Recorded votes

George Voinovich: votes in the U.S. Senate, 110th Congress

2007–2008 · Republican

364Yea281Nay12Did not vote68%With party

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George Voinovich cast 645 votes in the U.S. Senate, 110th Congress, 2007–2008: 364 Yea and 281 Nay; the record marks them Present or Not Voting on 12 more. On the 373 roll calls where most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways, George Voinovich voted with the majority of their own party 68% of the time and against it 119 times.

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Every roll call, 2007–2008

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

DateBillTitleActionResultYea–NayVoteParty
Jan 8, 2007SRES19A resolution honoring President Gerald Rudolph Ford.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to88⁠–⁠0Not Voting
Jan 10, 2007S1To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to establish criminal penalties for knowingly and willfully falsifying or failing to file or report certain information required to be reported under that Act, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠2Yea
Jan 10, 2007S1To modify the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to Indian tribes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠40NayNay
Jan 10, 2007S1to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠41YeaNay (against)
Jan 11, 2007S1To strengthen earmark reform.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed46⁠–⁠51YeaNay (against)
Jan 11, 2007S1To prevent government shutdowns.On the MotionMotion Rejected25⁠–⁠72NayYea (against)
Jan 11, 2007S1A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.On the MotionMotion Agreed to90⁠–⁠6Yea
Jan 12, 2007S1To amend title 5, United States Code, to deny Federal retirement benefits to individuals convicted of certain offenses, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to87⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 12, 2007S1To increase the penalty for failure to comply with lobbying disclosure requirements.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to81⁠–⁠6Yea
Jan 16, 2007S1To strengthen earmark reform.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 16, 2007S1To strengthen earmark reform.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 16, 2007S1To strengthen the gift and travel bans.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to95⁠–⁠2Yea
Jan 17, 2007S1To prohibit lobbyists and entities that retain or employ lobbyists from throwing lavish parties honoring Members at party conventions.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to89⁠–⁠5Nay
Jan 17, 2007S1To permit travel hosted by preapproved 501(c)(3) organizations.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠46YeaYea
Jan 17, 2007S1To strengthen the gift and travel bans.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠9Yea
Jan 17, 2007S1In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠46NayNay
Jan 18, 2007S1To strike a provision relating to paid efforts to stimulate grassroots lobbying.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to55⁠–⁠43YeaYea
Jan 18, 2007S1To establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected27⁠–⁠71Nay
Jan 18, 2007S1A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.On Passage of the BillBill Passed96⁠–⁠2Yea
Jan 23, 2007HR2In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 23, 2007HR2To express the sense of the Senate that increasing personal savings is a necessary step toward ensuring the economic security of all the people of the United States upon retirement.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 24, 2007HR2To provide Congress a second look at wasteful spending by establishing enhance rescission authority under fast-track procedures.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected49⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jan 24, 2007HR2A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jan 24, 2007HR2To afford States the rights and flexibility to determine minimum wage.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠69NayYea (against)
Jan 25, 2007HR2To increase the Federal minimum wage by an amount that is based on applicable State minimum wages.On the MotionMotion Rejected18⁠–⁠76Nay
Jan 25, 2007HR2To improve access to affordable health care.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jan 25, 2007HR2To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should repeal the 1993 tax increase on Social Security benefits and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such repeal and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 25, 2007HR2To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.On the MotionMotion Rejected42⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
Jan 25, 2007HR2To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should make permanent the tax incentives to make education more affordable and more accessible for American families and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such incentives and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to90⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 25, 2007HR2To make permanent certain education-related tax incentives.On the MotionMotion Rejected43⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Jan 25, 2007HR2To prohibit employers who unlawfully employ aliens from receiving government contracts.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 25, 2007HR2To extend through December 31, 2008, the depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠42NayNay
Jan 26, 2007PN178Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, in the Army, to be GeneralOn the NominationNomination Confirmed81⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 30, 2007HR2In the nature of a substitute.On the MotionMotion Agreed to87⁠–⁠10Yea
Jan 30, 2007PN31Lisa Godbey Wood, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of GeorgiaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 30, 2007PN17Philip S. Gutierrez, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 31, 2007HR2To extend through December 31, 2012, the increased expensing for small businesses.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠48YeaNay (against)
Jan 31, 2007HR2To extend through December 31, 2008, the depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements.On the MotionMotion Rejected46⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Jan 31, 2007HR2A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.On the MotionMotion Agreed to88⁠–⁠8Yea
Feb 1, 2007PN24Lawrence Joseph O'Neill, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 1, 2007PN16Gregory Kent Frizzell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of OklahomaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 1, 2007HR2A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.On Passage of the BillBill Passed94⁠–⁠3Yea
Feb 1, 2007SCONRES2A concurrent resolution expressing the bipartisan resolution on Iraq.On the MotionMotion Rejected0⁠–⁠97Nay
Feb 5, 2007S470A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected49⁠–⁠47NayNay
Feb 8, 2007PN177Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., in the Army, to be GeneralOn the NominationNomination Confirmed83⁠–⁠14Not Voting
Feb 13, 2007HJRES20A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to71⁠–⁠26NayNay
Feb 14, 2007PN15Nora Barry Fischer, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of PennsylvaniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 14, 2007HJRES20A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed81⁠–⁠15Nay
Feb 15, 2007PN183Norman Randy Smith, of Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 15, 2007PN18Marcia Morales Howard, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of FloridaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 17, 2007S574A bill to express the sense of Congress on Iraq.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected56⁠–⁠34NayNay
Feb 17, 2007HCONRES67A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives and a conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate.On Passage of the BillBill Passed47⁠–⁠33Not VotingNay
Feb 27, 2007S4A bill to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 28, 2007S4To specify the criminal offenses that disqualify an applicant from the receipt of a transportation security card.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to58⁠–⁠37YeaNay (against)
Feb 28, 2007S4To specify the criminal offenses that disqualify an applicant from the receipt of a transportation security card.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠2Yea
Mar 1, 2007S4To strengthen the security of cargo containers.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Mar 2, 2007S4To expand the reporting requirement on cross border interoperability, and to prevent lengthy delays in the accessing frequencies and channels for public safety communication users and others.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to82⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 2, 2007S4To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to82⁠–⁠1Yea
Mar 5, 2007PN104Carl Joseph Artman, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the InteriorOn the NominationNomination Confirmed87⁠–⁠1Yea
Mar 6, 2007S4To strike the provision that revises the personnel management practices of the Transportation Security Administration.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠46NayNay
Mar 6, 2007S4To improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠43Nay
Mar 6, 2007S4To require consideration of high-risk qualifying criteria in allocating funds under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠41NayYea (against)
Mar 6, 2007S4To increase the minimum allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 7, 2007S4To provide appeal rights and employee engagement mechanisms for passenger and property screeners.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠48NayNay
Mar 7, 2007S4To provide certain employment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Mar 7, 2007S4To authorize funding for the Emergency Communications and Interoperability Grants program, to require the Secretary to examine the possibility of allowing commercial entities to develop public safety communications networks, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to71⁠–⁠25YeaNay (against)
Mar 8, 2007PN19John Alfred Jarvey, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of IowaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 9, 2007S4To prohibit the recruitment of persons to participate in terrorism, to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review, to strengthen the Federal Government's ability to detain dangerous criminal aliens, including murderers, rapists, and child molesters, until they can be removed from the United States, to prohibit the rewarding of suicide bombings and allow adequate punishments for terrorists murders, kidnappings, and sexual assaults, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected46⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Mar 9, 2007S4In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to69⁠–⁠26YeaNay (against)
Mar 13, 2007S4To provide that the provisions of the Act shall cease to have any force or effect on and after December, 31, 2012, to ensure congressional review and oversight of the Act.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠38YeaNay (against)
Mar 13, 2007S4To ensure the fiscal integrity of grants awarded by the Department of Homeland Security.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to66⁠–⁠31YeaNay (against)
Mar 13, 2007S4To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop regulations regarding the transportation of high hazard materials, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to73⁠–⁠25Yea
Mar 13, 2007S4A bill to make the United States more secure by implementing unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 Commission to fight the war on terror more effectively, to improve homeland security, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed60⁠–⁠38YeaNay (against)
