VOTES IN SENATE
Bills and resolutions
Budget: require three-fifths majority vote to waive point of order against considering spending or revenue legislation before a concurrent resolution is in place (see H.R. 1369), H1409 [3AP]
Lists
Senate vote on Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act conference report (2000), S5053 [17MY]
Recorded
Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act (S. 1731): cloture motion on Harkin amendment (substitute), S13112 [13DE], S13423 [18DE], S13658 [19DE]
———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S12406 [5DE]
———Feingold amendment (reform certain mandatory arbitration requirements in resolving disputes between farmers and agribusinesses), S13092 [13DE]
———Harkin motion to table Cochran/Roberts amendment (substitute), S13455 [18DE]
———Harkin motion to table Crapo amendment (conduct a study on national dairy policy), S12842 [11DE]
———Harkin motion to table Hutchinson amendment (substitute), S13656 [19DE]
———Harkin motion to table Lugar amendment (nutrition and commodity programs funding), S12995 [12DE]
———Harkin motion to table McCain amendment (repeal ban on importation of certain fish and fish products not taxonomically from the catfish family), S13440 [18DE]
———Harkin motion to table Smith of New Hampshire amendment (certification that Cuba is not a sponsor of international terrorism), S13456 [18DE]
———Johnson amendment (prohibit packers from owning, feeding, or controlling livestock intended for slaughter), S13099 [13DE]
———Reid motion to table Bond amendment (review actions affecting agricultural producers), S13091 [13DE]
———Reid motion to table Gregg amendment (phase out price supports for sugar and use savings to improve Food Stamp Program), S13020 [12DE]
Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2330): Harkin motion to table Nelson of Nebraska amendment (pathogen reduction standards for meat and poultry products), S11082 [25OC]
———conference report, S11878 [15NO]
———making, S11094 [25OC]
Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act (S. 1450): enact, S9604 [21SE]
Aviation Security Act (S. 1447): cloture motion, S10507 [11OC]
———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S10347 [9OC]
———enact, S10537 [11OC]
———Reid motion to table Murkowski amendment (relax FAA maximum age requirements for certain pilots), S10526 [11OC]
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (S.J. Res. 28): suspend certain provisions, S11711 [13NO]
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 333): cloture motion, S7734 [17JY]
———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S7553 [12JY]
———enact, S7742 [17JY]
———Wellstone amendment (require GAO study to determine effects on bankruptcy filings), S7742 [17JY]
Bankruptcy Reform Act (S. 420): Brownback motion to table Kohl amendment (limit homestead property exemption), S2336 [15MR]
———cloture motion, S2297 [14MR]
———Conrad motion to waive Budget Act relative to Conrad amendment (protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms), S2187 [13MR]
———Domenici motion to waive Budget Act relative to Sessions amendment (protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms), S2188 [13MR]
———enact, S2379 [15MR]
———Feingold amendment (U.S. enforcement of certain civil judgments rendered in foreign courts), S2357 [15MR]
———Feinstein motion to table Wyden amendment (nondischargeability of debts arising from the exchange of electric energy), S2276 [14MR]
———Hatch motion to table Dodd amendment (limit issuance of credit cards to underage consumers), S2196 [13MR]
———Hatch motion to table Durbin amendment (discourage predatory lending practices), S2031 [8MR]
———Hatch motion to table Durbin amendment (substitute), S2295 [14MR]
———Hatch motion to table Kerry amendment (conduct study on small business bankruptcies and make proceedings more efficient), S2052 [8MR]
———Hatch motion to table Leahy amendment (provide priority in distributions to small business creditors), S1962 [7MR]
———Hatch motion to table Schumer amendment (prevent predatory lenders from using bankruptcy laws to shield themselves from liability in consumer claims), S2196 [13MR]
———Hatch motion to table Wellstone amendment (prohibit coercive debt collection practices), S2295 [14MR]
———Leahy amendment (prevent disclosure of children's names in bankruptcy filings), S2336 [15MR]
———Leahy amendment (treatment of certain spousal income for purposes of means testing), S2346 [15MR]
———Sessions motion to table Feinstein amendment (limit issuance of credit cards to underage consumers), S2179 [13MR]
———Sessions motion to table Kennedy amendment (remove dollar limitation on protected retirement savings), S2180 [13MR]
———Wellstone amendment (amend waiting period for subsequent filings), S2348 [15MR]
———Wellstone amendment (create an exemption for certain debtors demonstrating medical expenses as the reason for filing), S1961 [7MR]
———Wellstone amendment (definition of debtors income), S2347 [15MR]
Better Education for Students and Teachers Act (H.R. 1): enact, S6305 [14JN]
Better Education for Students and Teachers Act (S. 1): Bingaman amendment (clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education), S5875 [6JN]
