On the Amendment S.Amdt. 44: Kennedy Amdt. No. 44; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Result: Rejected (46-49, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 128: Santorum Amdt. No. 128; To promote job creation, family time, and small business preservation in the adjustment of the Federal minimum wage.
Result: Rejected (38-61, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 44: Kennedy Amdt. No. 44; To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage.
Result: Rejected (46-49, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 49: Durbin Amdt. No. 49; To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy.
Result: Rejected (40-54, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 24: Rockefeller Amdt. No. 24; To amend the wage priority provision and to amend the payment of insurance benefits to retirees.
Result: Rejected (40-54, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 42: Schumer Amdt. No. 42; To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.
Result: Rejected (39-56, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 49: Durbin Amdt. No. 49; To protect employees and retirees from corporate practices that deprive them of their earnings and retirement savings when a business files for bankruptcy.
Result: Rejected (40-54, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 24: Rockefeller Amdt. No. 24; To amend the wage priority provision and to amend the payment of insurance benefits to retirees.
Result: Rejected (40-54, 6 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 42: Schumer Amdt. No. 42; To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.
Result: Rejected (39-56, 5 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 37: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 37; To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft.
Result: Rejected (37-61, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 31: Dayton Amdt. No. 31.; To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.
Result: Rejected (24-74, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 37: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 37; To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft.
Result: Rejected (37-61, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 31: Dayton Amdt. No. 31.; To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.
Result: Rejected (24-74, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 4; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, relating to risk zones for introduction of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Result: Agreed to...