Recorded votes

George Voinovich: votes in the U.S. Senate, 108th Congress

2003–2004 · Republican

410Yea252Nay13Did not vote92%With party

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George Voinovich cast 662 votes in the U.S. Senate, 108th Congress, 2003–2004: 410 Yea and 252 Nay; the record marks them Present or Not Voting on 13 more. On the 411 roll calls where most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways, George Voinovich voted with the majority of their own party 92% of the time and against it 33 times.

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Every roll call, 2003–2004

Oldest first. Each date links to the roll call at its source. A bill number links to Congress.gov where the bill's title came from there. "Party" is how most members of George Voinovich's party voted, shown only where most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways; a vote against it is marked.

DateBillTitleActionResultYea–NayVoteParty
Jan 7, 2003On the Motion to AdjournMotion to Adjourn Agreed to51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jan 16, 2003HJRES2To provide additional funds for certain homeland security measures.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠51NayNay
Jan 16, 2003HJRES2To provide additional funds for certain homeland security measures.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠51NayNay
Jan 16, 2003HJRES2To provide additional funding for innovative programs at the state and local level.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jan 16, 2003HJRES2To provide additional funding for education.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠51NayNay
Jan 17, 2003HJRES2To restore funding for nondiscretionary Byrne grants to a level of $500,000,000.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jan 17, 2003HJRES2To nullify all across-the-board rescissions contained in this joint resolution.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayNay
Jan 17, 2003HJRES2To strike section 211 of Division B.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠33NayNay
Jan 21, 2003S121A bill to enhance the operation of the AMBER Alert communications network in order to facilitate the recovery of abducted children, to provide for enhanced notification on highways of alerts and information on such children, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed92⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 21, 2003HJRES2To provide additional amounts for low-income home energy assistance.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠4Yea
Jan 22, 2003HJRES2To provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jan 22, 2003HJRES2To require a study of the final rule relating to prevention of significant deterioration and nonattainment new source review to determine the effects of the final rule on air pollution and human health.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jan 22, 2003PN1Thomas J. Ridge, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of Homeland SecurityOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 22, 2003HJRES2To expend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠49NayNay
Jan 22, 2003HJRES2To provide agricultural assistance.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Jan 22, 2003HJRES2To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jan 22, 2003HJRES2To make additional appropriations for emergency relief activities.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to48⁠–⁠46Not VotingYea
Jan 22, 2003HJRES2To provide special minimum funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained pursuant to collective bargaining agreements.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠31Yea
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To restrict funds made available for IMET assistance for Indonesian military personnel to "Expanded International Military Education and Training" assistance unless certain conditions are met.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠61NayNay
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To increase funding for reducing health disparities and promoting minority health.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To improve health care under the medicare and medicaid programs.On the MotionMotion Rejected41⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To require completion of the feasibility study required by Public Law 105-245, and the other requirements of that law relating to construction of an emergency outlet at Devils Lake, North Dakota, before any appropriated funds are spent for the project.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠34Nay
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To reduce the total construction general account in the Corps of Engineers, Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, etc., account by $14,750,000 and restore the appropriation for the Yazoo Basin Backwater Pumping Plant to the $250,000 level recommended by the President.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to67⁠–⁠30NayYea (against)
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To increase appropriations for workforce investment activities.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To propose a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To prohibit funds to be used to establish, apply, or enforce certain goals relating to Federal employees and public-private competitions or work force conversions, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2To increase the appropriation for the Hazardous Substance Superfund.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jan 23, 2003HJRES2Joint Resolution making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed69⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Jan 30, 2003PN2Gordon England, of Texas, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland SecurityOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 5, 2003SRES45A resolution commemorating the Columbia Astronauts.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to95⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 10, 2003PN17John R. Adams, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of OhioOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 10, 2003PN28S. James Otero, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 10, 2003PN26Robert A. Junell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of TexasOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 13, 2003HJRES2Joint Resolution making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to76⁠–⁠20Yea
Feb 24, 2003S151An Act to prevent child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed84⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 26, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Motion for AttendanceMotion for Attendance Agreed to73⁠–⁠1Yea
Feb 27, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Motion for AttendanceMotion for Attendance Agreed to74⁠–⁠1Yea
Mar 3, 2003PN35Marian Blank Horn, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen yearsOn the NominationNomination Confirmed89⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 4, 2003SRES71A resolution expressing the support for the Pledge of Allegiance.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to94⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 6, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Mar 6, 2003To provide an additional condition requiring notice and consultations prior to withdrawal from, or extension of, the Treaty.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 6, 2003To provide an additional condition.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 6, 2003TREATYDOC1078The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, Signed at Moscow on May 24, 2002On the Resolution of RatificationResolution of Ratification Agreed to95⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 10, 2003PN23Gregory L. Frost, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 11, 2003S3To improve the availability of contraceptives for women.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠47NayNay
Mar 12, 2003S3In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Mar 12, 2003S3A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.On the MotionMotion Rejected42⁠–⁠56NayNay
Mar 12, 2003S3To express the sense of the Senate concerning the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠46NayNay
Mar 12, 2003S3In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠60NayNay
Mar 12, 2003PN29William D. Quarles, Jr., of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of MarylandOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 13, 2003S3A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.On Passage of the BillBill Passed64⁠–⁠33YeaYea
Mar 13, 2003PN31Thomas A. Varlan, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of TennesseeOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 13, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Mar 13, 2003PN4Jay S. Bybee, of Nevada, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed74⁠–⁠19Yea
Mar 13, 2003PN18J. Daniel Breen, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of TennesseeOn the NominationNomination Confirmed92⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 18, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Mar 18, 2003SCONRES23To prevent further deficit increases, except for national and homeland security and short-term effects of measures providing for economic recovery, until the President submits to Congress a detailed estimate of the full cost of the conflict with Iraq.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayNay
Mar 18, 2003SCONRES23To redirect $1.214 trillion in revenues that would have been lost by implementing the President's entire tax cut agenda into a reserve fund to strengthen the Social Security trust funds over the long-term.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Mar 19, 2003SCONRES23To prevent consideration of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in a fast-track budget reconciliation bill.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠48NayNay
Mar 19, 2003SCONRES23To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act in 2004 and reduce debt by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Mar 20, 2003SRES95A resolution commending the President and the Armed Forces of the United States of America.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 20, 2003SCONRES23To provide financial security to family farm and small business owners by ending the unfair practice of taxing someone at death.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Mar 20, 2003SCONRES23To provide a meaningful prescription drug benefit in Medicare that is available to all beneficiaries.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Mar 20, 2003SCONRES23To express the sense of the Senate concerning State fiscal relief.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to80⁠–⁠19Yea
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To provide immediate assistance to meet pressing homeland security needs by providing funding in 2003 for first responders, port security, bioterrorism preparedness and prevention, border security and transit security, the FBI; to restore the elimination of funding of the COPS program, firefighter equipment grants, Byrne Grants and Local Law enforcement grants; to provide a sustained commitment of resources for homeland security needs without reducing funding to other key domestic law enforcement and public safety priorities; and to reduce the deficit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠54NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To make additional funds available for certain homeland security needs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To set aside a reserve fund for possible military action and reconstruction in Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠47NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To restore national security funding.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To eliminate tax cuts.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected22⁠–⁠77Nay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To provide full funding for the individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) part B grants over ten years by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest tax payers.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To increase funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by reducing spending on other government programs by a commensurate amount.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to89⁠–⁠10Yea
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To revise the resolution to accommodate in reconciliations legislation a partially refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for eligible expenses for individuals with long term or chronic care needs or their family caregivers who pay these expenses; in which "eligible expenses" shall include prescription drugs, medical bills, durable medical equipment, home health care custodial care, respite care, adult day care, transportation to chronic care or medical facilities, specialized therapy (including occupational therapy, physical therapy, or rehabilitational therapy), other specialized services for children (including day care for children with special needs) and other long term care related expenses as defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and in which "individuals with long term or chronic care needs" of daily living, individuals with severe cognitive impairment, individualOn the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠54NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To raise the 2003 caps by $3.5 billion for homeland security funding through a Domestic Defense Fund at the Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness in FY 2003 and to reduce the size of newly proposed tax cuts in the amount of $7 billion to pay for this amendment and for the cost of previously passed homeland security funding.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To increase FY 2004 funding for the discretionary programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs by $1,019,000,000, so it matches the level proposed by a coalition of veterans groups in the Independent Budget; to decrease the deficit by a similar amount; and to use the unreconciled tax cut to pay for it.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To reduce the reconciliation instruction by $375 billion, reduce the size of tax cuts allowed by $980 billion and to reduce deficits by $1.1 Trillion.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To reduce tax cut to $350 billion.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠62YeaNay (against)
