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| Vote No. | Date 2005 |
Voting Position |
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| Objection to Counting of Ohio Electoral Votes | |||
| 1 | 1-6 | 2 | Objection to the counting of electoral votes of the State of Ohio on the ground that they were not, under all of the known circumstances, regularly given. (1-74) |
| Nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be Secretary of State | |||
| 2 | 1-26 | Y | Confirmation. (85-13) |
| Nomination of Alberto Gonzales to be Attorney General | |||
| 3 | 2-3 | N | Confirmation. (60-36) |
| Commending the People of Iraq on Their National Elections (S.Res. 38) | |||
| 4 | 2-7 | Y | Agreed to. (93-0) |
| Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (S. 5, P.L. 109-2) | |||
| 5 | 2-9 | N | Specter motion to table the Pryor, et al., amendment: Clarifies that the existing authority of state attorneys general to enforce state laws through class action lawsuits is exempt from the modified class action procedures of the underlying bill. (60-39) |
| 6 | 2-9 | N | Kennedy, et al., amendment which amends the definition of class action to exclude class actions relating to civil rights or payment of wages. (40-59) |
| 7 | 2-9 | Y | Feinstein-Bingaman amendment which states that a District Court shall not deny class certification in whole or in part, on the grounds that the law of more than one State will be applied; and requires each party to submit recommendations for subclassifications among the plaintiffs based on substantially similar State laws. (38-61) |
| 8 | 2-10 | Y | Feingold amendment which: Requires district courts to complete all action on a motion to remand with 60 days of the motion being made, or to issue an order explaining the court's reasons for not ruling on the motion within 60 days; allows the court an additional 120 days to review the motion to remand once the court has issued the order giving its reasons for not ruling; and allows all parties to agree to an extension of any length. (37-61) |
| 9 | 2-10 | Y | Passage. (72-26) |
| Nomination of Michael Chertoff to be Secretary of Homeland Security | |||
| 10 | 2-15 | Y | Confirmation. (98-0) |
| Genetic Information Nondiscrimination (S. 306) | |||
| 11 | 2-17 | Y | Passage. (98-0) |
| Bankruptcy Reform (S. 256) | |||
| 12 | 3-1 | Y | Sessions amendment: Provides a presumption that U.S. Armed Forces servicemen and women are abusing the bankruptcy filing process; requires servicemen and women to satisfy all procedural requirements under the means test of the bill; and requires extensive documentation and explanations to prove the special circumstances that justify additional expenses or adjustments of current monthly income. (63-32) |
| 13 | 3-1 | Y | Durbin, et al., modified amendment: Protects servicemembers and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy; and disallows certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and allows servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the State of their premilitary residence. (38-58) |
| 14 | 3-2 | Y | Feingold amendment: Provides a homestead floor for the elderly. (40-59) |
| 15 | 3-2 | Y | Akaka, et al., amendment: Requires enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt. (40-59) |
| 16 | 3-2 | Y | Kennedy amendment: Exempts from the means test medically distressed debtors whose medical expenses have caused financial hardship, and forced them into bankruptcy. (39-58) |
| 17 | 3-2 | Y | Kennedy amendment: Establishes a Federal homestead protection floor of $150,000 for medically distressed debtors. (39-58) |
| 18 | 3-2 | Y | Corzine amendment: Exempts economically distressed caregivers who have experienced a reduction in employment status and have incurred substantial medical debt on behalf of dependent and non-dependent family members from the means test provisions of the bill. (37-60) |
| Canadian Beef Imports (S.J.Res. 4) | |||
| 19 | 3-3 | Y | Passage. (52-46) |
| Bankruptcy Reform (S. 256) | |||
| 20 | 3-3 | Y | Dayton amendment: Limits the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent; and preempts all State usury laws except those where interest rate limit is lower than 30 percent. (24-74) |
| 21 | 3-3 | Y | Nelson (FL), et al., amendment: Exempts any consumer who files for bankruptcy due to identity theft from the means test; and prohibits the filing of a motion of judgment against any debtor identified as a victim of identity theft. (37-61) |
| 22 | 3-3 | Y | Durbin amendment: Discourages predatory lending practices by prohibiting a creditor from collecting on its claim in bankruptcy court if the creditor has materially failed to comply with any applicable requirement under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994. (40-58) |
| 23 | 3-3 | Y | Schumer, et al., amendment: Limits the exemption for asset protection trusts by permitting bankruptcy filers to exclude from the bankruptcy estate no more than $125,000 worth of assets held in such a trust; and clarifies, for purposes of this amendment, that a retiree pension account, as identified by the Internal Revenue Code, is not an asset protection trust. (39-56) |
| 24 | 3-3 | Y | Rockefeller, et al., amendment: Increases the amount of priority claims for employees' wages and benefits to $15,000 (from $4,925 in current law and $10,000 in bill); eliminates the 90-day accrual period in priority claim calculations; and requires companies that cancel health benefits for retirees to pay each retiree who lost health benefits an amount of cash equal to what a retiree would be expected to pay for 18 months of COBRA coverage. (40-54) |
| 25 | 3-3 | Y | Durbin-Kennedy-Dayton amendment: Strengthens the ability of bankruptcy courts to invalidate fraudulent transfers made by corporate insiders by extending the "reach-back" period from one year to four years; authorizes the courts to review and set aside "excess benefit transfers or obligations" made to top management and other corporate insiders while the company was insolvent; provides employees and retirees a priority claim in bankruptcy for the value of company stock which was held for their benefit in an employee pension plan, unless the plan beneficiary had the option to invest the assets in some other way; and requires the value of the claim to be measured by the market value of the stock at the time it was contributed to the plan. (40-54) |
| 26 * | 3-7 | Y | Kennedy, et al., amendment: Increases minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $5.85 per hour 60 days after enactment, $6.55 per hour after the first year, and $7.25 per hour after the second year. (46-49) |
| 27 * | 3-7 | N | Santorum amendment: Increases the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $6.25 per hour; allows employers to refuse to pay workers for up to 10 hours of earned overtime pay every two weeks; ends individual coverage under the Fair Labor Standards Act and raises the enterprise coverage threshold from $500,000 to $1 million; prohibits Federal agencies from assessing civil fines for most first-time reporting violations of a broad range of consumer, environmental and labor protections; and undermines the ability of States to provide stronger wage protections for employees who receive tips. (38-61) |
| 28 | 3-8 | Y | Schumer-Reid, et al., amendment: Prohibits discharge in bankruptcy of debt resulting from the debtor's unlawful interference with the provision of lawful goods or services, or damage to property used to provide lawful goods or services. (46-53) |
| 29 * | 3-8 | N | Frist, et al., cloture motion on bill. (69-31) |
| 30 | 3-8 | Y | Feingold-Kerry amendment: Removes provisions of the bill that would impose substantial new requirements on small businesses attempting to reorganize under Chapter 11. (41-59) |
| 31 | 3-9 | Y | Durbin amendment: Clarifies that means test does not apply to debtors below the median income. (42-58) |
| 32 | 3-9 | Y | Harkin, et al., amendment: Strikes the 180-day limitation on the accrual period for the employee wage priority in bankruptcy but does not affect the $10,000 limit to the amount that can be collected under this high preference for a bankrupt company's assets. (48-52) |
| 33 | 3-9 | Y | Boxer amendment: Permits courts to consider claims for unsecured credit against any individual who is under 21 years of age, did not have a co-signer who was a parent or spouse, had an income level below or at the poverty line, and already had six or more unsecured credit cards. (40-60) |
| 34 | 3-9 | Y | Dodd-Kennedy amendment: Modifies the means test to provide greater flexibility and reasonableness when calculating a debtor's ability to pay; and permits the exclusion for child support payments and other funds for children from becoming part of the bankruptcy estate which is divided up among creditors. (42-58) |
| 35 | 3-9 | Y | Kennedy-Kohl amendment: Limits the homestead exemption to $300,000. (47-53) |
| 36 | 3-10 | Y | Kennedy-Dodd amendment: Exempts debtors whose financial problems were caused by failure to receive alimony or child support, or both, from means testing. (41-58) |
| 37 | 3-10 | Y | Kennedy amendment which amends the definition of "current monthly income" to exclude income from any job in which the debtor is no longer employed due to a disability. (41-58) |
| 38 | 3-10 | Y | Akaka amendment: Prevents unsecured creditors, primarily credit card issuers, from attempting to collect in bankruptcy from consumers who owe them money if the creditor does not have a policy of waiving interest and fees for debtors who enter a consolidated payment plan at a credit counseling agency. (38-61) |
| 39 | 3-10 | Y | Leahy-Sarbanes amendment which modifies the "Disinterested Person" section of the bill to prohibit an investment bank that underwrote an outstanding security of a company in bankruptcy from serving as an advisor to the bankruptcy for five years. (44-55) |
| 40 | 3-10 | Y | Durbin-Inouye amendment: States that the "means test" shall not apply and the court may not dismiss or convert a case based on any form of "means testing," if the debtor is a disabled veteran, and the indebtedness occurred primarily during a period when he or she was on active duty or performing a homeland defense activity. (99-0) |
| 41 | 3-10 | Y | Schumer amendment (to the Talent amendment No. 121--vote No. 42) which removes the requirement in the underlying amendment that bankruptcy courts show that the owner of an asset protection trust had the intent of defrauding creditors and employees. (43-56) |
| 42 | 3-10 | N | Talent amendment: Allows creditors to reach self-settling trusts only if it is found that the debtor created the trust with the intent to defraud, hinder, or delay the creditors. (73-26) |
| Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act Amendment (S. 250) | |||
| 43 | 3-10 | Y | Passage. (99-0) |
| Bankruptcy Reform (S. 256) | |||
| 44 | 3-10 | N | Passage. (74-25) |
| Budget Resolution, 2006 (H.Con.Res. 95) | |||
| 45 | 3-14 | Y | Bingaman, et al., amendment: Restores $4.8 billion in funding for various education programs cut in the budget resolution; reduces the deficit by $4.8 billion; and offsets by closing corporate tax loopholes. (44-49) |
| 46 | 3-15 | Y | Graham-Santorum modified amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the President, the Congress, and the American people including seniors, workers, women, minorities, and disabled persons should work together at the earliest opportunity to enact legislation to achieve a solvent and permanently sustainable Social Security system; (2) Social Security reform-- (A) must protect current and near retirees from any changes to Social Security benefits; (B) must reduce the pressure on future taxpayers and on other budgetary priorities; (C) must provide benefit levels that adequately reflect individual contributions to the Social Security system; and (D) must preserve and strengthen the safety net for vulnerable populations including the disabled and survivors; and (3) the Senate should honor section 13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. (100-0) |
| 47 | 3-15 | Y | Conrad-Stabenow amendment: Ensures that 75-year solvency has been restored to Social Security before Congress considers new deficit-financed legislation that would increase mandatory spending or cut taxes. (45-55) |
| 48 | 3-15 | N | DeMint amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate that failing to address the financial condition of Social Security will result in massive debt, deep benefit cuts, and tax increases. (56-43) |
| 49 | 3-15 | Y | Nelson (FL)-Clinton amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should reject any Social Security plan that requires deep benefit cuts or a massive increase in debt, and a failure to act by 2042 would result in deep benefit cuts; therefore Congress should take action to address Social Security solvency. (50-50) |
