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Roll Call 121.
On a motion to end debate and clear the way for a final vote to confirm Mari Carmen Aponte as Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador
Jun 14, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 115.
(S. 3220) On a procedural motion to clear the way for a separate vote on whether the Senate should consider legislation aimed at reducing the pay gap between men and women
Jun 05, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 87.
(S. 1925) On passage of a bill renewing federal anti-domestic violence programs and strengthening protections for American Indians, immigrants, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community
Apr 26, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 86.
(S. 1925) On an amendment to strip an anti-domestic violence bill of provisions designed to protect American Indians, immigrants, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community
Apr 26, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 85.
(S. 1925) On an amendment aimed at reducing the backlog of untested DNA evidence from sexual assault cases, requiring tougher prison sentences for convicted sex criminals, and creating a national DNA database to help track serial sex offenders
Apr 26, 2012.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 84.
(S. 1925) On an amendment aimed at reducing the backlog of untested DNA evidence collected during law enforcement investigations of sexual assault cases
Apr 26, 2012.
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Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 173.
(H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would have created a commission to study and improve the U.S. criminal justice system (including factors such as incarceration rates, sentencing, etc.)
Oct 20, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 135.
(H. J. Res. 66) On an amendment that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for areas of the country that had suffered damage from Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene
Sep 15, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 132.
(H. J. Res. 66) Legislation that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for states that were affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, and would also reimpose sanctions on Myanmar – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill
Sep 13, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 131.
(H. J. Res. 66) Legislation that would provide $7 billion for disaster relief for states that were affected by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene, and would also reimpose sanctions on Myanmar – On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill
Sep 12, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 97.
On confirming James Michael Cole to be Deputy Attorney General
Jun 28, 2011.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 84.
(S. 990) Final passage of legislation extending expiring provisions of a controversial government surveillance law known as the “Patriot Act” for four years. Those provisions included allowing the federal government to wiretap terrorism suspects, authorizing intelligence officials to conduct surveillance of individuals who are not known to be affiliated with terrorist groups (known as the “lone wolf” provision), and providing federal investigators—after receiving permission from a judge—with access to business and library records).
May 26, 2011.
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Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 249.
S 3772. (Pay discrimination) Motion to begin debating a bill that would require employers to show that any disparity in pay between male and female employees is job-related and not based on gender/On agreeing to the motion
Nov 17, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 238.
S 3454. (Fiscal 2011 Defense Department authorization) Motion to begin debating a bill that would authorize funding for defense-related programs in fiscal 2011, and repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding gays in the military/On the motion
Sep 21, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
L |
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Roll Call 175.
HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Burr of North Carolina amendment that would strike language allowing money to be transferred from a VA account to a fund compensating Filipino veterans/On agreeing to the amendment
May 27, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 174.
HR 4899. (Supplemental spending for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and natural disasters) Inouye of Hawaii amendment that would allow Veterans Affairs funding to be transferred to a fund for compensating Filipino veterans/On agreeing to the amendment
May 27, 2010.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 89.
(H.R. 4872) On a motion allowing a vote on passage (by waiving the Senate’s budget rules) of an amendment that would have prohibited the District of Columbia from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples until the city holds a referendum on whether or not legalize same-sex marriage
Mar 24, 2010.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 350.
On confirming David F. Hamilton to be a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals/On the nomination
Nov 19, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 349.
On bringing debate to a close on the nomination of David F. Hamilton to be a judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit of Appeals/On the motion
Nov 17, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 347.
HR 3082. (Fiscal 2010 military construction and VA spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit funds in the bill from being used to construct or modify prisons in the U .S. to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees/On the motion
Nov 17, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 338.
HR 2847. (Fiscal 2010 Commerce-Justice-science spending) Motion to kill an amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to prosecute in federal court anyone linked to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks/On the motion
Nov 05, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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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 |
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Roll Call 327.
HR 2647. (Fiscal 2010 Defense Department authorization) On adopting a conference report on a bill that would fund Defense Department programs in fiscal 2010 and expand federal hate crimes laws to include sexual identity /On adopting the report
Oct 22, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 326.
HR 2647. (Fiscal 2010 Defense Department authorization) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would fund Defense Department programs in fiscal 2010 and expand federal hate crimes laws to include sexual identity/On the motion
Oct 22, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 308.
HR 3326. (Fiscal 2010 defense spending) Franken of Minnesota amendment that would prohibit money from going to any federal contractor that requires its employees to sign contracts waiving their right to sue the contractor for sexual assault or harassment/On agreeing to the amendment
Oct 06, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 238.
S Con Res 13. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Kerry of Massachusetts amendment that would require the president to report to Congress with an examination of whether North Korea should be listed as a state sponsor of terrorism/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 22, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 233.
S 1390. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Motion to bring debate to a close on an amendment expanding federal hate crimes law/On the motion
Jul 16, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 231.
S 1390. (Fiscal 2010 Defense authorization) Hatch of Utah amendment that would prevent portions of another amendment that would strengthen hate crimes laws from taking effect/On agreeing to the amendment
Jul 16, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 213.
On confirming Harold Koh to be the State Department’s legal adviser/On the motion
Jun 25, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 212.
On bringing debate to a close on the nomination of Harold Koh to be the State Department’s legal adviser/On the motion
Jun 24, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 182.
S 896. (Housing loans modification) Kerry of Massachusetts amendment that would allow tenants in foreclosed buildings remain in their homes for the duration of their leases, or for 90 days if they didn’t have a lease/On agreeing to the amendment
May 06, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 111.
HR 1388. (National service programs) Motion to kill an amendment that would clarify that some crisis pregnancy centers and organizations serving battered women would be eligible for a nonprofit grant program/On the motion
Mar 25, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 98.
(Nomination of John Perrelli) On confirming Thomas John Perrelli to be associate attorney general/On the nomination
Mar 12, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 97.
(Nomination of David Ogden) On confirming David W. Ogden to be deputy attorney general/On the nomination
Mar 12, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 83.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Inhofe of Oklahoma amendment that would prohibit funds from being used to pay the United Nations if it imposes any tax on U.S. citizens/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 05, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 78.
HR 1105. (Fiscal 2009 spending) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would shift money from state and local grants to prosecute unsolved civil rights crimes to a program coordinating existing anti-crime efforts in high-crime neighborhoods/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 04, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 73.
S 160. (DC voting rights) On passing a bill that would add two seats in the House, one for Washington, DC and one for Utah/On passing the bill
Feb 26, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 69.
S 160. (District of Columbia vote) Kyl of Arizona amendment that would cede most of the land inside the bounds of Washington, D.C., to Maryland/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 26, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 67.
S 160. (DC voting rights) Motion to declare unconstitutional a bill to give the District of Columbia full voting rights in the House of Representatives/On the motion
Feb 25, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 65.
S 160. (DC voting rights) Motion to begin debating a bill that would give the District of Columbia voting rights in the House and an additional House seat for Utah/On the motion
Feb 24, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 47.
HR 1. (Economic stimulus) DeMint of South Carolina amendment that would allow funds to be used to repair higher education facilities used for religious purposes/On agreeing to the amendment
Feb 05, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
|
All votes listed below this point were cast while this member served in the House of
Representatives prior to becoming a senator. These House votes are not included in our
calculation of either the member's Crucial Lifetime Progressive score or Overall Lifetime
Progressive score in this category; those scores are based only on the votes the member
has taken while serving in the Senate.
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Roll Call 9.
HR 11. (Wage discrimination) On passing a bill that would extend the time in which employees could sue for wage discrimination/On passing the bill
Jan 09, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 8.
HR 12. (Pay equality) On passing a bill that would make it easier for workers to challenge wage discrimination/On passing the bill
Jan 09, 2009.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 7.
HR 12. (Pay equality) Motion to rewrite a pay equality bill to stipulate that employers found liable of pay discrimination would not have to compensate certain legal fees/On the motion
Jan 09, 2009.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 623.
Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act, requiring a pullout of ground troops from Iraq by April 2008 (H.R. 2956)/On tabling an appeal of the ruling of the chair
Jul 12, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 339.
Fiscal 2008 Intelligence Authorization (H.R. 2082)/Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) amendment to clarify that the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is the exclusive means by which domestic electronic surveillance for the purpose of gathering foreign intelligence information may be conducted
May 10, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 317.
Authorizing $40 billion for the Homeland Security Department for fiscal 2008 (H.R. 1684)/Motion to recommit with instructions to authorize the agency to deploy a system to perform risk assessments of people entering the United States
May 09, 2007.
|
Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 299.
Expanding federal hate-crimes law to include the use or threat of force against individuals because of their gender, sexual orientation or disability (H.R. 1592)/On passage
May 03, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 298.
Expanding federal hate-crimes law to include the use or threat of force against individuals because of their gender, sexual orientation or disability (H.R. 1592)/Motion to recommit with instructions to send the bill back to committee to include crimes against the elderly and armed forces personnel in the definition of hate crimes
May 03, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 297.
H. Res. 364, providing for the consideration of legislation to expand federal hate-crimes law to include the use or threat of force against individuals because of their gender, sexual orientation or disability (H.R. 1592)/On adoption of the rule
May 03, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 296.
H. Res. 364, providing for the consideration of legislation to expand federal hate-crimes law to include the use or threat of force against individuals because of their gender, sexual orientation or disability (H.R. 1592)/Motion to order previous question (ending debate and prohibiting amendment)
May 03, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 289.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) amendment to prohibit the use of NSF funds for research related to a number of specific topics such as archives of Andean knotted-string records and bison hunting on the late prehistoric Great Plains
May 02, 2007.
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Y |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 288.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) amendment to require NSF to create curriculum for kindergarten through 12th graders on climate change, climate science and strategies to reduce greenhouse gases
May 02, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 287.
Reauthorization of the National Science Foundation (H.R. 1867)/Rep. John Sullivan (R-Okla.) amendment to require educational materials on climate change put out by NSF to reflect the "diversity of scientific viewpoints" on whether human activity is responsible for changing weather patterns
May 02, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 284.
Reauthorizing the Head Start program (H.R. 1439)/Motion to recommit with instructions to amend the legislation to permit faith-based organizations that provide federally funded early-childhood development programs to take religious affiliation into account when hiring employees and clarify that such organizations could use "religious art, icons, scripture or other symbols"
May 02, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 283.
Reauthorizing the Head Start program (H.R. 1439)/Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) amendment to outline the importance of faith- and community-based organizations participation in the Head Start program
May 02, 2007.
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Absent |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 274.
Providing for consideration of legislation to reauthorize the Head Start program (H.R. 1429)/On adoption of the rules package (H. Res. 348)
May 02, 2007.
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Absent |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 273.
Providing for consideration of legislation to reauthorize the Head Start program (H.R. 1429)/Motion to order the previous question (end debate) on the rules package (H. Res. 348)
May 02, 2007.
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Absent |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 232.
Increasing quarterly estimated tax payments for those with adjusted gross incomes of more than $5 million (H.R. 1906)/On passage
Apr 19, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 231.
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 1905)/On passage
Apr 19, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 230.
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (H.R. 1905)/Motion to recommit with instructions to include language providing for expedited judicial review
Apr 19, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 229.
Providing for the consideration of the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (H. Res. 317)/On adoption of the rules package
Apr 19, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 228.
Providing for the consideration of the District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (H. Res. 317)/On ordering the previous question (end debate and prohibit amendment)
Apr 19, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 200.
H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act)/On motion to recommit with instructions
Mar 27, 2007.
|
Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 198.
H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act), manager's amendment by Thompson of Mississippi to give the Transportation Department control over administering bus and rail security grant funding/Revote on agreeing to the amendment
Mar 27, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 194.
H.R. 1401 (Rail and Public Transportation Security Act), manager's amendment by Thompson of Mississippi to give the Transportation Department control over administering bus and rail security grant funding/On agreeing to the amendment
Mar 27, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 180.
H. Res. 260, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1433, (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act)/On agreeing to the resolution governing the rules of debate
Mar 22, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 179.
H. Res. 260, providing for the consideration of H.R. 1433, (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act)/On ordering the previous question
Mar 22, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 171.
H.R. 1227, Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007/On motion to recommit with instructions
Mar 21, 2007.
|
Y |
N |
L |
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Roll Call 151.
H.R. 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act/Stupak of Michigan amendment to include government-funded scientists among the federal employees granted whistleblower protections for exposing wrongdoing
Mar 14, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 150.
H.R. 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act/
Mar 14, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
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Roll Call 149.
H.R. 985 Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act/Stupak of Michigan amendment to clarify that political interference with science is covered under the bill
Mar 14, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 146.
Providing for the consideration of H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act/On agreeing to the resolution
Mar 14, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 145.
Providing for the consideration of H.R. 985 (Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act)/On ordering the previous question and bring to a vote
Mar 14, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 57.
House rules change to allow limited voting rights for the delegates from the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories (H. Res. 93)/On passage
Jan 24, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 56.
House rules change to allow limited voting rights for the delegates from the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories (H. Res. 93)/Question of consideration
Jan 24, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 54.
House rules change to allow limited voting rights for the delegates from the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories (H. Res. 93)/Motion to table a resolution to disapprove the actions of the Rules Committee
Jan 24, 2007.
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Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 53.
Rules governing debate (H. Res. 86) for a resolution to provide limited voting rights for delegates to the House/On adoption of the rule
Jan 24, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
|
Roll Call 52.
Rules governing debate (H. Res. 86) for a resolution to provide limited voting rights for delegates to the House/Motion to table (kill) the motion to reconsider the previous vote
Jan 24, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 51.
Rules governing debate (H. Res. 86) for a resolution to provide limited voting rights for delegates to the House/Motion to order the previous question, end debate and prevent amendment
Jan 24, 2007.
|
Y |
Y |
W |
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Roll Call 14.
Implementing the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission (H.R. 1)/Motion to recommit with instructions
Jan 09, 2007.
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N |
N |
W |
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