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Obama's voting record

Vote Key

Y N NV PY PN

Yea Nay Not Voting, Excused, Absent, or Present Pair Yea Pair Nay

Abortion Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
02/26/2008	Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)
09/06/2007	Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion S Amdt 2707	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45)
03/17/2005	Unintended Pregnancy Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53)

Agriculture Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/13/2007	Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 43)
12/13/2007	Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)

Appropriations
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/29/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 1591	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 47)
07/12/2006	Transit Security Amendment HR 5441	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
06/22/2006	Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill S 2766	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 0)
06/15/2006	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 4939	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1)
05/04/2006	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 4939	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 20)
05/03/2006	Influenza Vaccine Injury Compensation Amendment HR 4939	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 46)
05/02/2006	Sugarcane Growers Funding Amendment HR 4939	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59)
12/21/2005	Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill HR 2863	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 44)
12/21/2005	Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill HR 2863	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 0)
11/16/2005	Commerce, Justice, Science, Appropriations Bill FY 2006 HR 2862	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (94 - 5)
11/15/2005	Defense Department FY2006 Authorization bill S 1042	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 0)
11/10/2005	Foreign Operations FY2006 Appropriations Bill HR 3057	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 0)
11/03/2005	Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act HR 2744	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 18)
10/27/2005	After School Funding Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (41 - 56)
10/27/2005	Labor, HHS, Education, FY 2006 Appropriations bill HR 3010	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 3)
10/26/2005	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Amendment HR 3010	N	Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 53)
10/20/2005	Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, Appropriation HR 3058	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 6)
10/07/2005	Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill HR 2863	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 0)
10/05/2005	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment HR 2863	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 49)
09/22/2005	Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act HR 2744	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2)
07/29/2005	Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill HR 2361	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (99 - 1)
07/29/2005	Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 2985	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 4)
07/20/2005	Foreign Operations FY2006 Appropriations Bill HR 3057	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 1)
07/19/2005	US Agency for International Development Amendment HR 3057	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (59 - 40)
07/14/2005	Increase the Number of Detention Beds Amendment HR 2360	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 56)
07/14/2005	Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act HR 2360	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1)
07/11/2005	Air Cargo Security Programs Implementation Amendment HR 2360	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (45 - 53)
07/01/2005	Energy and Water Appropriations bill FY 2006 HR 2419	Y	Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
06/29/2005	Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill HR 2361	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 0)
05/10/2005	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 HR 1268	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (100 - 0)
04/21/2005	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 HR 1268	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 0)
04/18/2005	Future Military Funding for Iraq Amendment HR 1268	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 34)

Budget, Spending and Taxes
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions HR 4137	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 8)
07/31/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3)
07/26/2008	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35)
07/26/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13)
07/16/2008	Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill S Amdt 5077	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64)
07/16/2008	Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis HR 5501	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16)
07/15/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26)
07/09/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30)
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
06/25/2008	Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16)
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
06/17/2008	Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
06/10/2008	Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
03/13/2008	Earmark Moratorium S Amdt 4347	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (29 - 71)
03/13/2008	Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40)
03/06/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13)
02/26/2008	Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10)
02/26/2008	Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42)
02/13/2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45)
02/07/2008	Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16)
01/22/2008	Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
12/13/2007	Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 43)
12/13/2007	Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)
12/06/2007	Temporary Tax Adjustments Act of 2007 HR 3996	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 48)
12/06/2007	Temporary Alternative Minimum Tax Adjustment Act of 2007 HR 3996	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 5)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
11/08/2007	Water Resources Development Act of 2007 HR 1495	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
11/01/2007	Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30)
10/30/2007	Amtrak Reauthorization S 294	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 22)
10/25/2007	Amtrak Federal Subsidy Limits S Amdt 3453	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (28 - 66)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)
10/16/2007	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
10/03/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/27/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29)
09/10/2007	Bridge Repair Funding S Amdt 2792	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 33)
09/07/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 12)
08/02/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
07/26/2007	Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8)
07/26/2007	Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4)
07/26/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1)
07/26/2007	REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44)
07/20/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18)
06/21/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
06/21/2007	Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/17/2007	2008 Budget Resolution S Con Res 21	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 40)
04/26/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline HR 1591	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 46)
03/23/2007	Congressional Budget for 2008 S Con Res 21	Y	Passed - Senate (52 - 47)
08/03/2006	Death/EstateTax and Minimum Wage Bill of 2006 HR 5970	N	Cloture Motion Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)
05/11/2006	Tax Reconciliation bill HR 4297	N	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44)
03/16/2006	Education Funding Amendment S Con Res 83	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51)
03/16/2006	Debt Limit Increase Resolution H J Res 47	N	Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 48)
03/16/2006	2007 Budget Resolution S Con Res 83	N	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49)
03/16/2006	Natural Resources and Environment Funding Amendment S Con Res 83	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 49)
03/14/2006	Reinstate Pay-As-You-Go through 2011 Amendment S Con Res 83	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
02/02/2006	Tax Reconciliation bill HR 4297	N	Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 31)
12/21/2005	Budget Reconciliation bill S 1932	N	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50)
11/18/2005	Tax Reconciliation Bill S 2020	N	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 33)
11/17/2005	Earned Income Tax Credit Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (55 - 43)
11/17/2005	Hurricane Victims Tax Benefit Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 55)
11/17/2005	Pay As You Go Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 48)
11/17/2005	Temporary Tax on Crude Oil Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 48)
11/17/2005	Tax Rate Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (40 - 59)
11/03/2005	Medicare Prescription Drug Amendment S 1932	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (51 - 48)
11/03/2005	Budget Reconciliation bill S 1932	N	Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 47)
11/03/2005	Pay As You Go Amendment S 1932	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 49)
04/28/2005	Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution H CON RES 95	N	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 47)
03/17/2005	Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution S Con Res 18	N	Concurrent Resolution Adopted - Senate (51 - 49)
03/17/2005	Education Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49)
03/17/2005	Perkins Vocational Education Program Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 56)
03/17/2005	Homeland Security Grant Program Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (63 - 37)
03/17/2005	Native American Funding Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 55)
03/17/2005	Tax Subsidy for Domestic Companies Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59)