Mar 14, 2007SJRES9A joint resolution to revise United States policy on Iraq.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to89⁠–⁠9Yea
Mar 15, 2007SJRES9A joint resolution to revise United States policy on Iraq.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Defeated48⁠–⁠50NayNay
Mar 15, 2007SRES107A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that no action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to96⁠–⁠2Yea
Mar 15, 2007SCONRES20A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that no funds should be cut off or reduced for American Troops in the field which would result in undermining their safety or their ability to complete their assigned mission.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to82⁠–⁠16Yea
Mar 15, 2007PN8Thomas M. Hardiman, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 20, 2007S214To ensure that United States attorneys are promptly nominated by the President, and are appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠56YeaYea
Mar 20, 2007S214To require appropriate qualifications for interim United States attorneys.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Mar 20, 2007S214A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 28, United States Code, to preserve the independence of United States attorneys.On Passage of the BillBill Passed94⁠–⁠2Yea
Mar 21, 2007SCONRES21To provide tax relief to middle class families and small businesses and to expand health insurance coverage for children.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠1Yea
Mar 21, 2007SCONRES21To protect families, family farms and small businesses by raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%, to extend college tuition deduction, to extend the student loan interest deduction, to extend the teacher classroom deduction, to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, to maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and to promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
Mar 21, 2007SCONRES21To provide for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to63⁠–⁠35NayYea (against)
Mar 21, 2007SCONRES21To exclude the extension of tax relief provided in 2001 and 2003 from points of order provided in the resolution and other budget points of order.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Mar 21, 2007SCONRES21To ensure that our troops serving in harms way remain Americas top budget priority by ensuring full funding for the Department of Defense within the regular appropriations process, reducing reliance on supplemental appropriations bills, and by improving the integrity of the Congressional budget process.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
Mar 21, 2007SCONRES21To provide a point of order against any budget resolution that fails to achieve an on-budget balance within 5 years.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 21, 2007SCONRES21To provide additional funding resources in FY2008 for investments in innovation and education in order to improve the competitiveness of the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠1Yea
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To establish a reserve fund for Social Security.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending on programs rated ineffective by the Program Assessment Rating Tool.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected33⁠–⁠64NayYea (against)
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that will cover kids first.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠59YeaYea
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To provide reconciliation instructions of $33.8 billion to make provider payments more accurate, to improve Medicare Part B income relation provisions, expand those provisions to Medicare Part D and reduce the deficit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected23⁠–⁠74Nay
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To restore the top marginal tax rate to pre-2001 levels on taxable income in excess of $1 million and use the increased revenue to increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠58NayNay
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To establish a 60-vote point of order for legislation that creates unfunded mandates on small business concerns.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠49NayYea (against)
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To strike the reserve funds.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected29⁠–⁠67YeaYea
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for extending certain energy tax incentives.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠42NayNay
Mar 22, 2007SCONRES21To provide budget levels to extend through 2012 the production tax credit for electricity produced from renewable resources, the Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, and energy tax provisions for energy efficient buildings and power plants.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠53YeaYea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To provide for true deficit reduction in appropriation bills.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠61YeaYea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To save families from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) first by permitting a deduction for personal exemptions for purposes of computing the AMT.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠53YeaYea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax, and to promote continued economic growth and job creation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected25⁠–⁠74Yea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To reform the death tax by setting the exemption at $5 million per estate, indexed for inflation, and the top death tax rate at no more than 35% beginning in 2010; to avoid subjecting an estimated 119,200 families, family businesses, and family farms to the death tax each and every year; to promote continued economic growth and job creation; and to make the enhanced teacher deduction permanent.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To establish a reserve fund for protecting coverage choices, additional benefits, and lower cost-sharing for Medicare beneficiaries.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs and reduce the Federal debt by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse.On the MotionMotion Rejected39⁠–⁠60YeaYea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To provide for the consideration of an increase in the tobacco products user fee rate, but only to the extent that such rate increase does not result in an increase of more than 61 cents per pack of cigarettes, with all revenue generated by such increase dedicated to the reauthorization and expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠40NayNay
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To prevent the adding of extraneous earmarks to an emergency war supplemental.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠59YeaYea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To extend the 35, 33, 28, and 25 percent income tax rate structure and protect nearly 28,000,000 families and individuals, including small business owners, from having their tax rates increase to 39.6, 36, 31, or 28 percent.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To amend the budget resolution for fiscal year 2008 in order to accommodate the full repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax preventing 23 million families and individuals from being subject to the AMT in 2007, and millions of families and individuals in subsequent years.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayYea (against)
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To repeal the death tax.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠55NayYea (against)
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To increase funding for the COPS Program to $1.15 billion for FY 2008 to provide state and local law enforcement with critical resources necessary to prevent and respond to violent crime and acts of terrorism and is offset by an unallocated reduction to non-defense discretionary spending and/or reduction to administrative expenses.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to65⁠–⁠33YeaNay (against)
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for protecting State flexibility in Medicaid.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠55YeaYea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that eliminates enhanced Federal matching payments for coverage of nonpregnant adults and permits States to offer supplemental dental and mental health benefits for children enrolled in SCHIP.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠55YeaYea
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Mar 23, 2007SCONRES21An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to52⁠–⁠47NayNay
Mar 27, 2007PN33George H. Wu, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 27, 2007HR1591To strike language that would tie the hands of the Commander-in-Chief by imposing an arbitrary timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, thereby undermining the position of American Armed Forces and jeopardizing the successful conclusion of Operation Iraqi Freedom.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Mar 28, 2007HR1591A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 28, 2007HR1591To reauthorize the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to provide funding for the payments in lieu of taxes program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to74⁠–⁠23Nay
Mar 28, 2007HR1591To reauthorize the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to provide funding for the payments in lieu of taxes program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected8⁠–⁠89Nay
Mar 28, 2007HR1591To provide farm assistance in a fiscally responsible manner.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected23⁠–⁠74Yea
Mar 28, 2007HR1591To remove $100 million in funding for the Republican and Democrat party conventions in 2008.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠51YeaYea
Mar 29, 2007HR1591To provide additional funding for certain programs under the Adam Walsh Child Safety and Protection Act of 2006, by increasing funding for the United States Marshals Service to track down convicted sex offenders who have failed to register as a sex offender as required by law and by increasing funding for United States attorneys to prosecute child exploitation and child pornography cases as part of Project Safe Childhood.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 29, 2007HR1591To prohibit the use of funds to make payments to certain spinach growers and first handlers.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 29, 2007HR1591To appropriate an additional $1,500,000,000 for Procurement, Marine Corps, to accelerate the procurement of an additional 2,500 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for the Armed Forces.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to98⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 29, 2007HR1591In the nature of a substitute.Whether the Amendment is GermaneAmendment Germane57⁠–⁠41NayNay
Mar 29, 2007HR1591A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed51⁠–⁠47NayNay
Apr 11, 2007S5A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.On Passage of the BillBill Passed63⁠–⁠34NayNay
Apr 11, 2007S30A bill to intensify research to derive human pluripotent stem cell lines.On Passage of the BillBill Passed70⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Apr 12, 2007S372An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to94⁠–⁠3Yea
Apr 16, 2007S372An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected41⁠–⁠40NayNay
