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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 643: Cochran Amd. No. 643; To strike language that would tie the hands of the Commander-in-Chief by imposing an arbitrary timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, thereby undermining the position of American Armed Forces and jeopardizing the successful...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 643: Cochran Amd. No. 643; To strike language that would tie the hands of the Commander-in-Chief by imposing an arbitrary timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, thereby undermining the position of American Armed Forces and jeopardizing the successful...

On the Nomination: Confirmation George H. Wu, of California, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (95-0, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Nomination: Confirmation George H. Wu, of California, to be U.S. District Judge Result: Confirmed (95-0, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

H.R.1591, the Emergency Supplemental Approprations bill

S.Res.124, a resolution congratulating the European Union on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome H.Con.Res.66, a concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Rotunda on April 17, 2007 for a ceremony commemorating the Holocaust

H.R.1591, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill

S.Res.122, a resolution commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the construction and dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial S.Res.121, Legal Counsel Representation S.Res.47, a resolution honoring the life of George Springer S.Res.49, a resolution celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Alaksa...

On the Resolution: S. Con. Res. 21 as Amended; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. Result: Agreed to (52-47, 1...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 606: Lott Amdt. No. 606; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto. Result: Rejected (49-50, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 536: Chambliss Amendment No. 536; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that eliminates enhanced Federal matching payments for coverage of nonpregnant adults and permits States to offer...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 594: Bunning Amdt. No. 594 as Modified; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for protecting State flexibility in Medicaid. Result: Rejected (44-55, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Resolution: S. Con. Res. 21 as Amended; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. Result: Agreed to (52-47, 1...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 529: Biden Amdt. No. 529; To increase funding for the COPS Program to $1.15 billion for FY 2008 to provide state and local law enforcement with critical resources necessary to prevent and respond to violent crime and acts of terrorism and is offset by an unallocated...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 606: Lott Amdt. No. 606; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto. Result: Rejected (49-50, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 578: DeMint Amdt. No. 578; To repeal the death tax. Result: Rejected (44-55, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 536: Chambliss Amendment No. 536; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that eliminates enhanced Federal matching payments for coverage of nonpregnant adults and permits States to offer...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 471: Grassley Amdt. No. 471; To amend the budget resolution for fiscal year 2008 in order to accommodate the full repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax preventing 23 million families and individuals from being subject to the AMT in 2007, and millions of families and...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 594: Bunning Amdt. No. 594 as Modified; To provide a deficit-neutral reserve fund for protecting State flexibility in Medicaid. Result: Rejected (44-55, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 478: Graham Amdt. No. 478; To extend the 35, 33, 28, and 25 percent income tax rate structure and protect nearly 28,000,000 families and individuals, including small business owners, from having their tax rates increase to 39.6, 36, 31, or 28 percent. Result: Rejected...