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The former president had been complaining the news media paid too little attention to Obama’s record on the war. Then, he pointed an accusing finger at Obama.

“You said in 2004 there was no difference between you and George Bush on the war, and you took that speech you’re now running on off your Web site in 2004. There’s no difference in your voting record and Hillary’s ever since. Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen,” he said.

That prompted Obama’s allies to rush to his defense. Illinois’ other Democratic senator, Dick Durbin, appeared Sunday on MSNBC.

“There has never been a single moment since Barack Obama expressed his opposition to this war when he has wavered. He has been strong, and to call this a fairy tale is just unfair.”

One thing everyone agrees on is that Obama made a speech in 2002, as an Illinois state senator who strongly opposed a war with Iraq. It was one week before Clinton voted in the Senate to authorize the use of force against Iraq. But in an appearance Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Clinton accused Obama of having failed to follow through:

“If he was against the war in 2002, he should have strongly spoken out in 2004,” she said. “He should have followed what he said in his speech, which was that he would not vote for funding in ‘05, ‘06 and ‘07.”

In fact, Obama said nothing in that 2002 speech about not voting for war funding — that was two years before he was even elected to the Senate. Obama did say in a campaign speech in 2003 that he would have voted against $87 billion in war funding approved by the Senate.

But it is also true that Obama repeatedly voted for such war funding once he got to the Senate; he defended that stance in a December 2006 interview.

“I don’t see any inclination on the part of those of us in Congress to cut off funding. I think that if we are going to have America’s young men and women there fighting, that we have an obligation to make sure that they’ve got the best equipment, the body armor, the resources they need to come home safely,” Obama said.

Clinton also accused Obama on Meet the Press of having kept quiet too long on Iraq, saying, “When he became a senator, he didn’t go to the floor of the Senate to condemn the war in Iraq for 18 months. He didn’t introduce legislation against the war in Iraq.”

Obama did not give a floor speech against the war until June 2006. He did, however, introduce legislation a year ago — around the same time he opened an exploratory committee for a presidential bid — that called for U.S. troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by next April.

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Vote Key
Y Yea
N Nay
NV Not Voting, Excused, Absent, or Present
PY Pair Yea
PN Pair Nay

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07/10/2008 Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East
PN 1641 NV

Senator Barack H. Obama Jr. (IL)

Current Office: U.S. Senate
Current District: Junior Seat
Office Seeking: President
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Last Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2010
Party: Democratic
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Abortion Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
02/26/2008 Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions
S Amdt 3896 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(52 - 42)
10/18/2007 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions
S Amdt 3330 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(41 - 52)
09/06/2007 Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion
S Amdt 2707 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(48 - 45)
03/17/2005 Unintended Pregnancy Amendment
S Con Res 18 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 53)

Agriculture Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
06/18/2008 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 6124 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
05/22/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(82 - 13)
05/15/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(81 - 15)
12/14/2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 14)
12/13/2007 Limit on Farm Subsidies
S Amdt 3695 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(56 - 43)
12/13/2007 Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers
S Amdt 3810 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(48 - 47)
12/11/2007 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies
S Amdt 3711 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(37 - 58)

Appropriations
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
03/29/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007
HR 1591 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(51 - 47)
07/12/2006 Transit Security Amendment
HR 5441 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(50 - 50)
06/22/2006 Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill
S 2766 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(96 - 0)
06/15/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006
HR 4939 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(98 - 1)
05/04/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006
HR 4939 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(78 - 20)
05/03/2006 Influenza Vaccine Injury Compensation Amendment
HR 4939 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(53 - 46)
05/02/2006 Sugarcane Growers Funding Amendment
HR 4939 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(40 - 59)
12/21/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill
HR 2863 N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(56 - 44)
12/21/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill
HR 2863 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(93 - 0)
11/16/2005 Commerce, Justice, Science, Appropriations Bill FY 2006
HR 2862 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(94 - 5)
11/15/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Authorization bill
S 1042 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(98 - 0)
11/10/2005 Foreign Operations FY2006 Appropriations Bill
HR 3057 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(91 - 0)
11/03/2005 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act
HR 2744 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(81 - 18)
10/27/2005 After School Funding Amendment
HR 3010 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(41 - 56)
10/27/2005 Labor, HHS, Education, FY 2006 Appropriations bill
HR 3010 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(94 - 3)
10/26/2005 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Amendment
HR 3010 N Motion Failed - Senate
(46 - 53)
10/20/2005 Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, Appropriation
HR 3058 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(93 - 6)
10/07/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill
HR 2863 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(97 - 0)
10/05/2005 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment
HR 2863 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(50 - 49)
09/22/2005 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act
HR 2744 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(97 - 2)
07/29/2005 Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill
HR 2361 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(99 - 1)
07/29/2005 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006
HR 2985 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(96 - 4)
07/20/2005 Foreign Operations FY2006 Appropriations Bill
HR 3057 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(98 - 1)
07/19/2005 US Agency for International Development Amendment
HR 3057 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(59 - 40)
07/14/2005 Increase the Number of Detention Beds Amendment
HR 2360 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(42 - 56)
07/14/2005 Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act
HR 2360 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(96 - 1)
07/11/2005 Air Cargo Security Programs Implementation Amendment
HR 2360 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(45 - 53)
07/01/2005 Energy and Water Appropriations bill FY 2006
HR 2419 Y Passed - Senate
(92 - 3)
06/29/2005 Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill
HR 2361 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(94 - 0)
05/10/2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005
HR 1268 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(100 - 0)
04/21/2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005
HR 1268 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(99 - 0)
04/18/2005 Future Military Funding for Iraq Amendment
HR 1268 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(61 - 34)