Apr 17, 2007S372An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected50⁠–⁠45NayNay
Apr 18, 2007S3A bill to amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠42NayNay
Apr 18, 2007S378A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to93⁠–⁠3Yea
Apr 18, 2007S378To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should offset the cost of new spending.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to59⁠–⁠38YeaNay (against)
Apr 19, 2007S378A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 24, 2007PN26Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of MississippiOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠0Not Voting
Apr 24, 2007S761To require the study on barriers to innovation to include an examination of the impact of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on innovation.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Not Voting
Apr 24, 2007S761To express the sense of the Senate with respect to small business growth and capital markets.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 24, 2007S761To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to smaller public company options regarding internal controls.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠35NayNay
Apr 24, 2007S761To express the sense of the Senate that Congress has a moral obligation to offset the cost of new Government programs and initiatives.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to54⁠–⁠43NayNay
Apr 25, 2007S761To strike the provisions regarding strengthening the education and human resources directorate of the National Science Foundation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected24⁠–⁠74Nay
Apr 25, 2007S761To prohibit congressional earmarks of funds appropriated pursuant to authorizations in the bill.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected22⁠–⁠71Not Voting
Apr 25, 2007S761To provide a sunset date.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected27⁠–⁠67NayYea (against)
Apr 25, 2007S761To discontinue the Advanced Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠57NayYea (against)
Apr 25, 2007S761To promote transparency at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to82⁠–⁠14Yea
Apr 25, 2007S761A bill to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy.On Passage of the BillBill Passed88⁠–⁠8Yea
Apr 26, 2007HR1591A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to51⁠–⁠46NayNay
May 2, 2007S1082To strike provisions related to market exclusivity.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠53YeaYea
May 2, 2007S1082To ensure the safety of human and pet food.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠0Yea
May 3, 2007S1082To provide for the importation of prescription drugs.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to63⁠–⁠28NayNay
May 7, 2007S1082To protect the health and safety of the public.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to49⁠–⁠40YeaYea
May 7, 2007S1082A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to82⁠–⁠8Yea
May 8, 2007PN20Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of IllinoisOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
May 9, 2007S1082To clarify the authority of the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology with respect to postmarket drug safety pursuant to recommendations by the Institute of Medicine.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠47NayNay
May 9, 2007S1082To provide for the application of stronger civil penalties for violations of approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategies.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to64⁠–⁠30NayNay
May 9, 2007S1082To reduce financial conflict of interest in FDA Advisory Panels.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠47NayNay
May 9, 2007S1082An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of medical products, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠1Yea
May 9, 2007PN11Debra Ann Livingston, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed91⁠–⁠0Yea
May 9, 2007SCONRES21An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.On the MotionMotion Agreed to54⁠–⁠41YeaYea
May 9, 2007SCONRES21An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.On the MotionMotion Agreed to51⁠–⁠44NayNay
May 9, 2007SCONRES21An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
May 10, 2007HR1495A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to89⁠–⁠7Yea
May 15, 2007HR1495To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the residents of the city of Sacramento are protected from the threat of floods before spending money to add sand to beaches in San Diego.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected12⁠–⁠77Nay
May 15, 2007HR1495To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the needs of Louisiana residents who lost their homes as a result of Hurricane Katrina and Rita are met before spending money to design or construct a nonessential visitors center.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected11⁠–⁠79Nay
May 15, 2007HR1495To establish a Water Resources Commission to prioritize water resources projects in the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected22⁠–⁠69Yea
May 15, 2007HR1495To require the consideration of certain factors relating to global climate change.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected51⁠–⁠42NayNay
May 16, 2007HR1495To provide for a transition of the Iraq mission.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected29⁠–⁠67NayNay
May 16, 2007HR1495Relative to the President's strategy in Iraq.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠44YeaYea
May 16, 2007HR1495To express the sense of the Senate that Congress must send to the President acceptable legislation to continue funds for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom by not later than May 28, 2007.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to87⁠–⁠9Yea
May 16, 2007HR1495A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed91⁠–⁠4Yea
May 17, 2007HR2206Expressing the sense of the Congress that no action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to complete their assigned or future missions.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to94⁠–⁠1Yea
May 17, 2007SCONRES21An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to52⁠–⁠40NayNay
May 21, 2007S1348A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to69⁠–⁠23Yea
May 22, 2007S1348To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected31⁠–⁠64NayNay
May 23, 2007S1348To reduce to 200,000 the number of certain non-immigrants permitted to be admitted during a fiscal year.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to74⁠–⁠24Yea
May 24, 2007S1348To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to87⁠–⁠9Yea
May 24, 2007S1348To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠49NayYea (against)
May 24, 2007S1348To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠49NayNay
May 24, 2007S1348To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to59⁠–⁠35NayNay
May 24, 2007S1348To strike title VI (related to Nonimmigrants in the United States Previously in Unlawful Status).On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected29⁠–⁠66Nay
May 24, 2007HR2206Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to80⁠–⁠14Yea
Jun 5, 2007S1348To eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected31⁠–⁠62Nay
Jun 5, 2007S1348To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to71⁠–⁠22Yea
Jun 5, 2007S1348To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Jun 5, 2007S1348To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to67⁠–⁠26YeaNay (against)
Jun 6, 2007S1348To increase the immigration-related penalties associated with various criminal activities.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to66⁠–⁠32YeaNay (against)
Jun 6, 2007S1348To establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
Jun 6, 2007S1348To require health care coverage for holders of Z nonimmigrant visas.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠55YeaYea
Jun 6, 2007S1348To remove the requirement that Y-1 nonimmigrant visa holders leave the United States before they are able to renew their visa.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠57NayNay
Jun 6, 2007S1348To address documentation of employment and to make an amendment with respect to mandatory disclosure of information.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jun 6, 2007S1348To clarify the application of the earned income tax credit.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to57⁠–⁠40YeaNay (against)
Jun 6, 2007S1348To save American taxpayers up to $24 billion in the 10 years after passage of this Act, by preventing the earned income tax credit, which is, according to the Congressional Research Service, the largest anti-poverty entitlement program of the Federal Government, from being claimed by Y temporary workers or illegal aliens given status by this Act until they adjust to legal permanent resident status.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to56⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Jun 6, 2007S1348To modify the deadline for the family backlog reduction.On the MotionMotion Rejected53⁠–⁠44NayNay
Jun 6, 2007S1348To modify the allocation of visas with respect to the backlog of family-based visa petitions.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jun 6, 2007S1348To reclassify the spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents as immediate relatives.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠53NayNay
Jun 6, 2007S1348To improve the criteria and weights of the merit-based evaluation system.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠55NayYea (against)
Jun 6, 2007S1348To preserve and enhance the role of the English language.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to58⁠–⁠39NayNay
Jun 6, 2007S1348To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to64⁠–⁠33YeaYea
Jun 6, 2007S1348To require that the U.S. VISIT system- the biometric border check-in/check-out system first required by Congress in 1996 that is already well past its already postponed 2005 implementation due date- be finished as part of the enforcement trigger.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠49NayYea (against)
Jun 6, 2007S1348To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠55NayNay
Jun 6, 2007S1348To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-yer period.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to49⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jun 7, 2007S1348To require the enforcement of existing border security and immigration laws and Congressional approval before amnesty can be granted.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayYea (against)
Jun 7, 2007S1348In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected33⁠–⁠63NayNay
Jun 7, 2007S1348A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected34⁠–⁠61NayNay
Jun 7, 2007S1348A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to72⁠–⁠13Yea
Jun 7, 2007S1348In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected45⁠–⁠50YeaNay (against)
Jun 11, 2007SJRES14A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠38NayNay
Jun 11, 2007HR6A bill to reduce our Nation's dependency on foreign oil by investingin clean, renewable, and alternative energy resources, promoting newemerging energy technologies, developing greater efficiency, and creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency and Renewables Reserve to invest in alternative energy, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to91⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 12, 2007HR6To provide for the publication and implementation of an action plan to reduce the quantity of oil used annually in the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to63⁠–⁠30YeaNay (against)
Jun 13, 2007HR6To improve domestic fuels security.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Jun 14, 2007HR6To provide for the establishment of a Federal clean portfolio standard.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠39NayNay
