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Senate Vote 154 (2008)2008-06-19On the Motion HR3221: A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.Motion Rejected11-70
Senate Vote 153 (2008)2008-06-19On the Motion HR3221: To strike provisions relating to the HOPE for Homeowners Program.Motion Rejected21-69
Senate Vote 152 (2008)2008-06-19On the Amendment HR3221: To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program.Amendment Rejected11-77
Senate Vote 151 (2008)2008-06-18On Overriding the Veto HR6124: A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Veto Overridden80-14
Senate Vote 150 (2008)2008-06-17On the Motion HR6049: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.Motion Rejected52-44
Senate Vote 149 (2008)2008-06-12On the Cloture Motion S3101: A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Rejected54-39
Senate Vote 148 (2008)2008-06-10On the Nomination PN1065: Mark S. Davis, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of VirginiaNomination Confirmed94-0
Senate Vote 147 (2008)2008-06-10On the Cloture Motion HR6049: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Rejected50-44
Senate Vote 146 (2008)2008-06-10On the Cloture Motion S3044: A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Rejected51-43
Senate Vote 145 (2008)2008-06-06On the Cloture Motion S3036: In the nature of a substitute.Cloture Motion Rejected48-36
Senate Vote 144 (2008)2008-06-05On Passage of the Bill HR6124: A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Bill Passed77-15
Senate Vote 143 (2008)2008-06-04On the Motion S3036: A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.Motion Rejected27-28
Senate Vote 142 (2008)2008-06-04On the Conference Report SCONRES70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Conference Report Agreed to48-45
Senate Vote 141 (2008)2008-06-02On the Cloture Motion S3036: A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Agreed to74-14
Senate Vote 140 (2008)2008-05-22On Overriding the Veto HR2419: A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Veto Overridden82-13
Senate Vote 139 (2008)2008-05-22On the Motion HR2642: In the nature of a substitute.Motion Agreed to70-26
Senate Vote 138 (2008)2008-05-22On the Motion HR2642: In the nature of a substitute.Motion Rejected34-63
Senate Vote 137 (2008)2008-05-22On the Motion HR2642: In the nature of substitute.Motion Agreed to75-22
Senate Vote 136 (2008)2008-05-20On the Nomination PN1484: G. Steven Agee, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth CircuitNomination Confirmed96-0
Senate Vote 135 (2008)2008-05-15On the Motion SCONRES70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Motion Rejected47-48
Senate Vote 134 (2008)2008-05-15On the Motion SCONRES70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Motion Rejected44-51
Senate Vote 133 (2008)2008-05-15On the Motion SCONRES70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Motion Rejected34-61
Senate Vote 132 (2008)2008-05-15On the Motion SCONRES70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Motion Agreed to55-40
Senate Vote 131 (2008)2008-05-15On the Motion SCONRES70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Motion Rejected44-51
Senate Vote 130 (2008)2008-05-15On the Conference Report HR2419: A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Conference Report Agreed to81-15
Senate Vote 129 (2008)2008-05-15On the Motion HR2419: A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Motion Agreed to62-34
Senate Vote 128 (2008)2008-05-15On the Motion HR2419: A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Motion Agreed to74-21
Senate Vote 127 (2008)2008-05-14On the Motion to Table HR980: To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces.Motion to Table Agreed to55-42
Senate Vote 126 (2008)2008-05-13On the Cloture Motion HR980: A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.Cloture Motion Agreed to69-29
Senate Vote 125 (2008)2008-05-13On Passage of the Bill HR3121: A bill to restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and to provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other purposes.Bill Passed92-6
Senate Vote 124 (2008)2008-05-13On the Amendment S2284: To increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.Amendment Agreed to97-1
Senate Vote 123 (2008)2008-05-13On the Amendment S2284: Of a perfecting nature.Amendment Rejected42-56
Senate Vote 122 (2008)2008-05-08On the Amendment S2284: To provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District.Amendment Agreed to68-24
Senate Vote 121 (2008)2008-05-08On the Motion S2284: In the nature of a substitute.Motion Agreed to70-26
Senate Vote 120 (2008)2008-05-07On the Amendment S2284: To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements.Amendment Rejected30-62
Senate Vote 119 (2008)2008-05-07On the Amendment S2284: To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums.Amendment Rejected23-69
Senate Vote 118 (2008)2008-05-07On the Amendment S2284: To increase maximum coverage limits.Amendment Rejected27-66
Senate Vote 117 (2008)2008-05-07On the Amendment S2284: To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.Amendment Rejected19-74
Senate Vote 116 (2008)2008-05-06On the Cloture Motion S2284: An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Agreed to90-1
Senate Vote 115 (2008)2008-05-06On the Cloture Motion HR2881: In the nature of a substitute.Cloture Motion Rejected49-42
Senate Vote 114 (2008)2008-04-28On the Cloture Motion HR2881: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Agreed to88-0
Senate Vote 113 (2008)2008-04-24On Passage of the Bill HR493: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.Bill Passed95-0
Senate Vote 112 (2008)2008-04-24On Passage of the Bill S1315: An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.Bill Passed96-1
Senate Vote 111 (2008)2008-04-24On the Amendment S1315: To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States.Amendment Rejected41-56
Senate Vote 110 (2008)2008-04-23On the Cloture Motion HR2831: A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that adiscriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant tothe discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Rejected56-42
Senate Vote 109 (2008)2008-04-22On the Cloture Motion S1315: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Agreed to94-0
Senate Vote 108 (2008)2008-04-17On Passage of the Bill HR1195: A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.Bill Passed88-2
Senate Vote 107 (2008)2008-04-17On the Cloture Motion HR1195: In the nature of a substitute.Cloture Motion Agreed to90-2
Senate Vote 106 (2008)2008-04-17On the Amendment HR1195: To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report.Amendment Rejected49-43
Senate Vote 105 (2008)2008-04-17On the Amendment HR1195: To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law.Amendment Agreed to64-28
