Roll Call 82.
(S. 1789) On passage of legislation aimed at helping the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service bring its finances back in line
Apr 25, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 80.
(S. 1789) On an amendment aimed at making it more difficult for the Postal Service to close facilities and shed jobs by requiring that its “standard of service” be maintained for at least 4 years
Apr 25, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 78.
(S. 1789) On an amendment to allow local post offices to launch pilot programs to test new approaches to mail delivery
Apr 25, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 77.
(S. 1789) On an amendment to put off closure of post offices for at least 2 years
Apr 25, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 74.
(S. 1789) On an amendment to give the U.S. Postal Service more leeway to close post offices, end Saturday delivery, and make other cost-cutting maneuvers.
Apr 24, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 72.
(S. 1789) On an amendment to bar the Postal Service from eliminating Saturday delivery
Apr 24, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 70.
(S. 1789) On an amendment to establish a commission to help close and consolidate postal facilities across the nation
Apr 24, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 69.
(S. 1789) On a motion to waive budget rules that would otherwise stall legislation reforming the U.S. Postal Service
Apr 24, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 60.
(S. 1789) On a procedural motion to allow the Senate to vote on whether to consider legislation allowing the U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday delivery and take other steps to shore up its finances
Mar 27, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 44.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to cut $11 billion in spending from the federal budget
Mar 13, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 31.
(S. 1813) On an amendment to cut federal agency budgets and eliminate duplicate programs
Mar 08, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 22.
(H.R. 3630) On a bill to provide $143 billion in tax cuts, unemployment benefits, and other economic benefits
Feb 17, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 10.
(S. 2038) On an amendment to require any bill on the Senate floor to be accompanied by a report on whether it would create a program or agency that duplicates services already provided by the federal government
Feb 02, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 8.
(S. 2038) On an amendment to end a common practice in which members of Congress use their influence to secure funding for their home districts or alter legislation in a way that benefits a small, favored group
Feb 02, 2012.
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N |
N |
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 171.
(H.R. 2112) On confirming Heather A. Higginbottom to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Oct 20, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 170.
(H.R. 2112) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment that would have prohibited federal transportation funding from being used for certain transportation “enhancement projects,” including landscaping, scenic highway programs, transportation museums, and state welcome centers
Oct 19, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 152.
(H.R. 2608) On a motion to end debate on legislation that would have funded federal government programs and agencies through November 18, 2011, and would also have provided $3.65 billion for disaster relief for states affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene
Sep 26, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 151.
(H.R. 2608) On a motion to table (kill) legislation that would have kept federal government agencies and programs operating through November 18, 2011, and would have paid for disaster assistance for states affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene by cutting $1.5 billion from a program that guarantees loans for the manufacturing of fuel efficient vehicles
Sep 23, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 137.
(H.R. 2887) On an amendment that would have reduced funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to 2008 funding levels (which would have effectively cut $4 billion from the FAA)
Sep 15, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 133.
(H. J. Res. 66) On an amendment that would have required the Obama administration to propose a plan to save taxpayers $7 billion by consolidating federal government programs with “duplicative and overlapping missions”
Sep 15, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 130.
(S. J. Res. 25) On a motion to bring up a resolution that would have blocked a $500 billion increase in the U.S. debt limit
Sep 08, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 122.
(S. 627) Legislation that would have raised the U.S. debt limit by $2.7 trillion and cut federal government spending by $2.2 trillion – On the motion to end debate on the debt bill
Jul 31, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 120.
Number:120
Title:(S. 627) On a motion to table (kill) legislation that would have cut $917 billion from federal government programs, raised the U.S. debt limit by $900 billion, and required Congress to pass a balanced budget amendment to the constitution prior to any subsequent increases in the debt limit
Jul 29, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 116.
(H.R. 2055) On tabling (killing) a motion to bring up legislation that would cut $111 billion from federal programs in 2012, cap federal government spending as percentage of gross domestic product, and require Congress to pass a balanced budget constitutional amendment before raising the U.S. debt limit
Jul 22, 2011.
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Close Vote Absent |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 102.
(S. Res. 116) On an amendment that would require the Congressional Research Service to publish an analysis of all legislation brought up in the Senate to determine whether such legislation would create a government program that is duplicative of existing government programs
Jun 29, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 79.