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To provide adequate funds for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠49NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To make available funds for the COPS program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 21, 2003SCONRES23To make available funds for certain transportation programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to79⁠–⁠21Nay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To increase discretionary health spending for fiscal year 2004 by $2,800,000,000 and make an offsetting reduction in overall administrative expenses.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠1Nay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To allow full access to Tricare for National Guard and Reserve Personnel and their families on a continual basis, offset with reductions to the tax cut.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To ensure that a prescription drug benefit is available to all medicare beneficiaries on an equal basis, including those who choose to remain in the current fee-for-service program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To provide a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To foster greater debate in the Senate and to prevent further increases in the deficit by striking the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Finance.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To ensure that the budget includes funds to extend temporary unemployment compensation benefits, provides benefits to the million long-term unemployed Americans, and provides benefits to part-time and low-wage workers.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To increase funding for after-school programs to the levels promised by the No Child Left Behind Act to serve 1.6 million more children in FY 2004 and to increase funding for Head Start to serve 80 percent of eligible 3 and 4 year olds and increase the number of infants and toddlers served and for deficit reduction.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To fulfill the U.S. commitment to provide health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To increase the level of funding in fiscal year 2004 for first responders by $3,000,000,000 (to a total of $6,500,000,000) to support their efforts to protect homeland security and prevent and respond to acts of terrorism, and to reduce tax reductions for taxpayers with annual incomes greater then $300,000, and to provide an additional $3,000,000,000 for deficit reduction.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To help rural health care providers and hospitals receive a fair reimbursement for services under Medicare by reducing tax cuts to the wealthiest income brackets.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠49NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To increase Mandatory Child Care Spending by $4.6 billion over five years and $9.1 billion over ten years by reducing the tax cut.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To increase the budget authority for Federal "FIRE Act" grants and to express the sense of the Senate that from the total funding provided for Federal "FIRE Act" grants, not less than $1,000,000,000 per year will be used for grants to local governments to hire additional firefighters and not less that $750,000,000 per year for the purchase of firefighting equipment and training, and to provide for a reduction in the deficit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To raise the caps and provide direct first responder funding to localities and for high threat areas through the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Domestic Preparedness in 2003 and 2004, to restore funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Act ("Byrne Grant" program) and the Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Program, and to reduce the deficit, by reducing the size of newly proposed tax cuts.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To redirect $396 billion into a reserve fund to strengthen the Social Security trust funds over the long term.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠48YeaNay (against)
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To repeal a 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠57NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To provide increased funding for environmental protection and natural resources conservation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To require polluters to pay for cleanup of toxic waste sites, by reinstating the original superfund taxes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠56NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To restore funding for vocational education to the fiscal year 2003 level for fiscal years 2004 through 2013.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To restore education cuts.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To provide for a $150 billion revenue stimulus for fiscal years 2003 and 2004 without adding to the long-term debt.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠62NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To express the sense of the Senate on low income programs and the income tax on certain Social Security benefits.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 25, 2003SCONRES23To restore funding for programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠48NayNay
Mar 26, 2003SCONRES23To provide full and mandatory funding for IDEA beginning in FY2004.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠70NayNay
Mar 26, 2003SCONRES23To increase the budget allocation for programs to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and to reduce the deficit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 26, 2003SCONRES23To provide additional pay and benefits for active duty, guard, and reserve forces, such as augmenting Imminent Danger Pay and Family Separation allowance, and for modernization of equipment, weapons, and technology needs of the National Guard and Reserves in recognition of those currently involved in conflict Operations and the needs of their family members left behind.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to100⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 26, 2003SCONRES23To extend the child tax credit until the year 2013.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Mar 26, 2003SCONRES23To express the sense of the Senate regarding extending the $1,000 child credit for three additional years (2011-2013).On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠1Yea
Mar 26, 2003SCONRES23An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2003 and for fiscal years 2005 through 2013.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to56⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Mar 27, 2003SCONRES30A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress to commend and express the gratitude of the United States to the nations participating with the United States in the Coalition to Disarm Iraq.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 27, 2003HR1307A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for members of the uniformed services in determining the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 27, 2003PN278James V. Selna, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 31, 2003PN277Theresa Lazar Springmann, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of IndianaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 1, 2003PN16Timothy M. Tymkovich, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed58⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Apr 2, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Apr 2, 2003S762Relative to port security.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Apr 2, 2003S762To appropriate $1, 047,000,000 for procurement for the National Guard and Reserves.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Apr 3, 2003S762To set aside $30,000,000 for the Department of Homeland Security for research and development and deployment of technology to protect commercial aircraft from the threat posed by man-portable air defense systems.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Apr 3, 2003S762To remove unauthorized and earmarked appropriations.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠61NayYea (against)
Apr 3, 2003S762To allocate additional funds for certain federal homeland security programs.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 3, 2003S762To protect the prerogatives of the Congress in the allocation of homeland security funding.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 3, 2003S762To express the sense of the Senate on paying the costs of the war with Iraq.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to79⁠–⁠18Yea
Apr 3, 2003S762To increase funds for Protection and Preparedness of high threat areas under the Office for Domestic Preparedness.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to65⁠–⁠32Yea
Apr 3, 2003S762To increase the appropriation for the Office for Domestic Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, by $2,330,000,000.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Apr 3, 2003S762To provide humanitarian food assistance in connection with U.S. activities in Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to67⁠–⁠26NayNay
Apr 3, 2003S762An original bill making supplemental appropriations to support Department of Defense operations in Iraq, Department of Homeland Security, and Related Efforts for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 7, 2003PN19Cormac J. Carney, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed80⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 9, 2003S476To exclude 25 percent of gain on sales or exchanges of land or water interests to any nonprofit entity for any charitable purpose.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠38YeaNay (against)
Apr 9, 2003S476An original bill to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain financial security by building assets, and for other purposesOn Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠5Yea
Apr 9, 2003SCONRES31A concurrent resolution expressing the outrage of Congress at the treatment of certain American prisoners of war by the Government of Iraq.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 9, 2003PN197Dee D. Drell, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of LouisianaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 9, 2003PN276Richard D. Bennett, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of MarylandOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 10, 2003S151An Act to prevent child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 10, 2003PN287Ross Owen Swimmer, of Oklahoma, to be Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the InteriorOn the NominationNomination Confirmed72⁠–⁠24YeaYea
Apr 11, 2003HCONRES95A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2004 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2003 and 2005 through 2013.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to50⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Apr 29, 2003PN15Jeffrey S. Sutton, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed52⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Apr 30, 2003S196A bill to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠0Yea
May 1, 2003PN11Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
May 1, 2003PN295Edward C. Prado, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
May 5, 2003PN5Deborah L. Cook, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed66⁠–⁠25YeaYea
May 5, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠39YeaYea
May 6, 2003PN198Cecilia M. Altonaga, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of FloridaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
May 8, 2003TREATYDOC1084Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. These protocols were opened for signature at Brussels on March 26, 2003, and signed that day on behalf of the United States and the other parties to the North Atlantic TreatyOn the Resolution of RatificationResolution of Ratification Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
May 8, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
May 8, 2003PN11Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠45YeaYea
May 8, 2003S113In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠59NayNay
May 8, 2003S113A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition of "foreign power" under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism.On Passage of the BillBill Passed90⁠–⁠4Yea
May 14, 2003S1054To ensure that Social Security surpluses are not raided in order to fund tax cuts on corporate dividends.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠2Nay
May 15, 2003S1054To repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits and to offset the revenue loss.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To urge the Senate Finance Committee and the Joint Economic Committee to hold hearings and consider legislation providing for a flat tax.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to70⁠–⁠30YeaYea
May 15, 2003S1054To ensure that the limit on refundability shall not apply to the additional $400 child credit for 2003, to make the dividend exclusion effective for taxable years beginning in 2003, and to eliminate the increase in the dividend exclusion from 10 percent to 20 percent of dividends over $500.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠53NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To provide for additional weeks of temporary extended unemployment compensation and to provide for a program of temporary enhanced regular unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected50⁠–⁠49NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To expand the refundability of the child tax credit.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To permanently extend and modify the research and experimentation tax credit and strike the partial exclusion of dividends provision.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To accelerate the elimination of the marriage penalty in the earned income credit.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary access to quality health care services in rural areas under the medicare program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to86⁠–⁠12Nay
May 15, 2003S1054To provide temporary State and local fiscal relief.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠3Yea
May 15, 2003S1054To provide temporary State fiscal relief.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To ensure the enactment of a medicare prescription drug benefit.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠56NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054In the nature of a substitute.On the MotionMotion Rejected35⁠–⁠65NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To further enhance the denial of deduction for certain fines, penalties, and other amounts.On the MotionMotion Rejected37⁠–⁠61NayYea (against)
May 15, 2003S1054To provide a a complete substitute.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠54NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To provide pay protection for members of the Reserve and the National Guard, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠54NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make higher education more affordable.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To encourage the investment of foreign earnings within the United States for productive business investments and job creation.On the MotionMotion Agreed to75⁠–⁠25YeaYea
