VOTES IN SENATE

Bills and resolutions

Budget: require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.R. 4262), H14742 [10DE]

Recorded

Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations (H.R. 2997): Coburn amendment (prohibit funding for Dept. of Agriculture digital conversion efforts), S8726 [4AU]

———Coburn motion to commit (across-the-board funding reduction), S8726 [4AU]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for High Energy Cost Grant Program), S8662 [3AU]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program), S8712 [4AU]

———Sanders motion to waive Budget Act relative to Sanders amendment (Dairy Product Price Support Program funding), S8727 [4AU]

———cloture motion on Kohl amendment (substitute), S8661 [3AU]

———conference report, S10284 [8OC]

———making, S8729 [4AU]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1): Boxer motion to waive budget rules relative to Boxer amendment (allow deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations), S1420 [3FE]

———Bunning amendment (temporarily increase limitation on the capital loss deductions for individuals), S1855 [6FE]

———Bunning motion to waive budget rules relative to Bunning amendment (suspend tax increase on Social Security benefits), S1528 [4FE]

———Cantwell motion to waive Budget Act relative to Cantwell amendment (tax incentives to accelerate production and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and related parts), S1853 [6FE]

———cloture motion on Collins/Nelson of Nebraska amendment (substitute), S2024 [9FE]

———Coburn amendment (eliminate unnecessary spending on projects that neither create jobs nor provide economic stimulus), S1804 [6FE]

———Coburn amendment (prohibit earmarked tax benefits for movie production companies), S1400 [3FE]

———Coburn amendment (require use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements), S1670 [5FE], S1805 [6FE]

———conference report, S2312 [13FE]

———Cornyn motion to waive budget rules relative to Cornyn amendment (reduce income tax rate for individuals in the lowest tax bracket), S1527 [4FE]

———DeMint amendment (allow certain religious activities on campuses receiving economic stimulus funds), S1661 [5FE]

———DeMint motion to waive budget rules relative to DeMint amendment (substitute), S1524 [4FE]

———enact, S2069 [10FE]

———Ensign motion to waive Budget Act relative to Ensign amendment (lower interest rates on 30-year fixed mortgages for creditworthy borrowers), S1662 [5FE]

———Feingold amendment (require supermajority vote point of order against unauthorized earmarks in appropriations bills and recipients of Federal funds to disclose money spent on lobbyists), S1660 [5FE]

———Graham amendment (FDIC foreclosure prevention mortgage modification program funding through reductions in undesignated State funding), S1852 [6FE]

———Grassley amendment (provide same temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage for all States and permit to choose the period for receiving increase), S1853 [6FE]

———Inhofe motion to waive Budget Act relative to Inhofe amendment (military readiness funding), S1526 [4FE]

———Inouye motion to waive Budget Act relative to Murray amendment (transportation, water, and sewer system projects funding), S1387 [3FE]

———McCain amendment (Buy American Act compliance), S1530 [4FE]

———McCain motion to waive Budget Act relative to McCain amendment (reduce spending upon meeting certain economic growth goals), S1525 [4FE]

———McCain motion to waive Budget Act relative to McCain amendment (substitute), S1659 [5FE]

———Mikulski motion to waive budget rules relative to Mikulski amendment (allow deductions for interest payments on car loans and sales and excise taxes on motor vehicle purchases), S1401 [3FE]

———motion to waive budget rules relative to emergency designation, S2312 [13FE]

———Reid motion to waive budget rules relative to Collins/Nelson of Nebraska amendment (substitute), S2069 [10FE]

———Thune amendment (eliminate new Government spending programs from the supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus), S1524 [4FE]

———Thune motion to waive Budget Act relative to Thune amendment (substitute), S1664 [5FE]

———Thune motion to waive budget rules relative to Thune amendment (divide total cost and issue tax rebate to all taxpayers with adjusted gross income under $250,000), S1856 [6FE]

———Vitter amendment (eliminate unnecessary spending on projects that neither create jobs nor provide economic stimulus), S1523 [4FE]

———Vitter amendment (prohibit funding for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)), S1854 [6FE]

Budget 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13): Alexander amendment (provide a point of order against consideration of legislation that exceeds limit on public debt), S4145 [1AP]

———Bennett amendment (adjust spending levels to compensate for spending in economic stimulus legislation), S4270 [2AP]

———Bond amendment (provide a point of order against climate change legislation that could endanger jobs), S4268 [2AP]

———Boxer amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for 21st Century Community Learning Centers program), S4261 [2AP]

———Boxer amendment (prohibit global warming pollution emission cap and trade program from increasing electric and gasoline prices), S4029 [31MR]

———Coburn amendment (protect rights of patients and health care providers relative to provision of health care without violating their religious beliefs or moral convictions), S4288 [2AP]

———conference report, S4881 [29AP]

———Conrad amendment (freeze and limit future growth of nondefense discretionary spending), S4146 [1AP]

———Cornyn amendment (provide a point of order against legislation that increases income tax rates on small businesses), S4147 [1AP]

