George Voinovich: votes in the U.S. Senate, 109th Congress

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George Voinovich: votes in the U.S. Senate, 109th Congress

2005–2006 · Republican

361Yea279Nay5Did not vote81%With party

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George Voinovich cast 640 votes in the U.S. Senate, 109th Congress, 2005–2006: 361 Yea and 279 Nay; the record marks them Present or Not Voting on 5 more. On the 386 roll calls where most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways, George Voinovich voted with the majority of their own party 81% of the time and against it 72 times.

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Every roll call, 2005–2006

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.

Date	Bill	Title	Action	Result	Yea–Nay	Vote	Party
Jan 6, 2005			On the Objection	Objection Not Sustained	1⁠–⁠74	Nay
Jan 26, 2005	PN8	Condoleezza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	85⁠–⁠13	Yea
Feb 3, 2005	PN12	Alberto R. Gonzales, of Texas, to be Attorney General	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	60⁠–⁠36	Yea	Yea
Feb 7, 2005	SRES38	A resolution commending the people of Iraq on the January 30, 2005, national elections.	On the Resolution	Resolution Agreed to	93⁠–⁠0	Yea
Feb 9, 2005	S5	To exempt class action lawsuits brought by the attorney general of any State from the modified civil procedures required by this Act.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	60⁠–⁠39	Yea	Yea
Feb 9, 2005	S5	To amend the definition of class action in title 28, United States Code, to exclude class actions relating to civil rights or the payment of wages.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Feb 9, 2005	S5	To clarify the application of State law in certain class actions, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	38⁠–⁠61	Nay	Nay
Feb 10, 2005	S5	To establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand cases that have been removed to Federal court.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠61	Nay	Nay
Feb 10, 2005	S5	A 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 Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	72⁠–⁠26	Yea	Yea
Feb 15, 2005	PN122	Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, to be Secretary of Homeland Security	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Feb 17, 2005	S306	A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 1, 2005	S256	To clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces and low income veterans.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	63⁠–⁠32	Yea	Yea
Mar 1, 2005	S256	To protect servicemembers and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and to allow servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the State of their premilitary residence.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	38⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Mar 2, 2005	S256	To provide a homestead floor for the elderly.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Mar 2, 2005	S256	To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Mar 2, 2005	S256	To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems from means testing.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Mar 2, 2005	S256	To provide protection for medical debt homeowners.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Mar 2, 2005	S256	To preserve existing bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Mar 3, 2005	SJRES4	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.	On the Joint Resolution	Joint Resolution Passed	52⁠–⁠46	Nay	Nay
Mar 3, 2005	S256	To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	24⁠–⁠74	Nay	Nay
Mar 3, 2005	S256	To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠61	Nay	Nay
Mar 3, 2005	S256	To discourage predatory lending practices.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Mar 3, 2005	S256	To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Mar 3, 2005	S256	To amend the wage priority provision and to amend the payment of insurance benefits to retirees.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 3, 2005	S256	To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 7, 2005	S256	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Mar 7, 2005	S256	To promote job creation, family time, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	38⁠–⁠61	Yea	Yea
Mar 8, 2005	S256	To prohibit the discharge, in bankruptcy, of a debt resulting from the debtor's unlawful interference with the provision of lawful goods or services or damage to property used to provide lawful goods or services.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Mar 8, 2005	S256	A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	69⁠–⁠31	Yea	Yea
Mar 8, 2005	S256	To strike certain small business related bankruptcy provisions in the bill.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	41⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Mar 9, 2005	S256	To clarify that the means test does not apply to debtors below median income.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	42⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Mar 9, 2005	S256	To increase the accrual period for the employee wage priority in bankruptcy.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Mar 9, 2005	S256	To provide for the potential disallowance of certain claims.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Mar 9, 2005	S256	To modify the bill to protect families, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	42⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Mar 9, 2005	S256	To provide a maximum amount for a homestead exemption under State law.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	47⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Mar 10, 2005	S256	To exempt debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	41⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Mar 10, 2005	S256	To amend the definition of current monthly income.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	41⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Mar 10, 2005	S256	To limit claims in bankruptcy by certain unsecured creditors.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	38⁠–⁠61	Nay	Nay
Mar 10, 2005	S256	To modify the definition of disinterested person in the Bankruptcy Code.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠55	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 10, 2005	S256	To protect disabled veterans from means testing in bankruptcy under certain circumstances.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	99⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 10, 2005	S256	To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Mar 10, 2005	S256	To deter corporate fraud and prevent the abuse of State self-settled trust law.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	73⁠–⁠26	Yea	Yea
Mar 10, 2005	S250	A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to improve the Act.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	99⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 10, 2005	S256	A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	74⁠–⁠25	Yea	Yea
Mar 14, 2005	SCONRES18	To restore funding for education programs that are cut and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2005	SCONRES18	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the urgent need for legislation to ensure the long-term viability of the Social Security program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 15, 2005	SCONRES18	To ensure that 75-year solvency has been restored to Social Security before Congress considers new deficit-financed legislation that would increase mandatory spending or cut taxes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	45⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2005	SCONRES18	To express the sense of the Senate that failing to address the financial condition of Social Security will result in massive debt, deep benefit cuts and tax increases.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	56⁠–⁠43	Nay	Yea (against)
Mar 15, 2005	SCONRES18	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any Social Security plan that requires deep benefit cuts or a massive increase in debt.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	50⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2005	SCONRES18	To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by providing the necessary resources to our firefighters, police, EMS workers and other first-responders by restoring $1,626 billion in cuts to first-responder programs.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2005	SCONRES18	To provide adequate funding of $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2006 to preserve a national intercity passenger rail system.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2005	SCONRES18	To strike section 201(a)(4) relative to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2005	SCONRES18	To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	50⁠–⁠50	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 16, 2005	SCONRES18	To increase veterans medical care by $410,000,000 in fiscal year 2006.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	96⁠–⁠4	Nay
Mar 16, 2005	SCONRES18	To increase veterans medical care by $2.8 billion in 2006.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	47⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2005	SCONRES18	To increase discretionary health and education funding by $2,000,000,000.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	63⁠–⁠37	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To express the sense of the Senate regarding Medicaid reconciliation legislation consistent with recommendations from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠51	Yea	Yea
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To create a reserve fund for the establishment of a Bipartisan Medicaid Commission to consider and recommend appropriate reforms to the Medicaid program, and to strike Medicaid cuts to protect states and vulnerable populations.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	52⁠–⁠48	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To provide for full consideration of tax cuts in the Senate under regular order.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠51	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to participate in the negotiation of contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs to achieve the best possible prices for such drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, that requires the Secretary to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of such drugs for each fallback prescription drug plan, and that requires the Secretary to participate in the negotiation for a contract for any such drug upon the request of a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan, is reserved for reducing expenditures under such part.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠50	Not Voting	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To restore the Perkins Vocational Education program and provide for deficit reduction paid for through the elimination of the phase out of the personal exemption limitation and itemized deduction limitation for high-income taxpayers now scheduled to start in 2006.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To establish a reserve fund in the event that legislation is passed to provide a 50 percent tax credit to employers that continue to pay the salaries of Guard and Reserve employees who have been called to active duty.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To repeal the tax subsidy for certain domestic companies which move manufacturing operations and American jobs offshore.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by restoring $565 million in cuts to vital first-responder programs in the Department of Homeland Security, including the State Homeland Security Grant program, by providing $150 million for port security grants and by providing $140 million for 1,000 new border patrol agents.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	63⁠–⁠37	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠51	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To fully fund the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	68⁠–⁠31	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To modify the designation authority for an emergency requirement.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	73⁠–⁠26	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	Relative to education funding.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	51⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To ensure that legislation to make cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate under regular order, rather than being fast-tracked under reconciliation procedures.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	Relative to funding to the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	45⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	Relative to transportation funding.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	45⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To provide the flexibility to consider all available transportation funding options.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	81⁠–⁠19	Yea
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To express the sense of the Senate that the tax cuts assumed in the budget resolution should include the repeal of the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	94⁠–⁠6	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	55⁠–⁠45	Nay	Yea (against)
