Carl Levin — U.S. Senator from Michigan

Voting Record

110th Congress First Session - 2007
Vote Date Psn Title Bill Result Description
200 06-06 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (42-55) To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated. (S.Admt. 1202)
199 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (48-49) To require that the U.S. VISIT system- the biometric border check-in/check-out system first required by Congress in 1996 that is already well past its already postponed 2005 implementation due date- be finished as part of the enforcement trigger. (S.Admt. 1339)
198 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (64-33) To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Govt. of the U.S. and for other purposes. (S.Admt. 1151)
197 06-06 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (58-39) Salazar Amdt. No. 1384; To preserve and enhance the role of the English language. (S.Admt. 1384)
196 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (42-55) To improve the criteria and weights of the merit-based evaluation system. (S.Admt. 1374)
195* 06-06 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (44-53) Motion to Waive CBA Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 1183, As Further Modified; To reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives. (S.Admt. 1183)
194 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (51-45) To modify the allocation of visas with respect to the backlog of family-based visa petitions. (S.Admt. 1460)
193* 06-06 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (53-44) Motion to Waive CBA Re: Menendez Amdt. No 1194; To modify the deadline for the family backlog reduction. (S.Admt. 1194)
192 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (56-41) To save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status. (S.Admt. 1234)
191 06-06 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (57-40) To clarify the application of the earned income tax credit. (S.Admt. 1331)
190 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (57-39) To address documentation of employment and to make an amendment with respect to mandatory disclosure of information. (S.Admt. 1250)
189 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (41-57) To remove the requirement that Y-1 nonimmigrant visa holders leave the United States before they are able to renew their visa. (S.Admt. 1267)
188 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (43-55) To require health care coverage for holders of Z nonimmigrant visas. (S.Admt. 1197)
187 06-06 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (46-51) To establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals. (S.Admt. 1184)
186 06-06 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (66-32) To increase the immigration-related penalties associated with various criminal activities. (S.Admt. 1333)
185 06-05 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (67-26) To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II. (S.Admt. 1176)
184 06-05 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (41-52) To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification. (S.Admt. 1170)
183 06-05 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (71-22) To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers. (S.Admt. 1231)
182 06-05 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (31-62) To eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas. (S.Admt. 1189)
181 05-24 Y Emergency Supplemental Bill
H.R. 2206 Agreed to (80-14) Motion to Concur in House Amdt. to Senate Amdt to H.R.2206; U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007
180 05-24 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (29-66) To strike title VI (related to Nonimmigrants in the United States Previously in Unlawful Status). (S.Admt. 1157)
179 05-24 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (59-35) To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program. (S.Admt. 1223)
178 05-24 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (48-49) To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period. (S.Admt. 1181)
177 05-24 N Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (48-49) To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status. (S.Admt. 1158)
176 05-24 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (87-9) To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas. (S.Admt. 1186)
175 05-23 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (74-24) To reduce to 200,000 the number of certain non-immigrants permitted to be admitted during a fiscal year. (S.Admt. 1169)
174 05-22 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Rejected (31-64) To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program. (S.Admt. 1153)
173* 05-21 Y Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
S.1348 Agreed to (69-23) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consider S.1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
172 05-17 Y 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Agreed to (52-40) Adoption of the conference report to accompany the Budget Resolution.
171* 05-17 Y Emergency Supplemental Bill H.R. 2206 Agreed to (94-1) Motion to Invoke cloture on the Reid Amdt. No. 1123; Expressing the sense of the Congress that no action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions.
170 05-16 Y Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Passed (91-4) Passage
169* 05-16 Y Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Agreed to (87-9) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Cochran Amdt. No. 1135; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress must send to the President acceptable legislation to continue funds for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom by not later than May 28, 2007.
168* 05-16 N Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Rejected (52-44) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Warner Amdt. No. 1134; Relative to the President's strategy in Iraq.
167* 05-16 N Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Rejected (29-67) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Feingold Amdt. No. 1098; To provide for a transition of the Iraq mission.
166* 05-15 Y Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Rejected (51-42) To require the consideration of certain factors relating to global climate change. (S.Admt. 1094)
165 05-15 N Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Rejected (22-69) To establish a Water Resources Commission to prioritize water resources projects in the United States. (S.Admt. 1086)
164 05-15 N Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Rejected (11-79) To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the needs of Louisiana residents who lost their homes as a result of Hurricane Katrina and Rita are met before spending money to design or construct a nonessential visitors center. (S.Admt. 1089)
163 05-15 N Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Rejected (12-77) To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the residents of Sacramento are protected from the threat of floods before spending money to add sand to beaches in San Diego. (S.Admt. 1090)
162* 05-10 Y Water Resources Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1495 Agreed to (89-7) Reid, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill.