Budget, Spending and Taxes
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
07/16/2008 Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill
S Amdt 5077 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(31 - 64)
07/16/2008 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis
HR 5501 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(80 - 16)
07/15/2008 Medicare Bill
HR 6331 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(70 - 26)
07/09/2008 Medicare Bill
HR 6331 Y Cloture Invoked - Senate
(69 - 30)
06/26/2008 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill
HR 2642 Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(92 - 6)
06/25/2008 Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs
S Amdt 4983 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(79 - 16)
06/18/2008 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 6124 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
06/10/2008 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies
S 3044 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(51 - 43)
05/22/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(82 - 13)
05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
S Amdt 4818 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(70 - 26)
05/22/2008 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions
S Amdt 4803 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(75 - 22)
05/15/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(81 - 15)
04/10/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions
HR 3221 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(84 - 12)
04/10/2008 Energy Tax Credits Amendment
S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(88 - 8)
03/14/2008 Concurrent Budget Resolution
S Con Res 70 Y Resolution Passed - Senate
(51 - 44)
03/13/2008 Earmark Moratorium
S Amdt 4347 Y Motion Rejected - Senate
(29 - 71)
03/13/2008 Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws
S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70 Y Motion Agreed - Senate
(58 - 40)
03/06/2008 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill
HR 4040 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 13)
02/26/2008 Health Care for Indigenous Peoples
S 1200 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(83 - 10)
02/26/2008 Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions
S Amdt 3896 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(52 - 42)
02/13/2008 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
HR 2082 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(51 - 45)
02/07/2008 Economic Stimulus Plan
HR 5140 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(81 - 16)
01/22/2008 Defense Authorizations Bill
HR 4986 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(91 - 3)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(76 - 17)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(70 - 25)
12/14/2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 14)
12/13/2007 Energy Act of 2007
HR 6 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(86 - 8)
12/13/2007 Limit on Farm Subsidies
S Amdt 3695 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(56 - 43)
12/13/2007 Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers
S Amdt 3810 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(48 - 47)
12/11/2007 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies
S Amdt 3711 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(37 - 58)
12/06/2007 Temporary Tax Adjustments Act of 2007
HR 3996 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(46 - 48)
12/06/2007 Temporary Alternative Minimum Tax Adjustment Act of 2007
HR 3996 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(88 - 5)
11/16/2007 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq
HR 4156 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(53 - 45)
11/16/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense
S 2340 N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(45 - 53)
11/08/2007 Water Resources Development Act of 2007
HR 1495 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(79 - 14)
11/07/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(56 - 37)
11/01/2007 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP)
HR 3963 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(64 - 30)
10/30/2007 Amtrak Reauthorization
S 294 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(70 - 22)
10/25/2007 Amtrak Federal Subsidy Limits
S Amdt 3453 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(28 - 66)
10/23/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(75 - 19)
10/18/2007 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions
S Amdt 3330 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(41 - 52)
10/16/2007 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008
HR 3093 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(75 - 19)
10/03/2007 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations
S Amdt 3117 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(95 - 1)
10/01/2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
HR 1585 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(92 - 3)
09/27/2007 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization
HR 976 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(67 - 29)
09/10/2007 Bridge Repair Funding
S Amdt 2792 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(60 - 33)
09/07/2007 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants
HR 2669 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(79 - 12)
08/02/2007 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization
HR 976 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(68 - 31)
07/26/2007 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act
HR 1 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(85 - 8)
07/26/2007 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
HR 2638 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(89 - 4)
07/26/2007 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations
S Amdt 2480 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(89 - 1)
07/26/2007 REAL ID Funding
S Amdt 2405 NV Motion Agreed - Senate
(50 - 44)
07/20/2007 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants
HR 2669 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(78 - 18)
06/21/2007 Energy Act of 2007
HR 6 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(65 - 27)
06/21/2007 Alternative Energy Subsidies
S Amdt 1704 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(57 - 36)
05/24/2007 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007
HR 2206 N Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
05/17/2007 2008 Budget Resolution
S Con Res 21 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(52 - 40)
03/23/2007 Congressional Budget for 2008
S Con Res 21 Y Passed - Senate
(52 - 47)
08/03/2006 Death/EstateTax and Minimum Wage Bill of 2006
HR 5970 N Cloture Motion Not Invoked - Senate
(56 - 42)
05/11/2006 Tax Reconciliation bill
HR 4297 N Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(54 - 44)
03/16/2006 Education Funding Amendment
S Con Res 83 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(49 - 51)
03/16/2006 Debt Limit Increase Resolution
H J Res 47 N Resolution Passed - Senate
(52 - 48)
03/16/2006 2007 Budget Resolution
S Con Res 83 N Resolution Passed - Senate
(51 - 49)
03/16/2006 Natural Resources and Environment Funding Amendment
S Con Res 83 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(48 - 49)
03/14/2006 Reinstate Pay-As-You-Go through 2011 Amendment
S Con Res 83 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(50 - 50)
02/02/2006 Tax Reconciliation bill
HR 4297 N Bill Passed - Senate
(66 - 31)
12/21/2005 Budget Reconciliation bill
S 1932 N Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(51 - 50)
11/18/2005 Tax Reconciliation Bill
S 2020 N Bill Passed - Senate
(64 - 33)
11/17/2005 Earned Income Tax Credit Amendment
S 2020 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(55 - 43)
11/17/2005 Hurricane Victims Tax Benefit Amendment
S 2020 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(44 - 55)
11/17/2005 Pay As You Go Amendment
S 2020 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(50 - 48)
11/17/2005 Temporary Tax on Crude Oil Amendment
S 2020 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(50 - 48)
11/17/2005 Tax Rate Amendment
S 2020 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(40 - 59)
11/03/2005 Medicare Prescription Drug Amendment
S 1932 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(51 - 48)
11/03/2005 Budget Reconciliation bill
S 1932 N Bill Passed - Senate
(52 - 47)
11/03/2005 Pay As You Go Amendment
S 1932 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(50 - 49)
04/28/2005 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution
H CON RES 95 N Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(52 - 47)
03/17/2005 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution
S Con Res 18 N Concurrent Resolution Adopted - Senate
(51 - 49)
03/17/2005 Education Amendment
S Con Res 18 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(51 - 49)
03/17/2005 Perkins Vocational Education Program Amendment
S Con Res 18 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(44 - 56)
03/17/2005 Homeland Security Grant Program Amendment
S Con Res 18 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(63 - 37)
03/17/2005 Native American Funding Amendment
S Con Res 18 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(45 - 55)
03/17/2005 Tax Subsidy for Domestic Companies Amendment
S Con Res 18 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(40 - 59)

