Who: All Members : New York : Schumer, Chuck
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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 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 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 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 (S. 1726) Legislation that would have repealed a tax law withholding 3% of the government’s payments to contractors and vendors – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill Oct 20, 2011.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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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