May 15, 2003S1054To make the child tax credit acceleration applicable to 2002.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To create jobs, provide opportunity, and restore prosperity.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠54NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054In the nature of a substitute.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠56NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To provide a partially refundable tax credit for caregiving related expenses.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To apply the sunset provision to the revenue increase provisions.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠49YeaYea
May 15, 2003S1054To modify the dividend exclusion provision, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to50⁠–⁠50YeaYea
May 15, 2003S1054To provide reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To eliminate the dividend and upper bracket tax cuts, which primarily benefit the wealthy, to provide the additional funds necessary for an adequate medicare prescription drug benefit, including assuring that the benefit is comprehensive, with no gaps or excessive cost-sharing, covers all medicare beneficiaries, provides special help for beneficiaries with low income, and does not undermine employer retirement coverage.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠52NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To improve access to higher education for middle-income families by making resources available to expand the Hope and Lifetime Learning Scholarship Credits and for lower-income families by making resources available to increase the maximum Pell Grant to $4500 and to provide an equal amount for deficit reduction by eliminating the 10 percent dividend tax exclusion for amounts above $500 and eliminating acceleration of the 38.6 percent income tax rate education.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1996 to close the "janitors insurance" tax loophole.On the MotionMotion Rejected37⁠–⁠63NayNay
May 15, 2003S1054To strike the section relating to qualified tax collection contracts.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠57NayNay
May 15, 2003HR1298To provide alternate terms for the United States participation in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠52NayNay
May 15, 2003HR1298To provide emergency funding for food aid to HIV/AIDS affected populations in sub-Saharan Africa.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠52NayNay
May 15, 2003HR2To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.On Passage of the BillBill Passed51⁠–⁠49YeaYea
May 15, 2003HR1298To modify provisions relating to the distribution of funding.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠52NayNay
May 16, 2003HR1298To provide for the procurement of certain pharmaceuticals at the lowest possible price for products of assured quality.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayNay
May 16, 2003HR1298To require a specific plan to help AIDS orphans.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠50NayNay
May 16, 2003HR1298To add CARICOM Countries and the Dominican Republic to Priority List of HIV/AIDS Coordinator.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 19, 2003PN24S. Maurice Hicks, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of LouisianaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed86⁠–⁠0Yea
May 20, 2003S1050In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to85⁠–⁠10Not Voting
May 20, 2003S1050To strike the repeal of the prohibition on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠43Not VotingYea
May 21, 2003S1050To propose a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠38YeaYea
May 21, 2003S1050To modify the scope of the prohibition on research and development of low-yield nuclear weapons.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
May 21, 2003S1050To prohibit the use of funds for a nuclear earth penetrator weapon.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠41YeaYea
May 21, 2003S1050To modify requirements applicable to the limitation on designation of critical habitat of conservation of protected species under the provision on military readiness and conservation of protected species.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠48NayNay
May 21, 2003S1050To propose the insertion of matter in lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to50⁠–⁠48NayYea (against)
May 22, 2003S1050To restore a previous policy regarding restrictions on use of Department of Defense medical facilities.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠51NayNay
May 22, 2003S1050To require the Department of Defense to fully comply with the Competition in Contracting Act for any contract awarded for reconstruction activities in Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 2003S1050An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed98⁠–⁠1Yea
May 22, 2003PN342Consuelo Maria Callahan, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 23, 2003HR2To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to50⁠–⁠50YeaYea
May 23, 2003HJRES51To reduce the amount by which the statutory limit on the public debt is increased.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
May 23, 2003HJRES51To express the sense of the Senate that Social Security cost-of-living adjustments should not be reduced.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
May 23, 2003HJRES51To extend the Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, to provide additional weeks of temporary extended unemployment compensation, and to make extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act temporarily available for employees.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠49YeaYea
May 23, 2003HJRES51To extend the current-law pay-as-you-go requirement.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
May 23, 2003HJRES51To limit the applicability of public debt limit to social security trust funds.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
May 23, 2003HJRES51A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed53⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jun 3, 2003S14To allow the ethanol mandate in the renewable fuel program to be suspended temporarily if the mandate would harm the economy or environment.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠60Nay
Jun 3, 2003S14To authorize the Governors of the States to elect to participate in the renewable fuel program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected34⁠–⁠62Nay
Jun 4, 2003HR1588To repeal the authorities and requirements for a base closure round in 2005.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠53Not Voting
Jun 4, 2003S14To authorize the Secretary of Energy to waive the ethanol mandate on the East and West Coast in the event of a significant price increase or supply interruption.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠58Not Voting
Jun 5, 2003S14To exclude Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts I, IV, and V from the renewable fuel program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected26⁠–⁠69Nay
Jun 5, 2003S14To provide for equal liability treatment of vehicle fuels and fuel additives.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠57NayNay
Jun 5, 2003S14To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to68⁠–⁠28Yea
Jun 5, 2003HR1308In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠2Yea
Jun 9, 2003PN394Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed88⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 10, 2003S14To require that the hydrogen commercialization plan of the Department of Energy include a description of activities to support certain hydrogen technology deployment goals.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to67⁠–⁠32NayNay
Jun 10, 2003S14To reduce the dependence of the United States on imported petroleum.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 10, 2003S14To strike the provision relating to deployment of new nuclear power plants.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jun 11, 2003PN395Richard C. Wesley, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 11, 2003PN514J. Ronnie Greer, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of TennesseeOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 11, 2003PN470Mark R. Kravitz, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of ConnecticutOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 11, 2003S14To tighten oversight of energy markets.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jun 11, 2003S14To provide for a significant environmental review process associated with the development of Indian energy projects and to establish duties of the federal government to Indian tribes in implementing an energy development program, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Jun 11, 2003S1215A bill to sanction the ruling Burmese military junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate representative of the Burmese people, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 12, 2003S14To strike the provision requiring the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an inventory and analysis of oil and natural gas resources beneath all of the waters of the outer Continental Shelf.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠54NayNay
Jun 12, 2003S824To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from transfering certain air traffic control functions to nongovernmental entities.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to56⁠–⁠41YeaNay (against)
Jun 12, 2003S824To establish age limitations for airmen.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Jun 12, 2003S824To require the Administrator of the FAA to conduct a study of safety standards at foreign repair stations.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Jun 12, 2003HR2115A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 13, 2003PN425R. Hewitt Pate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney GeneralOn the NominationNomination Confirmed71⁠–⁠0Not Voting
Jun 18, 2003S1To require that the Medicare plan, to be known as the Medicare Guaranteed Option, be available to all eligible beneficiaries in every year.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠58NayNay
Jun 19, 2003S1To improve disclosure requirements and to increase beneficiary choices.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 19, 2003S1To ensure that an affordable plan is available in all areas.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jun 19, 2003S1To ensure that there is competition in the pharmaceutical industry and increased access to affordable drugs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 20, 2003S504A bill to establish academies for teachers and students of American history and civics and a national alliance of teachers of American history and civics, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed90⁠–⁠0Not Voting
Jun 20, 2003S1To provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to62⁠–⁠28Not VotingNay
Jun 24, 2003S1To treat costs for covered drugs as incurred costs without regard to whether the individual or another person, including a State program or other third-party coverage, has paid for such costs.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jun 24, 2003S1To permit continuous open enrollment and disenrollment in Medicare Prescription Drug plans and MedicareAdvantage plans until 2008.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jun 24, 2003S1To provide equal access to competitive global prescription medicine prices for American purchasers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to66⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Jun 24, 2003S1To eliminate the coverage gap.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jun 24, 2003S1To provide that prescription drug benefits for any Member of Congress who is enrolled in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, may not exceed the level of prescription drug benefits passed in the 1st session of the 108th Congress, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠3Yea
Jun 24, 2003S1To allow Medicare beneficiaries who are enrolled in fallback plans to remain in such plans for two years by requiring the same contracting cycle for fallback plans as Medicare Prescription Drug plans.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jun 24, 2003S1To make prescription drug coverage available beginning on July 1, 2004.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠54NayNay
Jun 24, 2003S1To provide 50 percent cost-sharing for a beneficiary whose income is at least 160 percent but not more thansa968 250 percent of the poverty line after the beneficiary has reached the initial coverage gap and before the beneficiary has reached the annual out-of pocket limit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠54NayNay
Jun 24, 2003S1To modify the amount of the direct subsidy to be provided to qualified retiree prescription drug plans.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠55NayNay
Jun 25, 2003S1To provide reimbursement for Federally qualified health centers participating in medicare manged care.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 25, 2003S1To strengthen protections for consumers against misleading direct-to-consumer drug advertising.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected26⁠–⁠69NayNay
Jun 25, 2003S1To provide that an eligible beneficiary is not responsible for paying the applicable percent of the monthly national average premium while the beneficiary is in the coverage gap and to sunset the bill, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jun 25, 2003S1To deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jun 25, 2003S1To study the comparative effectiveness and safety of important Medicare covered drugs to ensure that consumers can make meaningful comparisons about the quality and efficacy.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠52NayNay
Jun 26, 2003S1To establish a demonstration project under the Medicaid program to encourage the provision of community-based services to individuals with disabilities.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jun 26, 2003S1To strengthen protections for consumers against misleading direct-to-consumer drug advertising.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠59NayNay
Jun 26, 2003S1To protect seniors who are diagnosed with cancer from high prescription drug costsOn the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 26, 2003S1To eliminate the coverage gap for individuals with cancer.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jun 26, 2003S1To update, beginning in 2009, the asset or resource test used for purposes of determining the eligibility of low-income beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to69⁠–⁠29NayNay
