment that would prevent the Homeland Security Department from allowing certain immigrants to stay inside the United States beyond the period initially granted/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 15, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 382. Federal housing finance overhaul (H.R. 1427)/Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) amendment to require that the amount allocated to the affordable housing fund not exceed the amount allocated in the preceding year if in that year the federal government had a budget deficit and borrowed against the Social Security trust fund May 17, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 380. Federal housing finance overhaul (H.R. 1427)/ Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) amendment to require a study on the effects the contributions to the affordable housing fund would have on the cost of mortgages to homebuyers and suspend the program if the program served to increase the costs of mortgages May 17, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 379. Federal housing finance overhaul (H.R. 1427)/ Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) amendment to suspend contributions to the affordable housing fund if the payments contribute to an increase in mortgage costs May 17, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 378. Federal housing finance overhaul (H.R. 1427)/Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.) amendment to strike a provision creating an affordable housing fund May 17, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 336. Emergency agriculture relief (H.R. 2207)/On passage May 10, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 335. Emergency agriculture relief (H.R. 2207)/Motion to recommit with instructions to offset the spending in the bill with spending cuts or tax increases and leaving open the possibility that the measure could go back to committee indefinitely May 10, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 317. Authorizing $40 billion for the Homeland Security Department for fiscal 2008 (H.R. 1684)/Motion to recommit with instructions to authorize the agency to deploy a system to perform risk assessments of people entering the United States May 09, 2007. Y N L
Roll Call 282. Reauthorizing the Head Start program (H.R. 1439)/Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-Mo.) amendment to allow Head Start grantees, due to inadequate funding, to negotiate to reduce the number of children enrolled in the program if it is necessary to maintain the quality of services May 02, 2007. Absent Y W
Roll Call 280. Reauthorizing the Head Start program (H.R. 1439)/Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) amendment to require that 50 percent of Head Start teachers nationwide have bachelor's degrees by 2011 May 02, 2007. Absent N W
Roll Call 278. Reauthorizing the Head Start program (H.R. 1439)/ Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) amendment that would forgive student loans for teachers who agree to commit to the program for three years May 02, 2007. Absent Y W
Roll Call 277. Reauthorizing the Head Start program (H.R. 1439/ Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) amendment to establish a pilot program to allow eight states to take over the federally funded early-childhood program May 02, 2007. Absent N W
Roll Call 262. Expanding the number of federal loan programs available to small businesses (H.R. 1332)/Motion to recommit with instructions make small businesses determined by the Small Business Administration to have been adversely affected by the minimum wage hike eligible for federal loans Apr 25, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 225. Reforming federal disaster loans to small business (H.R. 1361)/On passage Apr 18, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 224. Reforming federal disaster loans to small business (H.R. 1361)/Motion to recommit with instructions to prohibit assistance to anyone convicted of a felony Apr 18, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 223. Reforming the program providing federal disaster loans to small business (H.R. 1361)/Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) amendment to remove language allowing the Small Business Authority the ability to offer grants of up to $100,000 for certain businesses severely affected by hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma Apr 18, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 222. Reforming federal disaster loans to small business (H.R. 1361)/Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) amendment to remove language allowing duplicate benefits for the victims of the 2005 hurricanes Apr 18, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 210. H. Con. Res. 99 (Fiscal 2008 Budget Resolution), Woolsey of California substitute amendment offering an alternative budget resolution authored by the Congressional Progressive Caucus/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 29, 2007. N Y L
Roll Call 209. Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res.), Kilpatrick of Michigan substitute amendment offering an alternative budget resolution authored by the Congressional Black Caucus/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 29, 2007. N Y L
Roll Call 205. H.R. 835 (Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act)/On passage Mar 28, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 204. H. Res. 274, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1538 (Wounded Warrior Assistance Act)/On agreeing to the resolution Mar 28, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 196. H.R. 1401(Rail and Public Transportation Security Act), Sessions of Texas amendment to prohibit Amtrak from using funds authorized by the bill on the 10 long-distance routes that have lost the most revenue/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 27, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 192. H. Res. 269, providing for consideration of H.R. 835 (Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act)/On agreeing to the resolution Mar 27, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 173. H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act/On motion to suspend the rules and pass Mar 21, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 