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To expand access to preventive health care services that reduce unintended pregnancy (including teen pregnancy), reduce the number of abortions, and improve access to women's health care.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	47⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To strike the debt ceiling reconciliation instruction.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	45⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To establish a point of order.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To restore funding for tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian country	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	45⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	No Statement of Purpose on File.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠63	Nay	Nay
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	To promote innovation and U.S. competitiveness by expressing the sense of the Senate urging the Senate Committee on Appropriations to make efforts to fund the Advanced Technology Program, which supports industry-led research and development of cutting-edge technologies with broad commercial potential and societal benefits.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	53⁠–⁠46	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 17, 2005	SCONRES18	An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2005 and 2007 through 2010.	On the Concurrent Resolution	Concurrent Resolution Agreed to	51⁠–⁠49	Nay	Yea (against)
Apr 5, 2005	SRES95	A resolution relating to the death of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II.	On the Resolution	Resolution Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 5, 2005	S600	To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	52⁠–⁠46	Nay	Nay
Apr 6, 2005	S600	To provide a second degree amendment related to the United States share of assessment for United Nations Peacekeeping operations.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠57	Nay	Nay
Apr 6, 2005	S600	To prohibit funds from being used for television broadcasting to Cuba.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	65⁠–⁠35	Yea	Yea
Apr 6, 2005	S600	To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	33⁠–⁠67	Nay
Apr 11, 2005	PN211	Paul A. Crotty, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	95⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 11, 2005	SCONRES25	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the application of Airbus for launch aid.	On the Resolution	Resolution Agreed to	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 12, 2005	HR1268	To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Apr 12, 2005	HR1268	To provide $1,975,183,000 for medical care for veterans.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Apr 13, 2005	HR1268	To ensure that a Federal employee who takes leave without pay in order to perform 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 Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	39⁠–⁠61	Yea	Yea
Apr 13, 2005	HR1268	To increase the military death gratuity to $100,000, effective with respect to any deaths of members of the Armed Forces on active duty after October 7, 2001.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	25⁠–⁠75	Yea
Apr 13, 2005	HR1268	To reduce by $36,000,000 the amount appropriated for "Military Construction, Army", with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to funds available under that heading for the Camp 6 Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	27⁠–⁠71	Nay	Nay
Apr 13, 2005	HR1268	To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should not delay enactment of critical appropriations necessary to ensure the well-being of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, by attempting to conduct a debate about immigration reform while the supplemental appropriations bill is pending on the floor of the United States Senate.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	61⁠–⁠38	Nay	Yea (against)
Apr 14, 2005	HR1268	To prohibit the use of funds by any Federal agency to produce a prepackaged news story without including in such story a clear notification for the audience that the story was prepared or funded by a Federal agency.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 18, 2005	HR1268	To express the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	61⁠–⁠31	Yea	Nay (against)
Apr 19, 2005	HR1268	To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	21⁠–⁠77	Nay
Apr 19, 2005	HR1268	To provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	53⁠–⁠45	Yea	Nay (against)
Apr 19, 2005	HR1268	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	91⁠–⁠7	Yea
Apr 19, 2005	HR1268	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	56⁠–⁠42	Yea	Yea
Apr 19, 2005	HR1268	To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	83⁠–⁠17	Yea
Apr 19, 2005	HR1268	To revise certain requirements for H-2B employers and require submission of information regarding H-2B nonimmigrants.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	94⁠–⁠6	Yea
Apr 19, 2005	HR1268	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 20, 2005	HR1268	To reduce appropriations for the Iraqi embassy to reduce outlays expected to occur in fiscal year 2007 or later.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	54⁠–⁠45	Yea
Apr 20, 2005	HR1268	To increase funding for border security.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	65⁠–⁠34	Nay	Nay
Apr 20, 2005	HR1268	Relating to the aircraft carriers of the Navy.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	58⁠–⁠38	Nay	Nay
Apr 21, 2005	PN329	John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	98⁠–⁠2	Yea
Apr 21, 2005	HR1268	To appropriate an additional $213,000,000 for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (UAHMMWVs).	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	61⁠–⁠39	Nay	Nay
Apr 21, 2005	HR1268	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	99⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 26, 2005	HR3	A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	94⁠–⁠6	Yea
Apr 27, 2005	PN204	J. Michael Seabright, of Hawaii, to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 28, 2005	HR3	A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	98⁠–⁠1	Yea
Apr 28, 2005	HR3	To strike the highway stormwater discharge mitigation program.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	51⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Apr 28, 2005	HCONRES95	A concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	52⁠–⁠47	Nay	Yea (against)
Apr 29, 2005	PN328	Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	61⁠–⁠37	Yea	Yea
May 9, 2005	HR3	To require notice regarding the criteria for small business concerns to participate in Federally-funded projects.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	89⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 10, 2005	HR1268	An act making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 11, 2005	HR3	A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	76⁠–⁠22	Yea
May 11, 2005	HR3	To establish the effect of a section of the United States Code relating to the letting of contracts on individual contributions to political campaigns, and to require the Secretary of Transportation to consider State laws that limit political contributions to be in accordance with competitive procurement requirements.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	57⁠–⁠40	Yea	Yea
May 11, 2005	HR3	To provide funding for motorcycle safety programs in States without universal helmet laws.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	28⁠–⁠69	Nay	Nay
May 11, 2005	HR3	To improve the safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
May 12, 2005	HR3	To provide a complete substitute.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	92⁠–⁠7	Yea
May 17, 2005	HR3	To modify the eligibility requirements for States to receive a grant under section 405 of title 49, United States Code.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	14⁠–⁠86	Nay
May 17, 2005	HR3	To reduce funding for certain programs.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	16⁠–⁠84	Nay
May 17, 2005	HR3	A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	89⁠–⁠11	Yea
May 23, 2005	PN194	Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	90⁠–⁠1	Yea
May 24, 2005	PN194	Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	81⁠–⁠18	Yea
May 25, 2005	PN194	Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	55⁠–⁠43	Yea	Yea
May 26, 2005	PN326	John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	56⁠–⁠42	Yea	Yea
Jun 7, 2005	PN201	Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	65⁠–⁠32	Yea	Yea
Jun 8, 2005	PN201	Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	56⁠–⁠43	Yea	Yea
Jun 8, 2005	PN200	William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	67⁠–⁠32	Yea	Yea
Jun 9, 2005	PN200	William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	53⁠–⁠45	Yea	Yea
Jun 9, 2005	PN195	Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	95⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 9, 2005	PN196	David W. McKeague, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 14, 2005	PN202	Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	73⁠–⁠24	Yea	Yea
Jun 14, 2005	HR6	To ensure that ethanol is treated like all other motor vehicle fuels and that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage caused by ethanol.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	59⁠–⁠38	Yea	Yea
Jun 15, 2005	HR6	To strike the reliable fuels subtitle of the amendment.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	69⁠–⁠28	Yea
Jun 15, 2005	HR6	To 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 Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	70⁠–⁠26	Yea
Jun 16, 2005	HR6	To improve the energy security of the United States and reduce United States dependence on foreign oil imports by 40 percent by 2025.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	47⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Jun 16, 2005	HR6	To establish a renewable portfolio standard.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	52⁠–⁠48	Nay	Nay
Jun 20, 2005	PN326	John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	54⁠–⁠38	Nay	Yea (against)
Jun 21, 2005	HR6	To strike the section providing for a comprehensive inventory of Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas resources.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Jun 21, 2005	HR6	To provide for the conduct of activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in the United States and in developing countries and to provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems in the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	66⁠–⁠29	Yea	Yea
Jun 21, 2005	HR6	To make grants and loans to States and other organizations to strengthen the economy, public health and environment of the United States by reducing emissions from diesel engines.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	92⁠–⁠1	Yea
Jun 22, 2005	HR6	To prohibit the Commission from approving an application for the authorization of the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of facilities located onshore or in State waters for the import of natural gas from a foreign country or the export of natural gas to a foreign country without the approval of the Governor of the State in which the facility would be located.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	52⁠–⁠45	Yea	Yea
Jun 22, 2005	HR6	To express the sense of the Senate regarding management of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to lower the burden of gasoline prices on the economy of the United States and circumvent the efforts of OPEC to reap windfall profits.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	57⁠–⁠39	Yea	Yea
Jun 22, 2005	HR6	To provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	38⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Jun 22, 2005	HR6	To express the sense of the Senate on climate change legislation.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	44⁠–⁠53	Yea	Yea
Jun 22, 2005	HR6	To provide for local control for the sitting of windmills.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	32⁠–⁠63	Yea	Yea
Jun 22, 2005	HR6	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through comprehensive and cost-effective national measures and through the negotiation of fair and binding international commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Jun 23, 2005	HR6	A bill to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	92⁠–⁠4	Yea
Jun 23, 2005	HR6	No Statement of Purpose on File.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	69⁠–⁠26	Yea
Jun 23, 2005	HR6	To strike a provision relating to medical isotope production.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	52⁠–⁠46	Nay	Nay
Jun 23, 2005	HR6	To strike the title relating to incentives for innovative technologies.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	21⁠–⁠76	Nay
Jun 23, 2005	HR6	To impose additional requirements for improving automobile fuel economy and reducing vehicle emissions.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	64⁠–⁠31	Yea	Yea
Jun 23, 2005	HR6	To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	28⁠–⁠67	Nay	Nay
Jun 28, 2005	HR6	A bill to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	85⁠–⁠12	Yea
Jun 28, 2005	HR2361	To transfer funding to the Special Diabetes Program for Indians and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program within the Indian Health Service from funding for federal land acquisition.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	17⁠–⁠75	Nay
Jun 28, 2005	HR2361	To require conference report inclusion of limitations, directives, and earmarks.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	33⁠–⁠59	Nay
Jun 29, 2005	HR2361	To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a review of all third party intentional human dosing studies to identify or quantify toxic effects.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	57⁠–⁠40	Yea	Yea
Jun 29, 2005	HR2361	To prohibit the use of funds by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, consider, or rely on third-party intentional dosing human studies for pesticides or to conduct intentional dosing human studies for pesticides.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	60⁠–⁠37	Nay	Nay