Business and Consumers
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3)
07/15/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26)
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
07/09/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30)
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
06/17/2008	Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
06/10/2008	Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
06/06/2008	Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
05/07/2008	Optional Wind Damage Insurance S Amdt 4719	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (19 - 74)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
03/14/2008	Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23)
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment S Amdt 4259	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43)
03/06/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
02/12/2008	Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67)
02/12/2008	FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41)
02/07/2008	Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
12/13/2007	Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 43)
12/13/2007	Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)
10/30/2007	Amtrak Reauthorization S 294	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 22)
09/07/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 12)
07/20/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18)
06/26/2007	Union Organization Bill HR 800	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 48)
06/21/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
06/21/2007	Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36)
06/14/2007	Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55)
06/06/2007	Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/23/2007	Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24)
05/07/2007	FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment S Amdt 1010	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 40)
11/17/2005	Price-Gouging During Emergencies Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (57 - 42)
11/03/2005	Targeted Case Management Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52)
07/26/2005	Corporate Financing of Terrorism Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51)
03/10/2005	Bankruptcy Reform Bill S 256	N	Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 25)
03/08/2005	Violent Protestor Amendment S 256	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53)
03/07/2005	Minimum Wage Amendment S 256	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (38 - 61)
03/07/2005	Minimum Wage Amendment S 256	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 49)

Campaign Finance and Election Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
08/02/2007	Lobbying and Donation Regulations S 1	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 14)

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
04/23/2008	Equal Pay Bill HR 2831	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)
02/13/2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
10/16/2007	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
09/20/2007	Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces S Amdt 2934	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (72 - 25)
09/20/2007	Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces S Amdt 2947	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 47)
09/19/2007	Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States S Amdt 2022	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 43)
09/18/2007	District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 S 1257	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 42)
08/03/2007	Foreign Intelligence Acquisition S 1927	N	Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 28)
07/26/2007	Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8)
07/26/2007	REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44)
07/19/2007	Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
06/06/2007	Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39)
06/06/2007	English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39)
06/27/2006	Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment S J Res 12	N	Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (66 - 34)

Congressional and Legislative Affairs
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/13/2008	Earmark Moratorium S Amdt 4347	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (29 - 71)
09/20/2007	Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces S Amdt 2934	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (72 - 25)
09/20/2007	Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces S Amdt 2947	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 47)
09/18/2007	District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 S 1257	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 42)
08/02/2007	Lobbying and Donation Regulations S 1	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 14)
11/10/2005	Investigating Contracts in Iraq Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 54)
10/18/2005	Congressional Pay Raise Amendment HR 3058	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (92 - 6)
09/15/2005	Financial Relief For Hurricane Katrina Victims Amend HR 2862	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52)
09/14/2005	Congressional Commission on Hurricane Katrina HR 2862	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 54)
09/14/2005	Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq HR 2862	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53)

Crime Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment S Amdt 4231	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39)
06/06/2007	Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32)

Defense
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight S Amdt 4817	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
01/22/2008	Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3)
12/18/2007	Iraq Withdrawal Amendment S Amdt 3875	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (24 - 71)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/21/2007	Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment S Amdt 2898	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 47)
09/19/2007	Time Between Troop Deployments S Amdt 2909	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 44)
07/19/2007	Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
07/18/2007	Iraq Troop Reduction S Amdt 2087	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
04/26/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline HR 1591	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 46)
11/15/2005	Status of Detainees Substitute Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (84 - 14)
11/15/2005	Judicial Review of Detainees Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 54)
11/10/2005	Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Amendment S 1042	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 42)
11/08/2005	National Commission on Detainees Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55)
07/26/2005	National Defense Authorization Act - Cloture S 1042	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 48)

Education
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions HR 4137	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 8)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
10/24/2007	Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
09/07/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 12)
07/20/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18)
10/26/2005	Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 51)
10/26/2005	Individuals with Disabilities Education Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 53)
10/25/2005	To Increase The Maximum Federal Pell Grant Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (48 - 51)

Employment and Affirmative Action
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
04/23/2008	Equal Pay Bill HR 2831	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)

Energy Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/26/2008	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35)
07/26/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13)
06/17/2008	Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
06/10/2008	Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
06/06/2008	Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43)
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
06/21/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
06/21/2007	Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36)
06/19/2007	Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) S Amdt 1519	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23)
06/14/2007	Offshore Drilling in Virginia S Amdt 1566	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 44)
06/14/2007	Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39)
08/01/2006	Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 S 3711	N	Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25)
03/16/2006	ANWR Revenues Amendment S Con Res 83	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49)
03/16/2006	LIHEAP Funding Amendment S Con Res 83	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49)
11/03/2005	Alaska Judicial Review Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51)
10/26/2005	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (54 - 43)
07/29/2005	Energy Policy Act of 2005 HR 6	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 26)
06/28/2005	Energy Policy Act of 2005 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 12)
06/16/2005	Reduction in Dependence on Foreign Oil HR 6	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53)
06/16/2005	Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment HR 6	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 48)
06/14/2005	Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment HR 6	N	Motion to Table Agreed - Senate (59 - 38)
03/16/2005	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51)

Environmental Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
06/17/2008	Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
06/10/2008	Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
06/06/2008	Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)
11/08/2007	Water Resources Development Act of 2007 HR 1495	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
06/21/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
06/21/2007	Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36)
06/14/2007	Offshore Drilling in Virginia S Amdt 1566	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 44)
06/14/2007	Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39)
12/21/2005	Removal of ANWR Provision from HR 2863 S Con Res 74	Y	Concurrent Resolution Adopted - Senate (48 - 45)
11/03/2005	ANWR Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51)
09/13/2005	EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule S J Res 20	Y	Resolution Failed: - Senate (47 - 51)

Executive Branch
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
11/08/2007	On the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for the Office of Attorney General PN 958	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 40)
06/11/2007	Attorney General No Confidence Vote S J Res 14	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 38)
03/20/2007	United States Attorneys Act of 2007 S 214	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 2)
12/07/2006	Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of Food and Drugs PN 1396	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (80 - 11)
12/06/2006	Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense PN 2191	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2)
05/26/2006	Michael Hayden Confirmation PN 1552	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (78 - 15)
01/31/2006	Samuel Alito, Associate Justice PN 1059	N	Confirmation Confirmed - Senate (58 - 42)
09/27/2005	John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court PN 801	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (77 - 22)
06/20/2005	Second cloture motion on John Bolton, Ambassador to UN PN 326	N	Second Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 38)
06/14/2005	Thomas B. Griffith, US Circuit Judge PN 202	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (73 - 24)
06/09/2005	Janice R Brown, US Circuit Court PN 201	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (56 - 43)
06/09/2005	William H. Pryor, Jr., US Circuit Judge PN 200	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 45)
06/09/2005	Richard A Griffin, US Circuit Judge PN 195	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 0)
06/09/2005	David W. McKeague, US Circuit Judge PN 196	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (96 - 0)
05/26/2005	First cloture motion on John Bolton, Ambassador to UN PN 326	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)
05/25/2005	Priscilla R. Owen, US Circuit Judge PN 194	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (55 - 43)
05/24/2005	Motion to invoke cloture on Priscilla R. Owen PN 194	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (81 - 18)
04/21/2005	John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence PN 329	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (98 - 2)
02/15/2005	Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security PN 122	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (98 - 0)
02/03/2005	Alberto R. Gonzales, for Attorney General PN 12	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (60 - 34)
01/26/2005	Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State PN 8	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (85 - 13)
01/06/2005	Objection to Presidential Electoral Vote Certificate S Con Res 1	N	Objection Not Sustained - Senate (1 - 74)

