What: All Issues : Government Checks on Corporate Power
 Who: All Members : New York : Schumer, Chuck
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Government Checks on Corporate Power
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Roll Call 26. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment requiring disclosure of political campaign contributions made by individuals who make more than $1 million from development of Canadian “tar sands” oil fields Jan 22, 2015. N N L
Roll Call 25. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment imposing an 8-cent-per-barrel fee on oil transported through the controversial Keystone XL pipeline Jan 22, 2015. N N L
Roll Call 24. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment delaying construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until federal law had been changed to ensure the oil it carries is taxed like other petroleum products Jan 22, 2015. N N L
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 19. (S. 1) On an amendment to require Canadian energy companies to pay an 8-cent-per-barrel tax for oil shipped through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline Jan 22, 2015. Y Y L
Roll Call 17. (S. 1) On an amendment to require the federal government to speed up its review of applications to drill for oil and natural gas on public land Jan 22, 2015. N N W
Roll Call 15. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment stating that climate change is real and human-caused, and calling for investment in “clean fossil fuel” energy technology Jan 22, 2015. N N L
Roll Call 11. (S. 1) On an amendment to put Congress on record believing that climate change is real, but that construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline would not make it worse Jan 21, 2015. Y Y L
Roll Call 9. (S. 1) On an amendment to give power plants an exemption from the Clean Air Act to burn coal waste that remained after previous mining activities Jan 21, 2015. N N W
Roll Call 8. (S. 1) On an amendment to delay construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline until the federal government issued rules on the storage and transportation of petroleum coke Jan 21, 2015. Y Y L
Roll Call 4. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment requiring oil companies to sell their petroleum in the United States, rather than on the world market, if it was transported through the controversial Keystone XL pipeline Jan 20, 2015. N N L
Roll Call 3. (S. 1) On a motion aimed at allowing the Senate to formally consider a bill authorizing construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline Jan 12, 2015. N N L
Roll Call 1. (H.R. 26) On an amendment that would have stripped the underlying terrorism-insurance bill of an unrelated provision weakening regulation of financial markets Jan 08, 2015. Y Y L
Roll Call 180. (S. 3369) On a motion to end debate and hold a final, up-or-down vote on legislation requiring disclosure of the identity of wealthy donors who help corporations, labor unions, nonprofits, and other organizations influence elections Jul 17, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 179. (S. 3369) On a motion to end debate and hold a final, up-or-down vote on legislation requiring disclosure of the identity of wealthy donors who help corporations, labor unions, nonprofits, and other organizations influence elections Jul 16, 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 159. (S. 3240) On an amendment to bar the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration from using small manned aircraft to enforce pollution laws Jun 21, 2012. Y N W
Roll Call 158. (S. 3240) On an amendment to allow the U.S. Environmental Protection Administration to continue a controversial practice of using aircraft to enforce pollution laws – as long as it is found to be “cost-effective” and state officials are notified Jun 21, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 155. (S. 3240) On an amendment to require farmers to meet standards for conserving water and soil in exchange for federally subsidized crop insurance Jun 20, 2012. Y Y 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 139. (S.J.Res. 37) On a motion to bring up for consideration legislation overriding new Obama Administration regulations that require coal-fired power plants to cut back on their emissions of toxic pollutants such as mercury Jun 20, 2012. N N 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 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 110. (S. 3187) On a motion to kill off an amendment requiring dietary supplement manufacturers to register with the Food and Drug Administration May 24, 2012. N N L
Roll Call 109. (S. 3187) On an amendment to penalize pharmaceutical companies that are caught overcharging or engaging in fraud 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 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 76. (S. 1789) On an amendment to repeal a law barring the use of mailboxes for anything other than official U.S. mail Apr 24, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 63. (S. 2204) On a motion to end debate and set up a final, up-or-down vote on legislation repealing tax breaks for major oil companies and renewing incentives for development of renewable energy and other domestic energy sources Mar 29, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 51. (H.R. 3606) On an amendment aimed at helping small businesses gain access to financial capital Mar 20, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 38. (S. 1813) On an amendment to open up vast new stretches of publicly owned land to oil drilling, force the federal government to allow construction of a controversial oil pipeline, and renew a diverse set of popular tax breaks Mar 13, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 36. (S. 1813) On an amendment to move responsibility for building and maintaining most U.S. highways from the federal government to state governments Mar 13, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 34. (S. 1813) On an amendment to override the Obama Administration and approve construction of a controversial oil pipeline Mar 08, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 33. (S. 1813) On an amendment to require that only American-made raw materials be used to build a controversial oil pipeline, and that petroleum products transported using the pipeline be sold only in the United States Mar 08, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 30. (S. 1813) On an amendment to require the Environmental Protection Agency to delay and rewrite its rules governing pollution from boilers and other industrial incinerators Mar 08, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 28. (S. 1813) On an amendment to expand offshore oil drilling Mar 08, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 178. (S. 1726) Legislation that would have repealed a tax law withholding 3% of the government’s payments to contractors and vendors – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill Oct 20, 2011. N N W
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 126. (H.R. 1249) On an amendment that would have clarified that the 60-day period in which companies can apply to extend the term of their patents would begin on the next day—rather than the business day---following the federal government’s decision allowing the patented product to go on the market Sep 08, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 86. (S. 782) On an amendment that would have delayed for one year a regulation that limited debit card fees charged by banks to retailers Jun 08, 2011. Y N W