Business and Consumers
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
07/15/2008 Medicare Bill
HR 6331 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(70 - 26)
07/09/2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
HR 6304 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(69 - 28)
07/09/2008 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill
S Amdt 5064 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(32 - 66)
07/09/2008 Medicare Bill
HR 6331 Y Cloture Invoked - Senate
(69 - 30)
06/18/2008 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 6124 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
06/10/2008 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies
S 3044 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(51 - 43)
06/06/2008 Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan
S Amdt 4825 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(48 - 36)
05/22/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(82 - 13)
05/15/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(81 - 15)
05/07/2008 Optional Wind Damage Insurance
S Amdt 4719 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(19 - 74)
04/10/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions
HR 3221 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(84 - 12)
04/10/2008 Energy Tax Credits Amendment
S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(88 - 8)
03/14/2008 Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs
S Amdt 4299 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(73 - 23)
03/13/2008 Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment
S Amdt 4259 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(53 - 45)
03/13/2008 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas
S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 51)
03/13/2008 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium
S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(56 - 43)
03/06/2008 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill
HR 4040 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 13)
02/12/2008 FISA Amendments Act of 2007
S 2248 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(68 - 29)
02/12/2008 Striking Telecommunications Companies’ Civil Immunity for Surveillance
S Amdt 3907 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(31 - 67)
02/12/2008 FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance
S Amdt 3910 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(57 - 41)
02/07/2008 Economic Stimulus Plan
HR 5140 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(81 - 16)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(76 - 17)
12/14/2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 14)
12/13/2007 Energy Act of 2007
HR 6 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(86 - 8)
12/13/2007 Limit on Farm Subsidies
S Amdt 3695 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(56 - 43)
12/13/2007 Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers
S Amdt 3810 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(48 - 47)
12/11/2007 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies
S Amdt 3711 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(37 - 58)
10/30/2007 Amtrak Reauthorization
S 294 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(70 - 22)
09/07/2007 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants
HR 2669 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(79 - 12)
07/20/2007 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants
HR 2669 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(78 - 18)
06/26/2007 Union Organization Bill
HR 800 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(51 - 48)
06/21/2007 Energy Act of 2007
HR 6 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(65 - 27)
06/21/2007 Alternative Energy Subsidies
S Amdt 1704 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(57 - 36)
06/14/2007 Clean Energy Achievement Criteria
S Amdt 1538 Y Motion Agreed - Senate
(56 - 39)
06/06/2007 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
S Amdt 1184 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 51)
06/06/2007 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
S Amdt 1202 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(42 - 55)
06/06/2007 Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program
S Amdt 1316 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(49 - 48)
05/24/2007 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007
HR 2206 N Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
05/23/2007 Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment
S Amdt 1169 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(74 - 24)
05/07/2007 FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment
S Amdt 1010 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(49 - 40)
04/26/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline
HR 1591 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(51 - 46)
11/17/2005 Price-Gouging During Emergencies Amendment
S 2020 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(57 - 42)
11/03/2005 Targeted Case Management Amendment
S 1932 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 52)
07/26/2005 Corporate Financing of Terrorism Amendment
S 1042 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 51)
03/10/2005 Bankruptcy Reform Bill
S 256 N Bill Passed - Senate
(74 - 25)
03/08/2005 Violent Protestor Amendment
S 256 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 53)
03/07/2005 Minimum Wage Amendment
S 256 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(38 - 61)
03/07/2005 Minimum Wage Amendment
S 256 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 49)

