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1. Congress Number 2. ICPSR ID Number: 5 digit code assigned by the ICPSR as corrected by Howard Rosenthal and myself. 3. State Code: 2 digit ICPSR State Code. 4. Congressional District Number (0 if Senate) 5. State Name 6. Party Code: 100 = Dem., 200 = Repub. (See PARTY3.DAT) 7. Occupancy: ICPSR Occupancy Code -- 0=only occupant; 1=1st occupant; 2=2nd occupant; etc. 8. Last Means of Attaining Office: ICPSR Attain-Office Code -- 1=general election; 2=special election; 3=elected by state legislature; 5=appointed 9. Name 10 - to the number of roll calls + 10: Roll Call Data -- 0=not a member, 1=Yea, 2=Paired Yea, 3=Announced Yea, 4=Announced Nay, 5=Paired Nay, 6=Nay, 7=Present (some Congresses, also not used some Congresses), 8=Present (some Congresses, also not used some Congresses), 9=Not Voting

date,session,number,bill,question,result,description,yeatotal,naytotal 2007-01-08,1,1,S.Res. 19,On the Resolution,Agreed to,S. Res. 19; A resolution honoring President Gerald Rudolph Ford.,88,0 2007-01-10,1,2,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 7,Agreed to,"Vitter Amdt No. 7; To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain information required to be reported under that Act, and for other purposes.",93,2 2007-01-10,1,3,S. 1,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5,Agreed to,Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 5; To modify the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to Indian tribes.,56,40 2007-01-10,1,4,S. 1,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 6,Agreed to,Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 6; to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.,54,41 2007-01-11,1,5,S. 1,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 11,Rejected,Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 11; To strengthen earmark reform.,46,51 2007-01-11,1,6,S. 1,On the Motion S.Amdt. 13,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA DeMint Amdt. No. 13; To prevent government shutdowns.,25,72 2007-01-11,1,7,S. 1,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms; Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007,90,6 2007-01-12,1,8,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1,Agreed to,"Kerry Amdt. No. 1, As Modified; To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes.",87,0 2007-01-12,1,9,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 10,Agreed to,Vitter Amdt. No. 10; To increase the penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements.,81,6 2007-01-16,1,10,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 44,Agreed to,Durbin Amdt. No. 44 As Modified; To strengthen earmark reform.,98,0 2007-01-16,1,11,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 11,Agreed to,"Demint Amdt. No. 11, As amended; To strengthen earmark reform.",98,0 2007-01-16,1,12,S. 1,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Amdt. No. 4 to S.1; To strengthen the gift and travel bans.,95,2 2007-01-17,1,13,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 65,Agreed to,Feingold Amdt. No. 65; To prohibit lobbyists and entities that retain or employ lobbyists from throwing lavish parties honoring Members at party conventions.,89,5 2007-01-17,1,14,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 81,Agreed to,"Bennett Amdt. No. 81, As amended; To permit travel hosted by preapproved 501(c)(3) organizations.",51,46 2007-01-17,1,15,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4,Agreed to,"Reid Amdt No. 4, As Modified and Amended; To strengthen the gift and travel bans.",88,9 2007-01-17,1,16,S. 1,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Amdt No. 3 To S.1; In the nature of a substitute.,51,46 2007-01-18,1,17,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 20,Agreed to,Bennett Amdt No. 20; To strike a provision relating to paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.,55,43 2007-01-18,1,18,S. 1,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 30,Rejected,Lieberman Amdt No. 30; To establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity.,27,71 2007-01-18,1,19,S. 1,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.1 As Amended; Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007,96,2 2007-01-23,1,20,H.R. 2,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 103,Agreed to,Snowe Amdt. No. 103 As Modified; In the nature of a substitute.,99,0 2007-01-23,1,21,H.R. 2,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 106,Agreed to,Sessions Amdt. No. 106 As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate that increasing personal savings is a necessary step toward ensuring the economic security of all the people of the United States upon retirement.,98,0 2007-01-24,1,22,H.R. 2,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 101,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Gregg Amdt. No. 101; To provide Congress a second look at wasteful spending by establishing enhance rescission authority under fast-track procedures.,49,48 2007-01-24,1,23,H.R. 2,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.2; Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007,54,43 2007-01-24,1,24,H.R. 2,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 116,Rejected,Allard Amdt. No. 116; To afford States the rights and flexibility to determine minimum wage.,28,69 2007-01-25,1,25,H.R. 2,On the Motion S.Amdt. 158,Rejected,Motion to Waive Re: DeMint Amdt. No. 158; To increase the Federal minimum wage by an amount that is based on applicable State minimum wages.,18,76 2007-01-25,1,26,H.R. 2,On the Motion S.Amdt. 154,Rejected,"Motion to Waive CBA, Ensign Amdt. No. 154; To improve access to affordable health care.",47,48 2007-01-25,1,27,H.R. 2,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 207,Agreed to,"Baucus Amdt. No. 207; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such repeal and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors.",93,0 2007-01-25,1,28,H.R. 2,On the Motion S.Amdt. 119,Rejected,"Motion to Waive CBA, Bunning Amdt. No. 119; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.",42,51 2007-01-25,1,29,H.R. 2,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 206,Agreed to,"Baucus Amdt. No. 206; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should make permanent the tax incentives to make education more affordable and more accessible for American families and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such incentives and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors.",90,0 2007-01-25,1,30,H.R. 2,On the Motion S.Amdt. 113,Rejected,"Motion to Waive CBA, Smith Amdt. No. 113, As Amended; To make permanent certain education-related tax incentives.",43,50 2007-01-25,1,31,H.R. 2,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 148,Agreed to,Sessions Amdt. No. 148; To prohibit employers who unlawfully employ aliens from receiving government contracts.,94,0 2007-01-25,1,32,H.R. 2,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 205,Agreed to,"Motion to Table, Kyl Amdt. No. 205; To extend through December 31, 2008, the depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements, and for other purposes.",50,42 2007-01-26,1,33,PN178,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army, to be General",81,0 2007-01-30,1,34,H.R. 2,On the Motion S.Amdt. 100,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 100; In the nature of a substitute.,87,10 2007-01-30,1,35,PN31,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge",97,0 2007-01-30,1,36,PN17,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be U.S. District Judge",97,0 2007-01-31,1,37,H.R. 2,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 209,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Kyl Amdt. No. 209; To extend through December 31, 2012, the increased expensing for small businesses.",49,48 2007-01-31,1,38,H.R. 2,On the Motion S.Amdt. 115,Rejected,"Motion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Kyl Amdt. No. 115; To extend through December 31, 2008, the depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements.",46,50 2007-01-31,1,39,H.R. 2,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.2, As Amended; Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007",88,8 2007-02-01,1,40,PN24,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Lawrence Joseph O' Neill, of California, to be U.S. District Judge",97,0 2007-02-01,1,41,PN16,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Gregory Kent Frizzell, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge",99,0 2007-02-01,1,42,H.R. 2,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R.2, As Amended; Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007",94,3 2007-02-01,1,43,S.Con.Res. 2,On the Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.Con.Res.2; A concurrent resolution expressing the bipartisan resolution on Iraq.,0,97 2007-02-05,1,44,S. 470,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 470; A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq.,49,47 2007-02-08,1,45,PN177,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Gen. George W. Casey to be Chief of Staff, U.S. Army",83,14 2007-02-13,1,46,H.J.Res. 20,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.J.Res. 20; Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007",71,26 2007-02-14,1,47,PN15,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Nora Barry Fischer, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge",96,0 2007-02-14,1,48,H.J.Res. 20,On the Joint Resolution,Agreed to,"H.J.Res. 20; Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007",81,15 2007-02-15,1,49,PN183,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit",94,0 2007-02-15,1,50,PN18,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Marcia Morales Howard, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge",93,0 2007-02-17,1,51,S. 574,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.574; A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq.,56,34 2007-02-17,1,52,H.Con.Res. 67,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.Con.Res. 67; A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.,47,33 2007-02-27,1,53,S. 4,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 4; ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007,97,0 2007-02-28,1,54,S. 4,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 285,Agreed to,Inouye Amdt. No. 285; To specify the criminal offenses that disqualify an applicant from the receipt of a transportation security card.,58,37 2007-02-28,1,55,S. 4,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 279,Agreed to,DeMint Amdt. No. 279 As Modified; To specify the criminal offenses that disqualify an applicant from the receipt of a transportation security card.,94,2 2007-03-01,1,56,S. 4,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 298,Agreed to,Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 298; To strengthen the security of cargo containers.,58,38 2007-03-02,1,57,S. 4,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 292,Agreed to,"Sununu Amdt. No. 292; To expand the reporting requirement on cross border interoperability, and to prevent lengthy delays in the accessing frequencies and channels for public safety communication users and others.",82,0 2007-03-02,1,58,S. 4,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 280,Agreed to,Salazar Amdt. No. 280; To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.,82,1 2007-03-05,1,59,PN104,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Carl J. Artman, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior",87,1 2007-03-06,1,60,S. 4,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 314,Agreed to,Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 314; To strike the provision that revises the personnel management practices of the Transportation Security Administration.,51,46 2007-03-06,1,61,S. 4,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 335,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 335; To improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.",56,43 2007-03-06,1,62,S. 4,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 338,Agreed to,Motion to Table Obama Amdt. No. 338; To require consideration of high-risk qualifying criteria in allocating funds under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.,58,41 2007-03-06,1,63,S. 4,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 333,Rejected,Leahy Amdt. No. 333; To increase the minimum allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.,49,50 2007-03-07,1,64,S. 4,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 316,Agreed to,McCaskill Amdt. No. 316 As Modified; To provide appeal rights and employee engagement mechanisms for passenger and property screeners.,51,48 2007-03-07,1,65,S. 4,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 342,Rejected,"Collins Amdt. No. 342; To provide certain employment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners, and for other purposes.",47,52 2007-03-07,1,66,S. 4,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 345,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 345; To authorize funding for the Emergency Communications and Interoperability Grants program, to require the Secretary to examine the possibility of allowing commercial entities to develop public safety communications networks, and for other purposes.",71,25 2007-03-08,1,67,PN19,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"John Alfred Jarvey, of Iowa, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa",95,0 2007-03-09,1,68,S. 4,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 312,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on Cornyn Amdt. No. 312, As Modified; To prohibit the recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism, to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review, to strengthen the Federal Government's ability to detain dangerous criminal aliens, including murderers, rapists, and child molesters, until they can be removed from the United States, to prohibit the rewarding of suicide bombings and allow adequate punishments for terrorists murders, kidnappings, and sexual assaults, and for other purposes.",46,49 2007-03-09,1,69,S. 4,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 275,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on Reid Amdt. No. 275, As Amended; In the nature of a substitute.",69,26 2007-03-13,1,70,S. 4,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 294,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 294; To provide that the provisions of the Act shall cease to have any force or effect on and after December, 31, 2012, to ensure congressional review and oversight of the Act.",60,38 2007-03-13,1,71,S. 4,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 325,Agreed to,Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 325; To ensure the fiscal integrity of grants awarded by the Department of Homeland Security.,66,31 2007-03-13,1,72,S. 4,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 383,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Biden Amdt. No. 383; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop regulations regarding the transportation of high hazard materials, and for other purposes.",73,25 2007-03-13,1,73,S. 4,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S. 4 As Amended; ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2007,60,38 2007-03-14,1,74,S.J.Res. 9,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. J. Res. 9; United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007,89,9 2007-03-15,1,75,S.J.Res. 9,On the Joint Resolution,Rejected,S. J. Res. 9; United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007,48,50 2007-03-15,1,76,S.Res. 107,On the Resolution,Agreed to,S. Res. 107; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that no action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions.,96,2 2007-03-15,1,77,S.Con.Res. 20,On the Concurrent Resolution,Agreed to,S. Con. Res. 20; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that no funds should be cut off or reduced for American Troops in the field which would result in undermining their safety or their ability to complete their assigned mission.,82,16 2007-03-15,1,78,PN8,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Thomas M. Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge",95,0 2007-03-20,1,79,S. 214,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 459,Rejected,"Kyl Amdt. No. 459; To ensure that United States attorneys are promptly nominated by the President, and are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.",40,56 2007-03-20,1,80,S. 214,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 460,Rejected,Sessions Amdt. No. 460; To require appropriate qualifications for interim United States attorneys.,47,50 2007-03-20,1,81,S. 214,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.214 as Amended; Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007,94,2 2007-03-21,1,82,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 492,Agreed to,Baucus Amdt. No. 492; To provide tax relief to middle class families and small businesses and to expand health insurance coverage for children.,97,1 2007-03-21,1,83,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 507,Rejected,"Kyl Amdt. No. 507; To protect families, family farms and small businesses by raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%, to extend college tuition deduction, to extend the student loan interest deduction, to extend the teacher classroom deduction, to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, to maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and to promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.",47,51 2007-03-21,1,84,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 477,Agreed to,"Cornyn Amdt. No. 477; To provide for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.",63,35 2007-03-21,1,85,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 466,Rejected,Sessions Amdt. 466 as Modified; To exclude the extension of tax relief provided in 2001 and 2003 from points of order provided in the resolution and other budget points of order.,46,52 2007-03-21,1,86,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 476,Rejected,"Ensign Amdt. No. 476; To ensure that our troops serving in harms way remain Americas top budget priority by ensuring full funding for the Department of Defense within the regular appropriations process, reducing reliance on supplemental appropriations bills, and by improving the integrity of the Congressional budget process.",47,51 2007-03-21,1,87,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 483,Agreed to,Bunning Amdt. No. 483; To provide a point of order against any budget resolution that fails to achieve an on-budget balance within 5 years.,98,0 2007-03-21,1,88,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 486,Agreed to,Bingaman Amdt. No. 486; To provide additional funding resources in FY2008 for investments in innovation and education in order to improve the competitiveness of the United States.,97,1 2007-03-22,1,89,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 489,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No. 489; To establish a reserve fund for Social Security.,45,52 2007-03-22,1,90,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 491,Rejected,Allard Amdt. No. 491; To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending on programs rated ineffective by the Program Assessment Rating Tool.,33,64 2007-03-22,1,91,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 511,Rejected,Cornyn Amdt. No. 511; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that will cover kids first.,38,59 2007-03-22,1,92,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 525,Rejected,"Cornyn Amdt. No. 525 as Modified; To provide reconciliation instructions of $33.8 billion to make provider payments more accurate, to improve Medicare Part B income relation provisions, expand those provisions to Medicare Part D and reduce the deficit.",23,74 2007-03-22,1,93,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 472,Rejected,Ensign Amdt. No. 472; To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.,44,52 2007-03-22,1,94,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 545,Rejected,Sanders Amdt. No. 545 as Modified; To restore the top marginal tax rate to pre-2001 levels on taxable income in excess of $1 million and use the increased revenue to increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Act.,38,58 2007-03-22,1,95,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 497,Rejected,Enzi Amendment No. 497; To establish a 60-vote point of order for legislation that creates unfunded mandates on small business concerns.,47,49 2007-03-22,1,96,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 498,Rejected,Thomas Amdt. No. 498; To strike the reserve funds.,29,67 2007-03-22,1,97,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 598,Agreed to,Conrad Amdt. No. 598; To create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for extending certain energy tax incentives.,54,42 2007-03-22,1,98,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 577,Rejected,"Coleman Amdt. No. 577; To provide budget levels to extend through 2012 the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, and energy tax provisions for energy efficient buildings and power plants.",42,53 2007-03-23,1,99,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 513,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No. 513; To provide for true deficit reduction in appropriation bills.,38,61 2007-03-23,1,100,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 473,Rejected,Sessions Amdt. No. 473; To save families from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) first by permitting a deduction for personal exemptions for purposes of computing the AMT.,46,53 2007-03-23,1,101,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 626,Rejected,"Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 626; To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax, and to promote continued economic growth and job creation.",25,74 2007-03-23,1,102,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 583,Rejected,"Kyl Amdt. No. 583; To reform the death tax by setting the exemption at $5 million per estate, indexed for inflation, and the top death tax rate at no more than 35% beginning in 2010; to avoid subjecting an estimated 119,200 families, family businesses, and family farms to the death tax each and every year; to promote continued economic growth and job creation; and to make the enhanced teacher deduction permanent.",48,51 2007-03-23,1,103,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 508,Rejected,"Hatch Amdt. No. 508; To establish a reserve fund for protecting coverage choices, additional benefits, and lower cost-sharing for Medicare beneficiaries.",49,50 2007-03-23,1,104,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Motion S.Amdt. 521,Rejected,"Motion to Waive CBA Re: Allard Amendment No. 521; To improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs and reduce the Federal debt by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse.",39,60 2007-03-23,1,105,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 510,Agreed to,"Smith Amdt. No. 510 as Modified; To provide for the consideration of an increase in the tobacco products user fee rate, but only to the extent that such rate increase does not result in an increase of more than 61 cents per pack of cigarettes, with all revenue generated by such increase dedicated to the reauthorization and expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.",59,40 2007-03-23,1,106,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 515,Rejected,Thomas Amendment No. 515; To prevent the adding of extraneous earmarks to an emergency war supplemental.,39,59 2007-03-23,1,107,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 478,Rejected,"Graham Amdt. No. 478; To extend the 35, 33, 28, and 25 percent income tax rate structure and protect nearly 28,000,000 families and individuals, including small business owners, from having their tax rates increase to 39.6, 36, 31, or 28 percent.",46,52 2007-03-23,1,108,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 471,Rejected,"Grassley Amdt. No. 471; To amend the budget resolution for fiscal year 2008 in order to accommodate the full repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax preventing 23 million families and individuals from being subject to the AMT in 2007, and millions of families and individuals in subsequent years.",44,53 2007-03-23,1,109,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 578,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No. 578; To repeal the death tax.,44,55 2007-03-23,1,110,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 529,Agreed to,Biden Amdt. No. 529; To increase funding for the COPS Program to $1.15 billion for FY 2008 to provide state and local law enforcement with critical resources necessary to prevent and respond to violent crime and acts of terrorism and is offset by an unallocated reduction to non-defense discretionary spending and/or reduction to administrative expenses.,65,33 2007-03-23,1,111,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 594,Rejected,Bunning Amdt. No. 594 as Modified; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for protecting State flexibility in Medicaid.,44,55 2007-03-23,1,112,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 536,Rejected,Chambliss Amendment No. 536; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that eliminates enhanced Federal matching payments for coverage of nonpregnant adults and permits States to offer supplemental dental and mental health benefits for children enrolled in SCHIP.,44,55 2007-03-23,1,113,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 606,Rejected,Lott Amdt. No. 606; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.,49,50 2007-03-23,1,114,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Resolution,Agreed to,S. Con. Res. 21 as Amended; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.,52,47 2007-03-27,1,115,PN33,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation George H. Wu, of California, to be U.S. District Judge",95,0 2007-03-27,1,116,H.R. 1591,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 643,Rejected,"Cochran Amd. No. 643; To strike language that would tie the hands of the Commander-in-Chief by imposing an arbitrary timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, thereby undermining the position of American Armed Forces and jeopardizing the successful conclusion of Operation Iraqi Freedom.",48,50 2007-03-28,1,117,H.R. 1591,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1591; U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007",97,0 2007-03-28,1,118,H.R. 1591,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 709,Agreed to,Wyden Amdt. No. 709; To reauthorize the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to provide funding for the payments in lieu of taxes program.,74,23 2007-03-28,1,119,H.R. 1591,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 716,Rejected,"Burr Amdt. No. 716, As Modified; To reauthorize the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to provide funding for the payments in lieu of taxes program.",8,89 2007-03-28,1,120,H.R. 1591,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 657,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 657; To provide farm assistance in a fiscally responsible manner.,23,74 2007-03-28,1,121,H.R. 1591,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 648,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 648; To remove $100 million in funding for the Republican and Democrat party conventions in 2008.,45,51 2007-03-29,1,122,H.R. 1591,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 752,Agreed to,"Ensign Amdt. No. 752, As Modified; To provide additional funding for certain programs under the Adam Walsh Child Safety and Protection Act of 2006, by increasing funding for the United States Marshals Service to track down convicted sex offenders who have failed to register as a sex offender as required by law and by increasing funding for United States attorneys to prosecute child exploitation and child pornography cases as part of Project Safe Childhood.",93,0 2007-03-29,1,123,H.R. 1591,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 704,Agreed to,DeMint Amdt. No. 704; To prohibit the use of funds to make payments to certain spinach growers and first handlers.,97,0 2007-03-29,1,124,H.R. 1591,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 739,Agreed to,"Biden Amdt. No. 739; To appropriate an additional $1,500,000,000 for Procurement, Marine Corps, to accelerate the procurement of an additional 2,500 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for the Armed Forces.",98,0 2007-03-29,1,125,H.R. 1591,Whether the Amendment is Germane S.Amdt. 641,Held Germane,Is Section 431 of the Senate Language to H.R. 1591 Germane?; In the nature of a substitute.,57,41 2007-03-29,1,126,H.R. 1591,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 1591, As Amended; U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007",51,47 2007-04-11,1,127,S. 5,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S. 5; Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007,63,34 2007-04-11,1,128,S. 30,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S. 30; HOPE Act,70,28 2007-04-12,1,129,S. 372,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.372; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007,94,3 2007-04-16,1,130,S. 372,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 372; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007,41,40 2007-04-17,1,131,S. 372,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,"Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 372; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007",50,45 2007-04-18,1,132,S. 3,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 3; Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007,55,42 2007-04-18,1,133,S. 378,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 378; Court Security Improvement Act of 2007,93,3 2007-04-18,1,134,S. 378,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 891,Agreed to,Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 891; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should offset the cost of new spending.,59,38 2007-04-19,1,135,S. 378,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"Final Passage S. 378, As Amended; Court Security Improvement Act of 2007",97,0 2007-04-24,1,136,PN26,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge",95,0 2007-04-24,1,137,S. 761,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 929,Agreed to,DeMint Amdt. No. 929; To require the study on barriers to innovation to include an examination of the impact of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on innovation.,96,0 2007-04-24,1,138,S. 761,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 947,Agreed to,"Dodd Amdt. No. 947, As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate with respect to small business growth and capital markets.",97,0 2007-04-24,1,139,S. 761,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 928,Agreed to,"Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 928; To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to smaller public company options regarding internal controls.",62,35 2007-04-24,1,140,S. 761,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 917,Agreed to,Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 917; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress has a moral obligation to offset the cost of new Government programs and initiatives.,54,43 2007-04-25,1,141,S. 761,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 938,Rejected,Sununu Amdt. No. 938; To strike the provisions regarding strengthening the education and human resources directorate of the National Science Foundation.,24,74 2007-04-25,1,142,S. 761,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 930,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No. 930; To prohibit congressional earmarks of funds appropriated pursuant to authorizations in the bill.,22,71 2007-04-25,1,143,S. 761,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 918,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 918; To provide a sunset date.,27,67 2007-04-25,1,144,S. 761,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 921,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 921; To discontinue the Advanced Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.,39,57 2007-04-25,1,145,S. 761,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 922,Agreed to,Coburn Amdt. No. 922; To promote transparency at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.,82,14 