The Floor
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 545: Sanders Amdt. No. 545 as Modified; To restore the top marginal tax rate to pre-2001 levels on taxable income in excess of $1 million and use the increased revenue to increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Result: Rejected (38-58, 4 members not...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 498: Thomas Amdt. No. 498; To strike the reserve funds. Result: Rejected (29-67, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 472: Ensign Amdt. No. 472; To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums. Result: Rejected (44-52, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 497: Enzi Amendment No. 497; To establish a 60-vote point of order for legislation that creates unfunded mandates on small business concerns. Result: Rejected (47-49, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 545: Sanders Amdt. No. 545 as Modified; To restore the top marginal tax rate to pre-2001 levels on taxable income in excess of $1 million and use the increased revenue to increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Act. Result: Rejected (38-58, 4 members not...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 472: Ensign Amdt. No. 472; To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums. Result: Rejected (44-52, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 525: Cornyn Amdt. No. 525 as Modified; To provide reconciliation instructions of $33.8 billion to make provider payments more accurate, to improve Medicare Part B income relation provisions, expand those provisions to Medicare Part D and reduce the deficit. Result: Rejected...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 511: Cornyn Amdt. No. 511; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that will cover kids first. Result: Rejected (38-59, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 491: Allard Amdt. No. 491; To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending on programs rated ineffective by the Program Assessment Rating Tool. Result: Rejected (33-64, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 525: Cornyn Amdt. No. 525 as Modified; To provide reconciliation instructions of $33.8 billion to make provider payments more accurate, to improve Medicare Part B income relation provisions, expand those provisions to Medicare Part D and reduce the deficit. Result: Rejected...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 489: DeMint Amdt. No. 489; To establish a reserve fund for Social Security. Result: Rejected (45-52, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 511: Cornyn Amdt. No. 511; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that will cover kids first. Result: Rejected (38-59, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 491: Allard Amdt. No. 491; To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending on programs rated ineffective by the Program Assessment Rating Tool. Result: Rejected (33-64, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 489: DeMint Amdt. No. 489; To establish a reserve fund for Social Security. Result: Rejected (45-52, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

S.Con.Res.21, the FY08 Budget Resolution

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 486: Bingaman Amdt. No. 486; To provide additional funding resources in FY2008 for investments in innovation and education in order to improve the competitiveness of the United States. Result: Agreed to (97-1, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 483: Bunning Amdt. No. 483; To provide a point of order against any budget resolution that fails to achieve an on-budget balance within 5 years. Result: Agreed to (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 476: Ensign Amdt. No. 476; To ensure that our troops serving in harms way remain Americas top budget priority by ensuring full funding for the Department of Defense within the regular appropriations process, reducing reliance on supplemental appropriations bills, and by...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 466: Sessions Amdt. 466 as Modified; To exclude the extension of tax relief provided in 2001 and 2003 from points of order provided in the resolution and other budget points of order. Result: Rejected (46-52, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 486: Bingaman Amdt. No. 486; To provide additional funding resources in FY2008 for investments in innovation and education in order to improve the competitiveness of the United States. Result: Agreed to (97-1, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]