Campaign Finance and Election Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
08/02/2007 Lobbying and Donation Regulations
S 1 Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(83 - 14)

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
07/09/2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
HR 6304 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(69 - 28)
07/09/2008 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill
S Amdt 5064 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(32 - 66)
04/23/2008 Equal Pay Bill
HR 2831 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(56 - 42)
02/13/2008 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
HR 2082 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(51 - 45)
02/12/2008 FISA Amendments Act of 2007
S 2248 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(68 - 29)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(76 - 17)
10/16/2007 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008
HR 3093 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(75 - 19)
09/20/2007 Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces
S Amdt 2934 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(72 - 25)
09/20/2007 Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces
S Amdt 2947 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(50 - 47)
09/19/2007 Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States
S Amdt 2022 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(56 - 43)
09/18/2007 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
S 1257 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(57 - 42)
08/03/2007 Foreign Intelligence Acquisition
S 1927 N Bill Passed - Senate
(60 - 28)
07/26/2007 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act
HR 1 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(85 - 8)
07/26/2007 REAL ID Funding
S Amdt 2405 NV Motion Agreed - Senate
(50 - 44)
07/19/2007 Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees
S Amdt 2351 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(94 - 3)
06/06/2007 Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications
S Amdt 1250 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(57 - 39)
06/06/2007 English as the Common Language
S Amdt 1384 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(58 - 39)
06/27/2006 Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment
S J Res 12 N Joint Resolution Failed - Senate
(66 - 34)

Congressional and Legislative Affairs
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
03/13/2008 Earmark Moratorium
S Amdt 4347 Y Motion Rejected - Senate
(29 - 71)
09/20/2007 Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces
S Amdt 2934 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(72 - 25)
09/20/2007 Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces
S Amdt 2947 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(50 - 47)
09/18/2007 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
S 1257 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(57 - 42)
08/02/2007 Lobbying and Donation Regulations
S 1 Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(83 - 14)
11/10/2005 Investigating Contracts in Iraq Amendment
S 1042 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(44 - 54)
10/18/2005 Congressional Pay Raise Amendment
HR 3058 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(92 - 6)
09/15/2005 Financial Relief For Hurricane Katrina Victims Amend
HR 2862 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(43 - 52)
09/14/2005 Congressional Commission on Hurricane Katrina
HR 2862 Y Motion Rejected - Senate
(44 - 54)
09/14/2005 Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq
HR 2862 Y Motion Rejected - Senate
(44 - 53)

Crime Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
03/13/2008 Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment
S Amdt 4231 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(61 - 37)
06/06/2007 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
S Amdt 1184 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 51)
06/06/2007 Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications
S Amdt 1250 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(57 - 39)
06/06/2007 Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories
S Amdt 1333 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(66 - 32)

