Voting Record
109th Congress First Session - 2005
400 - 301 | 300 - 201 | 200 - 101 | 100 - 1
| Vote | Date | Psn | Title | Bill | Result | Description |
| 366 | 12-21 | Y | Defense appropriations, 2006 | H.R. 2863 | Agreed to (93-0) | Adoption of the conference report |
| 365 | 12-21 | Y | A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of H.R. 2863. | S. 1932 | Agreed to (48-45) | Adoption of the concurrent resolution |
| 364* | 12-21 | N | Defense appropriations, 2006 | H.R. 2863 | Rejected (56-44) | Motion to close further debate on the conference report to accompany the bill |
| 363 | 12-21 | N | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (50-50) | Motion to concur with the House amendment to the bill |
| 362* | 12-21 | N | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Rejected (52-48) | Gregg motion to waive sections 313(b)(1)(A) and 313(b)(1)(D) (the Byrd Rule) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Conference Report to accompany the bill |
| 361 | 12-19 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (86-9) | Motion to proceed to the conference report |
| 360 | 12-19 | Y | National Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | H.R. 1815 | Agreed to (95-0) | Motion to proceed to the conference report |
| 359 | 12-19 | Y | Defense appropriations, 2006 | H.R. 2863 | Agreed to (94-1) | Motion to proceed to the conference report |
| 358* | 12-16 | N | USA Patriot Act Reauthorization | H.R. 3199 | Rejected (52-47) | Hagel, et al., motion to close further debate on the conference report |
| 357 | 12-15 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (63-28) | Reed motion to instruct the conferees to insist on a provision that makes $2.9 billion available for Low-income Home Energy Assistance |
| 356 | 12-15 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (83-8) | Kennedy motion to instruct the conferees to insist that the conference report include the Senate provisions increasing need based financial aid |
| 355 | 12-15 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (75-16) | Kohl motion to instruct the conferees to exclude any provision that would reduce State access to funding for child support programs under existing Social Security laws |
| 354 | 12-15 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (71-20) | DeWine motion to instruct the conferees to insist that the conference report exclude any provision to repeal the Continued Dumping and Subsidies Offset Act (CDSOA), which provides assistance to U.S. companies and agricultural producers injured by unfair foreign trading practices |
| 353 | 12-14 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (66-26) | Harkin motion to instruct the conferees not to report a conference report containing any cuts to Federal food assistance programs, including the Food Stamp Program |
| 352 | 12-14 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (75-16) | Baucus motion to instruct the conferees not to report a conference report that would: (1) impair access to Medicaid services; (2) adversely affect Medicaid services; or (3) in any way undermine Medicaid's Federal guarantee of health insurance coverage |
| 351 | 12-14 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Agreed to (64-27) | Carper motion to instruct the conferees to insist that the conference report exclude the provisions in the House amendment relating to reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program |
| 350 | 11-18 | Y | Labor, HHS appropriations, 2006 | H.R. 3010 | Agreed to (58-36) | Durbin motion to instruct conferees to insist on retaining the Senate passed provisions relating to funding for the National Institutes of Health. |
| 349 | 11-18 | Y | Labor, HHS appropriations, 2006 | H.R. 3010 | Agreed to (66-28) | Specter motion to instruct the conferees to insist that $2.183 billion be available for the Low Income Home Energy Heating Assistance program. |
| 348 | 11-18 | Y | Continuing Resolution | H.J. Res. 72 | Rejected (46-50) | Harkin, et al., amendment which increases the amount appropriated to carry out the Community Services Block Grant Act. (S. Amdt. 2672) |
| 347 | 11-18 | N | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Passed (64-33) | Passage |
| 346* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (42-56) | Harkin motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Harkin-Obama amendment which reduces the minimum income for the refundable Child Tax Credit from $11,000 to $10,000 in 2006 and $9,000 through 2010; and preserves the Personal Exemption Phase-out (PEP) and the overall limitation on itemized deduction provisions (Pease) scheduled to start being phased out in 2006 under the 2001 tax bill. (S. Amdt. 2665) |
| 345* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (47-51) | Dayton motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Dayton-Salazar amendment which provides a tax credit to farmers to pay energy costs equal to 30 percent of their 2005 expenditures of agricultural fuel, electricity, natural gas, fertilizer and heating oil; sets a cap of $3,000 per farmer and provides deficit reduction; and offsets by ending the Foreign Oil and Gas Income tax credit for oil companies. (S. Amdt. 2629) |
| 344* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (55-43) | Kerry motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Kerry-Obama amendment which accelerates the marriage penalty relief for the Earned Income Tax Credit by increasing the phase-out for married taxpayers from $2,000 to $3,000 for taxable years beginning in 2006 and 2007; and extends current law provisions that allow members of the Armed Forces to elect to include combat zone pay in the calculation of earned income for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2008. (S. Amdt. 2616) |
| 343* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (43-55) | Boxer motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Boxer-Schumer amendment which stops the remaining 2001 tax cuts for millionaires from going into effect (saving $15 billion over five years); and uses the funds to provide $500 million a year for veterans' mental health, and to reduce the deficit. (S. Amdt. 2634) |
| 342* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (51-47) | Nelson (FL) motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Nelson (FL), et al., amendment which extends, by six months, the open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in the prescription drug benefit plan; and allows for a one-time change of plan enrollment without penalty. (S. Amdt. 2601) |
| 341* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (33-65) | Schumer motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Schumer-Feinstein amendment which imposes a temporary windfall tax on crude oil, which is to be levied on major integrated oil companies and any other producer or refiner of crude oil with gross receipts from the sale of crude oil or refined oil products for the taxable year exceeding $100 million; defines "windfall profit" as the excess of the adjusted taxable income of the applicable taxpayer for the taxable year over the reasonably inflated average profit for such taxable year; and provides taxpayers with a non-refundable $100 tax credit for each personal exemption claimed in 2005. (S. Amdt. 2635) |
| 340* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (50-48) | Feingold motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Feingold, et al., amendment which would restores the prior version of the pay-as-you-go rule, which requires that mandatory spending increases and revenue reductions be fully paid for with mandatory savings, revenues, or a 60-vote waiver; and strikes the existing loophole for all mandatory spending and revenue reductions assumed in any budget resolution. (S. Amdt. 2650) |
| 339* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (50-48) | Reed motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Reed, et al., amendment which provides $2.92 billion in FY 2006 for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act; offsets by imposing a one year levy on the excess profits of U.S. oil companies and foreign companies that do substantial business in the U.S.; and specifies that the levy would apply to major integrated oil companies with an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels for the taxable year, and any refiners or producers with more than $100 million in annual sales. (S. Amdt. 2626) |
| 338* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (35-62) | Kennedy motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Kennedy, et al., amendment which establishes a national goal of cutting child poverty in half within a decade and eliminating child poverty entirely as soon as possible; establishes a Child Poverty Elimination Trust Fund as an initial measure to fund Federal programs to achieve that goal. (S. Amdt. 2588) |
| 337* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (43-55) | Durbin motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Durbin amendment which expresses the sense of the Senate concerning the provision of health care for children before providing tax cuts for the wealthy. (S. Amdt. 2596) |
| 336* | 11-17 | N | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (53-45) | Grassley motion to waive section 313(b)(1)(A) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Grassley amendment which expresses the sense of the Senate that the Senate should: prevent an increase in taxes on millions of Americans by not allowing the tax policy enacted in 2003 to expire; extend tax policies that have proven to enhance economic growth, create jobs, and improve ability of businesses and individuals to afford health insurance; and address the multiple aspects of the nation's health care crisis, including the need to make health care more affordable, to expand coverage, and to strengthen the health care safety net. (S. Amdt. 2654) |
| 335* | 11-17 | N | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (51-47) | Coburn motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Lott amendment which states that for purposes of Rule 36 and paragraph 5(b)(3) of Rule 37 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, compensation or outside earned income for any calendar year shall be reduced by actual and necessary expenses incurred by a Senator in connection with the practice of medicine; and requires a Senator to include information with respect to such expenses with any report in which such compensation or income is required to be included. (S. Amdt. 2633) |
| 334* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (57-42) | Cantwell motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Cantwell, et al., amendment which creates a new Federal ban on price gouging during national energy emergencies as declared by the President. (S. Amdt. 2612) |
| 333* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (40-59) | Feinstein motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Feinstein-Kerry amendment which reinstates tax rates for income, capital gains and dividends to previous levels, and deduction limits for taxpayers earning more than $1 million until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated. (S. Amdt. 2610) |
| 332* | 11-17 | N | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (48-51) | Feinstein motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Feinstein, et al., amendment which repeals the rule that allows oil and gas companies to expense intangible drilling and development costs. (S. Amdt. 2609) |
| 331* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (35-64) | Dorgan motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Dorgan, et al., amendment to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to the American consumer, and for other purposes. (S. Amdt. 2587) |
| 330* | 11-17 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | S. 2020 | Rejected (44-55) | Conrad motion to waive section 305(b)(2) of the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Conrad amendment (as a substitute for the bill) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. |
| 329 | 11-16 | Y | Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations, 2006 | H.R. 2862 | Agreed to (94-5) | Passage of conference report |
| 328 | 11-16 | N | Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 | S. 1783 | Passed (97-2) | Passage |
| 327 | 11-16 | Y | Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005 | S. 1783 | Agreed to (58-41) | Akaka amendment to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60 for certain airline pilots. (S. Amdt. 2583) |
| 326 | 11-15 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Passed (98-0) | Passage |
| 325 | 11-15 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (84-14) | Graham amendment (to the Graham amendment No. 2515 relating to the review of the status of detainees of the United States Government) (S. Amdt. 2524) |
| 324 | 11-15 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (44-54) | Bingaman amendment to provide for judicial review of detention of enemy combatants. (S. Amdt. 2523) |
| 323 | 11-15 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (79-19) | Warner-Frist-Salazar amendment to clarify and recommend changes to the policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on certain matters relating to Iraq. (S. Amdt. 2518) |
| 322 | 11-15 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (40-58) | Levin, et al., amendment To clarify and recommend changes to the policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on certain matters relating to Iraq. (S. Amdt. 2519) |
| 321 | 11-14 | Y | Energy and Water Appropriations, 2006 | H.R. 2419 | Agreed to (84-4) | Passage of the conference report |
| 320 | 11-09 | Y | Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2006 | H.R. 3057 | Agreed to (91-0) | Passage of conference report |
| 319 | 11-09 | N | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (49-42) | Graham-Kyl-Chambliss amendment relating to the review of the status of detainees of the United States Government. (S. Amdt. 2516) |
| 318 | 11-09 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (82-9) | Kerry-Reid, et al., amendment which requires reports on clandestine facilities for the detention of individuals captured in the global war on terrorism (S. Amdt. 2507) |
| 317 | 11-09 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (89-8) | Talent, et al., amendment to modify the multiyear procurement authority for C-17 aircraft. (S. Amdt. 2477) |
| 316 | 11-09 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (44-53) | Dorgan, et al., amendment which establishes a Special Committee of the Senate on War and Reconstruction Contracting (S. Amdt. 2476) |
| 315 | 11-09 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (40-59) | Durbin amendment which provides for eligibility for retired pay for non-regular service. (S. Amdt. 2473) |
| 314 | 11-09 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (99-0) | Chambliss amendment which reduces the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve in active federal status or on active duty for significant periods. (S. Amdt. 2433) |
| 313 | 11-09 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (98-1) | Ensign amendment which restates United States policy on the use of riot control agents by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. (S. Amdt. 2443) |
| 312 | 11-09 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (99-0) | Inhofe modified amendment which ensures by law the ability of the military service academies to include the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities. (S. Amdt. 2440) |
| 311 | 11-08 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (37-60) | Levin, et al., amendment which increases the funding that is available for the "Operation and Maintenance" account for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs by $50 million; and offsets by reducing the amount authorized for defense-wide research, development, test and evaluation activities from the following areas: $30 million from long lead procurement of Ground based interceptors; and $20 million from initial construction of associated silos. (S. Amdt. 2427) |
| 310 | 11-08 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (97-0) | Byrd amendment to provide for a report on the establishment of a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management. (S. Amdt. 2442) |
| 309 | 11-08 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (43-55) | Levin amendment to establish a national commission on policies and practices on the treatment of detainees since September 11, 2001. (S. Amdt. 2430) |
| 308 | 11-08 | N | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (36-62) | Snowe amendment to require the Secretary of Defense, subject to a national security exception, to offer to transfer to local redevelopment authorities for no consideration real property and personal property located at military installations that are closed or realigned as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, and to clarify that the requirement does not affect certain property interests. (S. Amdt. 2436) |
| 307 | 11-08 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (93-5) | Nelson (FL) amendment to repeal the requirement for the reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan. (S. Amdt. 2424) |
| 306 | 11-08 | Y | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (44-54) | Harkin amendment relating to the American Forces Network. (S. Amdt. 2438) |
| 305 | 11-08 | N | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Agreed to (55-43) | Inhofe amendment relating to the American Forces Network. (S. Amdt. 2439) |
| 304 | 11-07 | N | Defense Authorization Act, 2006 | S. 1042 | Rejected (38-53) | Allard amendment authorize a program to provide health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, who would otherwise fail to qualify for such benefits because of an early physical completion date. (S. Amdt. 2423) |
| 303 | 11-03 | N | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Passed (52-47) | Passage |
| 302 | 11-03 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Rejected (51-48) | Motion To Waive CBA Re: Snowe Amdt. No. 2371; To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the authority for negotiating fair prices for medicare prescription drugs. (S. Amdt. 2371) |
| 301 | 11-03 | Y | Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 | S. 1932 | Rejected (48-51) | Reed Amdt. No. 2396; To strike subtitle C of title II relating to FHA asset disposition. (S. Amdt. 2371) |
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