(S. Con. Res. 21) A budget resolution that would have cut $1.5 trillion from social programs over ten years, including cuts to public education, environmental protection, food stamps, and cancer research. This budget resolution would also have cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid by converting the program into a block grant – On the motion to bring up the bill
May 25, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 57.
(H.R. 910) On an amendment authorizing the Obama administration—without congressional approval--to rescind $5 billion from programs that the administration deemed to be duplicative
Apr 06, 2011.
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N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 56.
(S. 493) On an amendment that would have required the Obama administration to identify $5 billion in savings from duplicative programs in the federal budget—and required the administration to submit to Congress a list of programs from which to rescind federal funding.
Apr 06, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 37.
(H.R. 1) Final passage of legislation that would have funded the federal government through September 2011 and cut $4.7 billion in federal funding from government programs, including scientific research initiatives, grants to states for law enforcement programs, and education programs for gifted and talented children.
Mar 09, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 36.
(H.R. 1) Final passage of legislation that would have funded the federal government through September 2011 and cut $61 billion in federal funding from government programs, including food stamps (which provide nutritional assistance to the poor), community health centers, Pell Grants for low–income college students, and funding for state job training programs
Mar 09, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 30.
(S. 23) On an amendment that would have expressed support for a U.S. constitutional amendment requiring the federal government to balance its budget. This amendment was offered to legislation overhauling the federal patent system.
Mar 02, 2011.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 28.
(S. 23) On tabling (killing) an amendment that would have required the federal government to pay bondholders and social security payments before any other obligations (such as veterans’ benefits, aid to public schools, etc.) in the event that the national debt exceeded its legal limit.
Mar 01, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 248.
H Con Res 321. (Adjournment) On adopting a resolution providing for the House and Senate to adjourn until Nov. 15, 2010, after the congressional mid-term elections are over/On passing the bill
Sep 29, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 247.
HR 3081. (Stopgap appropriations bill) On passing a bill that would provide stopgap appropriations through Dec. 3, 2010, for most federal agencies and departments/On passing the bill
Sep 29, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 246.
HR 3081. (Stopgap appropriations bill) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would have extended the temporary appropriations bill from Dec. 3, 2010 through Feb. 4, 2011/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 29, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 245.
HR 3081. (Stopgap appropriations bill) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would have reduced U.S. federal spending by 5 percent, except primarily for defense-related spending/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 29, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 219.
HR 4899. (Supplemental appropriations for fiscal 2010) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would have provided supplemental funding for fiscal 2010, primarily to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan/On the cloture motion
Jul 22, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 211.
HR 4213. (Unemployment benefits extension) Motion to suspend the Senate’s rules and send a bill extending unemployment insurance benefits back to the committee to add language that would pay for the bill through other spending reductions/On the motion
Jul 21, 2010.
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N |
N |
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.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 192.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Isakson of Georgia amendment that would that would extend a deadline for homebuyers to claim a first-time homebuyer tax credit, paid for with unspent stimulus money/On agreeing to the amendment
Jun 16, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 183.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Motion to kill an amendment that would require reports on risks posed by foreign holdings of U.S. debt and require the president to cut spending if that risk was too high/On the motion
Jun 09, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 182.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Baucus of Montana amendment that would require annual reports on risks posed by U.S. debt held by foreign interests/On agreeing to the amendment
Jun 09, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 181.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs) Motion to preserve an amendment that would have frozen spending levels between fiscal 2011 and 2013 at the levels set in fiscal 2010/On the motion
Jun 09, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 176.
HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) On passing a bill that would provide supplemental spending for fiscal 2010, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan/On final passage
May 27, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 171.
HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would provide supplemental funding for fiscal 2010, including for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan/On the cloture motion
May 27, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 170.
HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Motion to kill an amendment that would have raised money to pay for some federal programs by cutting spending on other programs/On the motion
May 27, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 169.
HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Motion to kill an amendment that would have raised money to pay for some federal programs by cutting spending on other programs characterized as wasteful/On the motion
May 27, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 153.
S 3217. (Overhaul of financial regulations) Gregg of New Hampshire amendment that would prohibit any grants and loans to state and local governments that have defaulted or may default without federal aid/On agreeing to the amendment
May 18, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 114.
