Date Bill Title Vote Outcome 09/27/2008 Continuing Appropriations PY Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 09/17/2008 Defense Authorizations Bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 06/26/2008 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan N Amendment Adopted - Senate 05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight N Amendment Rejected - Senate 03/14/2008 Concurrent Budget Resolution Y Resolution Passed - Senate 01/22/2008 Defense Authorizations Bill NV Bill Passed - Senate 12/18/2007 Iraq Withdrawal Amendment NV Amendment Rejected - Senate 12/18/2007 Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 11/16/2007 Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 11/16/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 10/01/2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 NV Bill Passed - Senate 09/21/2007 Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 09/19/2007 Time Between Troop Deployments Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 07/19/2007 Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 07/18/2007 Iraq Troop Reduction Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 05/24/2007 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 N Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 04/26/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 03/29/2007 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 with Iraq Withdrawal Timeline Y Bill Passed - Senate 03/27/2007 Iraq Withdrawal Amendment N Amendment Rejected - Senate 03/15/2007 United States Policy in Iraq Resolution of 2007 Y Joint Resolution Failed - Senate 12/06/2006 Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense Y Nomination Confirmed - Senate 09/28/2006 Military Commissions Act of 2006 N Bill Passed - Senate 09/13/2006 National Security Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 09/06/2006 Cluster Munitions Amendment N Amendment Rejected - Senate 06/22/2006 Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 06/22/2006 Troop Redeployment Amendment N Amendment Rejected - Senate 06/15/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 05/26/2006 Michael Hayden Confirmation N Nomination Confirmed - Senate 05/04/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 Y Bill Passed - Senate 03/16/2006 2007 Budget Resolution N Resolution Passed - Senate 11/15/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Authorization Bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 11/15/2005 Judicial Review of Detainees Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 11/15/2005 Guantanamo Bay Detainees Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 11/10/2005 Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Amendment N Amendment Adopted - Senate 11/08/2005 National Commission on Detainees Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 07/26/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Authorization Bill N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 06/23/2004 Military Construction FY2005 Authorization Bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 11/12/2003 Defense Department FY2004 Authorization bill Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 10/17/2003 Emergency Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Y Bill Passed - Senate 05/22/2003 Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization-Passage Y Bill Passed - Senate 10/16/2002 Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2003 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 10/11/2002 Use of Military Force Against Iraq Y Joint Resolution Passed - Senate 08/01/2002 Department of Defense Appropriations, Fiscal Year 2003 Y Bill Passed - Senate 07/24/2002 Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 07/18/2002 Military Construction Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2003 Y Bill Passed - Senate 12/13/2001 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 09/14/2001 Military Force Authorization Y Joint Resolution Passed - Senate
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