| 50 | 3-15 | Y | Stabenow, et al., amendment: Protects the American people from terrorist attacks by providing the necessary resources to firefighters, police, EMS workers and other first responders by restoring $1,626 billion in cuts to first-responder programs. (46-54) |
| 51 | 3-16 | Y | Byrd, et al., amendment: Increases funding for AMTRAK by $1.04 billion, raising the funding level for AMTRAK to $1.4 billion; and offsets by closing corporate tax loopholes. (46-52) |
| 52 | 3-16 | Y | Cantwell, et al., amendment: Strikes the reconciliation instructions for the Energy Committee, which assumes that opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will produce mandatory savings of $2.7 billion over five years. (49-51) |
| 53 | 3-16 | Y | Feingold-Chafee, et al., amendment: Reinstates the pay-go requirements under the Budget Act; and provides for a 60-vote point of order against direct spending or revenue legislation that would increase the on-budget deficit or cause an on-budget deficit. (50-50) |
| 54 | 3-16 | Y | Ensign, et al., amendment: Increases function 700 (Veterans) by $410 million in FY 2006; and decreases function 150 (International Affairs) by the same amount. (96-4) |
| 55 | 3-16 | Y | Akaka, et al., amendment: Increases funding for veterans medical care by $2.8 billion in FY 2006; provides $2.8 billion in deficit reduction; and offsets by closing corporate tax loopholes. (47-53) |
| 56 | 3-16 | Y | Specter-Harkin, et al., amendment: Increases function 500 (Education) by $500 million and function 550 (Health) by $1.5 billion in 2006; and offsets by decreasing function 920 (Allowances) by $2 billion. (63-37) |
| 57 | 3-17 | N | Gregg (for Frist) amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding Medicaid reconciliation legislation consistent with recommendations from the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (49-51) |
| 58 | 3-17 | Y | Smith-Bingaman, et al., amendment: Strikes the Finance Committee spending reconciliation instruction and the associated instruction from the health function (seeking $15 billion over five years in spending cuts which are intended to come from the Medicaid program); and provides a reserve fund for the creation of a 23 member, bipartisan Commission that is charged with reviewing and making recommendations with respect to the long term goals, financial sustainability and other matters relating to the effective operation of Medicaid. (52-48) |
| 59 | 3-17 | Y | Carper amendment: Strikes reconciliation instruction for $70 billion in tax cuts. (49-51) |
| 60 | 3-17 | Y | Snowe, et al., amendment: ensures that savings that result from legislation that provides the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to (1) participate in the negotiation of contracts with manufacturers of covered part D drugs to achieve the best possible prices for such drugs, (2) negotiate contracts with manufacturers of such drugs for each fallback prescription drug plan, or (3) participate in the negotiation for a contract for any such drug upon the request of a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan, is reserved for reducing expenditures under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act. (49-50) |
| 61 | 3-17 | Y | Harkin, et al., amendment: Restores the Perkins Vocational Education program and provides for deficit reduction through the elimination of the phase out of the personal exemption limitation and itemized deduction limitation for high-income taxpayers now scheduled to start in 2006. (44-56) |
| 62 | 3-17 | Y | Landrieu, et al., amendment: Establishes a deficit neutral reserve fund in the event that legislation is passed to provide a 50 percent tax credit to employers that continue to pay the salaries of Guard and Reserve employees who have been called to active duty. (100-0) |
| 63 | 3-17 | Y | Dorgan, et al., amendment which repeals the tax subsidy for certain domestic companies that move manufacturing operations and American jobs to low-tax jurisdictions offshore and sell their products in the U.S. market; and provides for the use of the resulting revenues to reduce Federal deficits and debt by $3.2 billion over five years. (40-59) |
| 64 | 3-17 | Y | Collins (for Lieberman), et al., modified amendment: Provides $855 million in additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security, including $565 million for first responders programs, $140 million for border security, and $150 million for port security; and offsets by reducing function 920 (Allowances) by $855 million. (63-37) |
| 65 | 3-17 | Y | Sarbanes, et al., amendment: Restores $1.9 billion for the Community Development Block Grant program and related programs; and offsets by closing corporate tax loopholes. (49-51) |
| 66 | 3-17 | Y | Coleman amendment: Provides $2 billion to fully fund the Community Development Block Grant Program and related programs; and offsets by reducing Function 920 (Allowances) by the same amount. (68-31) |
| 67 | 3-17 | Y | Cochran amendment: Provides that the Congress has the authority to make "emergency designations" without Presidential concurrence for Senate enforcement purposes. (73-26) |
| 68 | 3-17 | Y | Kennedy, et al., modified amendment: increases education funding by $5.4 billion in order to: (1) restore cuts in vocational education, adult education, GEAR UP, and TRIO, (2) increase the maximum Pell Grant scholarship to $4,500, and (3) increase future math and science teacher student loan forgiveness to $23,000; and offsets by closing $5.4 billion in corporate tax loopholes. (51-49) |
| 69 | 3-17 | Y | Baucus-Conrad-Stabenow amendment: Strikes the Agriculture Committee reconciliation instruction (requiring the Committee to achieve $2.8 billion in savings over five years) in order to ensure that legislation to make cuts in agriculture programs receives full consideration and debate in the Senate. (46-54) |
| 70 | 3-17 | Y | Biden, et al., amendment: Provides $1 billion for the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program; reduces the deficit by $1 billion; and offsets by closing corporate tax loopholes. (45-55) |
| 71 | 3-17 | Y | Byrd-Baucus amendment: Increases funding for transportation from $284 billion to $318 billion; restores the separate budget categories for highways and mass transit to ensure that the additional spending authorized would be directed only to surface transportation programs; and offsets by raising revenues largely through financing provisions in last year's surface transportation bill. (45-54) |
| 72 | 3-17 | Y | Talent-Stabenow, et al., amendment: Provides flexibility to consider all available transportation funding options. (81-19) |
| 73 | 3-17 | Y | Conrad amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate that the tax cuts assumed in the budget resolution should include repeal of the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits. (94-6) |
| 74 | 3-17 | N | Bunning amendment: Repeals the 1993 tax increase on Social Security; and increase the tax reconciliation instruction by $64 billion. (55-45) |
| 75 | 3-17 | Y | Reid (for Clinton), et al., modified amendment: Provides an additional $100 million in FY 2006 for public health and expresses the sense of the Senate that this funding should be used: (1) for the National Family Planning Program, (2) to enact the Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage (EPICC) bill, (3) to improve awareness and education about emergency contraception, and (4) for the new teen pregnancy prevention programs; and offsets by closing corporate tax loopholes. (47-53) |
| 76 | 3-17 | Y | Lautenberg-Schumer amendment: Strikes the reconciliation instruction that provides for an increase in the public debt limit. (45-54) |
| 77 | 3-17 | Y | Boxer amendment: Creates a point of order against any appropriations bill that allows funding for prepackaged news stories that do not have the following disclaimer: "Paid for by the United States Government." (44-54) |
| 78 | 3-17 | Y | Dorgan-Cantwell-Murray amendment: Provides an additional $1 billion for various healthcare, housing and education programs that benefit Native Americans, including Alaska Natives; reduces the deficit by $2.2 billion; and offsets by closing $3.2 billion in corporate tax loopholes. (45-55) |
| 79 | 3-17 | Y | Dayton, et al., amendment: Fully funds the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in FY 2006-2010; and offsets by repealing the income tax cut for those earning more than $1 million. (37-63) |
| 80 | 3-17 | Y | Levin, et al., modified amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Appropriations Committee should make every effort to provide funding for the Advanced Technology Program in FY 2006. (53-46) |
| 81 | 3-17 | N | Adoption. (51-49) |
| Tribute to Pope John Paul II (S.Res. 95) | |||
| 82 | 4-5 | Y | Adoption of resolution. (98-0) |
| State Department Authorization (S. 600) | |||
| 83 | 4-5 | Y | Boxer-Snowe, et al., amendment: provides that foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that receive U.S. funding shall not be penalized if they use their own funds when they offer health or medical services, including counseling and referral services, if such services do not violate the laws of the country in which they are being provided and would not violate U.S. law if provided in the United States; and provides that foreign NGOs shall not be penalized for using their own funds for advocacy and lobbying activities in their own countries. (52-46) |
| 84 | 4-6 | Y | Biden amendment (in lieu of language proposed to be stricken by Lugar amendment reducing limitation on U.S. contributions to U.N. peacekeeping to 25 percent of contributions): Extends, until 2007, current law limiting U.S. contribution for U.N. peacekeeping to 27.1 percent of total contributions. (40-57) |
| 85 | 4-6 | N | Lugar motion to table the Dorgan-Wyden amendment: Prohibits use of funds for broadcasting television to Cuba (TV Marti); and reduces the bill's funding for "International Broadcasting Operations" by $21 million. (65-35) |
| 86 | 4-6 | Y | Lugar motion to table the Schumer, et al., amendment: Imposes a 27.5 percent tariff on Chinese imports 180 days after enactment; allows the President to delay implementation of the tariff if he determines that China is making significant progress in revaluing its currency; and permits removal of the tariff if the President certifies that China has agreed to substantially revalue its currency to at, or near, fair market value. (33-67) |
| Nomination of Paul A. Crotty to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York | |||
| 87 | 4-11 | Y | Confirmation. (95-0) |
| Airbus Launch Assistance Opposition (S.Con.Res. 25) | |||
| 88 | 4-11 | Y | Adoption. (96-0) |
| Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 2005 (H.R. 1268, P.L. 109-13) | |||
| 89 * | 4-12 | Y | Murray motion to waive the FY 2005 Budget Resolution with respect to the emergency designation provisions of the Murray, et al., modified amendment: Provides $1.9 billion, to remain available until expended, for veterans medical care; and designates funding as emergency spending to be used as follows: $610 million to address needs of service members deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, $840 million for the Veterans Integrated Service Network to meet current and pending care treatment requirements, and $525 million for mental health care and treatment. (46-54) |
| 90 * | 4-12 | Y | Murray motion to waive section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to permit consideration of Murray, et al., modified amendment: Provides $1.9 billion, to remain available until expended, for veterans medical care; and specifies that the funds should be used as follows: $610 million to address needs of service members deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, $840 million for the Veterans Integrated Service Network to meet current and pending care treatment requirements, and $525 million for mental health care and treatment. (46-54) |
| 91 | 4-13 | N | Stevens motion to table the Durbin, et al., amendment which ensures that Federal employees that are called, ordered or retained on active duty in order to perform certain services as a member of the uniformed service or the National Guard will continue to receive the same amount of pay that they received as civilian Federal employees, by having the Federal agency for whom they worked make up the difference between their military pay and what they would have earned at their Federal job. (39-61) |
| 92 | 4-13 | N | Stevens motion to table the Kerry, et al., amendment: Increases military death gratuity from $12,000 to $100,000 for any deaths of members of the Armed Forces that occurred while on active duty after October 7, 2001; and provides a lump sum payment of $150,000 for those families who were unable to purchase increased coverage under the provisions in the bill affecting Servicemembers Group Life Insurance. (25-75) |
