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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245 votes found, showing 1 - 25.
| Congress | Vote Date | Vote Title | Description | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | H.R. 3435 | A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | Motion to Waive Sec. 403(e)(1), S. Con. Res. 13 of 111th Congress re: H.R. 3435 | A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress re: Isakson Amdt. No. 2306 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for certain home purchases, and to transfer to the Treasury unobligated funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the amount of the reduction in revenue resulting from such credit. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | Vitter Amdt. No. 2303 | To provide for a date certain for termination of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | Motion to Waive CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2304 | To provide assistance to charities and families in need. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | Motion To Waive CBA re: Gregg Amdt. No. 2302 | To protect the generations of tomorrow from paying for new cars today. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | Kyl Amdt. No. 2301 As Modified | In the nature of a substitute. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 2300 | To limit the provision of vouchers to individuals with adjusted gross incomes of less than $50,000 or joint filers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000. | Yea | Motion to Table Agreed to |
| 111 | 08/06/2009 | Confirmation Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court | Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
| 111 | 08/04/2009 | H.R. 2997 As Amended | A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 111 | 08/04/2009 | Motion to Waive the CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 2276 | To modify the amount made available for the Farm Service Agency. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 111 | 08/04/2009 | Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations | A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
| 111 | 08/04/2009 | Coburn Amdt. No. 2244 | To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 08/04/2009 | McCain Amdt. No. 1912 | To strike a provision relating to certain watershed and flood prevention operations. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 08/03/2009 | McCain Amdt. No. 1910 | To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 08/03/2009 | Motion to Invoke cloture on the Kohl Amdt. No. 1908 | In the nature of a substitute. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 111 | 07/30/2009 | H.R. 3357 | A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 111 | 07/30/2009 | Motion to Waive CBA Re: H.R. 3357 | A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 111 | 07/30/2009 | Sessions Amdt. No. 2223 | To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 07/30/2009 | Motion to Waive CBA Bond Amdt. No. 1904 | To repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU. | Nay | Motion Rejected |
| 111 | 07/30/2009 | Ensign Amdt. No. 1905 as Modified | To offset the appropriation of funds to replenish the Unemployment Trust Fund with unobligated nonveterans funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 07/30/2009 | Vitter Amdt. No. 1907 as Modified | To temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 07/29/2009 | H.R. 3183 as Amended | A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 111 | 07/29/2009 | Coburn Amdt. No. 1884 | To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 111 | 07/29/2009 | Dorgan Amdt. No. 1895 | To provide requirements regarding the authority of the Department of Energy to enter into certain contracts. | Yea | Amendment Agreed to |