Jun 29, 2005	HR2361	To require Federal reserve banks to transfer certain surplus funds to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used for the provision of Indian health care services.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	47⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Jun 29, 2005	HR2361	To prohibit the use of funds to plan, design, study, or construct certain forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Jun 29, 2005	HR2361	To provide additional funding for medical services provided by the Veterans Health Administration.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 29, 2005	HR2361	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, for the Veterans Health Administration.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 29, 2005	HR2361	To facilitate family travel to Cuba in humanitarian circumstances.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	60⁠–⁠35	Yea	Nay (against)
Jun 29, 2005	HR2361	A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	94⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 29, 2005	S1307	A bill to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.	On the Motion to Proceed	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	61⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
Jun 30, 2005	S1307	A bill to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	54⁠–⁠45	Yea	Yea
Jul 1, 2005	HR2419	To prohibit the use of funds for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator and utilize the amount of otherwise available to reduce the National debt.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠53	Yea	Nay (against)
Jul 1, 2005	HR2419	A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	92⁠–⁠3	Yea
Jul 11, 2005	SRES193	A resolution expressing sympathy for the people of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks on London on July 7, 2005.	On the Resolution	Resolution Agreed to	76⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 12, 2005	HR2360	To provide emergency supplemental funds for medical services provided by the Veterans Health Administration for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	95⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 12, 2005	HR2360	To provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	71⁠–⁠26	Yea
Jul 12, 2005	HR2360	To improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	32⁠–⁠65	Nay
Jul 13, 2005	HR2360	To fund urgent priorities for our Nation's firefighters, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and all Americans by reducing the tax breaks for individuals with annual incomes in excess of $1 million.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	36⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Jul 13, 2005	HR2360	To increase funding for State and local grant programs.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	42⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	Of a perfecting nature.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	38⁠–⁠60	Nay	Yea (against)
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To provide that certain air cargo security programs are implemented, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	45⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To appropriate $70,000,000 to identify and track hazardous materials shipments.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	36⁠–⁠62	Nay	Nay
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To increase the number of detention beds and positions or FTEs in the United States consistent with the number authorized in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458), and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	42⁠–⁠56	Nay	Yea (against)
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To provide funding for interoperable communications equipment grants.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	35⁠–⁠63	Nay	Nay
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To provide additional funding for intercity passenger rail transportation, freight rail, and mass transit.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	43⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To allocate funds for certain terrorism prevention activities, including rail and transit security.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠52	Yea	Yea
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To allocate funds for certain terrorism prevention activities, including rail and transit security.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	53⁠–⁠45	Nay	Nay
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To protect classified information and to protect our servicemen and women.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	32⁠–⁠65	Nay	Yea (against)
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	To prohibit Federal employees who disclose classified information to persons not authorized to receive such information from holding a security clearance.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Jul 14, 2005	HR2360	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	96⁠–⁠1	Yea
Jul 18, 2005	PN214	Lester M. Crawford, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	78⁠–⁠16	Yea
Jul 19, 2005	HJRES52	A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.	On the Joint Resolution	Joint Resolution Passed	97⁠–⁠1	Yea
Jul 19, 2005	HR3057	To prohibit any funds from being used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to approve a loan or a loan guarantee related to a nuclear project in China.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠62	Nay	Nay
Jul 19, 2005	HR3057	To prohibit funds from being made available to the United States Agency for International Development for entertainment expenses.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	59⁠–⁠40	Nay	Yea (against)
Jul 19, 2005	HR3057	To provide that no funds may be made available to provide television broadcasting to Cuba, to increase by $21,100,000 the amount appropriated to the Peace Corps, and to reduce by the same amount the amount appropriated under title I to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for broadcasting to Cuba.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	33⁠–⁠66	Nay	Nay
Jul 20, 2005	HR3057	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the use of funds for orphans, and displaced and abandoned children.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 20, 2005	HR3057	To prevent funds from being made available to provide assistance to a country which has refused to extradite certain individuals to the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	86⁠–⁠12	Nay
Jul 20, 2005	HR3057	An act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	98⁠–⁠1	Yea
Jul 21, 2005	PN68	Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	62⁠–⁠38	Yea	Yea
Jul 21, 2005	S1042	To increase, with an offset, amounts available for the procurement of wheeled vehicles for the Army and the Marine Corps and for armor for such vehicles.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 21, 2005	S1042	To improve authorities to address urgent nonproliferation crises and United States nonproliferation operations.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	78⁠–⁠19	Yea
Jul 25, 2005	SRES207	A resolution recognizing and honoring the 15th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.	On the Resolution	Resolution Agreed to	87⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 26, 2005	S1042	To ensure that certain persons do not evade or avoid the prohibitions imposed under the International Emergency Powers Act, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 26, 2005	S1042	To stop corporations from financing terrorism.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	47⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Jul 26, 2005	S1042	To support certain youth organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 26, 2005	S1042	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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 Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	50⁠–⁠48	Yea	Yea
Jul 26, 2005	S397	A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	66⁠–⁠32	Yea	Yea
Jul 28, 2005	S397	To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	70⁠–⁠30	Yea	Nay (against)
Jul 28, 2005	S397	To clarify the prohibition on certain civil liability actions.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	62⁠–⁠37	Yea	Yea
Jul 28, 2005	HR3045	A bill to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	55⁠–⁠45	Yea	Yea
Jul 29, 2005	HR2361	A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	99⁠–⁠1	Yea
Jul 29, 2005	HR2985	A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	96⁠–⁠4	Yea
Jul 29, 2005	HR6	A bill to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	71⁠–⁠29	Yea
Jul 29, 2005	HR6	A bill to ensure jobs for our future with secure, affordable, and reliable energy.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	74⁠–⁠26	Yea
Jul 29, 2005	S397	To protect the rights of children who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	72⁠–⁠26	Yea	Yea
Jul 29, 2005	S397	To exempt lawsuits involving injuries to children from the definition of qualified civil liability action.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	35⁠–⁠64	Nay	Nay
Jul 29, 2005	S397	To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	87⁠–⁠11	Yea
Jul 29, 2005	S397	To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	31⁠–⁠64	Nay	Nay
Jul 29, 2005	S397	To provide a complete substitute.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	33⁠–⁠63	Nay	Nay
Jul 29, 2005	S397	A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	65⁠–⁠31	Yea	Yea
Jul 29, 2005	HR3	A bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	91⁠–⁠4	Yea
Sep 6, 2005	SRES233	A resolution expressing the condolences of the Nation to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, commending the resiliency of the people of the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and committing to stand by them in the relief and recovery efforts.	On the Resolution	Resolution Agreed to	94⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 7, 2005	SRES234	A resolution relative to the death of William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States.	On the Resolution	Resolution Agreed to	95⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 8, 2005	HR3673	A bill making further emergency supplemental appropriations to meet immediate needs arising from the consequences of Hurricane Katrina, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 12, 2005	SJRES20	A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	92⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 13, 2005	SJRES20	A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.	On the Joint Resolution	Joint Resolution Defeated	47⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Sep 13, 2005	HR2862	To provide emergency funding for victims of Hurricane Katrina.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	41⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Sep 14, 2005	HR2862	To provide funding for interoperable communications equipment grants.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	40⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Sep 14, 2005	HR2862	To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Sep 14, 2005	HR2862	To establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Sep 14, 2005	HR2862	To eliminate the funding for the Advanced Technology Program and increase the funding available for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, community oriented policing service, and State and local law enforcement assistance.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	68⁠–⁠29	Yea
Sep 15, 2005	HR2862	To provide that funds must be used in a manner consistent with the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	99⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 15, 2005	HR2862	To prohibit weakening any law that provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Sep 15, 2005	HR2862	To provide assistance for small businesses damaged by Hurricane Katrina.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 15, 2005	HR2862	To provide financial relief for individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	43⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Sep 15, 2005	HR2862	An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	91⁠–⁠4	Yea
Sep 20, 2005	HR2744	To prohibit the use of funds for developing a final rule with respect to the importation of beef from Japan.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	72⁠–⁠26	Yea
Sep 20, 2005	HR2744	To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to inspect horses under certain authority or guidelines.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	69⁠–⁠28	Nay
Sep 21, 2005	HR2744	To require that any limitation, directive, or earmarking contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate report accompanying this bill be included in the conference report or joint statement accompanying the bill in order to be considered as having been approved by both House of Congress.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	55⁠–⁠39	Yea
Sep 21, 2005	HR2744	To increase funds to implement and administer Team Nutrition programs, with an offset.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	66⁠–⁠29	Nay	Nay
Sep 22, 2005	HR2744	To condition the use of funds for carrying out a provision relating to prevented planting payments, with an offset.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	47⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Sep 22, 2005	HR2744	A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	97⁠–⁠2	Yea
Sep 22, 2005	HR2528	To provide an additional $10,000,000 for the Readjustment Counseling Service, with a corresponding offset from the HealtheVet account.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Sep 22, 2005	HR2528	An Act making appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 26, 2005	TREATYDOC1086	Protocol of Amendment to the International Convention on the Simplification and Harmonization of Customs Procedures done at Brussels on June 26, 1999	On the Resolution of Ratification	Resolution of Ratification Agreed to	87⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 29, 2005	PN801	John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	78⁠–⁠22	Yea