2007-04-25,1,146,S. 761,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"S. 761 As Amended; America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act",88,8 2007-04-26,1,147,H.R. 1591,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,"H.R. 1591 Conference Report; U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007",51,46 2007-05-02,1,148,S. 1082,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 982,Rejected,Allard Amdt. No. 982; To strike provisions related to market exclusivity.,41,53 2007-05-02,1,149,S. 1082,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1022,Agreed to,"Durbin Amdt. No. 1022, as Modified; To ensure the safety of human and pet food.",94,0 2007-05-03,1,150,S. 1082,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 990,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 990; To provide for the importation of prescription drugs.,63,28 2007-05-07,1,151,S. 1082,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1010,Agreed to,Cochran Amdt. No. 1010; To protect the health and safety of the public.,49,40 2007-05-07,1,152,S. 1082,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute as Modified and Amended to S.1082; Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act,82,8 2007-05-08,1,153,PN20,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge",91,0 2007-05-09,1,154,S. 1082,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1039,Rejected,Grassley Amdt. No. 1039; To clarify the authority of the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology with respect to postmarket drug safety pursuant to recommendations by the Institute of Medicine.,46,47 2007-05-09,1,155,S. 1082,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 998,Agreed to,Grassley Amdt. No. 998; To provide for the application of stronger civil penalties for violations of approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategies.,64,30 2007-05-09,1,156,S. 1082,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1034,Rejected,Durbin Amdt. No. 1034; To reduce financial conflict of interest in FDA Advisory Panels.,47,47 2007-05-09,1,157,S. 1082,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.1082 as Amended; Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act,93,1 2007-05-09,1,158,PN11,On the Nomination,Confirmed,Confirmation Debra Ann Livingston to be U.S. Circuit Judge,91,0 2007-05-09,1,159,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Motion,Agreed to,Kyl Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 21; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.,54,41 2007-05-09,1,160,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Motion,Agreed to,Conrad Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res.21; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.,51,44 2007-05-09,1,161,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Motion,Rejected,Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 21; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.,44,51 2007-05-10,1,162,H.R. 1495,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.1495; Water Resources Development Act of 2007,89,7 2007-05-15,1,163,H.R. 1495,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1090,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 1090; To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the residents of the city of Sacramento are protected from the threat of floods before spending money to add sand to beaches in San Diego.,12,77 2007-05-15,1,164,H.R. 1495,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1089,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 1089; To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the needs of Louisiana residents who lost their homes as a result of Hurricane Katrina and Rita are met before spending money to design or construct a nonessential visitors center.,11,79 2007-05-15,1,165,H.R. 1495,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1086,Rejected,Feingold Amdt. No. 1086; To establish a Water Resources Commission to prioritize water resources projects in the United States.,22,69 2007-05-15,1,166,H.R. 1495,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1094,Rejected,Kerry Amdt. No. 1094; To require the consideration of certain factors relating to global climate change.,51,42 2007-05-16,1,167,H.R. 1495,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1098,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Feingold Amdt. No. 1098; To provide for a transition of the Iraq mission.,29,67 2007-05-16,1,168,H.R. 1495,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1134,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Warner Amdt. No. 1134; Relative to the President's strategy in Iraq.,52,44 2007-05-16,1,169,H.R. 1495,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1135,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Cochran Amdt. No. 1135; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress must send to the President acceptable legislation to continue funds for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom by not later than May 28, 2007.",87,9 2007-05-16,1,170,H.R. 1495,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 1495 As Amended; Water Resources Development Act of 2007,91,4 2007-05-17,1,171,H.R. 2206,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1123,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke cloture on the Reid Amdt. No. 1123; Expressing the sense of the Congress that no action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions.,94,1 2007-05-17,1,172,S.Con.Res. 21,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,S. Con. Res. 21 Conference Report; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.,52,40 2007-05-21,1,173,S. 1348,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007,69,23 2007-05-22,1,174,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1153,Rejected,Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program.,31,64 2007-05-23,1,175,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1169,Agreed to,"Bingaman Amdt. No. 1169; To reduce to 200,000 the number of certain non-immigrants permitted to be admitted during a fiscal year.",74,24 2007-05-24,1,176,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1186,Agreed to,Akaka Amdt. No. 1186; To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.,87,9 2007-05-24,1,177,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1158,Rejected,Coleman Amdt. No. 1158; To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status.,48,49 2007-05-24,1,178,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1181,Rejected,Dorgan Amdt. No. 1181; To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period.,48,49 2007-05-24,1,179,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1223,Agreed to,Sanders Amdt. No. 1223; To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program.,59,35 2007-05-24,1,180,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1157,Rejected,Vitter Amdt. No. 1157; To strike title VI (related to Nonimmigrants in the United States Previously in Unlawful Status).,29,66 2007-05-24,1,181,H.R. 2206,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Concur in House Amdt. to Senate Amdt to H.R.2206; U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007",80,14 2007-06-05,1,182,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1189,Rejected,Allard Amdt. No. 1189; To eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas.,31,62 2007-06-05,1,183,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1231,Agreed to,Durbin Amdt. No. 1231; To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers.,71,22 2007-06-05,1,184,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1170,Rejected,McConnell Amdt. No. 1170; To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.,41,52 2007-06-05,1,185,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1176,Agreed to,"Feingold Amdt. No. 1176; To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.",67,26 2007-06-06,1,186,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1333,Agreed to,"Kennedy Amdt. No. 1333, as Modified; To increase the immigration-related penalties associated with various criminal activities.",66,32 2007-06-06,1,187,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1184,Rejected,"Cornyn Amdt. No. 1184, As Modified; To establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals.",46,51 2007-06-06,1,188,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1197,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No. 1197; To require health care coverage for holders of Z nonimmigrant visas.,43,55 2007-06-06,1,189,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1267,Rejected,Bingaman Amdt. No. 1267 As Modified; To remove the requirement that Y-1 nonimmigrant visa holders leave the United States before they are able to renew their visa.,41,57 2007-06-06,1,190,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1250,Agreed to,Cornyn Amdt. No. 1250; To address documentation of employment and to make an amendment with respect to mandatory disclosure of information.,57,39 2007-06-06,1,191,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1331,Agreed to,Reid Amdt. No. 1331; To clarify the application of the earned income tax credit.,57,40 2007-06-06,1,192,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1234,Agreed to,"Sessions Amdt. No. 1234; To save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the Congressional Research Service, the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.",56,41 2007-06-06,1,193,S. 1348,On the Motion S.Amdt. 1194,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Re: Menendez Amdt. No 1194; To modify the deadline for the family backlog reduction.,53,44 2007-06-06,1,194,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1460,Agreed to,Kyl Amdt. No. 1460; To modify the allocation of visas with respect to the backlog of family-based visa petitions.,51,45 2007-06-06,1,195,S. 1348,On the Motion S.Amdt. 1183,Rejected,"Motion to Waive CBA Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 1183, As Further Modified; To reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives.",44,53 2007-06-06,1,196,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1374,Rejected,Ensign Amdt. No. 1374; To improve the criteria and weights of the merit-based evaluation system.,42,55 2007-06-06,1,197,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1384,Agreed to,Salazar Amdt. No. 1384; To preserve and enhance the role of the English language.,58,39 2007-06-06,1,198,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1151,Agreed to,"Inhofe Amdt. No. 1151; To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.",64,33 2007-06-06,1,199,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1339,Rejected,Vitter Amdt. No. 1339; To require that the U.S. VISIT system- the biometric border check-in/check-out system first required by Congress in 1996 that is already well past its already postponed 2005 implementation due date- be finished as part of the enforcement trigger.,48,49 2007-06-06,1,200,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1202,Rejected,"Obama Amdt. No. 1202, As Modified; To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.",42,55 2007-06-06,1,201,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1316,Agreed to,Dorgan Amdt. No. 1316; To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-yer period.,49,48 2007-06-07,1,202,S. 1348,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1311,Rejected,"Coburn Amdt. No. 1311, As Modified; To require the enforcement of existing border security and immigration laws and Congressional approval before amnesty can be granted.",42,54 2007-06-07,1,203,S. 1348,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1150,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended; In the nature of a substitute.",33,63 2007-06-07,1,204,S. 1348,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007,34,61 2007-06-07,1,205,S. 1348,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007,72,13 2007-06-07,1,206,S. 1348,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1150,Rejected,"Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended; In the nature of a substitute.",45,50 2007-06-11,1,207,S.J.Res. 14,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S.J.Res.14; A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.,53,38 2007-06-11,1,208,H.R. 6,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007",91,0 2007-06-12,1,209,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1508,Agreed to,Bayh Amdt. No. 1508; To provide for the publication and implementation of an action plan to reduce the quantity of oil used annually in the United States.,63,30 2007-06-13,1,210,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1505,Rejected,Inhofe Amdt. No. 1505; To improve domestic fuels security.,43,52 2007-06-14,1,211,H.R. 6,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1538,Agreed to,Motion to Table Domenici Amdt. No. 1538; To provide for the establishment of a Federal clean portfolio standard.,56,39 2007-06-14,1,212,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1566,Rejected,"Warner Amdt. No. 1566, As Modified; To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State.",43,44 2007-06-19,1,213,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1628,Rejected,Bunning Amdt. No. 1628; To provide standards for clean coal-derived fuels.,39,55 2007-06-19,1,214,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1614,Rejected,Tester Amdt. No. 1614; To establish a program to provide loans for projects to produce syngas from coal and other feedstocks while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance of the United States on petroleum and natural gas.,33,61 2007-06-19,1,215,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1519,Agreed to,Kohl Amdt. No. 1519; To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.,70,23 2007-06-19,1,216,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1610,Rejected,"Cardin Amdt. No. 1610; To provide for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals.",37,56 2007-06-20,1,217,H.R. 6,On the Motion S.Amdt. 1546,Rejected,Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: DeMint Amdt. No. 1546; To provide that legislation that would increase the national average fuel prices for automobiles is subject to a point of order in the Senate.,37,55 2007-06-20,1,218,H.R. 6,On the Motion S.Amdt. 1718,Rejected,Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Gregg Amdt. No. 1718; To strike the provision extending the additional duty on ethanol and for other purposes.,36,56 2007-06-20,1,219,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1693,Agreed to,Bingaman Amdt. No. 1693; To ensure that the renewable fuel standard does not harm the environment.,58,34 2007-06-20,1,220,H.R. 6,On the Motion S.Amdt. 1666,Rejected,Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Inhofe Amdt. No. 1666; To ensure agricultural equity with respect to the renewable fuels standard.,31,63 2007-06-20,1,221,H.R. 6,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1800,Rejected,Kyl Amdt. No. 1800; To disallow the credit for renewable diesel for fuel that is coprocessed with petroleum.,45,49 2007-06-21,1,222,H.R. 6,On the Motion S.Amdt. 1733,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Re: Kyl Amdt. No. 1733 as Modified; To provide a condition precedent for the effective date of the revenue raisers.,38,55 2007-06-21,1,223,H.R. 6,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1704,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 1704; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for energy advancement and investment, and for other purposes.",57,36 2007-06-21,1,224,H.R. 6,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1502,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid Amdt. No. 1502; In the nature of a substitute.,61,32 2007-06-21,1,225,H.R. 6,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007",62,32 2007-06-21,1,226,H.R. 6,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 6, As Amended; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007",65,27 2007-06-26,1,227,H.R. 800,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.800; Employee Free Choice Act of 2007,51,48 2007-06-26,1,228,S. 1639,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1639; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.,64,35 2007-06-27,1,229,S. 1639,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1934,Agreed to,Motion to Table