———Cornyn motion to instruct conferees (provide a point of order against legislation that increases income tax rates on small businesses), S4655 [23AP]

———Crapo amendment (apply nondefense discretionary spending caps to years 2 and 3 of reported budget resolution), S4148 [1AP]

———DeMint amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect small and home businesses from final consumer product safety rule banning lead in children's products), S4287 [2AP]

———DeMint amendment (prohibit use of taxpayer funds for bailout of automobile industry), S4281 [2AP]

———DeMint motion to instruct conferees (provide a point of order against legislation that eliminates ability to keep health plans and doctors and prohibit increased enrollment in Government care), S4656 [23AP]

———Dodd amendment (increase and strengthen FRS Board of Governors oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program), S4250 [2AP]

———Durbin amendment (provide a point of order against additional estate tax relief unless an equal amount of aggregate tax relief is provided to middle-income individuals), S4278 [2AP]

———Ensign amendment (provide a point of order against consideration of legislation that increases taxes for middle-income individuals), S4146 [1AP]

———Ensign amendment (require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their premiums under the prescription drug program), S4248 [2AP]

———Graham amendment (prohibit global warming pollution emission cap and trade program from increasing electric and gasoline prices), S4257 [2AP]

———Grassley amendment (provide individuals relief from the alternative minimum tax), S4265 [2AP]

———Gregg amendment (establish Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action), S4148 [1AP]

———Gregg amendment (prohibit consideration of any budget resolution that increases public debt by a certain amount), S4030 [31MR]

———Gregg motion to instruct conferees (prohibit consideration of any budget resolution that increases public debt by a certain amount), S4654 [23AP]

———Johanns amendment (use of budget reconciliation for global warming pollution emission cap and trade program), S4149 [1AP]

———Johanns motion to instruct conferees (use of budget reconciliation for global warming pollution emission cap and trade program), S4654 [23AP]

———Johanns motion to recommit (limit Government spending to CBO projected rate of inflation), S4253 [2AP]

———Kyl amendment (prohibit denial of health care coverage based on comparative research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options), S4150 [1AP]

———Landrieu amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing revenues for coastal States), S4258 [2AP]

———Lincoln amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for estate tax relief), S4277 [2AP]

———McCain amendment (substitute), S4249 [2AP]

———motion to waive Budget Act relative to Cornyn amendment (provide a point of order requiring 5 day public review of legislation before passage), S4273 [2AP]

———motion to waive Budget Act relative to DeMint amendment (Senate earmark reform), S4283 [2AP]

———motion to waive Budget Act relative to Sessions amendment (provide a point of order against legislation that fais to fully fund construction of a physical fence along the southwest border), S4286 [2AP]

———otion to waive Budget Act relative to Wicker amendment (allow Amtrak passengers to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage), S4274 [2AP]

———Reed amendment (provide for expenditure of remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for the benefit of consumers), S4255 [2AP]

———Sanders amendment (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law), S4266 [2AP]

———Sanders amendment (require FRS Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities), S4250 [2AP]

———Sessions motion to instruct conferees (freeze and limit future growth of non-defense and non-veterans spending), S4655 [23AP]

———setting forth, S4293 [2AP]

———Stabenow amendment (support global warming legislation), S4267 [2AP]

———Stabenow motion to instruct conferees (establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment), S4653 [23AP]

———Thune amendment (prohibit global warming pollution emission cap and trade program from increasing electric and gasoline prices), S4030 [31MR]

———Thune amendment (provide a point of order against legistation that would raise revenue from a reduction in the tax deduction for charitable giving), S4264 [2AP]

———Vitter amendment (implement drug testing programs for recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds), S4288 [2AP]

———Vitter amendment (return Troubled Asset Relief Program funds not set aside for purchasing toxic assets to the Treasury for debt reduction), S4256 [2AP]

———Vitter motion to instruct conferees (ensure that cost of producing energy from domestic sources does not increase), S4657 [23AP]

———Whitehouse motion to waive Budget Act relative to Whitehouse amendment (use of budget reconciliation for global warming pollution emission cap and trade program), S4149 [1AP]

Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act (S. 1963): Coburn amendment (provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans through reductions in U.N. contributions), S11552 [19NO]

———enact, S11553 [19NO]

Continued financing of Government operations (H.R. 4314): permit, S14132 [24DE]

Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure (Credit CARD) Act (H.R. 627): Coburn amendment (preserve rights granted under second amendment to the Constitution in national parks and national wildlife refuge areas), S5360 [12MY]

———cloture motion on Dodd amendment (substitute), S5570 [19MY]

———enact, S5573 [19MY]

———Gregg motion to waive Budget Act relative to Gregg amendment (publication of facts on national debt in IRS instructions, websites, and legislation), S5424 [13MY]

———Sanders motion to waive Budget Act relative to Sanders amendment (protect consumers from usury), S5423 [13MY]

———Vitter amendment (specify acceptable forms of identification for opening of credit card accounts), S5423 [13MY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1390): Bayh amendment (Joint Strike Fighter competitive engine program funding), S7964 [23JY]

