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Roll Call 22. (S. 1) On an amendment to prevent the developer of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from using eminent domain powers to take land from private property owners who didn’t want to sell it Jan 22, 2015. Y Y L
Roll Call 21. (S. 1) On an amendment stipulating that during construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, developers could acquire land only in ways consistent with constitutional protections of private property rights Jan 22, 2015. N N 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 306. On confirming Thomas E. Perez to be an assistant attorney general at the Justice Department/On the nomination Oct 06, 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 162. S 386. (Financial fraud) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would cap the amount of money a whistleblower can collect/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 23, 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 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 58. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) Alexander of Tennessee amendment that would allow for funds to be shifted from the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission to an English literacy program/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 13, 2008. N N L
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. Y 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 368. HR 3093. (Fiscal 2008 Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations) Motion to kill an amendment that would increase funding for prosecuting violent crimes on American Indian reservations/On the motion Oct 16, 2007. Y Y W
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 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 314. HR 2642. (Fiscal 2008 Military Construction-VA appropriations) Salazar of Colorado amendment that would prohibit the Army from expanding a site in southeast Colorado for one year/On agreeing to the amendment Sep 06, 2007. Y Y W
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. N 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. Y 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 198. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Inhofe of Oklahoma amendment that would declare English the national language of the U.S./On agreeing to the amendment Jun 06, 2007. N N L
Roll Call 197. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Salazar of Colorado amendment that would declare English the "common language" of the U.S./On agreeing to the amendment Jun 06, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 187. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Amendment by Cornyn of Texas that would expand the list of crimes that can prevent illegal aliens from receiving applying for legal immigration/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 06, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 186. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Amendment by Kennedy of Massachusetts that would expand the list of crimes that can disqualify illegal aliens from applying for legal immigration/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 06, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 185. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Amendment by Feingold of Wisconsin that would study the treatment of German Americans, Italian Americans and other Americans of European descent during WWII/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 05, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 184. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Amendment by McConnell of Kentucky that would require government-issued photo identification in order to vote in a federal election/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 05, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 3. S. 1. (Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007), Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) amendment to bar Indian tribes from making political contributions directly to candidates/Motion to table (set aside) Jan 10, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 133. Pryor Nomination/Vote on Confirmation of William H. Pryor, Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Jun 09, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 132. Pryor Nomination/Vote to End Debate on the Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. Jun 08, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 131. Brown Nomination/Vote on Confirmation of Janice Rodgers Brown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Jun 08, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 130. Brown Nomination/Vote to End Debate on the Nomination of Janice Rodgers Brown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Jun 07, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 128. P.N. 194. Judicial Nominations/ Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be a Federal Appellate Court Judge. May 25, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 127. P.N. 194. Judicial Nominations/Procedural Vote on a Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be a Federal Appellate Court Judge. May 24, 2005. Y N L
Roll Call 93. HR 1268. Fiscal 2005 Supplemental Appropriations/Vote to Delete Funding for the Construction of a New $36 Million Maximum Security Prison at Guantanamo, Cuba. Apr 13, 2005. N Y L
Roll Call 145. S. 113. FISA Warrants/Vote to Protect Civil Liberties by Providing Judicial Discretion in Cases Involving Suspected Terrorists. May 08, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 51. S 3. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Final Passage of a Bill to Restrict Abortion Rights By Banning "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions. Mar 13, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 49. S 3. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Vote to Allow "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions In Cases Where the Mother's Health Is Threatened By Pregnancy. Mar 12, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 47. S 3. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Vote to Return Measure to Judiciary Committee to Determine Constitutionality of Abortion Restrictions Contained in Bill. Mar 12, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 46. S 3. Ban on "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions/Vote to Allow "Dilation and Extraction" Abortions In Cases Where the Mother's Health Is Threatened By Pregnancy. Mar 12, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 7. H.J. Res 2. Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote to Restore Funding for Education, Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Domestic Programs That Had Been Cut in Republican-Drafted Bill. Jan 17, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 81. S 517. National Energy Plan/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Designed to Ease Fish and Wildlife Protections by Altering Application Process for Hydroelectric Power Plants. Apr 24, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 64. S 565. Election Reform/Vote to Examine Error Rates in Vote-Counting Machines to Protect Voting Rights. Apr 11, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 63. S 565. Election Reform/Vote to Prevent Voters from Determining Whether or Not Their Ballot Was Counted. Apr 11, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 40. S 565. Election Reform/Cloture Vote on Bill to Improve Accessibility and Reliability of Nation's Voting Systems. Mar 04, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 39. S 565. Election Reform/Cloture Vote on Bill to Improve Accessibility and Reliability of Nation's Voting Systems. Mar 01, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 38. S 565. Election Reform/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Designed to Effectively Identify Eligible Voters. Feb 27, 2002. N N W
Roll Call 34. S 565. Election Reform/Vote to Revoke Constitutional Right of Franchise from Inactive but Eligible Voters. Feb 14, 2002. N N W
Roll Call 33. S 565. Election Reform/Vote to Enable Federal Employees to Volunteer at Polls on Election Day. Feb 14, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 32. S 565. Election Reform/Vote to Reduce Nullification of Ballots by Enabling Voters to Verify Their Punch-Card Ballots Should Problems Arise. Feb 14, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 31. S 565. Election Reform/Vote to Insure Restoration of Voting Rights for Ex-Felons. Feb 14, 2002. N Y L