———Bond amendment (strengthen early childhood parent education programs), S6045 [11JN]
———Boxer amendment (improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours), S4977 [16MY]
———Boxer amendment (require educational agencies or schools to allow equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality), S6275 [14JN]
———Carnahan amendment (State testing and assessment programs funding), S5922 [7JN]
———Cleland amendment (ensure school safety through prevention and intervention programs), S4877 [14MY]
———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S4061 [1MY]
———Collins amendment (improve the reading and literacy skills of children), S4215 [3MY]
———Craig amendment (make funding increases contingent on improvement of student achievement), S4462 [8MY]
———Dayton amendment (Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding), S5027 [17MY]
———Dodd amendment (assist local educational agencies by increasing Title I funding to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students), S4232 [3MY]
———Dodd amendment (remove 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program from pilot program establishing State performance agreements with school districts), S6180 [13JN]
———Dodd amendment (require States to equalize education funding throughout the State), S6102 [12JN]
———Domenici amendment (appropriation of funds authorized for elementary and secondary education), S6193 [13JN]
———Enzi amendment (provide grants for the renovation of schools), S4995 [16MY]
———Feinstein amendment (creation of matching grant program for new school construction), S6110 [12JN]
———Gregg amendment (establish demonstration projects to determine the effectiveness of voucher programs to provide school choice), S6090 [12JN]
———Harkin amendment (authorize continued services for children with disabilities who have been expelled or suspended), S6248 [14JN]
———Harkin amendment (provide grants for the renovation of schools), S4997 [16MY]
———Helms amendment (prohibit use of Federal funds by educational agencies or schools that deny equal access to the Boy Scouts relative to policy on homosexuality), S6267 [14JN]
———Hollings amendment (permit States to waive certain testing requirements), S6153 [13JN]
———Hutchinson amendment (issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to assist States in the construction and rehabilitation of public schools), S4997 [16MY]
———Jeffords amendment (State testing and assessment programs funding), S4232 [3MY]
———Kennedy amendment (improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers), S4462 [8MY]
———Landrieu amendment (percentage of Title I funding targeted to strengthen student achievement standards for schools with disadvantaged students), S6046 [11JN]
———Lincoln amendment (enhance limited English proficiency education programs), S4803 [10MY]
———McCain amendment (transmit S. 27, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, to House of Representatives), S4930 [15MY]
———McConnell amendment (legal protection for teachers and other school professionals who take reasonable measures to maintain order and discipline in schools), S4540 [9MY]
———Mikulski amendment (community technology centers establishment), S4526 [9MY]
———Murray amendment (reductions in school class size), S4914 [15MY]
———Reed amendment (provide up-to-date school library media resources and professionally certified school library media specialists for elementary and secondary schools), S4984 [16MY]
———Reid amendment (enhance limited English proficiency programs), S4877 [14MY]
———Santorum amendment (allow freedom in science education relative to teaching of evolution and creationism), S6153 [13JN]
———Schumer amendment (appropriation of funds authorized for elementary and secondary education), S6194 [13JN]
———Sessions amendment (authorize school personnel to discipline children with disabilities who engage in certain dangerous behavior), S6248, S6269 [14JN]
———Smith of New Hampshire amendment (spending of a greater percentage of Federal tax dollars on children's classrooms), S5925 [7JN]
———Voinovich amendment (clarify role of Governors and State education officials in developing State education plans sent to the Dept. of Education), S5876 [6JN]
———Voinovich amendment (extend student loan forgiveness to Head Start teachers), S5028 [17MY]
———Warner amendment (allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials, S4489 [8MY]
———Wellstone amendment (condition implementation of State testing and assessment programs on funding for Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs), S5947 [7JN]
———Wellstone amendment (ensure fairness and accuracy of student standardized tests and require the use of additional student performance measures for evaluations), S4802 [10MY]
———Wellstone amendment (improve State assessment completion bonus program), S5849 [6JN]
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (S. 27): Bennett amendment (prohibit political action committees use of soft money to pay administrative expenses), S2560 [20MR]
———DeWine amendment (disclosure requirements and prohibition on use of labor, corporate, or interest groups funds for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates), S3076 [29MR]
