Voting Record
109th Congress Second Session - 2006
| Vote | Date | Psn | Title | Bill | Result | Description |
| 100 | 04-27 | Y | 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act | H.R. 4939 | Tabling Motion Rejected (44-51) | Motion to table Division II of the Coburn amendment. (S. Amdt. 3641) |
| 99 | 04-26 | N | 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act | H.R. 4939 | Tabled (49-48) | Cochran motion to table Division I of the Coburn amendment. (S. Amdt. 3641) |
| 98 | 04-26 | Y | 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act | H.R. 4939 | Agreed to (84-13) | Akaka, et al., amendment, as amended, which provides an additional $430 million for the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical services. (S. Amdt. 3642) |
| 97 | 04-26 | Y | 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act | H.R. 4939 | Tabled (68-28) | Cochran motion to table the Ensign motion to recommit the bill to the Appropriations Committee with instructions to report back with a total net spending not exceeding $94.5 billion. |
| 96 | 04-26 | Y | 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act | H.R. 4939 | Tabled (72-26) | Cochran motion to table the Thomas-Ensign amendment. (S. Amdt. 3615) |
| 95 | 04-26 | Y | 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act | H.R. 4939 | Rejected (44-54) | Reid amendment which adds $1.89 billion for border security; and designates the funding as emergency spending. (S. Amdt. 3604) |
| 94 | 04-26 | N | 2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act | H.R. 4939 | Agreed to (59-39) | Gregg, et al., modified amendment which adds $1.89 billion for border security; and offsets by cutting funds in military accounts in the bill. (S. Amdt. 3594) |
| 93 | 04-25 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Gray Hampton Miller, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. | Confirmed (93-0) | Confirmation | |
| 92* | 04-07 | N | Confirmation of the nomination of Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. | Rejected (52-41) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the nomination. | |
| 91 | 04-07 | N | Confirmation of the nomination of Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. | Confirmed (59-34) | Confirmation | |
| 90* | 04-07 | N | Border Security bill | S. 2454 | Rejected (36-62) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the bill. |
| 89* | 04-07 | Y | Border Security bill | S. 2454 | Rejected (38-60) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the Frist motion to commit the bill to the Judiciary Committee and to report the bill back with the Frist substitute amendment. |
| 88* | 04-06 | Y | Border Security bill | S. 2454 | Rejected (39-60) | Leahy, et al., motion to close further debate on the Specter substitute amendment. (S. Amdt. 3192) |
| 87 | 04-04 | N | Border Security bill | S. 2454 | Tabling Motion Rejected (0-99) | Motion to table the Kyl amendment. (S. Amdt. 3206) |
| 86 | 04-04 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Michael A. Chagares, of New Jersey, to be U.S. Circuit Judge. | Confirmed (98-0) | Confirmation | |
| 85 | 04-03 | Y | Border Security bill | S. 2454 | Agreed to (91-1) | Alexander amendment. (S. Amdt. 3193) |
| 84 | 04-03 | Y | Border Security bill | S. 2454 | Agreed to (84-6) | Bingaman, et al., modified amendment. (S. Amdt. 3210) |
| 83 | 03-30 | Y | Border Security bill | S. 2454 | Agreed to (94-0) | Frist-Reid amendment. (S. Amdt. 3191) |
| 82 | 03-29 | Y | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 | S. 2349 | Passed (90-8) | Passage. |
| 81 | 03-29 | Y | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 | S. 2349 | Tabled (57-41) | Cochran motion to table the Ensign-McCain amendment. (S. Amdt. 2980) |
| 80 | 03-29 | N | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 | S. 2349 | Tabled (68-30) | Lott motion to table the Feingold-Obama amendment. (S. Amdt. 2962) |
| 79* | 03-28 | Y | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 | S. 2349 | Agreed to (81-16) | Frist motion to reconsider the motion by which cloture was not invoked. (see vote 36) |
| 78 | 03-28 | Y | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 | S. 2349 | Agreed to (84-13) | Wyden amendment which requires that Senators publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter. (S. Amdt. 2944) |
| 77 | 03-28 | Y | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 | S. 2349 | Rejected (30-67) | Collins amendment which establishes the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (S. Amdt. 3176) |
| 76 | 03-27 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Dennis R. Spurgeon to be Assistant Secretary of Energy. | Confirmed (88-0) | Confirmation | |
