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  • On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2228: Motion to table Bumpers Amdt. No.2228; To provide for the funding to help the states comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act by eliminating an unjustified tax loophole. Result: Agreed to (55-44, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details:...
  • On the Motion S.Amdt. 2170: Motion to waive CBA Re: Allard Amdt. No.2170; To require the reduction of the deficit, a balanced Federal budget, and the repayment of the national debt. Result: Rejected (53-45, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2213: Bond amdt. No. 2213; To fully fund the Section 202 Elderly Housing program. Result: Agreed to (97-2, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2280: Motion to table Dorgan Amdt. No.2280; To strike section 301 of the concurrent resolution, which expresses the sense of Congress regarding the sunset of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and replace it with a section expressing the sense of Congress that...
  • On the Motion S.Amdt. 2195: Motion to waive CBA Re: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 2195; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for environmental and natural resources. Result: Rejected (47-52, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2279: Hutchison Amdt. No.2279; To expresss the sense of the Senate regarding passage of an IRS restructuring bill that provides real relief for taxpayers and provides appropriate oversight as wel as to express the sense of the Senate that the tax code should be...
  • On the Motion S.Amdt. 2170: Motion to waive CBA Re: Allard Amdt. No.2170; To require the reduction of the deficit, a balanced Federal budget, and the repayment of the national debt. Result: Rejected (53-45, 2 members not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2280: Motion to table Dorgan Amdt. No.2280; To strike section 301 of the concurrent resolution, which expresses the sense of Congress regarding the sunset of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and replace it with a section expressing the sense of Congress that...
  • On the Nomination: Nom.-G. Patrick Murphy of Il. to be U.S. Dist. Judge - Southern Dist. Result: Confirmed (98-1, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2279: Hutchison Amdt. No.2279; To expresss the sense of the Senate regarding passage of an IRS restructuring bill that provides real relief for taxpayers and provides appropriate oversight as wel as to express the sense of the Senate that the tax code should be...
  • On the Nomination: Nom.-G. Patrick Murphy of Il. to be U.S. Dist. Judge - Southern Dist. Result: Confirmed (98-1, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Motion S.Amdt. 2211: Motion to wave CBA Re: Craig Amdt. No.2211; To modify the pay-as-you-go requirement of the budget process to require that direct spending increases be offset only with direct spending decreases. Result: Rejected (54-45, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details:...
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2251: Faircloth Amdt. No.2251; To express the sense of the Senate that the Congress should begin to phase out the marriage penalty this year. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Motion S.Amdt. 2193: Motion to wave CBA Re: Hollings and No.2193; To provide a supermajority point of order against any change in the off-budget status of social security. Result: Rejected (42-58, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Motion S.Amdt. 2211: Motion to wave CBA Re: Craig Amdt. No.2211; To modify the pay-as-you-go requirement of the budget process to require that direct spending increases be offset only with direct spending decreases. Result: Rejected (54-45, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details:...
  • On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2175: Motion to table Moseley-Braun Amdt No. 2175; To express the sense of the Senate regarding elementary and secondary school modernization and construction. Result: Agreed to (54-46, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2251: Faircloth Amdt. No.2251; To express the sense of the Senate that the Congress should begin to phase out the marriage penalty this year. Result: Agreed to (99-0, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Motion S.Amdt. 2193: Motion to wave CBA Re: Hollings and No.2193; To provide a supermajority point of order against any change in the off-budget status of social security. Result: Rejected (42-58, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2175: Motion to table Moseley-Braun Amdt No. 2175; To express the sense of the Senate regarding elementary and secondary school modernization and construction. Result: Agreed to (54-46, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]
  • On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2209: Roth Amdt. No. 2209; To express the sense of the Senate that the Committee on Finance shall consider and report a legislative proposal this year that would dedicate the Federal budget surplus to the establishment of a program of personal retirement accounts for working...