Roll Call 73. (S. 953) Legislation that would have required the Secretary of the Interior to approve or deny permits for oil and gas drilling within 30 days of receiving an application – On the motion to bring up the bill May 18, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 72. (S. 940) Legislation that would have eliminated federal taxpayer subsidies for major U.S. oil and gas companies – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill May 17, 2011. Y Y L
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 251. S 510. (Overhauling food safety laws) Motion to begin debating a bill that would overhaul the nation’s food safety laws and expand the Food and Drug Administration’s enforcement powers/On the motion Nov 18, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 250. S 510. (Overhauling food safety laws) Motion to begin debating a bill that would overhaul the nation’s food safety laws and expand the Food and Drug Administration’s enforcement powers/On the motion Nov 17, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 244. S J Res 39. (Exempting existing health insurance plans) Motion to begin debating a resolution that would cancel a portion of the 2010 health care overhaul law that exempts current health insurance plans from the law/On the motion Sep 29, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 242. S 3816. (Social Security taxes for companies employing foreign workers) Motion to begin debating a bill that would reduce for two years the share of Social Security payroll taxes companies must pay if they hire new U.S.-based workers to replace those previously working overseas/On the motion Sep 28, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 240. S 3628. (Campaign finance disclosure rules) Motion to begin debate on a bill that would require chief executives whose companies fund campaign advertisements to appear during those advertisements, as well as preventing certain companies from contributing to election campaigns/On the motion Sep 23, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 239. S J Res 30. (Change union election rules) Motion to begin debating a bill that would cancel a recent change making it easier to organize union elections in the airline and railroad industries/On the motion Sep 23, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 208. HR 4173. (Overhaul of financial regulations) On passing a bill that would overhaul regulation of the financial services industry/On passing the bill Jul 15, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 207. HR 4173. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to preserve a bill that would overhaul regulation of the financial services industry/On the motion Jul 15, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 206. HR 4173. (Overhaul of financial regulations) On bringing debate to a close on a bill that would overhaul federal regulation of the financial services industry/On the cloture motion Jul 15, 2010. Y Y W
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 189. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would create a homeowners advocate office inside the Treasury Department to help consumers with housing problems/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 15, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 188. HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would prevent new revenues raised to help pay for oil spills from being diverted for other purposes/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 15, 2010. N N 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 163. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to endorse the idea that auto dealers should be exempt from being regulated by a new consumer financial protection entity/On the motion May 24, 2010. Absent N L
Roll Call 162. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) On passing a bill that aims to strengthen consumer protections through overhauling the financial regulatory system/On final passage May 20, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 161. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to allow to go forward a measure that aims to strengthen consumer financial protections/On the motion May 20, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 160. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to bring debate to a close on a measure that would overhaul financial regulatory oversight/On the cloture motion May 20, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 159. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Whitehouse of Rhode Island amendment that would allow individual state laws capping fees and interest rates to apply to consumer credit/On agreeing to the amendment May 19, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 158. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would overhaul financial regulatory oversight/On the cloture motion May 19, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 157. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Grassley of Iowa amendment that would prohibit the president from appointing inspectors general for the Federal Reserve, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, National Credit Union Association, Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation and Securities and Exchange Commission/On agreeing to the amendment May 18, 2010. N N L
Roll Call 156. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit trading what are known as “naked” credit default swaps/On agreeing to the amendment May 18, 2010. Absent N L
Roll Call 155. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Carper of Delaware amendment that would allow state attorneys general to enforce state banking laws, but only if there were no federal protections in place/On agreeing to the amendment May 18, 2010. Y N L
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 151. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to allow an amendment that would count the debt of government-backed mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of the federal budget/On the motion May 17, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 149. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Durbin of Illinois amendment that would require the creation of new rules for debit card “swipe fees” that more directly relate to the actual cost of those transactions/On agreeing to the amendment May 13, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 148. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Sessions of Alabama amendment that would prohibit the Federal Reserve from using its emergency authority to fund insolvent entities, thereby forcing those firms to enter bankruptcy proceedings/On agreeing to the amendment May 13, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 147. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) LeMieux of Florida amendment that would remove any mandates in current law that require financial investments to be issued a credit rating by a certified agency/On agreeing to the amendment May 13, 2010. N N L
