VOTES IN SENATE

Addresses

Upholding the Tradition of Freedom of Speech: Senator Byrd, S4364-S4366 [27AP]

Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding on Judicial Nominations, S5830 [24MY]

Articles and editorials

Bingaman Should Lead Dems' Filibuster Retreat, S4448 [28AP]

Breaking the Rules—Framers Intended No More Than a Senate Majority To Approve Judges, S5773 [23MY]

Democracy and the Filibuster, S4372 [27AP]

Democrats Readying for Judicial Fight, S3612 [14AP]

Filibuster Puts Bar Too High for Judges, S4449 [28AP]

From Thomas, Original Views, S6400 [13JN]

Hatch Is Wrong About History of Judicial Appointments, S5768 [23MY]

Memos Reveal Strategy Behind Judge Filibusters, S5474 [19MY]

Nuke the Filibuster, S4373 [27AP]

Our Constitution Faces Death by Due ``Process'', S6399 [13JN]

Rules of Order, S4372 [27AP]

Senate on the Brink, S4143 [22AP]

Shut Up, Mr. Smith, S4437 [27AP]

Time To Retire the Filibuster, S4143 [22AP]

Time To Stand Up, S3269 [6AP]

Unique Case of Obstruction, S5475, S5513 [19MY]

Up, Down or Out, S4368 [27AP]

War Over Judges Is No Longer Subtle Fight, S5384 [18MY]

Histories

Filibusters and Judges, S4803 [10MY]

Vote to stop filibuster of nomination of Richard A. Paez to be circuit judge (2000), S4220 [25AP]

Letters

Senate Rules amendment relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster: Abraham H. Foxman, Anti-Defamation League, S4147 [22AP]

———C. Welton Gaddy, S4146 [22AP]

———several religious leaders, S4146 [22AP]

Lists

Comments by Republicans during filibuster of Richard A. Paez and Marsha L. Berzon nominations, S3763 [15AP]

Judicial nominations by President Bush approved by the Senate, S5500 [19MY]

Judicial nominations for which cloture was filed, because of a filibuster, but was later withdrawn, S3763 [15AP]

Judicial nominations needing 60 votes in order to end filibuster prior to the Bush administration, S3763 [15AP], S4442 [27AP]

Senate votes on confirmation of U.N. Ambassadors, S5946 [26MY]

Papers

Senate's Power To Make Procedural Rules by Majority Vote: Senate Republican Policy Committee, S5509-S5512 [19MY]

Press releases

Reform Jewish Movement Calls on Senator Frist To Repudiate Claim That Judicial Nominees Are Victims of a ``Filibuster Against Faith'': Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, S4147 [22AP]

Quotations

Supermajority requirement for confirmation of judicial nominees: several legal scholars, S5516 [19MY]

Recorded

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2744): Bingaman amendment (Team Nutrition program funding to support nutrition education and promote physical activities in schools), S10284 [21SE]

———Coburn amendment (require conference report inclusion of limitations, directives, and earmarks), S10283 [21SE]

———conference report, S12290 [3NO]

———Dayton amendment (effective date for counties in States declared agriculture disasters to use acreage for harvesting or grazing), S10328 [22SE]

———Ensign amendment (prohibit funding to inspect horses for the purpose of slaughter or horse flesh for human consumption), S10224 [20SE]

———making, S10332 [22SE]

———Nelson of Nebraska amendment (prohibit the use of funds for developing a final rule regarding the importation of beef from Japan), S10213 [20SE]

Airbus Industries request for launch aid and governmental support of the civil aircraft industry (S. Con. Res. 25): reject and prohibit, S3401 [11AP]

Americans With Disabilities Act (S. Res. 207): anniversary, S8805 [25JY]

Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (S. 256): Akaka amendment (prevent unsecured creditors from collecting accruing interest from consumers entering into credit counseling consolidated payment plans), S2417 [10MR]

———Akaka amendment (require enhanced disclosure regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt), S1894 [2MR]

———Boxer amendment (disallow claims against certain underage individuals), S2312 [9MR]

———cloture motion, S2216 [8MR]

———Corzine amendment (exempt from means testing economically distressed caregivers to ill or disabled family members), S1925 [2MR]

———Dayton amendment (limit amount of interest that can be charged on any credit extension), S1982 [3MR]

———Dodd amendment (protect assets necessary for the financial support of children from bankruptcy proceedings), S2325 [9MR]

———Durbin amendment (discourage predatory mortgage lending practices), S1984 [3MR]

———Durbin amendment (exempt from means testing debtors who are disabled veterans whose indebtedness occurred primarily during a period of military service), S2427 [10MR]

———Durbin amendment (exempt from means testing debtors whose income falls below the median income level), S2311 [9MR]

———Durbin amendment (means testing, claims on high-cost loans, and homestead and personal property exemptions for servicemen and certain veterans and spouses), S1854 [1MR]

———Durbin amendment (protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of earnings and retirement savings), S1995 [3MR]

———enact, S2474 [10MR]

———Feingold amendment (establish a Federal homestead floor exemption for senior citizens), S1894 [2MR]

———Feingold amendment (reform small business regulations), S2228 [8MR]

