Senator Joseph R Biden Voting Record on All Issues

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. (DE) Current Office: U.S. Senate Current District: Senior Seat Office Seeking: President, U.S. Senate First Elected: 11/07/1972 Last Elected: 11/05/2002 Next Election: 2008 Party: Democratic Abortion Issues Date 02/26/2008 10/18/2007 09/06/2007 03/17/2005 10/21/2003 10/21/2003 06/21/2002 Bill Title Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330 Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion S Amdt 2707 Unintended Pregnancy Amendment S Con Res 18 Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortion bill S3 Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortion bill S3 Military Abortion Amendment S 2514 Vote N Outcome Amendment Adopted – Senate (52 - 42) NV Amendment Rejected – Senate (41 - 52) NV Amendment Adopted – Senate (48 - 45) Y Amendment Rejected – Senate (47 - 53) NV Bill Passed – Senate (64 - 33) Y Y Conference Report Adopted – Senate (64 - 34) Amendment Passed – Senate (52 - 40) 06/20/2000 02/02/2000 10/21/1999 10/21/1999 05/26/1999 09/18/1998 06/25/1998 09/04/1997 07/22/1997 07/10/1997 05/20/1997 09/26/1996 06/19/1996 03/19/1996 Military Abortions Amendment S 2549 Violent Protestors Amendment S 625 Roe v. Wade Amendment S 1692 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1999 S 1692 Overseas Military Abortions Amendment S 1059 Late-Term Abortion - Override President's Veto HR 1122 Overseas Military Hospital Abortions Amendment S 2057 Fetal Tissue Research Amendment S 1061 Abortion Funding Amendment S 1023 Abortions at Overseas Military Facilities S 936 Partial-Birth Abortion bill HR 1122 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban HR 1833 Overseas Abortion Amendment S 1745 Medical Professionals Amendment HR 3019 N Y Y Y N Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Amendment Tabled - Senate (50 - 49) Amendment Adopted - Senate (80 - 17) Amendment passed - Senate (51 - 47) Bill passed - Senate (63 - 34) Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 49) Veto Override Failed - Senate (64 - 36) Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 49) Amendment Rejected - Senate (38 - 60) Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 45) Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 36) Veto Override Failed - Senate (57 - 41) Tabling Motion Rejected - Senate (45 - 51) Amendment Adopted - Senate (63 - 37) 12/07/1995 Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 HR 1833 Y Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 44) Agriculture Issues Date 06/18/2008 05/22/2008 05/15/2008 12/14/2007 12/13/2007 12/13/2007 12/11/2007 05/08/2002 02/13/2002 03/25/1999 Bill Title Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695 Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 HR 2646 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 HR 2646 Agricultural Appropriations Amendment S Con Res 20 Vote Y Y Outcome Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13) Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y (81 - 15) Bill Passed - Senate NV (79 - 14) Amendment Rejected - Senate Y (56 - 43) Amendment Rejected - Senate NV (48 - 47) Amendment Rejected - Senate NV (37 - 58) Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y (64 - 35) Bill Passed - Senate Y (58 - 40) Tabling motion passed - Senate N (53 - 45) 05/12/1998 03/28/1996 03/21/1996 02/07/1996 Agricultural Research bill S 1150 Agricultural Market Transition Act HR 2854 Public Rangelands Management Act of 1996 S 1459 Farm bill S 1541 Y Y N Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 8) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 26) Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 46) Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 32) Appropriations Date 03/29/2007 07/12/2006 06/22/2006 06/15/2006 05/04/2006 05/03/2006 05/02/2006 12/21/2005 Bill Title Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 1591 Transit Security Amendment HR 5441 Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill S 2766 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 4939 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 4939 Influenza Vaccine Injury Compensation Amendment HR 4939 Sugarcane Growers Funding Amendment HR 4939 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill Vote Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Outcome Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 47) Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 20) Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 46) Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 12/21/2005 11/16/2005 11/15/2005 11/10/2005 11/03/2005 10/27/2005 10/27/2005 10/26/2005 10/20/2005 10/07/2005 10/05/2005 09/22/2005 07/29/2005 07/29/2005 HR 2863 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill HR 2863 Commerce, Justice, Science, Appropriations Bill FY 2006 HR 2862 Defense Department FY2006 Authorization bill S 1042 Foreign Operations FY2006 Appropriations Bill HR 3057 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act HR 2744 After School Funding Amendment HR 3010 Labor, HHS, Education, FY 2006 Appropriations bill HR 3010 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Amendment HR 3010 Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, Appropriation HR 3058 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill HR 2863 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment HR 2863 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act HR 2744 Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill HR 2361 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 2985 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y (56 - 44) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (94 - 5) Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 18) Motion Failed - Senate (41 - 56) Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 3) Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 53) Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 6) Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 0) Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 49) Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (99 - 1) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 4) 07/20/2005 07/19/2005 07/14/2005 07/14/2005 07/11/2005 07/01/2005 06/29/2005 05/10/2005 04/21/2005 04/18/2005 09/21/2004 07/22/2004 06/24/2004 03/12/2004 01/22/2004 Foreign Operations FY2006 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 3057 (98 - 1) US Agency for International Development Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate N HR 3057 (59 - 40) Increase the Number of Detention Beds Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate N HR 2360 (42 - 56) Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 2360 (96 - 1) Air Cargo Security Programs Implementation Amendment Motion Failed - Senate Y HR 2360 (45 - 53) Energy and Water Appropriations bill FY 2006 Passed - Senate Y HR 2419 (92 - 3) Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 2361 (94 - 0) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y HR 1268 (100 - 0) Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 1268 (99 - 0) Future Military Funding for Iraq Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate NV HR 1268 (61 - 34) Legislative Branch FY2005 Appropriations Bill Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 4755 (94 - 2) Defense Department FY2005 Appropriations bill Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y HR 4613 (96 - 0) Defense Department FY2005 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 4613 (98 - 0) Budget Appropriations, FY2005 resolution Resolution Adopted - Senate N S Con Res 95 (51 - 45) Omnibus FY2004 Appropriations Bill N Conference Report Adopted - Senate 11/12/2003 11/06/2003 11/06/2003 09/25/2003 09/16/2003 07/24/2003 07/17/2003 07/11/2003 07/11/2003 04/03/2003 02/13/2003 01/23/2003 10/16/2002 08/01/2002 HR 2673 Fiscal 04 Military Construction Appropriation-Adoption HR 2559 Department of Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations, HR 2660 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 HR 2673 Terrorism Information Awareness bill HR 2658 Energy and Water Appropriations, FY 2004 bill HR 2754 Homeland Security Appropriations, FY 2004 bill HR 2555 Terrorism Information Awareness bill HR 2658 Emergency Supplemental Appropriation, FY 2003 bill HR 2657 Fiscal 04 Military Construction Appropriations-Passage HR 2559 Appropriations for Operations in Iraq S 762 Fiscal 03 Omnibus Appropriations-Adoption H J Res 2 Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 H J Res 2 Department of Defense Appropriations, FY2003 bill HR 5010 Department of Defense Appropriations, FY2003 bill HR 5010 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y (65 - 28) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 1) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (95 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 7) Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (76 - 20) Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 29) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 3) 07/25/2002 07/24/2002 07/18/2002 06/07/2002 12/07/2001 12/04/2001 11/15/2001 11/15/2001 11/08/2001 11/06/2001 11/01/2001 11/01/2001 10/24/2001 10/18/2001 10/17/2001 Legislative Branch Appropriation, FY2003 bill HR 5121 Supplemental Appropriations, FY2002 bill HR 4775 Military Construction Appropriations Act FY2003 HR 5011 Supplemental Appropriations, FY2002 bill HR 4775 District of Columbia FY2002 Appropriations bill HR 2944 Department of Transportation Appropriations Act FY 2002 HR 2299 Agriculture FY2002 Appropriations bill HR 2330 Appropriations bill FY2002, Commerce, Justice, State HR 2500 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations Act of 2002 HR 2620 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, 2002 HR 3061 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act 2002 HR 2590 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2002 HR 2311 Foreign Operations FY2002 Appropriations Bill HR 2506 Military Construction FY2002 Appropriations bill HR 2904 Interior Department Appropriations for FY 2002 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 14) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 7) Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 3) Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 22) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 20) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (97 - 2) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 7) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (87 - 7) Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 10) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 15) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 2) Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 2) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 1) Conference Report Adopted - Senate 09/26/2001 10/25/2000 11/19/1999 11/02/1999 10/15/1999 10/14/1999 10/13/1999 10/06/1999 10/04/1999 09/27/1999 09/23/1999 09/16/1999 09/16/1999 09/16/1999 HR 2217 Military Construction FY2002 Appropriations bill HR 2904 Foreign Operations FY 2001 Appropriations bill HR 4811 District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill HR 3194 DC/Labor/HHS/Education FY 2000 Appropriations bill HR 3064 Veterans Affairs and HUD Appropriations bill, FY 2000 HR 2684 Defense Department Appropriations bill, FY2000 HR 2561 FY 2000 Agriculture Appropriations bill HR 1906 Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill HR 2606 Transportation Department FY2000 Appropriations bill HR 2084 Energy FY2000 Appropriations bill HR 2605 Interior Department FY2000 Appropriations bill HR 2466 District of Columbia FY2000 Appropriations bill HR 2587 Transportation Department FY2000 Appropriations bill HR 2084 Appropriations bill FY2000, Treasury, Postal Service HR 2490 NV Y Y N Y Y N N Y Y N N Y NV (95 - 3) Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (65 - 27) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 24) Conference Report Adopted ; President vetoed - Senate (49 - 48) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 5) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (87 - 11) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 26) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (214 - 211) Conference Report adopted - Senate (88 - 3) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 3) Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 10) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 39) Bill passed - Senate (95 - 0) Conference Report passed - Senate (54 - 38) 08/04/1999 06/30/1999 06/30/1999 06/16/1999 06/16/1999 05/20/1999 10/21/1998 10/08/1998 10/06/1998 09/29/1998 09/03/1998 07/29/1998 07/21/1998 07/07/1998 11/08/1997 Agricultural Aid Amendment S 1233 Foreign Operations FY2000 Appropriations bill S 1234 Cuba Travel Ban Amendment S 1234 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2000 HR 1905 Military Construction FY2000 Appropriations bill S 1205 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations-Conference Report HR 1141 Appropriations bill FY99, Omnibus HR 4328 FY 1999 VA-HUD Appropriations HR 4194 Agriculture FY99 Appropriations bill HR 4101 Defense Department FY99 Appropriations bill HR 4103 Appropriations bill FY99, Treasury, Postal Service HR 4104 Marriage Penalty Bill S 2312 Legislative Branch FY99 Appropriations bill HR 4112 Space Station Termination Amendment S 2168 Appropriations bill FY98, Labor, HHS, Education Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N Y Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 8) Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2) Amendment Tabled - Senate (55 - 43) Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 4) Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2) Conference Report adopted - Senate (64 - 36) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (65 - 29) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 1) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (55 - 43) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (94 - 2) Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 5) Tabling Motion Rejected . - Senate (48 - 51) Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 9) Amendment Rejected - Senate (33 - 66) Conference Report Adopted - Senate 10/01/1997 09/25/1997 06/12/1997 06/05/1997 09/17/1996 04/25/1996 03/28/1996 03/19/1996 12/14/1995 12/14/1995 12/14/1995 12/07/1995 11/16/1995 11/15/1995 HR 2264 Appropriations bill FY98, Treasury, Postal Service HR 2378 Defense Department FY98 Appropriations bill HR 2266 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill HR 1871 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill HR 1469 Appropriations bill FY97, Energy and Water Development HR 3816 Appropriations bill FY96, Omnibus HR 3019 Authorization bill, FY96-97, Foreign Relations HR 1561 Appropriations bill FY96, Omnibus HR 3019 Interior Department FY96 Appropriations bill HR 1977 Authorization bill, FY96-97, Foreign Relations HR 1561 Veterans Affairs, HUD FY '96 Appropriations bill HR 2099 Appropriations bill FY96, Commerce, Justice, State HR 2076 Appropriations bill FY96, Defense HR 2126 Appropriations bill FY96, Treasury, Postal Service HR 2020 Y NV Y N Y Y N N N N N N N N (91 - 4) Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 45) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 5) Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 21) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (67 - 31) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 8) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 11) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 44) Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 21) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (58 - 40) Bill Passed - Senate (82 - 16) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (50 - 48) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (59 - 39) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (63 - 35) 11/01/1995 09/22/1995 09/06/1995 07/21/1995 07/21/1995 Appropriations bill FY96, Foreign Relations HR 1868 Military Construction FY96 Appropriations bill HR 1817 Authorization bill FY96, Defense Department HR 1530 Military Construction FY96 Appropriations bill HR 1817 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions HR 1944 Y Y N Y Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 6) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (86 - 14) Bill Passed . - Senate (64 - 34) Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 10) Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 7) Arts and Humanities Date 08/05/1999 NEA Funding HR 2466 Bill Title Vote Y Outcome Amendment Tabled - Senate (80 - 16) Budget, Spending and Taxes Date 07/31/2008 07/31/2008 07/26/2008 Bill Title Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions HR 4137 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186 Vote Y Y Y Outcome Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 8) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35) 07/26/2008 07/16/2008 07/16/2008 07/15/2008 07/09/2008 06/26/2008 06/25/2008 06/18/2008 06/17/2008 06/10/2008 05/22/2008 05/22/2008 05/22/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill S Amdt 5077 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis HR 5501 Medicare Bill HR 6331 Medicare Bill HR 6331 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642 Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124 Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13) Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64) Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16) Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26) Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16) Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43) Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13) Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26) Amendment Adopted - Senate Y Y Y Y 05/15/2008 04/10/2008 04/10/2008 03/14/2008 03/13/2008 03/13/2008 03/06/2008 02/26/2008 02/26/2008 02/13/2008 02/07/2008 01/22/2008 12/18/2007 S Amdt 4803 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70 Earmark Moratorium S Amdt 4347 Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040 Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200 Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082 Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140 Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Y (75 - 22) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15) Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12) Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8) Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44) Motion Rejected - Senate (29 - 71) Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40) Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13) Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10) Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45) Bill Passed - Senate Y (81 - 16) Bill Passed - Senate Y (91 - 3) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate NV (76 - 17) 12/18/2007 12/14/2007 12/13/2007 12/13/2007 12/13/2007 12/11/2007 12/06/2007 12/06/2007 11/16/2007 11/16/2007 11/08/2007 11/07/2007 11/01/2007 Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695 Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711 Temporary Tax Adjustments Act of 2007 HR 3996 Temporary Alternative Minimum Tax Adjustment Act of 2007 HR 3996 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 HR 1495 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of NV NV NV Y NV NV NV NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25) Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8) Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 43) Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47) Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 48) Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 5) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53) Veto Override Passed - Senate (79 - 14) Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37) Bill Passed - Senate Y N NV NV Y 10/30/2007 10/25/2007 10/23/2007 10/18/2007 10/16/2007 10/03/2007 10/01/2007 09/27/2007 09/10/2007 09/07/2007 08/02/2007 07/26/2007 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963 Amtrak Reauthorization S 294 Amtrak Federal Subsidy Limits S Amdt 3453 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976 Bridge Repair Funding S Amdt 2792 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1 (64 - 30) NV N NV NV Y Y Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 22) Amendment Rejected - Senate (28 - 66) Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52) Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate NV (92 - 3) NV NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29) Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 33) Conference Report Adopted - Senate NV (79 - 12) Y Y Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8) 07/26/2007 07/26/2007 07/26/2007 07/20/2007 06/21/2007 06/21/2007 05/24/2007 05/17/2007 04/26/2007 03/23/2007 08/03/2006 05/11/2006 03/16/2006 03/16/2006 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480 REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669 Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206 2008 Budget Resolution S Con Res 21 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline HR 1591 Congressional Budget for 2008 S Con Res 21 Death/EstateTax and Minimum Wage Bill of 2006 HR 5970 Tax Reconciliation bill HR 4297 Education Funding Amendment S Con Res 83 Debt Limit Increase Resolution Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4) Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1) Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44) Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18) Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 40) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 46) Passed - Senate (52 - 47) Cloture Motion Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51) Resolution Passed - Senate 03/16/2006 03/16/2006 03/14/2006 02/02/2006 12/21/2005 11/18/2005 11/17/2005 11/17/2005 11/17/2005 11/17/2005 11/17/2005 11/03/2005 11/03/2005 11/03/2005 H J Res 47 2007 Budget Resolution S Con Res 83 Natural Resources and Environment Funding Amendment S Con Res 83 Reinstate Pay-As-You-Go through 2011 Amendment S Con Res 83 Tax Reconciliation bill HR 4297 Budget Reconciliation bill S 1932 Tax Reconciliation Bill S 2020 Earned Income Tax Credit Amendment S 2020 Hurricane Victims Tax Benefit Amendment S 2020 Pay As You Go Amendment S 2020 Temporary Tax on Crude Oil Amendment S 2020 Tax Rate Amendment S 2020 Medicare Prescription Drug Amendment S 1932 Budget Reconciliation bill S 1932 Pay As You Go Amendment S 1932 N Y Y N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y (52 - 48) Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49) Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 49) Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 31) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 33) Motion Failed - Senate (55 - 43) Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 55) Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 48) Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 48) Motion Failed - Senate (40 - 59) Motion Failed - Senate (51 - 48) Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 47) Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 49) 04/28/2005 03/17/2005 03/17/2005 03/17/2005 03/17/2005 03/17/2005 03/17/2005 10/11/2004 09/23/2004 05/11/2004 04/29/2004 05/23/2003 05/15/2003 04/11/2003 03/26/2003 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution H CON RES 95 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution S Con Res 18 Education Amendment S Con Res 18 Perkins Vocational Education Program Amendment S Con Res 18 Homeland Security Grant Program Amendment S Con Res 18 Native American Funding Amendment S Con Res 18 Tax Subsidy for Domestic Companies Amendment S Con Res 18 JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Strength) HR 4520 Increased Child Tax Credit bill HR 1308 Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act S 1637 Internet Access Tax bill S 150 Jobs and Economic Growth bill HR 2 Jobs and Economic Growth bill HR 2 Congressional Budget for fiscal year 2004 H Con Res 95 Budget Resolution FY2004 N N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N N N N Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 47) Concurrent Resolution Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 56) Amendment Adopted - Senate (63 - 37) Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 55) Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (69 - 17) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 3) Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 5) Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 3) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 49) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) Resolution Adopted - Senate 03/19/2003 05/26/2001 05/23/2001 05/10/2001 07/21/2000 07/14/2000 07/13/2000 04/13/2000 04/07/2000 08/05/1999 07/30/1999 05/06/1999 04/15/1999 03/25/1999 S Con Res 23 ANWR Oil Drilling Amendment S Con Res 23 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001 HR 1836 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, 2001 HR 1836 Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Resolution H Con Res 83 Marriage Tax Relief Bill HR 4810 Death/Estate Tax Elimination Act of 2000 HR 8 Death/Estate Tax Amendment HR 8 Congressional Budget resolution FY 2001 H Con Res 290 Congressional Budget resolution FY 2001 H Con Res 290 Financial Freedom Act of 1999 HR 2488 Taxpayer Refund Act of 1999 S 1429 Financial Services Modernization Bill S 900 Congressional Budget Resolution, FY 2000 H Con Res 68 Congressional Budget Resolution, FY 2000 H Con Res 68 Y N N N Y N Y N N N N N N N (56 - 44) Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 48) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (58 - 33) Bill passed - Senate (62 - 38) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (53 - 47) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 34) Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 39) Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (50 - 48) Resolution Adopted - Senate (51 - 45) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (50 - 49) Bill Passed - Senate (57 - 43) Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 44) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) Resolution Adopted - Senate (55 - 44) 06/04/1998 04/30/1998 04/02/1998 04/01/1998 04/01/1998 04/01/1998 03/31/1998 03/31/1998 07/31/1997 07/31/1997 06/27/1997 06/26/1997 06/25/1997 06/05/1997 05/23/1997 Underage Tobacco Usage amendment S 1415 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill HR 3579 Budget Resolution FY99 S Con Res 86 Medicare Choices Amendment S Con Res 86 Personal Retirement Accounts Amendment S Con Res 86 School Modernization Amendment S Con Res 86 Deficit Neutral Reserve Fund Amendment S Con Res 86 Tobacco Immunity Amendment S Con Res 86 Budget Reconciliation bill HR 2015 Budget Reconciliation Bill HR 2014 Budget Reconciliation Bill HR 2014 Family Tax Relief Amendment S 949 Budget Reconciliation bill S 947 Budget Resolution FY1999-2000 H Con Res 84 Budget Resolution FY1999-2000 NV Y N N N N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Motion to Table Rejected - Senate (29 - 66) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 11) Resolution Adopted - Senate (57 - 41) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 47) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Amendment Tabled - Senate (54 - 46) Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52) Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 19) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 15) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 8) Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 18) Amendment Rejected . - Senate (38 - 61) Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 27) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (76 - 22) Resolution Passed - Senate 05/22/1997 03/04/1997 08/02/1996 07/09/1996 06/13/1996 06/06/1996 11/16/1995 10/27/1995 06/29/1995 05/25/1995 05/25/1995 03/23/1995 03/02/1995 H Con Res 84 Budget Deficit Amendment S Con Res 27 Balanced Budget amendment S J Res 1 Minimum Wage Increase bill HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill HR 3448 FY1997 Appropriations Act Treasury, Postal Service H Con Res 178 Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment H J Res 1 Continuing Appropriation bill H Joint Res 122 Budget Reconciliation bill HR 2491 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution H Con Res 67 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions HR 1158 Fiscal 1996 Budget Resolution - Adoption H Con Res 67 Pay-As-You-Go Amendment S4 Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment H J Res 1 Y Y Y Y N Y N N N N N N Y (78 - 22) Tabling Motion Adopted . - Senate (52 - 47) Bill Failed - Senate (66 - 34) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (76 - 22) Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 24) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (53 - 46) Resolution Failed - Senate (64 - 35) Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (60 - 37) Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 47) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 46) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (61 - 38) Resolution Passed - Senate (57 - 42) Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (49 - 48) Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (65 - 35) Business and Consumers Date 07/31/2008 07/15/2008 07/09/2008 07/09/2008 07/09/2008 06/18/2008 06/17/2008 06/10/2008 06/06/2008 05/22/2008 05/15/2008 Bill Title Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040 Medicare Bill HR 6331 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064 Medicare Bill HR 6331 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124 Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044 Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) Vote Y Y N Outcome Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3) Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26) Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28) Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66) Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30) Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36) Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13) Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y Y Y Y Y NV Y Y 05/07/2008 04/10/2008 04/10/2008 03/14/2008 03/13/2008 03/13/2008 03/13/2008 03/06/2008 02/12/2008 02/12/2008 02/12/2008 HR 2419 Optional Wind Damage Insurance S Amdt 4719 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299 Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment S Amdt 4259 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70 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 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040 FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248 Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907 FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910 (81 - 15) Amendment Rejected - Senate NV (19 - 74) Bill Passed - Senate Y (84 - 12) Amendment Adopted - Senate Y (88 - 8) Y Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23) Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45) Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51) Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43) Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13) Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29) Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67) Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41) Y N Y Y N Y Y 02/07/2008 12/18/2007 12/14/2007 12/13/2007 12/13/2007 12/13/2007 12/11/2007 10/30/2007 09/07/2007 07/20/2007 06/26/2007 06/21/2007 06/21/2007 06/14/2007 06/06/2007 Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695 Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711 Amtrak Reauthorization S 294 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669 Union Organization Bill HR 800 Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704 Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Y NV NV NV Y NV NV NV NV Y Y Y Y Y N Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8) Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 43) Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47) Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58) Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 22) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 12) Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 48) Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36) Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39) Amendment Rejected - Senate 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 05/24/2007 05/23/2007 05/07/2007 11/17/2005 11/03/2005 07/26/2005 03/10/2005 03/08/2005 03/07/2005 03/07/2005 04/08/2004 Crimes S Amdt 1184 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202 Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206 Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169 FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment S Amdt 1010 Price-Gouging During Emergencies Amendment S 2020 Targeted Case Management Amendment S 1932 Corporate Financing of Terrorism Amendment S 1042 Bankruptcy Reform Bill S 256 Violent Protestor Amendment S 256 Minimum Wage Amendment S 256 Minimum Wage Amendment S 256 Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004 HR 3108 (46 - 51) Y Y Y Y Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55) Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24) Amendment Adopted - Senate NV (49 - 40) Motion Failed - Senate Y (57 - 42) Amendment Rejected - Senate Y (46 - 52) Amendment Rejected - Senate Y (47 - 51) Bill Passed - Senate Y (74 - 25) Amendment Rejected - Senate Y (46 - 53) Amendment Rejected - Senate N (38 - 61) Amendment Rejected - Senate Y (46 - 49) Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y (78 - 19) 07/15/2002 06/18/2002 02/02/2000 Accounting Industry Reform bill S 2673 Terrorism Insurance Bill S 2600 Bankruptcy Reform bill HR 833 Y Y Y Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 14) Campaign Finance and Election Issues Date 08/02/2007 10/16/2002 04/11/2002 03/20/2002 02/27/2002 04/02/2001 03/26/2001 03/21/2001 03/20/2001 Bill Title Lobbying and Donation Regulations S1 Help America Vote Act of 2002 HR 3295 Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 HR 565 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 HR 2356 Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 S 565 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 S 27 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 S 27 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act - Union Amendment S 27 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 Vote Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Outcome Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 14) Conference Reported Adopted - Senate (92 - 2) Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 40) Tabling Motion Rejected - Senate (46 - 51) Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 41) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 46) Amendment Adopted - Senate (69 - 31) Amendment Adopted - Senate 06/29/2000 07/30/1998 02/25/1998 02/24/1998 06/25/1996 S 27 '527' Political Groups-Passage HR 4762 Federal Election Commission term length S 2312 Campaign Finance Reform Amendment S 1663 Campaign Finance Reform Amendment S 1663 Campaign Finance Reform bill S 1219 Y Y N N Y (70 - 30) Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 6) Tabling Motion Rejected - Senate (45 - 54) Tabling Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 50) Tabling Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 46) Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Date 07/09/2008 07/09/2008 04/23/2008 02/13/2008 02/12/2008 Bill Title Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064 Equal Pay Bill HR 2831 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082 FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248 Vote N Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28) Outcome Y Y Y N Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45) Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29) 12/18/2007 10/16/2007 09/20/2007 09/20/2007 09/19/2007 09/18/2007 08/03/2007 07/26/2007 07/26/2007 07/19/2007 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 06/27/2006 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093 Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces S Amdt 2934 Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces S Amdt 2947 Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States S Amdt 2022 