| 93 | 4-13 | Y | Byrd amendment: Reduces funding for the "Military Construction, Army" by $36.0 million; and eliminates the earmark in the bill for a new maximum security prison at Guantanamo, Cuba. (27-71) |
| 94 | 4-13 | Y | Cornyn-Feinstein amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should not delay enactment of critical appropriations necessary to ensure the well-being of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces fighting in Iraq and elsewhere around the world by attempting to conduct a debate about immigration reform while the supplemental appropriations bill is pending on the Senate floor. (61-38) |
| 95 | 4-14 | Y | Byrd, et al., modified amendment: Prohibits the use of funds by any Federal agency to produce a prepackaged news story without including in such story a clear notification for the audience that the story was prepared or funded by a Federal agency. (98-0) |
| 96 | 4-18 | Y | Byrd amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq; and requires a semiannual report to be made to Congress of cumulative costs of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and an estimate of the foreseeable costs for ongoing military operations to be incurred during the 12-month period beginning on the date of the report. (61-31) |
| 97 * | 4-19 | N | Frist, et al., cloture motion on Chambliss-Kyl amendment: Provides temporary legal status ("blue cards") for undocumented workers employed in agriculture, forestry and food processing, valid for nine years; does not provide temporary workers with a path to permanent residence; provides for criminal and security background checks, and makes ineligible anyone with a criminal record; and makes changes to the H-2A temporary foreign agricultural worker program which provides fewer labor protections for U.S. and foreign workers, and a lower prevailing wage. (21-77) |
| 98 * | 4-19 | N | Frist, et al., motion to close further debate on the Frist (for Craig)-Kennedy amendment: Provides for adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers; reforms the H-2A worker program to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce; and extends basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers. (53-45) |
| 99 | 4-19 | Y | Frist motion: Instruct Sergeant at Arms to request attendance of absent Senators. (91-7) |
| 100 | 4-19 | N | Frist motion: Recess Senate until 5:00 p.m. (56-42) |
| 101 * | 4-19 | Y | Mikulski, et al., cloture motion on Mikulski-Allen, et al., amendment: Exempts returning seasonal workers who have been a recipient of an H-2B visa in one of the past three years from the numerical cap on H-2B visas; instructs Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fraud prevention and detection fee ($150) on an employer filing a petition for nonimmigrant workers; and provides sanctions if the Secretary of Homeland Security finds a substantial failure to meet any of the conditions of the petition to admit the H-2B temporary worker or for the willful misrepresentation of a material fact. (83-17) |
| 102 | 4-19 | Y | Mikulski-Allen, et al., amendment: Exempts returning seasonal workers who have been a recipient of an H-2B visa in one of the past three years from the numerical cap on H-2B visas; instructs Secretary of Homeland Security to impose a fraud prevention and detection fee ($150) on an employer filing a petition for nonimmigrant workers; and provides sanctions if the Secretary of Homeland Security finds a substantial failure to meet any of the conditions of the petition to admit the H-2B temporary worker or for the willful misrepresentation of a material fact. (94-6) |
| 103 * | 4-19 | Y | Frist, et al., cloture motion on bill. (100-0) |
| 104 | 4-20 | Y | Cochran motion to table the Coburn amendment: Strikes funding for the Iraqi embassy after FY 2007, reducing appropriations for the embassy from $592 million to $106 million. (54-45) |
| 105 | 4-20 | Y | Byrd-Bingaman amendment: Provides $389.6 million for border security. (65-34) |
| 106 | 4-20 | Y | Warner, et al., amendment: Provides that USS John F. Kennedy will stay in active status until: (1) Defense Department completes its Quadrennial Defense Review and Congress has had 180 days to study the results of the review; and (2) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that necessary agreements have been entered into with other nations to provide for permanent forward deployment of aircraft carriers in the Pacific necessary to carry out the mission within the Pacific Command area of responsibility. (58-38) |
| Nomination of John D. Negroponte to be Director of National Intelligence | |||
| 107 | 4-21 | Y | Confirmation. (98-2) |
| Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 2005 (H.R. 1268, P.L. 109-13) | |||
| 108 | 4-21 | Y | Bayh, et al., amendment: Provides an additional $213.0 million for procurement of Up-Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (UAHMMWVs); and requires the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress, not later than 60 days after enactment, and every 60 days thereafter until Operation Iraq Freedom is terminated, a report that details the current requirements of the Armed Forces for UAHMMWVs. (61-39) |
| 109 | 4-21 | Y | Passage. (99-0) |
| Surface Transportation Authorization (H.R. 3, P.L.109-59) | |||
| 110 * | 4-26 | Y | Frist, et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (94-6) |
| Nomination of J. Michael Seabright to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii | |||
| 111 | 4-27 | Y | Confirmation. (98-0) |
| Surface Transportation Authorization (H.R. 3, P.L.109-59) | |||
| 112 | 4-28 | Y | Frist motion: Recess until 2:00 p.m. (98-1) |
| 113 | 4-28 | Y | Warner motion to table Bond amendment (to Inhofe substitute amendment): Strikes section that requires States to allocate at least two percent of their Surface Transportation Program funds to stormwater mitigation projects that reduce runoff from existing highways and other transportation-related activities. (51-49) |
| Budget Resolution, 2006 (H.Con.Res. 95) | |||
| 114 | 4-28 | N | Adoption of conference report. (52-47) |
| Nomination of Stephen L. Johnson to be Administrator of EPA | |||
| 115 * | 4-29 | Y | Frist, et al., cloture motion on nomination. (61-37) |
| Surface Transportation Authorization (H.R. 3, P.L.109-59) | |||
| 116 | 5-9 | Y | Talent-Dodd amendment (to Inhofe substitute amendment): Requires Transportation Secretary to inform those State and local governments that receive Federal funding through the highway bill of a new law which provides that contractors who have been certified as minority contractors under Federal law are automatically certified under State law as minority contractors for any contract that is funded in whole or in part by Federal funds. (89-0) |
| Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, 2005 (H.R. 1268, P.L. 109-13) | |||
| 117 | 5-10 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (100-0) |
| Surface Transportation Authorization (H.R. 3, P.L.109-59) | |||
| 118 * | 5-11 | Y | Inhofe motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Inhofe substitute amendment. (76-22) |
| 119 | 5-11 | N | Inhofe motion to table Corzine-Lautenberg amendment (to the Inhofe substitute amendment): States that nothing in this section shall prohibit a State from enacting a law or issuing an order that limits the amount an individual who is a party to a contract with a State agency under this section may contribute to a political campaign; and clarifies that the enactment of a law or issuance of an order by a State that limits the amount of money that may be contributed to a political campaign by an individual doing business with a grantee shall be considered to be in accordance with Federal competitive procurement requirements. (57-40) |
| 120 | 5-11 | Y | Lautenberg-Dodd amendment (to Inhofe substitute amendment): Requires that 1.5 percent of a State's FY 2009 highway construction funds (rising to three percent after 2009) be transferred to safety programs if that State has not enacted, and is not enforcing, a universal helmet law. (28-69) |
| 121 | 5-11 | Y | Harkin-Kennedy, et al., modified amendment (to Inhofe substitute amendment): Requires each State transportation department to adopt a statement of policy ensuring that the needs and safety of all road users (including the need for pedestrian and bicycle safety) are fully integrated into the planning, design, operation and maintenance of the transportation system of the State transportation department; and requires Transportation Secretary to take the necessary actions to increase the percentage of trips made by foot or bicycle, and to report to Congress annually on progress made in this area. (44-53) |
| 122 * | 5-12 | Y | Frist, et al., cloture motion on Inhofe substitute amendment. (92-7) |
| 123 | 5-17 | N | Allen-Ensign amendment (to the Inhofe substitute amendment): Strikes provision that specifies that seat belt grants will be based on a State's passage of a primary seat belt law; and modifies the eligibility requirements for States to receive safety belt performance grants by requiring a State to have a seat belt usage level of at least 85 percent. (14-86) |
| 124 | 5-17 | N | Sessions modified amendment (to Inhofe substitute amendment): Cuts $10.7 billion from certain programs, including $1.1 billion from surface transportation activities, $4 billion from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, $400 million from administrative expenses of the Federal Highway Administration, $100 million from Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, $100 million from Transportation and Community and System Preservation Program, and $5 billion from transit formula grants and research. (16-84) |
| 125 | 5-17 | Y | Passage. (89-11) |
| Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit | |||
| 126 | 5-23 | Y | Frist motion to instruct the Sergeant at Arms to request the attendance of absent Senators. (90-1) |
| 127 * | 5-24 | Y | Frist, et al., cloture motion on nomination. (81-18) |
| 128 | 5-25 | N | Confirmation. (55-43) |
| Nomination of John Robert Bolton to be Representative of the U.S. to the UN | |||
| 129 * | 5-26 | N | Frist, et al., cloture motion on nomination. (56-42) |
| Nomination of Janice R. Brown to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit | |||
| 130 * | 6-7 | N | Frist, et al., cloture on the nomination. (65-32) |
| 131 | 6-8 | N | Confirmation. (56-43) |
| Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr. to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit | |||
| 132 * | 6-8 | N | Frist, et al., cloture motion on the nomination. (67-32) |
| 133 | 6-9 | N | Confirmation. (53-45) |
| Nomination of Richard A. Griffin to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | |||
| 134 | 6-9 | Y | Confirmation. (95-0) |
| Nomination of David W. McKeague to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | |||
| 135 | 6-9 | Y | Confirmation. (96-0) |
| Nomination of Thomas B. Griffith to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit | |||
| 136 | 6-14 | Y | Confirmation. (73-24) |
| Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6, Public Law 109-58) | |||
| 137 | 6-14 | 2AN | Domenici motion to table the Boxer amendment (to the Domenici, et al., amendment -- vote No. 139): Strikes ethanol liability waiver language in the underlying amendment, thereby ensuring that ethanol is treated the same as other motor vehicle fuels and that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage caused by ethanol. (59-38) |
| 138 | 6-15 | N | Domenici motion to table Schumer amendment (to the Domenici, et al., amendment -- vote No. 139): Strikes renewable fuel (ethanol) mandate from underlying amendment. (69-28) |
| 139 | 6-15 | N | Domenici, et al., modified amendment (to Domenici substitute amendment): Mandates that refiners produce at least 8 billion gallons of renewable fuels annually by 2012; contains temporary exemption from mandate for small refineries, but permits them to participate if they wish; and phases out use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), and eliminates the oxygen content requirement for reformulated gasoline. (70-26) |
| 140 | 6-16 | Y | Cantwell, et al., modified amendment: Establishes U.S. goal of reducing dependence on foreign oil by 40 percent over next 20 years; requires President to develop and implement measures to reduce dependence on foreign oil by reducing petroleum in end-uses throughout the U.S. economy by an amount sufficient to achieve a reduction in demand of 7.6 million barrels per day from the amount projected for calendar year 2025; and requires President to report to Congress annually on progress toward this goal. (47-53) |