Jun 26, 2003S1To protect seniors with cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or Alzheimer's disease.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 26, 2003S1To provide additional assistance for certain eligible beneficiaries under part D.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Jun 26, 2003S1To reduce aggregate beneficiary obligations by $2,400,000,000 per year beginning in 2009.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠59NayNay
Jun 26, 2003S1To evaluate alternative payment and delivery systems.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to71⁠–⁠26Not VotingYea
Jun 26, 2003S1To express the sense of the Senate that the Committee on Finance should hold hearing regarding permitting States to provide health benefits to legal immigrants under Medicaid and SCHIP as part of the reauthorization of the temporary assistance for needy families program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected33⁠–⁠65NayYea (against)
Jun 26, 2003S1To make all Medicare beneficiaries eligible for Medicare prescription drug coverage.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠51YeaNay (against)
Jun 26, 2003S1To permit the establishment of 2 new Medigap plans for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled for prescription drug coverage under part D.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠55NayNay
Jun 26, 2003S1To ensure that current retirees who have prescription drug coverage who will lose their prescription drug coverage as a result of the enactment of this legislation have the option of drug coverage under the Medicare fallback.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayNay
Jun 26, 2003S1To provide Medicare beneficiaries with a drug discount card that ensures access to affordable prescription drugs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected21⁠–⁠75Nay
Jun 26, 2003S1To provide for an income-related increase in the part B premium for individuals with income in excess of $75,000 and married couples with income in excess of $150,000.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed38⁠–⁠59NayNay
Jun 26, 2003S1A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program and to strengthen and improve the Medicare program, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed76⁠–⁠21Yea
Jul 8, 2003PN426David G. Campbell, of Arizona, to be United States District Judge for the District of ArizonaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed92⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 9, 2003S11A bill to protect patients' access to quality and affordable health care by reducing the effects of excessive liability costs.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected49⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jul 9, 2003PN38Victor J. Wolski, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of fifteen yearsOn the NominationNomination Confirmed54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jul 9, 2003S1162A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to accelerate the increase in the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jul 9, 2003S925To 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.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed43⁠–⁠53YeaYea
Jul 10, 2003S925To provide support regarding the rural development crisis in Mexico.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jul 10, 2003S925To provide additional weeks of temporary extended unemployment compensation for individuals who have exhausted such compensation and to make extended unemployment benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act temporarily available for employees with less than 10 years of service.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jul 10, 2003S925To express the sense of Congress on funding for assistant to combat AIDS globally.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to78⁠–⁠18Yea
Jul 10, 2003S925To express the sense of the Congress that the United States remain engaged in Iraq in order to ensure a peaceful, stable, unified Iraq with a representative government.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 11, 2003HR2657To eliminate the additional amount for programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to71⁠–⁠21Nay
Jul 11, 2003HR2657A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed85⁠–⁠7Yea
Jul 11, 2003HR2559A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 14, 2003PN398Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of IllinoisOn the NominationNomination Confirmed89⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 15, 2003PN545Lonny R. Suko, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of WashingtonOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 15, 2003HR2658To prohibit excessive deployments overseas of members of the Guard and Reserves.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Jul 16, 2003HR2658To require from the President a budget amendment for the budget for fiscal year 2004 on the amounts requested for military operations in Iraq in fiscal year 2004.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Jul 16, 2003HR2658To require a report on the individuals being detained by the United States Government as enemy combatants.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Jul 16, 2003HR2330A bill to sanction the ruling Burmese military junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate representative of the Burmese people, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed94⁠–⁠1Yea
Jul 16, 2003HR2658To require reports on U.S. operations in Iraq.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jul 16, 2003HR2658To provide National Guard and Reserve forces access to TRICARE.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠2Yea
Jul 16, 2003HR2658To require a report on the United States strategy for reconstruction in Iraq.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jul 16, 2003HR2658To establish the National Commission on the Development and Use of Intelligence Related to Iraq.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jul 16, 2003HR2658To prohibit the use of funds for certain programs, projects, and activities.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to79⁠–⁠16Yea
Jul 17, 2003HR2658To state the sense of Congress on funding of ongoing overseas military operations, including overseas contingency operations.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to81⁠–⁠15Yea
Jul 17, 2003HR2658To limit the availability of funds for the Intelligence Community Management Account pending a report on the development and use of intelligence relating to Iraq and Operation Iraqi Freedom.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Jul 17, 2003HR2658To rescind $1,100,000,000 of the amounts appropriated for procurement and research, development, test and evaluation, and to appropriate $1,100,000,000 for fighting AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to71⁠–⁠24Yea
Jul 17, 2003PN533Allyson K. Duncan, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 17, 2003HR2658A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 22, 2003HR2555To fulfill Homeland Security promises.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jul 23, 2003HR2555To require a classified report to Congress on the security costs incurred by State and local government law enforcement personnel in each state in complying with requests and requirements of the United States Secret Service to provide protective services and transportation for foreign and domestic officials.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to79⁠–⁠19Yea
Jul 23, 2003HR2555To increase funding for emergency management performance grants.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠53NayNay
Jul 23, 2003HR2555To provide funds to increase maritime security.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jul 23, 2003HR2555To increase the funds for research and development related to transportation security, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠51NayNay
Jul 23, 2003HR2555To increase the amount of the appropriation for firefighter assistance grants by $150,000,000.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠49NayNay
Jul 23, 2003HR2555To appropriate $8,000,000 for the Office of the Under Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection to conduct chemical facility security assessments.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠52NayNay
Jul 23, 2003HR2555To make available an additional $200,000,000 to increase the number of border personnel at the northern border of the United States by the end of fiscal year 2004.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠51NayNay
Jul 24, 2003HR2555To fund urgent priorities for our Nation's firefighters, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical personnel, and all Americans by reducing the 2003 tax breaks for individuals with annual income in excess of $1,000,000.On the MotionMotion Rejected41⁠–⁠54NayNay
Jul 24, 2003HR2555Fulfilling Homeland Security Promises.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jul 24, 2003HR2555To increase the funding for discretionary grants for use in high-threat urban areas.On the MotionMotion Rejected50⁠–⁠46NayNay
Jul 24, 2003HR2555To increase the funding for discretionary grants for use in high-threat urban areas and decrease funding for information analysis and infrastructure protection, science and technology, and research and development.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠48YeaNay (against)
Jul 24, 2003HR2555To prohibit funds appropriated under this Act from being used by any advisory committee that has been exempted from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jul 24, 2003HR2555To appropriate $1,000,000,000 for grants to public transit agencies to enhance public transportation security against terrorist threats.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jul 24, 2003HR2555To provide post-employment lobbying restrictions on employees of the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of Homeland Security within the Executive Office of the President.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠46NayNay
Jul 24, 2003HR2555A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠1Yea
Jul 28, 2003PN583Earl Leroy Yeakel III, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of TexasOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 29, 2003PN11Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jul 29, 2003S14To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠65NayNay
Jul 29, 2003S14To impose additional requirements for improving automobile fuel economy and reducing vehicle emissions.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to66⁠–⁠30YeaYea
Jul 30, 2003S14To prohibit market manipulation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jul 30, 2003PN6Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jul 30, 2003S14To strengthen the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority to review public utility mergers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jul 30, 2003S14To preserve the Federal Regulatory Commission's authority to protect the public interest prior to July 1, 2005.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jul 30, 2003S14To protect the public and investors from abusive affiliate, associate company, and subsidiary company transactions.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jul 31, 2003PN512William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jul 31, 2003HR6A bill to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed84⁠–⁠14Yea
Jul 31, 2003HR2739A bill to implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.On Passage of the BillBill Passed66⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Jul 31, 2003HR2738A bill to implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement.On Passage of the BillBill Passed65⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Jul 31, 2003PN574James I. Cohn, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of FloridaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 31, 2003PN579Frank Montalvo, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of TexasOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 3, 2003HR2660To increase funding for certain education and related programs.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠48NayNay
Sep 3, 2003HR2660To provide additional funding for the Impact Aid Program.On the MotionMotion Rejected54⁠–⁠42NayNay
Sep 3, 2003HR2660To increase funding for a part B of the individuals with Disabilities Education Act.On the MotionMotion Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayNay
Sep 4, 2003HR2660To restore funding for certain programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 4, 2003HR2660To provide funding for rural education.On the MotionMotion Rejected52⁠–⁠43NayNay
Sep 4, 2003PN343Steven M. Colloton, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠1Yea
Sep 5, 2003HR2660To provide additional funding to ensure an adequate bioterrorism preparedness workforce.On the MotionMotion Rejected41⁠–⁠47NayNay
Sep 5, 2003HR2660To provide additional funding for the Fund for the Improvement of Education.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠46NayNay
Sep 9, 2003HR2660To provide additional funding for education for the disadvantaged.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠51NayNay
Sep 9, 2003HR2660To increase student financial aid by an amount that matches the increase in low- and middle-income family college costs.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠46NayNay
Sep 9, 2003HR2660To provide funding for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, global HIV/AIDS.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠51NayNay
Sep 9, 2003HR2660To increase funds for Head Start.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠47NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To protect the rights of employees to receive overtime compensation.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠45NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To provide additional funding for programs under the Ryan White Care Act.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To provide funding for home energy assistance needs under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠46YeaNay (against)
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To increase funding for immunization services.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To increase funding for certain literacy, library, and museum programs.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To restore cuts in student aid.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠44YeaNay (against)
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To provide additional funding for afterschool programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To increase funding for the promoting safe and stable families program.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠46NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To prohibit funds appropriated in this Act from being used by the Department of Education to enforce any requirement under section 1116 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, or to implement penalties or sanctions under part A of title I of such Act, if the amount appropriated to carry out such part A for fiscal year 2004 is less than $18,500,000,000.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠67NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To provide additional funding for teacher quality programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 and for the Mathematics and Science Partnerships and the school leadership program under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠51NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To provide an additional $100,000,000 to carry out the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program under B of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected7⁠–⁠87Nay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To provide additional funds for programs relating to West Nile Virus and to fund the Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660To increase funding for the National Institutes of Health.On the MotionMotion Rejected52⁠–⁠43NayNay
Sep 10, 2003HR2660A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 16, 2003SJRES17A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed55⁠–⁠40YeaNay (against)
Sep 16, 2003HR2754To prohibit the use of funds for Department of Energy activities relating to the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator, Advanced Weapons Concepts, modification of the readiness posture of the Nevada Test Site, and the Modern Pit Facility, and to make the amount of funds made available by the prohibition for debt reduction.On the MotionMotion Agreed to53⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Sep 16, 2003HR2754A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed92⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 17, 2003S3A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.On the MotionMotion Agreed to93⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 17, 2003PN580R. David Proctor, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of AlabamaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed92⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 17, 2003PN22Sandra J. Feuerstein, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New YorkOn the NominationNomination Confirmed92⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 22, 2003PN537Glen E. Conrad, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of VirginiaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed89⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 22, 2003PN659Henry F. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South CarolinaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed89⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 23, 2003HR2691To provide additional funds for clinical services of the Indian Health Service, with an offset.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠45NayNay
Sep 23, 2003PN540Kim R. Gibson, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of PennsylvaniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 23, 2003HR2691To ban commercial advertising on the National Mall.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to92⁠–⁠4Yea
Sep 23, 2003HR2691To strike section 333 relating to a special judicial appeals process for cases involving timber harvesting in the Tongass National Forest.On the MotionMotion Agreed to52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Sep 23, 2003HR2691To substitute a requirement for an annual report on competitive sourcing activities on lists required under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 that are performed for the Department of the Interior by Federal Government sources.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Sep 23, 2003HR2691To prohibit the use of funds for initiating any new competitive sourcing studies.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠51NayNay
Sep 23, 2003HR2691To strike funding for implementation of the Department of the Interior's reorganization plan for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of Special Trustee and to transfer the savings to the Indian Health Service.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠52NayNay
Sep 24, 2003PN572Larry Alan Burns, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 25, 2003HR2658A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 25, 2003HR3161A bill to ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 25, 2003PN582Dana Makoto Sabraw, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 25, 2003PN601Michael W. Mosman, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of OregonOn the NominationNomination Confirmed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 29, 2003PN523Carlos T. Bea, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed86⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 30, 2003PN575Marcia A. Crone, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of TexasOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 30, 2003PN660Ronald A. White, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of OklahomaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 1, 2003S1689To strike $15.2 billion of the $20.3 billion in Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds, leaving $5.1 billion for training and equipping the Iraqi Defense Corps and Iraqi national security force and for other public safety and justice purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠59NayNay
Oct 2, 2003S1689To commend the Armed Forces of the United States in the War on Terrorism.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠1Yea
Oct 2, 2003S1689To provide funds for the security and stabilization of Iraq by suspending a portion of the reductions in the highest income tax rate for individual taxpayers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Oct 2, 2003S1689To place the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq under the direct authority and foreign policy guidance of the Secretary of State.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Oct 2, 2003PN577William Q. Hayes, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 2, 2003S1689To provide an additional $322,000,000 for safety equipment for United States forces in Iraq and to reduce the amount provided for reconstruction in Iraq by $322,000,000.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Oct 14, 2003S1053A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 14, 2003S1689To authorize the award of the Iraqi Liberation Medal as a campaign medal for members of the Armed Forces who serve in Southwest Asia in connection with Operation Iraqi Freedom.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠48NayNay
Oct 14, 2003S1689To provide emergency relief for veterans healthcare, school construction, healthcare and transportation needs in the United States, and to create 95,000 new jobs.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Oct 14, 2003S1689To require that Iraqi oil revenues be used to pay for reconstruction in Iraq.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Oct 15, 2003S1689To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for nonregular service from 60 to 55.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠49NayNay
Oct 15, 2003S1689To increase the end strength of the Army and to structure the additional forces for constabulary duty.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed45⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Oct 15, 2003S1689To modify the report requirements with respect to the Coalition Provisional Authority.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 15, 2003S1689To express the sense of Congress that the removal of the Government of Saddam Hussein has enhanced the security of Israel and other United States allies.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠2Yea
Oct 16, 2003S1689To impose a limitation on the use of sums appropriated for the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Oct 16, 2003S1689To prohibit the use of funds for any contract or other financial agreement or arrangement with any entity that pays compensation in the form of deferred salary to certain United States Government officials.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to65⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Oct 16, 2003S1689To express the Sense of the Senate that the Global War on Terrorism medal should be awarded expeditiously to members of the Armed Forces serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Noble Eagle.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠1Yea
Oct 16, 2003S1689To express the sense of the Senate that all countries that hold debt from the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein should be urged to forgive their debt.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 16, 2003S1689To require that funds for reconstruction in Iraq be used for certain purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠47NayNay
Oct 17, 2003S1689To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform certain service as a member of the uniformed services or member of the National Guard shall continue to receive pay in an amount which, when taken together with the pay and allowances such individual is receiving for such service, will be no less than the basic pay such individual would then be receiving if no interruption in employment had occurred.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠3Yea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To achieve the most effective means of reconstructing Iraq and to reduce the future costs to the American taxpayer of such reconstruction by ensuring broad-based international cooperation for this effort.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To promote the establishment of an Iraq Reconstruction Finance Authority and the use of Iraqi oil revenues to pay for reconstruction in Iraq.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To make retroactive the relief of hospitalized members of the uniformed services from the obligation to pay for food or subsistence while hospitalized; and to provide an offset for the additional cost.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To provide funds for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on HIV/AIDS.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To establish a National Commission on the Development and Use of Intelligence Related to Iraq.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to67⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To prohibit the use of Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds for low priority activities that should not be the responsibility of U.S. taxpayers, and shift $600 million from the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund to Defense Operations and Maintenance, Army, for significantly improving efforts to secure and destroy conventional weapons, such as bombs, bomb materials, small arms, rocket propelled grenades, and shoulder-launched missiles, in Iraq.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To prohibit the use of funds for the involuntary deployment overseas in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom of members of the National Guard and Reserves who have been involuntarily deployed for more than six months during the preceding six years.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to82⁠–⁠15Yea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To eliminate the flexibility given to the President to reallocate all of the $20.3 billion Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds, without approval by Congress.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Oct 17, 2003S1689To reduce the amount appropriated for reconstruction in Iraq by $600,000,000 and to increase the amount available to the Iraqi Civil Defense Corps by $50,000,000, the amount available for Afghanistan by $400,000,000, and the amount available for Liberia.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Oct 17, 2003S1689An original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan security and reconstruction for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed87⁠–⁠12Yea
Oct 20, 2003PN810Margaret Catharine Rodgers, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of FloridaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed82⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 21, 2003S3A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to64⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Oct 22, 2003S1751A bill to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes.On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected59⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Oct 22, 2003S877A bill to regulate interstate commerce by imposing limitations and penalties on the transmission of unsolicited commercial electronic mail via the Internet.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 23, 2003HR2989To prohibit the enforcement of the ban on travel to Cuba.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed36⁠–⁠59NayYea (against)
Oct 23, 2003HR2989To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2003.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠34Yea
Oct 23, 2003HR2989To substitute a requirement for an annual report on competitive sourcing activities on lists required under the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 that are performed for executive agencies by Federal Government sources, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠1Yea
Oct 23, 2003HR2989To prohibit the use of funds for implementing the 2003 revision of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠48NayNay
Oct 23, 2003HR2989To fund the Election Assistance Commission for fiscal year 2004.On the MotionMotion Agreed to63⁠–⁠31NayNay
Oct 23, 2003HR2989A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed91⁠–⁠3Yea
Oct 27, 2003PN576Dale S. Fischer, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed86⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 28, 2003PN884Michael O. Leavitt, of Utah, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyOn the NominationNomination Confirmed88⁠–⁠8Yea
Oct 28, 2003HR2800To authorize appropriations for Foreign Relations and for Foreign Assistance, and to authorize Millennium Challenge Assistance.On the MotionMotion Rejected40⁠–⁠57YeaYea
Oct 28, 2003HR2800To require that the Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority be an officer who is appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Oct 29, 2003HR2800To urge the President to release information regarding sources of foreign support for the 9-11 hijackers.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠54NayNay
Oct 29, 2003HR1904Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠1Yea
Oct 29, 2003HR1904To enact the Firefighters Medical Monitoring Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠3Yea
Oct 29, 2003HR1904To enact the Disaster Air Quality Monitoring Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to78⁠–⁠17Yea