———Dodd motion to table Domenici amendment (increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with opponents using personal funds and limit repayment of personal loans to campaigns), S2468 [19MR]
———Dodd motion to table Frist/Breaux amendment (make certain provisions nonseverable and provide for expedited judicial review), S3105 [29MR]
———Domenici amendment (increase contribution limits to make expenditures more competitive with opponents using personal funds and limit repayment of personal loans to campaigns), S2550 [20MR]
———enact, S3258 [2AP]
———Feingold motion to table Thompson amendment (increase hard money contribution limits applicable to candidates, parties, and political action committees), S3009 [28MR]
———Harkin amendment (voluntary spending limits for Senate campaigns and public financing for candidates whose opponent exceeds such limits), S3086 [29MR]
———Kerry amendment (provide partial public financing for Senate candidates who abide by voluntary spending limits), S2957 [27MR]
———McCain amendment (reform regulation governing coordination between certain groups and political candidates or parties), S3194 [30MR]
———McCain motion to table Bingaman amendment (require television or radio stations to provide free air time to candidates to respond to certain advertisements that oppose or attack such candidates), S3117 [29MR]
———McCain motion to table Hagel amendment (Division I — contribution limits), S2942 [27MR]
———McCain motion to table Hagel amendment (Division II — increased disclosure), S2942 [27MR]
———McCain motion to table Hagel amendment (Division III — soft money of national parties and State party allocations), S2943 [27MR]
———McCain motion to table Hatch amendment (require disclosure of use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities), S2686 [22MR]
———McCain motion to table Hatch amendment (require worker or shareholder approval for use of labor organization dues and fees or corporate funds for political activities), S2651 [21MR]
———McCain motion to table Helms amendment (notify labor union members of rights relative to use of fees or dues for activities not necessary for labor representation), S2797 [23MR]
———McCain motion to table Smith of Oregon amendment (prohibit acceptance of campaign contributions by Members of Congress from lobbyists when Congress is in session), S2566 [20MR]
———McConnell motion to table Feinstein amendment (increase hard money contribution limits applicable to candidates, parties, and political action committees), S3019 [28MR]
———Nickles amendment (labor unions use of fees paid by nonunion members for activities not necessary for labor representation), S2703 [22MR]
———Reed amendment (improve FEC enforcement capabilities), S3193 [30MR]
———Schumer amendment (condition availability of low television media rates for national political parties on adherence to existing spending limits), S3033 [28MR]
———Specter amendment (expand express advocacy regulations to cover ads previously defined as issue advocacy ads if such ads clearly infer support or opposition to a candidate), S3122 [29MR]
———Thompson amendment (increase hard money contribution limits applicable to candidates, parties, and political action committees), S3029 [28MR]
———Torricelli amendment (reduce cost of political advertising on television), S2618 [21MR]
———Wellstone amendment (allow States to enact voluntary public financing systems for congressional candidates who agree to contribution and spending limits), S2630 [21MR]
———Wellstone amendment (inclusion of certain tax-exempt special interest groups under disclosure and funding requirements for advertisements run close to an election that clearly identify candidates), S2884 [26MR]
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act (S. 1052): Allard amendment (clarify liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's), S6944 [27JN]
———Baucus motion to table Craig amendment (tax treatment of certain medical savings accounts), S7149 [29JN]
———Baucus point of order on Hutchinson amendment (full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals), S6582 [21JN]
———Baucus point of order on Smith of Oregon motion to commit (permanently extend research credit and adjust the alternative incremental credit rates), S7145 [29JN]
———Bond amendment (repeal liability provisions if the number of uninsured individuals reaches a certain level), S6901 [26JN]
———Breaux amendment (clarify State compliance with new Federal regulations relative to existing State health insurance laws), S7016 [28JN]
———Daschle motion to proceed, S6534 [21JN]
———DeWine amendment (limit class action litigation relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's), S7129 [29JN]
———Edwards motion to table Ensign amendment (immunity from liability for physicians providing free medical care to medically underserved or indigent patients), S7132 [29JN]
———enact, S7185 [29JN]
———Frist amendment (substitute), S7173 [29JN]
———Gramm amendment (clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's), S6885 [26JN]
———Grassley motion to commit, S6884 [26JN]
———Grassley motion to waive Budget Act relative to Grassley amendment (Customs Service merchandise processing fee extension and Medicare contractor payment delay), S7130 [29JN]
