On the Amendment S.Amdt. 15: Akaka Amdt. No. 15; To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.
Result: Rejected (40-59, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 17: Feingold Amdt. No. 17.; To provide a homestead floor for the elderly.
Result: Rejected (40-59, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 15: Akaka Amdt. No. 15; To require enhanced disclosure to consumers regarding the consequences of making only minimum required payments in the repayment of credit card debt, and for other purposes.
Result: Rejected (40-59, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 17: Feingold Amdt. No. 17.; To provide a homestead floor for the elderly.
Result: Rejected (40-59, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 16: Durbin Amdt. No. 16, As Modified.; To protect servicemembers and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and to allow servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23: Sessions Amdt. No. 23; To clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces and low income veterans.
Result: Agreed to (63-32, 5 members not voting, 1/2...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 16: Durbin Amdt. No. 16, As Modified.; To protect servicemembers and veterans from means testing in bankruptcy, to disallow certain claims by lenders charging usurious interest rates to servicemembers, and to allow servicemembers to exempt property based on the law of the...
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23: Sessions Amdt. No. 23; To clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces and low income veterans.
Result: Agreed to (63-32, 5 members not voting, 1/2...
On Passage of the Bill: S. 306 As Amended; A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
Result: Passed (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On Passage of the Bill: S. 306 As Amended; A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
Result: Passed (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, To Be Secretary of Homeland Security
Result: Confirmed (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, To Be Secretary of Homeland Security
Result: Confirmed (98-0, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On Passage of the Bill: S. 5; A bill to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes.
Result: Passed (72-26, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On Passage of the Bill: S. 5; A bill to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other purposes.
Result: Passed (72-26, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 12: Feingold Amdt. No. 12; To establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand cases that have been removed to Federal court.
Result: Rejected (37-61, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 12: Feingold Amdt. No. 12; To establish time limits for action by Federal district courts on motions to remand cases that have been removed to Federal court.
Result: Rejected (37-61, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4: Feinstein Amdt. No. 4; To clarify the application of State law in certain class actions, and for other purposes.
Result: Rejected (38-61, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2; To amend the definition of class action in title 28, United States Code, to exclude class actions relating to civil rights or the payment of wages.
Result: Rejected (40-59, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4: Feinstein Amdt. No. 4; To clarify the application of State law in certain class actions, and for other purposes.
Result: Rejected (38-61, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2; To amend the definition of class action in title 28, United States Code, to exclude class actions relating to civil rights or the payment of wages.
Result: Rejected (40-59, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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