Senate Vote 104 (2008)2008-04-16On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit HR1195: A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.Motion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to78-18
Senate Vote 103 (2008)2008-04-14On the Cloture Motion HR1195: A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.Cloture Motion Agreed to93-1
Senate Vote 102 (2008)2008-04-10On the Nomination PN988: Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of ArkansasNomination Confirmed88-0
Senate Vote 101 (2008)2008-04-10On Passage of the Bill S2739: A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.Bill Passed91-4
Senate Vote 100 (2008)2008-04-10On the Amendment S2739: To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service.Amendment Rejected22-73
Senate Vote 99 (2008)2008-04-10On the Amendment S2739: To ensure that all individuals who reside, or own property that is located, in a proposed National Heritage Area are informed of the designation of the National Heritage Area.Amendment Rejected27-67
Senate Vote 98 (2008)2008-04-10On the Amendment S2739: To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.Amendment Rejected19-76
Senate Vote 97 (2008)2008-04-10On the Amendment S2739: To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by the Federal Government and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.Amendment Rejected30-63
Senate Vote 96 (2008)2008-04-10On Passage of the Bill HR3221: A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.Bill Passed84-12
Senate Vote 95 (2008)2008-04-10On the Amendment HR3221: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law.Amendment Agreed to88-8
Senate Vote 94 (2008)2008-04-10On the Amendment HR3221: To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes.Amendment Rejected15-79
Senate Vote 93 (2008)2008-04-08On the Cloture Motion HR3221: In the nature of a substitute.Cloture Motion Agreed to92-6
Senate Vote 92 (2008)2008-04-04On the Motion HR3221: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions and to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation.Motion Agreed to74-5
Senate Vote 91 (2008)2008-04-04On the Amendment HR3221: To protect families most vulnerable to foreclosure due to a sudden loss of income by extending the depreciation incentive to loss companies that have accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credits.Amendment Agreed to76-2
Senate Vote 90 (2008)2008-04-03On the Motion HR3221: No Statement of Purpose on File.Motion Rejected41-44
Senate Vote 89 (2008)2008-04-03On the Motion HR3221: To increase funding for housing counseling resources.Motion Rejected44-40
Senate Vote 88 (2008)2008-04-03On the Motion to Table HR3221: To address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.Motion to Table Agreed to58-36
Senate Vote 87 (2008)2008-04-03On the Resolution SRES501: A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.Resolution Agreed to95-0
Senate Vote 86 (2008)2008-04-01On the Cloture Motion HR3221: Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.Cloture Motion Agreed to94-1
Senate Vote 85 (2008)2008-03-14On the Concurrent Resolution SCONRES70: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.Concurrent Resolution Agreed to51-44
Senate Vote 84 (2008)2008-03-14On the Amendment SCONRES70: Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.Amendment Agreed to73-23
Senate Vote 83 (2008)2008-03-14On the Amendment SCONRES70: To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.Amendment Agreed to73-23
Senate Vote 82 (2008)2008-03-14On the Amendment SCONRES70: To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.Amendment Rejected45-51
Senate Vote 81 (2008)2008-03-14On the Amendment SCONRES70: To require that legislation to reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.Amendment Rejected46-52
Senate Vote 80 (2008)2008-03-14On the Amendment SCONRES70: To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.Amendment Agreed to70-27
Senate Vote 79 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for transferring funding for Berkeley, CA earmarks to the Marine Corps.Amendment Rejected41-57
Senate Vote 78 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.Amendment Rejected47-51
Senate Vote 77 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.Amendment Rejected48-50
Senate Vote 76 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.Amendment Rejected23-77
Senate Vote 75 (2008)2008-03-13On the Motion SCONRES70: To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009.Motion Rejected29-71
Senate Vote 74 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.Amendment Rejected49-50
Senate Vote 73 (2008)2008-03-13On the Motion SCONRES70: To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.Motion Rejected27-71
Senate Vote 72 (2008)2008-03-13On the Motion SCONRES70: To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices.Motion Rejected39-59
Senate Vote 71 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.Amendment Rejected49-49
Senate Vote 70 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of laws protecting children.Amendment Agreed to90-5
Senate Vote 69 (2008)2008-03-13On the Motion to Table SCONRES70: To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.Motion to Table Agreed to58-40
Senate Vote 68 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.Amendment Agreed to89-7
Senate Vote 67 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.Amendment Agreed to49-48
Senate Vote 66 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.Amendment Rejected29-68
Senate Vote 65 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.Amendment Rejected41-57
Senate Vote 64 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.Amendment Rejected43-55
Senate Vote 63 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.Amendment Rejected42-56
Senate Vote 62 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To raise taxes by an unprecedented $1.4 trillion for the purpose of fully funding 111 new or expanded federal spending programs.Amendment Rejected0-97
Senate Vote 61 (2008)2008-03-13On the Motion SCONRES70: To protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.Motion Rejected58-40
Senate Vote 60 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.Amendment Agreed to61-37
Senate Vote 59 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement.Amendment Agreed to53-45
Senate Vote 58 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.Amendment Agreed to54-44
Senate Vote 57 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset.Amendment Agreed to95-2
Senate Vote 56 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.Amendment Rejected47-51
Senate Vote 55 (2008)2008-03-13On the Amendment SCONRES70: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.Amendment Agreed to56-43

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