———Brownback amendment (protect rights of individuals to express their religious views), S7634 [16JY]

———Brownback amendment (redesignate Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism), S7847 [22JY]

———Hatch amendment (conduct study to determine if States are adequately addressing hate crimes), S7634 [16JY]

———Isakson amendment (repeal sunset authority to purchase rayon fiber from foreign sources), S8002 [23JY]

———Kerry amendment (redesignate Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism), S7846 [22JY]

———Levin amendment (F-22 aircraft program funding), S7741 [21JY]

———Lieberman amendement (increase authorized end strength for active duty personnel), S7768 [21JY]

———Sessions amendment (mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for assault of U.S. servicemen), S7687 [20JY]

———Thune amendment (State reciprocal treatment for nonresidents carrying of concealed firearms), S7827 [22JY]

———authorizing, S8024 [23JY]

———cloture motion on Leahy amendment (Federal assistance to prosecute hate crimes), S7635 [16JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 2647): cloture motion on conference report, S10669 [22OC]

———conference report, S10686 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 3326): Barrasso amendment (prohibit funding for Center on Climate Change and National Security), S10149 [6OC]

———Bond amendment (limit early retirement of tactical aircraft), S10151 [6OC]

———cloture motion on House amendment, S13407 [18DE]

———Coburn amendment (ensure proper review of National Guard and Reserve components modernization priority assessments), S10151 [6OC]

———Coburn amendment (restore Armed Forces funding through reductions in congressionally directed spending items for low-priority research and development projects), S10152 [6OC]

———Franken amendment (prohibit contract funding with Halliburton Co., KBR Inc., subsidiaries or affiliates relative to employees signing certain mandatory arbitration clauses), S10150 [6OC]

———House amendment, S13476 [19DE]

———Inouye amendment (acquisition criteria for congressionally directed spending to for-profit entities), S10154 [6OC]

———Levin amendment (testimony of senior military and diplomatic officials on additional forces, resources, and strategy required to meet objectives relative to Afghanistan and Pakistan), S10025 [1OC]

———making, S10158 [6OC]

———McCain amendment (C-17 aircraft procurement funding), S10154 [6OC]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for MARIAH Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Research Program), S10155 [6OC]

———McCain amendment (testimony of senior military and diplomatic officials on additional forces, resources, and strategy required to meet objectives relative to Afghanistan and Pakistan), S10027 [1OC]

———McCain motion to waive Budget Act relative to McCain amendment (operation and maintenance funding for overseas contingency operations through reductions in C-17 aircraft funding), S9971 [30SE]

———Reid motion to table motion to concur in House amendment with amendments, S13476 [19DE]

———Reid motion to waive Budget Act relative to House amendment, S13476 [19DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security appropriations (H.R. 2892): Coburn amendment (ensure contracts are competitively awarded), S7309 [9JY]

———conference report, S10558 [20OC]

———DeMint amendment (require completion of a fence along the southern border of the U.S.), S7230 [8JY]

———Feingold amendment (prohibit earmarking of FEMA grants for Emergency Operations Centers and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program), S7241 [8JY]

———Kyl amendment (prohibit funding for Whitefish, MT, Emergency Operations Center), S7290 [9JY]

———making, S7311 [9JY]

———McCain amendment (eliminate long range maritime radio navigation system (LORAN-C) program), S7248 [8JY]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for over-the-road bus security assistance grants), S7178 [7JY]

———McCain amendment (reduce funding for Customs and Border Protection Advanced Training Center Leadership Academy, Harpers Ferry, WV), S7297 [9JY]

———Murray amendment (ensure contracts are competitively awarded), S7308 [9JY]

———Sanders amendment (Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant funding), S7309 [9JY]

———Schumer motion to table Sessions amendment (extend the E-verify program for employment eligibility verification), S7230 [8JY]

———Vitter amendment (prevent seizure of imported prescription drugs for personal use), S7307 [9JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2996): conference report, S10907 [29OC]

———DeMint motion to recommit (prohibit funding to restrict, reduce, or reallocate water supplies relative to certain Federal biological opinions), S9646 [22SE]

———Feinstein amendment (Civil Rights History Project Act funding), S9635 [22SE]

———Feinstein motion to table Coburn amendment (prohibit funding for acquisition of new Federal land until maintenance backlog have been completed), S9807 [24SE]

———Feinstein motion to table Ensign motion to recommit (across-the-board funding reduction), S9806 [24SE]

———Feinstein motion to table McCaskill amendment (Save America's Treasures Grant Program earmark elimination and grant distribution guidelines), S9725 [23SE]

———Feinstein motion to table Vitter amendment (ensure that the Assistant to the President is not directing actions of departments and agencies), S9806 [24SE]

———Feinstein motion to table Vitter motion to recommit (Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program implementation), S9724 [23SE]

———Feinstein motion to waive Senate Rule relative to McCain point of order (addition of matter to conference report not committed by either House), S10907 [29OC]