161 05-09 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (44-51) Gregg motion to instruct conferees Re: S. Con. Res.21
160 05-09 Y 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Agreed to (51-44) Conrad motion to instruct conferees Re: S. Con. Res.21
159 05-09 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Agreed to (54-41) Kyl motion to instruct conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 21
158 05-09   Nomination of Debra Ann Livingston to be U.S. Circuit Judge   Confirmed (91-0) Confirmation
157 05-09 Y Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Passed (93-1) Passage of the bill
156 05-09 Y Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Rejected (47-47) To reduce financial conflict of interest in FDA Advisory Panels. (S.Admt. 1034)
155 05-09 Y Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Agreed to (64-30) To provide for the application of stronger civil penalties for violations of approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategies. (S.Admt. 998)
154 05-09 Y Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Rejected (46-47) To clarify the authority of the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology with respect to postmarket drug safety pursuant to recommendations by the Institute of Medicine. (S.Admt. 1039)
153* 05-08 Y Nomination of Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge   Confirmed (91-0) Confirmation
152* 05-07 Y Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Agreed to (82-8) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute as Modified and Amended to S.1082; Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007
151 05-07 N Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Agreed to (49-40) To protect the health and safety of the public. (S.Admt. 1010)
150* 05-03 Y Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Agreed to (63-28) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the admt to provide for the importation of prescription drugs. (S.Admt. 990)
149 05-02 Y Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Agreed to (94-0) Durbin Amdt. No. 1022, as Modified; To ensure the safety of human and pet food. (S.Admt. 1022)
148 05-02 N Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 S.1082 Rejected (41-53) To strike provisions related to market exclusivity. (S.Admt. 982)
147 04-26 Y Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act - conference report H.R. 1591 Agreed to (51-46) Conference report agreed to
146 04-25 Y America COMPETES Act S.761 Passed (88-8) On passage of the bill
145 04-25 N America COMPETES Act S.761 Agreed to (82-14) To promote transparency at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (S.Admt. 922)
144 04-25 N America COMPETES Act S.761 Rejected (39-57) To prohibit the obligation or use of any funds for the Advanced Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 90 days after enactment; and eliminates all legislative authority for the program. (S.Admt. 921)
143 04-25 N America COMPETES Act S.761 Rejected (27-67) Coburn amendment which sunsets the provisions of the bill on October 1, 2011. (S.Admt. 918)
142 04-25 N America COMPETES Act S.761 Rejected (22-71) To prohibit congressional earmarks of funds appropriated pursuant to authorizations in the bill. (S.Admt. 930)
141 04-25 N America COMPETES Act S.761 Rejected (24-74) To strike the provisions regarding strengthening the education and human resources directorate of the National Science Foundation. (S.Admt. 938)
140 04-24 Y America COMPETES Act S.761 Tabled (54-43) Bingaman motion to table the Coburn amendment which expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress has a moral obligation to offset the cost of new government programs and initiatives. (S.Admt. 917)
139 04-24 Y America COMPETES Act S.761 Tabled (62-35) Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 928; To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to smaller public company options regarding internal controls. (S.Admt. 928)
138 04-24 Y America COMPETES Act S.761 Agreed to (97-0) To express the sense of the Senate with respect to small business growth and capital markets. (S.Admt. 947)
137 04-24 Y America COMPETES Act S.761 Agreed to (96-0) To require the study on barriers to innovation to include an examination of the impact of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on innovation. (S.Admt. 929)
136 04-24 Y Nomination of Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.   Confirmed (95-0) Confirmation
135 04-18 Y Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S.378 Passed (97-0) Final Passage S. 378, As Amended; Court Security Improvement Act of 2007
134 04-18 Y Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S.378 Agreed to (59-38) Motion to Table Coburn Amdt to express the sense of the Senate that Congress should offset the cost of new spending. (S.Admt. 891)
133* 04-18 Y Court Security Improvement Act of 2007 S.378 Agreed to (93-3) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 378
132* 04-18 Y Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S.3 Rejected (55-42) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 3
131* 04-17 Y Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2007 S.372 Rejected (50-45) Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 372; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
130* 04-16 Y Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2007 S.372 Rejected (41-40) Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 372; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007
129* 04-12 Y Intelligence Authorization Act for FY2007 S.372 Agreed to (94-3) Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.372
128* 04-11 N HOPE Act
Hope Offered through Principled and Ethical Stem Cell Research Act
S.30 Passed (70-28) Passage of the bill
127* 04-11 Y Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 S.5 Passed (63-34) Passage of the bill
126 03-29 Y Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Passed (51-47) Passage of the bill which provides $123.1 billion in supplemental emergency funding for FY 2007, including funding for: ongoing operations in Afghanistan and Iraq; homeland security needs; Veterans' Care; Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts; and agricultural disaster assistance; and directs the President, within 120 of enactment, to begin to redeploy troops from Iraq, with a goal of having only a limited number of troops remaining in Iraq on March 31, 2008.