Defense
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
06/26/2008 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill
HR 2642 Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(92 - 6)
05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
S Amdt 4818 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(70 - 26)
05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight
S Amdt 4817 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(34 - 63)
03/14/2008 Concurrent Budget Resolution
S Con Res 70 Y Resolution Passed - Senate
(51 - 44)
01/22/2008 Defense Authorizations Bill
HR 4986 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(91 - 3)
12/18/2007 Iraq Withdrawal Amendment
S Amdt 3875 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(24 - 71)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(70 - 25)
11/16/2007 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq
HR 4156 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(53 - 45)
11/16/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense
S 2340 N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(45 - 53)
10/01/2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
HR 1585 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(92 - 3)
09/21/2007 Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment
S Amdt 2898 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 47)
09/19/2007 Time Between Troop Deployments
S Amdt 2909 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(56 - 44)
07/19/2007 Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees
S Amdt 2351 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(94 - 3)
07/18/2007 Iraq Troop Reduction
S Amdt 2087 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(52 - 47)
05/24/2007 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007
HR 2206 N Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
04/26/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline
HR 1591 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(51 - 46)
11/15/2005 Status of Detainees Substitute Amendment
S 1042 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(84 - 14)
11/15/2005 Judicial Review of Detainees Amendment
S 1042 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(44 - 54)
11/10/2005 Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Amendment
S 1042 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(49 - 42)
11/08/2005 National Commission on Detainees Amendment
S 1042 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(43 - 55)
07/26/2005 National Defense Authorization Act - Cloture
S 1042 N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(50 - 48)

Education
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
05/22/2008 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions
S Amdt 4803 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(75 - 22)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(76 - 17)
11/07/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(56 - 37)
10/24/2007 Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants
S 2205 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(52 - 44)
10/23/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(75 - 19)
09/07/2007 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants
HR 2669 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(79 - 12)
07/20/2007 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants
HR 2669 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(78 - 18)
10/26/2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment
HR 3010 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(44 - 51)
10/26/2005 Individuals with Disabilities Education Amendment
HR 3010 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(46 - 53)
10/25/2005 To Increase The Maximum Federal Pell Grant Amendment
HR 3010 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(48 - 51)

Employment and Affirmative Action
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
06/26/2008 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill
HR 2642 Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(92 - 6)
04/23/2008 Equal Pay Bill
HR 2831 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(56 - 42)

Energy Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
06/10/2008 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies
S 3044 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(51 - 43)
06/06/2008 Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan
S Amdt 4825 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(48 - 36)
04/10/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions
HR 3221 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(84 - 12)
04/10/2008 Energy Tax Credits Amendment
S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(88 - 8)
03/13/2008 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas
S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 51)
03/13/2008 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium
S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(56 - 43)
12/13/2007 Energy Act of 2007
HR 6 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(86 - 8)
06/21/2007 Energy Act of 2007
HR 6 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(65 - 27)
06/21/2007 Alternative Energy Subsidies
S Amdt 1704 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(57 - 36)
06/19/2007 Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007)
S Amdt 1519 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(70 - 23)
06/14/2007 Offshore Drilling in Virginia
S Amdt 1566 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(43 - 44)
06/14/2007 Clean Energy Achievement Criteria
S Amdt 1538 Y Motion Agreed - Senate
(56 - 39)
08/01/2006 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
S 3711 N Bill Passed - Senate
(71 - 25)
03/16/2006 ANWR Revenues Amendment
S Con Res 83 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(51 - 49)
03/16/2006 LIHEAP Funding Amendment
S Con Res 83 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(51 - 49)
11/03/2005 Alaska Judicial Review Amendment
S 1932 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(48 - 51)
10/26/2005 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment
HR 3010 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(54 - 43)
07/29/2005 Energy Policy Act of 2005
HR 6 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(74 - 26)
06/28/2005 Energy Policy Act of 2005
HR 6 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(85 - 12)
06/16/2005 Reduction in Dependence on Foreign Oil
HR 6 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 53)
06/16/2005 Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment
HR 6 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(52 - 48)
06/14/2005 Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment
HR 6 N Motion to Table Agreed - Senate
(59 - 38)
03/16/2005 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment
S Con Res 18 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(49 - 51)

Environmental Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
06/18/2008 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 6124 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
06/10/2008 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies
S 3044 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(51 - 43)
06/06/2008 Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan
S Amdt 4825 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(48 - 36)
05/22/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(82 - 13)
05/15/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(81 - 15)
04/10/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions
HR 3221 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(84 - 12)
04/10/2008 Energy Tax Credits Amendment
S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(88 - 8)
03/13/2008 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas
S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(47 - 51)
03/13/2008 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium
S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(56 - 43)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(76 - 17)
12/14/2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 14)
12/13/2007 Energy Act of 2007
HR 6 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(86 - 8)
12/11/2007 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies
S Amdt 3711 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(37 - 58)
11/08/2007 Water Resources Development Act of 2007
HR 1495 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(79 - 14)
06/21/2007 Energy Act of 2007
HR 6 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(65 - 27)
06/21/2007 Alternative Energy Subsidies
S Amdt 1704 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(57 - 36)
06/14/2007 Offshore Drilling in Virginia
S Amdt 1566 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(43 - 44)
06/14/2007 Clean Energy Achievement Criteria
S Amdt 1538 Y Motion Agreed - Senate
(56 - 39)
12/21/2005 Removal of ANWR Provision from HR 2863
S Con Res 74 Y Concurrent Resolution Adopted - Senate
(48 - 45)
11/03/2005 ANWR Amendment
S 1932 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(48 - 51)
09/13/2005 EPA’s Clean Air Mercury Rule
S J Res 20 Y Resolution Failed: - Senate
(47 - 51)

Executive Branch
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
11/08/2007 On the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for the Office of Attorney General
PN 958 NV Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(53 - 40)
06/11/2007 Attorney General No Confidence Vote
S J Res 14 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(53 - 38)
03/20/2007 United States Attorneys Act of 2007
S 214 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(94 - 2)
12/07/2006 Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of Food and Drugs
PN 1396 Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(80 - 11)
12/06/2006 Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense
PN 2191 Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(95 - 2)
05/26/2006 Michael Hayden Confirmation
PN 1552 N Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(78 - 15)
01/31/2006 Samuel Alito, Associate Justice
PN 1059 N Confirmation Confirmed - Senate
(58 - 42)
09/27/2005 John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
PN 801 N Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(77 - 22)
06/20/2005 Second cloture motion on John Bolton, Ambassador to UN
PN 326 N Second Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(54 - 38)
06/14/2005 Thomas B. Griffith, US Circuit Judge
PN 202 Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(73 - 24)
06/09/2005 Janice R Brown, US Circuit Court
PN 201 N Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(56 - 43)
06/09/2005 William H. Pryor, Jr., US Circuit Judge
PN 200 N Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(53 - 45)
06/09/2005 Richard A Griffin, US Circuit Judge
PN 195 NV Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(95 - 0)
06/09/2005 David W. McKeague, US Circuit Judge
PN 196 Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(96 - 0)
05/26/2005 First cloture motion on John Bolton, Ambassador to UN
PN 326 N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(56 - 42)
05/25/2005 Priscilla R. Owen, US Circuit Judge
PN 194 N Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(55 - 43)
05/24/2005 Motion to invoke cloture on Priscilla R. Owen
PN 194 Y Cloture Invoked - Senate
(81 - 18)
04/21/2005 John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence
PN 329 Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(98 - 2)
02/15/2005 Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security
PN 122 Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(98 - 0)
02/03/2005 Alberto R. Gonzales, for Attorney General
PN 12 N Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(60 - 34)
01/26/2005 Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State
PN 8 Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(85 - 13)
01/06/2005 Objection to Presidential Electoral Vote Certificate
S Con Res 1 N Objection Not Sustained - Senate
(1 - 74)

Family and Children Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
11/07/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(56 - 37)
11/01/2007 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP)
HR 3963 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(64 - 30)
10/23/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(75 - 19)
09/27/2007 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization
HR 976 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(67 - 29)
08/02/2007 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization
HR 976 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(68 - 31)
06/06/2007 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
S Amdt 1202 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(42 - 55)
07/25/2006 Child Custody Protection Act
S 403 N Bill Passed - Senate
(65 - 34)
07/25/2006 Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment
S 403 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(48 - 51)

Federal, State, and Local Relations
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
03/13/2008 Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws
S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70 Y Motion Agreed - Senate
(58 - 40)
07/26/2007 REAL ID Funding
S Amdt 2405 NV Motion Agreed - Senate
(50 - 44)

Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
07/16/2008 Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill
S Amdt 5077 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(31 - 64)
07/16/2008 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis
HR 5501 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(80 - 16)
07/15/2008 Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding
S Amdt 5078 NV Motion Agreed - Senate
(70 - 24)
07/10/2008 Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East
PN 1641 NV Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(95 - 2)
06/26/2008 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill
HR 2642 Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(92 - 6)
05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
S Amdt 4818 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(70 - 26)
05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight
S Amdt 4817 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(34 - 63)
05/22/2008 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions
S Amdt 4803 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(75 - 22)
01/22/2008 Defense Authorizations Bill
HR 4986 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(91 - 3)
12/18/2007 Iraq Withdrawal Amendment
S Amdt 3875 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(24 - 71)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(76 - 17)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(70 - 25)
12/04/2007 United States-Peru Trade Agreement
HR 3688 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(77 - 18)
11/16/2007 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq
HR 4156 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(53 - 45)
11/16/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense
S 2340 N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(45 - 53)
10/01/2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
HR 1585 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(92 - 3)
09/26/2007 Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq
S Amdt 2997 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(75 - 23)
09/26/2007 Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
S Amdt 3017 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(76 - 22)
09/11/2007 Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico
S Amdt 2797 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(75 - 23)
09/06/2007 Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion
S Amdt 2707 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(48 - 45)
07/19/2007 Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees
S Amdt 2351 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(94 - 3)
06/19/2007 Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007)
S Amdt 1519 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(70 - 23)
05/24/2007 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007
HR 2206 N Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
09/07/2006 Media in the Middle East Amendment
HR 5631 N Motion to Table Adopted - Senate
(51 - 44)
03/16/2006 National Defense Funding Amendment
S Con Res 83 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(50 - 50)
11/15/2005 Reporting Matters in Iraq Amendment
S 1042 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(40 - 58)
11/15/2005 Iraq Progress Reports Amendment
S 1042 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(79 - 19)

Gun Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
02/25/2008 Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to Decrease Gun Ownership
S Amdt 4070 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(78 - 11)
07/13/2006 Firearm Confiscation Prohibition Amendment
HR 5441 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(84 - 16)
07/29/2005 Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill
S 397 N Bill Passed - Senate
(65 - 31)
07/28/2005 Child Safety Lock Amendment
S 397 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(70 - 30)

Health Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
07/16/2008 Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill
S Amdt 5077 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(31 - 64)
07/16/2008 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis
HR 5501 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(80 - 16)
07/15/2008 Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding
S Amdt 5078 NV Motion Agreed - Senate
(70 - 24)
07/15/2008 Medicare Bill
HR 6331 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(70 - 26)
07/09/2008 Medicare Bill
HR 6331 Y Cloture Invoked - Senate
(69 - 30)
06/18/2008 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 6124 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
05/22/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate
(82 - 13)
05/15/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(81 - 15)
03/14/2008 Concurrent Budget Resolution
S Con Res 70 Y Resolution Passed - Senate
(51 - 44)
03/14/2008 Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs
S Amdt 4299 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(73 - 23)
03/14/2008 Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP
S Amdt 4233 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 52)
03/06/2008 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill
HR 4040 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 13)
02/26/2008 Health Care for Indigenous Peoples
S 1200 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(83 - 10)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(76 - 17)
12/14/2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
HR 2419 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(79 - 14)
12/11/2007 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies
S Amdt 3711 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(37 - 58)
11/07/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(56 - 37)
11/01/2007 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP)
HR 3963 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(64 - 30)
10/23/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(75 - 19)
10/18/2007 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions
S Amdt 3330 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(41 - 52)
10/01/2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
HR 1585 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(92 - 3)
09/27/2007 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization
HR 976 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(67 - 29)
08/02/2007 State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization
HR 976 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(68 - 31)
05/07/2007 FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment
S Amdt 1010 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(49 - 40)
11/03/2005 Medicaid Generic Drug Amendment
S 1932 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(49 - 50)
11/03/2005 Medical Assistance and Prescription Drug Amendment
S 1932 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(54 - 45)
11/03/2005 Hurricane Health Care for Survivors Amendment
S 1932 Y Motion Rejected - Senate
(48 - 51)
10/27/2005 AIDS Drug Assistance Program Amendment
HR 3010 Y Motion Failed - Senate
(46 - 50)
03/17/2005 Medicaid Amendment
S Con Res 18 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(49 - 51)

Housing and Property Issues
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
06/25/2008 Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs
S Amdt 4983 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(79 - 16)
05/07/2008 Optional Wind Damage Insurance
S Amdt 4719 NV Amendment Rejected - Senate
(19 - 74)
04/10/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions
HR 3221 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(84 - 12)
04/10/2008 Energy Tax Credits Amendment
S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(88 - 8)
02/07/2008 Economic Stimulus Plan
HR 5140 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(81 - 16)