Roll Call 146. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would require certain kinds of investment vehicles to have initial credit ratings assigned by a newly-created, independent board/On agreeing to the amendment May 13, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 144. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Chambliss of Georgia amendment that would create more regulation for certain types of financial transactions instead of disallowing them altogether/On agreeing to the amendment May 12, 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 141. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Merkley of Oregon amendment that would prohibit mortgage brokers and loan originators from receiving payments based on the terms of their loans, and would institute other lending prohibitions/On agreeing to the amendment May 12, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 140. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) McCain of Arizona amendment that would end the federal government’s direct control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac within 30 days of the bill becoming law/On agreeing to the amendment May 11, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 139. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Dodd of Connecticut amendment that would require a study on ending direct federal control over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac/On agreeing to the amendment May 11, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 138. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would allow the Government Accountability Office to more closely investigate the Federal Reserve/On agreeing to the amendment May 11, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 136. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Brown of Ohio amendment that would cap bank liabilities and deposits/On agreeing to the amendment May 06, 2010. N Y L
Roll Call 135. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Ensign of Nevada amendment that would restrict government-sponsored enterprises to the same size as those imposed on financial institutions/On agreeing to the amendment May 06, 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 127. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to begin debating a bill that seeks to close gaps and loopholes in financial regulations and strengthen oversight of consumer lending, among other items/On the third of three cloture motions Apr 28, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 126. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to begin debating a bill that seeks to close gaps and loopholes in financial regulations and strengthen oversight of consumer lending, among other items/On the second of three cloture motions Apr 27, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 125. Procedural motion to require senators’ attendance on the Senate floor to compel Republican cooperation on a financial reform bill/On the motion Apr 26, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 124. S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Motion to begin debating a bill that seeks to close gaps and loopholes in financial regulations and strengthen oversight of consumer lending, among other items/On the first of three cloture motions Apr 26, 2010. Y Y L
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 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 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 52. (Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration) Motion to preserve an amendment that would make it easier to apply for funding under the Coastal Impact Assistance Program/On the motion Mar 16, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 27. HR 1299. (Travel promotion) Motion to waive a Senate rule and allow an amendment to be offered that would seek to prohibit 10 million acres of Western land from being designated as a national monument /On the motion Feb 25, 2010. N N W
Roll Call 22. Motion to bring debate to a close on the nomination of Craig Becker to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board/On the motion Feb 09, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 18. On confirming Patricia Smith to be solicitor (top lawyer) of the Labor Department/On the nomination Feb 04, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 17. On bringing debate to a close on the confirmation of Patricia Smith to be solicitor (top lawyer) of the Labor Department/On the motion Feb 01, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 370. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Motion to give all enrollees in Medicare Advantage, an HMO-style plan, extra benefits in the health care overhaul bill given to certain enrollees/On the motion Dec 08, 2009. 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. N N W
Roll Call 365. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Lincoln of Arkansas amendment that would limit annual tax deductions health insurance companies can take for executive salaries to $400,000/On agreeing to the amendment Dec 06, 2009. Y Y L
Roll Call 362. HR 3590. (Health care overhaul) Motion to rewrite a heath care overhaul bill to ensure that payments are not cut to HMO-style Medicare Advantage plans/On the motion Dec 04, 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 308. HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 defense spending) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would prohibit money from going to any federal contractor that requires its employees to sign contracts waiving their right to sue the contractor for sexual assault or harassment/On agreeing to the amendment Oct 06, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 292. HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environment spending) Motion to defeat an attempt to prevent the US Fish and Wildlife Service from implementing a policy that protects certain fish and wildlife in California/On the motion Sep 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 244. HR 3183. (Fiscal 2010 energy and water spending) Motion to preserve an amendment that would prohibit any further stimulus funds from going to automobile manufacturers and that would issue common stock in automobile manufacturers to taxpayers/On the motion Jul 29, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 206. HR 1256. (Tobacco regulation) on passage Jun 10, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 205. HR 1256. (Tobacco regulation) Burr amendment that would allow a new agency under the Department of Health and Human Services to regulate tobacco products/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 09, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 204. HR 1256. (Tobacco regulation) Motion to bring debate to a close on a measure that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to exercise control over tobacco manufacturing, sale and promotion/On the motion Jun 08, 2009. Y Y 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 189. On confirming David J. Hayes to be deputy secretary of the Interior Department/On the nomination May 13, 2009. Y Y L
