Date Bill Title Vote Outcome 10/01/2008 Second Economic Package Y Bill Passed - Senate 10/01/2008 Amtrak Reauthorization Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 09/27/2008 Continuing Appropriations NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 09/17/2008 Defense Authorizations Bill NV Bill Passed - Senate 07/31/2008 Higher Education Act Amendments and Extensions NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate 07/31/2008 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate 07/26/2008 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 07/26/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 07/16/2008 Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill NV Amendment Rejected - Senate 07/16/2008 Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis NV Bill Passed - Senate 07/15/2008 Medicare Bill NV Veto Override Passed - Senate 07/09/2008 Medicare Bill Y Cloture Invoked - Senate 06/26/2008 Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill Y Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 06/25/2008 Housing Foreclosure Assistance Programs NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 06/18/2008 Second Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) NV Veto Override Passed - Senate 06/17/2008 Alternative Energy Tax Incentives NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 06/10/2008 Increasing Taxes on Profits, Rescinding Certain Tax Deductions, and Increasing Tax Incentives for Alternative Energy Programs for Oil Companies NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 05/22/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) NV Veto Override Passed - Senate 05/22/2008 Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 05/22/2008 GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 05/15/2008 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate 04/10/2008 Housing Bill with Energy Tax Credit Extensions NV Bill Passed - Senate 04/10/2008 Energy Tax Credits Amendment NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 03/14/2008 Concurrent Budget Resolution Y Resolution Passed - Senate 03/13/2008 Earmark Moratorium Y Motion Rejected - Senate 03/13/2008 Restriction of Federal Assistance Based on Compliance with Federal Immigration Laws Y Amendment Tabled - Senate 03/06/2008 Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill NV Bill Passed - Senate 02/26/2008 Health Care for Indigenous Peoples NV Bill Passed - Senate 02/26/2008 Prohibiting the Funds in S 1200 from Being Used for Abortions NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 02/13/2008 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate 02/07/2008 Economic Stimulus Plan NV Bill Passed - Senate 01/22/2008 Defense Authorizations Bill NV Bill Passed - Senate 12/18/2007 Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 12/18/2007 Inclusion of Iraq and Afghanistan Military Operations Funding with the Consolidated Appropriations NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 12/14/2007 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill) NV Bill Passed - Senate 12/13/2007 Energy Act of 2007 NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 12/13/2007 Limit on Farm Subsidies Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 12/13/2007 Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers NV Amendment Rejected - Senate 12/11/2007 Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies NV Amendment Rejected - Senate 12/06/2007 Temporary Tax Adjustments Act of 2007 NV Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 12/06/2007 Temporary Alternative Minimum Tax Adjustment Act of 2007 NV Bill 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 11/08/2007 Water Resources Development Act of 2007 NV Veto Override Passed - Senate 11/07/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies NV Bill Passed - Senate 11/01/2007 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (CHIP) NV Bill Passed - Senate 10/30/2007 Amtrak Reauthorization NV Bill Passed - Senate 10/25/2007 Amtrak Federal Subsidy Limits NV Amendment Rejected - Senate 10/23/2007 Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies NV Bill Passed - Senate 10/18/2007 Prohibiting Funds for Groups that Perform Abortions NV Amendment Rejected - Senate 10/16/2007 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008 NV Bill Passed - Senate 10/03/2007 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 10/01/2007 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 NV Bill Passed - Senate 09/27/2007 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization NV Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 09/10/2007 Bridge Repair Funding NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 09/07/2007 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate 08/02/2007 State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Y Bill Passed - Senate 07/26/2007 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act NV Conference Report Adopted - Senate 07/26/2007 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations NV Bill Passed - Senate 07/26/2007 Border Fence and Customs Appropriations NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 07/26/2007 REAL ID Funding NV Amendment Tabled - Senate 07/20/2007 Student Loan Lender Subsidy Cuts and Student Grants NV Bill Passed - Senate 06/21/2007 Energy Act of 2007 Y Bill Passed - Senate 06/21/2007 Alternative Energy Subsidies Y Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 05/24/2007 Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 N Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 05/17/2007 2008 Budget Resolution Y Conference Report Adopted - 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 03/23/2007 2008 Budget Resolution Y Resolution Passed - Senate 03/13/2007 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act Y Bill Passed - Senate 09/07/2006 Media in the Middle East Amendment N Bill Tabled - Senate 09/06/2006 Cluster Munitions Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 08/03/2006 Death/Estate Tax and