Oct 30, 2003PN12Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Oct 30, 2003S139To provide for a program of scientific research on abrupt climate change, to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances, to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠55NayNay
Oct 30, 2003HR1904To provide the Secretary of Agriculture with the authority to borrow funds from the Treasury to pay for firefighting costs that exceed funds available and to provide funding to conduct hazardous fuels reduction and burned area restoration projects on non-Federal lands in and around communities.On the MotionMotion Rejected36⁠–⁠60NayNay
Oct 30, 2003HR1904To require the treatment of slash and other long term fuels management for hazardous fuels reduction projects.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Oct 30, 2003HR1904To remove certain provisions relating to administrative and judicial review.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠33YeaYea
Oct 30, 2003HR1904To increase the minimum percentage of funds allocated for authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects in the wildland-urban interface.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to61⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Oct 30, 2003HR1904To ensure protection of old-growth stands.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Oct 30, 2003HR1904To require the Comptroller General to study the costs and benefits of the analysis of alternatives in environmental assessments and environmental impact statements.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Oct 30, 2003HR1904To provide authority for title I, relative to hazardous fuels reduction on federal land.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠31YeaYea
Oct 30, 2003HR1904An act to improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic wildfire, to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health, including catastrophic wildfire, across the landscape, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed80⁠–⁠14Yea
Oct 30, 2003HR2800To increase assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to89⁠–⁠1Yea
Oct 30, 2003HR2800To clarify the definition of HIV/AIDS prevention for purposes of providing funds for therapeutic medical care.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠47NayNay
Oct 30, 2003HR2800To increase assistance to combat HIV/AIDS.On the MotionMotion Rejected42⁠–⁠50NayNay
Oct 30, 2003HR2800To make an additional $200,000,000 available for the Global AIDS Initiative and reduce the amount available for Millennium Challenge Assistance by $200,000,000.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠51NayNay
Nov 3, 2003HR2691A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to87⁠–⁠2Yea
Nov 4, 2003S1753To create a national opt-out standard for affiliate sharing to prevent personal customer information from being shared by affiliated companies.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to70⁠–⁠24YeaYea
Nov 4, 2003S1753To provide for data-mining reports to Congress.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Nov 5, 2003HR2673To improve the operation of energy markets.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠56NayNay
Nov 5, 2003HR2622A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠2Yea
Nov 5, 2003PN746Roger W. Titus, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of MarylandOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Nov 5, 2003HR2673To prohibit energy market manipulation.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠40YeaNay (against)
Nov 5, 2003HR2673To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers.On the MotionMotion Rejected40⁠–⁠55NayNay
Nov 6, 2003PN512William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Nov 6, 2003HR2673To restrict the use of funds for certain conservation programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠56YeaNay (against)
Nov 6, 2003HR2673Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding country of origin labeling requirements.On the MotionMotion Rejected36⁠–⁠58YeaYea
Nov 6, 2003HR2673A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠1Yea
Nov 11, 2003HR1828A bill to halt Syrian support for terrorism, end its occupation of Lebanon, stop its development of weapons of mass destruction, cease its illegal importation of Iraqi oil and illegal shipments of weapons and other military items to Iraq, and by so doing hold Syria accountable for the serious international security problems it has caused in the Middle East, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed89⁠–⁠4Yea
Nov 11, 2003HR1588To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.On the Motion to ProceedMotion to Proceed Agreed to87⁠–⁠1Yea
Nov 12, 2003HR1588To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to95⁠–⁠3Yea
Nov 12, 2003HR2559A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Nov 12, 2003HR2861To provide for certain capitalization grants.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠49NayNay
Nov 14, 2003PN11Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Nov 14, 2003PN8Carolyn B. Kuhl, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Nov 14, 2003PN839Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Nov 17, 2003HR2115A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected45⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Nov 18, 2003PN140Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural DevelopmentOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected57⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Nov 18, 2003PN141Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit CorporationOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected57⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Nov 21, 2003HR6A bill to enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected57⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Nov 24, 2003HR1An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the medicare program and to strengthen and improve the medicare program, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to70⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Nov 24, 2003HR1An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the medicare program and to strengthen and improve the medicare program, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to61⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Nov 25, 2003HR1An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the medicare program and to strengthen and improve the medicare program, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jan 20, 2004HR2673A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected48⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jan 22, 2004HR2673A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to61⁠–⁠32YeaYea
Jan 22, 2004HR2673A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to65⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Jan 27, 2004HR3108To limit the liability of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to a plan for which a reduced deficit contribution is elected.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to67⁠–⁠25Yea
Jan 28, 2004HR3108A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily replace the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements and other provisions, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed86⁠–⁠9Yea
Jan 28, 2004PN544Gary L. Sharpe, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New YorkOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 2, 2004S1072A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to75⁠–⁠11Yea
Feb 4, 2004PN539Mark R. Filip, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of IllinoisOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 11, 2004S1072To provide a highway safety improvement program that includes incentives to States to enact primary safety belt laws.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Feb 12, 2004S1072To provide a complete substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to86⁠–⁠11Yea
Feb 12, 2004S1072To provide for the distribution of funds under the infrastructure performance and maintenance program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected17⁠–⁠78Nay
Feb 12, 2004S1072To provide a complete substitute.On the Point of OrderPoint of Order Not Sustained72⁠–⁠24Yea
Feb 12, 2004S1072To provide for a substitute to title V.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected20⁠–⁠78Nay
Feb 12, 2004S1072A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed76⁠–⁠21Yea
Feb 24, 2004S2061A bill to improve women's health access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Feb 25, 2004S1805A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.On the MotionMotion Agreed to75⁠–⁠22Yea
Feb 26, 2004S1805To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the provision of a child safety device in connection with the transfer of a handgun and to provide safety standards for child safety devices.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to70⁠–⁠27Yea
Feb 26, 2004S1805To extend and expand the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected58⁠–⁠39YeaNay (against)
Feb 26, 2004S1805To exempt any lawsuit involving a shooting victim of John Allen Muhammad or John Lee Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action that meets certain requirements.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Feb 26, 2004S1805To exempt lawsuits involving a shooting victim of John Allen Muhammad or Lee Boyd Malvo from the definition of qualified civil liability action.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠56NayNay
Feb 26, 2004S1805To protect the rights of law enforcement officers who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to60⁠–⁠34YeaYea
Feb 26, 2004S1805To protect the rights of law enforcement officers who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠56NayNay
Mar 1, 2004S1805To modify the definition of reasonably foreseeable.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠59Not VotingNay
Mar 2, 2004S1805To provide for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠47YeaNay (against)
Mar 2, 2004S1805To require criminal background checks on all firearms transactions occurring at events that provide a venue for the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaNay (against)
Mar 2, 2004S1805To amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠8Yea
Mar 2, 2004S1805To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to85⁠–⁠12Yea
Mar 2, 2004S1805To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and to require the Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against body armor.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected34⁠–⁠63NayNay
Mar 2, 2004S1805To exempt any civil action against a person from the provisions of the bill if the gross negligence or reckless conduct of the person proximately caused death or injury.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Mar 2, 2004S1805A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages resulting from the misuse of their products by others.On Passage of the BillBill Defeated8⁠–⁠90Yea
Mar 3, 2004S1637To extend and modify the research credit.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 4, 2004S1637To protect United States workers from competition of foreign workforces for performance of Federal and State contracts.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to70⁠–⁠26YeaNay (against)
Mar 9, 2004SCONRES95To establish a 60-vote point of order against the consideration of any direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase the on-budget deficit in any fiscal year.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 9, 2004SCONRES95To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans' medical care by $2.7 billion and lower the national debt by reducing the President's tax breaks for taxpayers with incomes in excess of $1 million a year.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Mar 10, 2004SCONRES95To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act for fiscal year 2005 and lower the national debt by closing tax loopholes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 10, 2004SCONRES95To provide for consideration of tax cuts outside of reconciliation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 10, 2004SCONRES95To increase the amounts provided for national defense for fiscal year 2005 for new budget activity and for outlays.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠4Yea
Mar 10, 2004SCONRES95To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠48NayNay
Mar 10, 2004SCONRES95To strike the outlay reconciliation instruction to the Committee on Finance.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠43NayNay
Mar 10, 2004SCONRES95To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans' medical care by $1.8 billion by eliminating abusive tax loopholes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95Relative to job creation and taxes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠53NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To fully fund the FIRE and SAFER Acts and reduce tax breaks for certain individuals.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠55NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SRES319A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the deadly terrorist attacks against the people of Spain that occurred on March 11, 2004.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To increase funding for COPS, Byre grants, and Local Law Enforcement Block Grants, and reduce tax breaks for certain individuals.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠55NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To reduce debt and require the industries responsible for producing products that contaminate toxic waste sites and industries who are exempt from liability for such contamination, to help pay for the cleanup by reinstating the Superfund polluter pays fees, and to reduce the deficit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠52NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To provide for increased resources for medical research, disease control, wellness, tobacco cessation and preventative health efforts including substance abuse and mental health services, establishing a fund for this purpose, offset by an increase in the cigarette tax to $1 and proportional increases in other tobacco excise taxes and deficit reduction.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠64NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To provide $60 billion over five years for greater health security for working Americans and their families through a combination of public and private efforts to expand quality, affordable health insurance coverage and cut health care costs by eliminating certain tax loopholes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠53NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To provide responsible restraints on discretionary funding while providing adequate resources for education, veterans, homeland security, and other critical domestic priorities and fully offsetting the cost by closing corporate tax loopholes, improving tax enforcement and reducing tax breaks for certain individuals.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠53NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To ensure that legislation is not enacted that increases the number of taxpayers affected by the alternative minimum tax.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠53Not VotingNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To restore cuts and increase funding for homeland security programs and reduce the debt by reducing the President's tax breaks for taxpayers with incomes in excess of $1 million a year.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠57NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To create a reserve fund to finance an increase in the maximum Pell Grant that keeps pace with the rate of increase in public college tuition, extend Pell Grants to 500,000 new recipients, and close certain tax loopholes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Indian Health Service Clinical Services by $3.44 billion and lower the national debt by eliminating abusive tax loopholes or reducing tax breaks for individuals with incomes in excess of $1 million per year.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To create a reserve fund to allow for an increase in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program by $1 billion and lower the national debt by eliminating tax loopholes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayNay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To lower crude oil prices resulting from the cancellation of planned future deliveries of oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and using the funding made available to provide $1.7 billion in funding for homeland security grants for first responders, firefighter assistance, and port security, and to reduce the debt.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠43YeaNay (against)