———Kennedy motion to table Nickles amendment (application of effective date to collective bargaining agreement plans), S7131 [29JN]
———Kyl amendment (permit health plans to offer participants coverage which ties premium costs to a specified level of benefits), S7173 [29JN]
———McCain amendment (clarify that independent reviewers are not empowered to order health plans to provide services that are specifically excluded or expressly limited by the contract), S6971 [27JN]
———McCain amendment (provide coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials), S6634 [22JN]
———McCain motion to table Allard amendment (liability of small businesses relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's), S7145 [29JN]
———McCain motion to table Kyl amendment (definition of medical necessity and other standards for use in the arbitration of coverage determinations by managed care plans and HMO's), S6963 [27JN]
———Reid motion to table Bond amendment (limit attorneys' fees in lawsuits relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's), S7025 [28JN]
———Reid motion to table Collins amendment (clarify State compliance with new Federal regulations relative to existing State health insurance laws), S7016 [28JN]
———Reid motion to table Enzi amendment (clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's), S7054 [28JN]
———Reid motion to table Santorum amendment (dedicate certain civil monetary penalties to a trust fund to provide assistance to individuals without health insurance), S7154 [29JN]
———Santorum amendment (protect infants who are born alive), S7128 [29JN]
———Snowe amendment (clarify liability of employers relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's), S7054 [28JN]
———Specter amendment (require claims relative to protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's to be heard in Federal court), S7055 [28JN]
———Thompson amendment (require claimants who are denied health care benefits by managed care plans and HMO's exhaust all administrative processes prior to litigation), S7133 [29JN]
Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act (S. 350): enact, S3907 [25AP]
Budget 2001-2011 (H. Con. Res. 83): Allen motion to waive Budget Act relative to Allen amendment (increase tax cuts if budget surpluses are higher than projected), S3522 [5AP]
———Baucus amendment (Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs), S3326 [3AP]
———Bond amendment (veterans health care funding), S3639 [6AP]
———Breaux amendment (Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding), S3523 [5AP]
———Collins amendment (allow small employers a tax credit for costs paid or incurred for employee health insurance expenses), S3524 [5AP]
———Collins amendment (eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services), S3464 [5AP]
———conference report, S4793 [10MY]
———Corzine amendment (environmental, natural resources, and energy conservation programs funding), S3519 [5AP]
———Domenici amendment (reconciliation process), S3516 [5AP]
———Durbin amendment (tax rates), S3517 [5AP]
———Grassley amendment (agriculture funding), S3375 [4AP]
———Grassley amendment (Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs), S3326 [3AP]
———Harkin amendment (education funding), S3396 [4AP]
———Hollings amendment (allow income tax refund), S3521 [5AP]
———Hutchison amendment (eliminate marriage tax penalty), S3521 [5AP]
———Johnson amendment (agriculture funding), S3375 [4AP]
———Landrieu amendment (Dept. of Defense funding), S3415 [4AP]
———Specter amendment (NIH funding), S3402 [4AP]
———Stabenow amendment (eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services), S3463 [5AP]
———Voinovich motion to waive Budget Act relative to Voinovich amendment (refine procedures in budget process relative to controlling spending), S3520 [5AP]
———Warner amendment (Dept. of Defense funding), S3416 [4AP]
———Wellstone amendment (veterans health care funding), S3639 [6AP]
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act (H.R. 10): Baucus motion to waive Budget Act relative to Hatch/Baucus amendment (substitute), S12393 [5DE]
———cloture motion on Hatch/Baucus amendment (substitute), S12306 [3DE]
———cloture motion on Lott amendment (enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply), S12306 [3DE]
———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S12119 [29NO]
———Domenici amendment (prohibit directed budget scorekeeping of railroad retirement legislation), S12351 [4DE]
———enact, S12394 [5DE]
———Gramm amendment (ensure that returns on investments from retirement trust funds are earned prior to reduction in taxes or increase in benefits), S12363 [4DE]
———Nickles amendment (calculation of average account benefits ratio relative to financing of railroad retirement system), S12362 [4DE]
Condition on the payment of U.S. arrearages to the U.N. that sets the maximum share of peacekeeping operation's budget that may be assessed of any country (S. 248): adjust, S1118 [7FE]
Congress (H. Con. Res. 295): adjournment, S13830 [20DE]
Constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (S.J. Res. 4): propose for ratification, S2882 [26MR]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1438): Warner motion to table Bunning amendment (military base closures and realignments), S9768 [25SE]
———Warner motion to table Warner amendment (Federal Prison Industries, Inc., product procurement), S9780 [25SE]
———authorizing, S10054 [2OC]
———cloture motion, S10031 [2OC]
———conference report, S13113 [13DE]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2904): conference report, S10810 [18OC]
———making, S9830 [26SE]
Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 3338): Byrd motion to waive budget rules (emergency designation relative to enforcement of budget caps), S12528, S12529 [6DE]
———conference report, S13864 [20DE]
———Dodd amendment to Helms amendment (protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party), S12628 [7DE]
———Feingold amendment (deny cost-of-living adjustment for Members of Congress), S12650 [7DE]
———Helms amendment (protect U.S. military personnel and other U.S. officials from criminal prosecution by an international court to which the U.S. is not a party), S12628 [7DE]
———Reid motion to waive Budget Act relative to Byrd amendment (substitute), S12594 [7DE]
Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6): congressional disapproval, S1887 [6MR]
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2217): Burns motion to table Durbin amendment (prohibit new oil, gas, and coal leasing at national monuments), S7474 [11JY]
———conference report, S10786 [17OC]
———Landrieu motion to table Nelson of Florida amendment (prohibit oil and gas leasing activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico), S7554 [12JY]
———McCain amendment (Birmingham, AL, Vulcan Monument restoration funding), S7559 [12JY]
———Reid motion to table Smith of Oregon amendment (prohibit funding to divert water and take actions to protect certain fish species in the Klamath Basin), S7558 [12JY]
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2590): conference report, S11344 [1NO]
Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2299): Cleland amendment (Georgia priority highway projects funding), S8163 [25JY]
———cloture motion, S8333 [27JY]
———cloture motion on Murray/Shelby amendment (substitute), S8259 [26JY]
———conference report, S12350 [4DE]
———Daschle motion to table Daschle amendment (effective date), S8322, S8327 [27JY]
———Fitzgerald amendment (increase commercial air service at the Gary-Chicago, IL, Airport and the Greater Rockford Airport), S8113 [24JY]
———Murray motion to table Murray amendment (effective date), S8322 [27JY]
———Reid amendment (study risk and improve response to public health and safety associated with transportation of chemicals and radioactive materials), S8053 [23JY]
———Reid motion to table McCain amendment (equitable treatment of Canadians and Mexicans), S8316 [27JY]
———Shelby motion to table Gramm amendment (application of NAFTA safety and environmental regulations to all trucks operating in the U.S.), S8171 [25JY]
———Shelby motion to table Gramm amendment (prevent NAFTA violations), S8315 [27JY]
Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2500): Harkin amendment (protect rights and condemn attacks on South Asian and Arab Americans and Muslims relative to terrorist attacks), S9371 [13SE]
———Inouye motion to table Smith of New Hampshire amendment (Japanese compensation of former prisoners of war used as slave labor), S9241 [10SE]
———conference report, S11886 [15NO]
———making, S9387 [13SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3061): cloture motion, S11452 [6NO]
———conference report, S13830 [20DE]
———Gregg amendment (increase Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants funding through reductions in school construction), S11315 [1NO]
———Harkin motion to table Kyl amendment (school construction assistance priority to BIA, Dept. of Defense, and Impact Aid schools), S11344 [1NO]
———Hutchinson amendment (National Labor Relations Act exemption for retailers which permit charitable organizations access, but not labor unions), S11329 [1NO]
———Landrieu amendment (Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I grants funding), S11315 [1NO]
———making, S11458 [6NO]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2620): Bond motion to table Kyl amendment (EPA wastewater infrastructure project grants allocation formula), S8655 [2AU]
———Boxer amendment (establish national drinking water standard for arsenic and require notification of the public of risks), S8561 [1AU]
———Craig motion to tabel Schumer amendment (Dept. of HUD Public Housing Drug Elimination Program gun buyback initiatives funding), S8656 [2AU]
———Mikulski motion to table McCain amendment (veterans claims funding through reductions in Community Development Fund projects), S8665 [2AU]
———Wellstone motion to waive Budget Act relative to Wellstone amendment (veterans health care funding), S8549 [1AU]
———conference report, S11603 [8NO]
———making, S8676 [2AU]
District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 2944): conference report, S12583 [7DE]
———Durbin amendment (exempt certain plaintiffs from cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits), S11531 [7NO]
———Hutchison amendment (cap on attorneys' fees in special education placement lawsuits), S11529 [7NO]
