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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 965: DeMint Amdt. No. 965; To prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts for auto manufacturers. Result: Rejected (31-66, 2 members not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

Executive Calendar #s: 37 Timothy Geithner to be Gov of IMF etc 38 Verma, Asst Secretary of State 39 Brimmer, Asst Secretary of State 41 Gottemoeller, Asst Secretary of State 42 Eikenberry, Ambassador to Afghanistan 44 Verveer, Ambassador at lg Women's Global Affairs 45 Miller, Deputy Under...

On the Motion S.Amdt. 798: Motion to Waive CBA re: Wicker Amdt. No. 798; To ensure that law abiding Amtrak passengers are allowed to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage. Result: Agreed to (63-35, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 974: Durbin Amdt. No. 974, As Modified; To provide that no additional estate tax relief beyone that which is already assumed in this resolution, which protects over 99.7 percent of estates from the estate tax, shall be allowed under any deficit-neutral reserve fund unless an...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 873: Lincoln Amdt. No. 873; To create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for estate tax relief. Result: Agreed to (51-48, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion S.Amdt. 934: Motion to Waive CBA re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 934; To increase transparency by requiring five days of public review of legislation before passage by the Senate. Result: Rejected (46-52, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Motion S.Amdt. 798: Motion to Waive CBA re: Wicker Amdt. No. 798; To ensure that law abiding Amtrak passengers are allowed to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage. Result: Agreed to (63-35, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 954: Bennett Amdt. No. 954, As Modified; To save the American taxpayer over $150,000,000,000 by adjusting spending levels beyond fiscal year 2010 to compensate for spending from the stimulus bill in the corresponding fiscal years. Result: Rejected (42-56, 1 member not...

On the Motion S.Amdt. 934: Motion to Waive CBA re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 934; To increase transparency by requiring five days of public review of legislation before passage by the Senate. Result: Rejected (46-52, 1 member not voting, 3/5 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 926: Bond Amdt. No. 926; To protect workers from significant job loss by providing a point of order against climate change or similar legislation that raises Federal revenues to such an extent that it causes significant job loss in manufacturing- or coal-dependent U.S....

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 954: Bennett Amdt. No. 954, As Modified; To save the American taxpayer over $150,000,000,000 by adjusting spending levels beyond fiscal year 2010 to compensate for spending from the stimulus bill in the corresponding fiscal years. Result: Rejected (42-56, 1 member not...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 926: Bond Amdt. No. 926; To protect workers from significant job loss by providing a point of order against climate change or similar legislation that raises Federal revenues to such an extent that it causes significant job loss in manufacturing- or coal-dependent U.S....

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 879: Stabenow Amdt. No. 879; To modify the authorization for climate change legislation. Result: Agreed to (73-25, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 811: Sanders Amdt. No. 811; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (31-67, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 950: Grassley Amdt. No. 950; To ensure that millions of middle-income families do not face an alternative minimum tax increase in 2013 and 2014 and that the budget resolution reflects that result. Result: Rejected (40-58, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 879: Stabenow Amdt. No. 879; To modify the authorization for climate change legislation. Result: Agreed to (73-25, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 953: Boxer Amdt. No. 953, as Modified; To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool program. Result: Agreed to (89-9, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 803: Thune Amdt. No. 803; To protect charitable giving by ensuring that organizations that provide important religious, educational, cultural, health care, and environmental services are not negatively impacted by changes to the Federal income tax deduction for charitable...

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 811: Sanders Amdt. No. 811; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law, and for other purposes. Result: Rejected (31-67, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click here]

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 950: Grassley Amdt. No. 950; To ensure that millions of middle-income families do not face an alternative minimum tax increase in 2013 and 2014 and that the budget resolution reflects that result. Result: Rejected (40-58, 1 member not voting, 1/2 threshold) Details: [click...