Sep 30, 2005	HJRES68	To continue funding for the Community Services Block Grant at no less than last year's level.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Oct 5, 2005	HR2863	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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.	Whether the Amendment is Germane	Amendment Not Germane	49⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Oct 5, 2005	HR2863	To increase by $360,800,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to increase by $5,000,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for industrial preparedness for the implementation of a ballistics engineering research center.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	56⁠–⁠43	Yea	Nay (against)
Oct 5, 2005	HR2863	Relating to persons under the detention, custody, or control of the United States Government.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	90⁠–⁠9	Yea
Oct 5, 2005	HR2863	To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	50⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Oct 5, 2005	HR2863	To ensure that future funding for health care for former members of the Armed Forces takes into account changes in population and inflation.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Oct 5, 2005	HR2863	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	95⁠–⁠4	Yea
Oct 6, 2005	HR2863	To curtail waste under the Department of Defense web-based travel system.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	65⁠–⁠32	Yea
Oct 7, 2005	HR2863	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Oct 17, 2005	HR3058	To clarify the ability of HUD to recover assets used in violation of a regulatory agreement.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	93⁠–⁠0	Yea
Oct 18, 2005	HR3058	To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost-of-living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2006.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	92⁠–⁠6	Yea
Oct 19, 2005	HR3058	To provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	47⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Oct 19, 2005	HR3058	To promote job creation, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	42⁠–⁠57	Yea	Yea
Oct 19, 2005	HR3058	To establish a special committee of the Senate on war and reconstruction contracting.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Oct 20, 2005	HR3058	To prohibit any funds under the Act from being used for a parking facility as part of the Joslyn Art Museum Master Plan, in Omaha, Nebraska.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	86⁠–⁠13	Yea
Oct 20, 2005	HR3058	To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	53⁠–⁠46	Nay	Nay
Oct 20, 2005	HR3058	To make a perfecting amendment.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	15⁠–⁠82	Nay
Oct 20, 2005	HR3058	To ensure reconstruction of the Twin Spans Bridge.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	33⁠–⁠61	Nay	Yea (against)
Oct 20, 2005	HR3058	A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	93⁠–⁠1	Yea
Oct 24, 2005	PN258	Brian Edward Sandoval, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	89⁠–⁠0	Yea
Oct 24, 2005	PN781	Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	91⁠–⁠0	Yea
Oct 25, 2005	HR3010	To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a plan for changing the numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Oct 25, 2005	HR3010	To increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant award by $200 to $4,250.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Oct 26, 2005	HR3010	To provide additional funding for title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Oct 26, 2005	HR3010	To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	54⁠–⁠43	Yea	Nay (against)
Oct 26, 2005	HR3010	To increase appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $1,276,000,000, with an across-the-board reduction.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠53	Yea	Yea
Oct 26, 2005	HR3010	To increase appropriations for Head Start programs.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	47⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Oct 26, 2005	HR3010	To provide additional funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	46⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Oct 26, 2005	HR3010	To increase funding for the AIDS drug assistance program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	14⁠–⁠85	Nay
Oct 27, 2005	HR3010	A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Oct 27, 2005	PN600	John Richard Smoak, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Oct 27, 2005	PN197	Susan Bieke Neilson, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Oct 27, 2005	HR3010	To provide funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program within the Health Resources and Services Administration.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	46⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Oct 27, 2005	HR3010	To increase appropriations for after-school programs through 21st century community learning centers.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	41⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Oct 27, 2005	HR3010	To prohibit funding for the support, development, or distribution of the Department of Education's e-Language Learning System (ELLS).	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	41⁠–⁠56	Nay	Yea (against)
Oct 27, 2005	HR3010	A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	94⁠–⁠3	Yea
Nov 3, 2005	HR2744	A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	81⁠–⁠18	Yea
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2010.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	50⁠–⁠49	Yea	Nay (against)
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To provide assistance for elementary and secondary schools and students, and institutions of higher education, affected by Hurricane Katrina.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	31⁠–⁠68	Yea	Yea
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To provide emergency health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To cap non-defense, non-trust-fund, discretionary spending at the previous fiscal year's level, beginning with fiscal year 2007.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	32⁠–⁠67	Nay	Yea (against)
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for the increase in the 2007 Medicare monthly part B premium that would otherwise occur because of the 2006 increase in payments under the physician fee schedule.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To strike the title relating to the establishment of an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To enhance the energy security of the United States by prohibiting the exportation of oil and gas produced under leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	83⁠–⁠16	Yea
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To clarify certain payment limitations applicable to certain payments under title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 and section 1101 of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005 and to partially restore funding to programs reduced by section 1101, 1201, and 1202 of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2005.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	46⁠–⁠53	Yea	Nay (against)
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To prevent a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006 and to extend rebates for prescription drugs to enrollees in Medicaid managed care organizations.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	54⁠–⁠45	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	93⁠–⁠6	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	30⁠–⁠69	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To provide a 6-month transition period for coverage of prescription drugs under Medicaid for individuals whose drug coverage is to be moved to the Medicare prescription drug program.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	43⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To replace title VIII of the bill with an amendment to section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose a fee on employers who hire certain non-immigrants.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	14⁠–⁠85	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To provide for the suspension of the debate limitation on reconciliation legislation that causes a deficit or increases the deficit.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To require certification prior to beneficiary enrollment in a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan that has a gap in the coverage of prescription drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	43⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To ensure the payment to the Treasury of the United States of 50 percent of revenues from oil and gas leasing and production on the Coastal Plain.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To strike the provisions increasing the Medicaid rebate for generic drugs.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To strike provisions relating to reforms of targeted case management.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To strike subtitle C of title II relating to FHA asset disposition.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the authority for negotiating fair prices for medicare prescription drugs.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	51⁠–⁠48	Nay	Nay
Nov 3, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	52⁠–⁠47	Yea	Yea
Nov 7, 2005	S1042	To authorize a program to provide health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, who would otherwise fail to qualify for such benefits because of an early physical completion date.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	38⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Nov 8, 2005	S1042	Relating to the American Forces Network.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	55⁠–⁠43	Yea	Yea
Nov 8, 2005	S1042	Relating to the American Forces Network.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Nov 8, 2005	S1042	To repeal the requirement for the reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	92⁠–⁠6	Nay
Nov 8, 2005	S1042	To require the Secretary of Defense, subject to a national security exception, to offer to transfer to local redevelopment authorities for no consideration real property and personal property located at military installations that are closed or realigned as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, and to clarify that the requirement does not affect certain property interests.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	36⁠–⁠62	Nay
Nov 8, 2005	S1042	To establish a national commission on policies and practices on the treatment of detainees since September 11, 2001.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Nov 8, 2005	S1042	To provide for a report on the establishment of a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Nov 8, 2005	S1042	To make available, with an offset, an additional $50,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance for Cooperative Threat Reduction.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Nov 9, 2005	S1042	To ensure by law the ability of the military service academies to include the offering of a voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	99⁠–⁠0	Yea
Nov 9, 2005	S1042	To restate United States policy on the use of riot control agents by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠1	Yea
Nov 9, 2005	S1042	To reduce the eligibility age for receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of the Ready Reserve in active federal status or on active duty for significant periods.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	99⁠–⁠0	Yea
Nov 9, 2005	S1042	To provide for eligibility for retired pay for non-regular service.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Nov 10, 2005	S1042	To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Nov 10, 2005	S1042	To modify the multiyear procurement authority for C-17 aircraft.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	89⁠–⁠8	Yea
Nov 10, 2005	S1042	To require reports on clandestine facilities for the detention of individuals captured in the global war on terrorism.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	82⁠–⁠9	Yea
Nov 10, 2005	S1042	Relating to the review of the status of detainees of the United States Government.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	49⁠–⁠42	Yea	Yea
Nov 10, 2005	HR3057	An act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	91⁠–⁠0	Yea
Nov 14, 2005	HR2419	A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	84⁠–⁠4	Yea
Nov 15, 2005	S1042	To clarify and recommend changes to the policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on certain matters relating to Iraq.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠58	Nay	Nay
Nov 15, 2005	S1042	To clarify and recommend changes to the policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on certain matters relating to Iraq.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	79⁠–⁠19	Yea
Nov 15, 2005	S1042	To provide for judicial review of detention of enemy combatants.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Nov 15, 2005	S1042	In the nature of a substitute.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	84⁠–⁠14	Yea
Nov 15, 2005	S1042	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 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 Bill	Bill Passed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Nov 16, 2005	S1783	To compute the actuarial value of monthly benefits in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60 for certain airline pilots.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	58⁠–⁠41	Nay	Nay
Nov 16, 2005	S1783	A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the pension funding rules, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	97⁠–⁠2	Yea
Nov 16, 2005	HR2862	An Act making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	94⁠–⁠5	Yea
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax benefits for areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma and to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠55	Yea	Nay (against)
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to rebate the tax collected back to the American consumer, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	35⁠–⁠64	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To repeal certain tax benefits relating to oil and gas wells intangible drilling and development costs.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To reinstate for millionaires a top individual income tax rate of 39.6 percent, the pre-May 2003 rates of tax on capital gains and dividends, and to repeal the reduction and termination of the phase out of personal exemptions and overall limitation on itemized deductions, until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	40⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To improve the Federal Trade Commission's ability to protect consumers from price-gouging during energy emergencies, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	57⁠–⁠42	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To clarify treatment of outside income and expenses in the Senate.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	51⁠–⁠47	Nay	Yea (against)
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To express the sense of the Senate.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	53⁠–⁠45	Yea	Yea
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To express the sense of the Senate concerning the provision of health care for children before providing tax cuts for the wealthy.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	43⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To eliminate child poverty.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	36⁠–⁠62	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To impose a temporary windfall profits tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds of the tax collected to fund programs under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act of 1981 through a trust fund.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	50⁠–⁠48	Yea	Nay (against)
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2010.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	50⁠–⁠48	Yea	Nay (against)
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a temporary windfall profit tax on crude oil and to use the proceeds of the tax collected to provide a nonrefundable tax credit of $100 for every personal exemption claimed for taxable years beginning in 2005.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	33⁠–⁠65	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide extended and additional protection to Medicare beneficiaries who enroll for the Medicare prescription drug benefit during 2006.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	51⁠–⁠47	Yea	Nay (against)
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To provide an additional $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2010, to be used for readjustment counseling, related mental health services, and treatment and rehabilitative services for veterans with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance use disorder.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	43⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To accelerate marriage penalty relief for the earned income tax credit, to extend the election to include combat pay in earned income, and to make modifications of effective dates of leasing provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	55⁠–⁠43	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To allow a refundable tax credit for the energy costs of farmers and ranchers, and to modify the foreign tax credit rules applicable to dual capacity taxpayers.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	47⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Nov 17, 2005	S2020	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the phaseout of personal exemptions and the overall limitation on itemized deductions and to modify the income threshold used to calculate the refundable portion of the child tax credit.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	42⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Nov 18, 2005	S2020	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	64⁠–⁠33	Nay	Yea (against)
Nov 18, 2005	HJRES72	To increase the amount appropriated to carry out under the Community Services Block Grant Act.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Nov 18, 2005	HR3010	A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	66⁠–⁠28	Yea
Nov 18, 2005	HR3010	A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	58⁠–⁠36	Nay	Nay
Dec 14, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	64⁠–⁠27	Yea	Nay (against)
Dec 14, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	75⁠–⁠16	Nay
Dec 14, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	66⁠–⁠26	Yea
Dec 15, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	71⁠–⁠20	Yea
Dec 15, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	75⁠–⁠16	Yea
Dec 15, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	83⁠–⁠8	Yea
Dec 15, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	63⁠–⁠28	Yea	Nay (against)
Dec 16, 2005	HR3199	A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	52⁠–⁠47	Yea	Yea
Dec 19, 2005	HR2863	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Motion to Proceed	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	94⁠–⁠1	Yea
Dec 19, 2005	HR1815	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year.	On the Motion to Proceed	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	95⁠–⁠0	Yea
Dec 19, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion to Proceed	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	86⁠–⁠9	Yea
Dec 21, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	52⁠–⁠48	Yea	Yea
Dec 21, 2005	S1932	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006 (H. Con. Res. 95).	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	50⁠–⁠50	Yea	Yea
Dec 21, 2005	HR2863	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	56⁠–⁠44	Yea	Yea
Dec 21, 2005	SCONRES74	A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of H.R. 2863.	On the Concurrent Resolution	Concurrent Resolution Agreed to	48⁠–⁠45	Nay	Nay
Dec 21, 2005	HR2863	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	93⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jan 30, 2006	PN1059	Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	72⁠–⁠25	Yea	Yea
Jan 31, 2006	PN1059	Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	58⁠–⁠42	Yea	Yea
Feb 2, 2006	HR4297	To provide revenue provisions.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Feb 2, 2006	HR4297	To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Medicare part D prescription drug program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	42⁠–⁠54	Nay	Yea (against)
Feb 2, 2006	HR4297	To provide for necessary beneficiary protections in order to ensure access to coverage under the Medicare part D prescription drug program.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	52⁠–⁠45	Nay	Nay
Feb 2, 2006	HR4297	To establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Feb 2, 2006	HR4297	To support the health needs of our veterans and military personnel and reduce the deficit by making tax rates fairer for all Americans.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Feb 2, 2006	HR4297	To strengthen America's military, to repeal the extension of tax rates for capital gains and dividends, to reduce the deficit, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	44⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Feb 2, 2006	HR4297	To express the sense of the Senate that protecting middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax should be a higher priority for Congress in 2006 than extending a tax cut that does not expire until the end of 2008.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	73⁠–⁠24	Yea
Feb 2, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	66⁠–⁠31	Nay	Yea (against)
Feb 2, 2006	HR4659	A bill to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	95⁠–⁠1	Yea
Feb 7, 2006	S852	A 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 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to	98⁠–⁠1	Yea
Feb 9, 2006	S852	To provide a new system by which to resolve claims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	70⁠–⁠27	Yea
Feb 13, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	92⁠–⁠0	Yea
Feb 13, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	40⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Feb 14, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	53⁠–⁠47	Nay	Yea (against)
Feb 14, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	47⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Feb 14, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	45⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Feb 14, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	75⁠–⁠25	Yea
Feb 14, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Yea	Nay (against)
Feb 14, 2006	S852	A 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 Motion	Motion Rejected	58⁠–⁠41	Yea	Yea
Feb 16, 2006	S2271	A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	96⁠–⁠3	Yea
Feb 28, 2006	S2271	A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	69⁠–⁠30	Yea	Yea
Mar 1, 2006	S2271	To establish the enactment date of the Act.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	81⁠–⁠18	Yea
Mar 1, 2006	S2271	A bill to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	95⁠–⁠4	Yea
Mar 1, 2006	HR3199	A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.	On the Motion to Proceed	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	86⁠–⁠13	Yea
Mar 1, 2006	HR3199	A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.	On the Motion to Reconsider	Motion to Reconsider Agreed to	85⁠–⁠14	Yea
Mar 1, 2006	HR3199	A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	84⁠–⁠15	Yea
Mar 2, 2006	HR3199	A bill to extend and modify authorities needed to combat terrorism, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	89⁠–⁠10	Yea
Mar 2, 2006	S2320	A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	66⁠–⁠31	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 6, 2006	PN938	Timothy C. Batten, Sr., of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	88⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 6, 2006	PN940	Thomas E. Johnston, of West Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	89⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 7, 2006	S2320	A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	75⁠–⁠25	Yea
Mar 7, 2006	S2320	To improve the distribution of funds to States under there Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	68⁠–⁠31	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 8, 2006	S2349	To provide additional transparency in the legislative process.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Mar 9, 2006	S2349	To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	51⁠–⁠47	Yea	Yea
Mar 13, 2006	PN1060	Leo Maury Gordon, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States Court of International Trade	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	82⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 14, 2006	SCONRES83	To fully reinstate the pay-as-you-go requirement through 2011.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	50⁠–⁠50	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 14, 2006	SCONRES83	To support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and (3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	50⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Mar 14, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide increased funding for veterans health programs, and to negate the need for enrollment fees and increase in pharmacy co-payments.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 14, 2006	SCONRES83	To increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 14, 2006	SCONRES83	To make energy more affordable and sustainable, to increase our national security through foreign oil replacement with biofuels and alternative fuels and advanced/hybrid vehicle use, to accelerate production and market penetration of clean and renewable energy technologies and generation, and to more fully utilize energy efficiency and conservation technologies and practices.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant Program to the fiscal 2004 level by closing tax loopholes previously slated for elimination in Senate-passed legislation.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	45⁠–⁠53	Yea	Nay (against)
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To increase funding for the Community Develeopment Block Grant Program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	60⁠–⁠38	Yea	Yea
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide $5 billion for our emergency responders so that they can field effective and reliable interoperable communications equipment to respond to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the public safety needs of America's communities and fully offset this by closing tax loopholes and collecting more from the tax gap.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide funding for maritime security, including the Container Security Initiative, improved data for targeted cargo searches, and full background checks and security threat assessments of personnel at our nation's seaports.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	90⁠–⁠8	Yea
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide an additional $965 million to make our ports more secure by increasing port security grants, increasing inspections, improving existing programs, and increasing research and development, and to fully offset this additional funding by closing tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide for an extension of the Medicare part D enrollment period.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	76⁠–⁠22	Yea