HR 4851. (Extending expired programs, including those for the unemployed) Motion to kill an amendment that would shift federal funds that had been allocated but never actually spent and use them to pay for a bill to extend expired programs, including those that help the unemployed/On the motion
Apr 15, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 113.
HR 4851. (Extending unemployment benefits and other items) On killing an amendment that would take back at least $20 billion in money that had been allocated for other uses but never spent, and also add other provisions to raise revenue/On the motion
Apr 15, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 111.
HR 4851. (Extending unemployment benefits and other items) Motion to kill an amendment that would take back $20 billion in unspent funds/On the motion
Apr 14, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 60.
HR 1586. (Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration) McCain of Arizona amendment that would make it easier to defeat bills allowing members of Congress to direct money home to pet projects/On the amendment
Mar 18, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 59.
HR 1586. (Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration) Motion to allow to go forward an amendment that create new spending limits, except for Defense Department and homeland security-related spending/On the motion
Mar 18, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 57.
HR 1586. (Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration) Motion to allow to go forward an amendment that would limit spending for the next three years/On the motion
Mar 18, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 50.
HR 1586. (Reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration) Motion to kill an amendment that would create a new Senate rule that would make it easier to defeat legislation that contains money for local projects for members of Congress/On the motion
Mar 16, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 48.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) On passing a bill that would extend certain expiring programs including unemployment benefits and other items/On passing the bill
Mar 10, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 47.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would extend certain expiring programs including unemployment benefits and other items (Second cloture vote) On the motion
Mar 10, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 46.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would extend certain expiring programs including unemployment benefits and other items (First cloture vote)/On the motion
Mar 09, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 42.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to allow to go forward an amendment that would create new spending limits/On the motion
Mar 04, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 41.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to allow an amendment that would establish a national sales tax holiday, paid for by unspent stimulus money/On the motion
Mar 04, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 40.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to preserve an amendment that would use unspent stimulus money to give workers a six-month federal payroll tax holiday/On the motion
Mar 04, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 39.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to allow to go forward a bill that would extend expiring programs such as unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies/On the motion
Mar 03, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 38.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to kill an amendment that would pay for a bill extending several expiring programs by canceling allegedly wasteful federal programs/On the motion
Mar 03, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 37.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to kill an amendment that would pay for a bill extending several expiring programs by using unspent stimulus money/On the motion
Mar 03, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 35.
HR 4213. (Extending expiring programs, including those to help the unemployed and other items) Motion to allow an amendment that would pay certain Social Security recipients $250, using unspent stimulus money/On the motion
Mar 03, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 33.
HR 4691. (Short-term extensions of programs to benefit the unemployed and other items) Motion to preserve an amendment that would pay for a bill to extend programs that benefit the unemployed and other items by using unspent money from the 2009 stimulus law/On the motion
Mar 03, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 26.
HR 1299. (Travel promotion) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would create a non-profit corporation to promote travel/On the motion
Feb 25, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 12.
H J Res 45. (Increasing the debt limit) Reid of Nevada amendment that would require any legislation containing mandatory spending, which Congress has no control over, not to raise the deficit On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 28, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 11.
H J Res 45. (Increasing the debt limit) Sessions of Alabama amendment that would create new limits on congressional spending equal to the levels in the fiscal 2010 budget resolution that sets spending targets for the federal government/On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 28, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 9.
H J Res 45. (Increasing the debt limit) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would take back all money that’s been appropriated but hasn’t been spent for the past two years/On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 26, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 8.
H J Res 45. (Increasing the debt limit) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would take back unspent money from 13 federal agencies doled out in the prior year’s appropriations bills/On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 26, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 7.
H J Res 45. (Increasing the debt limit) Coburn amendment that would take back $245 million in unspent money from one of the prior year’s appropriations bills and return that money to the general treasury/On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 26, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 2.
H J Res 45. (Increasing the debt limit) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would eliminate the Troubled Asset Relief Program and reduce the maximum amount the United States can be in debt/On agreeing to the amendment
Jan 21, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 393.
(H.R. 3590) Legislation making major changes in the national health care system - - on tabling (killing) a motion that would have allowed the Senate to debate prohibiting trading “earmarks” for votes
Dec 23, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 374.
(H.R. 3288) On final passage of legislation providing nearly $450 billion in fiscal year 2010 funding for several federal departments
Dec 13, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 373.