| 141 | 6-16 | Y | Bingaman-Coleman, et al., amendment: Requires electric utilities that sell electricity to retail consumers to obtain at least 10 percent of their electricity from renewable energy; directs Energy Secretary to establish a renewable energy credit trading system and to sell credits at 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour, adjusted for inflation; subjects electric utilities that fail to meet the requirements to civil penalties; permits Secretary to reduce or waive penalties for innocent violations; preserves State renewable energy programs and authorizes grants to States for renewable energy production; exempts utilities that sell less than four million megawatt-hours per year and all utilities in Hawaii; and sunsets program on December 31, 2030. (52-48) |
| Nomination of John Robert Bolton to be Representative of the U.S. to the UN | |||
| 142 * | 6-20 | N | Frist, et al., cloture motion on nomination, upon reconsideration (of vote No. 129). (54-38) |
| Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6, Public Law 109-58) | |||
| 143 | 6-21 | Y | Martinez-Nelson, et al., amendment: Strikes section of the bill that requires the Secretary to conduct an inventory and analysis of oil and natural gas resources beneath all of the waters of the U.S. outer continental shelf, including areas under moratoria. (44-52) |
| 144 | 6-21 | Y | Hagel-Pryor, et al., amendment: Adds new title to provide for activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. and in developing countries; and provides credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems in the U.S. (66-29) |
| 145 | 6-21 | Y | Voinovich-Carper, et al., amendment: Establishes a program to award competitive grants to State and local governments to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced, and diesel emission exposure; and requires the Administrator to award grants for the benefit of public fleets. (92-1) |
| 146 | 6-22 | N | Domenici motion to table the Feinstein-Snowe, et al., amendment: Allows State governor to veto the siting, construction, expansion or operation of a liquified natural gas (LNG) facility, located on-shore or in State waters. (52-45) |
| 147 | 6-22 | N | Domenici motion to table the Schumer modified amendment: Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) directly confront OPEC and challenge OPEC to immediately increase oil production, and 2) direct the Federal Trade Commission and Attorney General to exercise vigorous oversight over the oil markets to protect the people of the United States from price gouging and unfair practices at the gasoline pump; and states the sense of the Congress that: (1) for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 1,000,000 barrels of oil per day should be released from the SPR; (2) if necessary to lower the burden of gasoline prices on the economy of the United States and to circumvent the efforts of OPEC to reap windfall crude oil profits, 1,000,000 barrels of oil per day should be released from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for an additional 30 days. (57-39) |
| 148 | 6-22 | Y | McCain-Lieberman modified amendment: Requires, by 2010, a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 2000 levels. (38-60) |
| 149 | 6-22 | N | Inhofe motion to table the Bingaman-Specter-Domenici amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Congress should enact a comprehensive and effective national program of mandatory, market-based limits and incentives on emissions of greenhouse gases that slow, stop, and reverse the growth of such emissions at a rate and in a manner that: (1) will not significantly harm the United States economy; and (2) will encourage comparable action by other nations that are major trading partners and key contributors to global emissions. (44-53) |
| 150 | 6-22 | N | Alexander, et al., amendment: Requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to complete a Local Notification Process before giving Exempt-wholesale Generator Status, Market-Based Rate Authority, or a Qualified Facility Rate Schedule to a wind turbine project; and prohibits Qualified Wind Projects from receiving Federal tax subsidies. (32-63) |
| 151 | 6-22 | Y | Kerry, et al., amendment: Expresses the sense of the Senate that the U.S. should act to reduce the health, environmental, and economic risks posed by global climate change and foster sustained economic growth through a new generation of technologies by: participating in international negotiations under the Convention with the objective of securing U.S. participation in fair and binding agreements that advance and protect U.S. economic interests. (46-49) |
| 152 * | 6-23 | Y | Frist, et al., cloture motion on bill. (92-4) |
| 153 * | 6-23 | Y | Domenici motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Domenici, et al., amendment: Makes Coastal Impact Assistance Program, authorized in bill, a mandatory spending program in FY 2007-2010 for States with current OCS production off their shores; and does not affect moratorium areas. (69-26) |
| 154 | 6-23 | Y | Schumer-Kyl-Lautenberg amendment: Strikes provision relating to medical isotope production and uranium exportation. (52-46) |
| 155 | 6-23 | N | Sununu-Wyden amendment: Strikes the loan guarantee incentives for innovative technologies. (21-76) |
| 156 | 6-23 | N | Bond-Levin, et al., amendment: Requires Transportation Secretary to issue new regulations, within a year, setting forth increased average fuel economy standards for SUV's, minivans, and pickup trucks, and within two and a half years, for passenger automobiles; provides expedited procedures for legislation in the event that the Secretary fails to issue final regulations; directs the Secretary of Energy to accelerate research and development for hybrid and diesel fueled vehicles and authorizes increased funding; and requires the head of each Executive Branch agency to coordinate with Administration of General Services to ensure that only hybrid and alternative fueled vehicles are procured for certain new Federal fleets of passenger automobiles or light duty trucks. (64-31) |
| 157 | 6-23 | Y | Durbin, et al., amendment which adjusts the definition of "non-passenger automobile" to include only "real" trucks and vans and not SUVs and certain other passenger designed vehicles; updates the weight cut-off for passenger and non-passenger automobiles to reflect changing trends in vehicle use; raises the fuel economy of passenger automobiles to 40 miles a gallon by 2016 from model year 2008; raises the fuel economy of non-passenger automobiles to 27.5 miles a gallon by 2016 from model year 2008; establishes a Federal procurement requirement for vehicles that meet the CAFE standards in this amendment; and updates the civil penalties for violating CAFE laws, adjusted for inflation. (28-67) |
| 158 | 6-28 | Y | Passage. (85-12) |
| Interior Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2361, P.L. 109-54) | |||
| 159 * | 6-28 | N | Coburn motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of Burns (for Coburn) amendment: Reduces funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund land acquisitions by $121 million; and increases funding for Indian Health Services by $115 million, including: $60 million for Special Diabetes Program, and $55 million for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program. (17-75) |
| 160 | 6-28 | Y | Burns (for Coburn) amendment: States that any limitation, directive, or earmark that is contained in either the House or Senate report must also be included in the conference report in order to be considered as having been approved by both Houses of Congress. (33-59) |
| 161 | 6-29 | N | Burns, et al., amendment: Requires EPA to conduct a thorough review of all third-party intentional human dosing studies to identify or quantify toxic effects currently submitted to the Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); and requires a report to Congress on the results of the review within 60 days of enactment, and issuance of a final rule within 180 days of enactment. (57-40) |
| 162 | 6-29 | Y | Boxer, et al., amendment: Prohibits the use of funds by the EPA to accept, consider, or rely on third-party intentional dosing human studies for pesticides, or to conduct intentional dosing human studies for pesticides. (60-37) |
| 163 * | 6-29 | Y | Dorgan motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Dorgan-Bingaman-Johnson amendment: Requires Federal Reserve banks to transfer $1 billion in surplus funds to the general fund of the Treasury to be used as follows: $140 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and $860 million for the Indian Health Service. (47-51) |
| 164 | 6-29 | Y | Sununu-Bingaman, et al., amendment: Prohibits the use of funds in the bill to plan, design, study, or construct new forest development roads in the Tongass National Forest for the purpose of harvesting timber by private entities or individuals. (39-59) |
| 165 | 6-29 | Y | Santorum, et al., amendment (to Murray-Byrd amendment--Vote no. 166): Increases funding provided in the underlying amendment for medical services at the Department of Veterans Affairs from $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion, designated as emergency spending. (96-0) |
| 166 | 6-29 | Y | Byrd (for Murray), et al., amendment, as amended (by the Santorum, et al., amendment--Vote no. 165): Provides $1.5 billion in additional funding for medical services at the Department of Veterans Affairs, designated as emergency spending. (96-0) |
| 167 ** | 6-29 | Y | Dorgan motion to suspend rules to permit consideration of Dorgan amendment: Requires Treasury Secretary to issue a general license for travel to, from, or within Cuba to any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction, and any member of that person's immediate family, for the purpose of visiting an immediate family member for humanitarian reasons. (60-35) |
| 168 | 6-29 | Y | Passage of the bill. (94-0) |
| CAFTA Implementation (S. 1307) | |||
| 169 | 6-29 | Y | Frist motion to proceed to the bill. (61-34) |
| 170 | 6-30 | Y | Passage. (54-45) |
| Energy-Water Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2419) | |||
| 171 | 7-1 | Y | Feinstein, et al., amendment: Prohibits use of funds for the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator; and applies the amount otherwise available to reduce the National debt. (43-53) |
| 172 | 7-1 | Y | Passage. (92-3) |
| Terrorist Attacks in London (S.Res. 193) | |||
| 173 | 7-11 | Y | Adoption. (76-0) |
| Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006 (H.R. 2360) | |||
| 174 | 7-12 | Y | Reid (for Murray), et al., amendment: Provides $1.5 billion in additional funding to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical services, designated as emergency spending pursuant to the Budget Act. (95-0) |
| 175 | 7-12 | N | Collins-Lieberman, et al., amendment: Provides predictable level of funding scaled to reflect the different needs of large and small States and allows all States to achieve essential preparedness and prevention capabilities; and requires Homeland Security Secretary to designate 25 percent of funds specifically for prevention, intelligence, law enforcement training and information sharing. (71-26) |
| 176 | 7-12 | Y | Feinstein-Cornyn, et al., modified amendment: Requires all homeland security grant funds to be allocated based on an assessment of threat, vulnerability and consequence to the maximum extent practicable. (32-65) |
| 177 * | 7-13 | Y | Dodd motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Dodd, et al., modified amendment: Adds $16.1 billion to the bill for emergency responders and programs boosting rail, truck, and port security. (36-60) |
| 178 * | 7-13 | Y | Akaka motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Akaka, et al., modified amendment: Provides a $487 million increase in funding for State and local government grant programs for terrorism prevention activities. (42-55) |
| 179 | 7-14 | N | Ensign-McCain-Graham amendment (to Gregg [for Ensign], et al., amendment regarding hiring of additional border agents): Allows for the transfer of $365.5 million from the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and preparedness to Customs and Border Protection to hire an additional 1,000 border agents. (38-60) |
| 180 * | 7-14 | Y | Schumer motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Schumer-Lieberman-Corzine amendment: Provides $302 million for implementing air cargo security programs. (45-53) |
| 181 * | 7-14 | N | Schumer motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Schumer-Corzine amendment: Provides $70 million to track shipments of hazardous materials using global positioning system technology. (36-62) |
| 182 | 7-14 | Y | McCain-Kyl-Brownback modified amendment: Transfers $198.9 million from State and local programs to add an additional 5,760 detention beds and additional staff positions (FTEs) in the U.S. consistent with the number authorized in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458). (42-56) |