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect medicare beneficiaries who enroll in the prescription drug benefit during 2006.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the collective purchasing power of 40,000,000 Medicare beneficiaries to negotiate the best possible prices for prescription drugs provided through part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in fallback plans, by private drug plans (if asked) and in other circumstances, but not permitting a uniform formulary or price setting, is reserved for deficit reduction of to improve the Medicare drug benefit.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	54⁠–⁠44	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To preserve a national intercity passenger rail system by providing adequate funding of $1.45 billion for Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2007 and to fully offset this additional funding by closing corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Mar 15, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide an additional $550,000,000 for Amtrak for fiscal year 2007.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠59	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	HJRES47	To require a study of debt held by foreigners.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	HJRES47	A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.	On the Joint Resolution	Joint Resolution Passed	52⁠–⁠48	Yea	Yea
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To increase funding to combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and create a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a vaccine to inoculate the U.S. Population against a pandemic by $5 billion in FY 2007 paid for by requiring tax withholding on government payments to contractors like Halliburton.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠55	Not Voting	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide for the establishment of a reserve fund concerning pandemic influenza preparedness planning.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	99⁠–⁠1	Yea
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $3,318,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, increasing the funds available to carry out that program to the fully authorized level of $5,100,000,000, to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	51⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To increase the advance appropriations allowance in order to fund health, education and training, and low-income programs.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	73⁠–⁠27	Yea
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To protect the American people from terrorist attacks by providing $8 billion in additional funds for homeland security government-wide, by restoring cuts to vital first responder programs in the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, by providing an additional $1.2 billion for first responders, $1.7 billion for the Coast Guard and port security, $150 million for chemical security, $1 billion for rail and transit security, $456 million for FEMA, $1 billion for health preparedness programs, and $752 million for aviation security.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To restore funding for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, the Federal Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal conservation programs, and other natural resource needs, through an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To increase funding by $1 billion for various tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian country, by closing corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	42⁠–⁠56	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide for reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Finance to reduce mandatory spending.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠57	Yea	Yea
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide an assured stream of funding for veteran's health care that will take into account the annual changes in the veteran's population and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying tax cuts for the wealthy.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To increase funding for Title I grants and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide for discretionary spending control.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	35⁠–⁠62	Nay	Yea (against)
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To restore the discretionary budget for the Department of Agriculture with an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To prevent the imposition of excessive TRICARE fees and co-pays on military retirees.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To establish a reserve fund for Social Security reform.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠53	Not Voting	Yea
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	No Statement of Purpose on File.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠57	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To strike the direct spending limitation.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	50⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide seniors with a prescription drug benefit option that is affordable, user-friendly, and administered directly by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To provide funding for implementing the Energy Policy Act of 2005 from ANWR.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	51⁠–⁠49	Yea	Yea
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	To deny funds in FY2007 for the United Nations Human Rights Council, which the United States just voted against because countries found complicit in sustained human rights abuses are eligible for Council membership. Savings redirected to border security.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	50⁠–⁠50	Nay	Yea (against)
Mar 16, 2006	SCONRES83	An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2006 and 2008 through 2011.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	51⁠–⁠49	Yea	Yea
Mar 16, 2006	PN1117	Jack Zouhary, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 27, 2006	PN1322	Dennis R. Spurgeon, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy)	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	88⁠–⁠0	Yea
Mar 28, 2006	S2349	To establish the Senate Office of Public Integrity.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	30⁠–⁠67	Nay	Nay
Mar 28, 2006	S2349	To establish as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	84⁠–⁠13	Yea
Mar 28, 2006	S2349	To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	81⁠–⁠16	Yea
Mar 29, 2006	S2349	To clarify the application of the gift rule to lobbyists.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	68⁠–⁠30	Yea	Yea
Mar 29, 2006	S2349	To include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	57⁠–⁠41	Yea
Mar 29, 2006	S2349	To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	90⁠–⁠8	Yea
Mar 30, 2006	S2454	To require the Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to collect statistics, and prepare reports describing the statistics, relating to deaths occurring at the border between the United States and Mexico.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	94⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 3, 2006	S2454	To provide financial aid to local law enforcement officials along the Nation's borders, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	84⁠–⁠6	Not Voting
Apr 3, 2006	S2454	To prescribe the binding oath or affirmation of renunciation and allegiance required to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States, to encourage and support the efforts of prospective citizens of the United States to become citizens, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	91⁠–⁠1	Not Voting
Apr 4, 2006	PN1180	Michael A. Chagares, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 4, 2006	S2454	To make certain aliens ineligible for conditional nonimmigrant work authorization and status.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	0⁠–⁠99	Nay
Apr 6, 2006	S2454	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and to provide conditional nonimmigrant authorization for employment to undocumented aliens, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	39⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Apr 7, 2006	S2454	A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	38⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Apr 7, 2006	S2454	A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	36⁠–⁠62	Nay	Yea (against)
Apr 7, 2006	PN922	Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	59⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
Apr 7, 2006	PN70	Peter Cyril Wyche Flory, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	52⁠–⁠41	Yea	Yea
Apr 25, 2006	PN1187	Gray Hampton Miller, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	93⁠–⁠0	Yea
Apr 26, 2006	HR4939	To provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	59⁠–⁠39	Yea	Yea
Apr 26, 2006	HR4939	To provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Apr 26, 2006	HR4939	To return the bill to the President's proposal.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	72⁠–⁠26	Yea
Apr 26, 2006	HR4939	A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	68⁠–⁠28	Yea
Apr 26, 2006	HR4939	To provide an additional $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	84⁠–⁠13	Yea
Apr 26, 2006	HR4939	To perfect the bill.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	50⁠–⁠47	Nay	Yea (against)
Apr 27, 2006	HR4939	To perfect the bill.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	44⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Apr 27, 2006	HR4939	To express the sense of the Senate on requests for funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	94⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 1, 2006	PN1136	Michael Ryan Barrett, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	90⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 2, 2006	HR4939	A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	92⁠–⁠4	Yea
May 2, 2006	HR4939	To strike a provision providing $6 million to sugarcane growers in Hawaii, which was not included in the Administration's emergency supplemental request.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠59	Yea	Yea
May 2, 2006	HR4939	To perfect the bill.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Yea	Yea
May 2, 2006	HR4939	To provide that none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for hurricane relief and recovery contracts exceeding $500,000 that are awarded using procedures other than competitive procedures.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 3, 2006	HR4939	To provide funding to compensate individuals harmed by pandemic influenza vaccine.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	53⁠–⁠46	Nay	Nay
May 3, 2006	HR4939	To strike a provision that provides $74.5 million to states based on their production of certain types of crops, livestock and or diary products, which was not included in the Administration's emergency supplemental request.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠61	Yea	Yea
May 3, 2006	HR4939	To increase funds made available for assessments of critical reservoirs and dams in the State of Hawaii.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
May 3, 2006	HR4939	To provide assistance relating to assessments and monitoring of waters in the State of Hawaii.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	51⁠–⁠45	Yea	Nay (against)
May 4, 2006	HR4939	To provide, with an offset, $20,000,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Medical Facilities.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠59	Yea	Yea
May 4, 2006	HR4939	A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	77⁠–⁠21	Yea
May 4, 2006	PN1183	Brian M. Cogan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	95⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 4, 2006	PN1184	Thomas M. Golden, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 8, 2006	S22	A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	48⁠–⁠42	Yea	Yea
May 8, 2006	S23	A bill to improve women's 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 Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected	49⁠–⁠44	Yea	Yea
May 9, 2006	S1955	A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	96⁠–⁠2	Yea
May 11, 2006	HR4297	A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	54⁠–⁠44	Nay	Yea (against)
May 11, 2006	S1955	A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	55⁠–⁠43	Yea	Yea
May 16, 2006	PN1327	Milan D. Smith, Jr., of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	93⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 16, 2006	S2611	To prohibit the granting of legal status, or adjustment of current status, to any individual who enters or entered the United States in violation of Federal law unless the border security measures authorized under Title I and section 233 are fully completed and fully operational.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	40⁠–⁠55	Nay	Yea (against)
May 16, 2006	S2611	To prohibit implementation of title IV and title VI until the President determines that implementation of such titles will strengthen the national security of the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	79⁠–⁠16	Yea
May 16, 2006	S2611	To prohibit aliens who are currently outside the United States from participating in the H-2C guestworker visa program.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	69⁠–⁠28	Yea
May 16, 2006	S2611	To reduce the number of H-2C nonimmigrants to 200,000 during any fiscal year.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	18⁠–⁠79	Nay
