Voting Record
As Rhode Island's senior Senator, I believe in a government that is both open and accountable to the people. In an effort to make my voting record readily accessible to the public, this page provides a detailed list of my votes in the current and past Congresses.
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654 votes found, showing 605 - 629.
Congress | Vote Date | Vote Title | Description | Vote | Result |
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110 | 02/17/2007 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.574 | A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq. | Yea | Cloture Motion Rejected |
110 | 02/15/2007 | Confirmation Marcia Morales Howard, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge | Marcia Morales Howard, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
110 | 02/15/2007 | Confirmation Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit | Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
110 | 02/14/2007 | H.J.Res. 20 | A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. | Yea | Joint Resolution Passed |
110 | 02/14/2007 | Confirmation Nora Barry Fischer, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge | Nora Barry Fischer, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
110 | 02/13/2007 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.J.Res. 20 | A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
110 | 02/08/2007 | Confirmation Gen. George W. Casey to be Chief of Staff, U.S. Army | Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., in the Army, to be General | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
110 | 02/05/2007 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 470 | A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq. | Yea | Cloture Motion Rejected |
110 | 02/01/2007 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.Con.Res.2 | A concurrent resolution expressing the bipartisan resolution on Iraq. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
110 | 02/01/2007 | H.R.2, As Amended | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. | Yea | Bill Passed |
110 | 02/01/2007 | Confirmation Gregory Kent Frizzell, of Oklahoma, to be U.S. District Judge | Gregory Kent Frizzell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
110 | 01/31/2007 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.2, As Amended | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
110 | 01/31/2007 | 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. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
110 | 01/31/2007 | Motion to Table Kyl Amdt. No. 209 | To extend through December 31, 2012, the increased expensing for small businesses. | Yea | Motion to Table Agreed to |
110 | 01/30/2007 | Confirmation Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be U.S. District Judge | Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
110 | 01/30/2007 | Confirmation Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be U.S. District Judge | Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
110 | 01/30/2007 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 100 | In the nature of a substitute. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
110 | 01/26/2007 | Confirmation Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army, to be General | Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, in the Army, to be General | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
110 | 01/25/2007 | 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. | Yea | Motion to Table Agreed to |
110 | 01/25/2007 | Sessions Amdt. No. 148 | To prohibit employers who unlawfully employ aliens from receiving government contracts. | Yea | Amendment Agreed to |
110 | 01/25/2007 | Motion to Waive CBA, Smith Amdt. No. 113, As Amended | To make permanent certain education-related tax incentives. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
110 | 01/25/2007 | 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. | Yea | Amendment Agreed to |
110 | 01/25/2007 | 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. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
110 | 01/25/2007 | 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. | Yea | Amendment Agreed to |
110 | 01/25/2007 | Motion to Waive CBA, Ensign Amdt. No. 154 | To improve access to affordable health care. | Nay | Motion Rejected |