Family and Children Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
11/01/2007	Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
09/27/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29)
08/02/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
06/06/2007	Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55)
07/25/2006	Child Custody Protection Act S 403	N	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34)
07/25/2006	Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment S 403	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51)

Federal, State, and Local Relations
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/13/2008	Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40)
07/26/2007	REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44)

Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/16/2008	Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill S Amdt 5077	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64)
07/16/2008	Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis HR 5501	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16)
07/15/2008	Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding S Amdt 5078	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (70 - 24)
07/10/2008	Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East PN 1641	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2)
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight S Amdt 4817	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
01/22/2008	Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3)
12/18/2007	Iraq Withdrawal Amendment S Amdt 3875	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (24 - 71)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25)
12/04/2007	United States-Peru Trade Agreement HR 3688	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 18)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/26/2007	Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq S Amdt 2997	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
09/26/2007	Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps S Amdt 3017	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 22)
09/11/2007	Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
09/06/2007	Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion S Amdt 2707	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45)
07/19/2007	Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
06/19/2007	Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) S Amdt 1519	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
09/07/2006	Media in the Middle East Amendment HR 5631	N	Motion to Table Adopted - Senate (51 - 44)
03/16/2006	National Defense Funding Amendment S Con Res 83	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
11/15/2005	Reporting Matters in Iraq Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 58)
11/15/2005	Iraq Progress Reports Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 19)

Gun Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
02/25/2008	Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to Decrease Gun Ownership S Amdt 4070	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 11)
07/13/2006	Firearm Confiscation Prohibition Amendment HR 5441	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (84 - 16)
07/29/2005	Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill S 397	N	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 31)
07/28/2005	Child Safety Lock Amendment S 397	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 30)

Health Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3)
07/16/2008	Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill S Amdt 5077	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64)
07/16/2008	Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis HR 5501	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16)
07/15/2008	Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding S Amdt 5078	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (70 - 24)
07/15/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26)
07/09/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30)
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
03/14/2008	Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23)
03/14/2008	Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP S Amdt 4233	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52)
03/06/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13)
02/26/2008	Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
11/01/2007	Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/27/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29)
08/02/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
05/07/2007	FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment S Amdt 1010	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 40)
11/03/2005	Medicaid Generic Drug Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50)
11/03/2005	Medical Assistance and Prescription Drug Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 45)
11/03/2005	Hurricane Health Care for Survivors Amendment S 1932	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 51)
10/27/2005	AIDS Drug Assistance Program Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 50)
03/17/2005	Medicaid Amendment S Con Res 18	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51)

Housing and Property Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/26/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13)
06/25/2008	Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16)
05/07/2008	Optional Wind Damage Insurance S Amdt 4719	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (19 - 74)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
02/07/2008	Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16)

Immigration
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment S Amdt 4231	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37)
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment S Amdt 4259	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45)
03/13/2008	Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
10/24/2007	Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
10/03/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1)
07/26/2007	Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4)
07/26/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1)
06/28/2007	Second Immigration Act of 2007 S 1639	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 53)
06/07/2007	Immigration Act of 2007 S 1348	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (34 - 61)
06/06/2007	Declaring English the National Language S Amdt 1151	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 33)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55)
06/06/2007	Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39)
06/06/2007	Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48)
06/06/2007	Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32)
06/06/2007	English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39)
05/23/2007	Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24)
10/31/2006	Secure Fence Act of 2006 HR 6061	Y	Bill Passed - House (283 - 138)
07/13/2006	Double-Layered Fencing Amendment HR 5441	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (29 - 71)
06/20/2006	Triple-Layered Fencing Amendment HR 5631	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
05/25/2006	Confidentiality Requirement Amendment S 2611	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 49)
05/25/2006	Immigration Reform Bill S 2611	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 36)
05/24/2006	H-2C Visa Program Ammendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Failed - Senate (48 - 49)
05/23/2006	Orange Card Program Amendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 61)
05/23/2006	Employer Verification Amendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 40)
05/18/2006	"State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" Amendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52)
05/18/2006	English As National Language Amendment S 2611	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 35)
05/18/2006	English as Unifying Language Amendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39)
05/17/2006	Employment-based Immigrant Visa Amendment S 2611	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 48)

Indigenous Peoples
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
02/26/2008	Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10)
02/26/2008	Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42)
02/25/2008	Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to Decrease Gun Ownership S Amdt 4070	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 11)

Labor
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
06/26/2007	Union Organization Bill HR 800	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 48)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55)
06/06/2007	Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/23/2007	Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24)
06/21/2006	Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment S 2766	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (52 - 46)
06/21/2006	Increasing Minimum Wage Amendment S 2766	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 53)

Legal Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
03/14/2008	Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP S Amdt 4233	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52)
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment S Amdt 4231	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37)
02/13/2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
02/12/2008	Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67)
02/12/2008	FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41)
11/08/2007	On the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for the Office of Attorney General PN 958	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 40)
09/19/2007	Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States S Amdt 2022	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 43)
06/19/2007	Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) S Amdt 1519	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23)
06/06/2007	Declaring English the National Language S Amdt 1151	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 33)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32)
06/06/2007	English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39)

Military Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/10/2008	Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East PN 1641	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2)
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight S Amdt 4817	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
12/18/2007	Iraq Withdrawal Amendment S Amdt 3875	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (24 - 71)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
10/24/2007	Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/21/2007	Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment S Amdt 2898	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 47)
09/19/2007	Time Between Troop Deployments S Amdt 2909	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 44)
07/18/2007	Iraq Troop Reduction S Amdt 2087	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
03/27/2007	Iraq Withdrawal Amendment HR 1591	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 50)
03/15/2007	United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007 S J Res 9	Y	Resolution Failed - Senate (48 - 50)
09/28/2006	Habeas Review Amendment S 3930	Y	Amemendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 51)
09/28/2006	Military Commissions Amendment S 3930	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 52)
09/28/2006	Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention Amendment S 3930	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53)
09/28/2006	Military Commissions Act of 2006 S 3930	N	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34)
09/06/2006	Cluster Munitions Amendment HR 5631	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (30 - 70)
06/22/2006	Troop Redeployment Amendment S 2766	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (13 - 86)
02/02/2006	Military Funding and Tax Cuts Amendment HR 4297	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 53)