———Landrieu motion to table Allen amendment (prohibit needle exchange programs funding), S11515 [7NO]
———making, S11535 [7NO]
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act (H.R. 1836): conference report, S5796 [26MY]
Economic Recovery and Homeland Defense Act (H.R. 3090): Baucus motion to waive Budget Act relative to Baucus amendment (substitute), S11783 [14NO]
———Baucus motion to waive budget rule (emergency designation relative to enforcement of budget caps), S11782 [14NO]
Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act (S. 1246): cloture motion, S8850 [3AU]
———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S8391 [30JY]
———Reid motion to table Lugar amendment (substitute), S8428 [31JY]
Emergency appropriations for disaster and antiterrorism initiatives surrounding the crashing of aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S. 1426): making, S9415 [14SE]
Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2311): Bond amendment (Corps of Engineers authority to propose alternative species recovery methods to those prescribed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), S7865 [18JY]
———conference report, S11344 [1NO]
———making, S7905 [19JY]
———Reid motion to table Murkowski amendment (energy industry workforce training grants and fellowships funding through reductions in CALFED Bay-Delta Program), S7869 [18JY]
Export Administration Act (S. 149): enact, S9163 [6SE]
———Gramm motion to table Thompson amendment (extend review period for processing certain export licensing applications), S9065 [4SE]
Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 2506): Graham motion to waive Budget Act relative to Graham amendment (Andean Counterdrug Initiative economic and social development programs funding), S10956 [24OC]
———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S10685 [15OC], S10856 [23OC]
———making, S10969 [24OC]
Hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 22): condemnation and response, S9300 [12SE]
Intelligence services appropriations (H.R. 2883): authorizing, S11587 [8NO]
Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 1552): McCain/Wyden motion to table Enzi amendment (substitute), S11914 [15NO]
Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (S. 1172): making, S7937 [19JY]
National Day of Remembrance Act (S.J. Res. 25): enact, S10539 [11OC]
No Child Left Behind Act (H.R. 1): conference report, S13422 [18DE]
Nomination of Anthony J. Principi to be Sec. of Veterans Affairs: confirmed, S441 [23JA]
Nomination of Barrington D. Parker, Jr., to be circuit judge: confirmed, S10544 [11OC]
Nomination of Christine Todd Whitman to be EPA Administrator: confirmed, S686 [30JA]
Nomination of Claire V. Eagan to be district judge: confirmed, S10871 [23OC]
Nomination of Edith Brown Clement to be circuit judge: confirmed, S11711 [13NO]
Nomination of Frederick J. Martone to be district judge: confirmed, S13114 [13DE]
Nomination of Gale A. Norton to be Sec. of the Interior: confirmed, S686 [30JA]
Nomination of Harris L. Hartz to be circuit judge: confirmed, S12475 [6DE]
Nomination of Howard H. Baker, Jr., to be Ambassador to Japan: confirmed, S5569 [23MY]
Nomination of James H. Payne to be district judge: confirmed, S10870 [23OC]
Nomination of Joe M. Allbaugh to be FEMA Director: confirmed, S1449 [15FE]
Nomination of John Ashcroft to be Attorney General: confirmed, S1008 [1FE]
Nomination of John D. Bates to be district judge: confirmed, S12818 [11DE]
Nomination of John D. Graham to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator: confirmed, S7938 [19JY]
Nomination of John M. Duncan to be Under Sec. of the Treasury: confirmed, S1676 [28FE]
Nomination of John R. Bolton to be Under Sec. of State for Arms Control and International Security: confirmed, S4460 [8MY]
Nomination of Karen K. Caldwell to be district judge: confirmed, S10870 [23OC]
Nomination of Karon Owen Bowdre to be district judge: confirmed, S11483 [6NO]
Nomination of Kirk Van Tine to be Dept. of Transportation General Counsel: confirmed, S9693 [24SE]
Nomination of Larry R. Hicks to be district judge: confirmed, S11431 [5NO]
Nomination of Laurie Smith Camp to be district judge: confirmed, S10871 [23OC]
Nomination of M. Christine Armijo to be district judge: confirmed, S11475 [6NO]
Nomination of Melquiades R. Martinez to be Sec. of HUD: confirmed, S441 [23JA]
Nomination of Michael Chertoff to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division: confirmed, S5603 [24MY]
Nomination of Michael P. Mills to be district judge: confirmed, S10545 [11OC]
Nomination of Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., to be OMB Director: confirmed, S441 [23JA]
Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta to be Sec. of Transportation: confirmed, S519 [24JA]
Nomination of Reggie B. Walton to be district judge: confirmed, S9564 [21SE]
Nomination of Representative Hutchinson to be DEA Administrator: confirmed, S8551 [1AU]
Nomination of Richard F. Cebull to be district judge: confirmed, S7992 [20JY]
Nomination of Robert B. Zoellick to be U.S. Trade Representative: confirmed, S1054 [6FE]
Nomination of Robert S. Mueller III to be FBI Director: confirmed, S8691 [2AU]