(H.R. 3288) Legislation providing nearly $450 billion in fiscal year 2010 funding for several federal departments - - on a motion to invoke cloture (bring debate to an end) on the legislation
Dec 12, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 372.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 consolidated spending) Motion to preserve the final agreement between the House and Senate on a massive consolidated fiscal 2010 appropriations bill allocating spending for many federal deparatments and agencies /On the motion
Dec 11, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 371.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 consolidated spending) Motion to begin considering the final agreement between the House and Senate on a massive consolidated fiscal 2010 appropriations bill allocating spending for many federal deparatments and agencies/On the motion
Dec 10, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 345.
HR 3082. (Fiscal 2010 military construction and VA spending) Motion to rewrite the bill to increase funding for disabled veterans and decrease funding for local projects requested by individual senators/On the motion
Nov 16, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 340.
HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-science spending) On passing a bill that funds the departments of Commerce and Justice and science spending in fiscal 2010/On passing the bill
Nov 05, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 337.
HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-science spending) Motion to preserve an amendment that would decrease funds for modernizing the Commerce Department’s headquarters and redirect them to the Office of Inspector General/On the motion
Nov 05, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 336.
HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-science spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from going to the National Science Foundation’s political science program/On agreeing to the amendment
Nov 05, 2009.
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N |
N |
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.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 331.
HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environmental spending) On passing a conference report on a bill to fund the Interior Department and Environmental Protection Agency in fiscal 2010/On passing the bill
Oct 29, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 330.
HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environmental spending) Motion to preserve a conference report on the bill that funds the Environmental Protection Agency in fiscal 2010/On the motion
Oct 29, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 320.
HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science spending) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would fund the departments of Commerce and Justice and science programs such as NASA/On the motion
Oct 13, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 319.
HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science spending) Motion to reduce the fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill by $3.4 billion/On the motion
Oct 08, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 318.
HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) On adopting a conference report on the fiscal 2010 Agriculture Department spending bill/On adopting the report
Oct 08, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 311.
HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 defense spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would bar any congressionally-directed spending paid for through the Defense Department’s operations and maintenance accounts/On agreeing to the amendment
Oct 06, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 302.
HR 2918. (Fiscal 2010 legislative branch spending) On passing legislation that would spend $4.6 billion in fiscal 2010 for the legislative branch/On passing the bill
Sep 30, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 301.
HR 2918. (Fiscal 2010 legislative branch spending) Motion to preserve a measure that would spend $4.6 billion for the operations of the legislative branch/On the motion
Sep 30, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 300.
HR 2918. (Fiscal 2010 legislative branch spending) Motion to preserve a measure that would spend $4.6 billion for the operations of the legislative branch/On the motion
Sep 30, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 296.
HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environment spending) Motion to kill an attempt to strike $4.3 billion in funding in the fiscal 2010 environment and Interior Department spending bill/On the motion
Sep 24, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 294.
HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environmental spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would require funding for the Save America’s Treasures program to instead be awarded through competitive bidding/On the motion
Sep 23, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 291.
HR 2996. (Fiscal 2010 environment spending) McCain of Arizona amendment that would prohibit funding for the Des Moines Art Center/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 22, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 287.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending bill) On passing a $122 billion bill that funds federal transportation and housing programs in fiscal 2010/On passing the bill
Sep 17, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 286.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending) Motion to take back unspent economic stimulus funding that is duplicated in the fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending bill/On the motion
Sep 17, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 281.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending) Gregg of New Hampshire amendment that would prohibit economic stimulus funding from being used for certain kinds of signs/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 16, 2009.
|
Y |
N |
W |
Roll Call 278.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from going toward museums/On agreeing to the amendment
Sep 16, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 276.
HR 3288. (Fiscal 2010 transportation and housing spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would mandate that pet project-directed spending would go instead to improving the aviation system/On the motion
Sep 15, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 270.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) On passing a bill that would provide $2 billion for the Cash for Clunkers program/On passing the bill
Aug 06, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 269.