National Security Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
02/13/2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
02/12/2008	Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67)
02/12/2008	FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
10/16/2007	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
10/03/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1)
09/26/2007	Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq S Amdt 2997	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
09/26/2007	Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps S Amdt 3017	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 22)
09/19/2007	Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States S Amdt 2022	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 43)
09/11/2007	Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
08/03/2007	Foreign Intelligence Acquisition S 1927	N	Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 28)
07/26/2007	Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8)
07/26/2007	Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4)
07/26/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1)
07/26/2007	REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44)
07/19/2007	Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
06/06/2007	Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39)
03/13/2007	Implementing 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act S 4	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 38)
09/13/2006	Security of Cargo Containers Amendment HR 4954	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55)
09/12/2006	National Security Amendment HR 4954	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 57)
07/12/2006	Rail and Transit Security Amendment HR 5441	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 50)
07/11/2006	USEMA Amendment HR 5441	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (87 - 11)
07/11/2006	FEMA Amendment HR 5441	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
03/02/2006	USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization HR 3199	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 10)
12/16/2005	USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization HR 3199	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
07/14/2005	Disclosure of Classified Information Amendment HR 2360	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 53)

Reproductive Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/14/2008	Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP S Amdt 4233	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52)
02/26/2008	Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)
09/06/2007	Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion S Amdt 2707	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45)

Science and Medical Research
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
04/11/2007	Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 S 5	Y	Passed - Senate (63 - 34)
04/11/2007	HOPE Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 S 30	N	Passed - Senate (70 - 28)
07/18/2006	Stem Cell Research Bill HR 810	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 37)

Senior and Social Security Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/15/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26)
07/09/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
03/14/2008	Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23)
02/02/2006	Medicare Part D Amendment HR 4297	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (52 - 45)
11/17/2005	Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (51 - 47)
11/03/2005	Medicare Premiums Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50)
11/03/2005	Prescription Drug Plan Amendment S 1932	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (43 - 56)
03/17/2005	Prescription Drugs Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50)

Social Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/07/2006	Same Sex Marriage Resolution SJ Res. 1	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 48)

Technology and Communication
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
02/12/2008	Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67)
02/12/2008	FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41)
12/13/2007	Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47)

Trade Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3)
03/14/2008	Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23)
03/06/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13)
12/04/2007	United States-Peru Trade Agreement HR 3688	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 18)
09/19/2006	U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation HR 5684	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 32)
06/29/2006	U.S. -Oman Free Trade Agreement S 3569	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 34)
07/28/2005	CAFTA Implementation Bill HR 3045	N	Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 45)
06/30/2005	CAFTA Implementation Bill S 1307	N	Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 45)

Transportation Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
10/30/2007	Amtrak Reauthorization S 294	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 22)
10/25/2007	Amtrak Federal Subsidy Limits S Amdt 3453	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (28 - 66)
09/11/2007	Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
09/10/2007	Bridge Repair Funding S Amdt 2792	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 33)
07/26/2007	Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8)
07/29/2005	Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users HR 3	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 4)
05/17/2005	Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users HR 3	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 11)

Veterans Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
01/22/2008	Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
02/02/2006	Tax Rate Extension Amendment HR 4297	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53)
11/17/2005	Additional Funding For Veterans Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (43 - 55)
10/05/2005	Health Care for Veterans Amendment HR 2863	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (48 - 51)

Welfare and Poverty
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/26/2008	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35)
07/26/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13)
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
06/25/2008	Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
11/01/2007	Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
09/27/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29)
08/02/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31)

Women's Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
04/23/2008	Equal Pay Bill HR 2831	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)

Vote Key Y N NV PY PN Yea Nay Not Voting, Excused, Absent, or Present Pair Yea Pair Nay

Abortion Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
02/26/2008	Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)
09/06/2007	Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion S Amdt 2707	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45)
03/17/2005	Unintended Pregnancy Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53)

Agriculture Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/13/2007	Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 43)
12/13/2007	Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)

Appropriations
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/29/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 1591	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (51 - 47)
07/12/2006	Transit Security Amendment HR 5441	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
06/22/2006	Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill S 2766	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 0)
06/15/2006	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 4939	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1)
05/04/2006	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 4939	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 20)
05/03/2006	Influenza Vaccine Injury Compensation Amendment HR 4939	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 46)
05/02/2006	Sugarcane Growers Funding Amendment HR 4939	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59)
12/21/2005	Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill HR 2863	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 44)
12/21/2005	Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill HR 2863	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (93 - 0)
11/16/2005	Commerce, Justice, Science, Appropriations Bill FY 2006 HR 2862	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (94 - 5)
11/15/2005	Defense Department FY2006 Authorization bill S 1042	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 0)
11/10/2005	Foreign Operations FY2006 Appropriations Bill HR 3057	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 0)
11/03/2005	Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act HR 2744	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 18)
10/27/2005	After School Funding Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (41 - 56)
10/27/2005	Labor, HHS, Education, FY 2006 Appropriations bill HR 3010	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 3)
10/26/2005	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Amendment HR 3010	N	Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 53)
10/20/2005	Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, Appropriation HR 3058	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (93 - 6)
10/07/2005	Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations bill HR 2863	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 0)
10/05/2005	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment HR 2863	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 49)
09/22/2005	Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA Appropriations Act HR 2744	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (97 - 2)
07/29/2005	Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill HR 2361	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (99 - 1)
07/29/2005	Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 HR 2985	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (96 - 4)
07/20/2005	Foreign Operations FY2006 Appropriations Bill HR 3057	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (98 - 1)
07/19/2005	US Agency for International Development Amendment HR 3057	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (59 - 40)
07/14/2005	Increase the Number of Detention Beds Amendment HR 2360	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 56)
07/14/2005	Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act HR 2360	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 1)
07/11/2005	Air Cargo Security Programs Implementation Amendment HR 2360	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (45 - 53)
07/01/2005	Energy and Water Appropriations bill FY 2006 HR 2419	Y	Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
06/29/2005	Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill HR 2361	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 0)
05/10/2005	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 HR 1268	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (100 - 0)
04/21/2005	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 HR 1268	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (99 - 0)
04/18/2005	Future Military Funding for Iraq Amendment HR 1268	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 34)

