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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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
(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)
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
(Back to top)
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