———Harkin amendment (increase accrual period for employee wage priority), S2312 [9MR]

———Kennedy amendment (establish a Federal homestead exemption for debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems), S1924 [2MR]

———Kennedy amendment (exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support), S2416 [10MR]

———Kennedy amendment (exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by serious medical problems), S1924 [2MR]

———Kennedy amendment (exempt from means testing income from lost jobs and from jobs that can no longer be performed due to medical disability), S2417 [10MR]

———Kennedy amendment (minimum wage level), S2132 [7MR]

———Kennedy amendment (reform homestead exemptions protecting homes from bankruptcy filings), S2326 [9MR]

———Leahy amendment (modify definition of disinterested person in the bankruptcy code relative to conflict-of-interest standards), S2426 [10MR]

———Nelson of Florida amendment (exempt from means testing debtors whose financial situations were caused by identity theft), S1982 [3MR]

———Rockefeller amendment (increase payments of wages and benefits to employees and require payment to retirees for lost health benefits), S1995 [3MR]

———Santorum amendment (minimum wage level), S2133 [7MR]

———Schumer amendment (limit exemption for asset protection trusts), S1994 [3MR], S2428 [10MR]

———Schumer amendment (nondischargeability of debts incurred as a result of abortion clinic protests), S2215 [8MR]

———Sessions amendment (clarify treatment of debtors with serious medical conditons, servicemen called to active duty, and low income veterans), S1853 [1MR]

———Talent amendment (limit exemption for asset protection trusts), S2428 [10MR]

Budget 2006-2010 (H. Con. Res. 95): conference report, S4527 [28AP]

Budget 2006-2010 (S. Con. Res. 18): Akaka amendment (veterans health care funding), S2807 [16MR]

———Baucus amenment (ensure legislation allowing cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order), S2926 [17MR]

———Biden amendment (Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funding), S2926 [17MR]

———Bingaman amendment (education funding), S2628 [14MR]

———Boxer amendment (allow Senate point of order against any appropriations bill allowing funding for agencies to produce prepackaged news stories without a disclaimer), S2935 [17MR]

———Bunning amendment (repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits), S2933 [17MR]

———Byrd amendment (Amtrak funding), S2794 [16MR]

———Byrd amendment (Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs funding), S2929 [17MR]

———Cantwell amendment (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration), S2795 [16MR]

———Carper amendment (ensure legislation allowing tax cuts receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order or require such cuts to be offset), S2921 [17MR]

———Clinton amendment (expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce the number of abortions and improve access to women's health care), S2934 [17MR]

———Cochran amendment (continue congressional authority to make emergency designations without Presidential approval), S2925 [17MR]

———Coleman amendment (Community Development Block Grant Program funding), S2924 [17MR]

———Conrad amendment (repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits), S2932 [17MR]

———Conrad amendment (restore Social Security solvency before allowing new tax cuts or mandatory spending unless paid for or approved by a supermajority), S2692 [15MR]

———Dayton amendment (Individuals With Disabilities Education Act funding), S2941 [17MR]

———DeMint amendment (Social Security reform), S2693 [15MR]

———Dorgan amendment (Native Americans health care, housing, and education funding through closing of certain tax loopholes), S2936 [17MR]

———Dorgan amendment (prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country), S2922 [17MR]

———Ensign amendment (veterans health care funding), S2807 [16MR]

———Feingold amendment (reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement), S2806 [16MR]

———Frist amendment (Medicaid funding), S2919 [17MR]

———Graham amendment (Social Security reform), S2691 [15MR]

———Harkin amendment (restore vocational education funding through reductions in certain tax cuts), S2922 [17MR]

———Kennedy amendment (education funding), S2925 [17MR]

———Landrieu amendment (allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the National Guard or Ready Reserve for compensation paid during active military duty), S2922 [17MR]

———Lautenberg amendment (public debt ceiling), S2935 [17MR]

———Levin amendment (Advanced Technology Program funding), S2944 [17MR]

———Lieberman amendment (first responders, seaport security, and Border Patrol funding, S2923 [17MR]

———Nelson of Florida amendment (Social Security reform), S2693 [15MR]

———Sarbanes amendment (restore Community Development Block Grant Program funding through closing certain tax loopholes), S2923 [17MR]

———setting forth, S2965 [17MR]

———Smith amendment (Medicaid funding and Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid establishment), S2920 [17MR]

———Snowe amendment (permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs under Medicare), S2921 [17MR]

———Specter amendment (Dept. of Education and NIH funding), S2808 [16MR]

———Stabenow amendment (first responders funding), S2693 [15MR]

———Talent amendment (provide flexibility to consider all available funding options for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs), S2932 [17MR]

Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act import restrictions (H.J. Res. 52): approve renewal, S8446 [19JY]

Career and Technical Education Improvement Act (S. 250): enact, S2462 [10MR]

Class Action Fairness Act (S. 5): enact, S1249 [10FE]

———Feingold amendment (establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand class action cases that have been removed to Federal court), S1232 [10FE]

———Feinstein amendment (Federal court management of interstate class actions asserting claims governed by differing State laws), S1184 [9FE]