HR 3435. (Car voucher program) Motion to allow a bill to add money to the Cash for Clunkers program to retain its emergency funding designation/On the motion
Aug 06, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 268.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to preserve an amendment that would replace the current $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit with a new $15,000 principal residence tax credit/On agreeing to the amendment
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 267.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would prohibit the automobile bailout law from being expanded beyond Dec. 31, 2009/On agreeing to the amendment
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 265.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to preserve an amendment that seeks to prevent a deficit increase as a result of an increase for the Cash for Clunkers program/On the motion
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 264.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would end the Cash for Clunkers program on Aug. 8, 2009/On agreeing to the amendment
Aug 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 263.
HR 3435. (Car voucher funding) Motion to kill an amendment that would restrict eligibility for the “Cash for Clunkers” program/On the motion
Aug 06, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 253.
HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Motion to defeat a parliamentary maneuver against a bill that would keep the federal highway trust fund from running out of money /On the motion
Jul 30, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 252.
HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Sessions of Alabama amendment that would take back unspent economic stimulus money and redirect it to highway spending/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 30, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 251.
HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Motion to preserve an amendment that would restore $8.6 billion from the Highway Trust Fund/On the motion
Jul 30, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 250.
HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Ensign of Nevada amendment that would use $7.5 billion in unspent economic stimulus funding to replenish the unemployment trust fund/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 30, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 249.
HR 3357. (Solvency of federal trust funds) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would direct that money used for highway spending should come from unspent stimulus funding/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 30, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 247.
HR 3183. (Fiscal 2010 energy and water spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from being used for contracts and grants unless they were subjected to a competitive bidding process/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 29, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 243.
HR 3183. (Fiscal 2010 energy and water spending) McCain of Arizona amendment that would prohibit funds from being used for any projects in the bill not already authorized/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 28, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 228.
HR 2892. (Fiscal 2010 homeland security spending) Sanders of Vermont amendment that would increase firefighter assistance grants/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 09, 2009.
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N |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 224.
HR 2892. (Fiscal 2010 homeland security spending) McCain of Arizona amendment that would delete funding for the Advanced Training Center in West Virginia/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 09, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 223.
HR 2892. (Fiscal 2010 homeland security spending) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would remove funding for the Whitefish Emergency Operations Center in Montana/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 09, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 221.
HR 2892. (Fiscal 2010 Homeland Security spending) Feingold of Wisconsin amendment that would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award grants through competitive bidding/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 08, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 217.
HR 2918. (Fiscal 2010 legislative branch spending) On passing a bill to authorize $4.7 billion in fiscal 2010 for legislative branch operations/On final passage
Jul 06, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 216.
HR 2918. (Fiscal 2010 legislative branch spending) On whether to continue considering the legislative branch spending bill even though some believe it violates the Constitution/On the motion
Jul 06, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 215.
HR 2918. (Fiscal 2010 legislative branch spending) McCain of Arizona amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to preserve a Nebraska museum’s photo archive/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 06, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 214.
HR 2918. (Fiscal 2010 legislative branch spending) Motion to defeat another motion that would send the bill back to its committee to reduce spending/On the motion
Jun 25, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 211.
S 1023. (Tourism promotion) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill intended to promote more U.S. tourism/On the motion
Jun 22, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 192.
HR 627. (Credit card regulations) Motion to preserve an amendment that would require all spending bills to include information about its effects on the national debt/On the motion
May 13, 2009.
|
Y |
N |
W |
Roll Call 173.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) On adopting the conference report on budget resolution for fiscal year 2010/On passing the measure
Apr 29, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 166.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Sessions of Alabama motion to instruct conferees to cap fiscal 2010 and 2011 spending at 2009 levels and only allow one percent increases beyond that through 2014/On the motion
Apr 23, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 149.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to preserve an amendment that would make it easier to defeat legislation that includes certain types of member-requested projects/On the motion
Apr 02, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 148.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would allow for legislation that would block economic stimulus money from being used to provide further bailouts to auto manufacturers/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 02, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 136.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Landrieu of Louisiana amendment that would allow for an increase in funding to pay for the impact of any legislation addressing how Outer Continental Shelf-related drilling revenues are distributed/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 02, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 132.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Motion to send the budget resolution back to its committee to limit non-defense spending to 2009’s projected rate of inflation/On the motion
Apr 02, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 129.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) McCain of Arizona amendment that would provide for increased defense and veterans spending, extend expiring Bush-era tax cuts, overhaul the tax code and create a commission to retool Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 02, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 124.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Crapo of Idaho amendment that would have expanded the scope of a rule preventing bills from exceeding certain spending levels/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 01, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 120.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 budget resolution) Sessions of Alabama amendment that would put a brake on non-defense spending for the next few years/On agreeing to the amendment
Apr 01, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 105.