Budget, Spending and Taxes
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions HR 4137	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 8)
07/31/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3)
07/26/2008	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35)
07/26/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13)
07/16/2008	Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill S Amdt 5077	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64)
07/16/2008	Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis HR 5501	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16)
07/15/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26)
07/09/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30)
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
06/25/2008	Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16)
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
06/17/2008	Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
06/10/2008	Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
03/13/2008	Earmark Moratorium S Amdt 4347	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (29 - 71)
03/13/2008	Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40)
03/06/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13)
02/26/2008	Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10)
02/26/2008	Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42)
02/13/2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45)
02/07/2008	Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16)
01/22/2008	Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
12/13/2007	Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 43)
12/13/2007	Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)
12/06/2007	Temporary Tax Adjustments Act of 2007 HR 3996	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 48)
12/06/2007	Temporary Alternative Minimum Tax Adjustment Act of 2007 HR 3996	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 5)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
11/08/2007	Water Resources Development Act of 2007 HR 1495	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
11/01/2007	Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30)
10/30/2007	Amtrak Reauthorization S 294	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 22)
10/25/2007	Amtrak Federal Subsidy Limits S Amdt 3453	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (28 - 66)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)
10/16/2007	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
10/03/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/27/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29)
09/10/2007	Bridge Repair Funding S Amdt 2792	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 33)
09/07/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 12)
08/02/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
07/26/2007	Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8)
07/26/2007	Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4)
07/26/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1)
07/26/2007	REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44)
07/20/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18)
06/21/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
06/21/2007	Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/17/2007	2008 Budget Resolution S Con Res 21	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 40)
04/26/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline HR 1591	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 46)
03/23/2007	Congressional Budget for 2008 S Con Res 21	Y	Passed - Senate (52 - 47)
08/03/2006	Death/EstateTax and Minimum Wage Bill of 2006 HR 5970	N	Cloture Motion Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)
05/11/2006	Tax Reconciliation bill HR 4297	N	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (54 - 44)
03/16/2006	Education Funding Amendment S Con Res 83	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51)
03/16/2006	Debt Limit Increase Resolution H J Res 47	N	Resolution Passed - Senate (52 - 48)
03/16/2006	2007 Budget Resolution S Con Res 83	N	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 49)
03/16/2006	Natural Resources and Environment Funding Amendment S Con Res 83	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 49)
03/14/2006	Reinstate Pay-As-You-Go through 2011 Amendment S Con Res 83	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
02/02/2006	Tax Reconciliation bill HR 4297	N	Bill Passed - Senate (66 - 31)
12/21/2005	Budget Reconciliation bill S 1932	N	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 50)
11/18/2005	Tax Reconciliation Bill S 2020	N	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 33)
11/17/2005	Earned Income Tax Credit Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (55 - 43)
11/17/2005	Hurricane Victims Tax Benefit Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 55)
11/17/2005	Pay As You Go Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 48)
11/17/2005	Temporary Tax on Crude Oil Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 48)
11/17/2005	Tax Rate Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (40 - 59)
11/03/2005	Medicare Prescription Drug Amendment S 1932	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (51 - 48)
11/03/2005	Budget Reconciliation bill S 1932	N	Bill Passed - Senate (52 - 47)
11/03/2005	Pay As You Go Amendment S 1932	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 49)
04/28/2005	Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution H CON RES 95	N	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (52 - 47)
03/17/2005	Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution S Con Res 18	N	Concurrent Resolution Adopted - Senate (51 - 49)
03/17/2005	Education Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49)
03/17/2005	Perkins Vocational Education Program Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 56)
03/17/2005	Homeland Security Grant Program Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (63 - 37)
03/17/2005	Native American Funding Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 55)
03/17/2005	Tax Subsidy for Domestic Companies Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 59)

Business and Consumers
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3)
07/15/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26)
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
07/09/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30)
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
06/17/2008	Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
06/10/2008	Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
06/06/2008	Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
05/07/2008	Optional Wind Damage Insurance S Amdt 4719	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (19 - 74)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
03/14/2008	Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23)
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment S Amdt 4259	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43)
03/06/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
02/12/2008	Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67)
02/12/2008	FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41)
02/07/2008	Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
12/13/2007	Limit on Farm Subsidies S Amdt 3695	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 43)
12/13/2007	Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)
10/30/2007	Amtrak Reauthorization S 294	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 22)
09/07/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 12)
07/20/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18)
06/26/2007	Union Organization Bill HR 800	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 48)
06/21/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
06/21/2007	Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36)
06/14/2007	Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55)
06/06/2007	Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/23/2007	Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24)
05/07/2007	FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment S Amdt 1010	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 40)
11/17/2005	Price-Gouging During Emergencies Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (57 - 42)
11/03/2005	Targeted Case Management Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52)
07/26/2005	Corporate Financing of Terrorism Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51)
03/10/2005	Bankruptcy Reform Bill S 256	N	Bill Passed - Senate (74 - 25)
03/08/2005	Violent Protestor Amendment S 256	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53)
03/07/2005	Minimum Wage Amendment S 256	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (38 - 61)
03/07/2005	Minimum Wage Amendment S 256	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 49)

Campaign Finance and Election Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
08/02/2007	Lobbying and Donation Regulations S 1	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 14)

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
04/23/2008	Equal Pay Bill HR 2831	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)
02/13/2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
10/16/2007	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
09/20/2007	Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces S Amdt 2934	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (72 - 25)
09/20/2007	Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces S Amdt 2947	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 47)
09/19/2007	Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States S Amdt 2022	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 43)
09/18/2007	District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 S 1257	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 42)
08/03/2007	Foreign Intelligence Acquisition S 1927	N	Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 28)
07/26/2007	Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8)
07/26/2007	REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44)
07/19/2007	Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
06/06/2007	Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39)
06/06/2007	English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39)
06/27/2006	Flag Desecration Constitutional Amendment S J Res 12	N	Joint Resolution Failed - Senate (66 - 34)

Congressional and Legislative Affairs
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/13/2008	Earmark Moratorium S Amdt 4347	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (29 - 71)
09/20/2007	Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces S Amdt 2934	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (72 - 25)
09/20/2007	Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces S Amdt 2947	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 47)
09/18/2007	District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 S 1257	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 42)
08/02/2007	Lobbying and Donation Regulations S 1	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (83 - 14)
11/10/2005	Investigating Contracts in Iraq Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 54)
10/18/2005	Congressional Pay Raise Amendment HR 3058	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (92 - 6)
09/15/2005	Financial Relief For Hurricane Katrina Victims Amend HR 2862	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52)
09/14/2005	Congressional Commission on Hurricane Katrina HR 2862	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 54)
09/14/2005	Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq HR 2862	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53)

Crime Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment S Amdt 4231	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39)
06/06/2007	Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32)

