Johnny Isakson, United States Senator

110th Congress - Second Session

May 7, 2008

Question: On the Amendment (Landrieu Amdt. No. 4705 As Further Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4705 to S.Amdt. 4707 to S. 2284 (Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 4723)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4723 to S.Amdt. 4707 to S. 2284 (Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 4722)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4722 to S.Amdt. 4707 to S. 2284 (Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To increase maximum coverage limits.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Wicker Amdt. No. 4719)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4719 to S.Amdt. 4707 to S. 2284 (Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

May 6, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2284)
Measure Number: S. 2284 (Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007)
Measure Title: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Rockefeller Amdt. No. 4627 (Subst.) to H.R. 2881)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4627 to H.R. 2881 (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

April 28, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.2881)
Measure Number: H.R. 2881 (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007)
Measure Title: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 24, 2008

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R.493 as Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 493 (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008)
Measure Title: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S.1315 as Amended)
Measure Number: S. 1315 (Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007)
Measure Title: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Burr Amdt. No. 4572)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4572 to S. 1315 (Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 23, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831)
Measure Number: H.R. 2831 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007)
Measure Title: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

April 22, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1315)
Measure Number: S. 1315 (Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007)
Measure Title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 17, 2008

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1195 As Amended)
Measure Number: 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.)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4146 (Subst.))
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4146 to H.R. 1195 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 4538)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4538 to S.Amdt. 4146 to H.R. 1195 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Boxer Amdt. No. 4539, as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4539 to S.Amdt. 4146 to H.R. 1195 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 16, 2008

Question: On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit (Motion to Table DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1195, with Instructions)
Measure Number: 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.)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 14, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 1195)
Measure Number: 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.)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 10, 2008

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be US District Judge)
Nomination Number: PN988
Nomination Description: Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S.2739)
Measure Number: S. 2739 (Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008)
Measure Title: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. 4519)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4519 to S. 2739 (Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 4520)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4520 to S. 2739 (Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 4521)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4521 to S. 2739 (Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008)
Statement of Purpose: To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 4522)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4522 to S. 2739 (Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008)
Statement of Purpose: To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by the Federal Government and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3221 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Measure Title: A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 4419)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4419 to S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 4429)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4429 to S.Amdt. 4419 to S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221
Statement of Purpose: To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 8, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dodd Amdt. No. 4387)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 4, 2008

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, sec. 204. Re: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4389, As Further Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4389 to S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions and to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Voinovich Amdt. No. 4406 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4406 to S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To protect families most vulnerable to foreclosure due to a sudden loss of income by extending the depreciation incentive to loss companies that have accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credits.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 3, 2008

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Kyl Amdt. No. 4407)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4407 to S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: No Statement of Purpose on File.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Murray Amdt. No. 4397)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4397 to S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To increase funding for housing counseling resources.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4388)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4388 to S.Amdt. 4387 to H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Resolution (S. Res. 501)
Measure Number: S.Res. 501
Measure Title: A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 1, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3221)
Measure Number: H.R. 3221 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Measure Title: Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 14, 2008

Question: On the Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 70 as Amended)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 70
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 4299)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4299 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Biden Amdt. No. 4245)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4245 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 4339)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4339 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Allard Amdt. No. 4233)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4233 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require that legislation to reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Boxer Amdt. No. 4379)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4379 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 13, 2008

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 4380)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4380 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for transferring funding for Berkeley, CA earmarks to the Marine Corps.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Grassley Amdt. No. 4276 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4276 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 4372)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4372 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Landrieu Amdt. No. 4378)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4378 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt No. 4347)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4347 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. 4348)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4348 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4313)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4313 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt. No. 4340)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4340 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 4335)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4335 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Boxer Amdt. No. 4368 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4368 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of laws protecting children.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4309)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4309 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Kohl Amdt. No. 4197)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4197 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for a 3-year extension of the pilot program for national and State background checks on direct patient access employees of long-term care facilities or providers.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Brownback Amdt. No. 4284)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4284 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Allard Amdt. No. 4232)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4232 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 4328)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4328 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Sanders Amdt. No. 4218)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4218 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: to put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to incest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 4240)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4240 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Allard Amdt. No. 4246)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4246 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To raise taxes by an unprecedented $1.4 trillion for the purpose of fully funding 111 new or expanded federal spending programs.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4242)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4242 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 4231)
Amendment Number:S.Amdt. 4231 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Menendez Amdt. No. 4259)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4259 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a reserve fund for immigration reform and enforcement.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 4222)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4222 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To take $670,000 used by the EEOC in bringing actions against employers that require their employees to speak English, and instead use the money to teach English to adults through the Department of Education's English Literacy/Civics Education State Grant program.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kennedy Amdt. No. 4350)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4350 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To increase funding for the Department of Education's English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 4207 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4207 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Bill Nelson Amdt. No. 4329)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4329 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Dorgan Amdt. No. 4198)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4198 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To increase the Indian Health Service by $1 billion in FY 2009.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Specter Amdt. No. 4203)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4203 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Bunning Amdt. No. 4192 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4192 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To repeal the tax increase on Social Security benefits imposed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Conrad Amdt. No. 4204)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4204 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 4191)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4191 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Salazar Amdt. No. 4196 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4196 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Upon Reconsideration Specter Amdt. No. 4189)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4189 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Reconsider (Motion to Reconsider Amdt. No. 4189)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4189 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Table Motion to Reconsider)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4189 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Specter Amdt. No. 4189)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4189 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Conrad Amdt. No. 4190)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4190 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 rate increase for the alternative minimum tax for individuals.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Graham Amdt. No. 4170 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4170 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Baucus Amdt. No. 4160)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4160 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners, relief to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and tax relief to America's troops and veterans.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 6, 2008