———Johanns amendment (prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN)), S9542 [17SE]

———making, S9812 [24SE]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for Des Moines, IA, Art Center), S9646 [22SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082): Coburn amendment (require public disclosure of reports required in appropriations bills), S11371 [16NO]

———Coburn motion to commit (across-the-board funding reduction), S11371 [16NO]

———Johnson amendment (unused structures conversion into homeless-veterans housing), S11405 [17NO]

———Johnson motion to table Inhofe amendment (prohibit funds for facility to hold Guantanamo Bay detainees), S11409 [17NO]

———making, S11410 [17NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 3288): cloture motion on conference report, S13073 [12DE]

———Coburn amendment (allow States to opt out of requirement to spend certain percentage of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects), S9400 [16SE]

———Coburn amendment (prohibit use of surface transportation funds on enhancement projects such as transportation museums), S9401 [16SE]

———conference report, S13131 [13DE]

———DeMint amendment (prohibit further funds to subsidize or improve the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County, PA, Airport), S9534 [17SE]

———Ensign motion to recommit (across-the-board funding reduction), S9409 [16SE]

———Gregg amendment (prohibit use of stimulus funds for signage indicating that a project is being carried out using those funds), S9409 [16SE]

———Inouye motion to waive Senate Rule relative to McCain point of order (addition of matter to conference report not committed by either House), S12992 [11DE]

———Johanns amendment (prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN)), S9317 [14SE]

———Kyl motion to recommit (rescind any unobligated stimulus funds in non-highway spending accounts), S9535 [17SE]

———making, S9541 [17SE]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative), S9534 [17SE]

———motion to proceed to conference report, S12877 [10DE]

———Murray motion to table McCain amendment (redirect all earmarked funds to Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)), S9349 [15SE]

———Vitter amendment (prohibit funding to restrict implementation or enforcement of public housing community service requirement), S9402 [16SE]

———Vitter amendment (prohibit housing assistance funds in New Orleans, LA, from benefitting those convicted of certain crimes and members of violent gangs), S9533 [17SE]

———Wicker amendment (permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage), S9402 [16SE]

District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act (S. 160): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S2397 [24FE]

———Coburn amendment (exempt bona fide District of Columbia residents from Federal income tax), S2460 [25FE]

———DeMint amendment (prevent FCC repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues), S2525 [26FE]

———Durbin amendment (encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership and ensure public airwaves are used in the public interest), S2524 [26FE]

———enact, S2538 [26FE]

———Ensign amendment (restore right to keep and bear arms), S2538 [26FE]

———Kyl amendment (provide for retrocession to Maryland), S2512 [26FE]

———McCain point of order (constitutionality), S2451 [25FE]

Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 3183): Alexander motion to waive Budget Act relative to Alexander amendment (prohibit additional Troubled Asset Relief Program funds to General Motors Corp., and Chrysler LLC), S8225 [29JY]

———cloture motion on conference report, S10399 [14OC]

———Coburn amendment (ensure Dept. of Energy contracts are competitively awarded), S8251 [29JY]

———Coburn amendment (reduce Dept. of Energy administration funding by amounts in inspector general report on wasted energy costs in departmental facilities), S8250 [29JY]

———conference report, S10464 [15OC]

———Dorgan amendment (ensure Dept. of Energy contracts are competitively awarded), S8251 [29JY]

———making, S8263 [29JY]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for earmarks in committee report unless included in authorization legislation), S8181 [28JY]

Expenditures exceeding certain amounts for the Troubled Asset Relief Program intended to bailout financial institutions (S.J. Res. 5): disapprove, S587 [15JA]

Fair Pay Act (S. 181): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S559 [15JA]

———DeMint amendment (protect the free choice of employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities), S763 [22JA]

———enact, S775 [22JA]

———Hutchison amendment (clarify filing period applicable to discrimination charges), S744 [22JA]

———Isakson amendment (prohibit retroactive claims for certain discriminatory compensation decisions), S764 [22JA]

———Mikulski motion to table Specter amendment (allow the defense in discriminatory compensation cases to base such defense on waiver of a right, estoppel, or laches doctrine), S758 [22JA]

———Mikulski motion to table Specter amendment (ensure that only those who directly experience discrimination are eligible to file discriminatory compensation suits), S759 [22JA]

———Mikulski motion to table Specter amendment (limit discriminatory compensation decisions to pay discrimination), S758 [22JA]

———Vitter amendment (preserve open competition and neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects), S775 [22JA]

Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256): Burr amendment (substitute), S6347 [9JN]

———cloture motion, S6412 [10JN]

———cloture motion on Dodd amendment (substitute), S6244 [8JN]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S5918 [2JN]

———enact, S6501 [11JN]

Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act (FERA) (S. 386): cloture motion, S4740 [27AP]

———enact, S4777 [28AP]

———Isakson amendment (establish Financial Markets Commission), S4552 [22AP]

———Kyl amendment (limit amount that may be deducted from proceeds due to the U.S. under the False Claims Act for purposes of compensating private intervenors), S4617 [23AP]