Defense
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight S Amdt 4817	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
01/22/2008	Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3)
12/18/2007	Iraq Withdrawal Amendment S Amdt 3875	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (24 - 71)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/21/2007	Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment S Amdt 2898	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 47)
09/19/2007	Time Between Troop Deployments S Amdt 2909	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 44)
07/19/2007	Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
07/18/2007	Iraq Troop Reduction S Amdt 2087	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
04/26/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline HR 1591	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 46)
11/15/2005	Status of Detainees Substitute Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (84 - 14)
11/15/2005	Judicial Review of Detainees Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 54)
11/10/2005	Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Amendment S 1042	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 42)
11/08/2005	National Commission on Detainees Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55)
07/26/2005	National Defense Authorization Act - Cloture S 1042	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 48)

Education
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions HR 4137	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (83 - 8)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
10/24/2007	Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
09/07/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (79 - 12)
07/20/2007	Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants HR 2669	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (78 - 18)
10/26/2005	Elementary and Secondary Education Act Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 51)
10/26/2005	Individuals with Disabilities Education Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 53)
10/25/2005	To Increase The Maximum Federal Pell Grant Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (48 - 51)

Employment and Affirmative Action
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
04/23/2008	Equal Pay Bill HR 2831	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)

Energy Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/26/2008	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35)
07/26/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13)
06/17/2008	Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
06/10/2008	Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
06/06/2008	Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43)
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
06/21/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
06/21/2007	Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36)
06/19/2007	Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) S Amdt 1519	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23)
06/14/2007	Offshore Drilling in Virginia S Amdt 1566	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 44)
06/14/2007	Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39)
08/01/2006	Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 S 3711	N	Bill Passed - Senate (71 - 25)
03/16/2006	ANWR Revenues Amendment S Con Res 83	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49)
03/16/2006	LIHEAP Funding Amendment S Con Res 83	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (51 - 49)
11/03/2005	Alaska Judicial Review Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51)
10/26/2005	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (54 - 43)
07/29/2005	Energy Policy Act of 2005 HR 6	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (74 - 26)
06/28/2005	Energy Policy Act of 2005 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (85 - 12)
06/16/2005	Reduction in Dependence on Foreign Oil HR 6	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 53)
06/16/2005	Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Amendment HR 6	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 48)
06/14/2005	Environmental Effects Caused by Ethanol Amendment HR 6	N	Motion to Table Agreed - Senate (59 - 38)
03/16/2005	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51)

Environmental Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
06/17/2008	Alternative Energy Tax Incentives HR 6049	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
06/10/2008	Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies S 3044	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 43)
06/06/2008	Carbon Emissions Cap and Trade Plan S Amdt 4825	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (48 - 36)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil Shale and Offshore Natural Gas S Amdt 4207 to S Con Res 70	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 51)
03/13/2008	Amendment on Certain Energy-Related Programs, Including the Development of Oil and Natural Gas in Coastal Areas Not Covered by a Moratorium S Amdt 4329 to S Con Res 70	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (56 - 43)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)
11/08/2007	Water Resources Development Act of 2007 HR 1495	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
06/21/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)
06/21/2007	Alternative Energy Subsidies S Amdt 1704	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (57 - 36)
06/14/2007	Offshore Drilling in Virginia S Amdt 1566	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 44)
06/14/2007	Clean Energy Achievement Criteria S Amdt 1538	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (56 - 39)
12/21/2005	Removal of ANWR Provision from HR 2863 S Con Res 74	Y	Concurrent Resolution Adopted - Senate (48 - 45)
11/03/2005	ANWR Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51)
09/13/2005	EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule S J Res 20	Y	Resolution Failed: - Senate (47 - 51)

Executive Branch
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
11/08/2007	On the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for the Office of Attorney General PN 958	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 40)
06/11/2007	Attorney General No Confidence Vote S J Res 14	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 38)
03/20/2007	United States Attorneys Act of 2007 S 214	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (94 - 2)
12/07/2006	Andrew von Eschenbach, Commissioner of Food and Drugs PN 1396	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (80 - 11)
12/06/2006	Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense PN 2191	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2)
05/26/2006	Michael Hayden Confirmation PN 1552	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (78 - 15)
01/31/2006	Samuel Alito, Associate Justice PN 1059	N	Confirmation Confirmed - Senate (58 - 42)
09/27/2005	John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court PN 801	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (77 - 22)
06/20/2005	Second cloture motion on John Bolton, Ambassador to UN PN 326	N	Second Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (54 - 38)
06/14/2005	Thomas B. Griffith, US Circuit Judge PN 202	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (73 - 24)
06/09/2005	Janice R Brown, US Circuit Court PN 201	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (56 - 43)
06/09/2005	William H. Pryor, Jr., US Circuit Judge PN 200	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 45)
06/09/2005	Richard A Griffin, US Circuit Judge PN 195	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 0)
06/09/2005	David W. McKeague, US Circuit Judge PN 196	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (96 - 0)
05/26/2005	First cloture motion on John Bolton, Ambassador to UN PN 326	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)
05/25/2005	Priscilla R. Owen, US Circuit Judge PN 194	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (55 - 43)
05/24/2005	Motion to invoke cloture on Priscilla R. Owen PN 194	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (81 - 18)
04/21/2005	John Negroponte, Director of National Intelligence PN 329	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (98 - 2)
02/15/2005	Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security PN 122	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (98 - 0)
02/03/2005	Alberto R. Gonzales, for Attorney General PN 12	N	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (60 - 34)
01/26/2005	Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State PN 8	Y	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (85 - 13)
01/06/2005	Objection to Presidential Electoral Vote Certificate S Con Res 1	N	Objection Not Sustained - Senate (1 - 74)

Family and Children Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
11/01/2007	Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
09/27/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29)
08/02/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
06/06/2007	Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55)
07/25/2006	Child Custody Protection Act S 403	N	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34)
07/25/2006	Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment S 403	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51)

Federal, State, and Local Relations
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/13/2008	Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40)
07/26/2007	REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44)

Foreign Aid and Policy Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/16/2008	Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill S Amdt 5077	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64)
07/16/2008	Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis HR 5501	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16)
07/15/2008	Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding S Amdt 5078	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (70 - 24)
07/10/2008	Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East PN 1641	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2)
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight S Amdt 4817	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
01/22/2008	Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3)
12/18/2007	Iraq Withdrawal Amendment S Amdt 3875	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (24 - 71)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25)
12/04/2007	United States-Peru Trade Agreement HR 3688	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 18)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/26/2007	Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq S Amdt 2997	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
09/26/2007	Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps S Amdt 3017	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 22)
09/11/2007	Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
09/06/2007	Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion S Amdt 2707	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45)
07/19/2007	Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
06/19/2007	Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) S Amdt 1519	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
09/07/2006	Media in the Middle East Amendment HR 5631	N	Motion to Table Adopted - Senate (51 - 44)
03/16/2006	National Defense Funding Amendment S Con Res 83	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50)
11/15/2005	Reporting Matters in Iraq Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 58)
11/15/2005	Iraq Progress Reports Amendment S 1042	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 19)