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To prohibit future income tax hikes on upper incomes that fail to exempt small businesses that file individual income tax returns as partnerships, sole proprietors, or subchapter S corporations.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95Increase discretionary health funding by $2,000,000,000.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to72⁠–⁠24Nay
Mar 11, 2004SCONRES95To strike the provision for raising the debt limit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayNay
Mar 12, 2004SCONRES95An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2005 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 through 2009.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Mar 12, 2004PN968Louis Guirola, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of MississippiOn the NominationNomination Confirmed92⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 24, 2004S1637A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Mar 25, 2004HR1997In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 25, 2004HR1997To provide for domestic violence prevention.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Mar 25, 2004HR1997A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Uniform Code of Military Justice to protect unborn children from assault and murder, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed61⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Mar 30, 2004HR4To provide additional funding for child care.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to78⁠–⁠20Yea
Apr 1, 2004HR4A bill to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to quality child care, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected51⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Apr 7, 2004S2207A bill to improve women's access to health care services, and the access of all individuals to emergency and trauma care services, by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of such services.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected49⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Apr 7, 2004S1637A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected50⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Apr 8, 2004HR3108A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily replace the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements and other provisions, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to78⁠–⁠19Yea
Apr 22, 2004S2290A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected50⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Apr 22, 2004S2329A bill to protect crime victims' rights.On Passage of the BillBill Passed96⁠–⁠1Yea
Apr 26, 2004S150A bill to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to74⁠–⁠11Nay
Apr 27, 2004S150To change the definition of Internet access service.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to64⁠–⁠32Nay
Apr 29, 2004S150To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected40⁠–⁠59NayNay
Apr 29, 2004S150To enhance energy conservation and research and development and to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Apr 29, 2004S150To extend the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act for 4 years, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to64⁠–⁠34NayYea (against)
Apr 29, 2004S150To extend the grandfather clauses for the term of the moratorium extension.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠37NayYea (against)
Apr 29, 2004S150A bill to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠3Yea
May 4, 2004S1637To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify provisions relating to overtime pay.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 4, 2004S1637To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify provisions relating to overtime pay.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠47NayNay
May 4, 2004S1637To provide trade adjustment assistance for service workers, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected54⁠–⁠45NayNay
May 5, 2004S1637To limit the amount of deferred foreign income that can be repatriated at a lower rate.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected31⁠–⁠68NayNay
May 5, 2004S1637To strike the deduction relating to income attributable to United States production activities and the international tax provisions and allow a credit for manufacturing wages, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected22⁠–⁠77Nay
May 5, 2004S1637To provide for the taxation of income of controlled foreign corporations attributable to imported property, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠39YeaYea
May 5, 2004S1637To provide for a brownfields demonstration program for qualified green building and sustainable design projects, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to76⁠–⁠23Yea
May 6, 2004PN1542John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Ambassador to IraqOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠3Yea
May 10, 2004SRES356A resolution condemning the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison, urging a full and complete investigation to ensure justice is served, and expressing support for all Americans serving nobly in Iraq.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to92⁠–⁠0Yea
May 11, 2004S1637A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to90⁠–⁠8Yea
May 11, 2004S1637To extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected59⁠–⁠40YeaNay (against)
May 11, 2004S1637To strike provisions relating to energy tax incentives.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected13⁠–⁠85Nay
May 11, 2004S1637To strike the international tax provisions that are unrelated to the FSC/ETI repeal and eliminate the phase-in of the deduction for qualified production activities income.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected23⁠–⁠74Nay
May 11, 2004S1637A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization rulings on the FSC/ETI benefit in a manner that preserves jobs and production activities in the United States, to reform and simplify the international taxation rules of the United States, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed92⁠–⁠5Yea
May 12, 2004S1248To authorize appropriations for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠1Yea
May 12, 2004S1248to amend part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to reach full Federal funding of such part in 6 years, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected56⁠–⁠41NayNay
May 13, 2004HR1350A bill to reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠3Yea
May 17, 2004S2400To authorize medical and dental care for cadets and midshipmen, and to authorize disability benefits for cadets and midshipmen of the service academies,On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to82⁠–⁠0Yea
May 18, 2004HR3104To provide for the establishment of separate campaign medals to be awarded to members of the uniformed services who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom and to members of the uniformed services who participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom.On Passage of the BillBill Passed98⁠–⁠0Yea
May 18, 2004PN1175Marcia G. Cooke, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of FloridaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠0Yea
May 18, 2004S2400To provide that the 2005 base closure round shall apply solely to military installations located outside the United States and to provide for expedited consideration by Congress of a proposal for a base closure round in 2007 on military installations located inside the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠49NayNay
May 19, 2004S15A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections and countermeasures against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used in a terrorist attack against the United States by giving the National Institutes of Health contracting flexibility, infrastructure improvements, and expediting the scientific peer review process, and streamlining the Food and Drug Administration approval process of countermeasures.On Passage of the BillBill Passed99⁠–⁠0Yea
May 19, 2004S2400To express the sense of the Senate regarding legislation to impose an excise tax on tobacco lawyer's fees that exceed $20,000 per hour in order to increase funding for equipment for the United States Armed Forces.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠62NayYea (against)
May 19, 2004S2400To clarify the application of Presidential action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
May 20, 2004PN975Raymond W. Gruender, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠1Yea
May 20, 2004PN1164Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 1, 2004PN847F. Dennis Saylor IV, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of MassachusettsOn the NominationNomination Confirmed89⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 2, 2004S2400To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand certain authorities to provide health care benefits for Reserves and their families, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to70⁠–⁠25Yea
Jun 2, 2004S2400To authorize appropriations for a contingent emergency reserve fund for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 3, 2004S2400To ensure adequate funding for, and the continuation of activities related to, the treatment by the Department of Energy of high level radioactive waste.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jun 3, 2004PN861Sandra L. Townes, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New YorkOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 3, 2004PN959Kenneth M. Karas, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New YorkOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 3, 2004PN967Judith C. Herrera, of New Mexico, to be United States District Judge for the District of New MexicoOn the NominationNomination Confirmed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 9, 2004SRES373A resolution relative to the death of Ronald Wilson Reagan, a former President of the United States.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 14, 2004S2400To require the Secretary of Defense to provide reimbursement for certain protective, safety, or health equipment purchased by or on behalf of members of the Armed Forces for deployment in connection wih Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 15, 2004S2400To prohibit the use of funds for the support of new nuclear weapons development under the Stockpile Services Advanced Concepts Initiative or for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP).On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠55NayNay
Jun 15, 2004S2400To provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to65⁠–⁠33YeaNay (against)
Jun 15, 2004PN1031Virginia E. Hopkins, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of AlabamaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 15, 2004PN1032Ricardo S. Martinez, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of WashingtonOn the NominationNomination Confirmed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 15, 2004PN1093Gene E. K. Pratter, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 16, 2004S2400To prohibit the use of contractors for certain Department of Defense activities and to establish limitations on the transfer of custody of prisoners of the Department of Defense.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jun 16, 2004S2400To extend jurisdiction and scope for current fraud offenses.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 16, 2004S2400To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit profiteering and fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayNay
Jun 16, 2004PN1103William S. Duffey, Jr., of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of GeorgiaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 16, 2004PN1105Lawrence F. Stengel, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 16, 2004PN1203Paul S. Diamond, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 17, 2004S2400To allow deployment of the ground-based midcourse defense element of the national ballistic missile defense system only after the mission-related capabilities of the system have been confirmed by operationally realistic testing.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠57NayNay
Jun 17, 2004S2400To require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe and apply criteria for operationally realistic testing of fieldable prototypes developed under the ballistic missile defense spiral development program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to55⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jun 17, 2004PN1196James L. Robart, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of WashingtonOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 17, 2004PN571Roger T. Benitez, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed98⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 17, 2004PN1169Jane J. Boyle, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of TexasOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 17, 2004S2400To increase the end strength for active duty personnel of the Army for fiscal year 2005 by 20,000 to 502,400.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠3Yea