May 17, 2006	S2611	To make certain aliens ineligible for adjustment to lawful permanent resident status or Deferred Mandatory Departure status.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	99⁠–⁠0	Yea
May 17, 2006	S2611	To increase the amount of fencing and improve vehicle barriers installed along the southwest border of the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	83⁠–⁠16	Yea
May 17, 2006	S2611	To strike the provisions related to certain undocumented individuals.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	33⁠–⁠66	Nay	Yea (against)
May 17, 2006	S2611	To modify the conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for an employment-based immigrant visa.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	50⁠–⁠48	Yea	Yea
May 18, 2006	S2611	To modify the conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for adjustment of status.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	56⁠–⁠43	Yea	Nay (against)
May 18, 2006	S2611	To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that persons who receive an adjustment of status under this bill are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	50⁠–⁠49	Yea	Nay (against)
May 18, 2006	S2611	To amend title 4 United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the United States and to promote the patriotic integration of prospective US citizens.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	63⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
May 18, 2006	S2611	To declare that English is the common and unifying language of the United States, and to preserve and enhance the role of the English language.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	58⁠–⁠39	Yea	Nay (against)
May 18, 2006	S2611	To establish a grant program to provide financial assistance to States and local governments for the costs of providing health care and educational services to noncitizens, and to provide additional funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
May 18, 2006	S2611	To require aliens seeking adjustment of status under section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act or Deferred Mandatory Departure status under section 245C of such Act to pay a supplemental application fee, which shall be used to provide financial assistance to States for health and educational services for noncitizens.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	64⁠–⁠32	Yea	Yea
May 18, 2006	S2611	To prohibit H-2C nonimmigrants from adjusting to lawful permanent resident status.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	58⁠–⁠35	Yea	Nay (against)
May 22, 2006	S2611	To modify the wage requirements for employers seeking to hire H-2A and blue card agricultural workers.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	50⁠–⁠43	Yea	Nay (against)
May 22, 2006	S2611	To authorize the use of the National Guard to secure the southern border of the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	83⁠–⁠10	Nay
May 23, 2006	S2611	To modify the conditions under which aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States are granted legal status.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠61	Nay	Nay
May 23, 2006	S2611	To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding restrictions on the admission of aliens.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	79⁠–⁠19	Yea
May 23, 2006	S2611	To provide a substitute to title III.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	58⁠–⁠40	Nay	Nay
May 23, 2006	S2611	To enhance the enforcement of labor protections for United States workers and guest workers.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	56⁠–⁠41	Yea	Yea
May 23, 2006	S2611	To authorize the waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility or removal where denial of admission or removal would result in hardship for a spouse, parent, or child who is a citizen or permanent resident alien.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	63⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
May 24, 2006	S2611	To implement the recommendation of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform to protect and secure the franchise of all United States citizens from ballots being cast illegally by non-United States citizens.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	48⁠–⁠49	Yea	Nay (against)
May 24, 2006	S2611	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	73⁠–⁠25	Yea
May 24, 2006	S2611	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	67⁠–⁠31	Yea	Nay (against)
May 24, 2006	S2611	To fund improvements in border and interior security by assessing a $500 supplemental fee under title VI.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	73⁠–⁠25	Yea
May 24, 2006	S2611	To amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree in science mathematics, technology, or engineering.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	56⁠–⁠42	Nay	Yea (against)
May 24, 2006	S2611	To enhance border security by creating a pilot SAFE Visa Program to grant visas to authorized nationals of a NAFTA or CAFTA-DR country who receive employment offers in job areas in the United States that have been certified by the Secretary of Labor as having a shortage of workers.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	31⁠–⁠67	Nay	Yea (against)
May 24, 2006	S2611	To modify the eligible requirements for blue card status and to increase the fines to be paid by aliens granted such status or legal permanent resident status.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	62⁠–⁠35	Yea	Nay (against)
May 24, 2006	S2611	To sunset the H-2C visa program after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠49	Nay	Nay
May 25, 2006	S2611	To modify the requirements for confidentiality certain information submitted by an alien seeking an adjustment of status under section 245B.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠49	Yea	Yea
May 25, 2006	S2611	To limit the total number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status to 650,000 during any fiscal year.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	51⁠–⁠47	Yea	Yea
May 25, 2006	S2611	To strike the provision prohibiting a court from staying the removal of an alien in certain circumstances.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	52⁠–⁠45	Yea	Nay (against)
May 25, 2006	S2611	To limit the application of the Earned Income Tax Credit.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	37⁠–⁠60	Nay	Yea (against)
May 25, 2006	S2611	To ensure the integrity of the Earned Income Tax Credit program by reducing the potential for fraud and to ensure that aliens who receive an adjustment of this status under this bill meet their obligation to pay back taxes without creating a burden on the American public.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	50⁠–⁠47	Nay	Yea (against)
May 25, 2006	S2611	To improve the bill.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	56⁠–⁠41	Yea	Nay (against)
May 25, 2006	S2611	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	62⁠–⁠36	Yea	Nay (against)
May 25, 2006	PN1179	Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	67⁠–⁠30	Yea	Yea
May 26, 2006	PN1179	Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	57⁠–⁠36	Yea	Yea
May 26, 2006	PN1552	General Michael V. Hayden, United States Air Force, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	78⁠–⁠15	Yea
May 26, 2006	PN1446	Dirk Kempthorne, of Idaho, to be Secretary of the Interior	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	85⁠–⁠8	Yea
Jun 6, 2006	PN1182	Renee Marie Bumb, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	89⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 7, 2006	SJRES1	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	49⁠–⁠48	Yea	Yea
Jun 8, 2006	HR8	A bill to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	57⁠–⁠41	Nay	Yea (against)
Jun 8, 2006	S147	A bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	56⁠–⁠41	Nay	Nay
Jun 8, 2006	PN1186	Noel Lawrence Hillman, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 8, 2006	PN210	Peter G. Sheridan, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 13, 2006	S2766	To express the sense of Congress that the United States Armed Forces, the intelligence community, and other agencies, as well as the coalition partners of the United States and the Iraqi Security Forces should be commended for their actions that resulted in the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of the al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist organization and the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 14, 2006	S2766	To improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in contracting and procurement and by enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	55⁠–⁠43	Yea	Yea
Jun 14, 2006	S2766	To require regular budgeting for ongoing military operations.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 15, 2006	HR4939	A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	98⁠–⁠1	Yea
Jun 15, 2006	S2766	To authorize, with an offset, assistance for prodemocracy programs and activities inside and outside Iran, to make clear that the United States supports the ability of the people of Iran to exercise self-determination over their form of government, and to make enhancements to the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act of 1996.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	45⁠–⁠54	Yea	Yea
Jun 15, 2006	S2766	To state the policy of the United States on the nuclear programs of Iran.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	99⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 15, 2006	S2766	To require the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	93⁠–⁠6	Yea
Jun 19, 2006	PN1296	Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	81⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 20, 2006	S2766	To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	44⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Jun 20, 2006	S2766	To affirm the Iraqi Government position of no amnesty for terrorists who have attacked U.S. forces.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	64⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
Jun 20, 2006	S2766	To express the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the Armed Forces of the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	79⁠–⁠19	Yea
Jun 21, 2006	S2766	To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	52⁠–⁠46	Nay	Nay
Jun 21, 2006	S2766	To promote job creation and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	45⁠–⁠53	Yea	Yea
Jun 22, 2006	S2766	To require the redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq in order to further a political solution in Iraq, encourage the people of Iraq to provide for their own security, and achieve victory in the war on terror.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	13⁠–⁠86	Nay
Jun 22, 2006	S2766	To state the sense of Congress on United States policy on Iraq.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	39⁠–⁠60	Nay	Nay
Jun 22, 2006	S2766	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 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 Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	98⁠–⁠1	Yea
Jun 22, 2006	S2766	To authorize multiyear procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft and F-119 engines.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	70⁠–⁠28	Yea
Jun 22, 2006	S2766	To provide, with an offset, additional funding for missile defense testing and operations.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 22, 2006	S2766	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 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 Bill	Bill Passed	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 22, 2006	PN1185	Andrew J. Guilford, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	93⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jun 27, 2006	SJRES12	To provide a complete substitute.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	36⁠–⁠64	Nay	Nay
Jun 27, 2006	SJRES12	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.	On the Joint Resolution	Joint Resolution Defeated	66⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
Jun 29, 2006	S3569	A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	60⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
Jul 11, 2006	HR5441	To prohibit the United States Customs and Border Protection from preventing an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing an FDA-approved prescription drug.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	68⁠–⁠32	Nay	Nay
Jul 11, 2006	HR5441	To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the United States Emergency Management Authority.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	87⁠–⁠11	Yea
Jul 11, 2006	HR5441	To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	32⁠–⁠66	Nay	Nay
Jul 12, 2006	HR5441	To increase amounts for the rail and transit security programs, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	50⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Jul 12, 2006	HR5441	To restore funding to States and local governments for terrorism prevention activities in the Homeland Security Grant Program to fiscal year 2005 levels.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	47⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Jul 12, 2006	HR5441	To increase the amount appropriated for transit security by $300,000,000.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	50⁠–⁠50	Nay	Nay
Jul 13, 2006	HR5441	To fund urgent priorities for our Nation's firefighters, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical personnel, and all Americans by reducing the tax breaks for individuals with annual incomes in excess of $1,000,000.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	38⁠–⁠62	Nay	Nay
Jul 13, 2006	HR5441	To provide that appropriations under this Act may not be used for the purpose of providing certain grants, unless all such grants meet certain conditions for allocation.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	36⁠–⁠64	Yea