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 4040 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 4040 (Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act)
Measure Title: A bill to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4097)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4097 to S. 2663 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To allow the prevailing party in certain civil actions related to consumer product safety rules to recover attorney fees.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

March 5, 2008

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion To Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 4094 As Modified Further)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4094 to S. 2663 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling requirements, or orders.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Klobuchar Amdt. No. 4105 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4105 to S. 2663 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To authorize appropriations for necessary or appropriate travel, subsistence, and related expenses, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 4, 2008

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. No. 4095)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4095 to S. 2663 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

March 3, 2008

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2663)
Measure Number: S. 2663
Measure Title: A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes.
Johnny's Vote: Not Voting

February 28, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.3221)
Measure Number: H.R. 3221 (New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007)
Measure Title: Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

February 27, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2634)
Measure Number: S. 2634
Measure Title: A bill to require a report setting forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 26, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2633)
Measure Number: S. 2633
Measure Title: A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S.1200 as Amended)
Measure Number: S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Smith Amdt. No. 3897)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3897 to S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 3896)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3896 to S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To modify a section relating to limitation on use of funds appropriated to the Service.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 25, 2008

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 4070)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4070 to S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: Of a perfecting nature.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 3899)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 14, 2008

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 4032)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4032 to S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To protect rape and sexual assault victims from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 4036)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4036 to S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To prioritize scarce resources to basic medical services for Indians.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 4034)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4034 to S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To allow tribal members to make their own health care choices.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Dorgan Amdt. No. 4082)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4082 to S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: Of a perfecting nature.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 13, 2008

Question: On the Amendment (Tester Amdt. No. 4020)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4020 to S.Amdt. 3899 to S. 1200 (Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of Congress regarding law enforcement and methamphetamine issues in Indian country.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Conference Report (HR 2082 Conference Report)
Measure Number: H.R. 2082 (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008)
Measure Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 2082)
Measure Number: H.R. 2082 (Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008)
Measure Title: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 12, 2008

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S.2248 as Amended)
Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Measure Title: An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re. S. 2248)
Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Measure Title: An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Feinstein Amdt. No. 3919)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3919 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for the review of certifications by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Specter Amdt. No. 3927)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3927 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil actions.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 3912)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3912 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To modify the requirements for certifications made prior to the initiation of certain acquisitions.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Dodd Amdt. No. 3907)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3907 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the provisions providing immunity from civil liability to electronic communication service providers for certain assistance provided to the Government.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 3979)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3979 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the United States.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Feinstein Amdt. No. 3910)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3910 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To provide a statement of the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

February 7, 2008

Question: On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 3913)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3913 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit reverse targeting and protect the rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 3915)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3915 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To place flexible limits on the use of information obtained using unlawful procedures.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5140 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008)
Measure Title: A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Reid Amdt. No. 4010)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4010 to H.R. 5140 (Economic Stimulus Act of 2008)
Statement of Purpose: To revise the eligibility criteria for the 2008 recovery rebates for individuals.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 6, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Reid Amdt No. 3983)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3983 to H.R. 5140 (Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008)
Statement of Purpose: Of a perfecting nature.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Cardin Amdt No. 3930)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3930 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: To modify the sunset provision.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

February 5, 2008

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Instruct the Sgt. at Arms to Request the Attendance of Absent Senators)
Measure Number: H.R. 5140 (Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008)
Measure Title: A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.
Johnny's Vote: Yea

February 4, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 5140)
Measure Number: H.R. 5140 (Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008)
Measure Title: A bill to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.
Johnny's Vote: Yea

January 28, 2008

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 3918 to S. 2248)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3918 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: Relative to the extension of the Protect America Act of 2007.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 3911 to S. 2248)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

January 24, 2008

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Committee on the Judiciary Reported Substitute Amendment, as Modified, to S.2248)
Measure Number: S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)
Measure Title: An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

January 22, 2008

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R.4986)
Measure Number: H.R. 4986 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008) Measure Title: A bill to provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea