VOTES IN SENATE

Recorded

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2673): cloture motion on conference report, S21 [20JA], S156 [22JA]

———conference report, S156 [22JA]

American Jobs Creation Act (H.R. 4520): cloture motion on conference report, S11039 [10OC]

———conference report, S11222 [11OC]

Budget 2005-2009 (S. Con. Res. 95): Baucus amendment (eliminate reconciliation instructions in budget resolution directing Committee on Finance (Senate) to produce mandatory savings), S2531 [10MR]

———Bingaman motion to waive Budget Act relative to Bingaman amendment (establish point of order against any legislation that increases individuals affected by alternative minimum tax), S2646 [11MR]

———Boxer amendment (reduce tax cuts and apply savings to promote job creation, discourage outsourcing of jobs, and provide adjustment assistance for dislocated workers), S2640 [11MR]

———Byrd amendment (increase funding for domestic priorities by closing tax loopholes, improving tax enforcement, and reducing levels of tax cuts), S2646 [11MR]

———Byrd amendment (tax rates), S2517 [10MR]

———Conrad amendment (point of order against direct spending or revenue legislation that increases on-budget deficits in any fiscal year until budget is balanced without Social Security), S2407 [9MR]

———Daschle amendment (reduce level of tax cuts or close certain tax loopholes and apply savings to Indian Health Service clinical services funding), S2651 [11MR]

———Daschle amendment (veterans health care funding through reductions in certain tax cuts for upper-income individuals), S2423 [9MR]

———Dodd amendment (21st Century Community Learning Centers Program funding), S2653 [11MR]

———Dorgan amendment (reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to law enforcement programs), S2643 [11MR]

———Feingold amendment (reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement), S2518 [10MR]

———Harkin amendment (increase funding for research, disease control, wellness, and tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts through increase in tobacco excise taxes), S2645 [11MR]

———Kennedy amendment (increase Pell Grant funding through closing of certain tax loopholes), S2648 [11MR]

———Lautenberg amendment (debt limit), S2675 [11MR]

———Lautenberg amendment (extend financing of the Superfund program by reinstating certain excise taxes), S2644 [11MR]

———Levin amendment (Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil purchase and inventory policies), S2666 [11MR]

———Lieberman amendment (reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to homeland security programs funding), S2647 [11MR]

———Lincoln amendment (improve access to affordable health insurance through closing of certain tax loopholes), S2645 [11MR]

———McConnell motion to waive Budget Act relative to McConnell amendment (protect certain small businesses from tax hikes on upper incomes), S2667 [11MR]

———Murray amendment (increase No Child Left Behind Act funding through closing of certain tax loopholes), S2492 [10MR]

———Nelson of Florida amendment (increase veterans medical care funding through closing of certain tax loopholes), S2531 [10MR]

———Sarbanes amendment (reduce level of tax cuts and apply savings to firefighters grant programs), S2641 [11MR]

———setting forth, S2699 [11MR]

———Specter amendment (NIH research funding), S2671 [11MR]

———Warner amendment (Dept. of Defense funding), S2518 [10MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions renewal (H.J. Res. 97): approve, S7395 [24JN]

Class Action Fairness Act (S. 2062): cloture motion, S7819 [8JY]

Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select) Senators' service restrictions (S. Res. 445): Biden amendment (make Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) ex officio members), S10669 [7OC]

———cloture motion, S10764 [8OC]

———eliminate, S10925 [9OC]

———Hatch amendment (retain authority over the Secret Service), S10660 [7OC]

———Hutchison amendment (Committee on Appropriations (Senate) subcommittee reorganization), S10918 [9OC]

———McCain amendment (Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) jurisdiction over the Transportation Security Administration), S10653 [7OC]

———McCain amendment (grant appropriations authority to the Committee on Intelligence (Senate, Select)), S10646 [7OC]

———Voinovich amendment (Committee on the Budget (Senate) jurisdiction over budget and shared with Committee on Governmental Affairs on OMB nominations), S10909 [9OC]

Condemn abuse of enemy POW by U.S. military personnel, investigate and take corrective action against those involved, and support those serving honorably in Iraq (S. Res. 356): support, S5072 [10MY]

Constitutional amendment relative to definition of marriage (S.J. Res. 40): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S8090 [14JY]

Crime Victims' Rights Act (S. 2329): enact, S4279 [22AP]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 2400): authorizing, S7299 [23JN]

———Biden amendment (suspend a portion of reduction in highest income tax rate and use revenue for Iraq), S6966 [17JN]

———Boxer amendment (require successful testing of a national missile defense system before deployment), S6928 [17JN]

———Brownback amendment (penalties for violation of prohibitions on broadcast of indecent language), S7129 [22JN]

———Byrd amendment (U.S. participation in Colombia counterdrug and counterterrorism activities), S7226 [23JN]

———Cantwell amendment (facilitate cleanup of nuclear waste sites), S6421 [3JN]

———Corzine motion to waive Budget Act relative to Corzine amendment (age for receipt of military retired pay), S7223 [23JN]

———Daschle motion to waive Budget Act relative to Daschle amendment (veteran benefits funding), S7290 [23JN]

———Dodd amendment (issuance of safety equipment and body armor for soldiers in Iraq), S6714 [14JN]

———Graham of South Carolina amendment (TRICARE health benefits for Reservists and Guardsmen), S6323 [2JN]

———Hatch motion to table Leahy amendment (documents on treatment of individuals held in U.S. custody), S7288 [23JN]

———Hutchison amendment (medical and dental care and disability benefits for certain cadets and midshipmen), S5529 [17MY]

———Kennedy amendment (new nuclear weapons and robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons development funding), S6763 [15JN]

———Kennedy amendment (reports to Congress on efforts to stabilize Iraq and relieve burden on the Armed Forces), S7225 [23JN]

———Kyl amendment (application of excise tax to certain excessive attorney fees), S5784 [19MY]

———Lautenberg amendment (prohibit U.S. companies from doing business with terror-sponsoring nations), S5785 [19MY]

———Lautenberg amendment (protocol on media coverage of return of remains of Armed Forces members killed overseas), S7090 [21JN]

———Leahy amendment (documents on treatment of individuals held in U.S. custody), S7289 [23JN]

———Leahy amendment (prohibit contractor profiteering and fraud in areas of war or conflict), S6859 [16JN]

———Levin amendment (antiterrorism funding through reduction in midcourse missile inceptors), S7128 [22JN]

———Lott amendment (modification of military installation closures and realignments), S5593 [18MY]

———McCain amendment (waiver authority for domestic source or content requirements), S7134 [22JN]

———McConnell amendment (reports to Congress on efforts to stabilize Iraq and relieve burden on the Armed Forces), S7224 [23JN]

———Reed amendment (increase in the minimum end strength level for active duty personnel), S6965 [17JN]

———Reed amendment (limit funding for certain ballistic missile defense programs pending operational reports), S7225 [23JN]

———Smith amendment (provide Federal assistance to prosecute hate crimes), S6775 [15JN]

———Warner amendment (military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan funding), S6337 [2JN]

———Warner amendment (oversight of ballistic missile defense programs), S6941 [17JN]

———Warner amendment (prohibit contractor profiteering and fraud in areas of war or conflict), S6858 [16JN]

———Warner amendment (protocol on media coverage of return of remains of Armed Forces members killed overseas), S7089 [21JN]

———Warner motion to table Dodd amendment (contractor use restrictions), S6836 [16JN]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4837): making, S9375 [20SE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 4613): Byrd amendment (include overseas military operations funding in the budget), S7377 [24JN]

———conference report, S8622 [22JY]

———making, S7392 [24JN]

———Stevens motion to table Biden amendment (allocation of foreign aid to address crisis in Sudan and Chad), S7384 [24JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 4567): Byrd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Byrd amendment (border and transportation security program funding), S9002 [9SE]

———Byrd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Byrd amendment (increase appropriations for homeland security), S9202 [14SE]

———Clinton motion to waive Budget Act relative to Clinton amendment (allocate grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities), S9182 [14SE]

———Cochran motion to table Boxer amendment (first responder interoperable communications funding through reductions in human resources account funding), S9014 [9SE]

———Cochran motion to table Clinton amendment (allow distribution of funds above the State minimum on the basis of high threats to urban areas), S9208 [14SE]

———Cochran motion to table Corzine amendment (chemical facility security funding), S9181 [14SE]

———Cochran motion to table Dayton amendment (ensure continuation of benefits for certain individuals providing security services for Federal buildings), S9182 [14SE]

———Cochran motion to table Kennedy amendment (release of Scowcroft Commission report on intelligence reform), S9207 [14SE]

———Cochran motion to table Schumer amendment (identify and track trucks carrying hazardous materials and perform background checks for commercial driver licenses), S9116 [13SE]

———Dodd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Dodd amendment (first responders funding through reductions in tax cuts), S9003 [9SE]

———Lautenberg motion to waive Budget Act relative to Lautenberg amendment (Coast Guard non-homeland security missions funding), S9117 [13SE]

———Leahy amendment (prohibit funding for job competitions, under OMB guidelines, for certain employees of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services), S8951 [8SE]

———making, S9212 [14SE]

———Mikulski motion to waive Budget Act relative to Mikulski amendment (Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program funding), S9177 [14SE]

———Murray motion to waive Budget Act relative to Murray amendment (port security funding), S9006 [9SE]

———Schumer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Schumer amendment (allocation of homeland security block grant funds to high-threat urban areas and U.S. seaports), S8945 [8SE]

———Schumer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Schumer amendment (improve security at points of entry into the U.S.), S9208 [14SE]

———Schumer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Schumer amendment (increase grants to improve rail and mass transportation system security), S9207 [14SE]

———Thomas amendment (submit reports to Congress on job competition results, under OMB guidelines, relative to cost savings and performance improvements), S8950 [8SE]

Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) Act (S. 2290): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S4257 [22AP]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 4818): conference report, S11764 [20NO]

Funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts in certain other agricultural legislation (S. Res. 454): provide, S10927 [9OC]

Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (S. 2061): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S1506 [24FE]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (H.R. 1350): enact, S5411 [13MY]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act (S. 1248): Gregg amendment (funding), S5344 [12MY]

———Harkin motion to waive Budget Act relative to Harkin amendment (funding), S5345 [12MY]

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (S. 2845): conference report, S12010 [8DE]

Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act (S. 150): cloture motion on Daschle amendment (establish renewable fuels standards, repeal oxygenate requirements, and eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply), S4641 [29AP]

———cloture motion on Domenici amendment (enhance energy conservation, research, and development and provide for security and diversity in the energy supply), S4644 [29AP]

———cloture motion on McCain amendment (substitute), S4646 [29AP]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S4361 [26AP]

———enact, S4669 [29AP]

———McCain motion to table Feinstein amendment (extend certain Internet Tax Freedom Act grandfather provisions), S4666 [29AP]

———McCain motion to table Hutchison amendment (clarify definition of Internet access service), S4405 [27AP]

Israeli/Palestinian peace initiatives (S. Res. 393): support, S7396 [24JN]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act (H.R. 4520): DeWine amendment (provide FDA with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, eliminate price supports and compensate tobacco quota holders, producers, and communities), S8218 [15JY]

Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act (S. 1637): Allard amendment (provide a brownfields demonstration program for qualified green building and sustainable design projects), S4895 [5MY]

———Breaux amendment (limit amount of deferred foreign sales corporation income that can be repatriated at a lower rate), S4884 [5MY]

———Cantwell motion to waive Budget Act relative to Cantwell amendment (provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program), S5186 [11MY]

———cloture motion, S5184 [11MY]

———cloture motion on Frist motion to recommit, S3894 [7AP]

———cloture motion on McConnell motion to recommit, S3066 [24MR]

———Dodd amendment (protect employees from outsourcing of jobs to foreign countries for performance of Federal and State services contracts), S2210 [4MR]

———enact, S5218 [11MY]

———Graham of Florida amendment (replace manufacturers' deduction based on domestic production with manufacturing employers' credit based on payroll taxes), S4885 [5MY]

———Grassley motion to table Dorgan amendment (repeal tax deferral for U.S. companies that outsource manufacturing facilities to foreign countries and import products back to the U.S.), S4894 [5MY]

———Gregg amendment (clarify Fair Labors Standards Act provisions relating to overtime pay), S4806 [4MY]

———Hatch amendment (extend and modify research tax credit), S2088 [3MR]

———Hollings amendment (clarify Fair Labors Standards Act provisions relating to overtime pay), S4806 [4MY]

———Hollings amendment (tax treatment of certain offshore corporations and qualified production activities income), S5199 [11MY]

———McCain amendment (strike provisions relating to energy tax incentives), S5193 [11MY]

———Wyden motion to waive Budget Act relative to Wyden amendment (extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers), S4821 [4MY]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 4755): making, S9426 [21SE]

Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act (H.R. 1047): cloture motion on conference report, S11520 [19NO]

National Intelligence Reform Act (S. 2845): cloture motion, S10391 [5OC]

———Collins motion to table Byrd amendment (enhance congressional oversight of intelligence and intelligence-related activities), S10328 [4OC]

———Collins motion to table Hollings amendment (establish a National Intelligence Coordinator to oversee existing intelligence community), S10037 [30SE]

———Collins motion to table Lautenberg amendment (prohibit U.S. companies from setting up foreign subsidiaries for purposes of doing business with terror-sponsoring nations), S10038 [30SE]

———Collins motion to table Specter amendment (provide National Intelligence Director with authority to supervise, direct, and control all elements of the intelligence community), S9897 [29SE]

———Collins motion to table Specter amendment (specify a term of service for the National Intelligence Director), S9897 [29SE]

———enact, S10543 [6OC]

———Hutchison amendment (develop and implement a plan to provide security for cargo entering the U.S., or being transported in intrastate or interstate commerce), S9795 [28SE]

———Lieberman motion to table Stevens amendment (public disclosure of expenditures for intelligence services), S10330 [4OC]

———McCain amendment (implement aviation security recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.), S9784 [28SE]

———Roberts amendment (continuation of requirement that funds appropriated for an intelligence activity must be specifically authorized), S10486 [6OC]

Nomination of David W. McKeague to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S8595 [22JY]

Nomination of Diane S. Sykes to be circuit judge: confirmed, S7397 [24JN]

Nomination of F. Dennis Saylor IV, to be district judge: confirmed, S6264 [1JN]

Nomination of Francis J. Harvey to be Sec. of the Army: confirmed, S11357 [16NO]

Nomination of Franklin S. Van Antwerpen to be circuit judge: confirmed, S5929 [20MY]

Nomination of Gary L. Sharpe to be district judge: confirmed, S307 [28JA]

Nomination of Gene E.K. Pratter to be district judge: confirmed, S6777 [15JN]

Nomination of Henry W. Saad to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S8592 [22JY]

Nomination of J. Leon Holmes to be district judge: confirmed, S7563 [6JY]

Nomination of James L. Robart to be district judge: confirmed, S6942 [17JN]

Nomination of Jane J. Boyle to be district judge: confirmed, S6945 [17JN]

Nomination of John D. Negroponte to be Ambassador to Iraq: confirmed, S4980 [6MY]

Nomination of Juan R. Sanchez to be district judge: confirmed, S7227 [23JN]

Nomination of Judith C. Herrera to be district judge: confirmed, S6425 [3JN]

Nomination of Kenneth M. Karas to be district judge: confirmed, S6423 [3JN]

Nomination of Lawrence F. Stengel to be district judge: confirmed, S6861 [16JN]

Nomination of Louis Guirola, Jr. to be district judge: confirmed, S2699 [11MR]

Nomination of Marcia G. Cooke to be district judge: confirmed, S5575 [18MY]

Nomination of Mark R. Filip to be district judge: confirmed, S571 [4FE]

Nomination of Michael H. Schneider, Sr., to be district judge: confirmed, S8837 [7SE]

Nomination of Paul S. Diamond to be district judge: confirmed, S6862 [16JN]

Nomination of Raymond W. Gruender to be circuit judge: confirmed, S5928 [20MY]

Nomination of Representative Goss to be Director of Central Intelligence: confirmed, S9518 [22SE]

Nomination of Ricardo S. Martinez to be district judge: confirmed, S6776 [15JN]

Nomination of Richard A. Griffin to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S8595 [22JY]

Nomination of Roger T. Benitez to be district judge: confirmed, S6944 [17JN]

Nomination of Sandra L. Townes to be district judge: confirmed, S6422 [3JN]

Nomination of Virginia E. Hopkins to be district judge: confirmed, S6776 [15JN]

Nomination of Virginia M. Hernandez Covington to be district judge: confirmed, S8836 [7SE]

Nomination of Walter D. Kelley, Jr. to be district judge: confirmed, S7229 [23JN]

Nomination of William G. Myers III to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S8460 [20JY]

Nomination of William S. Duffey, Jr., to be district judge: confirmed, S6860 [16JN]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations (H.R. 2673): cloture motion on conference report, S21 [20JA], S156 [22JA]

———conference report, S156 [22JA]

Omnibus consolidated appropriations (H.R. 4818): conference report, S11764 [20NO]

Pension Funding Equity Act (H.R. 3108): conference report, S3996 [8AP]

———enact, S299 [28JA]