Jul 13, 2006	HR5441	To increase appropriations for disaster relief, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	46⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Jul 13, 2006	HR5441	To appropriate an additional $1,829,400,000 to construct double-layered fencing and vehicle barriers along the southwest border and to offset such increase by reducing all other discretionary amounts on a prorata basis.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	29⁠–⁠71	Nay
Jul 13, 2006	HR5441	To appropriate an additional $85,670,000 to enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 800 additional full time active duty investigators to investigate immigration laws violations and to offset such increase on a pro rata basis.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	34⁠–⁠66	Nay
Jul 13, 2006	HR5441	To prohibit the confiscation of a firearm during an emergency or major disaster if the possession of such firearm is not prohibited under Federal or State law.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	84⁠–⁠16	Yea
Jul 13, 2006	HR5441	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Securityfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 18, 2006	S3504	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 18, 2006	S2754	A bill to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 18, 2006	HR810	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	63⁠–⁠37	Nay	Nay
Jul 18, 2006	S728	To modify a provision relating to Federal hopper dredges.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	63⁠–⁠36	Nay	Nay
Jul 19, 2006	S728	To modify a section relating to independent peer review of water resources projects.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	54⁠–⁠46	Yea	Nay (against)
Jul 19, 2006	S728	To modify a section relating to independent reviews.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	49⁠–⁠51	Nay	Yea (against)
Jul 19, 2006	S728	To provide for a water resources construction project prioritization report.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	19⁠–⁠80	Yea
Jul 19, 2006	S728	To modify a section relating to a fiscal transparency and prioritization report.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠56	Yea	Yea
Jul 20, 2006	HR9	A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 25, 2006	PN1536	Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	67⁠–⁠30	Yea	Yea
Jul 25, 2006	S403	To authorize grants to carry out programs to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Jul 25, 2006	S403	To punish parents who have committed incest.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Jul 25, 2006	S403	A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	65⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
Jul 26, 2006	S3711	A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	86⁠–⁠12	Yea
Jul 31, 2006	S3711	A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	72⁠–⁠23	Yea	Yea
Aug 1, 2006	S3711	A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	71⁠–⁠25	Yea	Yea
Aug 2, 2006	HR5631	To provide $1,829,100,000 for the Army National Guard for the construction of 370 miles of triple-layered fencing, and 461 miles of vehicle barriers along the southwest border.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	94⁠–⁠3	Yea
Aug 2, 2006	HR5631	To make available an additional $6,700,000,000 to fund equipment reset requirements resulting from continuing combat operations, including repair, depot, and procurement activities.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Aug 2, 2006	HR5631	To appropriate, with an offset, an additional $2,000,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for the improvement of imaging for traumatic brain injuries.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	54⁠–⁠43	Yea	Yea
Aug 3, 2006	HR5631	To limit the funds available to the Department of Defense for expenses relating to conferences.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	36⁠–⁠60	Nay
Aug 3, 2006	HR5631	To ensure the fiscal integrity of travel payments made by the Department of Defense.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Aug 3, 2006	HR5631	To prohibit the use of funds by the United States Government to enter into an agreement with the Government of Iraq that would subject members of the Armed Forces to the jurisdiction of Iraq criminal courts or punishment under Iraq law.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Aug 3, 2006	HR5631	To require notice to Congress and the public on earmarks of funds available to the Department of Defense.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	96⁠–⁠1	Yea
Aug 3, 2006	HR5631	To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, up to $77,000,000 for the Conventional Trident Modification Program.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	31⁠–⁠67	Nay	Yea (against)
Aug 3, 2006	HR5631	To make available from Operation and Maintenance, Navy, up to an additional $3,000,000 to fund improvements to physical security at Navy recruiting stations and to improve data security.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Aug 3, 2006	HR5970	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	56⁠–⁠42	Nay	Yea (against)
Aug 3, 2006	HR4	A bill to provide economic security for all Americans, and for otherpurposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	93⁠–⁠5	Yea
Sep 5, 2006	PN1594	Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	92⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 6, 2006	HR5631	To protect civilian lives from unexploded cluster munitions.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	30⁠–⁠70	Nay	Nay
Sep 6, 2006	HR5631	To include information on civil war in Iraq in the quarterly reports on progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	54⁠–⁠44	Yea	Yea
Sep 6, 2006	HR5631	To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into or carry out a contract for the performance by a contractor of any base operation support service at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital pursuant to a private-public competition conducted under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 that was initiated on June 13, 2000, and has the solicitation number DADA 10-03-R-0001.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	50⁠–⁠48	Yea	Yea
Sep 7, 2006	HR5631	To enhance intelligence community efforts to bring Osama bin Laden and other key leaders of al Qaeda to the justice they deserve.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	96⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 7, 2006	HR5631	To prohibit the use of funds for a public relations program designed to monitor news media in the United States and the Middle East and create a database of news stories to promote positive coverage of the war in Iraq.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	51⁠–⁠44	Yea	Yea
Sep 7, 2006	HR5631	To make available up to an additional $700,000,000 for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities to combat the growth of poppies in Afghanistan, to eliminate the production and trade of opium, and heroin, and to prevent terrorists from using the proceeds for terrorist activities in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere, and to designate the additional amount as emergency spending.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Failed	45⁠–⁠51	Yea	Yea
Sep 7, 2006	HR5631	To make available an additional $65,400,000 for additional appropriations for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, for the procurement of Predators for Special Operations forces, and to designate the amount as an emergency requirement.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 7, 2006	HR5631	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 12, 2006	HR4954	To establish a unified national hazard alert system, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	95⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 12, 2006	HR4954	To provide that the limitation on the number of Transportation Security Administration employees shall not apply after the date of enactment of this Act, and for other purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	85⁠–⁠12	Nay
Sep 12, 2006	HR4954	To strengthen national security by adding an additional 275 Customs and Border Protection officers at United States ports.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	97⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 13, 2006	HR4954	To provide real national security, restore United States leadership, and implement tough and smart policies to win the war on terror.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	41⁠–⁠57	Nay	Nay
Sep 13, 2006	HR4954	To establish a Homeland Security and Neighborhood Safety trust Fund and refocus Federal priorities toward securing the Homeland, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	57⁠–⁠41	Yea	Yea
Sep 13, 2006	HR4954	To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all cargo containers are screened before arriving at a United States seaport, that all high-risk containers are scanned before leaving a United States seaport, and that integrated scanning systems are fully deployed to scan all cargo containers entering the United States before they arrive in the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Agreed to	95⁠–⁠3	Yea
Sep 13, 2006	HR4954	To improve the security of cargo containers destined for the United States.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠55	Nay	Nay
Sep 14, 2006	HR4954	A bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 14, 2006	HR4954	To improve maritime container security by ensuring that foreign ports participating in the Container Security Initiative scan all containers shipped to the United States for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading.	On the Motion to Table	Motion to Table Agreed to	61⁠–⁠37	Yea	Yea
Sep 14, 2006	HR4954	A bill to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	98⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 19, 2006	HR5684	A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	62⁠–⁠32	Yea	Yea
Sep 19, 2006	PN358	Alice S. Fisher, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	61⁠–⁠35	Yea	Yea
Sep 20, 2006	HR6061	A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	94⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 25, 2006	PN1586	Francisco Augusto Besosa, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	87⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 27, 2006	S3930	In the nature of a substitute.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	43⁠–⁠54	Nay	Nay
Sep 28, 2006	S3930	To strike the provision regarding habeas review.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	48⁠–⁠51	Nay	Nay
Sep 28, 2006	S3930	To provide for congressional oversight of certain Central Intelligence Agency programs.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Sep 28, 2006	S3930	To prohibit the establishment of new military commissions after December 31, 2011.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	47⁠–⁠52	Nay	Nay
Sep 28, 2006	S3930	To provide for the protection of United States persons in the implementation of treaty obligations.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	46⁠–⁠53	Nay	Nay
Sep 28, 2006	S3930	A bill to authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	65⁠–⁠34	Yea	Yea
Sep 28, 2006	HR6061	A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	71⁠–⁠28	Yea	Yea
Sep 29, 2006	HR5631	A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.	On the Conference Report	Conference Report Agreed to	100⁠–⁠0	Yea
Sep 29, 2006	HR6061	A bill to establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	80⁠–⁠19	Yea
Sep 29, 2006	S403	A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Rejected	57⁠–⁠42	Yea	Yea
Nov 14, 2006	HR5385	An act making appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	95⁠–⁠1	Yea
Nov 16, 2006	S3709	To limit the waiver authority of the President.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	26⁠–⁠73	Nay	Nay
Nov 16, 2006	S3709	To declare that it is the policy of the United States to continue to support implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1172 (1998).	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	27⁠–⁠71	Nay	Nay
Nov 16, 2006	S3709	To ensure that IAEA inspection equipment is not used for espionage purposes.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	27⁠–⁠71	Nay
Nov 16, 2006	S3709	To require as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation determinations by the President that United States nuclear cooperation with India does nothing to assist, encourage, or induce India to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	25⁠–⁠71	Nay	Nay
Nov 16, 2006	S3709	To make the waiver authority of the President contingent upon a certification that India has agreed to suspend military-to-military cooperation with Iran, including training exercises, until such time as Iran is no longer designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.	On the Amendment	Amendment Rejected	38⁠–⁠59	Nay	Nay
Nov 16, 2006	HR5682	A bill to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India.	On Passage of the Bill	Bill Passed	85⁠–⁠12	Yea
Dec 5, 2006	HR5384	To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance.	On the Motion	Motion Rejected	57⁠–⁠37	Nay	Nay
Dec 6, 2006	PN2191	Robert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of Defense	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	95⁠–⁠2	Yea
Dec 7, 2006	PN1396	Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	89⁠–⁠6	Nay
Dec 7, 2006	PN1396	Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	80⁠–⁠11	Nay
Dec 8, 2006	PN1746	Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	93⁠–⁠0	Yea
Dec 8, 2006	PN1746	Kent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit	On the Nomination	Nomination Confirmed	91⁠–⁠0	Yea
Dec 9, 2006	HR6111	An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	67⁠–⁠21	Nay
Dec 9, 2006	HR6111	An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	On the Cloture Motion	Cloture Motion Agreed to	78⁠–⁠10	Yea
Dec 9, 2006	HR6111	An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	On the Motion	Motion Agreed to	79⁠–⁠9	Nay

Sources

Where the roll calls above came from.

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