Roll Call 181. S 896. (Housing loans modification) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would prohibit the Treasury Department from using housing bailout funds to acquire common stock in financial institutions receiving assistance/On agreeing to the amendment May 05, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 176. S 896. (Housing loans modification) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would allow funds to be recovered as part of the housing loan program, once the recipient meets certain requirements/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 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 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 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 135. S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Graham of South Carolina amendment that would create a new Senate rule barring any legislation that includes an energy tax increase for taxpayers earning $200,000 or less/On agreeing to the amendment Apr 02, 2009. N N 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 92. HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating the "Fairness Doctrine," requiring broadcasters to portray contrasting sides of a public or political issue/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 10, 2009. N N 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. N N L
Roll Call 70. S 160. (District of Columbia voting rights) Durbin amendment that would encourage diversity in media ownership and ensure broadcast licenses are used in the public interest/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 26, 2009. Y Y W
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 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 14. (S.181) On passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, which expanded the time allowed for bringing a wage discrimination suit. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 12. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Isakson of Georgia Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have limited the application of the Act to wage discrimination claims based on practices adopted on or after enactment of S.181. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 11. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the DeMint of South Carolina Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. This amendment would have made it illegal for a business to hire only union labor or to require non-union employees to pay union dues. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 10. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Enzi of Wyoming Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment offered to this bill dealing with wage discrimination sought to clarify that only the individuals directly discriminated against would have standing to sue for back wages. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 9. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Specter of Pennsylvania Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have deleted the phrase “other practices” from the description in the bill of actions that could constitute wage discrimination. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 8. (S.181) On the motion to table (kill) the Specter of Pennsylvania Amendment offered to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The Specter Amendment would have clarified that employers still had available to them various defenses relating to the statute of limitations in wage discrimination suits. Jan 22, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 7. (S.181)On the Hutchison of Texas Amendment to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009. The amendment would have the changed the starting date for the statute of limitations in wage discrimination suits to the date that the employee knew, or had reason to suspect, that he or she was subject to a discriminatory wage. Jan 22, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 4. (S.181) Motion to impose cloture (a procedure that prevents a filibuster by limiting the amount of time the Senate can debate a bill), on the debate of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 Jan 15, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 72. S Con Res 70. (Fiscal 2009 budget resolution) Motion to preserve an amendment that would create a new budgetary rule against legislation that increases gasoline prices/On the motion Mar 13, 2008. N N W
Roll Call 40. S 2663. (Consumer Product Safety Commission overhaul) Motion to defeat an amendment that would permit the prevailing side in certain consumer product safety actions to recover attorney fees/On the motion Mar 06, 2008. Y Y W
Roll Call 39. S 2663. (Consumer Product Safety Commission overhaul) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit state attorneys general from paying outside lawyers contingency fees in certain product safety cases/On the motion Mar 05, 2008. Y Y W
Roll Call 37. S 2663. (Consumer Product Safety Commission overhaul) Motion to kill an amendment that would overhaul the Consumer Product Safety Commission/On the motion Mar 04, 2008. Y Y W
Roll Call 17. S 2248. (Revisions to foreign intelligence surveillance law) Specter of Pennsylvania amendment that would make the federal government the defendant in suits brought against telecom companies for their participation in the administration's warrantless wiretapping program/On agreeing to the amendment Feb 12, 2008. 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 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 353. HR 976. (State children’s health insurance reauthorization) Motion to clear a bill for President Bush’s signature that would reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program/On the motion Sep 27, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 352. HR 976. (State children’s health insurance reauthorization) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would reauthorize and expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program/On the motion Sep 27, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 332. HR 3074. (Fiscal 2008 Transportation and Housing Appropriations) Cornyn of Texas amendment that would require Mexican trucks that operate more than 25 miles inside the U.S. to be inspected every three months/On agreeing to the amendment Sep 11, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 306. HR 976. (Small business tax breaks and children's health insurance), motion to preserve increased funding for children's health insurance programs/On the motion Aug 02, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 305. HR 976. SCHIP (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) - DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would allow people to buy health insurance from insurers licensed in another state/On agreeing to the amendment Aug 02, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 296. HR 976. (State Children’s Health Insurance Program) Motion to preserve an amendment that would place an end date on the bill’s tobacco tax increase/On the motion Aug 02, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 289. HR 976. (State Children’s Health Insurance Program reauthorization) Dole of North Carolina amendment that would create a new Senate rule against legislation that increases federal excises taxes that “disproportionately affect” poorer taxpayers/On agreeing to the amendment Aug 01, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 286. HR 976. (State children’s health insurance program reauthorization) Allard of Colorado amendment that would require states to use a family’s gross income to determine eligibility for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 31, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 280. HR 2638. (Fiscal 2008 Homeland Security appropriations) Sanders of Vermont amendment that would bar regulations related to H-2B visas for temporary non-agricultural workers/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 26, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 273. S 1642. (Higher education reauthorization) Amendment by Brown of Ohio that would require the Secretary of Education to create a supplemental higher education loan program/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 23, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 266. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Procedural question on whether to increase the cap on certain visas, particularly for immigrants with graduate degrees/On the motion Jul 19, 2007. Y N W