———Kennedy amendment (exempt class actions involving civil rights or certain labor laws), S1183 [9FE]

———Specter motion to table Pryor amendment (exempt class action lawsuits brought by State attorneys general), S1165 [9FE]

Condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (S. Res. 233): express, commend, and commit, S9631 [6SE]

Conducting of free elections in Iraq and furthering of steps toward establishment of a free, democratic, secure, and prosperous Iraq (S. Res. 38): commend and encourage, S1045 [7FE]

Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 68): Harkin amendment (Community Services Block Grant Program funding), S10778 [30SE]

Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 72): Harkin amendment (Community Services Block Grant Program funding), S13287 [18NO]

Counting of electoral votes for President and Vice President: objection to the counting of Ohio electoral votes, S56 [6JA]

Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act (S. 1932): Baucus motion to instruct conferees (Medicaid funding), S13530 [14DE]

———Bingaman amendment (prevent reduction in Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage and extend drug rebates to enrollees in managed care organizations), S12308 [3NO]

———Byrd amendment (impose fee on employers relative to certain intra-company transferee nonimmigrants), S12310 [3NO]

———Byrd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Byrd amendment (suspend time limitations on debate of reconciliation legislation that causes or increases a deficit), S12313 [3NO]

———Cantwell amendment (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration), S12305 [3NO]

———Cantwell amendment (division of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas leasing revenues), S12314 [3NO]

———Carper motion to instruct conferees (reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program), S13529 [14DE]

———Conrad motion to waive Budget Act relative to Conrad amendment (reinstate pay-as-you-go requirement), S12291 [3NO]

———DeWine motion to instruct conferees (repeal Tariff Act dumping and subsidy offset provisions), S13631 [15DE]

———enact, S12345 [3NO]

———Ensign motion to waive Budget Act relative to Ensign amendment (elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina), S12294 [3NO]

———Frist motion to proceed to conference report, S14015 [19DE]

———Grassley motion to waive Budget Act relative to Grassley amendment (farm program payment limitation changes), S12307 [3NO]

———Gregg motion to concur in House amendment with Senate amendment, S14221 [21DE]

———Gregg motion to waive Budget Act relative to certain provisions of conference report, S14205 [21DE]

———Harkin motion to instruct conferees (food stamps funding), S13531 [14DE]

———Inhofe motion to waive Budget Act relative to Inhofe amendment (two-thirds vote for non-defense, non-trust fund discretionary funding which exceeds previous years), S12302 [3NO]

———Kennedy motion to instruct conferees (increase maximum amount of Pell Grant), S13634 [15DE]

———Kohl motion to instruct conferees (child support enforcement programs funding), S13632 [15DE]

———Lautenberg motion to waive Budget Act relative to Lautenberg amendment (require certification prior to beneficiary enrollment in a Medicare prescription drug plan), S12313 [3NO]

———Lincoln motion to waive Budget Act relative to Lincoln amendment (provide emergency health care relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina), S12301 [3NO]

———Lott amendment (Amtrak reauthorization), S12308 [3NO]

———McCain amendment (move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur), S12309 [3NO]

———Murray motion to waive Budget Act relative to Murray amendment (transition period for coverage of drugs for individuals whose coverage is moved from Medicaid to Medicare), S12309 [3NO]

———Nelson of Florida amendment (repeal Medicare part B premium increase), S12303 [3NO]

———Reed amendment (eliminate Medicaid targeted case management reforms), S12321 [3NO]

———Reed amendment (FHA rehabilitation grants and below-market sales programs funding), S12323 [3NO]

———Reed motion to instruct conferees (LIHEAP funding), S13635 [15DE]

———Schumer amendment (eliminate increase in Medicaid rebate for generic drugs), S12319 [3NO]

———Snowe motion to waive Budget Act relative to Snowe amendment (provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs under Medicare), S12325 [3NO]

———Wyden amendment (prohibit exportation of oil and gas produced under leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge), S12306 [3NO]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1042): Allard amendment (provide retirement benefits to Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site workers), S12442 [7NO]

———authorizing, S12810 [15NO]

———Bingaman amendment (judicial review of habeas corpus petitions from detainees in war on terror), S12800 [15NO]

———Byrd amendment (establish position of Deputy Sec. of Defense for Management), S12493 [8NO]

———Chambliss amendment (reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service), S12585 [9NO]

———cloture motion, S8907 [26JY]

———Collins amendment (prohibit U.S. companies from doing business with terror-sponsoring nations), S8905 [26JY]

———Dorgan amendment (establish Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special)), S12644 [10NO]

———Durbin amendment (reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service), S12586 [9NO]

———Ensign amendment (restate policy on Armed Forces use of riot control agents), S12578 [9NO]

———Frist amendment (Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts activities support), S8906 [26JY]

———Graham amendment (review status of detainees held in the war on terror), S12667 [10NO], S12803 [15NO]

———Harkin amendment (ensure balance in political programming on the American Forces Network), S12482 [8NO]

———Inhofe amendment (allow military academies to include the offering of voluntary prayer), S12577 [9NO]

———Inhofe amendment (ensure balance in political programming on the American Forces Network), S12482 [8NO]

———Kerry amendment (submit reports on clandestine facilities for detainees), S12665 [10NO]

