Roll Call 7.
(S. 1) On an amendment to limit the attorneys’ fees that can be awarded in cases related to the Endangered Species Act
Jan 21, 2015.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 122.
On the nomination of Mary Geiger Lewis to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Jun 18, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 118.
On a procedural motion to cut off debate and allow a final vote to confirm the appointment of Andrew Hurwitz to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jun 11, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 116.
On the nomination of Jeffrey J. Helmick to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Jun 06, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 109.
(S. 3187) On an amendment to penalize pharmaceutical companies that are caught overcharging or engaging in fraud
May 24, 2012.
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N |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 104.
On the nomination of Paul J. Watford to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
May 21, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
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.
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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.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 61.
On the nomination of Miranda Du to the U.S. District Court of Nevada
Mar 28, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 21.
On the nomination of Jesse M. Furman to the U.S. District Court of Southern New York
Feb 17, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 177.
(S. 1723) Legislation that would have provided $35 billion to state governments to prevent layoffs of firefighters, teachers, and police officers -- On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill
Oct 20, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 173.
(H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would have created a commission to study and improve the U.S. criminal justice system (including factors such as incarceration rates, sentencing, etc.)
Oct 20, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 164.
On confirmation of Alison J. Nathan to be a U.S. District Judge in New York
Oct 13, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
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.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 92.
On confirming Michael H. Simon to be a U.S. District Court judge in Oregon
Jun 21, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 74.
Nomination of Goodwin Liu to be a U.S. Circuit Court judge in California – On the motion to shut off debate on the nomination
May 19, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 71.
On confirmation of Susan Carney to be a U.S. Circuit Court judge in Connecticut
May 17, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 68.
On confirmation of Edward Milton Chen to be a U.S. District Judge in Northern California
May 10, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 67.
Nomination of James Michael Cole to be Deputy Attorney General – On the motion to shut off debate on the nomination
May 09, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 66.
On confirmation of John J. McConnell, Jr. to be a U.S. District Judge in Rhode Island
May 04, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 65.
Nomination of John J. McConnell, Jr. to be a U.S. District Judge in Rhode Island – On the motion to shut off debate on the nomination
May 04, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 291.
On confirming Joseph Martinez to be a U.S. District Judge in Colorado
Dec 21, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 290.
On confirming Benita Y. Pearson to be U.S. District Judge in Ohio
Dec 21, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 230.
On confirming Jane Stranch to be a judge for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals/On the nomination
Sep 13, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 229.
On confirming Elena Kagan to be a Supreme Court justice/On the nomination
Aug 05, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 122.
On confirming the nomination of Thomas Vanaskie to be a judge for the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals/On the nomination
Apr 21, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
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.
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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.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 366.
HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Ensign amendment that would limit attorney fees in medical malpractice suits/On agreeing to the amendment
Dec 06, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 350.
On confirming David F. Hamilton to be a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals/On the nomination
Nov 19, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 349.
On bringing debate to a close on the nomination of David F. Hamilton to be a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit of Appeals/On the motion
Nov 17, 2009.
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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.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 338.
HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-science spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to prosecute in federal court anyone linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks/On the motion
Nov 05, 2009.
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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.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 308.
HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 defense spending) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would prohibit money from going to any federal contractor that requires its employees to sign contracts waiving their right to sue the contractor for sexual assault or harassment/On agreeing to the amendment
Oct 06, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 283.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending) Vitter of Louisiana amendment on New Orleans housing restrictions/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 17, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 279.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending) Wicker of Mississippi amendment that would cut off Amtrak funding unless Amtrak allows passengers to carry guns/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 16, 2009.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 274.
On confirming Cass Sunstein to be an administrator at the Office of Management and Budget/On the nomination
Sep 10, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 273.
On whether to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Cass Sunstein to be an administrator at the Office of Management and Budget/On the nomination
Sep 09, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 262.
On confirming Sonia Sotomayor to be a Supreme Court justice/On the nomination
Aug 06, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 237.
S 1390. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would allow people with valid permits to carry concealed firearms in any state that does not prohibit people from carrying them/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 22, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 188.
HR 627. (Credit card company regulations) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would force the Interior Department to allow individuals to carry firearms inside national parks and wildlife refuges/On agreeing to the amendment
May 12, 2009.
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N |
N |
L |
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.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 145.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to preserve an amendment that would prohibit an increase in Amtrak funding unless passengers were allowed to transport firearms in checked bags/On the motion
Apr 02, 2009.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 107.
(Nomination of Elena Kagan) On nominating Elena Kagan to be U.S. solicitor general/On the nomination
Mar 19, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 98.
(Nomination of John Perrelli) On confirming Thomas John Perrelli to be associate attorney general/On the nomination
Mar 12, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 97.
(Nomination of David Ogden) On confirming David W. Ogden to be deputy attorney general/On the nomination
Mar 12, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 72.
S 160. (District of Columbia voting rights) Ensign of Nevada amendment that would prohibit the local government of Washington, D.C., from restricting firearms ownership/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 26, 2009.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 32.
On confirming Eric H. Holder to be attorney general/On the nomination
Feb 02, 2009.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 340.
Fiscal 2008 Intelligence Authorization (H.R. 2082)/Motion to recommit with instructions to increase the CIA's human intelligence budget by $23 million, offset by an equal cut for the National Drug Intelligence Center
May 10, 2007.
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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.
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Y |
N |
L |
Roll Call 309.
Recognizing the suffering and loyalty of residents of Guam during World War II Loyalty (H.R. 1595)/On passage
May 08, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 200.
H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act)/On motion to recommit with instructions
Mar 27, 2007.
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Y |
N |
L |
Roll Call 171.
H.R. 1227, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007/On motion to recommit with instructions
Mar 21, 2007.
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Y |
N |
L |
Roll Call 151.
H.R. 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act/Stupak of Michigan amendment to include government-funded scientists among the federal employees granted whistleblower protections for exposing wrongdoing
Mar 14, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 150.
H.R. 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act/
Mar 14, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 149.
H.R. 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act/Stupak of Michigan amendment to clarify that political interference with science is covered under the bill
Mar 14, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 146.
Providing for the consideration of H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act/On agreeing to the resolution
Mar 14, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 145.
Providing for the consideration of H.R. 985 (Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act)/On ordering the previous question and bring to a vote
Mar 14, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 134.
H.R. 720 (Water Quality Financing Act)/On motion to recommit with instructions to include an amendment barring certain felons from boarding ships with a transportation-worker identification card
Mar 09, 2007.
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Y |
N |
L |