Nomination of Roger L. Gregory to be circuit judge: confirmed, S7992 [20JY]
Nomination of Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., to the FRS Board of Governors: confirmed, S7939 [19JY]
Nomination of Sam E. Haddon to be district judge: confirmed, S7992 [20JY]
Nomination of Sarah V. Hart to be National Institute of Justice Director: confirmed, S8680 [2AU]
Nomination of Sharon Prost to be circuit judge: confirmed, S9564 [21SE]
Nomination of Stephen P. Friot to be district judge: confirmed, S11484 [6NO]
Nomination of Terry L. Wooten to be district judge: confirmed, S11592 [8NO]
Nomination of Theodore B. Olson to be Solicitor General: confirmed, S5601 [24MY]
Nomination of Tommy G. Thompson to be Sec. of HHS: confirmed, S519 [24JA]
Nomination of Viet D. Dinh to be Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Policy Development: confirmed, S5602 [24MY]
Nomination of William Baxter to the TVA Board of Directors: motion to proceed, S12043 [27NO]
Nomination of William J. Riley to be circuit judge: confirmed, S8679 [2AU]
Patent, copyright, and trademark laws (S. 320): technical corrections, S1381 [14FE]
Pipeline Safety Improvement Act (S. 235): enact, S1199 [8FE]
Restore Earnings To Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) Act (H.R. 1836): Bayh motion to waive Budget Act relative to Bayh amendment (use of trigger to link surplus budget reductions with actual budgetary outcomes), S5252 [21MY]
———Bingaman motion to waive Budget Act relative to Bingaman amendment (incentives to encourage production and use of efficient energy sources), S5256 [21MY]
———Boxer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Boxer amendment (allow tax credit to businesses who employ veterans), S5419 [22MY]
———Byrd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Byrd amendment (Social Security and Medicare funding), S5254 [21MY]
———Carnahan amendment (reduce marginal rates), S5249 [21MY]
———Carper motion to waive Budget Act relative to Carper amendment (substitute), S5413 [22MY]
———Collins/Warner amendment (deductibility of professional development expenses for teachers and credits for those who provide classroom materials), S5499 [23MY]
———Conrad amendment (eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts), S5058 [17MY]
———Conrad amendment (preserve estate and gift taxes), S5428 [22MY]
———Conrad amendment (reduce tax cuts and increase the standard deduction), S5412 [22MY]
———Conrad motion to waive Budget Act relative to Conrad motion to commit (reduce tax cuts and use savings to strengthen Social Security), S5416 [22MY]
———Corzine motion to waive Budget Act relative to Corzine amendment (allow a tax credit for long-term care expenses), S5411 [22MY]
———Daschle amendment (adjust tax rates), S5420 [22MY]
———Daschle motion to waive Budget Act relative to Daschle amendment (substitute), S5415 [22MY]
———Dodd amendment (replace estate tax repeal with tax credit and deduction increases, and use savings for debt reduction and infrastructure improvements), S5254 [21MY]
———Dorgan amendment (increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to exempt small businesses and farmers from inheritance taxes), S5255 [21MY]
———enact, S5522 [23MY]
———Feingold amendment (phase out estate and gift taxes and increase income limits relative to a 10 percent income tax rate bracket for individuals), S5408 [22MY]
———Feingold amendment (strike certain cuts and use savings to increase income limits covered by the 10 percent income tax rate bracket), S5406 [22MY]
———Feingold motion to commit (strike all estate tax reductions and use savings to expand the estate tax unified credit exemption amounts), S5407 [22MY]
———Feingold motion to waive Budget Act relative to Feingold amendment (eliminate the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program), S5406 [22MY]
———Graham amendment (establish 10 percent income tax rate bracket for individuals), S5252 [21MY]
———Graham amendment (reduction in State estate tax revenues in proportion to the reduction in Federal estate tax revenues), S5253 [21MY]
———Graham motion to waive Budget Act relative to Graham amendment (treatment of long-term care insurance), S5494 [23MY]
———Grassley motion to waive Budget Act relative to Grassley amendment to Graham amendment (treatment of long-term care insurance), S5493 [23MY]
———Gregg motion to waive Budget Act relative to Gregg amendment (capital gains rates), S5248 [21MY]
———Harkin amendment (provide tax credits for the repayment of student loans by teachers and nurses), S5426 [22MY]
———Harkin motion to waive Budget Act relative to Harkin amendment (Social Security and Medicare funding), S5409 [22MY]
———Hutchison amendment (eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting income tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts), S5058 [17MY]
———Kennedy amendment (expand Hope Scholarship credit to include all costs of attendance), S5425 [22MY]
———Kennedy appeal of ruling of the Chair on the timeliness of a quorum call, S5260 [21MY]
———Kennedy motion to waive Budget Act relative to Kennedy amendment (education funding), S5258 [21MY]
———Kennedy motion to waive Budget Act relative to Kennedy amendment (make certain rate cuts conditional on full Head Start Program funding), S5424 [22MY]