Roll Call 258. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Procedural question on whether to prevent reinstatement of a rule requiring opposing views on controversial issues to receive equal air time/On the motion Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 256. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Amendment by Nelson of Nebraska that would reduce the bill's proposed subsidy cuts to for-profit lenders/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 255. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Amendment by Kennedy of Massachusetts that would increase funding for the new Promise grant program for the poorest college students/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 19, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 253. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Motion to begin debating a bill to redirect subsidies given to student loan lenders into financial aid for students/On the motion Jul 18, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 226. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6)/On passage Jun 21, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 225. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6)/Motion to invoke cloture (limiting debate and bringing to a vote) Jun 21, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 224. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)/Motion to invoke cloture (limiting debate and bringing to a vote) Jun 21, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 223. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. Max Baucus (D-N.M.) amendment to add tax incentives to promote the development of renewable energy and require utility companies to generate more power from cleaner fuels/Motion to invoke cloture Jun 21, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 222. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) amendment to require that the bill's tax increases not take effect unless the Energy Department certifies that they would not result in increased reliance on foreign oil or in higher gas prices/Motion to waive the Budget Act Jun 21, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 217. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) amendment to mandate that any future legislation that would result in the increase in the national average price of fuel receive 60 votes as a requirement of passage/Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to the point of order Jun 20, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 216. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) amendment to give states a greater say as to whether a liquefied natural gas terminal would be located in their boundaries/On adoption of the amendment Jun 19, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 213. Title: CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) amendment to require that 6 billion gallons of "clean" coal-derived fuels be produced by 2022/On adoption of the amendment Jun 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 212. Title: CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) amendment to allow Virigina to petition for the authority to drill for natural gas in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on the state's coast/On adoption of the amendment Jun 14, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 211. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) second-degree amendment to Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) amendment to require electric utilities to produce 15 percent of their power from sources such as solar and wind by 2020; Domenici's amendment would have upped the requirement to 20 percent but allowed nuclear and "clean" coal to fulfill the mandate/Motion to table (kill) the Domenici amendment Jun 14, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 210. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) amendment to expedite the permitting process for the expansion of refinery facility and authorize federal funding for the development of coal-to-liquid and cellulosic biomass fuels/On adoption of the amendment Jun 13, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 209. CLEAN Energy Act (H.R. 6), Sen. Ken Salazar (D-Colo.) amendment to reduce American oil usage by 2.5 million barrels-per-day by 2016, a 7 million barrels-per-day by 2026 and 10 million barrels-per-day by 2031/On adoption of the amendment Jun 12, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 201. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Dorgan of North Dakota amendment that would put an end date on a new temporary worker visa program/On agreeing to the amendment Jun 06, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 174. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Amendment by Dorgan of North Dakota that would delete a temporary worker visa program/On agreeing to the amendment May 22, 2007. Absent Y L
Roll Call 156. S 1082 (Food and Drug Administration overhaul) Amendment by Durbin of Illinois on limiting the number of conflict of interest waivers the FDA can issue/On agreeing to the amendment May 09, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 155. S 1082 (Food and Drug Administration overhaul) Amendment by Grassley of Iowa on increasing fines for drug makers that violate FDA regulations/On agreeing to the amendment May 09, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 154. S 1082 (Food and Drug Administration overhaul) Amendment by Grassley of Iowa on strengthening the authority of scientists at the Food and Drug Administration/On agreeing to the amendment May 09, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 151. S 1082. (Food and Drug Administration Overhaul) Amendment by Cochran of Mississippi that would require prescription drugs be certified as safe before they can be imported from other countries/On agreeing to the amendment May 07, 2007. N N L
Roll Call 150. S 1082 (Food and Drug Administration overhaul) Motion to end debate on an amendment by Dorgan of North Dakota allowing prescription drugs to be imported from overseas/On the cloture motion May 03, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 148. S 1082. (Food and Drug Administration overhaul) Allard of Colorado amendment on exclusive drug patent agreements for pharmaceutical companies/On agreeing to the amendment May 02, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 139. S 761. (Science and education competitiveness) Motion to defeat an amendment exempting smaller companies from certain financial auditing requirements by DeMint of South Carolina/On the motion to table Apr 24, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 105. S Con Res 21. (Fiscal 2008 budget resolution), Smith of Oregon amendment on reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 23, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 103. S Con Res 21. (Fiscal 2008 budget resolution), Hatch of Utah amendment on ensuring Medicare Advantage benefits are not reduced/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 23, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 72. S. 4 Legislation to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission; Biden amendment to require the secretary of Homeland Security to develop regulations regarding the transportation of hazardous materials/Motion to table Mar 13, 2007. Y N L