———Lautenberg amendment (stop corporations from financing terrorism), S8905 [26JY]

———Levin amendment (Commission on Policies and Practices Relating to the Treatment of Detainees), S12492 [8NO]

———Levin amendment (U.S. policy on Iraq), S12798 [15NO]

———Lugar amendment (address urgent nonproliferation crises and U.S. nonproliferation operations), S8654 [21JY]

———Nelson of Florida amendment (Survivor Benefit Plan annuities reduction and paid-up coverage), S12488 [8NO]

———Reed amendment (Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding), S12494 [8NO]

———Snowe amendment (transfer property at closed military installations to local authorities at no cost), S12490 [8NO]

———Talent amendment (C-17 Airlifter Program funding), S12644 [10NO]

———Warner amendment (U.S. policy on Iraq), S12798 [15NO]

———Warner amendment (uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) funding), S8617 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 1815): Frist motion to proceed to conference report, S14014 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 2863): Bayh motion to waive Budget Act relative to Bayh amendment (uparmored High Mobility Multipurposed Wheeled Vehicles (Humvees) funding), S11113 [5OC]

———cloture motion, S11118 [5OC]

———cloture motion on conference report, S14233 [21DE]

———conference report, S14254 [21DE]

———corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 74), S14239 [21DE]

———Frist motion to proceed to conference report, S14014 [19DE]

———germaneness of Warner amendment (Dept. of Defense authorization), S11112 [5OC]

———Kerry motion to waive Budget Act relative to Kerry amendment (LIHEAP funding), S11116 [5OC]

———making, S11256 [7OC]

———McCain amendment (use of U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as standard for interrogation of detainees and prohibit torture and other similar treatment of enemy POW), S11114 [5OC]

———Stabenow motion to waive Budget Act relative to Stabenow amendment (veterans health care funding), S11117 [5OC]

———Stevens motion to table Coburn amendment (prohibit funding for the development, deployment, or operation of a Federal web-based travel system), S11185 [6OC]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 2360): Akaka motion to waive Budget Act relative to Akaka amendment (first responders funding), S8202 [13JY]

———Byrd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Byrd amendment (increase rail and public transportation security), S8265 [14JY]

———Collins amendment (provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification), S8130 [12JY]

———Dodd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Dodd amendment (first responders funding), S8201 [13JY]

———Ensign amendment (assure adequate funding for additional Border Patrol agents), S8251 [14JY]

———Feinstein amendment (improve allocation of grants), S8130 [12JY]

———Frist amendment (prohibit Federal office holders, who refer to a classified FBI report or an agent's comments used for propaganda by terrorists, from holding a security clearance), S8279 [14JY]

———Gregg amendment (increase rail and public transportation security), S8266 [14JY]

———making, S8290 [14JY]

———McCain amendment (increase detention bed space for illegal immigrants), S8253 [14JY]

———Murray amendment (veterans health care funding), S8110 [12JY]

———Reid amendment (prohibit Federal employees who disclose classified information from holding a security clearance), S8279 [14JY]

———Schumer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Schumer amendment (hazardous materials shipments identification and tracking funding), S8252 [14JY]

———Shelby motion to waive Budget Act relative to Shelby amendment (increase rail and public transportation security), S8268 [14JY]

———Shumer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Schumer amendment (improve air cargo security), S8252 [14JY]

———Stabenow motion to waive Budget Act relative to Stabenow amendment (first responder interoperable communications funding), S8254 [14JY]

Dept. of State, international broadcasting activities, Peace Corps, and foreign assistance programs appropriations (S. 600): Biden amendment (limit U.S. share of assessments for U.N. peace-keeping operations), S3241 [6AP]

———Boxer amendment (international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion), S3190 [5AP]

———Lugar motion to table Dorgan amendment (TV Marti funding), S3248 [6AP]

———Lugar motion to table Schumer amendment (China's undervalued currency and currency manipulations), S3253 [6AP]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2361): Boxer amendment (continue EPA ban on human testing of pesticides), S7561 [29JN]

———Burns amendment (review studies on human testing of pesticides before issuing EPA final rule), S7560 [29JN]

———Coburn amendment (require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks), S7500 [28JN]

———Coburn motion to waive Budget Act relative to Coburn amendment (Indian Health Service funding through reductions in federal land acquisition funding), S7500 [28JN]

———conference report, S9372 [29JY]

———Dorgan motion to waive Budget Act relative to Dorgan amendment (Indian Health Service funding through transfer of certain FRS surplus funds), S7568 [29JN]

———Dorgan motion to waive Senate Rules relative to Dorgan amendment (lift travel restrictions to Cuba), S7588 [29JN]

———making, S7597 [29JN]

———Murray amendment (veterans health care funding), S7587 [29JN]

———Santorum amendment (veterans health care funding), S7587 [29JN]

———Sununu amendment (prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging in the Tongass National Forest), S7568 [29JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 2528): Akaka amendment (Readjustment Counseling Service funding), S10359 [22SE]

———making, S10360 [22SE]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3010): Boxer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Boxer amendment (afterschool programs funding), S11988 [27OC]