| 183 * | 7-14 | Y | Stabenow motion to waive Budget Act with respect to emergency designation in Durbin (for Stabenow), et al., amendment: Provides $5 billion for interoperable communications equipment grants, designated as emergency spending pursuant to the Budget Act. (35-63) |
| 184 * | 7-14 | Y | Byrd motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Reid (for Byrd), et al., modified amendment: Provides an additional $1.33 billion for intercity passenger rail transportation, freight rail, and mass transit, including $265 million for intercity passenger rail and freight rail; and $1.16 billion for transit grants. (43-55) |
| 185 | 7-14 | N | Gregg modified amendment (to Shelby, et al., modified amendment regarding transit security-vote No. 186): Transfers $100 million from State and local grants to discretionary transportation and infrastructure grants; and $5 million from intercity rail transportation freight rail, and transit security grants to intercity bus security grants. (46-52) |
| 186 * | 7-14 | Y | Shelby motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Shelby, et al., modified amendment: Provides additional $1.16 billion for transit security grants, including $790 million for public transportation agencies for allowable capital security improvements; $333 million for public transportation agencies for allowable operational security improvements; and $43 million for public or private entities to conduct research into, and demonstration of, technologies and methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or mitigate damage resulting from terrorist attacks against public transportation systems. (53-45) |
| 187 | 7-14 | N | Frist amendment: Provides that any Federal officeholder who makes reference to a classified Federal Bureau of Investigation report on the floor of the United States Senate, or any Federal office holder who makes a statement based on an FBI agent's comments that is used as propaganda by terrorist organizations, thereby putting U.S. servicemen and women at risk, shall not be permitted access to such information or to hold a security clearance for access to such information. (33-64) |
| 188 | 7-14 | Y | Reid, et al., amendment: Denies a security clearance to any Federal employee who discloses or has disclosed classified information, including the identity of a covert agent of the Central Intelligence Agency, to a person not authorized to receive such information. (44-53) |
| 189 | 7-14 | Y | Passage. (96-1) |
| Nomination of Lester M. Crawford to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, HHS | |||
| 190 | 7-18 | Y | Confirmation. (78-16) |
| Burma Import Restrictions (H.J.Res. 52) | |||
| 191 | 7-19 | Y | Passage. (97-1) |
| Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 3057, P.L. 109-102) | |||
| 192 | 7-19 | N | Coburn-Boxer amendment: Prohibits the use of funds by the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. to approve a loan or loan guarantee related to a nuclear project in China. (37-62) |
| 193 | 7-19 | N | Coburn amendment: Prohibits the use of funds for the purpose of entertainment expenses at the United States Agency for International Development. (59-40) |
| 194 | 7-19 | Y | Dorgan-Wyden amendment: Prohibits the use of funds for television broadcasting to Cuba; increases the appropriation for the Peace Corps by $21.1 million; and reduces by the same amount the amount appropriated under title I to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for broadcasting to Cuba. (33-66) |
| 195 | 7-20 | Y | Landrieu, et al., modified amendment: Expresses sense of the Senate regarding the use of funds for orphans, and displaced and abandoned children. (98-0) |
| 196 | 7-20 | Y | Chambliss amendment: Prevents funds from being made available to provide assistance to a country that has refused to extradite to the U.S. an individual charged with committing a criminal offense in the U.S. for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without parole or a lesser term of imprisonment, regardless of the individual's citizenship status. (86-12) |
| 197 | 7-20 | Y | Passage. (98-1) |
| Nomination of Thomas C. Dorr to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development | |||
| 198 | 7-21 | N | Confirmation. (62-38) |
| DOD Authorization, 2006 (H.R. 1815) | |||
| 199 | 7-21 | Y | Warner-Levin, et al., modified amendment: Increases the Army "other procurement" account by $105 million for the purchase of up-armored high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles; authorizes $340.4 million for the Marine Corps to purchase up-armored high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles, wheeled vehicle add-on armor protection, and high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles; and offsets by reducing the FY 2006 authorization for the Iraq Freedom Fund. (100-0) |
| 200 | 7-21 | Y | Lugar-Levin, et al., amendment: Repeals restrictive provisions in the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act of 1991, the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993, and the DOD Authorization Act for FY 2000 for the purpose of improving U.S. non-proliferation operations. (78-19) |
| Fifteenth Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (S.Res. 207) | |||
| 201 | 7-25 | Y | Adoption. (87-0) |
| DOD Authorization, 2006 (H.R. 1815) | |||
| 202 | 7-26 | Y | Collins modified amendment: Ensures that certain persons do not evade or avoid the prohibitions imposed under the International Emergency Powers Act. (98-0) |
| 203 | 7-26 | Y | Lautenberg, et al., amendment: Prevents corporations from financing terrorism. (47-51) |
| 204 | 7-26 | Y | Frist, et al., modified amendment: Ensures that youth organizations (including the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of America) continue to receive the same level of Federal support. (98-0) |
| 205 * | 7-26 | N | Frist, et al., cloture motion on bill. (50-48) |
| Protection for Firearms Manufacturers (S. 397) | |||
| 206 * | 7-26 | N | Frist, et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed to bill. (66-32) |
| 207 | 7-28 | Y | Reed (for Kohl), et al., amendment: Requires provision of a child safety lock in connection with the transfer of a handgun. (70-30) |
| 208 | 7-28 | N | Craig motion to table the Levin-Dayton-Durbin amendment: Clarifies that nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit a civil liability action from being brought or continued against a person if the gross negligence or reckless conduct of that person was a proximate cause of death or injury. (62-37) |
| CAFTA Implementation (H.R. 3045) | |||
| 209 | 7-28 | Y | Passage. (55-45) |
| Interior Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2361, P.L. 109-54) | |||
| 210 | 7-29 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (99-1) |
| Legislative Branch Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2985, Public Law 109-55) | |||
| 211 | 7-29 | Y | Adoption. (96-4) |
| Energy Policy Act of 2005 (H.R. 6, Public Law 109-58) | |||
| 212 * | 7-29 | Y | Domenici motion to waive Budget Act with respect to the conference report. (71-29) |
| 213 | 7-29 | N | Adoption of conference report. (74-26) |
| Protection for Firearms Manufacturers (S. 397) | |||
| 214 | 7-29 | N | Craig amendment: Restates that children under 17 must meet one of the exemptions in the bill in order for a civil liability suit to be allowed. (72-26) |
| 215 | 7-29 | Y | Lautenberg, et al., amendment: Exempts lawsuits involving injuries to, or death of, children the age of 17 from the definition of qualified civil liability action. (35-64) |
| 216 | 7-29 | Y | Craig amendment: Authorizes mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years imprisonment for persons who violate the current, limited ban on cop-killer bullets "in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crimes," and the death penalty if death results from the use of such ammunition; and provides for a study to determine whether a uniform standard for the testing of projectiles against body armor is feasible and what impact it would have on sporting and hunting endeavors. (87-11) |
| 217 | 7-29 | 2PY | Kennedy amendment: Expands current "content-based standard' for armor-piercing handgun ammunition to include a "performance-standard;" extends current ban on armor-piercing ammunition to include ammunition for sniper rifles and assault weapons that is "designed or marketed as having armor piercing capability;" specifies that these provisions do not apply to ammunition that is now routinely used in hunting rifles and other "center fire rifles;" and requires the Attorney General to promulgate standards for the uniform testing of projectiles against body armor. (31-64) |
| 218 | 7-29 | 2PY | Reed-Corzine substitute amendment: Preserves right of individual victims and their families to sue; prohibits lawsuits by cities and counties unless the lawsuit is approved by the State legislature; does not throw out pending city and county suits; and would not affect the right of city and county suits to go forward under breach of contract, damage to property caused by a defective firearm or ammunition, and injunctive relief to enforce an ordinance, statute, or rule. (33-63) |
| 219 | 7-29 | 2PN | Passage. (65-31) |
| Surface Transportation Authorization (H.R. 3, P.L.109-59) | |||
| 220 | 7-29 | 2AY | Adoption of conference report. (91-4) |
| Hurricane Katrina (S.Res. 233) | |||
| 221 | 9-6 | Y | Adoption. (94-0) |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist Tribute (S.Res. 234) | |||
| 222 | 9-7 | Y | Adoption. (95-0) |
| Emergency Supplemental Appropriations/Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3673, P.L. 109-62) | |||
| 223 | 9-8 | Y | Passage. (97-0) |
| EPA Mercury Rule Disapproval (S.J.Res. 20) | |||
| 224 | 9-12 | Y | Inhofe motion to proceed to resolution. (92-0) |
| 225 | 9-13 | Y | Adoption (rejected). (47-51) |
| Science-State-Justice-Commerce Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2862) | |||
| 226 * | 9-13 | Y | Biden motion to waive FY 2006 Budget Resolution (vote No. 114), with respect to emergency designation in Biden, et al., amendment: Increases funding to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina as follows: $1 billion for the Community Oriented Policing Services, of which $700 million is for hiring, and $300 million is for Interoperable Communications Technology; $10 million for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to find, unite, and transport children who have been impacted by Hurricane Katrina to their parents, legal guardian or next of kin; and $8 million for the Office of Violence Against Women to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse in the areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina. (41-56) |
| 227 * | 9-14 | Y | Stabenow motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Stabenow, et al., modified amendment: Provides funding for interoperable communications equipment grants. (40-58) |
| 228 ** | 9-14 | Y | Dorgan motion to suspend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate to permit consideration of Dorgan-Durbin amendment: Establishes special Senate committee to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism. (44-53) |
| 229 ** | 9-14 | Y | Clinton motion to suspend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate to permit consideration of Clinton, et al., amendment: Establishes Congressional commission to: (1) examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the U.S. Gulf Region, especially in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath, and (2) make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future. (44-54) |
| 230 | 9-14 | Y | Shelby motion to table Coburn-Coleman amendment: Eliminates funding for Advanced Technology Program and increases funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, community oriented policing service, and State and local law enforcement assistance. (68-29) |
| 231 | 9-15 | Y | Grassley modified amendment: Specifies that funds must be used in a manner consistent with the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002. (99-0) |
| 232 | 9-15 | N | Dorgan-Graham-Stabenow amendment: Prohibits use of funds appropriated under this Act from being used to negotiate or enter into a trade agreement that modifies or amends any U.S. law that provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices. (39-60) |
| 233 | 9-15 | Y | Shelby (for Snowe), et al., amendment: Defers payments on Small Business Administration disaster loans for one year for victims of Hurricane Katrina; allows small businesses in the disaster zone to refinance existing disaster loans or business debt; extends application deadlines for physical damage disaster loans; increases cap on disaster loans from $1.5 million to $10 million; provides lower fees to small businesses indirectly impacted by Hurricane Katrina; increases 7(a) and 504 small business lending programs and extends HUBZone status to the disaster zone; creates a small business prime contracting goal of 30 percent and a small business subcontracting goal of 40 percent to ensure that small businesses are included in Federal reconstruction efforts; establishes a pilot program to extend disaster loans to small businesses experiencing economic injury from high energy prices; and designates funding as emergency spending. (96-0) |