Gun Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
02/25/2008	Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to Decrease Gun Ownership S Amdt 4070	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 11)
07/13/2006	Firearm Confiscation Prohibition Amendment HR 5441	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (84 - 16)
07/29/2005	Firearms Manufacturers Protection bill S 397	N	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 31)
07/28/2005	Child Safety Lock Amendment S 397	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 30)

Health Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3)
07/16/2008	Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill S Amdt 5077	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64)
07/16/2008	Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis HR 5501	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16)
07/15/2008	Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding S Amdt 5078	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (70 - 24)
07/15/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26)
07/09/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30)
06/18/2008	Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 6124	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/22/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (82 - 13)
05/15/2008	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (81 - 15)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
03/14/2008	Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23)
03/14/2008	Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP S Amdt 4233	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52)
03/06/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13)
02/26/2008	Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
12/14/2007	Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) HR 2419	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 14)
12/11/2007	Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies S Amdt 3711	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 58)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
11/01/2007	Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/27/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29)
08/02/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31)
05/07/2007	FDA Drug Import Certification Amendment S Amdt 1010	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 40)
11/03/2005	Medicaid Generic Drug Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50)
11/03/2005	Medical Assistance and Prescription Drug Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (54 - 45)
11/03/2005	Hurricane Health Care for Survivors Amendment S 1932	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (48 - 51)
10/27/2005	AIDS Drug Assistance Program Amendment HR 3010	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (46 - 50)
03/17/2005	Medicaid Amendment S Con Res 18	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 51)

Housing and Property Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/26/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13)
06/25/2008	Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16)
05/07/2008	Optional Wind Damage Insurance S Amdt 4719	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (19 - 74)
04/10/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (84 - 12)
04/10/2008	Energy Tax Credits Amendment S Amdt 4419 to S Amdt 4387 to HR 3221	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (88 - 8)
02/07/2008	Economic Stimulus Plan HR 5140	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (81 - 16)

Immigration
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment S Amdt 4231	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37)
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Employer Sanctions Amendment S Amdt 4259	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 45)
03/13/2008	Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws S Amdt 4309 to S Con Res 70	Y	Motion Agreed - Senate (58 - 40)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
10/24/2007	Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
10/03/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1)
07/26/2007	Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4)
07/26/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1)
06/28/2007	Second Immigration Act of 2007 S 1639	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (46 - 53)
06/07/2007	Immigration Act of 2007 S 1348	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (34 - 61)
06/06/2007	Declaring English the National Language S Amdt 1151	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 33)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55)
06/06/2007	Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39)
06/06/2007	Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48)
06/06/2007	Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32)
06/06/2007	English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39)
05/23/2007	Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24)
10/31/2006	Secure Fence Act of 2006 HR 6061	Y	Bill Passed - House (283 - 138)
07/13/2006	Double-Layered Fencing Amendment HR 5441	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (29 - 71)
06/20/2006	Triple-Layered Fencing Amendment HR 5631	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
05/25/2006	Confidentiality Requirement Amendment S 2611	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 49)
05/25/2006	Immigration Reform Bill S 2611	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 36)
05/24/2006	H-2C Visa Program Ammendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Failed - Senate (48 - 49)
05/23/2006	Orange Card Program Amendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (37 - 61)
05/23/2006	Employer Verification Amendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 40)
05/18/2006	"State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" Amendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 52)
05/18/2006	English As National Language Amendment S 2611	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (62 - 35)
05/18/2006	English as Unifying Language Amendment S 2611	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39)
05/17/2006	Employment-based Immigrant Visa Amendment S 2611	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (50 - 48)

Indigenous Peoples
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
02/26/2008	Health Care for Indigenous Peoples S 1200	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (83 - 10)
02/26/2008	Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42)
02/25/2008	Prohibiting Funds in the Bill S 1200 from Being Used to Decrease Gun Ownership S Amdt 4070	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 11)

Labor
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
06/26/2007	Union Organization Bill HR 800	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (51 - 48)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Point Based Immigration Expiration Date S Amdt 1202	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (42 - 55)
06/06/2007	Five Year Expiration for Guest Worker Program S Amdt 1316	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (49 - 48)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
05/23/2007	Guest Worker Number Reduction Amendment S Amdt 1169	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (74 - 24)
06/21/2006	Minimum Wage Adjustment Amendment S 2766	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (52 - 46)
06/21/2006	Increasing Minimum Wage Amendment S 2766	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (45 - 53)

Legal Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
03/14/2008	Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP S Amdt 4233	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52)
03/13/2008	Immigration Enforcement and Border Fence Amendment S Amdt 4231	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (61 - 37)
02/13/2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
02/12/2008	Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67)
02/12/2008	FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41)
11/08/2007	On the Nomination of Michael B. Mukasey for the Office of Attorney General PN 958	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (53 - 40)
09/19/2007	Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States S Amdt 2022	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 43)
06/19/2007	Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) S Amdt 1519	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23)
06/06/2007	Declaring English the National Language S Amdt 1151	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (64 - 33)
06/06/2007	Denying Legal Status for Immigrants Convicted of Certain Crimes S Amdt 1184	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 51)
06/06/2007	Barring Immigrants with Certain Criminal Histories S Amdt 1333	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (66 - 32)
06/06/2007	English as the Common Language S Amdt 1384	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 39)

Military Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/10/2008	Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East PN 1641	NV	Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2)
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan S Amdt 4818	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26)
05/22/2008	Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight S Amdt 4817	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
12/18/2007	Iraq Withdrawal Amendment S Amdt 3875	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (24 - 71)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
10/24/2007	Permanent Residence for Certain Undocumented Immigrants S 2205	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 44)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
09/21/2007	Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment S Amdt 2898	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 47)
09/19/2007	Time Between Troop Deployments S Amdt 2909	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (56 - 44)
07/18/2007	Iraq Troop Reduction S Amdt 2087	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
05/24/2007	Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 HR 2206	N	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14)
03/27/2007	Iraq Withdrawal Amendment HR 1591	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 50)
03/15/2007	United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007 S J Res 9	Y	Resolution Failed - Senate (48 - 50)
09/28/2006	Habeas Review Amendment S 3930	Y	Amemendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 51)
09/28/2006	Military Commissions Amendment S 3930	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (47 - 52)
09/28/2006	Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention Amendment S 3930	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53)
09/28/2006	Military Commissions Act of 2006 S 3930	N	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34)
09/06/2006	Cluster Munitions Amendment HR 5631	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (30 - 70)
06/22/2006	Troop Redeployment Amendment S 2766	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (13 - 86)
02/02/2006	Military Funding and Tax Cuts Amendment HR 4297	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (44 - 53)