———Byrd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Byrd amendment (Elementary and Secondary Education Act funding for disadvantaged students), S11866 [26OC]

———Clinton motion to waive Budget Act relative to Clinton amendment (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act funding), S11894 [26OC]

———Coburn amendment (AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding through reductions in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding), S11896 [26OC]

———cloture motion, S11957 [27OC]

———Dodd motion to waive Budget Act relative to Dodd amendment (Head Start program funding), S11892 [26OC]

———Durbin amendment (permit beneficiaries to use identification numbers other than Social Security numbers to deter identity theft), S11785 [25OC]

———Durbin motion to instruct conferees (NIH funding), S13291 [18NO]

———Ensign amendment (prohibit e-Language Learning System funding), S11989 [27OC]

———Gregg amendment (LIHEAP funding), S11891 [26OC]

———Harkin motion to waive Budget Act relative to Bingaman amendment (AIDS Drug Assistance Program funding), S11985 [27OC]

———Kennedy motion to waive Budget Act relative to Kennedy amendment (increase maximum Pell grant amount), S11793 [25OC]

———making, S11998 [27OC]

———Reed motion to waive Budget Act relative to Reed amendment (LIHEAP funding), S11891 [26OC]

———Specter motion to instruct conferees (LIHEAP funding), S13291 [18NO]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3058): Bond amendment (Dept. of HUD recovery of assets used in violation of agreements), S11407 [17OC]

———Bond motion to table Coburn amendment (community development projects funding), S11615 [20OC]

———Coburn amendment (Twin Spans Bridge in Louisiana reconstruction funding), S11637 [20OC]

———Dorgan amendment (Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special)), S11548 [19OC]

———Enzi motion to waive Budget Act relative to Enzi amendment (minimum wage and wage regulations), S11548 [19OC]

———Kennedy motion to waive Budget Act relative to Kennedy amendment (minimum wage), S11547 [19OC]

———Kyl amendment (Members of Congress cost-of-living adjustment), S11460 [18OC]

———making, S11653 [20OC]

———Reed motion to waive Budget Act relative to Reed amendment (LIHEAP funding), S11623 [20OC]

———Stevens amendment (Twin Spans Bridge in Louisiana reconstruction funding), S11637 [20OC]

Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (H.R. 3045): enact, S9255 [28JY]

Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (S. 1307): Frist motion to proceed, S7598 [29JN]

———enact, S7755 [30JN]

Emergency supplemental appropriations for relief for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673): making, S9813 [8SE]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 2419): conference report, S12751 [14NO]

———Feinstein amendment (prohibit funding to develop robust nuclear earth penetrator weapons), S7794 [30JN]

———making, S7797 [30JN]

Energy Policy Act (H.R. 6): Alexander amendment (provide for local control of siting of windmills), S7048 [22JN]

———Bingaman amendment (establish a Federal renewable energy portfolio standard for certain retail electric utilities), S6700 [16JN]

———Bond amendment (corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards), S7263 [23JN]

———Cantwell amendment (dependence on foreign sources), S6700 [16JN]

———cloture motion, S7209 [23JN]

———conference report, S9374 [29JY]

———Domenici amendment (eliminate methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) from U.S. fuel supply, expand production and use of renewable fuel, and increase energy independence), S6613 [15JN]

———Domenici motion to table Boxer amendment (treat ethanol like all other motor vehicle fuels and ensure that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage), S6462 [14JN]

———Domenici motion to table Feinstein amendment (siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas import terminals), S6992 [22JN]

———Domenici motion to table Schumer amendment (authorize draw down of oil reserves in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower gasoline price levels), S6996 [22JN]

———Domenici motion to table Schumer amendment (prevent imposition of ethanol taxes and usage mandates), S6602 [15JN]

———Domenici motion to waive Budget Act relative to Feingold point of order, S9374 [29JY]

———Durbin amendment (corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards), S7263 [23JN]

———enact, S7477 [28JN]

———Hagel amendment (promote adoption of greenhouse gas reduction technologies and provide financial aid and investment protection for projects employing advanced climate technologies or systems), S6891 [21JN]

———Inhofe motion to table Bingaman amendment (establish mandatory steps to slow or stop the growth of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere), S7037 [22JN]

———Kerry amendment (address global climate change through participation in international negotiations under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change), S7048 [22JN]

———McCain amendment (market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, ensure benefits from trading, reduce dependence on foreign oil, develop climate change reduction technologies), S7029 [22JN]

———Nelson of Florida amendment (cancel proposed comprehensive seismic survey inventory of all areas of the Outer Continental Shelf), S6877 [21JN]

———Schumer amendment (maintain current export controls on highly-enriched uranium relative to medical isotope production), S7248 [23JN]

———Sununu amendment (prohibit loan guarantees for privately owned powerplant construction), S7249 [23JN]

———Vitter motion to waive Budget Act relative to Domenici amendment (establish the Coastal Impact Assistance Program from conservation royalty revenues), S7233 [23JN]

———Voinovich amendment (EPA regulations establishing national and State-level grant and loan programs to promote the reduction of diesel emissions), S6902 [21JN]

EPA rule to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act relative to mercury emissions (S.J. Res. 20): Inhofe motion to proceed, S9921 [12SE]