Div. I Amdt. No. 1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.,53,45 2007-06-27,1,230,S. 1639,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1934,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Div. II, Amdt. No.1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.",79,18 2007-06-27,1,231,S. 1639,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1934,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Div. III of Amdt. No.1934, as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.",56,41 2007-06-27,1,232,S. 1639,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1934,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Div. IV, Amdt. No.1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.",56,41 2007-06-27,1,233,S. 1639,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1934,Agreed to,Motion to Table Div. VI of Amdt. No.1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.,55,40 2007-06-27,1,234,S. 1639,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1934,Rejected,"Motion to Table Div. VII, Amdt. No.1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.",45,52 2007-06-28,1,235,S. 1639,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.1639; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.,46,53 2007-06-28,1,236,PN599,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute, to be Lt. Gen. US Army under title 10, U.S.C., section 601",94,4 2007-06-28,1,237,PN30,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Benjamin Hale Settle, of Washington, to be US District Judge",99,0 2007-06-28,1,238,PN252,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Richard Sullivan, of New York, to be US District Judge",99,0 2007-07-09,1,239,PN23,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Liam O'Grady, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge",88,0 2007-07-09,1,240,PN347,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge",83,4 2007-07-11,1,241,H.R. 1585,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2012,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Webb Amdt. No. 2012; To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.,56,41 2007-07-11,1,242,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2073,Agreed to,"Lieberman Amdt. No. 2073, as Modified; To require a report on support provided by the Government of Iran for attacks against coalition forces in Iraq.",97,0 2007-07-11,1,243,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2032,Rejected,Hagel Amdt. No. 2032; To limit the length of deployment of members of the Armed Forced for Operation Iraqi Freedom.,52,45 2007-07-11,1,244,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2078,Rejected,"Graham Amdt. No. 2078, as Modified; To express the sense of Congress on length of time between deployments for members of the Armed Forces.",41,55 2007-07-12,1,245,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2024,Agreed to,"Sessions Amdt. No. 2024, as Modified; To state the policy of the United States on the protection of the United States and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles.",90,5 2007-07-12,1,246,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2019,Agreed to,"Levin Amdt. No. 2019, As Amended; To provide for the care and management of wounded warriors.",94,0 2007-07-13,1,247,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2135,Agreed to,"Dorgan Amdt. No. 2135, as Amended; Relative to bringing Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda to justice.",87,1 2007-07-17,1,248,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2100,Agreed to,Cornyn Amdt. No. 2100; To express the sense of the Senate that it is in the national security interest of the United States that Iraq not become a failed state and a safe haven for terrorists.,94,3 2007-07-17,1,249,H.R. 1585,On the Motion,Rejected,Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,44,47 2007-07-17,1,250,H.R. 1585,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Instruct the Sgt. at Arms; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,41,37 2007-07-18,1,251,H.R. 1585,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,37,23 2007-07-18,1,252,H.R. 1585,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2087,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Levin Amdt. No. 2087; To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq.,52,47 2007-07-18,1,253,H.R. 2669,On the Motion to Proceed,Agreed to,Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2669; College Cost Reduction and Access Act,49,48 2007-07-19,1,254,H.R. 2669,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2329,Agreed to,Murkowski Amdt. No. 2329; To increase the amount appropriated for the college access partnership grant program.,73,24 2007-07-19,1,255,H.R. 2669,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2330,Agreed to,Kennedy Amdt. No. 2330; To amend the amounts appropriated for Promise Grants for fiscal years 2014 through 2017.,52,45 2007-07-19,1,256,H.R. 2669,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2337,Rejected,Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 2337; To amend the special allowance payments.,35,62 2007-07-19,1,257,H.R. 2669,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2333,Rejected,Sessions Amdt. No. 2333; To strike the provisions relating to loan forgiveness for public service employees.,42,55 2007-07-19,1,258,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2334,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Re: Coleman Amdt. No. 2334; To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.,49,48 2007-07-19,1,259,H.R. 2669,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2351,Agreed to,"McConnell Amdt. No. 2351; To express the sense of the Senate on the detainees of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.",94,3 2007-07-19,1,260,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2352,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA DeMint Amdt. No. 2352; To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.,42,54 2007-07-19,1,261,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2340,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Collins Amdt. No. 2340; To provide limited immunity for reports of suspicious behavior and response.,57,39 2007-07-19,1,262,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2358,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Stabenow Amdt. No 2358; Relative to illegal aliens qualifying for Social Security benefits.,53,44 2007-07-19,1,263,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2355,Rejected,"Motion to Waive CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2355; To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that individuals are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.",57,40 2007-07-19,1,264,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2361,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Schumer Amdt. No. 2361; A sense of the Senate relative to tax policy.,48,48 2007-07-19,1,265,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2341,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Sununu Amdt. No. 2341; To permanently extend certain education-related tax incentives.,47,48 2007-07-19,1,266,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2339,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Cornyn Amdt No. 2339; To provide interim relief for shortages in employment-based visas for aliens with extraordinary ability and advanced degrees and for nurses.,55,40 2007-07-19,1,267,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2363,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Landrieu Amdt. No. 2363; A sense of the Senate relative to the adoption tax credit,48,48 2007-07-19,1,268,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2362,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA DeMint Amdt. 2362; To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.,48,48 2007-07-19,1,269,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2350,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Dole Amdt. No. 2350; To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.,42,54 2007-07-20,1,270,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2364,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Kerry Amdt. No. 2364.; A sense of the Senate relative to the Alternative Minimum Tax.,48,48 2007-07-20,1,271,H.R. 2669,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2353,Rejected,Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Kyl Amdt. No. 2353; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax.,47,49 2007-07-20,1,272,H.R. 2669,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 2669 as Amended; College Cost Reduction and Access Act,78,18 2007-07-23,1,273,S. 1642,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2376,Rejected,Brown Amdt. No. 2376; To provide for a Federal supplemental loan program.,37,54 2007-07-24,1,274,S. 1642,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2381,Agreed to,"Kennedy Amdt. No. 2381, as Modified; To provide for a demonstration and certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds.",93,0 2007-07-24,1,275,S. 1642,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"S. 1642, as Amended; Higher Education Amendments of 2007",95,0 2007-07-24,1,276,H.J.Res. 44,On the Joint Resolution,Agreed to,H. J. Res. 44; A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.,93,1 2007-07-25,1,277,H.R. 2638,On the Decision of the Chair S.Amdt. 2412,Sustained,Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgement of the Senate Re: Graham Amdt. No. 2412; To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.,52,44 2007-07-26,1,278,H.R. 2638,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2480,Agreed to,Graham Amdt. No. 2480; To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.,89,1 2007-07-26,1,279,H.R. 2638,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2405,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Alexander Amdt. No. 2405, as Modified; To make $300,000,000 available for grants to States to carry out the REAL ID Act of 2005.",49,45 2007-07-26,1,280,H.R. 2638,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2498,Agreed to,Sanders Amdt. No. 2498; To prohibit funds made available in this Act from being used to implement a rule or regulation related to certain petitions for aliens to perform temporary labor in the United States.,51,43 2007-07-26,1,281,H.R. 2638,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2481,Agreed to,DeMint Amdt. No. 2481 ; To prohibit the use of funds to remove offenses from the list of criminal offenses disqualifying individuals from receiving TWIC cards.,93,1 2007-07-26,1,282,H.R. 2638,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 2638, As Amended; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008",89,4 2007-07-26,1,283,H.R. 1,On the Motion to Recommit,Rejected,"DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1 to Conference, with Instructions; Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007",26,67 2007-07-26,1,284,H.R. 1,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,"H.R. 1, Conference Report; Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007",85,8 2007-07-30,1,285,H.R. 976,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.976; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act,80,0 2007-07-31,1,286,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2536,Rejected,Allard amendment No. 2536; To standardize the determination of income for purposes of eligibility for SCHIP.,37,59 2007-08-01,1,287,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2538,Rejected,Ensign Amdt. No. 2538; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund.,26,58 2007-08-01,1,288,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2587,Rejected,Gregg Amdt. No. 2587; To limit the matching rate for coverage other than for low-income children or pregnant women covered through a waiver and to prohibit any new waivers for coverage of adults other than pregnant women.,42,53 2007-08-01,1,289,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2554,Rejected,Dole Amdt No. 2554; To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for a 60-vote point of order against legislation that includes a Federal excise tax rate increase which disproportionately affects taxpayers with earned income of less than 200 percent of the Federal poverty level.,32,64 2007-08-01,1,290,H.R. 976,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2547,Agreed to,Motion to Table Bunning Amdt No. 2547; To eliminate the exception for certain States to cover children under SCHIP whose income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level.,53,43 2007-08-01,1,291,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2593,Rejected,Lott Amdt No. 2593 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.,35,61 2007-08-01,1,292,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2602,Rejected,Kerry Amdt. No. 2602 As Modified; To provide sufficient funding and incentives to increase the enrollment of uninsured children.,36,60 2007-08-02,1,293,S. 1,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to S.1; Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007,80,17 2007-08-02,1,294,S. 1,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to S.1; Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007,83,14 2007-08-02,1,295,H.R. 976,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2557,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Specter Amdt. 2557; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reset the rate of tax under the alternative minimum tax at 24 percent.,47,52 2007-08-02,1,296,H.R. 976,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2558,Rejected,"Motion to Waive CBA Graham Amdt. No 2558 As Modified; To sunset the increase in the tax on tobacco products on September 30, 2012.",39,60 2007-08-02,1,297,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2540,Rejected,Ensign Amdt. No. 2540; To prohibit a State from using SCHIP funds to provide coverage for nonpregnant adults until the State first demonstrates that it has adequately covered targeted low-income children who reside in the State.,43,55 2007-08-02,1,298,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2579,Rejected,Thune Amdt. No. 2579; To exclude individuals with alternative minimum tax liability from eligibility for SCHIP coverage.,42,57 2007-08-02,1,299,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2537,Rejected,Kyl Amdt. No. 2537; To minimize the erosion of private health coverage.,37,62 2007-08-02,1,300,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2627,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No.2627; To ensure that children and pregnant women whose family income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line and who have access to employer-sponsored coverage receive premium assistance.,37,62 2007-08-02,1,301,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2596,Rejected,Vitter Amdt. No. 2596 as Modified; To require individuals who are eligible for SCHIP and employer-sponsored coverage to use the employer-sponsored coverage instead of SCHIP.,35,64 2007-08-02,1,302,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2535,Rejected,Allard Amdt No. 2535 As Modified; To codify the unborn child rule.,49,50 2007-08-02,1,303,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2620,Rejected,"Hutchison Amdt No. 2620; To increase access to health insurance for low-income children based on actual need, as adjusted for cost-of-living.",21,78 2007-08-02,1,304,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2562,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Kyl Amdt No. 2562; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements and qualified restaurant improvements and to provide a 15-year straight-line cost recovery for certain improvements to retail space.,49,50 2007-08-02,1,305,H.R. 976,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2577,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No. 2577; To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.,37,62 2007-08-02,1,306,H.R. 976,On the Motion S.Amdt. 2530,Agreed to,Motion to Waive CBA on Baucus Amdt. No. 2530; In the nature of a substitute.,67,32 2007-08-02,1,307,H.R. 976,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R.976 As Amended; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act,68,31 2007-08-03,1,308,PN253,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Timothy D. DeGiusti, of Oklahoma, to be US District Judge",96,0 2007-08-03,1,309,S. 1927,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.1927 as Amended; Protect America Act of 2007,60,28 2007-08-03,1,310,S. 2011,On Passage of the Bill,Rejected,"S.2011; A bill entitled ""The Protect America Act of 2007"".",43,45 2007-09-04,1,311,PN688,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Jim Nussle, of Iowa, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget",69,24 2007-09-05,1,312,H.R. 2642,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2686,Agreed to,"Motion to Table DeMint Amdt No. 2686; To strike section 225, relating to a prohibition on the disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs lands and improvements at West Los Angeles Medical Center, California.",66,25 2007-09-06,1,313,H.R. 2642,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2687,Agreed to,Coleman Amdt. No. 2687; To provide funding for security associated with the national party conventions.,76,15 2007-09-06,1,314,H.R. 2642,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2662,Agreed to,"Salazar Amdt. No. 2662; To prohibit the use of funds to expand the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado.",47,45 2007-09-06,1,315,H.R. 2642,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2673,Agreed to,Brown Amdt. No. 2673; To limit the cases in which funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is performed by more than 10 Federal employees.,52,39 2007-09-06,1,316,H.R. 2642,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 2642 as Amended; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008",92,1 2007-09-06,1,317,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2700,Rejected,Ensign Amdt. No. 2700; To strike the provision in section 113 that increases the limit on the United States' share for United Nations peacekeeping operations during fiscal year 2008 from 25 percent to 27.1 percent so that the United States does not pay more than its fair share for United Nations peacekeeping.,30,63 2007-09-06,1,318,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2707,Agreed to,Brownback Amdt. No. 2707; To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion.,48,45 2007-09-06,1,319,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2719,Agreed to,Boxer Amdt. No. 2719; To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.,53,41 2007-09-06,1,320,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2708,Rejected,Brownback Amdt. No. 2708; To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning.,41,53 2007-09-06,1,321,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2774,Agreed to,"Vitter Amdt. No. 2774; To prohibit the use of funds by international organizations, agencies, and entities that require the registration of, or taxes guns owned by citizens of the United States.",81,10 2007-09-06,1,322,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2773,Agreed to,"Coburn Amdt. No. 2773; To ensure that the United States contribution to the United Nations is not being lost to waste, fraud, abuse or corruption by maximizing the public transparency of all United Nations spending.",92,1 2007-09-06,1,323,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2716,Rejected,"Coburn Amdt. No. 2716; To provide for the spending of $106,763,000 on programs that save children's lives, such as the President's Malaria Initiative, rather than lower priority programs, such as the Global Environment Facility, which produce few results and are managed by the United Nations Development Program, which utilizes corrupt procurement practices, operates contrary to United Nations rules, and retaliates against whistleblowers.",46,47 2007-09-06,1,324,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2704,Rejected,"Coburn Amdt. No. 2704; To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for ""Contribution to the International Development Association"" may be made available for the World Bank malaria control or prevention programs.",33,60 2007-09-06,1,325,H.R. 2764,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 2764 as Amended; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008",81,12 2007-09-07,1,326,H.R. 2669,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,H.R. 2669 Conference Report; College Cost Reduction and Access Act,79,12 2007-09-10,1,327,PN25,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation William Lindsay Osteen, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge",86,0 2007-09-10,1,328,PN353,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Janis Lynn Sammartino, of California, to be U.S. District Judge",90,0 2007-09-10,1,329,H.R. 3074,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2792,Agreed to,Murray Amdt. No. 2792; To expand the extension of authority of the Secretary of Transportation and provide additional obligation authority for the highway bridge program.,60,33 2007-09-11,1,330,H.R. 3074,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2810,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2810; To prohibit funds appropriated under title I from being used for earmarks until all structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges have been repaired, with limited exceptions.",82,14 2007-09-11,1,331,H.R. 3074,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2797,Agreed to,Dorgan Amdt. No. 2797; To prohibit the establishment of a program that allows Mexican truck drivers to operate beyond the commercial zones near the Mexican border.,75,23 2007-09-11,1,332,H.R. 3074,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2842,Rejected,Cornyn Amdt. No. 2842; To ensure that every motor carrier entering the United States through the cross-border motor carrier demonstration program is inspected and meets all applicable safety standards established for United States commercial motor vehicles.,29,69 2007-09-11,1,333,H.R. 3074,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2811,Agreed to,Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2811; To prohibit the use of funds made available under this Act for bicycle paths so that the funds can be used to improve bridge and road safety.,80,18 2007-09-12,1,334,H.R. 3074,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2844,Agreed to,Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No.2844; To provide a system for better construction and maintenance of America's aging bridge infrastructure by spending American tax dollars more effectively and efficiently.,56,37 2007-09-12,1,335,H.R. 3074,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2814,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No.2812, Amdt. No.2813, and Amdt. No.2814; To prohibit the use of funds for the construction of a baseball facility in Billings, Montana, and to reduce the amounts made available for the Economic Development Initiative and the Community Development Fund.",63,32 2007-09-12,1,336,H.R. 3074,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R.3074 as Amended; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008",88,7 2007-09-18,1,337,H.R. 1124,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2888,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 2888; To prohibit the Federal Government from favoring public colleges and universities over private colleges and universities under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.,38,59 2007-09-18,1,338,H.R. 1124,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 1124 as Amended; A bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.,96,0 2007-09-18,1,339,S. 1257,On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1257; District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007,57,42 2007-09-19,1,340,H.R. 1585,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2022,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Specter Amdt. No. 2022; To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.,56,43 2007-09-19,1,341,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2909,Rejected,Webb Amdt. No. 2909; To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.,56,44 2007-09-19,1,342,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2918,Rejected,McCain Amdt. No. 2918; To express the sense of Congress on Department of Defense policy regarding dwell time.,55,45 2007-09-20,1,343,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2947,Rejected,"Boxer Amdt. No. 2947; To reaffirm strong support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and to strongly condemn attacks on the honor, integrity, and patriotism of any individual who is serving or has served honorably in the United States Armed Forces, by any person or organization.",50,47 2007-09-20,1,344,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2934,Agreed to,"Cornyn Amdt. No. 2934; To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces.",72,25 2007-09-20,1,345,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2924,Rejected,Feingold Amdt. No. 2924; To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.,28,70 2007-09-21,1,346,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2898,Rejected,Levin Amdt. No. 2898; To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq.,47,47 2007-09-24,1,347,H.R. 1495,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,H.R.1495 Conference Report; Water Resources Development Act of 2007,81,12 2007-09-26,1,348,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2997,Agreed to,Biden Amdt. No. 2997 as Modified; To express the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.,75,23 2007-09-26,1,349,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3017,Agreed to,Kyl Amdt. No. 3017 as Modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Iran.,76,22 2007-09-27,1,350,H.R. 1585,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3035,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 3035; To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.",60,39 2007-09-27,1,351,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3047,Agreed to,Hatch Amdt. No. 3047; To require comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials.,96,3 2007-09-27,1,352,H.R. 976,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur with House Amendments to the Senate Amendments to H.R.976; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act,69,30 2007-09-27,1,353,H.R. 976,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House to the Amendments of the Senate to H.R.976; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act,67,29 2007-09-27,1,354,H.J.Res. 43,On the Joint Resolution,Agreed to,H.J.Res.43; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.,53,42 2007-09-27,1,355,H.J.Res. 52,On the Joint Resolution,Agreed to,"H. J. Res. 52; A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.",94,1 2007-09-27,1,356,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2196,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 2196; To eliminate wasteful spending and improve the management of counter-drug intelligence.,26,69 2007-09-27,1,357,H.R. 1585,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2011,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Levin Amdt. No.2011 (Subst.) to H.R.1585; In the nature of a substitute.,89,6 2007-10-01,1,358,H.R. 1585,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3058,Agreed to,Kennedy Amdt. No. 3058; To provide for certain public-private competition requirements.,51,44 2007-10-01,1,359,H.R. 1585,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 1585 as Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,92,3 2007-10-02,1,360,H.R. 3222,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3126,Agreed to,Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 3126 as Modified; To prohibit waivers for enlistment in the Armed Forces of individuals with certain felony offenses.,53,41 2007-10-03,1,361,H.R. 3222,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3117,Agreed to,Graham Amdt. No. 3117; To improve the security of United States borders.,95,1 2007-10-03,1,362,H.R. 3222,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3164,Rejected,Feingold Amdt. No. 3164; To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.,28,68 2007-10-04,1,363,H.R. 3093,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3243,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3243; To provide $1,680,000 to investigate and prosecute unsolved civil rights crimes in a fiscally responsible manner by prioritizing spending.",61,31 2007-10-15,1,364,H.R. 3093,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3260,Agreed to,"Brown Amdt. No. 3260 as Modified; To prohibit the use of any funds made available in this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the trade remedy laws of the United States, and for other purposes.",85,3 2007-10-16,1,365,H.R. 3093,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3289,Agreed to,DeMint Amdt. No.3289; To prevent Federal employees from purchasing unnecessary first-class or premium-class airline tickets at taxpayers' expense.,90,0 2007-10-16,1,366,H.R. 3093,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3294,Agreed to,Ensign Amdt. No. 3294; To increase funding for the United States Marshals Service to ensure full funding for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and offset the increase by reducing funding for the Advanced Technology Program.,91,0 2007-10-16,1,367,H.R. 3093,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3295,Agreed to,Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No.3295; To increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and offset the increase by reducing NASA funding.,68,25 2007-10-16,1,368,H.R. 3093,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3317,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Thune Amdt. No.3317; To provide, in a fiscally responsible manner, additional funding for United States attorneys to prosecute violent crimes in Indian country.",62,31 2007-10-16,1,369,H.R. 3093,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3313,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Dole Amdt. No.3313; To set aside $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance for activities that support State and local law enforcement agencies in their efforts to assist the Federal Government's enforcement of immigration laws.",50,42 2007-10-16,1,370,H.R. 3093,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3277,Agreed to,Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No.3277; To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.,52,42 2007-10-16,1,371,H.R. 3093,On the Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Commit H.R.3093 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions; Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008",44,50 2007-10-16,1,372,H.R. 3093,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 3093, As Amended; Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008",75,19 2007-10-18,1,373,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3338,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No.3338; To provide a limitation on funds with respect to the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service.,34,61 2007-10-18,1,374,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3368,Agreed to,Harkin Amdt. No.3368; To provide funding for activities to reduce infections from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and related infections.,90,3 2007-10-18,1,375,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3362,Agreed to,Byrd Amdt. No.3362; To increase funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration.,89,4 2007-10-18,1,376,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3348,Agreed to,Brown Amdt. No.3348; To provide funding for the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program.,81,12 2007-10-18,1,377,H.R. 3043,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3321,Rejected,"Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No.3321; To provide additional care for pregnant women, mothers, and infants by eliminating a $1,000,000 earmark for a museum dedicated to Woodstock.",42,52 2007-10-18,1,378,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3395,Agreed to,Reid Amdt. No.3395; To clarify the application of current law.,68,25 2007-10-18,1,379,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3330,Rejected,Vitter Amdt. No.3330; To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions.,41,52 2007-10-18,1,380,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3373,Rejected,Sessions Amdt. No.3373; To increase the amount of funds available for the Office of Labor Management Standards.,46,47 2007-10-22,1,381,H.R. 3043,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3369,Agreed to,Motion to Table Allard Amdt. No. 3369; To reduce the total amount appropriated to any program that is rated ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget through the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART).,68,21 2007-10-22,1,382,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3347,Agreed to,Menendez Amdt. No. 3347 as Modified; To provide funding for the activities under the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005.,88,3 2007-10-23,1,383,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3437,Agreed to,Enzi Amdt. No. 3437; To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas.,65,28 2007-10-23,1,384,H.R. 3043,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3358,Agreed to,Motion To Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3358; To require Congress to provide health care for all children in the U.S. before funding special interest pork projects.,68,26 2007-10-23,1,385,H.R. 3043,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3387,Agreed to,Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. 3387; To replace non-competitive earmarks for the AFL-CIO with competitive grants.,60,34 2007-10-23,1,386,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3400,Agreed to,Cardin Amdt. No. 3400; To provide support to Iraqis and Afghans who arrives in the United States under the Special Immigrant Visa program.,92,0 2007-10-23,1,387,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3342,Agreed to,Ensign Amdt. No. 3342; To prohibit the use of funds to administer Social Security benefit payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico.,91,3 2007-10-23,1,388,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3352,Agreed to,Ensign Amdt. No. 3352; To prohibit the use of funds to process claims based on illegal work for purposes of receiving Social Security benefits.,92,2 2007-10-23,1,389,H.R. 3043,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3440,Agreed to,Bingaman Amdt. No. 3440 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.,88,6 2007-10-23,1,390,H.R. 3043,On the Motion,Rejected,"McConnell Motion to Commit H.R. 3043 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions; American Competitiveness Scholarship Act of 2007",40,54 2007-10-23,1,391,H.R. 3043,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 3043 as Amended; American Competitiveness Scholarship Act of 2007,75,19 2007-10-24,1,392,PN2,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge",62,35 2007-10-24,1,393,PN2,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge",59,38 2007-10-24,1,394,S. 2205,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2205; A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.",52,44 2007-10-25,1,395,S. 294,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3453,Rejected,Sununu Amdt. No. 3453; To prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any Amtrak train route.,28,66 2007-10-25,1,396,S. 294,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3456,Rejected,Sununu Amdt. No. 3456 as Modified; To remove the limitation on the number of Amtrak routes available for competitive bid.,27,64 2007-10-30,1,397,S. 294,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3474,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No.3474; To require Amtrak to regularly report to Congress on the profits or losses relating to the provision of food and beverage service and to limit such service on Amtrak rail lines that incur losses.,24,67 2007-10-30,1,398,S. 294,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.294; Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007,79,13 2007-10-30,1,399,S. 294,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3467,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No.3467; To require Amtrak to disclose the Federal subsidy of every ticket sold for transportation on Amtrak.,27,65 2007-10-30,1,400,S. 294,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.294 as Amended; Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007,70,22 2007-10-31,1,401,H.R. 3963,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007,62,33 2007-11-01,1,402,H.R. 3963,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007,65,30 2007-11-01,1,403,H.R. 3963,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R.3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007,64,30 2007-11-07,1,404,H.R. 3043,On the Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII, Paragraph 3, Re: H.R. 3043 Conference Report; American Competitiveness Scholarship Act of 2007",47,46 2007-11-07,1,405,H.R. 3043,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Recede and Amend the Bill; American Competitiveness Scholarship Act of 2007,56,37 2007-11-08,1,406,H.R. 1495,On Overriding the Veto,Veto Overridden,"Shall H.R. 1495 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Water Resources Development Act of 2007",79,14 2007-11-08,1,407,PN958,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Michael B. Mukasey of New York, to be Attorney General",53,40 2007-11-13,1,408,PN776,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Robert M. Dow Jr., of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge",86,0 2007-11-14,1,409,H.R. 1429,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,H.R.1429 Conference Report; Head Start for School Readiness Act,95,0 2007-11-16,1,410,S. 2340,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2340; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.",45,53 2007-11-16,1,411,H.R. 4156,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.4156; Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008",53,45 2007-11-16,1,412,H.R. 2419,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3500,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Harkin Amdt. No. 3500 (Subst.) to H.R.2419; In the nature of a substitute.,55,42 2007-12-04,1,413,H.R. 3688,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 3688; United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act,77,18 2007-12-06,1,414,H.R. 3996,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3996; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007,46,48 2007-12-06,1,415,H.R. 3996,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 3996 as Amended; Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007,88,5 2007-12-07,1,416,H.R. 6,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdts. to the Senate Amdts. to H.R. 6; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007",53,42 2007-12-11,1,417,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3711,Rejected,Lugar Amdt. No. 3711; Relative to traditional payments and loans.,37,58 2007-12-12,1,418,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3671,Rejected,Gregg Amdt. No. 3671; To strike the section requiring the establishment of a Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.,37,58 2007-12-12,1,419,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3672,Rejected,Gregg Amdt. No. 3672; To strike a provision relating to market loss assistance for asparagus producers.,39,56 2007-12-12,1,420,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3551,Rejected,"Alexander Amdt. No. 3551; To increase funding for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems, with an offset.",19,75 2007-12-12,1,421,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3553,Rejected,Alexander Amdt.; No. 3553; To limit the tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business.,14,79 2007-12-12,1,422,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3673,Rejected,Gregg Amdt. No. 3673; To improve women's access to heath care services in rural areas and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.,41,53 2007-12-12,1,423,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3596,Rejected,"Sessions Amdt. No. 3596 As Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a pilot program under which agricultural producers may establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, to provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, to specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and to limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during a taxable year, and for other purposes.",35,58 2007-12-13,1,424,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3695,Rejected,Dorgan Amdt. No. 3695 as Modified; To strengthen payment limitations and direct the savings to increase funding for certain programs.,56,43 2007-12-13,1,425,H.R. 6,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with an Amendment to H.R. 6; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007",59,40 2007-12-13,1,426,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3810,Rejected,Klobuchar Amdt. No. 3810; To improve the adjusted gross income limitation and use the savings to provide additional funding for certain programs and reduce the Federal deficit.,48,47 2007-12-13,1,427,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3666,Rejected,Tester Amdt. No. 3666; To modify the provisions relating to unlawful practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act.,40,55 2007-12-13,1,428,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3819,Rejected,Brown Amdt. No. 3819; To increase funding for critical Farm Bill programs and improve crop insurance.,32,63 2007-12-13,1,429,H.R. 2419,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3640,Rejected,"Craig Amdt. No. 3640; To prohibit the involuntary acquisition of farmland and grazing land by Federal, State, and local governments for parks, open space, or similar purposes.",37,58 2007-12-13,1,430,H.R. 6,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to the Amendment of the Senate to the Text of H.R. 6, with an Amendment; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007",86,8 2007-12-13,1,431,H.R. 2419,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3500,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Harkin Amdt. No. 3500 to H.R. 2419; In the nature of a substitute.,78,12 2007-12-14,1,432,S. 2338,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S. 2338 as Amended; FHA Modernization Act of 2007,93,1 2007-12-14,1,433,H.R. 1585,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,H.R. 1585 Conference Report; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,90,3 2007-12-14,1,434,H.R. 2419,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 2419 as Amended; Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007",79,14 2007-12-17,1,435,S. 2248,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007,76,10 2007-12-18,1,436,H.R. 2764,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid motion to Concur in the House Amdts. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008",44,51 2007-12-18,1,437,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3875,Rejected,Feingold Amdt. No. 3875; To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.,24,71 2007-12-18,1,438,H.R. 2764,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3876,Rejected,"Levin Amdt. No. 3876; To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007.",50,45 2007-12-18,1,439,H.R. 2764,On the Motion,Agreed to,"McConnell Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 2 to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3874; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008",70,25 2007-12-18,1,440,H.R. 2764,On the Motion,Rejected,"Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. To H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3877; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008",48,46 2007-12-18,1,441,H.R. 2764,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008",76,17 2007-12-18,1,442,PN768,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation John Daniel Tinder, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge",93,0 2008-01-22,2,1,H.R. 4986,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R.4986; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,91,3 2008-01-24,2,2,S. 2248,On the Motion to Table,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Committee on the Judiciary Reported Substitute Amendment, as Modified, to S.2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2008",60,36 2008-01-28,2,3,S. 2248,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3911,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 3911 to S. 2248; In the nature of a substitute.,48,45 2008-01-28,2,4,S. 2248,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3918,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 3918 to S. 2248; Relative to the extension of the Protect America Act of 2007.,48,45 2008-02-04,2,5,H.R. 5140,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 5140; Economic Stimulus Act of 2008,80,4 2008-02-05,2,6,H.R. 5140,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Economic Stimulus Act of 2008,73,12 2008-02-06,2,7,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3930,Rejected,Cardin Amdt No. 3930; To modify the sunset provision.,49,46 2008-02-06,2,8,H.R. 5140,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3983,Rejected,Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Reid Amdt No. 3983; Of a perfecting nature.,58,41 2008-02-07,2,9,H.R. 5140,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4010,Agreed to,Reid Amdt. No. 4010; To revise the eligibility criteria for the 2008 recovery rebates for individuals.,91,6 2008-02-07,2,10,H.R. 5140,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 5140 As Amended; Economic Stimulus Act of 2008,81,16 2008-02-07,2,11,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3915,Rejected,Feingold Amdt. No. 3915 ; To place flexible limits on the use of information obtained using unlawful procedures.,40,56 2008-02-07,2,12,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3913,Rejected,Feingold Amdt. No. 3913; To prohibit reverse targeting and protect the rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad.,38,57 2008-02-12,2,13,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3910,Rejected,Feinstein Amdt. No. 3910; To provide a statement of the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted.,57,41 2008-02-12,2,14,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3979,Rejected,Feingold Amdt. No. 3979; To provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the United States.,35,63 2008-02-12,2,15,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3907,Rejected,Dodd Amdt. No. 3907; To strike the provisions providing immunity from civil liability to electronic communication service providers for certain assistance provided to the Government.,31,67 2008-02-12,2,16,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3912,Rejected,Feingold Amdt. No. 3912; To modify the requirements for certifications made prior to the initiation of certain acquisitions.,37,60 2008-02-12,2,17,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3927,Rejected,Specter Amdt. No. 3927; To provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil actions.,30,68 2008-02-12,2,18,S. 2248,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3919,Rejected,Feinstein Amdt. No. 3919; To provide for the review of certifications by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.,41,57 2008-02-12,2,19,S. 2248,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture Re. S. 2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2008,69,29 2008-02-12,2,20,S. 2248,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.2248 as Amended; FISA Amendments Act of 2008,68,29 2008-02-13,2,21,H.R. 2082,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 2082; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,92,4 2008-02-13,2,22,H.R. 2082,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,HR 2082 Conference Report ; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008,51,45 2008-02-13,2,23,S. 1200,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4020,Agreed to,Tester Amdt. No. 4020; To express the sense of Congress regarding law enforcement and methamphetamine issues in Indian country.,95,0 2008-02-14,2,24,S. 1200,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4082,Agreed to,Dorgan Amdt. No. 4082; Of a perfecting nature.,95,0 2008-02-14,2,25,S. 1200,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4034,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 4034; To allow tribal members to make their own health care choices.,28,67 2008-02-14,2,26,S. 1200,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4036,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 4036; To prioritize scarce resources to basic medical services for Indians.,21,73 2008-02-14,2,27,S. 1200,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4032,Agreed to,Coburn Amdt. No. 4032; To protect rape and sexual assault victims from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.,94,0 2008-02-25,2,28,S. 1200,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3899,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 3899; In the nature of a substitute.,85,2 2008-02-25,2,29,S. 1200,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4070,Agreed to,DeMint Amdt. No. 4070; Of a perfecting nature.,78,11 2008-02-26,2,30,S. 1200,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3896,Agreed to,Vitter Amdt. No. 3896; To modify a section relating to limitation on use of funds appropriated to the Service.,52,42 2008-02-26,2,31,S. 1200,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3897,Agreed to,Smith Amdt. No. 3897; To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches.,56,38 2008-02-26,2,32,S. 1200,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.1200 as Amended; Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2008,83,10 2008-02-26,2,33,S. 2633,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2633; A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.,70,24 2008-02-27,2,34,S. 2634,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2634; A bill to require a report setting forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates.,89,3 2008-02-28,2,35,H.R. 3221,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.3221; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008,48,46 2008-03-03,2,36,S. 2663,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2663; CPSC Reform Act,86,1 2008-03-04,2,37,S. 2663,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4095,Agreed to,Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. No. 4095; In the nature of a substitute.,57,39 2008-03-05,2,38,S. 2663,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4105,Agreed to,"Klobuchar Amdt. No. 4105 As Modified; To authorize appropriations for necessary or appropriate travel, subsistence, and related expenses, and for other purposes.",96,0 2008-03-05,2,39,S. 2663,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4094,Agreed to,"Motion To Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 4094 As Modified Further; To prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling requirements, or orders.",51,45 2008-03-06,2,40,S. 2663,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4097,Agreed to,Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4097; To allow the prevailing party in certain civil actions related to consumer product safety rules to recover attorney fees.,56,39 2008-03-06,2,41,H.R. 4040,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 4040 As Amended ; Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008,79,13 2008-03-13,2,42,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4160,Agreed to,"Baucus Amdt. No. 4160; To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners, relief to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and tax relief to America's troops and veterans.",99,1 2008-03-13,2,43,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4170,Rejected,"Graham Amdt. No. 4170 as Modified; To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.",47,52 2008-03-13,2,44,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4190,Agreed to,Conrad Amdt. No. 4190; To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 rate increase for the alternative minimum tax for individuals.,53,46 2008-03-13,2,45,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4189,Rejected,Specter Amdt. No. 4189; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.,49,50 2008-03-13,2,46,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4189,Rejected,Motion to Table Motion to Reconsider; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.,49,51 2008-03-13,2,47,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion to Reconsider S.Amdt. 4189,Agreed to,Motion to Reconsider Amdt. No. 4189; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.,50,50 2008-03-13,2,48,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4189,Rejected,Upon Reconsideration Specter Amdt. No. 4189; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.,49,51 2008-03-13,2,49,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4196,Rejected,"Salazar Amdt. No. 4196 as Modified; To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax.",38,62 2008-03-13,2,50,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4191,Rejected,"Kyl Amdt. No. 4191; To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.",50,50 2008-03-13,2,51,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4204,Agreed to,Conrad Amdt. No. 4204; To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.,53,46 2008-03-13,2,52,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4192,Rejected,Bunning Amdt. No. 4192 as Modified; To repeal the tax increase on Social Security benefits imposed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.,47,53 2008-03-13,2,53,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4203,Agreed to,Specter Amdt. No. 4203; To increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.,95,4 2008-03-13,2,54,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4198,Agreed to,Dorgan Amdt. No. 4198; To increase the Indian Health Service by $1 billion in FY 2009.,69,30 2008-03-13,2,55,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4329,Agreed to,Bill Nelson Amdt. No. 4329; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.,56,43 2008-03-13,2,56,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4207,Rejected,Alexander Amdt. No. 4207 as Modified; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.,47,51 2008-03-13,2,57,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4350,Agreed to,"Kennedy Amdt. No. 4350; To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset.",95,2 2008-03-13,2,58,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4222,Agreed to,"Alexander Amdt. No. 4222; To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.",54,44 2008-03-13,2,59,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4259,Agreed to,Menendez Amdt. No. 4259; To establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement.,53,45 2008-03-13,2,60,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4231,Agreed to,"Sessions Amdt. No. 4231; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.",61,37 2008-03-13,2,61,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4242,Rejected,"Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4242; To protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.",58,40 2008-03-13,2,62,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4246,Rejected,Allard Amdt. No. 4246; To raise taxes by an unprecedented $1.4 trillion for the purpose of fully funding 111 new or expanded federal spending programs.,0,97 2008-03-13,2,63,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4240,Rejected,Ensign Amdt. No. 4240; To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.,42,56 2008-03-13,2,64,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4218,Rejected,"Sanders Amdt. No. 4218; To put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.",43,55 2008-03-13,2,65,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4328,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No. 4328; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.,41,57 2008-03-13,2,66,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4232,Rejected,Allard Amdt. No. 4232; To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.,29,68 2008-03-13,2,67,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4284,Agreed to,Brownback Amdt. No. 4284; To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.,49,48 2008-03-13,2,68,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4197,Agreed to,Kohl Amdt. No. 4197; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.,89,7 2008-03-13,2,69,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4309,Agreed to,Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4309; To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.,58,40 2008-03-13,2,70,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4368,Agreed to,Boxer Amdt. No. 4368 as Modified; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of laws protecting children.,90,5 2008-03-13,2,71,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4335,Rejected,"Ensign Amdt. No. 4335; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.",49,49 2008-03-13,2,72,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4340,Rejected,Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt. No. 4340; To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices.,39,59 2008-03-13,2,73,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4313,Rejected,Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4313; To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.,27,71 2008-03-13,2,74,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4348,Rejected,"Kyl Amdt. No. 4348; To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.",49,50 2008-03-13,2,75,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4347,Rejected,Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt No. 4347; To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009.,29,71 2008-03-13,2,76,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4378,Rejected,"Landrieu Amdt. No. 4378; To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.",23,77 2008-03-13,2,77,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4372,Rejected,"Kyl Amdt. No. 4372; To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.",48,50 2008-03-13,2,78,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4276,Rejected,Grassley Amdt. No. 4276 as Modified; To exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.,47,51 2008-03-13,2,79,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4380,Rejected,"DeMint Amdt. No. 4380; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for transferring funding for Berkeley, CA earmarks to the Marine Corps.",41,57 2008-03-14,2,80,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4379,Agreed to,Boxer Amdt. No. 4379; To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.,70,27 2008-03-14,2,81,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4233,Rejected,Allard Amdt. No. 4233; To require that legislation to reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.,46,52 2008-03-14,2,82,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4339,Rejected,DeMint Amdt. No. 4339; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.,45,51 2008-03-14,2,83,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4245,Agreed to,"Biden Amdt. No. 4245; To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.",73,23 2008-03-14,2,84,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4299,Agreed to,Vitter Amdt. No. 4299; Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.,73,23 2008-03-14,2,85,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Concurrent Resolution,Agreed to,S. Con. Res. 70 as Amended; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.,51,44 2008-04-01,2,86,H.R. 3221,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3221; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008,94,1 2008-04-03,2,87,S.Res. 501,On the Resolution,Agreed to,S. Res. 501; A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.,95,0 2008-04-03,2,88,H.R. 3221,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4388,Agreed to,"Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4388; To address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.",58,36 2008-04-03,2,89,H.R. 3221,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4397,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Murray Amdt. No. 4397; To increase funding for housing counseling resources.,44,40 2008-04-03,2,90,H.R. 3221,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4407,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Kyl Amdt. No. 4407; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust for inflation the dollar limitation for the principal residence gain exclusion.,41,44 2008-04-04,2,91,H.R. 3221,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4406,Agreed to,Voinovich Amdt. No. 4406 As Modified; To protect families most vulnerable to foreclosure due to a sudden loss of income by extending the depreciation incentive to loss companies that have accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credits.,76,2 2008-04-04,2,92,H.R. 3221,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4389,Agreed to,"Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, sec. 204. Re: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4389, As Further Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions and to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation.",74,5 2008-04-08,2,93,H.R. 3221,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4387,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dodd Amdt. No. 4387; In the nature of a substitute.,92,6 2008-04-10,2,94,H.R. 3221,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4429,Rejected,"Alexander Amdt. No. 4429; To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes.",15,79 2008-04-10,2,95,H.R. 3221,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4419,Agreed to,Ensign Amdt. No. 4419; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law.,88,8 2008-04-10,2,96,H.R. 3221,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 3221 As Amended; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008,84,12 2008-04-10,2,97,S. 2739,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4522,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 4522; To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by the Federal Government and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.,30,63 2008-04-10,2,98,S. 2739,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4521,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. No. 4521; To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.,19,76 2008-04-10,2,99,S. 2739,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4520,Rejected,"Coburn Amdt. No. 4520; To ensure that all individuals who reside, or own property that is located, in a proposed National Heritage Area are informed of the designation of the National Heritage Area.",27,67 2008-04-10,2,100,S. 2739,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4519,Rejected,Coburn Amdt. 4519; To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service.,22,73 2008-04-10,2,101,S. 2739,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.2739; Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008,91,4 2008-04-10,2,102,PN988,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be US District Judge",88,0 2008-04-14,2,103,H.R. 1195,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 1195; SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008,93,1 2008-04-16,2,104,H.R. 1195,On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit,Agreed to,"Motion to Table DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1195, with Instructions; SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008",78,18 2008-04-17,2,105,H.R. 1195,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4539,Agreed to,"Boxer Amdt. No. 4539, as Modified; To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law.",64,28 2008-04-17,2,106,H.R. 1195,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4538,Rejected,"Coburn Amdt. No. 4538; To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report.",49,43 2008-04-17,2,107,H.R. 1195,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4146,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4146 (Subst.); In the nature of a substitute.,90,2 2008-04-17,2,108,H.R. 1195,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 1195 As Amended; SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008,88,2 2008-04-22,2,109,S. 1315,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1315; Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008,94,0 2008-04-23,2,110,H.R. 2831,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007,56,42 2008-04-24,2,111,S. 1315,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4572,Rejected,Burr Amdt. No. 4572; To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States.,41,56 2008-04-24,2,112,S. 1315,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S.1315 as Amended; Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008,96,1 2008-04-24,2,113,H.R. 493,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R.493 as Amended; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008,95,0 2008-04-28,2,114,H.R. 2881,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.2881; FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007,88,0 2008-05-06,2,115,H.R. 2881,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4627,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Rockefeller Amdt. No. 4627 (Subst.) to H.R. 2881; In the nature of a substitute.,49,42 2008-05-06,2,116,S. 2284,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2284; Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007,90,1 2008-05-07,2,117,S. 2284,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4719,Rejected,Wicker Amdt. No. 4719; To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.,19,74 2008-05-07,2,118,S. 2284,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4722,Rejected,Vitter Amdt. No. 4722; To increase maximum coverage limits.,27,66 2008-05-07,2,119,S. 2284,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4723,Rejected,Vitter Amdt. No. 4723; To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums.,23,69 2008-05-07,2,120,S. 2284,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4705,Rejected,Landrieu Amdt. No. 4705 As Further Modified; To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements.,30,62 2008-05-08,2,121,S. 2284,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4707,Agreed to,"Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th, Sect. 201, re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4707; In the nature of a substitute.",70,26 2008-05-08,2,122,S. 2284,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4715,Agreed to,Durbin Amdt. No. 4715 as Modified; To provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District.,68,24 2008-05-13,2,123,S. 2284,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4720,Rejected,McConnell Amdt. No. 4720; Of a perfecting nature.,42,56 2008-05-13,2,124,S. 2284,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4737,Agreed to,Reid Amdt. No. 4737; To increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.,97,1 2008-05-13,2,125,H.R. 3121,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 3121 As Amended; Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2008,92,6 2008-05-13,2,126,H.R. 980,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 980; Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007,69,29 2008-05-14,2,127,H.R. 980,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4763,Agreed to,Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 4763; To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces.,55,42 2008-05-15,2,128,H.R. 2419,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, sect. 203 re: Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2419; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008",74,21 2008-05-15,2,129,H.R. 2419,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Waive Rule XLIV, 8(a) re: H.R. 2419 Conference Report; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008",62,34 2008-05-15,2,130,H.R. 2419,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,"Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2419; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008",81,15 2008-05-15,2,131,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion,Rejected,Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Tax Increase) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.,44,51 2008-05-15,2,132,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion,Agreed to,Boxer Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.,55,40 2008-05-15,2,133,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion,Rejected,DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.,34,61 2008-05-15,2,134,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion,Rejected,Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.,44,51 2008-05-15,2,135,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Motion,Rejected,Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.,47,48 2008-05-20,2,136,PN1484,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation G. Steven Agee, of Virginia to be US Circuit Judge",96,0 2008-05-22,2,137,H.R. 2642,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4803,Agreed to,Motion to Concur in the House Amendment No. 2 with Amdt. No. 4803; In the nature of substitute.,75,22 2008-05-22,2,138,H.R. 2642,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4817,Rejected,"Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. to HR 2642, with an Amdt. No. 4817; In the nature of a substitute.",34,63 2008-05-22,2,139,H.R. 2642,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4818,Agreed to,Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818; In the nature of a substitute.,70,26 2008-05-22,2,140,H.R. 2419,On Overriding the Veto,Veto Overridden,"Upon Reconsideration Shall the Bill H.R. 2419 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Not Withstanding?; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008",82,13 2008-06-02,2,141,S. 3036,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3036; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008,74,14 2008-06-04,2,142,S.Con.Res. 70,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,S. Con. Res. 70 Conference Report; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.,48,45 2008-06-04,2,143,S. 3036,On the Motion,Rejected,Motion to Instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008,27,28 2008-06-05,2,144,H.R. 6124,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 6124; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008",77,15 2008-06-06,2,145,S. 3036,On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4825,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4825; In the nature of a substitute.,48,36 2008-06-10,2,146,S. 3044,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008,51,43 2008-06-10,2,147,H.R. 6049,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6049; Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008,50,44 2008-06-10,2,148,PN1065,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Mark S. Davis of Virginia, to be US District Judge",94,0 2008-06-12,2,149,S. 3101,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008,54,39 2008-06-17,2,150,H.R. 6049,On the Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049; Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008,52,44 2008-06-18,2,151,H.R. 6124,On Overriding the Veto,Veto Overridden,"Upon Reconsideration Shall H.R. 6124 Pass, the Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008",80,14 2008-06-19,2,152,H.R. 3221,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4986,Rejected,Bond Amdt. No. 4986 As Modified; To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program.,11,77 2008-06-19,2,153,H.R. 3221,On the Motion S.Amdt. 4985,Rejected,Motion to Waive CBA Re: Bond Amdt. No. 4985; To strike provisions relating to the HOPE for Homeowners Program.,21,69 2008-06-19,2,154,H.R. 3221,On the Motion,Rejected,"Bunning Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 3221 to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008",11,70 2008-06-24,2,155,H.R. 3221,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment striking sec. 1 through Title V and Inserting Language to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt.; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008",83,9 2008-06-24,2,156,PN1560,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be US Circuit Judge",63,32 2008-06-25,2,157,H.R. 3221,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Concur in the Amdt. of the House, Striking Section 1 through Title V and Inserting Certain Language, to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt No. 4983, as Amended; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008",79,16 2008-06-25,2,158,H.R. 6304,On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008,80,15 2008-06-26,2,159,PN1335,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation William T. Lawrence, of Indiana, To Be US District Judge",97,0 2008-06-26,2,160,H.R. 6331,On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008,58,40 2008-06-26,2,161,H.R. 2642,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008",77,21 2008-06-26,2,162,H.R. 2642,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008",92,6 2008-07-07,2,163,H.R. 3221,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House, Striking Title VI through XI, To the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008",76,10 2008-07-09,2,164,H.R. 6304,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5064,Rejected,Dodd Amdt. No. 5064; To strike title II.,32,66 2008-07-09,2,165,H.R. 6304,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5059,Rejected,Specter Amdt. No. 5059; To limit retroactive immunity for providing assistance to the United States to instances in which a Federal court determines the assistance was provided in connection with an intelligence activity that was constitutional.,37,61 2008-07-09,2,166,H.R. 6304,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5066,Rejected,Bingaman Amdt. No. 5066; To stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress.,42,56 2008-07-09,2,167,H.R. 6304,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008,72,26 2008-07-09,2,168,H.R. 6304,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008,69,28 2008-07-09,2,169,H.R. 6331,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008",69,30 2008-07-10,2,170,H.R. 3221,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008",84,12 2008-07-10,2,171,PN1641,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General",95,2 2008-07-10,2,172,PN1643,On the Nomination,Confirmed,"Confirmation Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA, to be General",96,1 2008-07-11,2,173,H.R. 3221,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008",63,5 2008-07-11,2,174,S. 2731,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2731; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008",65,3 2008-07-15,2,175,S. 2731,On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5078,Agreed to,Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 5068; To limit the countries to which Federal financial assistance may be targeted under this Act.,70,24 2008-07-15,2,176,S. 2731,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5073,Rejected,Bunning Amdt. No. 5073; In the nature of a substitute.,16,80 2008-07-15,2,177,H.R. 6331,On Overriding the Veto,Veto Overridden,"Shall H.R. 6331 Pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008",70,26 2008-07-16,2,178,S. 2731,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5083,Rejected,Cornyn Amdt. No. 5083; To establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government spending under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.,32,63 2008-07-16,2,179,S. 2731,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5081,Rejected,Gregg Amdt. No. 5081; To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.,44,51 2008-07-16,2,180,S. 2731,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5082,Rejected,Kyl Amdt. No. 5082; To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carry out this Act that exceeds the amount authorized for fiscal year 2013.,28,67 2008-07-16,2,181,S. 2731,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5077,Rejected,"DeMint Amdt. No. 5077; To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 years.",31,64 2008-07-16,2,182,H.R. 5501,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H.R. 5501 As Amended; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008",80,16 2008-07-22,2,183,S. 3268,On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008,94,0 2008-07-25,2,184,S. 3268,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008,50,43 2008-07-25,2,185,H.R. 3221,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008,80,13 2008-07-26,2,186,H.R. 3221,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to Senate Amendment to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to HR 3221; Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008,72,13 2008-07-26,2,187,S. 3186,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 3186; Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act,50,35 2008-07-28,2,188,S. 3297,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Advancing America's Priorities Act,87,3 2008-07-28,2,189,S. 3297,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297; Advancing America's Priorities Act,52,40 2008-07-29,2,190,H.R. 6049,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049; Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008,53,43 2008-07-30,2,191,S. 2035,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035; Free Flow of Information Act of 2007,51,43 2008-07-30,2,192,S. 3335,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335; Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008",51,43 2008-07-31,2,193,H.R. 4040,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,H.R. 4040 Conference Report; Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008,89,3 2008-07-31,2,194,H.R. 4137,On the Conference Report,Agreed to,H.R. 4137 Conference Report; Higher Education Opportunity Act,83,8 2008-07-31,2,195,S. 3001,On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009,51,39 2008-07-31,2,196,H.Con.Res. 398,On the Concurrent Resolution,Agreed to,H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.,48,40 2008-09-08,2,197,S. 3001,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009",83,0 2008-09-10,2,198,S. 3001,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5280,Rejected,"Vitter Amdt. No. 5280; To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities.",39,57 2008-09-10,2,199,S. 3001,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4979,Agreed to,Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4979; To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.,94,2 2008-09-16,2,200,S. 3001,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009,61,32 2008-09-17,2,201,S. 3001,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,S. 3001 As Amended; Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009,88,8 2008-09-23,2,202,H.R. 6049,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5633,Agreed to,Baucus Amdt. No. 5633; In the nature of a substitute.,93,2 2008-09-23,2,203,H.R. 6049,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5634,Rejected,"Conrad Amdt No. 5634; To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes.",53,42 2008-09-23,2,204,H.R. 6049,On the Motion S.Amdt. 5635,Agreed to,"Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.",84,11 2008-09-23,2,205,H.R. 6049,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R.6049 As Amended; Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008,93,2 2008-09-26,2,206,S. 3604,On the Motion to Proceed,Rejected,Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3604; National Park Centennial Fund Act,52,42 2008-09-27,2,207,H.R. 2638,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009",83,12 2008-09-27,2,208,H.R. 2638,On the Motion,Agreed to,"Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2009",78,12 2008-09-29,2,209,H.R. 2095,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008,69,17 2008-10-01,2,210,H.R. 2095,On the Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008,74,24 2008-10-01,2,211,H.R. 7081,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,H.R. 7081; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act,86,13 2008-10-01,2,212,H.R. 1424,On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5685,Agreed to,Dodd Amdt. No. 5685; In the nature of a substitute.,74,25 2008-10-01,2,213,H.R. 1424,On Passage of the Bill,Passed,"H. R. 1424 As Amended; A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.",74,25 2008-11-20,2,214,H.R. 6867,On the Cloture Motion,Agreed to,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6867; Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008,89,6 2008-12-11,2,215,H.R. 7005,On the Cloture Motion,Rejected,Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 7005.; Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008,52,35