| 234 ** | 9-15 | Y | Lieberman motion to suspend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate to permit consideration of Lieberman-Kennedy amendment: Provides financial relief for individuals and entities affected by Hurricane Katrina. (43-52) |
| 235 | 9-15 | Y | Passage. (91-4) |
| Agriculture Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2744, P.L. 109-97) | |||
| 236 | 9-20 | Y | Reid (for Nelson [NE]) amendment: Prohibits use of funds provided to Department of Agriculture to develop a final rule relating to importation of whole cuts of boneless beef from Japan, unless President certifies that Japan has granted open access to Japanese markets for U.S. beef and beef products. (72-26) |
| 237 | 9-20 | Y | Ensign-Byrd, et al., modified amendment: Prohibits use of funds made available under this Act to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to inspect horses for slaughter for human consumption. (69-28) |
| 238 | 9-21 | Y | Coburn-Isakson amendment: Requires that any limitation, directive, or earmark that is in either the House or Senate report accompanying the Agricultural Appropriations bill be included in the conference report or joint statement accompanying the bill in order to be considered as having been approved by both Houses of Congress. (55-39) |
| 239 | 9-21 | Y | Bingaman, et al., amendment: Increases funding for Child Nutrition Programs by $10 million; and offsets by reducing funding for the Common Computing Environment program by same amount. (66-29) |
| 240 | 9-22 | Y | Dayton modified amendment: Modifies Prevented Planting Program for one year to help northern farmers suffering from natural disasters; and offsets by reducing funding for Department of Agriculture management support and travel expenses. (47-52) |
| 241 | 9-22 | Y | Passage. (97-2) |
| Military Construction Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2528) | |||
| 242 | 9-22 | Y | Akaka-Schumer amendment: Provides additional $10 million for the Veterans' Readjustment Counseling Service; and offsets by reducing funding for information technology programs. (48-50) |
| 243 | 9-22 | Y | Passage. (98-0) |
| Customs Treaty | |||
| 244 ** | 9-26 | Y | Adoption of the Resolution of Ratification. (87-0) |
| Nomination of John Roberts to be U.S. Chief Justice | |||
| 245 | 9-29 | N | Confirmation. (78-22) |
| Continuing Appropriations, 2006 (H.J.Res. 68, Public Law 109-77) | |||
| 246 | 9-30 | Y | Harkin, et al., amendment: Continues funding for Community Services Block Grant at no less than last year's level. (39-53) |
| DOD Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2863) | |||
| 247 | 10-5 | N | Warner defense of germaneness of the Warner-Levin modified amendment (the FY 2006 Defense Authorization bill). (49-50) |
| 248 * | 10-5 | Y | Bayh motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bayh, et al., amendment: Provides $360.8 million for armored tactical wheeled vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan and $5 million to establish ballistics engineering research centers at two major research institutions; and requires these centers to advance knowledge and application of ballistics materials and procedures to improve the safety of land-based military vehicles. (56-43) |
| 249 | 10-5 | Y | McCain, et al., amendment: Establishes U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation as the uniform standard for interrogation of persons under Defense Department detention; prohibits "cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment" of persons under custody or control of the U.S. government; and specifies that there is no geographical limitation on this prohibition. (90-9) |
| 250 * | 10-5 | Y | Kerry motion to waive FY 2006 Budget Resolution (vote No. 114), with respect to emergency designation in Kerry, et al., amendment: Provides $3.1 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for unanticipated home energy assistance needs in one or more States. (50-49) |
| 251 * | 10-5 | Y | Stabenow motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Stabenow, et al., amendment: Ensures guaranteed funding for Veterans' health care from both discretionary and mandatory funding sources; provides an annual discretionary amount that is locked in for future years at the FY 2005 funding level; and states that the Department of Veterans Affairs shall receive mandatory funding that is adjusted year-to-year based on changes in demand from the VA health care system and the rate of health care inflation. (48-51) |
| 252 * | 10-5 | Y | Frist, et al., cloture motion on bill. (94-4) |
| 253 | 10-6 | Y | Stevens-Inouye motion to table Coburn amendment: Prohibits use of funds appropriated by this act for further development, deployment, or operation of any web-based, end-to-end travel management system. (65-32) |
| 254 | 10-7 | Y | Passage. (97-0) |
| Transportation, Treasury, HUD, D.C. Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 3058, Public Law 109-115) | |||
| 255 | 10-17 | Y | Bond-Murray amendment: Adds language to clarify the ability of HUD to recover double damages from project owners, heirs, officers, and management companies, who have violated their project agreements with HUD. (93-0) |
| 256 | 10-18 | Y | Kyl, et al., amendment: Provides that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost-of-living adjustment in pay in FY 2006. (92-6) |
| 257 * | 10-19 | Y | Kennedy motion to waive FY 2006 Budget Resolution (vote No. 114), with respect to emergency designation in Kerry, et al., amendment: Increases the Federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $5.70 per hour six months after enactment, and to $6.25 per hour one year after enactment. (47-51) |
| 258 * | 10-19 | N | Enzi motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Enzi amendment: Increases minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $6.25 per hour; removes protections for minimum wage, overtime pay and equal pay rights by ending Individual Fair Labor Standards coverage; raises enterprise coverage threshold from $500,000 to $1 million; allows employers to refuse to pay workers for up to 10 hours of earned overtime pay every two weeks; prohibits Federal agencies from assessing civil fines for most first time reporting violations of a broad range of consumer, environmental, and labor protections; and undermines ability of States to provide stronger wage protections for employees who receive tips. (42-57) |
| 259 ** | 10-19 | Y | Dorgan motion to suspend Rule XVI of Standing Rules of the Senate to permit consideration of Dorgan-Dayton-Durbin amendment: Establishes seven-member Special Committee on War and Reconstruction Contracting to investigate the awarding and performance of contracts to conduct military, security and reconstruction activities in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as reconstruction activities in the Gulf coast of the U.S. relating to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. (44-54) |
| 260 | 10-20 | Y | Bond motion to table Coburn modified amendment: Prohibits use of funds in act for the following projects: $950,000 for Joslyn Art Museum Master Plan in Omaha, Nebraska; $200,000 for building construction for Stand Up for Animals in Westerly, Rhode Island; and $500,000 for Seattle Art Museum for construction of Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle, Washington. (86-13) |
| 261 * | 10-20 | Y | Reed motion to waive FY 2006 Budget Resolution (vote No. 114), with respect to emergency designation in the Reed-Collins, et al., amendment: Increases funds for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program by $3.1 billion in FY 2006. (53-46) |
| 262 | 10-20 | N | Coburn modified amendment: Amends Highway Reauthorization Act (P.L. 109-59) to redirect funds allocated for two bridge projects in Alaska to reconstruction of the Hurricane Katrina-damaged I-10 Twin Spans bridge between New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana. (15-82) |
| 263 | 10-20 | N | Stevens-Murkowski-Frist amendment: Prohibits expenditure of any funds under the Highway Reauthorization Act (P.L. 109-59) for construction or reconstruction of any bridge until nonemergency funds have been made available to repair the Twin Spans Bridge between New Orleans and Slidell, Louisiana. (33-61) |
| 264 | 10-20 | Y | Passage. (93-1) |
| Nomination of Brian Edward Sandoval to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Nevada | |||
| 265 | 10-24 | 2 | Confirmation. (89-0) |
| Nomination of Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |||
| 266 | 10-24 | Y | Confirmation. (91-0) |
| Labor-HHS Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 3010) | |||
| 267 | 10-25 | Y | Durbin, et al., amendment: Requires the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide a report to Congress, by June 30, 2006, outlining a detailed plan for expeditiously changing the numerical identifier used to identify Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program so that a beneficiary's Social Security account number is no longer displayed on the beneficiary's identification card. (98-0) |
| 268 * | 10-25 | Y | Kennedy motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Kennedy, et al., amendment: Increases maximum Federal Pell Grant award from $4,050 to $4,250 for 2006-2007 school year. (48-51) |
| 269 * | 10-26 | Y | Byrd motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Byrd, et al., amendment: Provides $5 billion for Title I grants to local education agencies under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as follows: $2.5 billion for targeted grants to areas with a large number of disadvantaged students, and $2.5 billion for education finance incentive grants. (44-51) |
| 270 * | 10-26 | Y | Reed motion to waive FY 2006 Budget Resolution (Vote No. 114) with respect to emergency designation in Reed, et al., modified amendment: Provides an additional $2.9 billion for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program. (54-43) |
| 271 | 10-26 | N | Gregg-Grassley modified amendment: Increases amount available for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance by $1.276 billion; and offsets by making a reduction and rescission of 0.982 percent in all general provisions of bill and previous appropriations in discretionary accounts in FY 2006 except for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance and Refugee and Entrant Assistance. (46-53) |
| 272 * | 10-26 | Y | Dodd motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Dodd, et al., amendment: Increases funding for Head Start programs by $153 million to keep pace with inflation in FY 2006. (47-52) |
| 273 * | 10-26 | Y | Clinton motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Clinton, et al., amendment: Provides additional $3.958 billion for Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (46-53) |
| 274 | 10-26 | N | Coburn amendment: Increases funding by $60 million for State AIDS Drug Assistance programs; and offsets by cutting $60 million for construction and renovation of Center for Disease Control and Prevention facilities. (14-85) |
| 275 * | 10-27 | Y | Frist, et al., cloture motion on bill. (97-0) |
| Nomination of John Richard Smoak to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Florida | |||
| 276 | 10-27 | Y | Confirmation. (97-0) |
| Nomination of Susan Bieke Neilson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | |||
| 277 | 10-27 | Y | Confirmation. (97-0) |
| Labor-HHS Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 3010) | |||
| 278 * | 10-27 | Y | Harkin motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Bingaman (for Smith), et al., amendment: Provides an additional $74 million for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. (46-50) |
| 279 * | 10-27 | Y | Boxer motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Durbin (for Boxer)-Ensign-Kennedy modified amendment: Increases funding for 21st Century Community Learning Centers after school programs by $51.9 million to cover inflation. (41-56) |
| 280 | 10-27 | N | Ensign-Warner-Allen amendment: Prohibits use of funds made available under this Act to support, develop, or distribute the Department of Education's e-Language Learning System (ELLS). (41-56) |
| 281 | 10-27 | Y | Passage. (94-3) |
| Agriculture Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2744, P.L. 109-97) | |||
| 282 | 11-3 | Y | Adoption. (81-18) |
| Budget Reconciliation, 2005 (S. 1932) | |||
| 283 * | 11-3 | Y | Conrad motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Conrad, et al., amendment: restores prior version of pay-as-you-go rule, which requires mandatory spending increases and revenue reductions to be fully paid for with mandatory savings, revenues, or a 60-vote waiver; and strikes existing loophole for all mandatory spending and revenue reductions assumed in any budget resolution. (50-49) |
| 284 * | 11-3 | N | Ensign motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Ensign-Santorum-Kyl amendment (to Enzi-Kennedy, et al., modified amendment providing elementary and secondary education assistance to students and schools impacted by Hurricane Katrina and lowering student loan origination fees): Makes underlying amendment a voucher program; provides payments through the parents; does not contain any limitation on use of funds for religious purposes; and incorporates language from the D.C. Choice bill which ensures that schools receiving these funds do not have to abide by existing civil rights laws. (31-68) |
| 285 * | 11-3 | Y | Lincoln motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Lincoln, et al., modified amendment: Provides emergency health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina; and offsets by utilizing unspent FEMA funds. (48-51) |
| 286 * | 11-3 | N | Inhofe motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Inhofe, et al., amendment: Prohibits increase in non-defense, non-trust fund discretionary spending beyond previous fiscal year's level, unless approved by two-thirds vote of the Senate. (32-67) |
| 287 | 11-3 | Y | Nelson (FL), et al., amendment: Holds Medicare beneficiaries harmless for increase in 2007 Medicare monthly part B premium that would otherwise occur because of 2006 increase in payments under physician fee schedule. (49-50) |
| 288 | 11-3 | Y | Cantwell, et al., amendment: strikes provision establishing an oil and gas leasing program within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (48-51) |
| 289 | 11-3 | Y | Wyden-Talent, et al., amendment (to language proposed to be stricken by Cantwell, et al., amendment--Vote No. 288): Prohibits export of oil and gas obtained from a lease within Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (83-16) |
| 290 * | 11-3 | N | Grassley motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Grassley-Dorgan, et al., amendment: Caps farm payments at $250,000 for a married farm couple or $125,000 for an individual producer; closes loopholes in current farm payment system; and directs $427 million in savings from the amendment to eliminate the across-the-board cut in commodity payments for the 2006 crop year, and $708 million in savings to restore 70 percent of cuts in Conservation Reserve Program and 75 percent of cuts in Conservation Security Program. (46-53) |
| 291 | 11-3 | Y | Bingaman, et al., modified amendment: Increases Federal Medicaid matching funds for the 30 States that were scheduled to experience a decrease in those funds; and offsets by extending prescription drug rebates to Medicaid Managed Care Organizations. (54-45) |
| 292 | 11-3 | Y | Lott-Lautenberg, et al., amendment: Reauthorizes AMTRAK for six years; increases executive branch oversight; requires AMTRAK to develop better financial systems and to evaluate its operations objectively; reduces AMTRAK operating subsidy by 40 percent by 2011 by requiring AMTRAK to use its funds more effectively; promotes a greater role for the private sector by allowing private companies to bid on operating AMTRAK routes; and creates a new rail capital grant program that States can use to start new inter-city passenger rail service. (93-6) |
| 293 | 11-3 | Y | McCain-Sununu-Rockefeller amendment: Moves forward date on which transition to digital television takes place from April 7, 2009 to April 7, 2008. (30-69) |
| 294 * | 11-3 | Y | Murray motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration Murray, et al., amendment: Creates six month transition period for prescription drug coverage under Medicaid for individuals whose drug coverage is to be moved to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program; applies to all who are not automatically enrolled in a Medicare drug plan on January 1, 2006, or who face barriers or plan restrictions to accessing coverage; and does not delay enrollment for dual eligibles. (43-56) |
| 295 | 11-3 | N | Byrd amendment: Strikes provision increasing number of immigrant works visas; and increases the cost of new immigrant application fee from $750 to $1,500. (14-85) |
| 296 * | 11-3 | Y | Byrd motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Byrd amendment: Provides that reconciliation process can be used only for legislation to reduce the deficit (legislation increasing deficit could still be considered, but only under regular order). (44-55) |
| 297 * | 11-3 | Y | Lautenberg motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Lautenberg-Harkin amendment: Requires all drug plans participating in Medicare Part B to give beneficiaries, as part of their enrollment package, a disclaimer to sign regarding any potential coverage gap. (43-56) |
| 298 | 11-3 | Y | Cantwell-Dayton amendment: Ensures that 50 percent of revenues from oil and natural gas leasing and production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will be paid to the U.S. Treasury, and 50 percent will be paid to state of Alaska; and states that if a civil action is filed by state of Alaska to obtain a larger share, oil and gas production will be discontinued until a non-appealable decision is made regarding the matter. (48-51) |
| 299 | 11-3 | Y | Schumer-Rockefeller amendment: Strikes provisions increasing Medicaid rebate for generic drugs. (49-50) |
| 300 | 11-3 | Y | Reed, et al., amendment: Strikes section prohibiting Medicaid reimbursement for Targeted Case Management services in cases where another payer or program could potentially cover these services. (46-52) |
| 301 | 11-3 | Y | Reed-Dodd-Corzine amendment: Strikes provision eliminating ability of HUD to use FHA General Insurance Fund to support both Below Market Sales Program and Upfront Grants Program. (48-51) |
| 302 * | 11-3 | Y | Snowe motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Snowe-Wyden, et al., amendment: Provides Secretary of Health and Human Services with authority to negotiate contracts with manufacturers of covered Part D drugs, consistent with requirements and in furtherance of goals of providing quality care and containing costs under this part of Medicare. (51-48) |
| 303 | 11-3 | N | Passage. (52-47) |
| DOD Authorization, 2006 (H.R. 1815) | |||
| 304 | 11-7 | Y | Allard, et al., amendment: Authorizes program to provide health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site in Colorado, who would otherwise fail to qualify for such benefits because of an early physical completion date. (38-53) |
| 305 | 11-8 | N | Warner (for Inhofe) modified amendment: Commends the men and women of the American Forces Radio and Television Service and the Armed Forces Network. (55-43) |
| 306 | 11-8 | Y | Harkin-Dorgan, et al., amendment: Requires all Armed Forces Network (AFN) political programming to be fair and balanced; requires the AFN to provide a free flow of political programming from U.S. commercial and public radio and television stations; and establishes Office of Ombudsman to be appointed by Defense Secretary to a five-year term. (44-54) |
| 307 | 11-8 | Y | Nelson (FL), et al., amendment: Authorizes survivors of military decedents to receive Survivor Benefit Plan annuity benefits, in addition to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation benefits from the VA; and accelerates the effective date for "paid up" Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) coverage from FY 2009 to FY 2006, allowing certain retirees who paid SBP premiums for 30 years or more to stop paying premiums while retaining coverage. (92-6) |
| 308 | 11-8 | N | Snowe, et al., modified amendment: Requires Defense Secretary to offer to transfer to local redevelopment authorities real property and personal property located at military installations that are closed or realigned as part of 2005 round of defense base closures and realignments. (36-62) |
| 309 | 11-8 | Y | Levin, et al., amendment: Establishes national commission on policies and practices on detainee treatment since September 11, 2001. (43-55) |
| 310 | 11-8 | Y | Byrd-Warner, et al., modified amendment: Requires Secretary of Defense, within 15 days of bill's enactment, to select two Federally funded research and development centers to conduct independent studies on the feasibility and advisability of establishing a Deputy Secretary of Defense for Management position. (97-0) |
| 311 | 11-8 | Y | Reed (for Levin), et al., amendment: Increases funding for "Operation and Maintenance" account for Cooperative Threat Reduction Programs by $50 million; and offsets by reducing authorization for defense-wide research, development, test and evaluation activities as follows: $30 million from long lead procurement of ground based interceptors, and $20 million from initial construction of associated silos. (37-60) |
| 312 | 11-9 | Y | Inhofe modified amendment which ensures by law ability of military service academies to include offering of voluntary, nondenominational prayer as an element of their activities. (99-0) |
| 313 | 11-9 | Y | Ensign-Allen amendment: Restates U.S. policy on use of riot control agents by members of Armed Forces. (98-1) |
| 314 | 11-9 | Y | Chambliss, et al., amendment: Reduces eligibility age for receipt of non-regular military service retired pay for members of Ready Reserve in active Federal status or on active duty for significant periods. (99-0) |
| 315 | 11-9 | Y | Levin (for Durbin), et al., modified amendment: Provides for eligibility for retired pay for non-regular service. (40-59) |
| 316 | 11-10 | Y | Dorgan, et al., amendment: Establishes a Special Committee of the Senate on War and Reconstruction Contracting, whose purpose is to investigate the awarding and performance of contracts to conduct military, security, and reconstruction activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to support the prosecution of the war on terrorism. (44-53) |
| 317 | 11-10 | Y | Talent, et al., amendment: Modifies the multiyear procurement authority for C-17 aircraft. (89-8) |
| 318 | 11-10 | Y | Kerry-Reid, et al., amendment: Requires reports on clandestine facilities for the detention of individuals captured in the global war on terrorism. (82-9) |
| 319 | 11-10 | N | Graham-Kyl-Chambliss amendment (to the Graham, et al., amendment): Requires Secretary of Defense to submit a report to Congress, within 180 days of enactment, setting forth procedures of the Combatant Status Review Tribunals and the noticed Administration Review Boards in operation at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for determining the status of the detainees held at Guantanamo Bay; requires the procedures to ensure that in making a determination of status of any detainee under such procedures, a Combatant Status Review Tribunal or Administrative Review Board may not consider statements derived from persons that were obtained under coercion; requires the procedures to ensure that the Designated Civilian Official shall be an officer of the U.S. government whose appointment to office was made by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate; and prohibits court jurisdiction to hear or consider an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by or on behalf of an alien outside the U.S., who was detained by the Department of Defense at Guantanamo Bay. (49-42) |
| Foreign Operations Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 3057, P.L. 109-102) | |||
| 320 | 11-10 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (91-0) |
| Energy-Water Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2419) | |||
| 321 | 11-14 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (84-4) |
| DOD Authorization, 2006 (H.R. 1815) | |||
| 322 | 11-15 | Y | Levin, et al., amendment: Requires President to submit a quarterly report, 30 days after enactment, on U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq, until all U.S. combat brigades have redeployed from Iraq; requires a campaign plan with estimated dates for the phased redeployment of the U.S. armed forces from Iraq as each condition is met, with the understanding that unexpected contingencies may arise; and clarifies and recommends changes to U.S. policy with respect to Iraq. (40-58) |
| 323 | 11-15 | Y | Warner-Frist-Salazar amendment: Requires President, 90 days after enactment, to submit a quarterly unclassified report on U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq, until all U.S. combat brigades have been redeployed from Iraq; and clarifies and recommends changes to U.S. policy with respect to Iraq. (79-19) |
| 324 | 11-15 | Y | Bingaman amendment (to Graham, et al., amendment): Strikes provision in underlying amendment prohibiting court jurisdiction to hear or consider an application for a writ of habeas corpus filed by or on behalf of an alien outside the U.S. who is detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; inserts language to provide that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has exclusive jurisdiction to hear habeas petitions filed by prisoners being held in Guantanamo; maintains writ of habeas corpus and limits court's ability to review such petitions to three specified instances; prohibits claims based on "living conditions;" and applies to pending and future habeas claims. (44-54) |
| 325 | 11-15 | Y | Graham substitute amendment (for the Graham, et al., amendment): Requires Defense Secretary to submit a report to Congress, within 180 days of enactment, setting forth procedures of Combatant Status Review Tribunals and the Administrative Review Boards in operation at Guantanamo Bay for determining status of detainees held there; stipulates that no statements determined to have been obtained with undue coercion are used in determining a detainee's status, and that Designated Civilian Official be an officer of the U.S. government who was appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. (84-14) |
| 326 | 11-15 | Y | Passage. (98-0) |
| Pension Reform (S. 1783) | |||
| 327 | 11-16 | Y | Akaka, et al., amendment: Computes actuarial value of monthly benefits for certain airline pilots in the form of a life annuity commencing at age 60. (58-41) |
| 328 | 11-16 | Y | Passage. (97-2) |
| Science-State-Justice-Commerce Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2862) | |||
| 329 | 11-16 | Y | Adoption of conference report. (94-5) |
| Tax Relief, 2005 (Reconciliation) (S. 2020) | |||
| 330 * | 11-17 | Y | Conrad motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Conrad substitute amendment: Strikes the language providing a one-year extension of all tax cuts expiring in 2005, including the Alternative Minimum Tax, R&D tax credit, college tuition, and State sales tax deduction, among others; provides tax benefits for areas affected by hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma; extends certain other expiring tax provisions; and offsets by closing tax loopholes. (44-55) |
| 331 * | 11-17 | Y | Dorgan motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Dorgan, et al., amendment: Imposes 50 percent excise tax on windfall profits earned by major integrated U.S. oil companies on sale or constructive sale of taxable crude oil derived from existing wells during tax year; defines "windfall profits" as amount that a barrel of taxable crude oil sold or constructively sold exceeds $40 per barrel, adjusted annually for inflation; provides for a reduction in the tax for exploration and development costs, investments in certain renewable facilities, and increases in domestic refinery capacity; and requires annual revenues collected from tax to be returned to taxpayers in the form of rebates. (35-64) |
| 332 * | 11-17 | Y | Feinstein motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Feinstein, et al., amendment: Repeals rule that allows oil and gas companies to expense intangible drilling and development costs. (48-51) |
| 333 * | 11-17 | Y | Feinstein motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Feinstein-Kerry amendment: Reinstates tax rates for income, capital gains and dividends to previous levels, and deduction limits for taxpayers earning more than $1 million until the Federal budget deficit is eliminated. (40-59) |
| 334 * | 11-17 | Y | Cantwell motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Cantwell, et al., amendment: Creates new Federal ban on price gouging during national energy emergencies as declared by the President; provides the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), State Attorneys General, and Department of Justice with authority to levy civil and criminal penalties of up to $3 million and five years in jail for price gouging; places a new ban on an ongoing basis on market manipulation and providing the government with false information about fuel prices; and provides FTC with additional authority to levy fines of up to $1 million for violations of laws against market manipulation and reporting of false information. (57-42) |
| 335 * | 11-17 | N | Coburn motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Lott amendment: States that for purposes of Rule 36 and paragraph 5(b)(3) of Rule 37 of Standing Rules of the Senate, compensation or outside earned income for any calendar year shall be reduced by actual and necessary expenses incurred by a Senator in connection with the practice of medicine. (51-47) |
| 336 * | 11-17 | N | Grassley motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Grassley amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that Senate should: prevent an increase in taxes on millions of Americans by not allowing the tax policy enacted in 2003 to expire; extend tax policies that have proven to enhance economic growth, create jobs, and improve ability of businesses and individuals to afford health insurance; and address the multiple aspects of the nation's health care crisis. (53-45) |
| 337 * | 11-17 | Y | Durbin motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration Durbin, et al., amendment: Expresses sense of Senate that: Senate should not extend capital gains and dividend tax cuts (which benefit primarily households with incomes over $1 million) until Congress has taken steps to ensure that all children in America have access to affordable, quality health insurance; and Senate should instead use the funds generated by expiration of the capital gains and dividend tax cuts to further the goal of ensuring that children have access to health insurance coverage. (43-55) |
| 338 * | 11-17 | Y | Kennedy motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Kennedy, et al., amendment: Establishes national goal of cutting child poverty in half within a decade and eliminating child poverty entirely as soon as possible; establishes a Child Poverty Elimination Trust Fund as an initial measure to fund Federal programs to achieve that goal; establishes a Child Poverty Elimination Board to develop a plan to eliminate poverty, including recommendations for allocations of funds from the trust fund; and funds the trust fund through an an individual income tax surcharge of one percent on individuals whose adjusted gross incomes exceed threshold amounts ($1 million for joint return and $500,000 for any other return). (36-62) |
| 339 * | 11-17 | Y | Reed motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Reed, et al., amendment: Provides $2.92 billion in FY 2006 for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act; and offsets by imposing one year levy on excess profits of U.S. oil companies and foreign companies that do substantial U.S. business. (50-48) |
| 340 * | 11-17 | Y | Feingold motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Feingold, et al., amendment: Restores prior version of pay-as-you-go rule, which requires all mandatory spending increases and revenue reductions to be fully paid for with mandatory savings, revenues, or a 60-vote waiver; and strikes existing loophole for all mandatory spending and revenue reductions assumed in any budget resolution. (50-48) |
| 341 * | 11-17 | Y | Schumer motion to waive the Budget Act to permit consideration of Schumer-Feinstein amendment: Imposes temporary windfall tax on crude oil, which is to be levied on major integrated oil companies and any other producer or refiner of crude oil with gross receipts from the sale of crude oil or refined oil products for the taxable year exceeding $100 million; and provides taxpayers with non-refundable $100 tax credit for each personal exemption claimed in 2005. (33-65) |
| 342 * | 11-17 | Y | Nelson (FL) motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Nelson (FL), et al., amendment: Extends, by six months, open enrollment period for Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in prescription drug benefit plan; and allows for a one-time change of plan enrollment without penalty. (51-47) |
| 343 * | 11-17 | Y | Boxer motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Boxer-Schumer amendment: Stops remaining 2001 tax cuts for millionaires from going into effect (saving $15 billion over five years); and uses funds to provide $500 million a year for veterans' mental health, and for deficit reduction. (43-55) |
| 344 * | 11-17 | Y | Kerry motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of the Kerry-Obama amendment: Accelerates marriage penalty relief for Earned Income Tax Credit by increasing phase-out for married taxpayers from $2,000 to $3,000 for taxable years beginning in 2006 and 2007; and extends current law provisions allowing members of the Armed Forces to elect to include combat zone pay in the calculation of earned income for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2008. (55-43) |
| 345 * | 11-17 | Y | Dayton motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Dayton-Salazar amendment: Provides tax credit to farmers to pay energy costs equal to 30 percent of their 2005 expenditures of agricultural fuel, electricity, natural gas, fertilizer and heating oil; sets a cap of $3,000 per farmer and provides deficit reduction; and offsets by ending Foreign Oil and Gas Income tax credit for oil companies. (47-51) |
| 346 * | 11-17 | Y | Harkin motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Harkin-Obama amendment: Reduces minimum income for refundable Child Tax Credit from $11,000 to $10,000 in 2006 and $9,000 through 2010; and preserves Personal Exemption Phase-out (PEP) and the overall limitation on itemized deduction provisions (Pease) scheduled to start being phased out in 2006 under 2001 tax bill. (42-56) |
| 347 | 11-18 | Y | Passage. (64-33) |
| Continuing Resolution, 2006 (H.J.Res. 72) | |||
| 348 | 11-18 | Y | Harkin, et al., amendment: Increases amount appropriated to carry out the Community Services Block Grant Act. (46-50) |
| Labor-HHS Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 3010) | |||
| 349 | 11-18 | Y | Specter motion to instruct the conferees to insist that $2.183 billion be available for the Low Income Home Energy Heating Assistance program. (66-28) |
| 350 | 11-18 | Y | Durbin motion to instruct conferees to insist on retaining the Senate passed provisions relating to funding for the National Institutes of Health. (58-36) |
| Budget Reconciliation, 2005 (S. 1932) | |||
| 351 | 12-14 | Y | Carper motion to instruct conferees to insist that conference report exclude provisions in House amendment relating to reauthorization of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program; and insist that conference report include legislation that builds on bipartisan Senate Finance Committee's reported version of S. 667, the Personal Responsibility and Individual Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act. (64-27) |
| 352 | 12-14 | Y | Baucus motion to instruct conferees not to report conference report that would: (1) impair access to Medicaid services; (2) adversely affect Medicaid services; or (3) in any way undermine Medicaid's Federal guarantee of health insurance coverage with respect to low-income children, pregnant women, disabled individuals, elderly individuals, individuals with chronic illnesses (including HIV/AIDS), cancer, diabetes, individuals with mental illnesses, and other Medicaid beneficiaries. (75-16) |
| 353 | 12-14 | Y | Harkin motion to instruct conferees not to report a conference report containing cuts to Federal food assistance programs, including Food Stamp Program. (66-26) |
| 354 | 12-15 | Y | DeWine motion to instruct conferees to insist that conference report exclude any provision to repeal the Continued Dumping and Subsidies Offset Act (CDSOA), which provides assistance to U.S. companies and agricultural producers injured by unfair foreign trading practices. (71-20) |
| 355 | 12-15 | Y | Kohl motion to instruct conferees to exclude any provision that would reduce the access of States to funding for child support programs under existing Social Security laws. (75-16) |
| 356 | 12-15 | Y | Kennedy motion to instruct conferees to insist that conference report include Senate provisions increasing need based financial aid. (83-8) |
| 357 | 12-15 | Y | Reed motion to instruct conferees to insist on provision making available $2.9 billion for Low-income Home Energy Assistance. (63-28) |
| USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization (H.R. 3199) | |||
| 358 * | 12-16 | N | Hagel, et al., cloture motion on conference report. (52-47) |
| DOD Appropriations, 2006 (H.R. 2863) | |||
| 359 | 12-19 | Y | Motion to proceed to the conference report. (94-1) |
| DOD Authorization, 2006 (H.R. 1815) | |||
| 360 | 12-19 | Y | Motion to proceed to the conference report. (95-0) |
| Budget Reconciliation, 2005 (S. 1932) | |||
| 361 | 12-19 | Y | Motion to proceed to the conference report. (86-9) |
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