Jun 14, 2007HR6To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Jun 19, 2007HR6To provide standards for clean coal-derived fuels.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠55YeaYea
Jun 19, 2007HR6To establish a program to provide loans for projects to produce syngas from coal and other feedstocks while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance of the United States on petroleum and natural gas.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected33⁠–⁠61NayNay
Jun 19, 2007HR6To amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to70⁠–⁠23Yea
Jun 19, 2007HR6To provide for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jun 20, 2007HR6To provide that legislation that would increase the national average fuel prices for automobiles is subject to a point of order in the Senate.On the MotionMotion Rejected37⁠–⁠55NayYea (against)
Jun 20, 2007HR6To strike the provision extending the additional duty on ethanol and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected36⁠–⁠56NayYea (against)
Jun 20, 2007HR6To ensure that the renewable fuel standard does not harm the environment.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to58⁠–⁠34NayNay
Jun 20, 2007HR6To ensure agricultural equity with respect to the renewable fuels standard.On the MotionMotion Rejected31⁠–⁠63Nay
Jun 20, 2007HR6To disallow the credit for renewable diesel for fuel that is coprocessed with petroleum.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Jun 21, 2007HR6To provide a condition precedent for the effective date of the revenue raisers.On the MotionMotion Rejected38⁠–⁠55NayYea (against)
Jun 21, 2007HR6To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for energy advancement and investment, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected57⁠–⁠36NayNay
Jun 21, 2007HR6In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to61⁠–⁠32NayNay
Jun 21, 2007HR6An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to62⁠–⁠32NayNay
Jun 21, 2007HR6An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers from price gouging, to increase the energy efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed65⁠–⁠27NayNay
Jun 26, 2007HR800A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jun 26, 2007S1639A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to64⁠–⁠35YeaNay (against)
Jun 27, 2007S1639Of a perfecting nature.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jun 27, 2007S1639Of a perfecting nature.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to79⁠–⁠18Yea
Jun 27, 2007S1639Of a perfecting nature.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠41YeaNay (against)
Jun 27, 2007S1639Of a perfecting nature.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Jun 27, 2007S1639Of a perfecting nature.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Jun 27, 2007S1639Of a perfecting nature.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed45⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Jun 28, 2007S1639A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected46⁠–⁠53NayNay
Jun 28, 2007PN599Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute, in the Army, to be Lieutenant GeneralOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠4Yea
Jun 28, 2007PN30Benjamin Hale Settle, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of WashingtonOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 28, 2007PN252Richard Sullivan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New YorkOn the NominationNomination Confirmed99⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 9, 2007PN23Liam O'Grady, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of VirginiaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed88⁠–⁠0Not Voting
Jul 9, 2007PN347Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of MichiganOn the NominationNomination Confirmed83⁠–⁠4Not Voting
Jul 11, 2007HR1585To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected56⁠–⁠41NayNay
Jul 11, 2007HR1585To require a report on support provided by the Government of Iran for attacks against coalition forces in Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 11, 2007HR1585To limit the length of deployment of members of the Armed Forced for Operation Iraqi Freedom.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected52⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jul 11, 2007HR1585To express the sense of Congress on length of time between deployments for members of the Armed Forces.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠55NayYea (against)
Jul 12, 2007HR1585To state the policy of the United States on the protection of the United States and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to90⁠–⁠5Yea
Jul 12, 2007HR1585To provide for the care and management of wounded warriors.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 13, 2007HR1585Relative to bringing Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda to justice.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to87⁠–⁠1Yea
Jul 17, 2007HR1585To express the sense of the Senate that it is in the national security interest of the United States that Iraq not become a failed state and a safe haven for terrorists.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠3Yea
Jul 17, 2007HR1585To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠47NayNay
Jul 17, 2007HR1585To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to41⁠–⁠37NayNay
Jul 18, 2007HR1585To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to37⁠–⁠23NayNay
Jul 18, 2007HR1585To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq.On the MotionMotion Rejected52⁠–⁠47NayNay
Jul 18, 2007HR2669A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.On the Motion to ProceedMotion to Proceed Agreed to49⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To increase the amount appropriated for the college access partnership grant program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to73⁠–⁠24Nay
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To amend the amounts appropriated for Promise Grants for fiscal years 2014 through 2017.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To amend the special allowance payments.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠62YeaYea
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To strike the provisions relating to loan forgiveness for public service employees.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠55YeaYea
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To express the sense of the Senate on the detainees of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠3Yea
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.On the MotionMotion Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayYea (against)
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To provide limited immunity for reports of suspicious behavior and response.On the MotionMotion Rejected57⁠–⁠39YeaYea
Jul 19, 2007HR2669Relative to illegal aliens qualifying for Social Security benefits; and Relative to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.On the MotionMotion Rejected53⁠–⁠44NayNay
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that individuals are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.On the MotionMotion Rejected57⁠–⁠40NayYea (against)
Jul 19, 2007HR2669A sense of the Senate relative to tax policy.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To permanently extend certain education-related tax incentives.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠48NayYea (against)
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To provide interim relief for shortages in employment-based visas for aliens with extraordinary ability and advanced degrees and for nurses.On the MotionMotion Rejected55⁠–⁠40NayYea (against)
Jul 19, 2007HR2669A sense of the Senate relative to the adoption tax creditOn the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠48NayYea (against)
Jul 19, 2007HR2669To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.On the MotionMotion Rejected42⁠–⁠54NayYea (against)
Jul 20, 2007HR2669A sense of the Senate relative to the Alternative Minimum Tax.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠48NayNay
Jul 20, 2007HR2669To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠49NayYea (against)
Jul 20, 2007HR2669A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.On Passage of the BillBill Passed78⁠–⁠18Yea
Jul 23, 2007S1642To provide for a Federal supplemental loan program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠54NayNay
Jul 24, 2007S1642To provide for a demonstration and certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 24, 2007S1642A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 24, 2007HJRES44Joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed93⁠–⁠1Yea
Jul 25, 2007HR2638To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.On the Decision of the ChairDecision of Chair Sustained52⁠–⁠44YeaNay (against)
Jul 26, 2007HR2638To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to89⁠–⁠1Nay
Jul 26, 2007HR2638To make $300,000,000 available for grants to States to carry out the REAL ID Act of 2005.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to49⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jul 26, 2007HR2638To prohibit funds made available in this Act from being used to implement a rule or regulation related to certain petitions for aliens to perform temporary labor in the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠43YeaNay (against)
Jul 26, 2007HR2638To prohibit the use of funds to remove offenses from the list of criminal offenses disqualifying individuals from receiving TWIC cards.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠1Yea
Jul 26, 2007HR2638A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Securityfor the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed89⁠–⁠4Nay
Jul 26, 2007HR1A bill to provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.On the Motion to RecommitMotion to Recommit Rejected26⁠–⁠67NayYea (against)
Jul 26, 2007HR1A bill to provide for the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to85⁠–⁠8Yea
Jul 30, 2007HR976A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for small businesses, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to80⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 31, 2007HR976To standardize the determination of income for purposes of eligibility for SCHIP.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠59YeaYea
Aug 1, 2007HR976To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Disease Prevention and Treatment Research Trust Fund.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected26⁠–⁠58Not VotingYea
Aug 1, 2007HR976To limit the matching rate for coverage other than for low-income children or pregnant women covered through a waiver and to prohibit any new waivers for coverage of adults other than pregnant women.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠53YeaYea
Aug 1, 2007HR976To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for a 60-vote point of order against legislation that includes a Federal excise tax rate increase which disproportionately affects taxpayers with earned income of less than 200 percent of the Federal poverty level.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠64YeaYea
Aug 1, 2007HR976To eliminate the exception for certain States to cover children under SCHIP whose income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠43NayNay
Aug 1, 2007HR976To provide a perfecting amendment.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠61YeaYea
Aug 1, 2007HR976To provide sufficient funding and incentives to increase the enrollment of uninsured children.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected36⁠–⁠60NayNay
Aug 2, 2007S1A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to80⁠–⁠17Yea
Aug 2, 2007S1A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.On the MotionMotion Agreed to83⁠–⁠14Yea