125 03-29 Y Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Held Germane (57-41) The Question Is: "Is the tree assistance language that is included in the Agriculture disaster Assistance program, germane to the bill?" (S.Admt. 641)
124 03-29 Y Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Agreed to (98-0) Biden, et al., amendment which provides $1.5 billion to accelerate the procurement of an additional 2,500 Mine Resistant Ambush-protected Vehicles for the Armed Forces. (S.Admt. 739)
123 03-29 Y Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Agreed to (96-1) DeMint amendment which prohibits the use of funds to make payments to certain spinach growers. (S.Admt. 704)
122 03-29 Y Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Agreed to (93-0) Ensign modified amendment which transfers $15.0 million for the State Department's Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs to the Salaries and Expenses account for the U.S. Attorneys; and assumes the additional funds will be used by the U.S. Marshals Service to track down convicted sex offenders. (S.Admt. 752)
121 03-28 N Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Rejected (45-51) Coburn amendment which prohibits funding to reimburse State and local law enforcement entities for security and related costs, including overtime, associated with the 2008 Presidential Candidate Nominating Conventions. (S.Admt. 648)
120 03-28 N Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Rejected (23-74) Coburn amendment which prohibits the Secretary from using emergency funds in this Act to pay for Agriculture Disaster Assistance. (S.Admt. 657)
119 03-28 N Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Rejected (8-89) Burr modified amendment which reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program for fiscal years 2007-2011; overrides state and local laws that determine how funds from the Secure Rural Schools program are distributed; and provides funding for the Payments-In-Lieu-of-Taxes program. (S.Admt. 716)
118 03-28 Y Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Agreed to (74-23) Wyden amendment which reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program for fiscal year 2007-2011; and provides full funding for the Payments-In-Lieu-of-Taxes program for fiscal years 2008-2012. (S.Admt. 709)
117* 03-28 Y Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Agreed to (97-0) Reid, et al., motion to close further debate on the bill which makes emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007.
116 03-27 N Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R. 1591 Rejected (48-50) Cochran, et al., amendment which strikes the provisions in the bill seeking to revise U.S. policy in Iraq, including the phased redeployment of United States forces from Iraq. (S.Admt. 643)
115 03-27 Y Nomination of George H. Wu, of California, to be United States District Court Judge for the Central District of California   Confirmed (95-0) Confirmation
114 03-23 Y 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Agreed to (52-47) Adoption of the resolution which sets forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for FYs 2007 and 2009 through 2012.
113 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (49-50) Lott amendment to restore the Alternative Minimum Tax rates to pre-1993 levels, even though the underlying resolution provides AMT relief in a deficit neutral fashion. (S.Admt. 606)
112 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (44-55) Chambliss amendment to provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that eliminates enhanced Federal matching payments for coverage of nonpregnant adults and permits States to offer supplemental dental and mental health benefits for children enrolled in SCHIP. (S.Admt. 536)
111 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (44-55) Bunning amendment to provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for protecting State flexibility in Medicaid. (S.Admt. 594)
110 03-23 Y 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Agreed to (65-33) Biden amendment to increase funding for the COPS Program to $1.15 billion for FY 2008 to provide state and local law enforcement with critical resources necessary to prevent and respond to violent crime and acts of terrorism. (S.Admt. 529)
109 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (44-55) DeMint amendment to repeal the estate tax. (S.Admt. 578)
108 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (44-53) Grassley amendment which reduces revenues and increases deficits by more than $500 billion in order to repeal the Alternative Minimum Tax, even though the underlying resolution provides AMT relief in a deficit-neutral fashion. (S.Admt. 471)
107 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (46-52) Graham amendment to extend the 35, 33, 28, and 25 percent income tax rates structure for the top four tax brackets. (S.Admt. 478)
106 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (39-59) Thomas amendment to prevent the addition of extraneous earmarks to an emergency war supplemental. (S.Admt. 515)
105 03-23 Y 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Agreed to (59-40) Smith modified amendment to consider an increase in the tobacco products user fee rate, with all revenue generated by such increase dedicated to the reauthorization and expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. (S.Admt. 510)
104 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (39-60) Allard motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of the amendment which includes reconciliation instructions that would require ten authorizing committees to cut programs and benefits in their jurisdiction. (S.Admt. 521)
103 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (49-50) Hatch amendment to establish a reserve fund for protecting coverage choices, additional benefits, and lower cost-sharing for Medicare beneficiaries. (S.Admt. 508)
102 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (48-51) Kyl amendment to reform the death tax by setting the exemption at $5 million per estate, indexed for inflation, and the top death tax rate at no more than 35% beginning in 2010. (S.Admt. 583)
101 03-23 N 2008 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 21 Rejected (25-74) Nelson (NE) amendment which allows the Finance Committee to craft legislation to reform the estate tax by establishing an individual exemption of $5 million and a tax rate of 35 percent for the portion of estates above this amount. (S.Admt. 626)
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