———Kyl amendment (modify False Claims Act definition of obligation), S4543 [22AP]

Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act (H.R. 1388): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S3600 [23MR]

Helping Families Save Their Homes Act (S. 896): Coburn motion to waive budget rules relative to Coburn amendment (establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property), S5179 [6MY]

———Corker amendment (require mortgage servicers to consider options that better serve the interest of homeowners and investors prior to modifying certain mortgage loans), S5092 [5MY]

———DeMint amendment (prohibit use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for purchase of common stock), S5110 [5MY]

———Durbin amendment (amend bankruptcy laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences), S4938 [30AP]

———enact, S5185 [6MY]

———Ensign amendment (provide oversight for Public-Private Investment Program), S5110 [5MY]

———Grassley amendment (grant GAO authority to audit FRS Board of Governors activities involving Troubled Asset Relief Program), S5182 [6MY]

———Kerry amendment (protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property), S5174 [6MY]

———Thune amendment (require any amounts repaid by financial institutions receiving Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance be used to reduce the reauthorization level of the program), S5097 [5MY]

———Vitter amendment (authorize and remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program), S5059 [4MY]

———Vitter amendment (provide that the primary and foundational responsibility of FHA is to safeguard and preserve its own solvency), S5059 [4MY]

Highway Trust Fund, Unemployment Trust Fund, and FHA and Ginnie Mae mortgage programs funding (H.R. 3357): Boxer motion to waive Budget Act, S8531 [30JY]

———Ensign amendment (temporarily protect Unemployment Trust Fund solvency), S8529 [30JY]

———Sessions amendment (substitute), S8530 [30JY]

———Vitter amendment (temporarily protect Highway Trust Fund solvency), S8528 [30JY]

———motion to waive Budget Act relative to Bond amendment (repeal rescission of SAFETEA-LU unobligated balances), S8530 [30JY]

———restore, S8532 [30JY]

Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2918): Coburn point of order (constitutionality), S7126 [6JY]

———conference report, S9969 [30SE]

———conference report, Nelson of Nebraska motion to waive Budget Act relative to Gregg point of order, S9968 [30SE]

———conference report, Nelson of Nebraska motion to waive budget rules relative to McCain point of order, S9968 [30SE]

———making, S7127 [6JY]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for the Durham Museum in Omaha, NE), S7126 [6JY]

———Nelson of Nebraska motion to table Vitter motion to commit, S7055 [25JN]

Medicare Physician Fairness Act (S. 1776): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S10614 [21OC]

Nomination of Andre M. Davis to be circuit judge: confirmed, S11282 [9NO]

Nomination of Cass R. Sunstein to be OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator: cloture motion, S9173 [9SE]

———confirmed, S9233 [10SE]

Nomination of Charlene Edwards Honeywell to be district judge: confirmed, S11283 [9NO]

Nomination of Christine A. Varney to be Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division: confirmed, S4430 [20AP]

Nomination of Christopher R. Hill to be Ambassador to Iraq: cloture motion, S4434 [20AP]

———confirmed, S4498 [21AP]

Nomination of Daniel K. Tarullo to FRS Board of Governors: confirmed, S881 [27JA]

Nomination of David F. Hamilton to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S11422 [17NO]

———confirmed, S11552 [19NO]

Nomination of David J. Hayes to be Deputy Sec. of the Interior: cloture motion, S5407 [13MY]

Nomination of David S. Kris to be Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division: confirmed, S3754 [25MR]

Nomination of David W. Ogden to be Deputy Attorney General: confirmed, S3051 [12MR]

Nomination of Elena Kagan to be Solicitor General: confirmed, S3536 [19MR]

Nomination of Eric H. Holder, Jr., to be Attorney General: confirmed, S1266 [2FE]

Nomination of Gary Gensler to be CFTC Commisioner: confirmed, S5582 [19MY]

Nomination of Gerard E. Lynch to be circuit judge: confirmed, S9541 [17SE]

Nomination of Harold H. Koh to be Dept. of State Legal Adviser: cloture motion, S6965 [24JN]

———confirmed, S7050 [25JN]

Nomination of Ignacia S. Moreno to be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division: confirmed, S11187 [5NO]

Nomination of Irene C. Berger to be district judge: confirmed, S10758 [27OC]

Nomination of Jacqueline H. Nguyen to be district judge: confirmed, S12032 [1DE]

Nomination of Jeffrey L. Viken to be district judge: confirmed, S9921 [29SE]

Nomination of Kathleen Sebelius to be Sec. of HHS: confirmed, S4795 [28AP]

Nomination of Lanny A. Breuer to be Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division: confirmed, S4429 [20AP]

Nomination of R. Gil Kerlikowske to be Office of National Drug Control Policy Director: confirmed, S5269 [7MY]

Nomination of Representative Solis to be Sec. of Labor: confirmed, S2412 [24FE]

Nomination of Robert M. Groves to be Census Director: cloture motion, S7402 [13JY]

Nomination of Roberto A. Lange to be district judge: confirmed, S10611 [21OC]

Nomination of Ronald Kirk to be U.S. Trade Representative: confirmed, S3348 [18MR]

Nomination of Senator Clinton to be Sec. of State: confirmed, S693 [21JA]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: confirmed, S8945 [6AU]

Nomination of Thomas E. Perez to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division: confirmed, S10136 [6OC]

Nomination of Thomas J. Perrelli to be Associate Attorney General: confirmed, S3054 [12MR]

Nomination of Thomas L. Strickland to be Assistant Sec. of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife: confirmed, S4943 [30AP]

Nomination of Timothy F. Geithner to be Sec. of the Treasury: confirmed, S820 [26JA]

Nomination of Tony West to be Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division: confirmed, S4428 [20AP]

Nomination of William J. Lynn III to be Deputy Sec. of Defense: confirmed, S2123 [11FE]

Omnibus appropriations (H.R. 1105): cloture motion, S2954 [10MR]

———Coburn amendment (prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects), S2761 [4MR]

———Coburn amendment (prohibit funding for projects earmarked to clients of lobbying firm under Federal investigation for making campaign donations in exchange for political favors), S2760 [4MR]

———Coburn amendment (require use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements), S2750 [4MR]

———Coburn amendment (Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act funding), S2753 [4MR]

———Cornyn amendment (prohibit funding for implementation of Executive order relative to employee notice of rights under Federal labor laws), S2942 [10MR]

———Cornyn amendment (prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services relative to certain civil actions), S2941 [10MR]

———Ensign amendment (Dept. of Education District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program funding for vouchers to provide school choice), S2945 [10MR]

———Ensign motion to commit (across-the-board funding reduction), S2663 [3MR]

———Enzi amendment (prohibit adjustment of the formula for the allocation of HIV/AIDS funding), S2902 [9MR]

———Hutchison motion to commit (maintain existing spending levels, adjusted for inflation, by reducing duplicative or non-essential funding in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), S2674 [3MR]

———Inhofe amendment (withhold U.S. contributions to U.N. if U.N. implements or imposes taxation on any U.S. persons), S2813 [5MR]

———Kyl amendment (prohibit funding for contracts with companies with certain investments in Iran's energy sector), S2816 [5MR]

———Kyl amendment (prohibit funding for reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip unless the Dept. of State certifies that none of the funds will be diverted to Hamas), S2901 [9MR]

———Kyl amendment (require a report on whether foreign military financing assistance provided to Egyypt can be extended to counter illicit arms smuggling or to intercept smuggled weapons), S2900 [9MR]

———Leahy motion to table Sessions amendment (extend the E-verify program for employment eligibility verification), S2943 [10MR]

———McCain amendment (continue funding at current levels), S2657 [3MR]

———McCain amendment (prohibit funding for projects listed in the statement of managers but not listed and specifically provided for in text of legislation), S2900 [9MR]

———Murkowski amendment (require Depts. of the Interior or Commerce to follow existing public notice and comment statutes to modify rule relative to polar bears and related carbon emissions rule), S2812 [5MR]

———Reid motion to table Vitter amendment (eliminate automatic salary adjustments for Members of Congress), S2947 [10MR]

———Thune amendment (Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health funding), S2814 [5MR]

———Thune amendment (prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues), S2942 [10MR]

———Wicker amendment (international family planning programs restrictions relative to abortion), S2795 [5MR]

Omnibus Public Land Management Act (H.R. 146): Bingaman motion to table Coburn amendment (San Joaquin River restoration settlement implementation), S3389 [19MR]

———Bingaman motion to table Coburn amendment (prohibit acquisition of new sites or building construction in national parks until existing projects have been completed), S3349 [18MR]

———Bingaman motion to table Coburn amendment (prohibit restrictions on development of renewable energy sources on public lands), S3350 [18MR]

———Bingaman motion to table Coburn amendment (prohibit use of eminent domain to designate certain wilderness areas and other public lands projects), S3351 [18MR]

———Bingaman motion to table Coburn amendment (require Federal agencies to report on property owned by the agency and the ownership cost to taxpayers), S3388 [19MR]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S3109 [16MR]

———enact, S3394 [19MR]

Omnibus Public Land Management Act (S. 22): cloture motion, S357 [14JA]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S271 [11JA]

———enact, S430 [15JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590): Baucus amendment (prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels), S13237 [15DE]

———Baucus motion to table DeMint motion to suspend Senate Rules to consider amendment (consideration of spending item if inclusion is conditioned on vote of any Senator), S13833 [23DE]

———Baucus motion to to table Cornyn appeal of the Chair on Cornyn point of order (Senate Rules compliance relative to congressionally directed spending items), S13832 [23DE]

———Baucus motion to waive Corker point of order (exempt States and local governments from costs due to unfunded Federal mandates relative to Medicaid), S13831 [23DE]

———Bennet amendment (prohibit reduction of guaranteed Medicare benefits and apply savings to extend solvency, reduce premiums, expand benefits, and protect access to providers), S12293 [3DE]

———Boxer motion to table Nelson of Nebraska amendment (prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan), S12683 [8DE]

———cloture motion, S13834 [23DE]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S11967 [21NO]

———cloture motion on Reid amendment (manager's amendment), S13646 [21DE]

———cloture motion on Reid amendment (substitute), S13716 [22DE]

———Crapo motion to commit (prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels), S13238 [15DE]

———Dorgan amendment (importation of prescription drugs), S13238 [15DE]

———enact, S13891 [24DE]

———Ensign amendment (reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform), S12542 [6DE]

———Ensign point of order (constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance), S13830 [23DE]

———Gregg amendment (prohibit use of Medicare trust fund revenues to establish new entitlement programs), S12599 [7DE]

———Hatch motion to commit (Medicare Advantage program funding), S12396 [4DE]

———Hutchison point of order (constitutionality of restrictions on State employees' self-insurance plans), S13832 [23DE]

———Johanns motion to commit (eliminate Medicare home health services cuts), S12496 [5DE]

———Kerry amendment (protect Medicare home health services), S12495 [5DE]

———Lautenberg amendment (importation of prescription drugs), S13239 [15DE]

———Lincoln amendment (limit corporate income tax deduction for health insurance company executive salaries to same amount as salary of the President of the U.S.), S12541 [6DE]

———McCain motion to commit (allow all enrollees in the Medicare Advantage program to maintain current level of benefits), S12684 [8DE]

———McCain motion to commit (eliminate Medicare funding cuts), S12293 [3DE]

———Mikulski amendment (eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women), S12277 [3DE]

———Murkowski amendment (require guidelines relative to coverage of women's preventive services be based on recommendations of relevant professional medical organizations), S12277 [3DE]

———Pryor amendment (Dept. of HHS online database of enrollee satisfaction information relative to health plans offered through the health insurance exchange), S12599 [7DE]

———Reid amendment (manager's amendment), S13716 [22DE]

———Reid amendment (substitute), S13834 [23DE]

———Reid motion to table Reid amendment (change enactment date), S13715 [22DE]

———Sanders motion to table Hutchison motion to commit (delay tax increases until health benefits begin), S13295 [16DE]

———Stabenow amendment (Medicare Advantage program funding), S12396 [4DE]

———Thune amendment (Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding), S12395 [4DE]

———Whitehouse amendment (ensure that Social Security trust fund and Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program revenues be reserved for their intended purposes), S12395 [4DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2847): Coburn amendment (NSF funding through reductions in Political Science Program funding), S11169 [5NO]

———Coburn motion to waive Budget Act relative to Coburn amendment (Dept. of Commerce Office of Inspector General funding), S11170 [5NO]

———Ensign motion to recommit (across-the-board funding reduction), S10284 [8OC]

———Ensign motion to waive Budget Act relative to Ensign amendment (State Criminal Alien Assistance Program funding), S11171 [5NO]

———McCain amendment (Dept. of Commerce Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction Grant funding), S10271 [8OC]

———Menendez motion to table Vitter amendment (prohibit COPS Program funding to communities that violate Federal immigration regulations), S10210 [7OC]

———Reed motion to table Graham amendment (prohibit funding for prosecution in Federal courts of individuals involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks), S11171 [5NO]

———cloture motion, S10351 [13OC], S11148 [5NO]

———making, S11175 [5NO]

Senate: recess, S13400 [17DE]

Serve America Act (H.R. 1388): Baucus amendment (preserve Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving), S3834 [26MR]

———Crapo motion to waive Budget Act relative to Crapo amendment (increase FDIC borrowing authority), S3760 [25MR]

———enact, S3848 [26MR]

———Mikulski motion to table Ensign amendment (Nonprofit Capacity Building Program inclusion of certain crisis pregnancy centers and other organizations), S3771 [25MR]

———Thune amendment (preserve Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving), S3834 [26MR]

———Vitter amendment (prohibit funding for Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN) or any affiliated organization), S3835 [26MR]

State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2): Baucus motion to table Bunning amendment (eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level), S1031 [29JA]

———Baucus motion to table Cornyn amendment (ensure redistributed funds cover low-income children rather than children from higher income families), S969 [28JA]

———Bingaman amendment (clarify that new paperwork and enrollment barriers are not created in the Express Lane Enrollment option), S1045 [29JA]

———Coburn amendment (provide children with high-quality private health care coverage that fits their individual needs), S1044 [29JA]

———Coburn amendment (require States to offer premium assistance for coverage of children through private plans if State expands eligibility levels), S1031 [29JA]

———DeMint amendment (provide deduction for health care costs of children comparable to the average Federal share of benefit provided to non-citizens for child health assistance), S1043 [29JA]

———extend and improve, S1048 [29JA]

———Hatch amendment (codify rule specifying eligibility for unborn children), S1032 [29JA]

———Hutchison amendment (assistance for outreach and enrollment to States with highest percentages of uninsured children), S1046 [29JA]

———Kyl amendment (reinstate the crowd-out policy that prevents the substitution of coverage for private insurance coverage), S985 [28JA]

———Martinez amendment (restrict assistance to foreign organizations that perform or actively promote abortions), S960 [28JA]

———McConnell amendment (substitute), S954 [28JA]

———Murkowski amendment (develop best practice recommendations and ensure coverage of low-income children), S986 [28JA]

———Pryor motion to table DeMint amendment (require States to impose cost-sharing for enrollees whose income is more than double the poverty line), S880 [27JA]

———Roberts amendment (prohibit coverage for high income children and payment to States in which eligibility level for Medicaid exceeds State Children's Health Insurance Program), S969 [28JA]

Supplemental appropriations for consumers to trade in high polluting vehicle and purchase fuel efficient vehicle (H.R. 3435): Coburn motion to waive Budget Act relative to Coburn amendment (donate trade-in to charity), S8962 [6AU]

———Gregg motion to waive Budget Act relative to Gregg amendment (reduce discretionary spending caps), S8962 [6AU]

———Harkin motion to table Harkin amendment (limit provision of vouchers based on income level), S8961 [6AU]

———Isakson motion to waive budget resolution relative to Isakson amendment (tax credit for home purchases), S8964 [6AU]

———Kyl amendment (move up termination date and delay new funding pending status report), S8961 [6AU]

———Murray motion to waive budget resolution relative to emergency designation, S8964 [6AU]

———Vitter amendment (terminate Dept. of the Treasury Troubled Asset Relief Program), S8963 [6AU]

———making, S8967 [6AU]

Supplemental appropriations for military and stabilization activities in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and pandemic influenza response (H.R. 2346): Brownback amendment (approval for transfer or release of certain detainees), S5687 [20MY]

———DeMint amendment (IMF funding), S5787 [21MY]

———Inhofe amendment (prohibit transfer Guantanamo Bay detainess to the U.S.), S5663 [20MY]

———McConnell amendment (limit release of individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay), S5687 [20MY]

———cloture motion, S5771 [21MY]

———conference report, S6793 [18JN]

———making, S5804 [21MY]

———motion to waive all points of order against conference report, S6789 [18JN]

Travel Promotion Act (S. 1023): cloture motion on Dorgan amendment (substitute), S6880 [22JN], S9123 [8SE]

———cloture motion on motion to proceed, S6628 [16JN]

———enact, S9170 [9SE]

Unemployment Compensation Extension Act (H.R. 3548): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S10771 [27OC]

———cloture motion on Reid amendment (substitute), S10984 [2NO]

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (S. 454): conference report, S5685 [20MY]

———enact, S5260 [7MY]

Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act (H.R. 3548): cloture motion, S11080 [4NO]

———enact, S11099 [4NO]

Remarks in Senate

Baucus, Senator: tribute to casting 11,000th vote, S10152, S10153 [6OC]

Correction: Feinstein, S4249 [2AP]

———Gregg, S3884 [26MR]

———Klobuchar, S4266 [2AP]

———Voinovich, S2126 [11FE]

Grassley, Senator: tribute to casting 10,000th vote, S4251, S4252 [2AP]

Hatch, Senator: tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S10025, S10026 [1OC]

Levin, Senator: tribute to casting 11,000th vote, S5572 [19MY]

Lugar, Senator: tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S3350 [18MR]

Position on missed: Baucus, S11879 [20NO]

———Begich, S4434 [20AP]

———Boxer, S3605 [23MR]

———Coburn, S4633 [23AP]

———Dorgan, S13185 [14DE]

———Durbin, S3348 [18MR], S4430 [20AP], S4617 [23AP], S6645 [16JN]

———Ensign, S5692 [20MY]

———Enzi, S3841 [26MR]

———Harkin, S776 [22JA]

———Isakson, S3651 [24MR], S7189 [7JY], S11033 [3NO], S11426 [17NO]

———Kerry, S10310 [8OC], S10402 [14OC], S10464 [15OC], S10568 [20OC], S11282, S11283 [9NO], S13295 [16DE]

———Lieberman, S8263 [29JY], S8755 [4AU], S11380 [16NO], S13476 [19DE]

———Menendez, S5275 [7MY], S8549 [30JY]

———Mikulski, S9318 [14SE]

———Reed, S7311 [9JY]

———Stabenow, S7402 [13JY]

———Udall, Mark, S6935 [23JN], S10159 [6OC]

Senate: require supermajority vote point of order against unauthorized earmarks in appropriations bills and recipients of Federal funds to disclose money spent on lobbyists, S1479-S1481, S1488, S1504, S1512 [4FE], S1658, S1659 [5FE], S2126 [11FE]

Senate Rules: prohibit consideration of a congressionally directed spending item if inclusion of such language is conditioned on the vote of any Senator, S13832, S13833 [23DE]

———vote requirements for amendments to standing rules contained in legislation, S13708, S13709 [21DE]

Summaries

Senate Votes in 110th Congress on Codifying Rule Specifying Eligibility for Unborn Children Under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1011 [29JA]