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 S 1257 Foreign Intelligence Acquisition S 1927 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1 REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405 Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351 Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250 English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384 Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment S J Res 12 NV Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) Amendment Adopted - Senate (72 - 25) Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 47) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 43) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 42) Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 28) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8) Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44) Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3) Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39) Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39) Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (66 - 34) NV NV Y Y N Y Y Y N Y N 03/29/2000 05/18/1999 07/22/1998 09/10/1996 09/10/1996 12/12/1995 Flag Desecration amendment S J Res 14 Religious Memorials at Schools Amendment S 254 Phone Recording Amendment S 2260 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) HR 3396 Employment Nondiscrimination Act of 1996 S 2056 Flag Desecration bill S J Res 31 N Y Y Y Y N Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (63 - 37) Amendment Adopted - Senate (85 - 13) Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (50 - 50) Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 14) Bill Failed - Senate (49 - 50) Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (63 - 36) Congressional and Legislative Affairs Date 03/13/2008 09/20/2007 Bill Title Earmark Moratorium S Amdt 4347 Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces S Amdt 2934 Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces S Amdt 2947 District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 S 1257 Lobbying and Donation Regulations S1 Vote N NV Outcome Motion Rejected - Senate (29 - 71) Amendment Adopted - Senate (72 - 25) Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 47) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 42) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 14) 09/20/2007 09/18/2007 08/02/2007 NV Y Y 11/10/2005 10/18/2005 09/15/2005 09/14/2005 09/14/2005 10/23/2003 04/23/1996 07/28/1995 07/25/1995 01/05/1995 Investigating Contracts in Iraq Amendment S 1042 Congressional Pay Raise Amendment HR 3058 Financial Relief For Hurricane Katrina Victims Amend HR 2862 Congressional Commission on Hurricane Katrina HR 2862 Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq HR 2862 Congressional Pay Raise Amendment HR 2989 Term Limits bill S J Res 21 Senate Gift Reform Resolution S Res 158 Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 S 1060 Filibuster Amendment S Res 14 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 54) Amendment Adopted - Senate (92 - 6) Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52) Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 54) Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53) Amendment Tabled - Senate (60 - 34) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (58 - 42) Resolution Passed - Senate (98 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 0) Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (76 - 19) Crime Issues Date 03/13/2008 06/06/2007 Bill Title Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment S Amdt 4231 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Vote N N Outcome Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37) Amendment Rejected - Senate 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 06/20/2000 05/20/1999 05/23/1997 Crimes S Amdt 1184 Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250 Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333 Hate Crimes Amendment S 2549 Juvenile Crime bill S 254 Violent Crime Victims Amendment S Con Res 27 (46 - 51) N Y Y Y N Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39) Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32) Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 42) Bill Passed - Senate (73 - 25) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Defense Date 06/26/2008 05/22/2008 05/22/2008 03/14/2008 01/22/2008 Bill Title Vote Outcome Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate Extension, and GI Bill Y (92 - 6) HR 2642 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Amendment Adopted - Senate Y S Amdt 4818 (70 - 26) Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Amendment Rejected - Senate Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight Y (34 - 63) S Amdt 4817 Concurrent Budget Resolution Resolution Passed - Senate Y S Con Res 70 (51 - 44) Defense Authorizations Bill Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 4986 (91 - 3) 12/18/2007 12/18/2007 11/16/2007 11/16/2007 10/01/2007 09/21/2007 09/19/2007 07/19/2007 07/18/2007 05/24/2007 04/26/2007 11/15/2005 11/15/2005 Iraq Withdrawal Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate NV S Amdt 3875 (24 - 71) Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations NV (70 - 25) HR 2764 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense Cloture Not Invoked - Senate and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq Y (53 - 45) HR 4156 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department Cloture Not Invoked - Senate of Defense N (45 - 53) S 2340 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Bill Passed - Senate NV HR 1585 (92 - 3) Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate Y S Amdt 2898 (47 - 47) Time Between Troop Deployments Amendment Rejected - Senate Y S Amdt 2909 (56 - 44) Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees Amendment Adopted - Senate Y S Amdt 2351 (94 - 3) Iraq Troop Reduction Cloture Not Invoked - Senate Y S Amdt 2087 (52 - 47) Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate of 2007 Y (80 - 14) HR 2206 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Conference Report Adopted - Senate Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Y (51 - 46) HR 1591 Status of Detainees Substitute Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate N S 1042 (84 - 14) Judicial Review of Detainees Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 11/10/2005 11/08/2005 07/26/2005 06/23/2004 11/12/2003 10/17/2003 05/22/2003 12/13/2001 10/02/2001 10/13/1999 09/22/1999 05/27/1999 05/26/1999 10/01/1998 S 1042 Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Amendment S 1042 National Commission on Detainees Amendment S 1042 National Defense Authorization Act - Cloture S 1042 Military Construction FY2005 Authorization bill S 2400 Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization - Conference Report HR 1588 Emergency Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan S 1689 Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization-Passage S 1050 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 S 1438 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 S 1438 Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Treaty Doc. 105 FY 2000 Defense Authorization-Conference Report S 1059 FY 2000 Defense Auth.--Passage S 1059 FY 2000 Defense Auth.--Base Closures S 1059 Defense Department FY99 Authorization bill N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y (44 - 54) Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 42) Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 48) Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (95 - 3) Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 12) Defense Department FY2004 Authorization Bill Senate (98 - 1) Conference Reported Adopted - Senate (96 - 2) Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 0) Treaty rejected - Senate (48 - 51) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 5) Bill passed - Senate (92 - 3) Amendment failed - Senate (40 - 60) Conference Report Adopted - Senate 09/09/1998 06/25/1998 06/25/1998 06/25/1998 02/25/1998 11/06/1997 07/09/1997 06/19/1997 04/17/1997 09/10/1996 01/26/1996 12/19/1995 09/22/1995 08/10/1995 HR 3616 American Missile Protection bill S 1873 Military Closure Amendment S 2057 Separate Housing Amendment S 2057 Authorization bill, FY99, Defense Department S 2057 Line Item Veto Cancellation bill HR 2631 Defense Department FY98-99 Authorization bill HR 1119 Base Closure Amendment S 936 Intelligence Appropriations Declassification amendment S 858 Chemical and Biological Weapons Threat Reduction Act S 495 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 HR 3230 Authorization bill FY96, Defense Department S 1124 Authorization bill FY96, Defense Department HR 1530 Military Construction FY96 Appropriations bill HR 1817 Space-Based Laser Program Amendment S 1087 N N N Y Y Y N Y N Y N N Y Y (96 - 2) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (59 - 41) Amendment Adopted . - Senate (48 - 45) Amendment Rejected - Senate (39 - 53) Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 4) Veto Override Passed - Senate (78 - 20) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (90 - 10) Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 33) Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 56) Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 44) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (73 - 26) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (56 - 34) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 43) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (86 - 14) Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (57 - 41) Drug Issues Date 06/09/1998 03/20/1997 Bill Title Illegal Drug Amendment S 1415 U.S.- Mexico Drug Trafficking Prevention Amendment H J Res 58 Vote N Y Outcome Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 46) Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 5) Education Date 07/31/2008 05/22/2008 12/18/2007 11/07/2007 10/24/2007 10/23/2007 Bill Title Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions HR 4137 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Vote Outcome Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y (83 - 8) Amendment Adopted - Senate Y (75 - 22) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate NV (76 - 17) NV Y NV Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) 09/07/2007 07/20/2007 10/26/2005 10/26/2005 10/25/2005 05/13/2004 05/13/2004 12/18/2001 06/28/2000 03/02/2000 04/21/1999 03/11/1999 09/29/1998 07/09/1998 06/24/1998 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669 Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment HR 3010 Individuals with Disabilities Education Amendment HR 3010 To Increase The Maximum Federal Pell Grant Amendment HR 3010 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act S 1248 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act HR 1350 No Child Left Behind Act HR 1 Funding for Special Education Amendment HR 4577 Education Savings Accounts bill S 1134 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 HR 800 Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 HR 800 Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill HR 6 Higher Education Programs Authorization Extension bill HR 6 Education Savings Accounts bill NV Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 12) Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18) Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 51) Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 53) Motion Failed - Senate (48 - 51) Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 3) Bill Passed - Senate (95 - 3) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (87 - 10) Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 47) Bill passed - Senate (61 - 37) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 1) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1) Conference Report Adopted - Senate 05/05/1998 04/23/1998 09/11/1997 HR 2646 Training Programs bill HR 1385 Educational Savings Account bill HR 2646 Education Funding Amendment S 1061 Y N Y (59 - 36) Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 7) Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 43) Tabling Motion Rejected - Senate (49 - 51) Employment and Affirmative Action