172. H.R. 1227, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007/On passage Mar 21, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 170. H.R. 1227, Al Green of Texas amendment to allow low-income residents in areas affected by the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes to receive Section 8 housing grants/Revote on agreeing to the amendment Mar 21, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 168. H R 1227. Neugebauer of Texas Amendment to delete provision in Gulf Coast housing relief bill that would give families receiving temporary disaster vouchers Section 8 vouchers instead/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 21, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 167. Motion to allow Taylor of Mississippi to participate in floor debate for the rest of the day after a ruling that he had impugned another Member's character Mar 21, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 166. H.R. 1227, Al Green of Texas amendment to allow low-income residents in areas affected by the 2005 hurricanes along the Gulf Coast to receive Section 8 housing grants/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 20, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 165. H.R. 1227, Biggert of Illinois amendment to limit the number public house units to be rebuilt to the number that were occupied before Hurricane Katrina/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 20, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 164. H.R. 1227, Hensarling of Texas amendment to require federal housing recipients in the region affected by the 2005 hurricanes to work 20 hours per week/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 20, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 160. H. Res. 254, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1227) to assist in the provision of affordable housing to low income families affected by the 2005 hurricanes that hit the Gulf Coast/On agreeing to the resolution Mar 20, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 101. H. Res. 161, providing for consideration of small-business tax bill under suspension of the rules/On agreeing to the resolution Feb 16, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 100. H. Res. 161, providing for floor consideration of a small-business tax bill (H.R. 976) under suspension of the rules/On ordering the previous question Feb 16, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 72. Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/On passage Jan 31, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 71. Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Motion to recommit to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to cut more than $500 million for various projects and increase funding by $275 million for military housing, $50 million to combat illicit drugs, $86 million for military construction and family housing and direct $178 million toward deficit reduction Jan 31, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 70. Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Democratic motion to table (kill) an appeal to the ruling of the chair against a Republican point of order against the bill on grounds that it violates House rules Jan 31, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 69. Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Motion to table (kill) the motion to reconsider Jan 31, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 68. Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Question of consideration Jan 31, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 67. Rules for consideration (H. Res. 116) of the fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government/On passage of the rule Jan 31, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 66. Rules for consideration (H. Res. 116) of the fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government/Motion to order the previous question (end debate and prohibit amendment) Jan 31, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 31. College Student Relief Act (H.R. 5)/Motion to recommit with instructions to apply the subsidized interest rate reductions only to graduates earning less than $65,000 annually and to active-duty military personnel Jan 17, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 30. Outlining rules for debate (H. Res. 65) on the College Student Relief Act (H.R. 5)/On adoption of the resolution Jan 17, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 29. Outlining rules for debate (H. Res. 65) on the College Student Relief Act (H.R. 5)/Ordering the previous question (end debate and possibility of amendment) Jan 17, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 23. Requiring the federal government to negotiate with drug companies for the prices of drugs covered under Medicare (H.R. 4)/On passage Jan 12, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 22. Requiring the federal government to negotiate with drug companies for the prices of drugs covered under Medicare (H.R. 4)/Motion to recommit with instructions to add language that ensures that beneficiaries will not be restricted in their access to prescription drugs and that the negotiations will not result in the price increase of prescription drugs for any group Jan 12, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 20. Federal funding of embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3)/On passage Jan 11, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 19. Federal funding of embryonic stem cell research (H.R. 3)/Motion to recommit the bill to the Energy and Commerce Committee with instructions to include language prohibiting entities involved in a certain type of cell transfer associated with human cloning from receiving federal funding Jan 11, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 18. Minimum wage increase (H.R. 2)/On passage Jan 10, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 11. H. Res. 6 Adopting the rules of the House of Representative for the 110th Congress/On adopting Title 5 of the resolution Jan 05, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 10. H. Res. 6 Adopting the rules of the House of Representative for the 110th Congress/Motion to commit with instructions Jan 05, 2007. N N W