Aug 2, 2007HR976To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reset the rate of tax under the alternative minimum tax at 24 percent.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Aug 2, 2007HR976To sunset the increase in the tax on tobacco products on September 30, 2012.On the MotionMotion Rejected39⁠–⁠60NayYea (against)
Aug 2, 2007HR976To prohibit a State from using SCHIP funds to provide coverage for nonpregnant adults until the State first demonstrates that it has adequately covered targeted low-income children who reside in the State.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠55YeaYea
Aug 2, 2007HR976To exclude individuals with alternative minimum tax liability from eligibility for SCHIP coverage.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠57YeaYea
Aug 2, 2007HR976To minimize the erosion of private health coverage.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠62YeaYea
Aug 2, 2007HR976To ensure that children and pregnant women whose family income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line and who have access to employer-sponsored coverage receive premium assistance.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠62YeaYea
Aug 2, 2007HR976To require individuals who are eligible for SCHIP and employer-sponsored coverage to use the employer-sponsored coverage instead of SCHIP.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠64YeaYea
Aug 2, 2007HR976To codify the unborn child rule.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Aug 2, 2007HR976To increase access to health insurance for low-income children based on actual need, as adjusted for cost-of-living.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected21⁠–⁠78Nay
Aug 2, 2007HR976To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements and qualified restaurant improvements and to provide a 15-year straight-line cost recovery for certain improvements to retail space.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Aug 2, 2007HR976To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠62YeaYea
Aug 2, 2007HR976In the nature of a substitute.On the MotionMotion Agreed to67⁠–⁠32NayNay
Aug 2, 2007HR976A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed68⁠–⁠31NayNay
Aug 3, 2007PN253Timothy D. DeGiusti, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of OklahomaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠0Yea
Aug 3, 2007S1927A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed60⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Aug 3, 2007S2011A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".On Passage of the BillBill Defeated43⁠–⁠45NayNay
Sep 4, 2007PN688Jim Nussle, of Iowa, to be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetOn the NominationNomination Confirmed69⁠–⁠24Yea
Sep 5, 2007HR2642To strike section 225, relating to a prohibition on the disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs lands and improvements at West Los Angeles Medical Center, California.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to66⁠–⁠25NayNay
Sep 6, 2007HR2642To provide funding for security associated with the national party conventions.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to76⁠–⁠15Nay
Sep 6, 2007HR2642To prohibit the use of funds to expand the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to47⁠–⁠45NayNay
Sep 6, 2007HR2642To limit the cases in which funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is performed by more than 10 Federal employees.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠39YeaNay (against)
Sep 6, 2007HR2642A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed92⁠–⁠1Yea
Sep 6, 2007HR2764To strike the provision in section 113 that increases the limit on the United States' share for United Nations peacekeeping operations during fiscal year 2008 from 25 percent to 27.1 percent so that the United States does not pay more than its fair share for United Nations peacekeeping.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠63NayYea (against)
Sep 6, 2007HR2764To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to48⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Sep 6, 2007HR2764To 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 AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠41NayNay
Sep 6, 2007HR2764To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠53YeaYea
Sep 6, 2007HR2764To prohibit the use of funds by international organizations, agencies, and entities that require the registration of, or taxes guns owned by citizens of the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to81⁠–⁠10Yea
Sep 6, 2007HR2764To ensure that the United States contribution to the United Nations is not being lost to waste, fraud, abuse or corruption by maximizing the public transparency of all United Nations spending.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to92⁠–⁠1Yea
Sep 6, 2007HR2764To provide for the spending of $106,763,000 on programs that save children's lives, such as the President's Malaria Initiative, rather than lower priority programs, such as the Global Environment Facility, which produce few results and are managed by the United Nations Development Program, which utilizes corrupt procurement practices, operates contrary to United Nations rules, and retaliates against whistleblowers.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Sep 6, 2007HR2764To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for "Contribution to the International Development Association" may be made available for the World Bank malaria control or prevention programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected33⁠–⁠60NayYea (against)
Sep 6, 2007HR2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed81⁠–⁠12Yea
Sep 7, 2007HR2669A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 601 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to79⁠–⁠12Yea
Sep 10, 2007PN25William Lindsay Osteen, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North CarolinaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed86⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 10, 2007PN353Janis Lynn Sammartino, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of CaliforniaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed90⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 10, 2007HR3074To expand the extension of authority of the Secretary of Transportation and provide additional obligation authority for the highway bridge program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to60⁠–⁠33NayNay
Sep 11, 2007HR3074To prohibit funds appropriated under title I from being used for earmarks until all structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges have been repaired, with limited exceptions.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to82⁠–⁠14Yea
Sep 11, 2007HR3074To prohibit the establishment of a program that allows Mexican truck drivers to operate beyond the commercial zones near the Mexican border.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to75⁠–⁠23Yea
Sep 11, 2007HR3074To ensure that every motor carrier entering the United States through the cross-border motor carrier demonstration program is inspected and meets all applicable safety standards established for United States commercial motor vehicles.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected29⁠–⁠69NayYea (against)
Sep 11, 2007HR3074To prohibit the use of funds made available under this Act for bicycle paths so that the funds can be used to improve bridge and road safety.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to80⁠–⁠18Yea
Sep 12, 2007HR3074To provide a system for better construction and maintenance of America's aging bridge infrastructure by spending American tax dollars more effectively and efficiently.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠37YeaNay (against)
Sep 12, 2007HR3074To prohibit the use of funds for the construction of a baseball facility in Billings, Montana, and to reduce the amounts made available for the Economic Development Initiative and the Community Development Fund; and To ensure that no funds made available under this Act shall be used to carry out any activity relating to the design or construction of the America's Wetland Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, until the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Louisiana, certifies to Congress that all residents of the State of Louisiana who were displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita in 2005 are no longer living in temporary housing; and To remove an unnecessary earmark for the International Peace Garden in Dunseith, North Dakota.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to63⁠–⁠32YeaNay (against)
Sep 12, 2007HR3074A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed88⁠–⁠7Yea
Sep 18, 2007HR1124To prohibit the Federal Government from favoring public colleges and universities over private colleges and universities under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠59NayYea (against)
Sep 18, 2007HR1124A bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.On Passage of the BillBill Passed96⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 18, 2007S1257A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected57⁠–⁠42YeaNay (against)
Sep 19, 2007HR1585To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected56⁠–⁠43NayNay
Sep 19, 2007HR1585To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected56⁠–⁠44NayNay
Sep 19, 2007HR1585To express the sense of Congress on Department of Defense policy regarding dwell time.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected55⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Sep 20, 2007HR1585To reaffirm strong support for all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces and to strongly condemn attacks on the honor, integrity, and patriotism of any individual who is serving or has served honorably in the United States Armed Forces, by any person or organization.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected50⁠–⁠47NayNay
Sep 20, 2007HR1585To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to72⁠–⁠25YeaYea
Sep 20, 2007HR1585To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠70NayNay
Sep 21, 2007HR1585To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠47NayNay
Sep 24, 2007HR1495A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to81⁠–⁠12Yea
Sep 26, 2007HR1585To express the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to75⁠–⁠23Nay
Sep 26, 2007HR1585To express the sense of the Senate regarding Iran.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to76⁠–⁠22Yea
Sep 27, 2007HR1585To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to60⁠–⁠39YeaNay (against)
Sep 27, 2007HR1585To require comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠3Yea
Sep 27, 2007HR976An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to69⁠–⁠30NayNay
Sep 27, 2007HR976An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to67⁠–⁠29NayNay
Sep 27, 2007HJRES43A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed53⁠–⁠42Nay
Sep 27, 2007HJRES52A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.On the Joint ResolutionJoint Resolution Passed94⁠–⁠1Yea
Sep 27, 2007HR1585To eliminate wasteful spending and improve the management of counter-drug intelligence.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected26⁠–⁠69Nay
Sep 27, 2007HR1585In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to89⁠–⁠6Nay
Oct 1, 2007HR1585To provide for certain public-private competition requirements.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to51⁠–⁠44NayNay
Oct 1, 2007HR1585To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed92⁠–⁠3Yea
Oct 2, 2007HR3222To prohibit waivers for enlistment in the Armed Forces of individuals with certain felony offenses.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to53⁠–⁠41YeaYea
Oct 3, 2007HR3222To improve the security of United States borders.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠1Nay