Date 06/26/2008 04/23/2008 05/11/2004 03/06/1998 Bill Title Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642 Equal Pay Bill HR 2831 Unemployment Benefits Amendment S 1637 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Amendment S 1173 Vote Y Y Y Y Outcome Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) Amendment Rejected - Senate (59 - 40) Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (58 - 37) Energy Issues Date 07/26/2008 Bill Title Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186 Vote Y Outcome Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35) 07/26/2008 06/17/2008 06/10/2008 06/06/2008 04/10/2008 04/10/2008 03/13/2008 03/13/2008 12/13/2007 06/21/2007 06/21/2007 06/19/2007 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044 Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70 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 Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704 Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) S Amdt 1519 Y Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36) Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12) Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8) Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51) Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8) Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36) Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23) Y NV Y Y N Y NV Y Y NV 06/14/2007 06/14/2007 08/01/2006 03/16/2006 03/16/2006 11/03/2005 10/26/2005 07/29/2005 06/28/2005 06/16/2005 06/16/2005 06/14/2005 03/16/2005 07/31/2003 06/10/2003 Offshore Drilling in Virginia S Amdt 1566 Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 S 3711 ANWR Revenues Amendment S Con Res 83 LIHEAP Funding Amendment S Con Res 83 Alaska Judicial Review Amendment S 1932 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment HR 3010 Energy Policy Act of 2005 HR 6 Energy Policy Act of 2005 HR 6 Reduction in Dependence on Foreign Oil HR 6 Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment HR 6 Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment HR 6 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment S Con Res 18 Energy Omnibus bill HR 6 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Amendment N Y N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 44) Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39) Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) Motion Failed - Senate (54 - 43) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 26) Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 12) Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53) Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 48) Motion to Table Agreed - Senate (59 - 38) Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51) Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 14) Amendment Adopted - Senate 06/10/2003 04/25/2002 04/15/1997 04/15/1997 07/31/1996 S 14 Reduction of Foreign Oil Dependence Amendment S 14 Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) Act of 2001 HR 4 Nuclear Waste Disposal bill S 104 Yucca Mountain Alternate Sites amendment S 104 Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1996 S 1936 Y Y N N N (67 - 32) Amendment Adopted - Senate (99 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 11) Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34) Amendment Tabled - Senate (59 - 39) Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 37) Environmental Issues Date 06/18/2008 06/17/2008 06/10/2008 06/06/2008 05/22/2008 Bill Title Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124 Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044 Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Vote Y Y Outcome Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36) Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13) Y NV Y 05/15/2008 04/10/2008 04/10/2008 03/13/2008 03/13/2008 12/18/2007 12/14/2007 12/13/2007 12/11/2007 11/08/2007 06/21/2007 06/21/2007 06/14/2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70 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 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 HR 1495 Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704 Offshore Drilling in Virginia S Amdt 1566 Y Y Y N Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15) Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12) Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8) Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51) Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8) Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58) Veto Override Passed - Senate (79 - 14) Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36) Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 44) Y NV NV NV NV NV Y Y N 06/14/2007 12/21/2005 11/03/2005 09/13/2005 10/30/2003 04/06/2000 02/10/2000 09/17/1996 08/02/1996 Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538 Removal of ANWR Provision from HR 2863 S Con Res 74 ANWR Amendment S 1932 EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule S J Res 20 Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 HR 1904 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling amendment S Con Res 101 Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act S 1287 Federal Land Grazing Fee Amendment HR 3662 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1995 S 1316 Y Y Y Y N N N N Y Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39) Concurrent Resolution Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) Resolution Failed: - Senate (47 - 51) Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Amendment Tabled - Senate (51 - 49) Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 34) Tabling Motion Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 0) Executive Branch Date 11/08/2007 06/11/2007 Bill Title On the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for the Office of Attorney General PN 958 Attorney General No Confidence Vote S J Res 14 Vote NV NV Outcome Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 40) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 38) 03/20/2007 12/07/2006 12/06/2006 05/26/2006 01/31/2006 09/27/2005 06/20/2005 06/14/2005 06/09/2005 06/09/2005 06/09/2005 06/09/2005 05/26/2005 05/25/2005 05/24/2005 United States Attorneys Act of 2007 S 214 Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of Food and Drugs PN 1396 Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense PN 2191 Michael Hayden Confirmation PN 1552 Samuel Alito, Associate Justice PN 1059 John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court PN 801 Second cloture motion on John Bolton, Ambassador to UN PN 326 Thomas B. Griffith, US Circuit Judge PN 202 Janice R Brown, US Circuit Court PN 201 William H. Pryor, Jr., US Circuit Judge PN 200 Richard A Griffin, US Circuit Judge PN 195 David W. McKeague, US Circuit Judge PN 196 First cloture motion on John Bolton, Ambassador to UN PN 326 Priscilla R. Owen, US Circuit Judge PN 194 Motion to invoke cloture on Priscilla R. Owen NV NV NV Y N N N Y N N NV NV N N N Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 2) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (80 - 11) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (78 - 15) Confirmation Confirmed - Senate (58 - 42) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (77 - 22) Second Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 38) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (73 - 24) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (56 - 43) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 45) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (96 - 0) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (55 - 43) Cloture Invoked - Senate 04/21/2005 02/15/2005 02/03/2005 01/26/2005 01/06/2005 10/28/2003 01/22/2003 02/01/2001 01/30/2001 01/30/2001 01/24/2001 01/24/2001 01/23/2001 01/23/2001 PN 194 John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence PN 329 Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security PN 122 Alberto R. Gonzales, for Attorney General PN 12 Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State PN 8 Objection to Presidential Electoral Vote Certificate S Con Res 1 Michael Leavitt, Adiminstrator of the EPA PN 884 Thomas Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security PN 1 John Ashcroft for Attorney General PN 107 Christine Todd Whitman for Administrator of the EPA PN 97 Gale Ann Norton for Secretary of the Interior PN 96 Norman Y. Mineta for Secretary of Transportation PN 14 Thompson for Secretary of Health and Human Services PN 93 Martinez for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development PN 93 Anthony Principi for Secretary of Veterans Affairs PN 102 Y Y N Y N Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y (81 - 18) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (98 - 2) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (98 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (60 - 34) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (85 - 13) Objection Not Sustained - Senate (1 - 74) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (88 - 8) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (94 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (58 - 42) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (99 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (75 - 24) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (100 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (100 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (100 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (100 - 0) 02/03/2000 10/05/1999 08/05/1999 07/01/1999 02/12/1999 02/12/1999 02/10/1998 04/30/1997 03/12/1997 02/06/1997 01/30/1997 01/29/1997 01/22/1997 01/22/1997 06/20/1996 Alan Greenspan for Chairman of the Federal Reserve PN 729 Ronnie L. White for U.S. District Judge in Missouri PN 49 Richard Holbrooke for Representative to the UN PN 100 Lawrence H. Summers for Secretary of the Treasury PN 341 Impeachment of President Clinton - Article I H Res 611 Impeachment of President Clinton - Article II H Res 611 David Satcher for Surgeon General PN 623 Alexis M. Herman for Secretary of Labor PN 82 Secretary of Energy Nomination PN 169 Secretary of Transportation Nomination PN 83 William M. Daley, Secretary of Commerce Nomination PN 81 Andrew M. Cuomo for Secretary of HUD PN 80 Madeleine Albright, Secretary of State PN 1 William S. Cohen for Secretary of Defense PN 2 Greenspan Nomination Nomination Confirmed - Senate (89 - 4) Nomination Rejected - Senate Y (45 - 54) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (81 - 16) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (97 - 2) Acquitted - Senate NG (45 - 55) Acquitted - Senate NG (50 - 50) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (63 - 35) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (85 - 13) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (99 - 1) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (98 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (95 - 2) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (99 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (99 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y (99 - 0) Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate Y 06/20/1996 06/20/1996 03/27/1996 06/22/1995 03/23/1995 PN 951 Nomination of Laurence H. Meyer PN 952 Nomination of Alice M. Rivlin PN953 Line-Item Veto bill S4 Foster Nomination Second Cloture Vote PN 245 Line-Item Veto bill S4 Y Y Y Y Y (91 - 7) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (98 - 0) Nomination Confirmed - Senate (57 - 41) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (69 - 31) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 43) Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 29) Family and Children Issues Date 11/07/2007 11/01/2007 10/23/2007 09/27/2007 08/02/2007 Bill Title Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Vote NV Outcome Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37) Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30) Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29) Bill Passed - Senate Y NV NV Y 06/06/2007 07/25/2006 07/25/2006 07/14/2004 04/10/2003 02/24/2003 Reauthorization HR 976 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202 Child Custody Protection