| 75 | 03-16 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Jack Zouhary, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge. | Confirmed (96-0) | Confirmation | |
| 74 | 03-16 | N | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Passed (51-49) | Adoption of concurrent resolution. |
| 73 | 03-16 | N | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (50-50) | Ensign amendment re UN Human Rights Council. (S. Amdt. 3166) |
| 72 | 03-16 | N | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (51-49) | Domenici amendment re ANWR. (S. Amdt. 3128) |
| 71 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (39-60) | Stabenow amendment re prescription drugs. (S. Amdt. 3164) |
| 70 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (50-50) | Bingaman amendment to strike the direct spending limitation. (S. Amdt. 3121) |
| 69 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (43-57) | Boxer amendment re after school programs. (S. Amdt. 3105) |
| 68 | 03-16 | N | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (46-53) | DeMint amendmnet which establishes a reserve fund for Social Security reform. (S. Amdt. 3087) |
| 67 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (46-53) | Kerry amendment re TRICARE. (S. Amdt. 3143) |
| 66 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (48-52) | Lincoln amendment which restores the discretionary budget for the Department of Agriculture. (S. Amdt. 3106) |
| 65 | 03-16 | N | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (35-62) | Inhofe amendment regarding discretionary spending. (S. Amdt. 3093) |
| 64 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (49-51) | Akaka amendment which increases funding for Title I grants. (S. Amdt. 3071) |
| 63 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (46-54) | Stabenow amendment re veteran's health care. (S. Amdt. 3141) |
| 62 | 03-16 | N | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (43-57) | Cornyn amendment re mandatory spending. (S. Amdt. 3100) |
| 61 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (42-56) | Dorgan amendment re tribal programs. (S. Amdt. 3102) |
| 60 | 03-16 | NV | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (48-49) | Sarbanes amendment regarding the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers. (S. Amdt. 3103) |
| 59 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (43-53) | Lieberman amendment regarding terrorism. (S. Amdt. 3034) |
| 58 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (73-27) | Specter amendment re health, education, training and low-income programs. (S. Amdt. 3048) |
| 57 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (51-49) | Reed amendment regarding LIHEAP. (S. Amdt. 3074) |
| 56 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (99-1) | Burr amendment regarding the establishment of a reserve fund concerning pandemic influenza preparedness planning. (S. Amdt. 3114) |
| 55 | 03-16 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (44-55) | Conrad amendment regarding funding for efforts to combat avian flu. (S. Amdt. 3133) |
| 54 | 03-16 | N | Debt Limit Increase resolution | H.J.Res. 47 | Passed (52-48) | Passage of the joint resolution that would increase the Federal debt limit from $8.184 trillion to $8.965 trillion. |
| 53 | 03-16 | Y | Debt Limit Increase resolution | H.J.Res. 47 | Rejected (44-55) | Baucus amendment which requires the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study to examine the economic and political effects of foreign governments, institutions and individuals holding U.S. public debt. (S. Amdt. 3131) |
| 52 | 03-15 | N | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (39-59) | Santorum-Specter amendment re AMTRAK. (S. Amdt. 3015) |
| 51 | 03-15 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (44-53) | Byrd, et al., amendment re AMTRAK. (S. Amdt. 3086) |
| 50 | 03-15 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (54-44) | Snowe-Wyden amendment re Medicare prescription drug prices. (S. Amdt. 3004) |
| 49 | 03-15 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (49-49) | Nelson, Bill amendment re Medicare. (S. Amdt. 3009) |
| 48 | 03-15 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (76-22) | Grassley amendment re Medicare. (S. Amdt. 3073) |
| 47 | 03-15 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (43-53) | Menendez, et al., amendment which provides $965 million for port security, and $965 million for debt reduction. (S. Amdt. 3054) |
| 46 | 03-15 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (90-8) | McConnell-Hutchison amendment re port security. (S. Amdt. 3061) |
| 45 | 03-15 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (43-55) | Stabenow amendment which increases funding for emergency responders by $5 billion in order to provide reliable interoperable communications equipment. (S. Amdt. 3056) |
| 44 | 03-15 | N | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (60-38) | Santorum, et al., amendment re the Community Development Block Grant program. (S. Amdt. 3050) |
| 43 | 03-15 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (45-53) | Murray, et al., amendment re the Community Development Block Grant program. (S. Amdt. 3063) |
| 42 | 03-14 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (46-54) | Bingaman amendment re energy. (S. Amdt. 3039) |
| 41 | 03-14 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (46-54) | Akaka amendment which increases funding for veterans medical services. (S. Amdt. 3007) |
| 40 | 03-14 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Agreed to (100-0) | Burns-Chafee amendment which increases funding for Veterans programs. (S. Amdt. 2999 ) |
| 39 | 03-14 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (50-50) | Kennedy-Collins-Menendez amendment which increases education funding by $6.3 billion. (S. Amdt. 3028) |
| 38 | 03-14 | Y | Budget Resolution 2007 | S.Con.Res. 83 | Rejected (50-50) | Conrad-Feingold amendment which restores the prior version of the pay-as-you-go rule. (S. Amdt. 3013) |
| 37 | 03-13 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Leo Gordon, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of Internation Trade | Confirmed (82-0) | Confirmation | |
| 36* | 03-09 | N | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 | S. 2349 | Rejected (51-47) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the bill. |
| 35 | 03-08 | Y | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 |
S. 2349 | Rejected (44-55) | Reid-Kerry-Kohl amendment which prohibits sitting members from negotiating for outside employment that could pose a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict. (S. Amdt. 2932) |
| 34 | 03-07 | Y | A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006 | S. 2320 | Agreed to (68-31) | Frist (for Snowe)-Smith amendment (to the Kyl-Ensign amendment No. 2899) which improves the distribution of funds to States under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. (S. Amdt. 2913) |
| 33* | 03-07 | Y | A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006 | S. 2320 | Agreed to (75-25) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the bill. |
| 32 | 03-06 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Thomas E. Johnston, of West Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia | Confirmed (89-0) | Confirmed | |
| 31 | 03-06 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Timothy C. Batten, Sr., of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia | Confirmed (88-0) | Confirmed | |
| 30 | 03-02 | Y | A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006 | S. 2320 | Agreed to (66-31) | Snowe motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of the bill which would transfer $1 billion allocated for LIHEAP in fiscal year 2007 for expenditure in fiscal year 2006. |
| 29 | 03-02 | N | USA Patriot Act Reauthorization | H.R. 3199 | Agreed to (89-10) | Adoption of the conference report to accompany the bill. |
| 28* | 03-01 | N | USA Patriot Act Reauthorization | H.R. 3199 | Agreed to (84-15) | Frist motion, upon reconsideration, to close further debate on the conference report to accompany the bill. |
| 27 | 03-01 | N | USA Patriot Act Reauthorization | H.R. 3199 | Agreed to (85-14) | Frist motion to reconsider the vote (vote No. 358, 109th Congress, 1st Session) by which cloture was not invoked on the conference report to the bill. |
| 26 | 03-01 | N | USA Patriot Act Reauthorization | H.R. 3199 | Agreed to (86-13) | Motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote (vote No. 358, 109th Congress, 1st Session) by which cloture was not invoked on the conference report to accompnay the bill. |
| 25 | 03-01 | Y | USA Patriot Act Reauthorizing Amendments | S. 2271 | Passed (95-4) | Passage of the bill which amends the Patriot Act to clarify: that individuals who receive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) production orders can challenge non-disclosure requirements; that individuals who receive National Security Letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney; and that libraries are not "wire or electronic communication service providers" unless they provide specific services. |
| 24 | 03-01 | N | USA Patriot Act Reauthorizing Amendments | S. 2271 | Agreed to (81-18) | Frist amendment which would make the bill effective immediately upon enactment. (S. Amdt. 2895) |
| 23* | 02-28 | N | USA Patriot Act Reauthorizing Amendments | S. 2271 | Agreed to (69-30) | Motion to close further debate on the bill. |
| 22* | 02-16 | Y | USA Patriot Act Reauthorizing Amendments | S. 2271 | Agreed to (96-3) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill. |
| 21* | 02-14 | Y | Asbestos Claims bill | S. 852 | Rejected (58-41) | Spector motion to waive section 407 of H.Con.Res. 95, the FY 2006 Budget Resolution, with respect to the bill and the Frist (for Specter)-Leahy substitute amendment. |
| 20 | 02-14 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (46-54) | Lautenberg motion to instruct the conferees to insist that the final conference report does not increase the U.S. national debt. |
| 19 | 02-14 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Agreed to (75-25) | Grassley (for Hutchison) motion to instruct conferees re extension of election of deduction of state and local sales taxes. |
| 18 | 02-14 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (45-55) | Reed motion to instruct the conferees re funding for military rather than extending tax cuts for capital gains. |
| 17 | 02-14 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (47-53) | Kennedy motion to instruct the conferees to reject the extension of the capital gains and dividends rate reduction contained in the House-passed bill. |
| 16 | 02-14 | N | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Agreed to (53-47) | Grassley motion to instruct the conferees re Alternative Minimum Tax. |
| 15 | 02-13 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (40-53) | Dodd motion to instruct the conferees re veterans. |
| 14 | 02-13 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Agreed to (92-0) | Grassley motion to instruct the conferees re funding for veterans. |
| 13 | 02-09 | Y | Asbestos Claims bill | S. 852 | Tabled (70-27) | Specter motion to table the Cornyn amendment (S. Amdt. 2748) |
| 12* | 02-07 | Y | Asbestos Claims bill | S. 852 | Agreed to (98-1) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill. |
| 11 | 02-02 | Y | USA Patriot Act Extension | H.R. 4659 | Passed (95-1) | Passage of extension of provisions of USA Patriot Act until March 10, 2006. |
| 10 | 02-02 | N | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Passed (66-31) | Passage |
| 9 | 02-02 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Agreed to (73-24) | Menendez amdt. to express the sense of the Senate that protecting middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax should be a higher priority for Congress in 2006 than extending a tax cut that does not expire until the end of 2008. (S. Amdt. 2705) |
| 8* | 02-02 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (44-53) | Motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Reed amdt. to strengthen America's military, to repeal the extension of tax rates for capital gains and dividends, to reduce the deficit. (S. Amdt. 2737) |
| 7* | 02-02 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (44-53) | Motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of Dodd amdt. to support the health needs of our veterans and military personnel and reduce the deficit by making tax rates fairer for all Americans. (S. Amdt. 2735) |
| 6* | 02-02 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (44-53) | Clinton motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of amendment to establish a Congressional commission to examine the response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina (S. Amdt. 2716) |
| 5* | 02-02 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (52-45) | Motion to waive the Budget Act to provide for necessary beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program. (S. Amdt. 2730) |
| 4 | 02-02 | N | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (42-54) | Grassley amdt. to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare part D prescription drug program. (S. Amdt. 2731) |
| 3* | 02-02 | Y | Tax Reconciliation bill | H.R. 4297 | Rejected (44-52) | Motion to waive the Budget Act to provide revenue provisions. (S. Amdt. 2729) |
| 2 | 01-31 | N | Nomination of Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court | Confirmed (58-42) | Confirmation | |
| 1* | 01-30 | N | Nomination of Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court | Agreed to (72-25) | Cloture motion on nomination of Samuel Alito to be an Associate Justice of the U.S Supreme Court |
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