HR 146. (Public lands bill) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit funds in the bill from being used for certain member pet projects (known as earmarks)/On the motion
Mar 19, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 96.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would fund most domestic agencies in fiscal 2009/On the motion
Mar 10, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 88.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would require the State Department to certify that funds made available for Gaza reconstruction would not be diverted to Hamas/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 09, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 87.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would require a report on whether sending more money to the Egyptian government could help expand counter-smuggling efforts in Gaza/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 09, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 86.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) McCain of Arizona amendment that would prohibit funds from going to member projects not listed in the bill’s text/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 09, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 84.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Motion to allow an amendment that would shift $400 million to a health and safety fund for American Indians/On the motion
Mar 05, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 80.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds for being used for certain projects related to a lobbying firm under investigation/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 04, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 79.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds for being used for certain member pet projects/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 04, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 76.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Motion to cut non-military and homeland security-related funding back to 2008 levels, adjusted for inflation/On the motion
Mar 03, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 75.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Motion to change the bill to reduce funding levels by $22.2 billion/On the motion
Mar 03, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 74.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending bill) McCain of Arizona amendment that would delete funding for agencies in fiscal 2009 and replace it with a freeze at 2008 levels/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 03, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 64.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) On adopting a bill that would allocate $787.2 billion in economic stimulus spending/On passing the bill
Feb 13, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 63.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve the emergency spending designation of an economic stimulus bill/On the motion
Feb 13, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 61.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) On passing a bill that would provide $838 billion in tax cuts and economic stimulus spending/On passing the bill
Feb 10, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 60.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus). Motion to preserve a compromise amendment to an economic stimulus bill/On the motion
Feb 10, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 59.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to bring debate to a close on an amendment that would provide $838 billion in tax cuts and additional spending to stimulate the economy/On the motion
Feb 09, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 58.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve an amendment that would replace most of the economic stimulus bill with an across-the-board tax rebate/On the motion
Feb 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 53.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Graham of South Carolina amendment that would create a new loan program to provide more help to avert home foreclosures/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 51.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from being used for a laundry list of projects Coburn considers wasteful spending/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 06, 2009.
|
N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 49.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve a Republican amendment that would delete economic stimulus spending and replace it with provisions focused on cutting taxes/On the motion
Feb 05, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 48.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve a Republican amendment that would replace the text of the bill with provisions focused on bolstering housing programs and increasing tax credits/On the motion
Feb 05, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 46.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Feingold of Wisconsin amendment that would create a new parliamentary rule against unauthorized member pet projects in spending bills/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 05, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 45.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve a Republican amendment that would cut economic stimulus spending and significantly bolster tax cuts and other tax relief/On the motion
Feb 05, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 41.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve an amendment that would provide $5.2 billion for Defense Department purchases by cutting other programs/On the motion
Feb 04, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 40.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve an amendment that would require spending cuts after two quarters of economic growth greater than 2 percent of the gross domestic product/On the motion
Feb 04, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 39.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Thune of South Dakota amendment that would prohibit funding in the economic stimulus bill for any program not authorized prior to Feb. 1, 2009/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 04, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 38.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve an amendment that would delete the economic stimulus bill and instead make permanent a number of expiring tax cuts, reduce corporate tax rates and reduce the estate tax/On the motion
Feb 04, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 37.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Vitter of Louisiana amendment that would delete $35 billion from the economic stimulus bill/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 04, 2009.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 34.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would remove a certain tax break for motion picture productions/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 03, 2009.
|
N |
N |
L |
Roll Call 33.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) Motion to preserve an amendment that would allocate an additional $25 billion for infrastructure projects/On the motion
Feb 03, 2009.
|
Y |
Y |
L |
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 685.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Lewis of California motion to send the bill back to committee to add language allowing background checks on teachers and other employees/On the motion
Jul 19, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 683.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Campbell of California amendment that would cut spending across the board by .25 percent/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 19, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 682.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Musgrave of Colorado amendment that would cut .5 percent of spending/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 19, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 681.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Price of Georgia amendment that would cut spending across the board by 1 percent/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 19, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 680.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Jordan of Ohio amendment that would cut spending across the board by 4.6 percent/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 19, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 678.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Campbell of California amendment that would prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the Charles B. Rangel Center in New York City/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 19, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 670.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Flake of Arizona amendment that would bar funds for a Kansas museum/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 18, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 668.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Flake of Arizona amendment that would block funding for a ballet project/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 18, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 667.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor-Health-Education spending) Hensarling of Texas amendment that would prohibit funds from being expended on the On Location Entertainment Industry Craft and Technician Training project/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 18, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 648.