Act S 403 Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment S 403 Federal Marriage Amendment S J Res 40 Enhance AMBER Alert bill S 151 Enhance AMBER Alert bill S 151 (68 - 31) Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55) Bill Passed - Senate N (65 - 34) Amendment Rejected - Senate Y (48 - 51) Bill Failed - Senate N (48 - 50) Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y (98 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate NV (84 - 0) Y Federal, State, and Local Relations Date 03/13/2008 07/26/2007 Bill Title Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70 REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405 Vote Y Y Outcome Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40) Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44) Foreign Aid and Policy Issues Date 07/16/2008 07/16/2008 07/15/2008 07/10/2008 06/26/2008 05/22/2008 05/22/2008 05/22/2008 01/22/2008 12/18/2007 12/18/2007 Bill Title Vote Outcome Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Amendment Rejected - Senate Bill N (31 - 64) S Amdt 5077 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 5501 (80 - 16) Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Motion Agreed - Senate Funding Y (70 - 24) S Amdt 5078 Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Nomination Confirmed - Senate Middle East Y (95 - 2) PN 1641 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate Extension, and GI Bill Y (92 - 6) HR 2642 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan Amendment Adopted - Senate Y S Amdt 4818 (70 - 26) Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Amendment Rejected - Senate Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight Y (34 - 63) S Amdt 4817 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions Amendment Adopted - Senate Y S Amdt 4803 (75 - 22) Defense Authorizations Bill Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 4986 (91 - 3) Iraq Withdrawal Amendment Amendment Rejected - Senate NV S Amdt 3875 (24 - 71) Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 12/18/2007 12/04/2007 11/16/2007 11/16/2007 10/01/2007 09/26/2007 09/26/2007 09/11/2007 09/06/2007 07/19/2007 06/19/2007 HR 2764 Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 United States-Peru Trade Agreement HR 3688 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585 Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq S Amdt 2997 Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps S Amdt 3017 Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797 Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion S Amdt 2707 Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351 Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) (76 - 17) NV NV Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25) Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 18) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53) Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3) Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23) Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 22) Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23) Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) N NV Y N Y NV Y Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3) Amendment Adopted - Senate NV (70 - 23) 05/24/2007 09/07/2006 03/16/2006 11/15/2005 11/15/2005 12/07/2001 05/18/2000 03/23/1999 10/09/1998 09/01/1998 06/24/1998 05/22/1998 04/28/1998 03/13/1998 S Amdt 1519 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206 Media in the Middle East Amendment HR 5631 National Defense Funding Amendment S Con Res 83 Reporting Matters in Iraq Amendment S 1042 Iraq Progress Reports Amendment S 1042 International Courts Amendment HR 3338 Troop Withdrawal from Kosovo Amendment S 2521 Kosovo Resolution S Con Res 21 Religious Persecution Freedom bill HR 2431 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Amendment S 2334 Bosnia and Herzegovina Withdrawal Amendment S 2057 Iran Missile Sanctions bill HR 2709 State Department FY98-99 Authorization bill HR 1757 Saddam Hussein War Crime Prosecution bill Y N N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y N N Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Motion to Table Adopted - Senate (51 - 44) Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 58) Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 19) Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 21) Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 47) Resolution Adopted - Senate (58 - 41) Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 0) Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 44) Amendment Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (65 - 31) Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 4) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Resolution Adopted - Senate 04/24/1997 03/05/1996 01/26/1996 12/13/1995 10/19/1995 07/26/1995 S Con Res 78 Chemical Weapons Convention bill S Res 75 Cuba Sanctions bill HR 927 The START II Treaty 103-1 Deployment of US Armed Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina S J Res 44 Cuba Sanctions bill HR 927 Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995 S 21 (93 - 0) Treaty Ratified - Senate Y (74 - 26) Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y (74 - 22) Treaty Ratified - Senate Y (87 - 4) Resolution Passed - Senate Y (69 - 30) Bill Passed - Senate NV (74 - 24) Bill Passed - Senate Y (69 - 29) Government Reform Date 11/19/2002 Bill Title Homeland Security Act of 2002 HR 5005 Vote Y Outcome Bill Passed - Senate (90 - 9) Gun Issues Bill Title Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to 02/25/2008 Decrease Gun Ownership S Amdt 4070 Date Vote N Outcome Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 11) 07/13/2006 07/29/2005 07/28/2005 03/02/2004 05/20/1999 07/21/1998 Firearm Confiscation Prohibition Amendment HR 5441 Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill S 397 Child Safety Lock Amendment S 397 Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill S 1805 Gun Show Sale Regulation Amendment S 254 Gun Lock Requirement Amendment S 2260 Y N Y N Y N Amendment Adopted - Senate (84 - 16) Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 31) Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 30) Bill Failed - Senate (8 - 90) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 50) Amendment Tabling Motion Adopted . - Senate (61 - 39) Health Issues Date 07/31/2008 07/16/2008 07/16/2008 07/15/2008 07/15/2008 Bill Title Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040 Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill S Amdt 5077 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis HR 5501 Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding S Amdt 5078 Medicare Bill HR 6331 Vote Y N Y Y Y Outcome Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3) Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64) Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16) Motion Agreed - Senate (70 - 24) Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26) 07/09/2008 06/18/2008 05/22/2008 05/15/2008 03/14/2008 03/14/2008 03/14/2008 03/06/2008 02/26/2008 12/18/2007 12/14/2007 12/11/2007 11/07/2007 Medicare Bill HR 6331 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70 Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299 Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP S Amdt 4233 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040 Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30) Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15) Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44) Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23) Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52) Bill Passed - Senate Y (79 - 13) Bill Passed - Senate Y (83 - 10) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate NV (76 - 17) Bill Passed - Senate NV (79 - 14) Amendment Rejected - Senate NV (37 - 58) NV Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37) 11/01/2007 10/23/2007 10/18/2007 10/01/2007 09/27/2007 08/02/2007 05/07/2007 11/03/2005 11/03/2005 11/03/2005 10/27/2005 03/17/2005 06/27/2003 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976 FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment S Amdt 1010 Medicaid Generic Drug Amendment S 1932 Medical Assistance and Prescription Drug Amendment S 1932 Hurricane Health Care for Survivors Amendment S 1932 AIDS Drug Assistance Program Amendment HR 3010 Medicaid Amendment S Con Res 18 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit bill S1 Y Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30) Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) NV NV Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52) Bill Passed - Senate NV (92 - 3) NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29) Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31) Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 40) Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50) Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 45) Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 50) Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51) Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 21) Y NV Y Y Y Y N Y 07/31/2002 06/29/2001 06/29/2000 06/29/2000 06/29/2000 06/22/2000 07/15/1999 07/15/1999 07/14/1999 06/22/1999 02/11/1998 06/25/1997 04/16/1997 08/02/1996 04/18/1996 Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act S 812 Patients' Bill of Rights bill S 1052 Off-budget Lockbox Amendment HR 4577 Social Security and Medicare Surplus Amendment HR 4577 Health Care Amendment HR 4577 Outpatient Prescription Drugs Amendment HR 4577 Patient Bill of Rights bill S 1344 Patient Lawsuit Amendment S 1344 Women's Health and Cancer Rights Amendment S 1344 Patients' Bill of Rights Amendment S 1233 Human Cloning Research bill S 1601 Private Contracts Amendment S 947 Assisted Suicide Bill HR 1003 Health Insurance Portability bill HR 3103 Deletion of Medical Savings Accounts Amendment Y Y Y N N Y N N N N N Y Y Y Y Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 21) Bill Passed - Senate (59 - 36) Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 37) Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 43) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 47) Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 53) Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 47) Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 47) Amendment Adopted - Senate (55 - 45) Amendment Tabled - Senate (53 - 47) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (42 - 54) Motion Agreed to - Senate (64 - 35) Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 0) Amendment Adopted - Senate 07/27/1995 S 1028 Ryan White CARE reauthorization Act of 1995 S 641 Y (52 - 46) Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 3) Housing and Property Issues Date 07/26/2008 06/25/2008 05/07/2008 04/10/2008 04/10/2008 02/07/2008 Bill Title Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983 Optional Wind Damage Insurance S Amdt 4719 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221 Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140 Vote Outcome Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate Y (72 - 13) Amendment Adopted - Senate Y (79 - 16) Amendment Rejected - Senate NV (19 - 74) Bill Passed - Senate Y (84 - 12) Amendment Adopted - Senate Y (88 - 8) Bill Passed - Senate Y (81 - 16) Immigration Date 03/13/2008 Bill Title Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment S Amdt 4231 Vote N Outcome Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37) 03/13/2008 03/13/2008 12/18/2007 10/24/2007 10/03/2007 07/26/2007 07/26/2007 06/28/2007 06/07/2007 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment S Amdt 4259 Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480 Second Immigration Act of 2007 S 1639 Immigration Act of 2007 S 1348 Declaring English the National Language S Amdt 1151 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202 Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250 Y Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45) Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4) Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 53) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (34 - 61) Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 33) Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51) Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55) Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39) Y NV Y Y Y Y Y Y N N Y N 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 05/23/2007 10/31/2006 07/13/2006 06/20/2006 05/25/2006 05/25/2006 05/24/2006 05/23/2006 05/23/2006 05/18/2006 05/18/2006 05/18/2006 Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316 Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333 English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384 Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169 Secure Fence Act of 2006 HR 6061 Double-Layered Fencing Amendment HR 5441 Triple-Layered Fencing Amendment HR 5631 Confidentiality Requirement Amendment S 2611 Immigration Reform Bill S 2611 H-2C Visa Program Ammendment S 2611 Orange Card Program Amendment S 2611 Employer Verification Amendment S 2611 "State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" Amendment S 2611 English As National Language Amendment S 2611 English as Unifying Language Amendment Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y N Y Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48) Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32) Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39) Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24) Bill Passed - House (283 - 138) Amendment Rejected - Senate (29 - 71) Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3) Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 49) Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 36) Amendment Failed - Senate (48 - 49) Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 61) Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 40) Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52) Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 35) Amendment Adopted - Senate 05/17/2006 10/03/2000 07/23/1998 05/18/1998 05/18/1998 05/02/1996 05/02/1996 05/01/1996 05/01/1996 04/30/1996 04/25/1996 04/25/1996 S 2611 Employment-based Immigrant Visa Amendment S 2611 American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act, 2000 S 2045 Temporary Farm Workers Amendment S 2260 U.S. Citizen Recruitment Amendment S 1723 Non-Immigrant Specialty Workers bill S 1723 Public Assistance to Legal Immigrants Amendment S 1664 Immigration Reform bill HR 2202 Asylum Seeker Amendment S 1664 Citizen Verification Pilot Program Amendment S 1664 Legal Immigrants Assistance Eligibility Amendment S 1664 Foreign Student Public Education Amendment S 1664 Foreign Student Program Amendment S 1664 N Y Y N N N Y Y Y N N N (58 - 39) Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 48) Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1) Amendment Adopted - Senate (68 - 31) Tabling Motion Passed - Senate (59 - 39) Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 20) Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 60) Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 3) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (54 - 46) Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53) Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (53 - 46) Tabling Motion Adopted - Senate (53 - 47) Indigenous Peoples Date 02/26/2008 02/26/2008 02/25/2008 Bill Title Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200 Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896 Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to Decrease Gun Ownership S Amdt 4070 Vote Y N Outcome Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10) Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42) Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 11) N Labor Date 06/26/2008 11/07/2007 10/23/2007 06/26/2007 06/06/2007 Bill Title Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Union Organization Bill HR 800 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Vote Y Outcome Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37) Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 48) Amendment Rejected - Senate NV NV Y N 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 05/24/2007 05/23/2007 06/21/2006 06/21/2006 03/06/2001 11/09/1999 11/09/1999 07/10/1996 07/10/1996 07/09/1996 Crimes S Amdt 1184 Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202 Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206 Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169 Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment S 2766 Increasing Minimum Wage Amendment S 2766 Ergonomics Regulations resolution S J Res 6 Two Year Minimum Wage Increase Amendment S 625 Three Year Minimum Wage Increase Amendment S 625 Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995 S 295 Team Act HR 743 Minimum Wage Increase Amendment HR 3448 (46 - 51) Y Y Y Y Y N N N N N N Y Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55) Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24) Amendment Rejected - Senate (52 - 46) Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 53) Resolution Adopted - Senate (56 - 44) Amendment Tabled - Senate (50 - 48) Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 44) Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 38) Bill Passed - Senate (53 - 46) Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52) Legal Issues Date 07/09/2008 07/09/2008 03/14/2008 03/13/2008 02/13/2008 02/12/2008 02/12/2008 02/12/2008 11/08/2007 09/19/2007 06/19/2007 Bill Title Vote Outcome Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Bill Passed - Senate Act of 2008 N (69 - 28) HR 6304 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Bill Y (32 - 66) S Amdt 5064 Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP Amendment Rejected - Senate N S Amdt 4233 (46 - 52) Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate N S Amdt 4231 (61 - 37) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y HR 2082 (51 - 45) FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Bill Passed - Senate N S 2248 (68 - 29) Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Y (31 - 67) S Amdt 3907 FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Y (57 - 41) S Amdt 3910 On the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for the Office of Nomination Confirmed - Senate Attorney General NV (53 - 40) PN 958 Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States Cloture Not Invoked - Senate Y S Amdt 2022 (56 - 43) Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 06/06/2007 04/22/2004 03/25/2004 05/13/1998 03/21/1996 12/22/1995 12/05/1995 06/28/1995 05/10/1995 2007) S Amdt 1519 Declaring English the National Language S Amdt 1151 Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184 Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333 English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384 Victims' Rights bill S 2329 Unborn Victims of Violence Act 2004 HR 1997 Securities Litigation bill S 1260 Product Liability bill HR 956 Legal Reform bill HR 1058 Legal Reform bill HR 1058 Legal Reform Bill HR 1058 Product Liability bill HR 956 (70 - 23) N N Y Y Y N N N N N N N Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 33) Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51) Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32) Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39) Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1) Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 38) Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 21) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (59 - 40) Veto Overridden - Senate (68 - 30) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (65 - 30) Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 29) Bill Passed - Senate (61 - 37) Military Issues Date 07/10/2008 06/26/2008 05/22/2008 05/22/2008 03/14/2008 12/18/2007 11/16/2007 11/16/2007 10/24/2007 10/01/2007 09/21/2007 Bill Title Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East PN 1641 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight S Amdt 4817 Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70 Iraq Withdrawal Amendment S Amdt 3875 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340 Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585 Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment Vote Y Outcome Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26) Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63) Y Y Y Y Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44) Amendment Rejected - Senate NV (24 - 71) Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53) N Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44) Bill Passed - Senate NV (92 - 3) Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 09/19/2007 07/18/2007 05/24/2007 03/27/2007 03/15/2007 09/28/2006 09/28/2006 09/28/2006 09/28/2006 09/06/2006 06/22/2006 02/02/2006 05/21/2004 10/11/2002 S Amdt 2898 Time Between Troop Deployments S Amdt 2909 Iraq Troop Reduction S Amdt 2087 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206 Iraq Withdrawal Amendment HR 1591 United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007 S J Res 9 Habeas Review Amendment S 3930 Military Commissions Amendment S 3930 Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention Amendment S 3930 Military Commissions Act of 2006 S 3930 Cluster Munitions Amendment HR 5631 Troop Redeployment Amendment S 2766 Military Funding and Tax Cuts Amendment HR 4297 Condemning Iraq Abuse of Prisoners resolution SRes 356 Use of Military Force Against Iraq Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y N N N Y Y Y (47 - 47) Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 44) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 50) Resolution Failed - Senate (48 - 50) Amemendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 51) Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 52) Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53) Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34) Amendment Rejected - Senate (30 - 70) Amendment Rejected - Senate (13 - 86) Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 53) Resolution Adopted - Senate (92 - 0) Joint Resolution Adopted - Senate H J Res 114 (77 - 23) National Security Issues Date 07/09/2008 07/09/2008 02/13/2008 02/12/2008 02/12/2008 02/12/2008 12/18/2007 11/16/2007 11/16/2007 Bill Title Vote Outcome Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Bill Passed - Senate Act of 2008 N (69 - 28) HR 6304 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Bill Y (32 - 66) S Amdt 5064 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y HR 2082 (51 - 45) FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Bill Passed - Senate N S 2248 (68 - 29) Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Y (31 - 67) S Amdt 3907 FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Y (57 - 41) S Amdt 3910 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate NV HR 2764 (76 - 17) Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense Cloture Not Invoked - Senate and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq Y (53 - 45) HR 4156 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department Cloture Not Invoked - Senate N of Defense (45 - 53) 10/16/2007 10/03/2007 09/26/2007 09/26/2007 09/19/2007 09/11/2007 08/03/2007 07/26/2007 07/26/2007 07/26/2007 07/26/2007 07/19/2007 S 2340 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117 Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq S Amdt 2997 Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps S Amdt 3017 Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States S Amdt 2022 Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797 Foreign Intelligence Acquisition S 1927 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480 REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405 Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351 Y Y Y Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1) Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23) Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 22) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 43) Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23) Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 28) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8) Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4) Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1) Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44) Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3) N Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y 