Immigration
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
03/13/2008 Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment
S Amdt 4231 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(61 - 37)
03/13/2008 Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment
S Amdt 4259 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(53 - 45)
03/13/2008 Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws
S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70 Y Motion Agreed - Senate
(58 - 40)
12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations
HR 2764 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(76 - 17)
10/24/2007 Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants
S 2205 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(52 - 44)
10/03/2007 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations
S Amdt 3117 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(95 - 1)
07/26/2007 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations
HR 2638 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(89 - 4)
07/26/2007 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations
S Amdt 2480 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(89 - 1)
06/28/2007 Second Immigration Act of 2007
S 1639 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(46 - 53)
06/07/2007 Immigration Act of 2007
S 1348 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(34 - 61)
06/06/2007 Declaring English the National Language
S Amdt 1151 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(64 - 33)
06/06/2007 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
S Amdt 1184 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 51)
06/06/2007 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
S Amdt 1202 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(42 - 55)
06/06/2007 Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications
S Amdt 1250 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(57 - 39)
06/06/2007 Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program
S Amdt 1316 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(49 - 48)
06/06/2007 Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories
S Amdt 1333 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(66 - 32)
06/06/2007 English as the Common Language
S Amdt 1384 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(58 - 39)
05/23/2007 Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment
S Amdt 1169 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(74 - 24)
10/31/2006 Secure Fence Act of 2006
HR 6061 Y Bill Passed - House
(283 - 138)
07/13/2006 Double-Layered Fencing Amendment
HR 5441 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(29 - 71)
06/20/2006 Triple-Layered Fencing Amendment
HR 5631 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(94 - 3)
05/25/2006 Confidentiality Requirement Amendment
S 2611 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(49 - 49)
05/25/2006 Immigration Reform Bill
S 2611 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(62 - 36)
05/24/2006 H-2C Visa Program Ammendment
S 2611 Y Amendment Failed - Senate
(48 - 49)
05/23/2006 Orange Card Program Amendment
S 2611 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(37 - 61)
05/23/2006 Employer Verification Amendment
S 2611 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(58 - 40)
05/18/2006 “State Criminal Alien Assistance Program” Amendment
S 2611 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(43 - 52)
05/18/2006 English As National Language Amendment
S 2611 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(62 - 35)
05/18/2006 English as Unifying Language Amendment
S 2611 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(58 - 39)
05/17/2006 Employment-based Immigrant Visa Amendment
S 2611 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(50 - 48)

Indigenous Peoples
(Back to top)
Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
02/26/2008 Health Care for Indigenous Peoples
S 1200 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(83 - 10)
02/26/2008 Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions
S Amdt 3896 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(52 - 42)
02/25/2008 Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to Decrease Gun Ownership
S Amdt 4070 NV Amendment Adopted - Senate
(78 - 11)

Labor
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
06/26/2008 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill
HR 2642 Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(92 - 6)
11/07/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(56 - 37)
10/23/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
HR 3043 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(75 - 19)
06/26/2007 Union Organization Bill
HR 800 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(51 - 48)
06/06/2007 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
S Amdt 1184 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 51)
06/06/2007 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date
S Amdt 1202 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(42 - 55)
06/06/2007 Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program
S Amdt 1316 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(49 - 48)
05/24/2007 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007
HR 2206 N Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate
(80 - 14)
05/23/2007 Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment
S Amdt 1169 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(74 - 24)
04/26/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline
HR 1591 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(51 - 46)
06/21/2006 Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment
S 2766 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(52 - 46)
06/21/2006 Increasing Minimum Wage Amendment
S 2766 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(45 - 53)

Legal Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome
07/09/2008 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008
HR 6304 Y Bill Passed - Senate
(69 - 28)
07/09/2008 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill
S Amdt 5064 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(32 - 66)
03/14/2008 Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP
S Amdt 4233 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 52)
03/13/2008 Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment
S Amdt 4231 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(61 - 37)
02/13/2008 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
HR 2082 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate
(51 - 45)
02/12/2008 FISA Amendments Act of 2007
S 2248 NV Bill Passed - Senate
(68 - 29)
02/12/2008 Striking Telecommunications Companies’ Civil Immunity for Surveillance
S Amdt 3907 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(31 - 67)
02/12/2008 FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance
S Amdt 3910 Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
(57 - 41)
11/08/2007 On the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for the Office of Attorney General
PN 958 NV Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(53 - 40)
09/19/2007 Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States
S Amdt 2022 Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate
(56 - 43)
06/19/2007 Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007)
S Amdt 1519 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(70 - 23)
06/06/2007 Declaring English the National Language
S Amdt 1151 N Amendment Adopted - Senate
(64 - 33)
06/06/2007 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes
S Amdt 1184 N Amendment Rejected - Senate
(46 - 51)
06/06/2007 Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories
S Amdt 1333 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(66 - 32)
06/06/2007 English as the Common Language
S Amdt 1384 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate
(58 - 39)

Military Issues
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Date Bill Title Vote Outcome

07/10/2008 Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East
PN 1641 NV Nomination Confirmed - Senate
(95 - 2)

06/26/2008 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill
HR 2642 Y

10/24/2007 Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants
S 2205 Y

05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
S Amdt 4818 NV

05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight
S Amdt 4817 N

10/24/2007 Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants
S 2205 Y

10/01/2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
HR 1585 NV