Roll Call 56. Amendment to S. 4 (enacting recommendations of the 9/11 Commission) to strengthen the security of cargo containers/Motion to table Mar 01, 2007. N N L
Roll Call 38. A motion to waive the budget act for an amendment to H.R. 2 (minimum wage increase) by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) that would extend certain tax breaks for small business investments for nine months/On passage of the motion Jan 31, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 37. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) amendment to extend through 2012 certain tax breaks for investments made by small businesses/Motion to table Jan 31, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 32. An amendment to H.R. 2 (minimum wage increase) by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) that would extend by 9 months certain tax breaks for investments made by small businesses/Motion to table Jan 25, 2007. Absent Y W
Roll Call 17. S. 1. (Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007), Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) amendment to strike a provision that would require "grassroots" lobbying organizations to disclose fundraising information/On approval of the amendment Jan 18, 2007. N N L
Roll Call 14. S. 1. (Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007), Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) amendment to permit "grassroots" lobbying organizations to pay for lawmakers' travel expenses/On approval of the amendment Jan 17, 2007. N N L
Roll Call 60. S Con Res 18. Fiscal 2006 Budget Resolution/Vote to Allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to Negotiate Cheaper Drug Prices for America's Seniors. Mar 17, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 44. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Final Passage of Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Laws. Mar 10, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 39. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Limit Conflict-of-Interest Problems in Bankruptcy Restructuring in Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Laws Mar 10, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 38. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules to Limit Collections by Credit Card Companies if Those Companies Do Not Have a Policy of Waiving Interest and Fees for Debtors Who Work Out a Debt Repayment Plan with a Credit Counseling Agency. Mar 10, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 37. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Exclude from Key Provision of S. 256, a Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules, Income Earned by a Debtor Within the Six-Month Period Leading Up to the Filing for Bankruptcy If the Debtor Was Laid Off or Could No Longer Engage in That Activity Due to a Medical Disability. Mar 10, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 36. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Exempt from Means Test in Bankruptcy Bill Debtors Whose Financial Dilemmas were Caused by Failure to Receive Alimony, Child Support or Both. Mar 10, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 34. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Make Several Changes to Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules Designed to Ease the Burden of Bankruptcy Filings on Children and Families. Mar 09, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 33. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules to Require Bankruptcy Judges to Take Circumstances into Account When a Credit Card Company Has Issued Too Many Credit Cards to an Individual Who is Under 21 and Who is Employed Below the Poverty Level. Mar 09, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 32. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Strike from Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules a Time Limit for Workers Recovering Pay Owed from Corporations Declaring Bankruptcy. Mar 09, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 31. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Clarify "Means Test" for Persons Filing for Bankruptcy in Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules. Mar 09, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 30. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Remove Provisions Concerning Small Businesses from Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules. Mar 08, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 29. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Procedural Vote on Motion to Invoke Cloture on Republican-Sponsored Bill to Alter Federal Bankruptcy Rules. Mar 08, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 28. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Abortion Rights/Vote on Amendment to Prohibit the Discharge in Bankruptcy of Debts Incurred as a Result of Violent Protests Mar 08, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 27. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Labor/Vote on Amendment to Raise Minimum Wage and Cut Business Taxes Mar 07, 2005. N N W
Roll Call 26. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Labor/Vote on Amendment to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage Mar 07, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 25. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Hold Corporations Declaring Bankruptcy Accountable to Their Employees with Regard to Workers' Earnings and Retirement Funds. Mar 03, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 22. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Prohibit Predatory Lenders from Collecting from Persons Declaring Bankruptcy Mar 03, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 21. S. 256. Bankruptcy/ Vote on Amendment to Exempt from Means Test in Bankruptcy Bill Debtors Whose Financial Distress was Caused by Identity Theft. Mar 03, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 19. S.J.Res. 4. Mad-Cow Disease/Vote to Overturn U.S. Department of Agriculture's Designation of Canada as a Minimal-Risk Region for Mad-Cow Disease. Mar 03, 2005. Y Y W
Roll Call 18. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote Defeating Amendment to Exempt from Means Test in Bankruptcy Bill Debtors Whose Economic Distress was Caused by their Role as Caregivers to Ill or Disabled Family Members. Mar 02, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 17. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Protect the Homes of Persons Filing for Bankruptcy Due to High Medical Bills Mar 02, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 16. S. 256. Bankruptcy/ Vote on Amendment to Exempt from Means Test in Bankruptcy Bill Debtors Whose Financial Dilemmas were Caused by Serious Medical Conditions Mar 02, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 15. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Require Greater Disclosure by Credit Card Companies to Consumers on the Consequences of Making Only Minimum Payments Mar 02, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 13. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Exempt Active Duty and Reservist Military Personnel and Veterans from Key Provision of Bankruptcy Bill Mar 01, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 12. S. 256. Bankruptcy/Vote on Amendment to Clarify Means Test For Active Duty and Reservist Military Personnel and Veterans Mar 01, 2005. N N L