06/06/2007 03/13/2007 09/13/2006 09/12/2006 07/12/2006 07/11/2006 07/11/2006 03/02/2006 12/16/2005 07/14/2005 10/06/2004 10/25/2001 09/14/2001 04/17/1996 06/07/1995 Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250 Implementing 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act S4 Security of Cargo Containers Amendment HR 4954 National Security Amendment HR 4954 Rail and Transit Security Amendment HR 5441 USEMA Amendment HR 5441 FEMA Amendment HR 5441 USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization HR 3199 USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization HR 3199 Disclosure of Classified Information Amendment HR 2360 National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 S 2845 USA Patriot Act of 2001 HR 3162 Military Force Authorization resolution S J Res 23 Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act S 735 Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act N Y Y Y Y Y N Y N Y Y Y Y Y Y Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39) Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 38) Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55) Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 57) Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 50) Amendment Adopted - Senate (87 - 11) Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 10) Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47) Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 53) Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 2) Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 1) Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (98 - 0) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 8) Bill passed - Senate 06/06/1995 S 735 Anti-terrorism Wiretaps Amendment S 735 Y (91 - 8) Amendment Adopted - Senate (77 - 19) Regulatory Issues Date 09/24/1997 07/11/1995 07/10/1995 Bill Title Prescription Drug bill S 830 Small Business Impact Analysis S 343 Small Business Impact Analyses S 343 Vote Y Y N Outcome Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 2) Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45) Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 36) Reproductive Issues Date 03/14/2008 02/26/2008 10/18/2007 09/06/2007 Bill Title Vote Outcome Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP Amendment Rejected - Senate N S Amdt 4233 (46 - 52) Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Amendment Adopted - Senate Abortions N (52 - 42) S Amdt 3896 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions Amendment Rejected - Senate NV S Amdt 3330 (41 - 52) Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Amendment Adopted - Senate NV Abortion (48 - 45) S Amdt 2707 Science and Medical Research Date 04/11/2007 04/11/2007 07/18/2006 Bill Title Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 S5 HOPE Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 S 30 Stem Cell Research Bill HR 810 Vote Y Y Y Outcome Passed - Senate (63 - 34) Passed - Senate (70 - 28) Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 37) Senior and Social Security Issues Date 07/15/2008 07/09/2008 05/22/2008 03/14/2008 03/14/2008 Bill Title Medicare Bill HR 6331 Medicare Bill HR 6331 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803 Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70 Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299 Vote Y Y Y Y Y Outcome Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26) Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30) Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22) Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44) Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23) 02/02/2006 11/17/2005 11/03/2005 11/03/2005 03/17/2005 03/22/2000 12/06/1995 Medicare Part D Amendment HR 4297 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Amendment S 2020 Medicare Premiums Amendment S 1932 Prescription Drug Plan Amendment S 1932 Prescription Drugs Amendment S Con Res 18 Social Security Earnings Cap HR 5 Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 HR 660 Y Y Y Y Y Y N Motion Rejected - Senate (52 - 45) Motion Failed - Senate (51 - 47) Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50) Motion Failed - Senate (43 - 56) Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50) Bill Passed - Senate (100 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 3) Social Issues Date 06/07/2006 06/11/2002 09/14/1999 Bill Title Same Sex Marriage Resolution SJ Res. 1 Hate Crimes Bill S 625 Puerto Rican Nationals resolution S J Res 33 Vote N Y Y Outcome Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 48) Motion Rejected - Senate (54 - 43) Joint Resolution Adopted - Senate (95 - 2) Technology and Communication Date 07/09/2008 07/09/2008 02/12/2008 02/12/2008 02/12/2008 12/13/2007 10/22/2003 09/25/2003 09/16/2003 10/08/1998 07/23/1998 Bill Title Vote Outcome Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Bill Passed - Senate Act of 2008 N (69 - 28) HR 6304 Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Bill Y (32 - 66) S Amdt 5064 FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Bill Passed - Senate N S 2248 (68 - 29) Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Y (31 - 67) S Amdt 3907 FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Amendment Rejected - Senate Surveillance Y (57 - 41) S Amdt 3910 Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers Amendment Rejected - Senate NV S Amdt 3810 (48 - 47) Reduction of SPAM bill Bill Passed - Senate Y S 877 (97 - 0) Do-Not-Call Registry bill Bill Passed - Senate Y HR 3161 (95 - 0) FCC Media Ownership bill Bill Passed - Senate Y S J Res 17 (55 - 40) Internet Tax Freedom bill Bill Passed - Senate Y S 442 (96 - 2) Internet Gambling Amendment Amendment Adopted - Senate N S 2260 (90 - 10) 02/01/1996 06/15/1995 Telecommunications bill S 652 Telecommunications bill S 652 Y Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 5) Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 18) Trade Issues Date 07/31/2008 03/14/2008 03/06/2008 12/04/2007 09/19/2006 06/29/2006 07/28/2005 06/30/2005 07/07/2003 Bill Title Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040 Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040 United States-Peru Trade Agreement HR 3688 U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation HR 5684 U.S. -Oman Free Trade Agreement S 3569 CAFTA Implementation Bill HR 3045 CAFTA Implementation Bill S 1307 U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act HR 2738 Vote Outcome Conference Report Adopted - Senate Y (89 - 3) Y Y Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23) Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13) Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 18) Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 32) Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 34) Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 45) Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 45) Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 31) NV N N N N N U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act HR 2739 Trade Act of 2002 08/01/2002 HR 3009 U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 09/19/2000 HR 4444 07/07/2003 09/13/2000 05/11/2000 China Nonproliferation Act HR 4444 N N Y Y Y Y N Africa Free Trade bill HR 434 Africa Free Trade bill 11/03/1999 HR 434 Most Favored Nation Repeal Amendment 07/17/1997 S 955 Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 32) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (64 - 34) Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 15) Tabling Motion Agreed To, Amendment Rejected Senate (65 - 32) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (77 - 19) Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 19) Amendment Rejected - Senate (22 - 77) Transportation Issues Date 12/13/2007 10/30/2007 10/25/2007 09/11/2007 Bill Title Energy Act of 2007 HR 6 Amtrak Reauthorization S 294 Amtrak Federal Subsidy Limits S Amdt 3453 Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797 Vote Outcome Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate NV (86 - 8) Bill Passed - Senate NV (70 - 22) Amendment Rejected - Senate N (28 - 66) Y Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23) 09/10/2007 07/26/2007 07/29/2005 05/17/2005 02/12/2004 06/12/2003 09/21/2001 05/22/1998 03/12/1998 03/04/1998 10/03/1996 11/17/1995 06/21/1995 06/20/1995 06/20/1995 Bridge Repair Funding S Amdt 2792 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1 Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users HR 3 Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users HR 3 Highway Trust Fund bill S 1072 Aviation Administration FY2004-2006 Authorization bill HR 2115 Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act S 1450 Transportation Reauthorization bill HR 2400 Intermodal Transportation Amendment S 1173 Blood Alcohol Content Amendment S 1173 Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996 HR 3539 National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 S 440 Drinking and Driving Minors Amendment S 440 Commercial Vehicle Speed Limit Amendment S 440 Motorcycle Helmet Amendment NV Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y N Y Y N Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 33) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 4) Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 11) Bill Passed - Senate (76 - 21) Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 0) Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (88 - 5) Amendment Adopted - Senate (96 - 4) Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 32) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 2) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (80 - 16) Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 36) Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49) Amendment Rejected - Senate S 440 (44 - 53) Veterans Issues Date 05/22/2008 01/22/2008 10/01/2007 02/02/2006 11/17/2005 10/05/2005 Bill Title GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803 Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585 Tax Rate Extension Amendment HR 4297 Additional Funding For Veterans Amendment S 2020 Health Care for Veterans Amendment HR 2863 Vote Y Y NV Y Y Y Outcome Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22) Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3) Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3) Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53) Motion Rejected - Senate (43 - 55) Motion Failed - Senate (48 - 51) Welfare and Poverty Date 07/26/2008 07/26/2008 Bill Title Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221 Vote Y Y Outcome Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13) 06/26/2008 06/25/2008 05/22/2008 03/14/2008 11/07/2007 11/01/2007 10/23/2007 09/27/2007 08/02/2007 08/01/1996 07/23/1996 12/22/1995 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642 Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803 Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976 Welfare Reform Act of 1996 HR 3734 Welfare Reform Act of 1996 HR 3734 Welfare Reform Bill HR 4 Y Y Y Y NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16) Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22) Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44) Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37) Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30) Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29) Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (78 - 21) Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 24) Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 47) Y NV NV Y Y Y N 09/19/1995 09/14/1995 Welfare Reform Bill HR 4 Naturalized Citizen Amendment HR 4 Y Y Bill Passed - Senate (87 - 12) Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 61) Women's Issues Date 04/23/2008 12/18/2007 10/18/2007 Bill Title Equal Pay Bill HR 2831 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330 Vote Outcome Cloture Not Invoked - Senate Y (56 - 42) Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate NV (76 - 17) Amendment Rejected - Senate NV (41 - 52) Vote Key Y Yea N Nay NV Not Voting, Excused, Absent, or Present PY Pair Yea PN Pair Nay