Minimum Wage Bill N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 08/02/2006 Triple-Layered Fencing Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 07/25/2006 Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 07/13/2006 Double-Layered Fencing Amendment N Amendment Rejected - Senate 07/12/2006 Rail and Transit Security Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 07/12/2006 Transit Security Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 07/11/2006 USEMA Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 06/22/2006 Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 06/15/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 05/11/2006 Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 N Conference Report Adopted - Senate 05/04/2006 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 Y Bill Passed - Senate 05/03/2006 Influenza Vaccine Injury Compensation Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 05/02/2006 Sugarcane Growers Funding Amendment N Amendment Rejected - Senate 03/16/2006 2007 Budget Resolution N Resolution Passed - Senate 03/16/2006 ANWR Revenues Amendment N Bill Passed - Senate 03/16/2006 Debt Limit Increase Resolution N Joint Resolution Passed - Senate 03/16/2006 Education Funding Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 03/16/2006 LIHEAP Funding Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 03/16/2006 National Defense Funding Amendment N Amendment Rejected - Senate 03/16/2006 Natural Resources and Environment Funding Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 03/14/2006 Reinstate Pay-As-You-Go through 2011 Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 02/02/2006 Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 N Bill Passed - Senate 02/02/2006 Medicare Part D Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 02/02/2006 Military Funding and Tax Cuts Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 02/02/2006 Tax Rate Extension Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 12/21/2005 Budget Reconciliation Bill N Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate 12/21/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations Bill Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 12/21/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations Bill N Cloture Not Invoked - Senate 11/18/2005 Tax Reconciliation Bill N Bill Passed - Senate 11/17/2005 Earned Income Tax Credit Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 11/17/2005 Hurricane Victims Tax Benefit Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 11/17/2005 Pay As You Go Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 11/17/2005 Tax Rate Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 11/17/2005 Temporary Tax on Crude Oil Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 11/16/2005 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Bill, FY 2006 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 11/10/2005 Foreign Operations FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 11/03/2005 Budget Reconciliation Bill N Bill Passed - Senate 11/03/2005 Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations Act Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 11/03/2005 Alaska Judicial Review of Oil Revenue Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 11/03/2005 Medicare Prescription Drug Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 11/03/2005 Pay As You Go Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 10/27/2005 Labor, HHS and Education FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 10/27/2005 After School Funding Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 10/26/2005 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Amendment N Amendment Rejected - Senate 10/20/2005 Transportation, Treasury, HUD and Judiciary Appropriation Y Bill Passed - Senate 10/07/2005 Defense Department FY2006 Appropriations Bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 10/05/2005 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 09/22/2005 Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA Appropriations Act Y Bill Passed - Senate 07/29/2005 Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 07/29/2005 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2006 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 07/29/2005 Transportation Authorization Bill Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 07/20/2005 Foreign Operations FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 07/19/2005 US Agency for International Development Amendment N Amendment Adopted - Senate 07/14/2005 Homeland Security Department FY 2006 Appropriations Act Y Bill Passed - Senate 07/14/2005 Detention Beds Increase Amendment N Amendment Rejected - Senate 07/14/2005 Air Cargo Security Programs Implementation Amendment Y Motion Rejected - Senate 07/01/2005 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill FY 2006 Y Bill Passed - Senate 06/29/2005 Interior Department FY 2006 Appropriations Bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 05/17/2005 Transportation Authorization Bill Y Bill Passed - Senate 05/10/2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 Y Conference Report Adopted - Senate 04/28/2005 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution N Conference Report Adopted - Senate 04/21/2005 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 Y Bill Passed - Senate 04/18/2005 Future Military Funding for Iraq Amendment NV Amendment Adopted - Senate 03/17/2005 Budget FY2006 Appropriations Resolution N Resolution Passed - Senate 03/17/2005 Native American Funding Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 03/17/2005 Education Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 03/17/2005 Homeland Security Grant Program Amendment Y Amendment Adopted - Senate 03/17/2005 Perkins Vocational Education Program Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate 03/17/2005 Tax Subsidy for Domestic Companies Amendment Y Amendment Rejected - Senate
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