On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2579: Thune Amdt. No. 2579; To exclude individuals with alternative minimum tax liability from eligibility for SCHIP coverage.
Result: Rejected (42-57, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2540: Ensign Amdt. No. 2540; To prohibit a State from using SCHIP funds to provide coverage for nonpregnant adults until the State first demonstrates that it has adequately covered targeted low-income children who reside in the State.
Result: Rejected (43-55, 2 members not...
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2558: Motion to Waive CBA Graham Amdt. No 2558 As Modified; To sunset the increase in the tax on tobacco products on September 30, 2012.
Result: Rejected (39-60, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2537: Kyl Amdt. No. 2537; To minimize the erosion of private health coverage.
Result: Rejected (37-62, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2579: Thune Amdt. No. 2579; To exclude individuals with alternative minimum tax liability from eligibility for SCHIP coverage.
Result: Rejected (42-57, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion S.Amdt. 2557: Motion to Waive CBA Specter Amdt. 2557; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reset the rate of tax under the alternative minimum tax at 24 percent.
Result: Rejected (47-52, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2540: Ensign Amdt. No. 2540; To prohibit a State from using SCHIP funds to provide coverage for nonpregnant adults until the State first demonstrates that it has adequately covered targeted low-income children who reside in the State.
Result: Rejected (43-55, 2 members not...
On the Motion S.Amdt. 2558: Motion to Waive CBA Graham Amdt. No 2558 As Modified; To sunset the increase in the tax on tobacco products on September 30, 2012.
Result: Rejected (39-60, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Motion S.Amdt. 2557: Motion to Waive CBA Specter Amdt. 2557; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reset the rate of tax under the alternative minimum tax at 24 percent.
Result: Rejected (47-52, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold)
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On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to S.1; A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Result: Agreed to (83-14, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to S.1; A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Result: Agreed to (83-14, 3 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to S.1; A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Result: Agreed to (80-17, 3 members not voting, 2/3 threshold)
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On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to S.1; A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
Result: Agreed to (80-17, 3 members not voting, 2/3 threshold)
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House Message to S.1, Ethics and Lobbying bill
H.R.976, Small Business Tax Relief bill (will be the legislative vehicle for text of S.1893, Children's Health Insurance Program)
S.845, Elder Falls (with Enzi-Mikulski substitute amendment)
S.Res.221, National Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness Month
S.Res.290, a resolution honoring the life and career of former San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh
S.Res.291, a resolutino designating the week of September 9, 2007 as...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2602: Kerry Amdt. No. 2602 As Modified; To provide sufficient funding and incentives to increase the enrollment of uninsured children.
Result: Rejected (36-60, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2593: Lott Amdt No. 2593 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.
Result: Rejected (35-61, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2547: Motion to Table Bunning Amdt No. 2547; To eliminate the exception for certain States to cover children under SCHIP whose income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level.
Result: Agreed to (53-43, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2554: Dole Amdt No. 2554; To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for a 60-vote point of order against legislation that includes a Federal excise tax rate increase which disproportionately affects taxpayers with earned income of less than 200 percent of the...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2602: Kerry Amdt. No. 2602 As Modified; To provide sufficient funding and incentives to increase the enrollment of uninsured children.
Result: Rejected (36-60, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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