———disapprove, S9961 [13SE]

Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations (H.R. 3057): Chambliss amendment (prohibit assistance to countries refusing to extradite criminal suspects to the U.S. for trial or sentencing), S8530 [20JY]

———Coburn amendment (prohibit AID funding for entertainment expenses), S8469 [19JY]

———Coburn amendment (prohibit Eximbank funding to approve loan guarantees for nuclear powerplant construction in People's Republic of China), S8468 [19JY]

———conference report, S12668 [10NO]

———Dorgan amendment (Peace Corps funding through reductions in TV Marti funding), S8469 [19JY]

———Landrieu amendment (promote family stabilization and reduce child abandonment and exploitation), S8529 [20JY]

———making, S8535 [20JY]

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S. 306): enact, S1595 [17FE]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2985): conference report, S9373 [29JY]

Nomination of Alberto R. Gonzalez to be Attorney General: confirmed, S960 [3FE]

Nomination of Brian E. Sandoval to be district judge: confirmed, S11763 [24OC]

Nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Sec. of State: confirmed, S529 [26JA]

Nomination of David W. McKeague to be circuit judge: confirmed, S6292 [9JN]

Nomination of Harry S. Mattice, Jr., to be district judge: confirmed, S11763 [24OC]

Nomination of J. Michael Seabright to be district judge: confirmed, S4379 [27AP]

Nomination of Janice Rogers Brown to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S6129 [7JN]

———confirmed, S6218 [8JN]

Nomination of John D. Negroponte to be Director of National Intelligence: confirmed, S4084 [21AP]

Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., to be Chief Justice of the U.S.: confirmed, S10649 [29SE]

Nomination of John R. Bolton to be U.N. Ambassador: cloture motion, S5997 [26MY], S6802 [20JN]

Nomination of John R. Smoak to be district judge: confirmed, S11977 [27OC]

Nomination of Lester M. Crawford to be FDA Commissioner: confirmed, S8408 [18JY]

Nomination of Michael Chertoff to be Sec. of Homeland Security: confirmed, S1387 [15FE]

Nomination of Paul A. Crotty to be district judge: confirmed, S3401 [11AP]

Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S5828 [24MY]

———confirmed, S5875 [25MY]

Nomination of Richard A. Griffin to be circuit judge: confirmed, S6291 [9JN]

Nomination of Stephen L. Johnson to be EPA Administrator: confirmed, S4529 [28AP]

Nomination of Susan Bieke Neilson to be circuit judge: confirmed, S11977 [27OC]

Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith to be circuit judge: confirmed, S6438 [14JN]

Nomination of Thomas C. Dorr to be Under Sec. of Agriculture for Rural Development: confirmed, S8602 [21JY]

Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S6218 [8JN]

———confirmed, S6284 [9JN]

Pension Security and Transparency Act (S. 1783): Akaka amendment (require Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., to compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity for certain retired airline pilots), S12906 [16NO]

———enact, S12921 [16NO]

Pope John Paul II (S. Res. 95): tribute, S3189 [5AP]

Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (S. 397): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S8909 [26JY]

———Craig amendment (protect rights of child victims to secure damages from those who participate in the arming of criminals), S9379 [29JY]

———Craig amendment (regulate sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition), S9383 [29JY]

———Craig motion to table Levin amendment (exempt cases involving gross negligence or reckless conduct resulting in a proximate cause of death or injury), S9230 [28JY]

———enact, S9396 [29JY]

———Kennedy amendment (expand definition of armor piercing ammunition and promulgate uniform testing standards of projectiles against body armor), S9384 [29JY]

———Kohl amendment (require provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun), S9221 [28JY]

———Lautenberg amendment (exempt cases involving child victims from prohibition on lawsuits against weapons manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers), S9379 [29JY]

———Reed amendment (substitute), S9388 [29JY]

Protocol of Amendment to International Convention on Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures: ratification, S10414 [26SE]

Rehnquist, William H. (S. Res. 234): tribute, S9708 [7SE]

Rule submitted by the Dept. of Agriculture relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (mad cow disease) (S.J. Res. 4): disapproval, S1979 [3MR]

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (H.R. 3): conference report, S9418 [29JY]

Science, Depts. of State, Justice, Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2862): Biden motion to waive Budget Act relative to Biden amendment (Hurricane Katrina-impacted areas law enforcement programs funding), S9971 [13SE]

———Coburn amendment (rescind Advanced Technology funding and reallocate to NOAA and law enforcement programs), S10023 [14SE]

———conference report, S12923 [16NO]

———Dorgan amendment (prohibit funding for negotiations that weaken any law that provides safeguards from unfair trade practices), S10065 [15SE]

———Dorgan motion to waive Senate Rules relative to Clinton amendment (commission to investigate response to Hurricane Katrina), S10010 [14SE]

———Dorgan motion to waive Senate Rules relative to Dorgan amendment (Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting (Senate, Special)), S10009 [14SE]

———Grassley amendment (prohibit funding for trade negotiations that weaken any trade remedy laws), S10064 [15SE]

———Lieberman motion to suspend Senate Rules relative to Lieberman amendment (financial relief for Hurricance Katrina victims), S10073 [15SE]