HR 3043. (Fiscal 2008 Labor, Health, Education spending) Jindal of Louisiana amendment that would modify funding for nursing retention and education/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 18, 2007.
|
Y |
N |
W |
Roll Call 377.
Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)/On agreeing to the conference report
May 17, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 375.
Outlining the rules for debate (H. Res. 409) for the fiscal 2008 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)/On ordering the previous question (to end debate and possibility of amendment)
May 17, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 308.
Five-year budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)/Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) motion to instruct conferees to reject the revenue levels set in the House budget resolution, accommodate the extension of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and prohibit the use of the Social Security trust fund to finance other government programs
May 08, 2007.
|
Y |
N |
L |
Roll Call 307.
Five-year budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 21)/On passage
May 08, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 306.
On adopting the rules for consideration (H. Res. 370) of the five-year budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99/S. Con. Res. 21)/Rule for a conference
May 08, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 300.
Reauthorizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology (H.R. 1868)/Motion to recommit with instructions to cap funding if the federal government is tapping into the Social Security trust fund to finance federal programs
May 03, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 294.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) amendment to prohibit the authorized funding levels for the agency from going into effect unless the cost of the legislation was offset
May 02, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 293.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) amendment to establish a program to help communicate NSF research results to the public
May 02, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 292.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) amendment to strike the creation of a pilot program to help individuals to improve grant applications that were previously not selected for funding
May 02, 2007.
|
Y |
N |
W |
Roll Call 291.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) amendment that would require a 0.5 percent across-the-board cut in the funding levels authorized for the agency
May 02, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 290.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) amendment that would require a 1 percent across-the-board cut in the funding levels authorized for the agency
May 02, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 275.
Providing for the consideration of legislation to authorize $2.5 billion for the National Institute of Standards and Technology from fiscal 2008 through fiscal 2010/On adoption of the rule (H. Res. 350)
May 02, 2007.
|
Absent |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 212.
Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99)/Final vote on a resolution to set spending and revenue targets for the next five years
Mar 29, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 211.
Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99), Ryan of Wisconsin substitute amendment offering the Republicans' alternative to the Democratic-drafted version/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 29, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 210.
H. Con. Res. 99 (Fiscal 2008 Budget Resolution), Woolsey of California substitute amendment offering an alternative budget resolution authored by the Congressional Progressive Caucus/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 29, 2007.
|
N |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 209.
Fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res.), Kilpatrick of Michigan substitute amendment offering an alternative budget resolution authored by the Congressional Black Caucus/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 29, 2007.
|
N |
Y |
L |
Roll Call 203.
H. Res. 275, providing for the rules of consideration governing debate of the fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99)/On agreeing to the rules package
Mar 28, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 202.
H. Res. 275, providing for the rules of consideration for the fiscal 2008 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 99)/Procedural motion to end debate and prohibit amendment
Mar 28, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 72.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/On passage
Jan 31, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 71.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Motion to recommit to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to cut more than $500 million for various projects and increase funding by $275 million for military housing, $50 million to combat illicit drugs, $86 million for military construction and family housing and direct $178 million toward deficit reduction
Jan 31, 2007.
|
N |
N |
W |
Roll Call 70.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Democratic motion to table (kill) an appeal to the ruling of the chair against a Republican point of order against the bill on grounds that it violates House rules
Jan 31, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 69.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Motion to table (kill) the motion to reconsider
Jan 31, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 68.
Fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government (H. J. Res. 20)/Question of consideration
Jan 31, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 67.
Rules for consideration (H. Res. 116) of the fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government/On passage of the rule
Jan 31, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
Roll Call 66.
Rules for consideration (H. Res. 116) of the fiscal 2007 continuing resolution to fund the federal government/Motion to order the previous question (end debate and prohibit amendment)
Jan 31, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |