Voting Record
109th Congress, Second Session - 2006
| Vote | Date | Psn | Title | Bill | Result | Description |
| 279 | 12-09 | Y | Tax Breaks Extension bill | H.R. 6111 | Agreed to (79-9) | Passage of the bill. |
| 278* | 12-09 | Y | Tax Breaks Extension bill | H.R. 6111 | Agreed to (78-10) | Motion to invoke cloture |
| 277* | 12-09 | Y | Tax Breaks Extension bill | H.R. 6111 | Agreed to (67-21) | Motion to waive the Budget Act |
| 276 | 12-08 | Y | Nomination of Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. | Confirmed (91-0) | Confirmation | |
| 275* | 12-08 | Y | Nomination of Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit. | Agreed to (93-0) | Motion to invoke cloture | |
| 274 | 12-07 | Y | Nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs. | Confirmed (80-11) | Confirmation | |
| 273* | 12-07 | Y | Nomination of Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs. | Agreed to (89-6) | Motion to invoke cloture | |
| 272 | 12-06 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Dr. Robert M. Gates to be Secretary of Defense. | Confirmed (95-2) | Confirmation | |
| 271* | 12-05 | Y | Agriculture Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5384 | Rejected (57-37) | Conrad motion to waive the fiscal 2007 budget resolution with respect to the emergency designation in the Conrad amendment which adds $4.8 billion in emergency funding for drought, flood, and fire relief for farmers and ranchers. (S. Amdt. 5205) |
| 270 | 11-16 | Y | United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act | H.R. 5682 | Passed (85-12) | Passage of the bill. |
| 269 | 11-16 | N | United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act | S. 3709 | Rejected (38-59) | Boxer amendment to make the waiver authority of the President contingent upon a certification that India has agreed to suspend military-to-military cooperation with Iran, including training exercises, until such time as Iran is no longer designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. (S. Amdt. 5187) |
| 268 | 11-16 | N | United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act | S. 3709 | Rejected (25-71) | Feingold amendment which requires as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation determinations by the President that United States nuclear cooperation with India does nothing to assist, encourage, or induce India to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. (S. Amdt. 5183) |
| 267 | 11-16 | N | United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act | S. 3709 | Rejected (27-71) | Ensign amendment ensure that IAEA inspection equipment is not used for espionage purposes. (S. Amdt. 5181) |
| 266 | 11-16 | N | United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act | S. 3709 | Rejected (27-71) | Dorgan amendment to declare that it is the policy of the United States to continue to support implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1172. (S. Amdt. 5178) |
| 265 | 11-16 | N | United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act | S. 3709 | Rejected (26-73) | Bingaman-Kennedy amendment to limit the waiver authority of the President. (S. Amdt. 5174) |
| 264 | 11-14 | Y | Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5385 | Agreed to (95-1) | Frist motion to instruct the sergeant at arms to request the attendance of absent senators. |
| 263* | 09-29 | N | Abortion bill | S. 403 | Rejected (57-42) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to concur in the amendment of the House to the bill. |
| 262 | 09-29 | N | Security Fence bill | H.R. 6061 | Passed (80-19) | Passage of the bill. |
| 261 | 09-29 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, Conference Report, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (100-0) | Conference Report agreed to. |
| 260* | 09-28 | N | Security Fence bill | H.R. 6061 | Agreed to (71-28) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the bill. |
| 259 | 09-28 | N | Military Commissions Act | S. 3930 | Passed (65-34) | Passage of the bill. |
| 258 | 09-28 | Y | Military Commissions Act | S. 3930 | Rejected (46-53) | Kennedy, et al., amendment which requires protection of American personnel abroad by clarifying the practices that the U.S. considers violations of the Geneva Conventions when used against U.S. personnel by other countries; and provides that banned practices include waterboarding, mock executions and other techniques considered to be abusive. (S. Amdt. 5088) |
| 257 | 09-28 | Y | Military Commissions Act | S. 3930 | Rejected (47-52) | Byrd, et al., amendment which prohibits the establishment of new military commissions after December 31, 2011. (S. Amdt. 5104) |
| 256 | 09-28 | Y | Military Commissions Act | S. 3930 | Rejected (46-53) | Rockefeller, et al., amendment which requires the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to submit quarterly reports to the congressional intelligence committees on the detention and interrogation program of the Central Intelligence Agency. (S. Amdt. 5095) |
| 255 | 09-28 | Y | Military Commissions Act | S. 3930 | Rejected (48-51) | Specter-Leahy, et al., amendment which strikes the provision in the bill regarding Habeas Corpus petitions. (S. Amdt. 5087) |
| 254 | 09-27 | Y | Military Commissions Act | S. 3930 | Rejected (43-54) | Levin amendment substituting the Senate Armed Services Committee-passed bill. (S. Amdt. 5086) |
| 253 | 09-25 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. | Confirmed (87-0) | Confirmation | |
| 252* | 09-20 | Y | Security Fence bill | H.R. 6061 | Agreed to (94-0) | Frist, et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. |
| 251 | 09-19 | N | Confirmation of the nomination of Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. | Confirmed (61-35) | Confirmation | |
| 250 | 09-19 | N | United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement | H.R. 5684 | Passed (62-32) | Passage of the bill. |
| 249 | 09-14 | Y | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Passed (98-0) | Passage of the bill. |
| 248 | 09-14 | N | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Tabled (61-37) | Schumer, et al., amendment which improves maritime container security by ensuring that foreign ports participating in the Container Security Initiative scan all containers shipped to the United States for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading. (S. Amdt. 4930) |
| 247* | 09-14 | Y | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Agreed to (98-0) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the bill. |
| 246 | 09-13 | Y | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Rejected (43-55) | Menendez amendment which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, to develop an initial plan to scan 100 percent of the cargo containers destined for the United States before such containers arrive in the United States. (S. Amdt. 4999) |
| 245 | 09-13 | Y | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Agreed to (95-3) | Coleman-Collins-Stevens amendment which requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that 100 percent of the cargo entering the United States through a seaport undergo a screening to identify high-risk containers and that 100 percent of the containers that have been identified as high-risk are scanned before such containers leave a United States seaport facility; requires the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and foreign partners, to deploy integrated scanning systems to scan all containers entering the United States; and requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to appropriate congressional committees describing the status of full-scale deployment and the cost of deploying the system at each foreign port. (S. Amdt. 4982) |
| 244 | 09-13 | N | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Agreed to (57-41) | Stevens motion to table the Biden amendment which establishes a "Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety Trust Fund" within the Treasury of the United States. (S. Amdt. 4975) |
| 243* | 09-13 | Y | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Rejected (41-57) | Murray motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of the Reid amendment which provides real resources and tools needed to develop the tough and smart policies that provide the "Real Security" that the American people deserve; and provides a direct appropriation of $4.1 billion for the purpose of implementing the 9/11 Commission recommendations. (S. Amdt. 4936) |
| 242 | 09-12 | Y | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Agreed to (97-0) | Hutchison-Kyl-DeWine amendment which authorizes the hiring of an additional 275 Customs and Border Protection Officers; and authorizes an additional $502.7 million in appropriations to United States Customs and Border protection to remain available until expended. (S. Amdt. 4931) |
| 241 | 09-12 | Y | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Agreed to (85-12) | Lautenberg, et al., amendment which lifts the cap on the number of full time employees hired by the Transportation Security Administration to provide appropriate levels of aviation security. (S. Amdt. 4940) |
| 240 | 09-12 | Y | Port Security bill | H.R. 4954 | Agreed to (95-0) | Stevens (for DeMint)-Burns-Vitter amendment (as amended by the DeMint-Stevens-Inouye Amendment 4927) which creates a national alert system to provide a public communications system capable of alerting the public on a national, regional, or local level of any emergencies that require the public to respond. (S. Amdt. 4921) |
| 239 | 09-07 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Passed (98-0) | Passage of the bill. |
| 238 | 09-07 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (98-0) | Reed amendment which provides an additional $65.4 million for the procurement of Predators for Special Operations forces. (S. Amdt. 4911) |
| 237 | 09-07 | N | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Tabling Motion Rejected (45-51) | Stevens motion to table the Schumer amendment which would make available up to an additional $700 million for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities in Afghanistan (S. Amdt. 4897) |
| 236 | 09-07 | N | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Tabled (51-44) | Stevens motion to table the Menendez amendment which prohibits the use of any of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by the Act from being obligated or expended for a public relations program designed to monitor news media in the United States and the Middle East and create a database of news stories to promote positive coverage of the war in Iraq. (S. Amdt. 4909) |
| 235 | 09-07 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (96-0) | Conrad, et al., amendment which provides $200 million for a unit dedicated to bringing to justice Osama bin Laden and other key leaders of al Qaeda and requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a classified report every 90 days on progress made in the global war on terrorism. (S. Amdt. 4907) |
| 234 | 09-06 | N | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Tabled (50-48) | Motion to table the Kennedy-Reid amendment which requires a quarterly report by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to determine whether Iraq is in a civil war. (S. Amdt. 4895) |
| 233 | 09-06 | N | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Tabled (54-44) | Motion to table Mikulski-Sarbanes amendment re Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital. (S. Amdt. 4885) |
| 232 | 09-06 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Rejected (30-70) | Feinstein-Leahy amendment re cluster munitions. (S. Amdt. 4882) |
| 231 | 09-05 | Y | Confirmation of the nomination of Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit. | Confirmed (92-0) | Confirmation | |
| 230 | 08-03 | Y | Pension Reform bill | H.R. 4 | Passed (93-5) | Passage of the bill. |
| 229* | 08-03 | N | Estate Tax - Minimum Wage bill | H.R. 5970 | Rejected (56-42) | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill. |
| 228 | 08-03 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (96-0) | Menendez amendment which makes $3 million available from the Navy Operations and Maintenance fund for improvements to physical security at Navy recruiting stations and to improve data security. (S. Amdt. 4863) |
| 227 | 08-03 | N | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Rejected (31-67) | Sessions-Warner-Nelson (NE) amendment which makes up to $77 million available for Advanced Conventional Strike Capability for the Conventional Trident Modification Program. (S. Amdt. 4844) |
| 226 | 08-03 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (96-1) | Coburn amendment which requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress that describes each earmark made available to the Department of Defense by this act; and requires the report to be posted on the Internet. (S. Amdt. 4848) |
| 225 | 08-03 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (97-0) | Boxer-Graham amendment which prohibits the use of funds by the United States to enter into an agreement with the Government of Iraq that would subject members of the Armed Forces to the jurisdiction of Iraq criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law. (S. Amdt. 4858) |
| 224 | 08-03 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (96-0) | Coburn modified amendment which requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress within 90 days of enactment a report describing risk assessments performed by the Department of Defense on travel payments, including an estimate of improper payments made for travel expenses. (S. Amdt. 4785) |
| 223 | 08-03 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Tabling Motion Rejected (36-60) | Stevens motion to table the Coburn amendment which limits the amount the Department of Defense can spend on conferences in FY 2007 to $70 million. (S. Amdt. 4787) |
| 222 | 08-02 | N | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Tabled (54-43) | Stevens motion to table the Durbin-Obama-Lautenberg modified amendment which provides an additional $2 million for Army Research, Development, Test and Evaluation for the improvement of imaging for traumatic brain injuries, and the adoption of current technologies to treat brain injuries suffered in combat. (S. Amdt. 4781) |
| 221 | 08-02 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (97-0) | Dodd, et al., amendment which allows $6.7 billion to be reallocated for equipment reset requirements resulting from continuing combat operations. (S. Amdt. 4819) |
| 220 | 08-02 | Y | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007 | H.R. 5631 | Agreed to (94-3) | Sessions-Kyl-Talent modified amendment which increases the amount in the bill for Operation and Maintenance of the Army National Guard by $1.83 billion for the construction of 370 miles of triple-layered fencing and 461 miles of vehicle barriers along the southwest border. (S. Amdt. 4775) |
| 219 | 08-01 | Y | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 | S. 3711 | Passed (71-25) | Passage of the bill which requires the Secretary of the Interior to offer certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas leasing and to distribute a portion of the revenues generated by new leases to Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, with certain restrictions. |
| 218* | 07-31 | Y | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 | S. 3711 | Agreed to (72-23) | Motion to close further debate on the bill. |
| 217* | 07-26 | Y | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 |
S. 3711 | Agreed to (86-12) | Motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to the bill. |
| 216 | 07-25 | N | Child Custody Protection Act |
S. 403 | Passed (65-34) | Passage of the bill. |
| 215 | 07-25 | Y | Child Custody Protection Act |
S. 403 | Agreed to (98-0) | Boxer-Ensign amendment regarding an exception in cases of incest. (S. Amdt. 4694) |
| 214 | 07-25 | Y | Child Custody Protection Act | S. 403 | Rejected (48-51) | Lautenberg-Menendez amendment which creates a new teen pregnancy prevention grant program for states, local educational agencies, state and local public health agencies, and non-profits. (S. Amdt. 4689) |
| 213 | 07-25 | N | Confirmatino of the nomination of Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. | Confirmed (67-30) | Confirmation | |
| 212 | 07-20 | Y | Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Correta Scott King Voting Rights Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 | H.R. 9 | Passed (98-0) | Passage of the bill which amends the Voting Rights Act of 1965. |
| 211 | 07-19 | N | Water Resources Development Act | S. 728 | Rejected (43-56) | Inhofe-Bond amendment which modifies the transparency requirements in the underlying bill to require that a national priority system ranking be included. (S. Amdt. 4683) |
| 210 | 07-19 | N | Water Resources Development Act | S. 728 | Rejected (19-80) | McCain-Feingold, et al., amendment which requires a water resources construction project prioritization report from the Water Resources Planning Coordinating Committee every January beginning in January 2007. (S. Amdt. 4684) |
| 209 | 07-19 | N | Water Resources Development Act | S. 728 | Rejected (49-51) | Inhofe, et al., amendment which requires the Chief of Engineers to publish and implement guidelines for the use of peer review boards for water resources projects; requires an independent panel review of water resource projects costing more than $100 million or if the Secretary of the Army determines that there is controversy over the size, nature, and/or safety of the project; and permits the Chief of Engineers to consider establishing an independent panel of experts to review a project under certain circumstances. (S. Amdt. 4682) |
| 208 | 07-19 | Y | Water Resources Development Act | S. 728 | Agreed to (54-46) | Feingold-McCain, et al., amendment which requires the Secretary of the Army to appoint a Director of Independent Peer Review selected from individuals who are distinguished experts in engineering, hydrology, biology, and/or economics; requires the Director to review each water resource project of $40 million or more; and requires an independent review of flood control construction projects where the public safety would be a risk should the project fail. (S. Amdt. 4681) |
| 207 | 07-18 | Y | Water Resources Development Act | S. 728 | Agreed to (63-36) | Specter-Carper amendment which strikes the section of the bill that retires the McFarland hopper dredge. (S. Amdt. 4680) |
| 206 | 07-18 | Y | Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act | H.R. 810 | Passed (63-37) | Passage of the bill which would expand the number of human embryonic stem cells eligible for federally-funded research. |
| 205 | 07-18 | Y | Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act | S. 2754 | Passed (100-0) | Passage of the bill which would promote research into finding alternative ways to derive stem cells that do not involve the destruction of an embryo. |
| 204 | 07-18 | Y | Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006 |
S. 3504 | Passed (100-0) | Passage of the bill which would prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes. |
| 203 | 07-13 | Y | 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Act | H.R. 5441 | Passed (100-0) | Passage of the bill. |
| 202 | 07-13 | N | 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Act | H.R. 5441 | Agreed to (84-16) | Vitter modified amendment which prohibits the use of any funds in the bill for the seizure of a firearm based on the existence of a declaration or state of emergency. (S. Amdt. 4615) |
| 201 | 07-13 | N | 2007 Homeland Security Appropriations Act | H.R. 5441 | Rejected (34-66) | Sessions modified amendment which increases funding in the bill by $85.7 million for salaries and expenses in Immigration and Customs Enforcement; states that $104 million shall be available to increase the number of full time active duty investigators employed by the Department of Homeland Security to investigate violations of immigration laws; and offsets the additional funding by reducing the amount of discretionary funding in the bill. (S. Amdt. 4660) |
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