———making, S10079 [15SE]

———Snowe amendment (assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina), S10071 [15SE]

———Stabenow motion to waive Budget Act relative to Stabenow amendment (interoperable communications grant program), S10004 [14SE]

Senate: motion to request attendance of absent Senators, S3884 [19AP], S5747 [23MY]

———recess, S3884 [19AP], S4463 [28AP]

Supplemental appropriations for ongoing military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, war on terror, and tsunami relief (H.R. 1268): Bayh amendment (additional Humvee funding), S4086 [21AP]

———Byrd amendment (border security funding), S3989 [20AP]

———Byrd amendment (permanent prison in Guantanamo, Cuba), S3523 [13AP]

———Byrd amendment (prepackaged news stories funding), S3641 [14AP]

———Byrd amendment (treatment of supplemental appropriations), S3794 [18AP]

———cloture motion, S3888 [19AP]

———cloture motion on Chambliss amendment (H-2A visa program), S3879 [19AP]

———cloture motion on Craig amendment (H-2A visa program), S3879 [19AP]

———cloture motion on Mikulski amendment (H-2B visa program), S3886 [19AP]

———Cochran motion to table Coburn amendment (U.S. embassy), S3985 [20AP]

———conference report, S4848 [10MY]

———Cornyn amendment (national immigration policy), S3532 [13AP]

———Durbin amendment (activated Federal employees pay), S3520 [13AP]

———making, S4093 [21AP]

———Mikulski amendment (H-2B visa program), S3887 [19AP]

———Stevens motion to table Kerry amendment (increase Armed Forces death gratuity), S3521 [13AP]

———Warner amendment (naval forces aircraft carriers), S3993 [20AP]

———waive Budget Act relative to Murray amendment (veterans health care), S3468 [12AP]

———waive point of order relative to Murray amendment (veterans health care), S3468 [12AP]

Tax Relief Act (S. 2020): Boxer motion to waive point of order relative to Boxer amendment (increase veterans treatment and support services funding through reduction in tax cuts), S13131 [17NO]

———Cantwell motion to waive Budget Act relative to Cantwell amendment (improve FTC ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies), S13104 [17NO]

———Coburn motion to waive Budget Act relative to Lott amendment (clarify treatment of Senators' outside income and expenses), S13123 [17NO]

———Conrad motion to waive Budget Act relative to Conrad amendment (extend expiring tax provisions to provide deficit reduction and to provide tax relief for victims of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma), S13080 [17NO]

———Dayton motion to waive Budget Act relative to Dayton amendment (allow refundable tax credit for certain energy costs of farmers and ranchers), S13133 [17NO]

———Dorgan motion to waive Budget Act relative to Dorgan amendment (impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers), S13101 [17NO]

———Durbin motion to waive Budget Act relative to Durbin amendment (guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children), S13124 [17NO]

———enact, S13145 [17NO]

———Feingold motion to waive Budget Act relative to Feingold amendment (reinstate budget pay-as-you-go requirement), S13127 [17NO]

———Feinstein motion to waive Budget Act relative to Feinstein amendment (repeal certain tax benefits relative to oil and gas well intangible drilling and development costs), S13102 [17NO]

———Feinstein motion to waive Budget Act relative to Feinstein amendment (tax rates on higher bracket incomes and capital gains, and personal exemption phase outs and itemized deduction limitations), S13103 [17NO]

———Grassley motion to waive Budget Act relative to Grassley amendment (guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children), S13124 [17NO]

———Harkin motion to waive Budget Act relative to Harkin amendment (restore phaseout of personal exemptions and overall limitation on itemized deductions and reduce income threshold for child tax credit), S13134 [17NO]

———Kennedy motion to waive Budget Act relative to Kennedy amendment (impose a tax surcharge to eliminate child poverty), S13125 [17NO]

———Kerry motion to waive Budget Act relative to Kerry amendment (accelerate marriage penalty relief and extend inclusion of combat pay relative to the earned income tax credit), S13132 [17NO]

———Nelson of Florida motion to waive Budget Act relative to Nelson of Florida amendment (extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare prescription drug benefit plans), S13129 [17NO]

———Reed motion to waive Budget Act relative to Reed amendment (impose windfall profit tax on oil and natural gas and appropriate the proceeds for LIHEAP), S13126 [17NO]

———Schumer motion to waive Budget Act relative to Schumer amendment (impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and rebate the tax collected back to consumers), S13128 [17NO]

Terrorist bombings in London and condolences to the families of the victims (S. Res. 193): condemn and express, S7975 [11JY]

Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (H.R. 3): Allen amendment (State safety belt incentive grant eligibility), S5265 [17MY]

———cloture motion on Inhofe amendment (substitute), S5026 [12MY]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S4235 [26AP]

———enact, S5281 [17MY]

———Harkin amendment (improve safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety), S4928 [11MY]

———Inhofe motion to table Corzine amendment (State enactment of anti-corruption laws restricting political contributions intended to influence awarding of public contracts), S4915 [11MY]

———Inhofe motion to waive Budget Act relative to Inhofe amendment (substitute), S4902 [11MY]