———Kennedy motion to waive Budget Act relative to Kennedy amendment (make certain rate cuts conditional on increased Pell Grant Program funding), S5423 [22MY]
———Kerry amendment (allow personal exemptions against the alternative minimum tax for certain individuals), S5409 [22MY]
———Levin amendment (phase out estate and gift taxes), S5422 [22MY]
———Levin amendment (treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans), S5422 [22MY]
———Levin motion to waive Budget Act relative to Levin amendment (adjust highest income tax rate if discretionary spending level is exceeded), S5418 [22MY]
———Lieberman amendment (provide an income tax rebate to individuals and families), S5410 [22MY]
———Lincoln amendment (treatment of education individual retirement accounts relative to elementary and secondary school expenses), S5408 [22MY]
———McCain amendment (adjust tax rates), S5256 [21MY]
———Nelson of Florida motion to waive Budget Act relative to Nelson of Florida amendment (reduction in State estate tax revenues), S5421 [22MY]
———Reid motion to waive Budget Act relative to McCain amendment (make rate cuts conditional on funding for defense spending increases), S5257 [21MY]
———Reid motion to waive Budget Act relative to Reid amendment (Social Security computation rule application to certain workers), S5418 [22MY]
———Rockefeller motion to waive Budget Act relative to Rockefeller amendment (Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs), S5250 [21MY]
———Schumer amendment (tax treatment of higher education expenses and interest on student loans), S5076 [17MY]
———Schumer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Schumer amendment (alternative minimum tax relief, tax extenders, and offset for revenue loss), S5495 [23MY]
———Smith of New Hampshire amendment (treatment of certain survivor benefits), S5258 [21MY]
———Smith of New Hampshire motion to waive Budget Act relative to Smith of New Hampshire amendment (moratorium on interactive computer service taxes), S5257 [21MY]
———Snowe amendment (expand child tax credit), S5490 [23MY]
———Stabenow motion to waive Budget Act relative to Stabenow amendment (condition tax cuts on solvency of Medicare trust funds), S5492 [23MY]
———Wellstone amendment (make Hope Scholarship fully refundable), S5425 [22MY]
———Wellstone motion to waive Budget Act relative to Wellstone motion to commit (education funding), S5253 [21MY]
Senate: motion to request attendance of absent Senators, S7897 [19JY], S8321 [27JY]
Supplemental appropriations (H.R. 2216): making, S7417 [10JY]
Supplemental appropriations (S. 1077): Byrd motion to table Feingold amendment (expand assistance to countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis through reductions in V-22 Osprey aircraft program), S7407 [10JY]
———Conrad motion to waive Budget Act relative to Conrad amendment (protect Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms), S7375 [10JY]
———Hollings amendment (ensure funding for defense and education programs by repealing tax cuts), S7377 [10JY]
———Inouye motion to table Wellstone amendment (LIHEAP funding), S7407 [10JY]
———Reid motion to table McCain amendment (Dept. of Defense funding), S7408 [10JY]
———Schumer amendment (taxpayer refund notification funding), S7409 [10JY]
———Voinovich motion to waive Budget Act relative to Voinovich amendment (budget treatment of Social Security trust funds), S7376 [10JY]
Uniting and Strengthening America (USA) Act (S. 1510): Daschle motion to table Feingold amendment (FBI access to business records in terrorism or espionage investigations), S10586 [11OC]
———Daschle motion to table Feingold amendment (limit roving wiretap authority), S10577 [11OC]
———Daschle motion to table Feingold amendment (surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools), S10575 [11OC]
———enact, S10604 [11OC]
Use of Armed Forces against those responsible for hijacking and crashing of commercial aircraft into the World Trade Center, Pentagon, and Somerset County, PA (S.J. Res. 23): authorize, S9421 [14SE]
Viet Nam Human Rights Act (H.R. 2833): enact, S10106 [3OC]
Vietnam normal trade relations status (H.J. Res. 51): approve, S10126 [3OC]
Remarks in Senate
Budget: require a three-fifths majority vote in the Senate to waive the point of order against considering spending of certain Medicare trust funds, S3665, S3666, S3667 [6AP]
Correction: Biden, S2296 [14MR], S5409 [22MY]
———Byrd, S4462 [8MY]
———Domenici, S9768 [25SE]
———Reid, S3138 [29MR]
Missed: Biden, S9801 [25SE]
Position on missed: Allard, S2890 [26MR]
———Baucus, S2972 [27MR], S11486 [6NO]
———Biden, S6181 [13JN]
———Carnahan, S9241 [10SE]
———Corzine, S2385 [15MR]
———Dayton, S3260 [2AP]
———Dodd, S4812 [10MY], S6207 [13JN], S6248 [14JN]
———Domenici, S7418 [10JY]
———Durbin, S8115 [24JY]
———Ensign, S8115 [24JY]
———Graham, S1607 [27FE]
———Helms, S6982 [27JN], S9421 [14SE]
———Landrieu, S11095 [25OC]
———Leahy, S5428 [22MY]
———Lieberman, S4931 [15MY], S10786 [17OC], S12460 [5DE]
———Lincoln, S7993 [20JY]
———McCain, S8551 [1AU]
———McConnell, S6535 [21JN]
———Murray, S2890 [26MR]
———Reid, S9246 [10SE]
———Rockefeller, S2972 [27MR], S5603 [24MY]
———Wellstone, S4498 [8MY]