———Rockefeller motion to table Kyl amendment (Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. limited liability relative to special funding requirements for certain maintained pension plans), S272 [27JA]

Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act (H.R. 4): cloture motion, S3538 [1AP]

———Snowe amendment (child care funding), S3334 [30MR]

Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access Protection Act (S. 2207): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S3894 [7AP]

Project BioShield Act (S. 15): enact, S5767 [19MY]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (S. 1805): Bingaman amendment (modify definition of ``reasonably foreseeable'' relative to misuse of firearms or ammunition), S1928 [1MR]

———Boxer amendment (require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun), S1623 [26FE]

———Campbell amendment (exempt law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns), S1972 [2MR]

———Cantwell motion to waive Budget Act relative to Cantwell amendment (provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program), S1655 [26FE]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S1538 [25FE]

———Corzine amendment (protect rights of law enforcement officers who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals), S1670 [26FE]

———Craig motion to table Levin amendment (permit lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers if gross negligence or reckless conduct cause death or injury), S1975 [2MR]

———enact, S1976 [2MR]

———Feinstein amendment (extend ban on production of assault weapons), S1971 [2MR]

———Frist amendment (exempt lawsuits involving a shooting victim of John A. Muhammad or Lee B. Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action), S1662 [26FE]

———Frist amendment (protect rights of law enforcement officers who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals), S1670 [26FE]

———Frist amendment (regulate sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition), S1974 [2MR]

———Kennedy amendment (expand definition of armor piercing ammunition and promulgate uniform testing standards of projectiles against body armor), S1974 [2MR]

———McCain amendment (regulation of transfers at gun shows), S1971 [2MR]

———Mikulski amendment (exempt lawsuits involving a shooting victim of John A. Muhammad or Lee B. Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action), S1663 [26FE]

Public debt ceiling (S. 2986): increase, S11418 [17NO]

Ronald Reagan (S. Res. 373): tribute, S6652 [9JN]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act (S. 1072): Bond motion to waive Budget Act relative to Inhofe amendment (substitute), S1219 [12FE]

———cloture motion on Inhofe amendment (substitute), S1198 [12FE]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S360 [2FE]

———enact, S1265 [12FE]

———Hutchison amendment (program funding relative to minimum rate of return for donor States), S1206 [12FE]

———Inhofe motion to table Warner amendment (incentive program for States to promote efficient safety belt laws and increase safety belt use), S970 [11FE]

———Kyl amendment (highway programs and transit programs funding), S1225 [12FE]

Senate: motion to request attendance of absent Senators, S10779 [8OC]

Separate campaign medals to recognize service by members of the Armed Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (H.R. 3104): establish, S5569 [18MY]

Terrorist bombing in Madrid, Spain (S. Res. 319): condemn and express condolences, S2643 [11MR]

U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 4759): enact, S8216 [15JY]

U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (S. 2677): enact, S8510 [21JY]

Unborn Victims of Violence Act (H.R. 1997): enact, S3167 [25MR]

———Feinstein amendment (provide additional penalties for certain crimes against women that cause an interruption in the normal course of their pregnancy), S3151 [25MR]

———Murray motion to waive Budget Act relative to Murray amendment (domestic violence programs funding), S3164 [25MR]

Working Families Tax Relief Act (H.R. 1308): conference report, S9580 [23SE]

Remarks in House

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 17,000th vote, E512 [2AP]

Remarks in Senate

American Jobs Creation Act: recusal by Senator Kohl from votes due to conflict of interest, S11033 [10OC]

Byrd, Senator: tribute for casting 17,000th vote, S3538-S3543, S3597 [1AP]

Correction: Collins, S5784 [19MY]

———Crapo, S5784 [19MY]

———Inouye, S9182 [14SE]

———Lautenberg, S4642 [29AP]

———Smith, S7301 [23JN]

Position on missed: Akaka, S4155 [20AP]

———Bayh, S5221 [11MY]

———Biden, S5601 [18MY]

———Boxer, S10925 [9OC]

———Brownback, S5602 [18MY], S7421 [24JN]

———Daschle, S5529 [17MY]

———Domenici, S168 [22JA]

———Dorgan, S11283 [11OC]

———Durbin, S360 [2FE]

———Harkin, S360 [2FE], S6264 [1JN]

———Hatch, S12022 [8DE]

———Nelson, Bill, S8419 [19JY], S9278 [15SE], S10055 [30SE]

———Reed, S9215 [14SE]

———Talent, S8957 [8SE]