Oct 3, 2007HR3222To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠68NayNay
Oct 4, 2007HR3093To provide $1,680,000 to investigate and prosecute unsolved civil rights crimes in a fiscally responsible manner by prioritizing spending.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to61⁠–⁠31YeaNay (against)
Oct 15, 2007HR3093To prohibit the use of any funds made available in this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the trade remedy laws of the United States, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to85⁠–⁠3Yea
Oct 16, 2007HR3093To prevent Federal employees from purchasing unnecessary first-class or premium-class airline tickets at taxpayers' expense.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to90⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 16, 2007HR3093To increase funding for the United States Marshals Service to ensure full funding for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and offset the increase by reducing funding for the Advanced Technology Program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 16, 2007HR3093To increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and offset the increase by reducing NASA funding.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠25Yea
Oct 16, 2007HR3093To provide, in a fiscally responsible manner, additional funding for United States attorneys to prosecute violent crimes in Indian country.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to62⁠–⁠31NayNay
Oct 16, 2007HR3093To set aside $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance for activities that support State and local law enforcement agencies in their efforts to assist the Federal Government's enforcement of immigration laws.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to50⁠–⁠42NayNay
Oct 16, 2007HR3093To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to52⁠–⁠42NayNay
Oct 16, 2007HR3093A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Oct 16, 2007HR3093A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed75⁠–⁠19Nay
Oct 18, 2007HR3043To provide a limitation on funds with respect to the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected34⁠–⁠61NayYea (against)
Oct 18, 2007HR3043To provide funding for activities to reduce infections from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and related infections.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to90⁠–⁠3Yea
Oct 18, 2007HR3043To increase funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to89⁠–⁠4Yea
Oct 18, 2007HR3043To provide funding for the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to81⁠–⁠12Yea
Oct 18, 2007HR3043To provide additional care for pregnant women, mothers, and infants by eliminating a $1,000,000 earmark for a museum dedicated to Woodstock.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Failed42⁠–⁠52NayNay
Oct 18, 2007HR3043To clarify the application of current law.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to68⁠–⁠25NayNay
Oct 18, 2007HR3043To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Oct 18, 2007HR3043To increase the amount of funds available for the Office of Labor Management Standards.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠47YeaYea
Oct 22, 2007HR3043To reduce the total amount appropriated to any program that is rated ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget through the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART).On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠21Yea
Oct 22, 2007HR3043To provide funding for the activities under the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠3Yea
Oct 23, 2007HR3043To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to65⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Oct 23, 2007HR3043To require Congress to provide health care for all children in the U.S. before funding special interest pork projects.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to68⁠–⁠26Yea
Oct 23, 2007HR3043To replace non-competitive earmarks for the AFL-CIO with competitive grants.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠34YeaNay (against)
Oct 23, 2007HR3043To provide support to Iraqis and Afghans who arrives in the United States under the Special Immigrant Visa program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to92⁠–⁠0Yea
Oct 23, 2007HR3043To prohibit the use of funds to administer Social Security benefit payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠3Yea
Oct 23, 2007HR3043To prohibit the use of funds to process claims based on illegal work for purposes of receiving Social Security benefits.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to92⁠–⁠2Yea
Oct 23, 2007HR3043Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠6Yea
Oct 23, 2007HR3043A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected40⁠–⁠54NayYea (against)
Oct 23, 2007HR3043A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed75⁠–⁠19Yea
Oct 24, 2007PN2Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitOn the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to62⁠–⁠35YeaYea
Oct 24, 2007PN2Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed59⁠–⁠38YeaYea
Oct 24, 2007S2205A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠44NayNay
Oct 25, 2007S294To prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any Amtrak train route.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠66YeaYea
Oct 25, 2007S294To remove the limitation on the number of Amtrak routes available for competitive bid.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected27⁠–⁠64NayYea (against)
Oct 30, 2007S294To require Amtrak to regularly report to Congress on the profits or losses relating to the provision of food and beverage service and to limit such service on Amtrak rail lines that incur losses.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected24⁠–⁠67Yea
Oct 30, 2007S294A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to79⁠–⁠13Yea
Oct 30, 2007S294To require Amtrak to disclose the Federal subsidy of every ticket sold for transportation on Amtrak.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected27⁠–⁠65YeaYea
Oct 30, 2007S294A bill to reauthorize Amtrak, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed70⁠–⁠22Nay
Oct 31, 2007HR3963A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to62⁠–⁠33NayNay
Nov 1, 2007HR3963A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to65⁠–⁠30NayNay
Nov 1, 2007HR3963A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed64⁠–⁠30NayNay
Nov 7, 2007HR3043A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠46NayNay
Nov 7, 2007HR3043A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to56⁠–⁠37YeaNay (against)
Nov 8, 2007HR1495A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.On Overriding the VetoVeto Overridden79⁠–⁠14Yea
Nov 8, 2007PN958Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be Attorney GeneralOn the NominationNomination Confirmed53⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Nov 13, 2007PN776Robert M. Dow, Jr., of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of IllinoisOn the NominationNomination Confirmed86⁠–⁠0Yea
Nov 14, 2007HR1429A bill to reauthorize the Head Start Act, to improve program quality, to expand access, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to95⁠–⁠0Yea
Nov 16, 2007S2340A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected45⁠–⁠53NayYea (against)
Nov 16, 2007HR4156A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠45NayNay
Nov 16, 2007HR2419In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected55⁠–⁠42NayNay
Dec 4, 2007HR3688A bill to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.On Passage of the BillBill Passed77⁠–⁠18Yea
Dec 6, 2007HR3996A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected46⁠–⁠48Not VotingNay
Dec 6, 2007HR3996A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed88⁠–⁠5Not Voting
Dec 7, 2007HR6An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠42NayNay
Dec 11, 2007HR2419Relative to traditional payments and loans.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠58Yea
Dec 12, 2007HR2419To strike the section requiring the establishment of a Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠58YeaYea
Dec 12, 2007HR2419To strike a provision relating to market loss assistance for asparagus producers.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠56YeaYea
Dec 12, 2007HR2419To increase funding for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems, with an offset.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected19⁠–⁠75Yea
Dec 12, 2007HR2419To limit the tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected14⁠–⁠79Nay
Dec 12, 2007HR2419To improve women's access to heath care services in rural areas and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠53YeaYea
Dec 12, 2007HR2419To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a pilot program under which agricultural producers may establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, to provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, to specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and to limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during a taxable year, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠58YeaYea
Dec 13, 2007HR2419To strengthen payment limitations and direct the savings to increase funding for certain programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected56⁠–⁠43NayNay
Dec 13, 2007HR6An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected59⁠–⁠40NayNay
Dec 13, 2007HR2419To improve the adjusted gross income limitation and use the savings to provide additional funding for certain programs and reduce the Federal deficit.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠47YeaNay (against)
Dec 13, 2007HR2419To modify the provisions relating to unlawful practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠55NayNay
Dec 13, 2007HR2419To increase funding for critical Farm Bill programs and improve crop insurance.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠63NayNay
Dec 13, 2007HR2419To prohibit the involuntary acquisition of farmland and grazing land by Federal, State, and local governments for parks, open space, or similar purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠58NayYea (against)
Dec 13, 2007HR6An Act to move the United States toward greater energy independence and security, to increase the production of clean renewable fuels, to protect consumers, to increase the efficiency of products, buildings, and vehicles, to promote research on and deploy greenhouse gas capture and storage options, and to improve the energy performance of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to86⁠–⁠8Yea
Dec 13, 2007HR2419In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to78⁠–⁠12Yea
Dec 14, 2007S2338An original bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠1Yea
Dec 14, 2007HR1585To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 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, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to90⁠–⁠3Yea
Dec 14, 2007HR2419A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed79⁠–⁠14Nay
Dec 17, 2007S2248An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to76⁠–⁠10Yea
Dec 18, 2007HR2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected44⁠–⁠51NayNay
Dec 18, 2007HR2764To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected24⁠–⁠71NayNay
Dec 18, 2007HR2764To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected50⁠–⁠45YeaNay (against)
Dec 18, 2007HR2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to70⁠–⁠25YeaYea
Dec 18, 2007HR2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected48⁠–⁠46YeaNay (against)
Dec 18, 2007HR2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to76⁠–⁠17Nay
Dec 18, 2007PN768John Daniel Tinder, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed93⁠–⁠0Yea
Jan 22, 2008HR4986A bill to provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed91⁠–⁠3Yea
Jan 24, 2008S2248An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to60⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Jan 28, 2008S2248In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected48⁠–⁠45YeaYea
Jan 28, 2008S2248Relative to the extension of the Protect America Act of 2007.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected48⁠–⁠45NayNay
Feb 4, 2008HR5140A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to80⁠–⁠4Yea
Feb 5, 2008HR5140A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.On the MotionMotion Agreed to73⁠–⁠12Yea
Feb 6, 2008S2248To modify the sunset provision.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠46NayNay
Feb 6, 2008HR5140Of a perfecting nature.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected58⁠–⁠41NayNay
Feb 7, 2008HR5140To revise the eligibility criteria for the 2008 recovery rebates for individuals.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to91⁠–⁠6Yea
Feb 7, 2008HR5140A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.On Passage of the BillBill Passed81⁠–⁠16Yea
Feb 7, 2008S2248To place flexible limits on the use of information obtained using unlawful procedures.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected40⁠–⁠56NayNay
Feb 7, 2008S2248To prohibit reverse targeting and protect the rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠57NayNay
Feb 12, 2008S2248To provide a statement of the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected57⁠–⁠41YeaNay (against)
Feb 12, 2008S2248To provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected35⁠–⁠63NayNay
Feb 12, 2008S2248To strike the provisions providing immunity from civil liability to electronic communication service providers for certain assistance provided to the Government.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected31⁠–⁠67NayNay
Feb 12, 2008S2248To modify the requirements for certifications made prior to the initiation of certain acquisitions.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠60NayNay
Feb 12, 2008S2248To provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil actions.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠68NayNay
Feb 12, 2008S2248To provide for the review of certifications by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠57NayNay
Feb 12, 2008S2248An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to69⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Feb 12, 2008S2248An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed68⁠–⁠29YeaYea
Feb 13, 2008HR2082A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to92⁠–⁠4Yea
Feb 13, 2008HR2082A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to51⁠–⁠45NayNay
Feb 13, 2008S1200To express the sense of Congress regarding law enforcement and methamphetamine issues in Indian country.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 14, 2008S1200Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 14, 2008S1200To allow tribal members to make their own health care choices.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠67NayYea (against)
Feb 14, 2008S1200To prioritize scarce resources to basic medical services for Indians.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected21⁠–⁠73Nay
Feb 14, 2008S1200To protect rape and sexual assault victims from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠0Yea
Feb 25, 2008S1200In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to85⁠–⁠2Yea
Feb 25, 2008S1200Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to78⁠–⁠11Yea
Feb 26, 2008S1200To modify a section relating to limitation on use of funds appropriated to the Service.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to52⁠–⁠42YeaYea
Feb 26, 2008S1200To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to56⁠–⁠38Yea
Feb 26, 2008S1200A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act.On Passage of the BillBill Passed83⁠–⁠10Yea
Feb 26, 2008S2633A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to70⁠–⁠24Yea
Feb 27, 2008S2634A bill to require a report setting forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to89⁠–⁠3Yea
Feb 28, 2008HR3221Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected48⁠–⁠46NayNay
Mar 3, 2008S2663A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to86⁠–⁠1Yea
Mar 4, 2008S2663In the nature of a substitute.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to57⁠–⁠39NayNay
Mar 5, 2008S2663To authorize appropriations for necessary or appropriate travel, subsistence, and related expenses, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to96⁠–⁠0Yea
Mar 5, 2008S2663To prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling requirements, or orders.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to51⁠–⁠45NayNay
Mar 6, 2008S2663To allow the prevailing party in certain civil actions related to consumer product safety rules to recover attorney fees.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to56⁠–⁠39NayNay
Mar 6, 2008HR4040A bill to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.On Passage of the BillBill Passed79⁠–⁠13Yea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners, relief to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and tax relief to America's troops and veterans.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to99⁠–⁠1Yea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠52NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 rate increase for the alternative minimum tax for individuals.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaNay (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.On the MotionMotion Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayNay
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.On the Motion to ReconsiderMotion to Reconsider Agreed to50⁠–⁠50YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected38⁠–⁠62YeaNay (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected50⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠46YeaNay (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To repeal the tax increase on Social Security benefits imposed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠53YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠4Yea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To increase the Indian Health Service by $1 billion in FY 2009.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to69⁠–⁠30NayNay
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to56⁠–⁠43NayNay
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠51YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to95⁠–⁠2Yea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to54⁠–⁠44YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to53⁠–⁠45NayNay
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to61⁠–⁠37YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.On the MotionMotion Rejected58⁠–⁠40YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To raise taxes by an unprecedented $1.4 trillion for the purpose of fully funding 111 new or expanded federal spending programs.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected0⁠–⁠97Nay
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠56YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected43⁠–⁠55NayNay
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠57NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected29⁠–⁠68NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to49⁠–⁠48YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to89⁠–⁠7Yea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠40YeaNay (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of laws protecting children.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to90⁠–⁠5Yea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠49YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices.On the MotionMotion Rejected39⁠–⁠59YeaYea
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.On the MotionMotion Rejected27⁠–⁠71NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009.On the MotionMotion Rejected29⁠–⁠71Nay
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected23⁠–⁠77Nay
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected48⁠–⁠50NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected47⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
Mar 13, 2008SCONRES70To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for transferring funding for Berkeley, CA earmarks to the Marine Corps.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠57NayYea (against)
Mar 14, 2008SCONRES70To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to70⁠–⁠27NayNay
Mar 14, 2008SCONRES70To require that legislation to reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected46⁠–⁠52YeaYea
Mar 14, 2008SCONRES70To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected45⁠–⁠51YeaYea
Mar 14, 2008SCONRES70To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to73⁠–⁠23Yea
Mar 14, 2008SCONRES70Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to73⁠–⁠23Yea
Mar 14, 2008SCONRES70An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to51⁠–⁠44NayNay
Apr 1, 2008HR3221Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to94⁠–⁠1Yea
Apr 3, 2008SRES501A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.On the ResolutionResolution Agreed to95⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 3, 2008HR3221To address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to58⁠–⁠36YeaYea
Apr 3, 2008HR3221To increase funding for housing counseling resources.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠40YeaNay (against)
Apr 3, 2008HR3221No Statement of Purpose on File.On the MotionMotion Rejected41⁠–⁠44NayYea (against)
Apr 4, 2008HR3221To protect families most vulnerable to foreclosure due to a sudden loss of income by extending the depreciation incentive to loss companies that have accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credits.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to76⁠–⁠2Yea
Apr 4, 2008HR3221To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions and to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation.On the MotionMotion Agreed to74⁠–⁠5Yea
Apr 8, 2008HR3221In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to92⁠–⁠6Yea
Apr 10, 2008HR3221To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected15⁠–⁠79Yea
Apr 10, 2008HR3221To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to88⁠–⁠8Nay
Apr 10, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed84⁠–⁠12Yea
Apr 10, 2008S2739To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by the Federal Government and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠63NayYea (against)
Apr 10, 2008S2739To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected19⁠–⁠76Nay
Apr 10, 2008S2739To ensure that all individuals who reside, or own property that is located, in a proposed National Heritage Area are informed of the designation of the National Heritage Area.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected27⁠–⁠67NayYea (against)
Apr 10, 2008S2739To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected22⁠–⁠73Nay
Apr 10, 2008S2739A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed91⁠–⁠4Yea
Apr 10, 2008PN988Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of ArkansasOn the NominationNomination Confirmed88⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 14, 2008HR1195A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to93⁠–⁠1Yea
Apr 16, 2008HR1195A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.On the Motion to Table the Motion to RecommitMotion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to78⁠–⁠18Yea
Apr 17, 2008HR1195To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to64⁠–⁠28YeaNay (against)
Apr 17, 2008HR1195To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected49⁠–⁠43NayYea (against)
Apr 17, 2008HR1195In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to90⁠–⁠2Yea
Apr 17, 2008HR1195A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed88⁠–⁠2Yea
Apr 22, 2008S1315A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to94⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 23, 2008HR2831A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that adiscriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant tothe discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected56⁠–⁠42NayNay
Apr 24, 2008S1315To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected41⁠–⁠56NayYea (against)
Apr 24, 2008S1315An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed96⁠–⁠1Yea
Apr 24, 2008HR493A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.On Passage of the BillBill Passed95⁠–⁠0Yea
Apr 28, 2008HR2881A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to88⁠–⁠0Yea
May 6, 2008HR2881In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected49⁠–⁠42NayNay
May 6, 2008S2284An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to90⁠–⁠1Yea
May 7, 2008S2284To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected19⁠–⁠74Nay
May 7, 2008S2284To increase maximum coverage limits.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected27⁠–⁠66Nay
May 7, 2008S2284To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected23⁠–⁠69Nay
May 7, 2008S2284To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected30⁠–⁠62Nay
May 8, 2008S2284In the nature of a substitute.On the MotionMotion Agreed to70⁠–⁠26Nay
May 8, 2008S2284To provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to68⁠–⁠24Yea
May 13, 2008S2284Of a perfecting nature.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠56YeaYea
May 13, 2008S2284To increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to97⁠–⁠1Yea
May 13, 2008HR3121A bill to restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program and to provide for such program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms and floods, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed92⁠–⁠6Yea
May 13, 2008HR980A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to69⁠–⁠29YeaNay (against)
May 14, 2008HR980To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to55⁠–⁠42YeaNay (against)
May 15, 2008HR2419A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to74⁠–⁠21Nay
May 15, 2008HR2419A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to62⁠–⁠34NayNay
May 15, 2008HR2419A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to81⁠–⁠15Nay
May 15, 2008SCONRES70An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠51NayYea (against)
May 15, 2008SCONRES70An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.On the MotionMotion Agreed to55⁠–⁠40NayNay
May 15, 2008SCONRES70An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.On the MotionMotion Rejected34⁠–⁠61YeaYea
May 15, 2008SCONRES70An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.On the MotionMotion Rejected44⁠–⁠51YeaYea
May 15, 2008SCONRES70An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.On the MotionMotion Rejected47⁠–⁠48YeaYea
May 20, 2008PN1484G. Steven Agee, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠0Yea
May 22, 2008HR2642In the nature of substitute.On the MotionMotion Agreed to75⁠–⁠22Nay
May 22, 2008HR2642In the nature of a substitute.On the MotionMotion Rejected34⁠–⁠63YeaNay (against)
May 22, 2008HR2642In the nature of a substitute.On the MotionMotion Agreed to70⁠–⁠26Yea
May 22, 2008HR2419A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.On Overriding the VetoVeto Overridden82⁠–⁠13Nay
Jun 2, 2008S3036A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to74⁠–⁠14Yea
Jun 4, 2008SCONRES70An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to48⁠–⁠45NayNay
Jun 4, 2008S3036A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected27⁠–⁠28NayNay
Jun 5, 2008HR6124A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed77⁠–⁠15Nay
Jun 6, 2008S3036In the nature of a substitute.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected48⁠–⁠36NayNay
Jun 10, 2008S3044A bill to provide energy price relief and hold oil companies and other entities accountable for their actions with regard to high energy prices, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jun 10, 2008HR6049A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected50⁠–⁠44NayNay
Jun 10, 2008PN1065Mark S. Davis, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of VirginiaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed94⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 12, 2008S3101A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected54⁠–⁠39NayNay
Jun 17, 2008HR6049A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected52⁠–⁠44NayNay
Jun 18, 2008HR6124A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.On Overriding the VetoVeto Overridden80⁠–⁠14Nay
Jun 19, 2008HR3221To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected11⁠–⁠77Nay
Jun 19, 2008HR3221To strike provisions relating to the HOPE for Homeowners Program.On the MotionMotion Rejected21⁠–⁠69Nay
Jun 19, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Rejected11⁠–⁠70Nay
Jun 24, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to83⁠–⁠9Yea
Jun 24, 2008PN1560Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitOn the NominationNomination Confirmed63⁠–⁠32YeaNay (against)
Jun 25, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to79⁠–⁠16Yea
Jun 25, 2008HR6304A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to80⁠–⁠15Yea
Jun 26, 2008PN1335William T. Lawrence, of Indiana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of IndianaOn the NominationNomination Confirmed97⁠–⁠0Yea
Jun 26, 2008HR6331A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected58⁠–⁠40YeaNay (against)
Jun 26, 2008HR2642A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to77⁠–⁠21Nay
Jun 26, 2008HR2642A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to92⁠–⁠6Nay
Jul 7, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to76⁠–⁠10Yea
Jul 9, 2008HR6304To strike title II.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠66NayNay
Jul 9, 2008HR6304To limit retroactive immunity for providing assistance to the United States to instances in which a Federal court determines the assistance was provided in connection with an intelligence activity that was constitutional.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected37⁠–⁠61NayNay
Jul 9, 2008HR6304To stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected42⁠–⁠56NayNay
Jul 9, 2008HR6304A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to72⁠–⁠26YeaYea
Jul 9, 2008HR6304A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed69⁠–⁠28YeaYea
Jul 9, 2008HR6331A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to69⁠–⁠30YeaNay (against)
Jul 10, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to84⁠–⁠12Yea
Jul 10, 2008PN1641Gen. David H. Petraeus, in the Army, to be GeneralOn the NominationNomination Confirmed95⁠–⁠2Yea
Jul 10, 2008PN1643Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, in the Army, to be GeneralOn the NominationNomination Confirmed96⁠–⁠1Yea
Jul 11, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to63⁠–⁠5Yea
Jul 11, 2008S2731A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to65⁠–⁠3Yea
Jul 15, 2008S2731To limit the countries to which Federal financial assistance may be targeted under this Act.On the Motion to TableMotion to Table Agreed to70⁠–⁠24YeaNay (against)
Jul 15, 2008S2731In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected16⁠–⁠80Nay
Jul 15, 2008HR6331A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.On Overriding the VetoVeto Overridden70⁠–⁠26YeaNay (against)
Jul 16, 2008S2731To establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government spending under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected32⁠–⁠63YeaYea
Jul 16, 2008S2731To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected44⁠–⁠51YeaYea
Jul 16, 2008S2731To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carry out this Act that exceeds the amount authorized for fiscal year 2013.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected28⁠–⁠67NayYea (against)
Jul 16, 2008S2731To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 years.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected31⁠–⁠64NayYea (against)
Jul 16, 2008HR5501A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed80⁠–⁠16Yea
Jul 22, 2008S3268A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, and for other purposes.On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to94⁠–⁠0Yea
Jul 25, 2008S3268A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act, to prevent excessive price speculation with respect to energy commodities, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected50⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jul 25, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to80⁠–⁠13Yea
Jul 26, 2008HR3221A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to72⁠–⁠13Yea
Jul 26, 2008S3186A bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected50⁠–⁠35NayNay
Jul 28, 2008S3297A bill to advance America's priorities.On the MotionMotion Agreed to87⁠–⁠3Not Voting
Jul 28, 2008S3297A bill to advance America's priorities.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠40NayNay
Jul 29, 2008HR6049A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected53⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jul 30, 2008S2035A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jul 30, 2008S3335A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected51⁠–⁠43NayNay
Jul 31, 2008HR4040A bill to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to89⁠–⁠3Yea
Jul 31, 2008HR4137A bill to amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.On the Conference ReportConference Report Agreed to83⁠–⁠8Yea
Jul 31, 2008S3001An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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, and for other purposes.On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected51⁠–⁠39NayNay
Jul 31, 2008HCONRES398A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.On the Concurrent ResolutionConcurrent Resolution Agreed to48⁠–⁠40NayNay
Sep 8, 2008S3001An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to83⁠–⁠0Yea
Sep 10, 2008S3001To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected39⁠–⁠57YeaYea
Sep 10, 2008S3001To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to94⁠–⁠2Nay
Sep 16, 2008S3001An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to61⁠–⁠32NayNay
Sep 17, 2008S3001An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed88⁠–⁠8Yea
Sep 23, 2008HR6049In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to93⁠–⁠2Yea
Sep 23, 2008HR6049To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes.On the AmendmentAmendment Rejected53⁠–⁠42YeaNay (against)
Sep 23, 2008HR6049To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to84⁠–⁠11Nay
Sep 23, 2008HR6049A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed93⁠–⁠2Yea
Sep 26, 2008S3604A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the Motion to ProceedMotion to Proceed Rejected52⁠–⁠42NayNay
Sep 27, 2008HR2638A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to83⁠–⁠12Yea
Sep 27, 2008HR2638A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to78⁠–⁠12Yea
Sep 29, 2008HR2095A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to69⁠–⁠17Nay
Oct 1, 2008HR2095A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.On the MotionMotion Agreed to74⁠–⁠24Nay
Oct 1, 2008HR7081A bill to approve the United States-India Agreement for Cooperation on Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed86⁠–⁠13Yea
Oct 1, 2008HR1424In the nature of a substitute.On the AmendmentAmendment Agreed to74⁠–⁠25Yea
Oct 1, 2008HR1424A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.On Passage of the BillBill Passed74⁠–⁠25Yea
Nov 20, 2008HR6867A bill to provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Agreed to89⁠–⁠6Yea
Dec 11, 2008HR7005A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.On the Cloture MotionCloture Motion Rejected52⁠–⁠35YeaNay (against)

Sources

Where the roll calls above came from.

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

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