Jun 17, 2004S2400To provide funds for the security and stabilization of Iraq by suspending a portion of the reduction in the highest income tax rate for individual taxpayers.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Jun 21, 2004S2400Expressing the sense of Congress on media coverage of the return to the United States of the remains of deceased members of the Armed Forces from overseas.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Jun 21, 2004S2400To require a protocol on media coverage of the return to the United States of the remains of members of the Armed Forces who die overseas.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠54NayNay
Jun 22, 2004S2400To reallocate for Ground-based Midcourse interceptors to homeland defense and combatting terrorism.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jun 22, 2004S2400To increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 22, 2004S2400In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠46NayYea (against)
Jun 23, 2004S2400To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for nonregular service from 60 to 55.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠49NayNay
Jun 23, 2004S2400To require a report on the stabilization of Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to71⁠–⁠27YeaYea
Jun 23, 2004S2400To require reports on the efforts of the President to stabilize Iraq and relieve the burden on members of the Armed Forces of the United States deployed in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jun 23, 2004S2400To limit the obligation and expenditure of funds for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program pending the submission of a report on operational test and evaluation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠53NayNay
Jun 23, 2004S2400To modify the number of military personnel and civilians who may be assigned or retained in connection with Plan Colombia.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠58NayNay
Jun 23, 2004PN1186Juan R. Sanchez, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 23, 2004PN1092Walter D. Kelley, Jr., of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of VirginiaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 23, 2004S2400Relative to the treatment of foreign prisoners.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed45⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Jun 23, 2004S2400To direct the Attorney General to submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate all documents in the possession of the Department of Justice relating to the treatment and interrogation of individuals held in the custody of the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠50NayNay
Jun 23, 2004S2400To assure that funding is provided for veterans health care each fiscal year to cover increases in population and inflation.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jun 23, 2004S2400An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Services, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 24, 2004HR4613To express the sense of the Senate on budgeting and funding of ongoing military operations overseas.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to89⁠–⁠9Yea
Jun 24, 2004HR4613To appropriate funds for bilateral economic assistance.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jun 24, 2004HR4613A bill Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 24, 2004HJRES97A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed96⁠–⁠1Yea
Jun 24, 2004SRES393A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of United States policy for a Middle East peace process.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to95⁠–⁠3Yea
Jun 24, 2004PN1109Diane S. Sykes, of Wisconsin, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed70⁠–⁠27YeaYea
Jul 6, 2004PN279J. Leon Holmes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of ArkansasOn the NominationNomination Confirmed51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jul 8, 2004S2062A bill to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected44⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jul 14, 2004SJRES40A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected48⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Jul 15, 2004HR4759A bill to implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement.On Passage of the BillBill Passed80⁠–⁠16Nay
Jul 15, 2004HR4520To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to eliminate the Federal quota and price support programs for tobacco, and to provide assistance to quota holders, tobacco producers, and tobacco-dependent communities.On the MotionMotion Agreed to78⁠–⁠15Yea
Jul 20, 2004PN658William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jul 21, 2004S2677A bill to implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.On Passage of the BillBill Passed85⁠–⁠13Nay
Jul 22, 2004PN14Henry W. Saad, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jul 22, 2004PN7Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jul 22, 2004PN9David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jul 22, 2004HR4613A bill Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 7, 2004PN1539Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of FloridaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 7, 2004PN1628Michael H. Schneider, Sr., of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of TexasOn the NominationNomination Confirmed92⁠–⁠1Yea
Sep 8, 2004HR4567To appropriate an additional $150,000,000 for port security research and development grants.On the MotionMotion Rejected50⁠–⁠46YeaNay (against)
Sep 8, 2004HR4567To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress, at least 60 days prior to award, a report on the results of an Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 competition, to include estimated savings, performance improvements, and the impact on jobs and Federal Government employees.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to49⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Sep 8, 2004HR4567To prohibit funds from being used to process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for services provided as of June 1, 2004, by certain employees of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to49⁠–⁠47NayNay
Sep 9, 2004HR4567To make available funds for certain border and transportation security programs.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠51NayNay
Sep 9, 2004HR4567To increase the among provided for first responder programs, and to provide offsets.On the MotionMotion Rejected41⁠–⁠53NayNay
Sep 9, 2004HR4567To increase the amount available for port security grants by $300,000,000.On the MotionMotion Rejected45⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 9, 2004HR4567To appropriate $70,000,000 for grants to States, local governments, and first responders to purchase or improve communication systems to allow for real-time interoperable communication between State and local first responders and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to46⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Sep 13, 2004HR4567To appropriate $70,000,000 to support efforts for identification and tracking for shipments of hazardous materials and continue and expand upon the background check system for commercial driver licenses with a HAZMAT endorsement, and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠34Not VotingYea
Sep 13, 2004HR4567To ensure that the Coast Guard has sufficient resources for its traditional core.On the MotionMotion Rejected38⁠–⁠50Not VotingNay
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To increase the amount appropriated for firefighter assistance grants.On the MotionMotion Rejected50⁠–⁠45NayNay
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To appropriate an additional $70,000,000 to enhance the security of chemical plants and to provide an offset.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to48⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To ensure the continuation of benefits for certain individuals providing security services for Federal buildings.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To appropriate an additional $625,000,000 for discretionary grants for high-threat, high-density urban areas.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠50NayNay
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To provide funds for the Transportation Security Administration, United States Coast Guard, and the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠47NayNay
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To require the President to provide to Congress a copy of the Scowcroft Commission report on improving the capabilities of the United States intelligence community.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To increase funding for rail and transit security grants.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠51NayNay
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To appropriate an additional $350,000,000 to improve the security at points of entry into the United States.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠49NayNay
Sep 14, 2004HR4567To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities and other factors that the Secretary considers appropriate, in accordance with the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Sep 14, 2004HR4567A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 20, 2004HR4837A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed91⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 21, 2004HR4755A bill Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed94⁠–⁠2Yea
Sep 22, 2004PN1855Porter J. Goss, of Florida, to be Director of Central IntelligenceOn the NominationNomination Confirmed77⁠–⁠17Yea
Sep 23, 2004HR1308An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for working families, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to92⁠–⁠3Yea
Sep 28, 2004S2845To add title VII of S. 2774, related to transportation security.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 28, 2004S2845To provide for air cargo safety, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 29, 2004S2845To specify a term of service for the National Intelligence Director.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to93⁠–⁠4Yea
Sep 29, 2004S2845To provide the National Intelligence Director with the authority to supervise, direct, and control all elements of the intelligence community performing national intelligence missions.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to78⁠–⁠19Yea
Sep 30, 2004S2845In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to82⁠–⁠7Yea
Sep 30, 2004S2845To stop corporations from financing terrorism.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to47⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Oct 4, 2004S2845To enhance the role of Congress in the oversight of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠29Yea
Oct 4, 2004S2845To modify the provisions relating to the availability to the public of intelligence funding information.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠37YeaNay (against)
Oct 5, 2004S2845A bill to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to85⁠–⁠10Yea
Oct 6, 2004S2845To clarify the continuing applicability of section 504 of the National Security act of 1947 to the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 6, 2004S2845A bill to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed96⁠–⁠2Yea
Oct 7, 2004SRES445To strike section 402 and vest intelligence appropriations jurisdiction in the Select Committee on Intelligence.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected23⁠–⁠74Yea
Oct 7, 2004SRES445To ensure that the Committee has jurisdiction over the Transportation Security Administration.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected33⁠–⁠63Yea
Oct 7, 2004SRES445To retain jurisdiction over the Secret Service in the Committee on the Judiciary.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠41Nay
Oct 7, 2004SRES445To provide that the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations (if not already a member of the select Committee) shall be ex officio members of the select Committee but shall have no vote in the Committee and shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠54NayNay
Oct 8, 2004SRES445To implement the congressional oversight recommendations of the 9-11 Commission.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to88⁠–⁠3Nay
Oct 8, 2004SRES445A resolution to eliminate certain restrictions on service of a Senator on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.On the Motion for AttendanceMotion for Attendance Agreed to85⁠–⁠4Yea
Oct 9, 2004SRES445To vest sole jurisdiction over the Federal budget process in the Committee on the Budget, and to give the Committee on the Budget joint jurisdiction with the Governmental Affairs Committee over the process of reviewing, holding hearings, and voting on persons nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office of Management and Budget.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to50⁠–⁠35NayNay
Oct 9, 2004SRES445To implement responsible subcommittee reorganization in the Committee on Appropriations.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to44⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Oct 9, 2004SRES445A resolution to eliminate certain restrictions on service of a Senator on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to79⁠–⁠6Nay
Oct 9, 2004SRES454A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 108th Congress should provide the necessary funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts to the farm bill.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to71⁠–⁠14Nay
Oct 10, 2004HR4520A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to66⁠–⁠14Yea
Oct 11, 2004HR4520A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to69⁠–⁠17Yea
Nov 16, 2004PN1970Francis J. Harvey, of California, to be Secretary of the ArmyOn the NominationNomination Confirmed85⁠–⁠12Yea
Nov 17, 2004S2986A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.On Passage of the BillBill Passed52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Nov 19, 2004HR1047A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, to make other technical amendments to the trade laws, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to88⁠–⁠5Yea
Nov 20, 2004HR4818A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to65⁠–⁠30Yea
Dec 8, 2004S2845A bill to reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to89⁠–⁠2Yea

Sources

Where the roll calls above came from.

  1. Congressional roll-call votes · Voteview (UCLA)
  2. Roll call votes · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
  3. Roll call votes · U.S. Senate

The source keys each vote to its own member id, not to this page. A term is listed here only where the member's name matches and an independent check agrees: an office in that chamber on George Voinovich's record, overlapping the term wherever the record dates it, or the same person already matched that way under another member id.