Roll Call 9. S. 5. Class-Action Lawsuits/Vote on Final Passage of Bill to Move Many Interstate, Class-Action Lawsuits from State to Federal Courts, Which are Less Friendly to Consumers. Feb 10, 2005. Y N L
Roll Call 8. S. 5. Class-Action Lawsuits/Vote to Defeat an Amendment to Impose a 60-Day Limit for Federal District Courts to Decide If They Will Return a Case Back to State Court. Feb 10, 2005. N Y L
Roll Call 7. S. 5. Class-Action Lawsuits/Vote to Defeat an Amendment to Give Federal Judges Discretion Regarding Which State's Law to Apply in a Federal Suit Where Consumers Bringing Suit are from Different States. Feb 09, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 6. S. 5. Class-Action Lawsuits/Vote to Defeat an Amendment to Exempt Civil Rights and Workers' Rights Suits from Provisions of Bill Making It More Difficult for Injured Consumers to Bring Suit in State Courts Feb 09, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 5. S. 5. Class-Action Lawsuits/Vote to Table (Kill) Amendment to Exempt State Attorney General Suits from Provisions of Bill Making It More Difficult for Injured Consumers to Bring Suit in State Courts. Feb 09, 2005. Y N L
Roll Call 154. A procedural vote on a Republican motion to end a Democratic filibuster - extended debate -- and bring up for a vote a bill that would reform class action lawsuits by taking most class-action lawsuits out of the hands of state courts and giving jurisdiction instead to federal court. Jul 08, 2004. N N W
Roll Call 120. On passage of a Democratic amendment to the fiscal year 2005 Defense Authorization Act (S. 2400) making it a crime for a company to illegally profit on contracts in connection with military or rebuilding activities in Iraq and Afghanistan -- punishable by up to 20 years in federal prison and $1 million in fines. Jun 16, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 107. A vote on passage of a Democratic amendment that would strike from the fiscal year 2005 Defense Authorization Act (S. 2400) a provision allowing the Energy Department to take high-level nuclear waste at a government site in South Carolina and reclassify it as less harmful waste that could be left where it is. Jun 03, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 101. A vote on passage of a Democratic amendment to S. 2400, the fiscal year 2005 Defense Authorization Act that would revise a 1977 law that prohibits U.S. firms from doing business with states that sponsor terrorism. The amendment blocks companies from maneuvering around the law by using foreign subsidiaries to conduct business with countries such as Iran. May 19, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 100. A vote on passage of a Republican amendment to S. 2400, the fiscal year 2005 Defense Authorization Act, that would put the Senate on record as supporting federal taxing of tobacco lawyers' fees that exceed $20,000 per hour in order to increase funding for equipment for the U.S. Armed Forces. May 19, 2004. N N W
Roll Call 90. Vote on passage of a Democratic manufacturing tax deduction amendment to a corporate tax overhaul bill (the Jump-Start Our Business Strength Act, S.1637) striking $39 billion in tax breaks on overseas income from the bill, and providing for a nine percent tax deduction for domestic manufacturers May 11, 2004. N Y L
Roll Call 82. A vote on passage of a Democratic amendment to S. 1637 (the JOBS Act) that would strike from the bill special tax deductions granted to U.S. corporations operating overseas, and allow a tax credit for manufacturing wages generated in the United States. May 05, 2004. N Y L
Roll Call 81. A vote on passage of a Democratic amendment to S. 1637 (the JOBS Act) that would require companies to spend offshore profits on job creation, research and development, capital investment or funding pension plans in order to be eligible for a reduced tax rate. May 05, 2004. N Y L
Roll Call 79. A vote on passage of a Democratic amendment to a corporate tax overhaul bill (S. 1637) that would prohibit the Labor Department from spending any money to implement a plan by the Bush White House that would take overtime rights away from workers. May 04, 2004. Y Y W
Roll Call 74. A procedural vote on a Republican motion to cut off Democratic debate on a Republican attempt to attach comprehensive energy policy legislation backed by the Bush White House to an un-related Internet taxation bill (S. 150). Apr 29, 2004. N N W
Roll Call 72. This procedural vote by the Senate was on whether to table (kill) a proposed Republican amendment to S. 150 changing the tax treatment of certain Internet access services. Apr 27, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 69. This vote was on a Republican petition to end Democratic debate blocking consideration by the full Senate of legislation (S. 2290) designed to make it harder for victims of asbestos poisoning who are lacking any overt symptoms, to sue for damages. Apr 22, 2004. N N W
Roll Call 66. A procedural vote on a Republican petition to end a Democratic filibuster - extended debate -- on S. 2207, the "Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access Protection Act," a Republican-backed medical liability reform bill that would impose a $250,000 cap on pain and suffering damages tagged to medical negligence. Apr 07, 2004. N N W
Roll Call 46. On passage of a Democratic amendment to the fiscal year 2005 budget resolution (S.Con.Res 95) creating a reserve fund that would allow up to $30.5 billon in additional spending in fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year 2009 for medical research and for health services, such as tobacco cessation programs, paid for by increasing the cigarette tax to $1 per pack. Mar 11, 2004. N Y L
Roll Call 45. On passage of a Democratic amendment offered to the fiscal year 2005 budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 95), that would reinstate Superfund's "polluter pays" fees and reestablish a dedicated funding source for cleanups at more than 1,200 Superfund sites across the country. Mar 11, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 32. A vote on a Democratic amendment to Senate corporate tax reform legislation (S. 1637), that would prohibit a federal government contract, including state contracts with any federal funding, from being performed outside the United States. Mar 04, 2004. Y Y W
Roll Call 29. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Allow Victims of Gun Violence to Bring Suit in Cases Alleging Negligence or Recklessness on the Part of the Gun Industry. Mar 02, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 28. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Outlaw the Sale and Use of Armor-Piercing Ammunition. Mar 02, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 27. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Increase Criminal Penalties for Injuries Caused by the Use of Armor-Piercing Ammunition. Mar 02, 2004. Y N L
Roll Call 25. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Require All Gun Dealers at Gun Shows to Conduct Criminal Background Checks on Potential Firearms Buyers. Mar 02, 2004. Y Y W
Roll Call 24. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Renew the Federal Ban on the Use and Sale of Assault Weapons. Mar 02, 2004. Y Y W
Roll Call 23. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Allow Lawsuits in Cases Where a Gun Manufacturer Produces and Sells a Defective Gun Even Though They Can Reasonably Anticipate that Harm or Injury is Likely to Result from the Defect. Mar 01, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 22. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Protect the Legal Rights of Law Enforcement Officers Injured or Killed by Gun Violence to Bring Suit Against a Gun Dealer Who Illegally Sold Firearms to Criminals. Feb 26, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 21. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Clarify that Police Officers Retained the Right to Sue Gun Dealers for Alleged Acts of Negligence that Contribute to Gun Violence. Feb 26, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 20. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Maintain the Rights of Victims of Gun Violence to Seek Legal Remedies in Cases Involving Alleged Negligence on the Part of the Gun Industry. Feb 26, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 19. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Allow Lawsuits Alleging Criminal Negligence by Gun Dealers in Cases Involving the Victims of the D.C. Snipers. Feb 26, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 16. S. 1805. Gun Industry Liability/Vote to Limit Debate On and Amendments To Legislation Which Would Impose Caps on Awards in Lawsuits Involving Negligence On the Part of the Gun Industry. Feb 25, 2004. N N L
Roll Call 3. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of Omnibus Spending Legislation to Fund the Operation of Government in 2004. Jan 22, 2004. Y N L
Roll Call 2. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote to End Debate and Allow a Final Vote on Omnibus Spending Legislation to Fund the Operation of Government in 2004. Jan 22, 2004. Y N L
Roll Call 1. H.R. 2673. Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote to End Debate and Allow a Final Vote on Omnibus Spending Legislation to Fund the Operation of Government in 2004. Jan 20, 2004. N N W
Roll Call 313. S. 14. Energy Policy/Vote to Expand the Power of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in Regulating Energy Markets. Jul 30, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 311. S. 14. Energy Policy/Vote to Revoke the Ability of Companies Found Guilty of Manipulating Energy Markets From Selling Power. Jul 30, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 305. H.R. 2555. Fiscal 2004 Homeland Security Appropriations/Vote to Prevent Unethical Lobbying Practices By Former Employees of the Department of Homeland Security. Jul 24, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 264. S. 11. Caps on Medical Malpractice Awards/Vote on Cloture to Shut Off Debate and Schedule a Vote on a Bill to Restrict Patients' Rights By Limiting Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits. Jul 09, 2003. N N W
Roll Call 222. S. 824. Fiscal 2004 FAA Reauthorization/Vote to Ban Private Companies, Which May Jeopardize Public Safety By Cutting Costs, From Performing Air-Traffic Control Duties. Jun 12, 2003. Y Y W
Roll Call 221. S. 14. Energy Policy/Vote to Protect Environment By Striking From Bill a Study of Potential Off-Shore Drilling Sites. Jun 12, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 219. S. 14. Energy Policy/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Designed to Safeguard Indian Tribes From Environmentally- Damaging Fallout From Energy Projects Undertaken on Indian Lands. Jun 11, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 218. S. 14. Energy Policy/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Designed to Prevent Corporate Manipulation of the Energy Market. Jun 11, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 209. S. 14. Energy Policy/Vote to Provide Federal Subsidy to Ethanol Manufacturers. Jun 05, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 208. S. 14. Energy Policy/Vote to Hold Ethanol-Producers Liable for Any Negative Environmental Consequences Borne From Ethanol Use. Jun 05, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 204. S. 14. Energy Policy/ Vote to Allow Governors to Exempt Their States From the Mandated Use of Environmentally- Neutral Ethanol As a Gasoline Additive. Jun 03, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 203. S. 14. Energy Policy/Vote to Allow the EPA to Exempt States With Stringent Air Quality Standards From the Mandated Use of Environmentally-Neutral Ethanol As a Gasoline Additive. Jun 03, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 176. S. 1054. Tax Reductions/Vote to Prevent Private Companies From Collecting Taxes. May 15, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 175. S. 1054. Tax Reductions/Procedural Vote Against an Amendment Designed to Prevent Companies From Collecting Life Insurance Policies When Their Employees Die. May 15, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 199. S 812. Prescription Drugs/Vote to Provide Poor Senior Citizens with a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Jul 31, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 197. S 812. Prescription Drugs/Vote to Restrict Patients' Abilities to Bring Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against Negligent Doctors. Jul 30, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 189. S 812. Prescription Drugs/Vote on GOP Version of Prescription Drug Bill Which Would Provide Seniors a Drug Discount Card In Lieu of a Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Jul 24, 2002. N N W
Roll Call 187. S 812. Prescription Drugs/Vote to Offer Seniors' a Prescription Drug Benefit Through Unregulated Private Insurance Plans Rather than Medicare. Jul 23, 2002. N N W
Roll Call 186. S 812. Prescription Drugs/Vote to Provide All Seniors with a Prescription Drug Benefit Through Medicare. Jul 23, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 182. S 812. Prescription Drugs/Vote to Allow States to Purchase Prescription Drugs in Bulk to Reduce Costs to Both Patients and Healthcare Providers. Jul 18, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 179. S 812. Prescription Drugs/Vote to Allow Importation of Less-Expensive but Identical Prescription Drugs from Canada. Jul 17, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 172. S 2673. Accounting Industry Regulation/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Which Would Jeopardize Passage of Stricter Accounting Industry Regulations. Jul 11, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 80. S 517. National Energy Plan/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Designed to Restore Consumer Protections in Bill. Apr 24, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 66. S 517. National Energy Plan/Vote to Commission Study Examining Causes of Energy Price Spikes. Apr 11, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 61. S 517. National Energy Plan/Cloture Vote to Allow Public Scrutiny of the Energy Derivatives Market. Apr 10, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 60. S 517. National Energy Plan/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Designed to Weaken Public Scrutiny of Metal Derivatives Market. Apr 09, 2002. Y Y L
Roll Call 49. S 517. National Energy Plan/Procedural Vote to Defeat an Amendment Designed to Prevent Public Oversight of Electricity Market. Mar 14, 2002. N N L
Roll Call 23. S 1731. Farm Bill/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Designed to Prevent Anti-Competitive Consolidation in the Meat Industry. Feb 12, 2002. Y N W