Voting Record
As Rhode Island's senior Senator, I believe in a government that is both open and accountable to the people. In an effort to make my voting record readily accessible to the public, this page provides a detailed list of my votes in the current and past Congresses.
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561 votes found, showing 1 - 25.
| Congress | Vote Date | Vote Title | Description | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 05/08/2008 | Durbin Amdt. No. 4715 as Modified | To provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District. | Nay | Amendment Agreed to |
| 110 | 05/08/2008 | Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th, Sect. 201, re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4707 | In the nature of a substitute. | Yea | Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 05/07/2008 | Landrieu Amdt. No. 4705 As Further Modified | To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 05/07/2008 | Vitter Amdt. No. 4723 | To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 05/07/2008 | Vitter Amdt. No. 4722 | To increase maximum coverage limits. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 05/07/2008 | Wicker Amdt. No. 4719 | To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 05/06/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2284 | An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 05/06/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Rockefeller Amdt. No. 4627 (Subst.) to H.R. 2881 | In the nature of a substitute. | Yea | Cloture Motion Rejected |
| 110 | 04/28/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.2881 | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 04/24/2008 | H.R.493 as Amended | A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 110 | 04/24/2008 | S.1315 as Amended | An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 110 | 04/24/2008 | Burr Amdt. No. 4572 | To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 04/23/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831 | A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that adiscriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant tothe discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Rejected |
| 110 | 04/22/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1315 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 04/17/2008 | H.R. 1195 As Amended | A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 110 | 04/17/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4146 (Subst.) | In the nature of a substitute. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 04/17/2008 | Coburn Amdt. No. 4538 | To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 04/17/2008 | Boxer Amdt. No. 4539, as Modified | To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law. | Yea | Amendment Agreed to |
| 110 | 04/16/2008 | Motion to Table DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1195, with Instructions | A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. | Yea | Motion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to |
| 110 | 04/14/2008 | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 1195 | A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. | Yea | Cloture Motion Agreed to |
| 110 | 04/10/2008 | Confirmation Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be US District Judge | Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas | Yea | Nomination Confirmed |
| 110 | 04/10/2008 | S.2739 | A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes. | Yea | Bill Passed |
| 110 | 04/10/2008 | Coburn Amdt. 4519 | To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 04/10/2008 | Coburn Amdt. No. 4520 | To ensure that all individuals who reside, or own property that is located, in a proposed National Heritage Area are informed of the designation of the National Heritage Area. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
| 110 | 04/10/2008 | Coburn Amdt. No. 4521 | To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property. | Nay | Amendment Rejected |