———Lautenberg amendment (make certain funding to States dependent upon the existence and enforcement of motorcycle helmet laws), S4928 [11MY]

———Sessions amendment (reduce funding), S5267 [17MY]

———Talent amendment (notify State and local governments that federally certified minority contractors are automatically certified for contracts receiving Federal funding), S4637 [9MY]

———Warner motion to table Bond amendment (repeal certain highway stormwater discharge mitigation program requirements), S4474 [28AP]

Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required To Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act (H.R. 3199): cloture motion on conference report, S13719 [16DE]

Remarks in House

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, H2153 [20AP], H2398 [21AP], H2546 [26AP], H2746, H2750 [3MY], H2886, H2950-H2956 [4MY], H2983, H3031 [5MY], H3064 [10MY], H3116, H3117, H3118, H3119 [11MY], H3201, H3202, H3203, H3204, H3239 [12MY], H3269, H3291, H3293, H3300-H3305 [16MY], H3337 [17MY], H3440, H3441, H3442, H3544, H3546 [18MY], H3586, H3587, H3588, H3678 [19MY], H3699 [23MY], H3772, H3883, H3888 [24MY], H3899 [25MY], E1003 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

Correction: Cornyn, S12302 [3NO]

———Inhofe, S12774 [15NO]

———Kohl, S8530 [20JY]

———Santorum, S11200 [6OC]

———Shelby, S8413 [18JY], S13351 [18NO]

———Specter, S9440 [29JY]

———Stevens, S10332 [22SE]

Position on missed: Biden, S9451 [29JY]

———Boxer, S7975 [11JY]

———Chambliss, S8207 [13JY]

———Conrad, S7512 [28JN]

———Corzine, S11547 [19OC]

———Crapo, S3407 [11AP], S6643 [15JN]

———Dayton, S5282 [17MY]

———Dodd, S7594, S7605 [29JN]

———Dole, S7512 [28JN]

———Dorgan, S3401 [11AP], S7377 [24JN]

———Feingold, S2144 [7MR]

———Harkin, S4859 [10MY], S11410 [17OC]

———Hatch, S11295 [7OC], S12514 [8NO]

———Johnson, S7054 [22JN]

———Kerry, S7054 [22JN], S9919 [12SE]

———Landrieu, S8516 [20JY]

———Lieberman, S2954 [17MR], S8414 [18JY], S13565 [14DE]

———Lincoln, S7975 [11JY]

———Nelson, Bill, S8131 [12JY], S10512 [27SE], S11817 [25OC], S12074 [31OC]

———Pryor, S2954 [17MR]

———Reed, S2843 [16MR]

———Roberts, S9374 [29JY]

———Rockefeller, S9451 [29JY]

———Santorum, S13635 [15DE]

———Specter, S2134 [7MR]

———Thune, S8207 [13JY]

———Vitter, S9876 [9SE], S13632 [15DE]

Senate Rules: amend relative to votes required to invoke cloture on Presidential appointments in order to prevent filibuster, S1831, S1834 [1MR], S1998 [3MR], S2078-S2080 [4MR], S2297-S2304 [9MR], S2408-S2415 [10MR], S3268 [6AP], S3445-S3448 [12AP], S3506-S3512 [13AP], S3612-S3614 [14AP], S3762-S3765 [15AP], S3770-S3775 [18AP], S3960, S3962, S3964 [20AP], S4041-S4052, S4076-S4078, S4096 [21AP], S4139-S4148 [22AP], S4173-S4176, S4219-S4221 [25AP], S4225, S4228, S4237-S4243 [26AP], S4352-S4373, S4436-S4443 [27AP], S4448-S4452, S4463-S4465, S4467 [28AP], S4612-S4622, S4632-S4634, S4638 [9MY], S4798-S4804, S4807-S4814, S4817-S4819 [10MY], S4888-S4896 [11MY], S5008-S5011, S5029-S5037, S5039-S5042, S5046 [12MY], S5199, S5208-S5213 [16MY], S5250, S5251, S5282-S5292 [17MY], S5373-S5433 [18MY], S5453-S5525 [19MY], S5552-S5578 [20MY], S5715-S5775, S5807-S5813 [23MY], S5816-S5831, S5833-S5837 [24MY], S5859-S5861, S5864-S5868, S5873-S5875, S5916 [25MY], S6000-S6002 [26MY], S6082 [6JN], S6342-S6344 [9JN], S6355 [13JN], S7371-S7373 [24JN], S10547-S10551 [28SE], S13427-S13435 [12DE]

Statements

Disagreeing Without Demonizing: National Council of Churches, S4147 [22AP]

Fight for Our Future—The Courts, the United States Senate, and the American People: Senator Biden, S5737 [23MY]

Senate Rules Amendment Relative to Votes Required To Invoke Cloture on Presidential Appointments in Order To Prevent Filibuster: Senator Specter, S4634 [9MY]

Tables

Nominations subjected to cloture attempts, 1968-2002, S5490 [19MY]

Senator Santorum voting record on veterans health care funding: Democratic Policy Committee, S7571-S7573 [29JN]

Tributes

Lautenberg, Senator, S7596, S7597 [29JN]