National Security Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
02/13/2008	Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 2082	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (51 - 45)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
02/12/2008	Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67)
02/12/2008	FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
11/16/2007	Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq HR 4156	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45)
11/16/2007	Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense S 2340	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53)
10/16/2007	Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 HR 3093	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
10/03/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 3117	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (95 - 1)
09/26/2007	Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq S Amdt 2997	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
09/26/2007	Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps S Amdt 3017	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 22)
09/19/2007	Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States S Amdt 2022	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 43)
09/11/2007	Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
08/03/2007	Foreign Intelligence Acquisition S 1927	N	Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 28)
07/26/2007	Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8)
07/26/2007	Department of Homeland Security Appropriations HR 2638	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 4)
07/26/2007	Border Fence and Customs Appropriations S Amdt 2480	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (89 - 1)
07/26/2007	REAL ID Funding S Amdt 2405	NV	Motion Agreed - Senate (50 - 44)
07/19/2007	Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees S Amdt 2351	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3)
06/06/2007	Law Enforcement Review of Z Visa Applications S Amdt 1250	N	Amendment Adopted - Senate (57 - 39)
03/13/2007	Implementing 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act S 4	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 38)
09/13/2006	Security of Cargo Containers Amendment HR 4954	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (43 - 55)
09/12/2006	National Security Amendment HR 4954	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 57)
07/12/2006	Rail and Transit Security Amendment HR 5441	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (50 - 50)
07/11/2006	USEMA Amendment HR 5441	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (87 - 11)
07/11/2006	FEMA Amendment HR 5441	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
03/02/2006	USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization HR 3199	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 10)
12/16/2005	USA PATRIOT and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization HR 3199	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (52 - 47)
07/14/2005	Disclosure of Classified Information Amendment HR 2360	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (44 - 53)

Reproductive Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
03/14/2008	Codifying the Definition of a Child Eligible for SCHIP S Amdt 4233	N	Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 52)
02/26/2008	Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions S Amdt 3896	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (52 - 42)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)
09/06/2007	Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion S Amdt 2707	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45)

Science and Medical Research
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
04/11/2007	Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 S 5	Y	Passed - Senate (63 - 34)
04/11/2007	HOPE Stem Cell Research Act of 2007 S 30	N	Passed - Senate (70 - 28)
07/18/2006	Stem Cell Research Bill HR 810	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (63 - 37)

Senior and Social Security Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/15/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	NV	Veto Override Passed - Senate (70 - 26)
07/09/2008	Medicare Bill HR 6331	Y	Cloture Invoked - Senate (69 - 30)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
03/14/2008	Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23)
02/02/2006	Medicare Part D Amendment HR 4297	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (52 - 45)
11/17/2005	Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (51 - 47)
11/03/2005	Medicare Premiums Amendment S 1932	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50)
11/03/2005	Prescription Drug Plan Amendment S 1932	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (43 - 56)
03/17/2005	Prescription Drugs Amendment S Con Res 18	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (49 - 50)

Social Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
06/07/2006	Same Sex Marriage Resolution SJ Res. 1	N	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (49 - 48)

Technology and Communication
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/09/2008	Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 HR 6304	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (69 - 28)
07/09/2008	Striking Telecom Immunity from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Bill S Amdt 5064	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (32 - 66)
02/12/2008	FISA Amendments Act of 2007 S 2248	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 29)
02/12/2008	Striking Telecommunications Companies' Civil Immunity for Surveillance S Amdt 3907	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 67)
02/12/2008	FISA as Exclusive Means for Conducting Electronic Surveillance S Amdt 3910	Y	Amendment Rejected - Senate (57 - 41)
12/13/2007	Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers S Amdt 3810	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 47)

Trade Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/31/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (89 - 3)
03/14/2008	Expressing the Sense of the Senate on the Legalization of Importing Certain Prescription Drugs S Amdt 4299	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (73 - 23)
03/06/2008	Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill HR 4040	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 13)
12/04/2007	United States-Peru Trade Agreement HR 3688	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 18)
09/19/2006	U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation HR 5684	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 32)
06/29/2006	U.S. -Oman Free Trade Agreement S 3569	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (60 - 34)
07/28/2005	CAFTA Implementation Bill HR 3045	N	Bill Passed - Senate (55 - 45)
06/30/2005	CAFTA Implementation Bill S 1307	N	Bill Passed - Senate (54 - 45)

Transportation Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
12/13/2007	Energy Act of 2007 HR 6	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (86 - 8)
10/30/2007	Amtrak Reauthorization S 294	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (70 - 22)
10/25/2007	Amtrak Federal Subsidy Limits S Amdt 3453	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (28 - 66)
09/11/2007	Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico S Amdt 2797	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23)
09/10/2007	Bridge Repair Funding S Amdt 2792	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (60 - 33)
07/26/2007	Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act HR 1	NV	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (85 - 8)
07/29/2005	Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users HR 3	Y	Conference Report Adopted - Senate (91 - 4)
05/17/2005	Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users HR 3	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (89 - 11)

Veterans Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
01/22/2008	Defense Authorizations Bill HR 4986	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3)
10/01/2007	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 HR 1585	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3)
02/02/2006	Tax Rate Extension Amendment HR 4297	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (44 - 53)
11/17/2005	Additional Funding For Veterans Amendment S 2020	Y	Motion Rejected - Senate (43 - 55)
10/05/2005	Health Care for Veterans Amendment HR 2863	Y	Motion Failed - Senate (48 - 51)

Welfare and Poverty
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
07/26/2008	Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding S 3186	NV	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (50 - 35)
07/26/2008	Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions HR 3221	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (72 - 13)
06/26/2008	Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill HR 2642	Y	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6)
06/25/2008	Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs S Amdt 4983	NV	Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 16)
05/22/2008	GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions S Amdt 4803	Y	Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22)
03/14/2008	Concurrent Budget Resolution S Con Res 70	Y	Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 44)
11/07/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (56 - 37)
11/01/2007	Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) HR 3963	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (64 - 30)
10/23/2007	Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies HR 3043	NV	Bill Passed - Senate (75 - 19)
09/27/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (67 - 29)
08/02/2007	State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization HR 976	Y	Bill Passed - Senate (68 - 31)

Women's Issues
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Date	Bill Title	Vote	Outcome
04/23/2008	Equal Pay Bill HR 2831	Y	Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (56 - 42)
12/18/2007	Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations HR 2764	NV	Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17)
10/18/2007	Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions S Amdt 3330	NV	Amendment Rejected - Senate (41 - 52)