U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson has a proven record on the important issues facing Georgians. From tax relief to homeland security, Johnny's work in Congress reflects the values and interests of Georgia's families.

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111th Congress - First Session

November 21, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3590)
Measure Number: H.R. 3590 (Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

November 19, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 1963)
Measure Number: S. 1963 (Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 2785)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2785 to S. 1963 (Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To transfer funding for the United Nations contributions to offset costs of providing assistance to family caregivers of disabled veterans.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit)
Nomination Number: PN187
Nomination Description: David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

November 17, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit)
Nomination Number: PN187
Nomination Description: David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3082 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 3082 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Inhofe Amdt. No 2774)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2774 to S.Amdt. 2730 to H.R. 3082 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to construct or modify a facility in the United States or its territories to permanently or temporarily hold any individual held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Johnson Amdt. No. 2733)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2733 to S.Amdt. 2730 to H.R. 3082 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To increase by $50,000,000 the amount available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for minor construction projects for the purpose of converting unused Department of Veterans Affairs structures into housing with supportive services for homeless veterans, and to provide an offset.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

November 16, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Coburn Motion to Commit H.R. 3082 to the Committee on Appropriations)
Measure Number: H.R. 3082 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 2757)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2757 to S.Amdt. 2730 to H.R. 3082 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To require public disclosure of certain reports.
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

November 9, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Charlene Edwards Honeywell, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida)
Nomination Number: PN680
Nomination Description: Charlene Edwards Honeywell, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit)
Nomination Number: PN262
Nomination Description: Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

November 5, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Ignacia S. Moreno, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN557
Nomination Description: Ignacia S. Moreno, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2847 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 302(F) of CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2648 as modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2648 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To provide additional funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by reducing corporate welfare programs.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 2669)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2669 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Section 302(F) of CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2667)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2667 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To reduce waste and abuse at the Department of Commerce.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No 2631)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2631 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To redirect funding of the National Science Foundation toward practical scientific research.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reported Committee Substitute to H.R. 2847)
Measure Number: H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

November 4, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3548 as amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 3548 (Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 3548)
Measure Number: H.R. 3548 (Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

November 2, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to invoke cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 2712 to H.R. 3548)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2712 to H.R. 3548 (Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

October 29, 2009

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2996)
Measure Number: H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII Re: H.R. 2996)
Measure Number: H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

October 27, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3548)
Measure Number: H.R. 3548 (Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Irene Cornelia Berger of West Virginia to be U.S. District Judge)
Nomination Number: PN715
Nomination Description: Irene Cornelia Berger, of West Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

October 22, 2009

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2647)
Measure Number: H.R. 2647 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Measure Title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, 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. 2647)
Measure Number: H.R. 2647 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Measure Title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to provide special pays and allowances to certain members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to disabled military retirees, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

October 21, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776)
Measure Number: S. 1776
Measure Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On Passage of the Bill (Confirmation Roberto A. Lange, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge)
Nomination Number: PN716
Nomination Description: Roberto A. Lange, of South Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

October 20, 2009

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2892)
Measure Number: H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

October 15, 2009

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3183)
Measure Number: H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

October 14, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3183)
Measure Number: H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

October 13, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute to H.R. 2847)
Measure Number: H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

October 8, 2009

Question: On the Motion to Recommit (Ensign Motion to Recommit to H.R. 2847 to the Committee of Appropriations)
Measure Number: H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2997)
Measure Number: H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 2626)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2626 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To eliminate funding for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

October 7, 2009

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 2630)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2630 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

October 6, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3326 as Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 2583)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2583 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike funding for the MARIAH Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Development Program.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Inouye Amdt. No. 2623)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2623 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To provide full and open competition for congressionally directed spending items.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 2580)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2580 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 2566)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2566 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To restore $166,000,000 for the Armed Forces to prepare for and conduct combat operations, be eliminating low-priority congressionally directed spending items for all operations and maintenance accounts.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 2565)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2565 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure transparency and accountability by providing that each member of Congress and the Secretary of Defense has the ability to review $1,500,000,000 in taxpayer funds allocated to the National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Bond Amdt. No. 2596)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2596 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To limit the early retirement of tactical aircraft.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Franken Amdt. No. 2588)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2588 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds for any Federal contract with Halliburton Company, KBR, Inc., any of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other contracting party if such contractor or a subcontractor at any tier under such contract requires that employees or independent contractors sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Barrasso Amdt. No. 2567)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2567 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds for the Center on Climate Change and National Security of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Nomination (Nomination of Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN261
Nomination Description: Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

October 1, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 2575)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2575 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for testimony before Congress on the additional forces and resources required to meet United States objectives with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Levin Amdt. No. 2593)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2593 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: Relating to hearings on strategy and resources with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

September 30, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA McCain Amdt. No. 2558)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2558 to H.R. 3326 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010 and to make such amounts available instead for operation and maintenance in accordance with amounts requested by the President in that budget and for Operation and Maintenance, Army, for overseas contingent operations.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2918)
Measure Number: H.R. 2918 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Budget Act Points of Order Re: H.R. 2918 Conference Report)
Measure Number: H.R. 2918 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII Re: H.R. 2918 Conference Report)
Measure Number: H.R. 2918 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

September 29, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Jeffrey L. Viken, of South Dakota, to be U.S. District Judge)
Nomination Number: PN681
Nomination Description: Jeffrey L. Viken, of South Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

September 24, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2996, As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2483)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2483 to H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To help preserve America's national parks and other public land treasures by reducing maintenance backlogs that threaten the health and safety of visitors.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Ensign Motion to Recommit H.R. 2996 to the Committee on Appropriations)
Measure Number: H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 2549)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2549 to H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure that the Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change (commonly known as the "White House Climate Change Czar") is not directing actions of departments and agencies funded by this Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

September 23, 2009

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table McCaskill Amdt. No. 2514)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2514 to H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the earmarks for the Save America's Treasure program and to provide criteria for the distribution of grants under that program.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Motion to Recommit H.R. 2996 to the Committee on Appropriations)
Measure Number: H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

September 22, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Table the DeMint Motion to Recommit to Committee on Appropriations)
Measure Number: H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 2461)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2461 to H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the Des Moines Art Center in the State of Iowa.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Feinstein Amdt. No. 2460, as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2460 to H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To support the participation of the Smithsonian Institution in activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

September 17, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Johanns Amdt. No. 2394)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2394 to H.R. 2996 (Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation of Gerard E. Lynch, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit)
Nomination Number: PN263
Nomination Description: Gerard E. Lynch, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3288 as amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Kyl Motion to Recommit H.R. 3288 to the Committee on Appropriations)
Measure Number: H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 2403 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2403 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the Brownsfields Economic Development Initiative program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 2410)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2410 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To limit the use of funds for the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 2359)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2359 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds for households that include convicted drug dealing or domestic violence offenders or members of violent gangs that occupy rebuilt public housing in New Orleans.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

September 16, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Ensign Motion To Recommit Bill H.R. 3288 to the Committee on Appropriations)
Measure Number: H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 )
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Gregg Amdt. No. 2361)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2361 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of stimulus funds for self-congratulatory signage that allows lawmakers to promote their spending of taxpayer dollars on stimulus projects.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amendment Number 2376)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2376 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To affirm the continuing existence of the community service requirements under section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Wicker Amdt. No. 2366 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2366 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 2372)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2372 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To fully provide for the critical surface transportation needs of the United States by prohibiting funds from being used on lower-priority projects, such as transportation museums.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 2371)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2371 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To remove an unnecessary and burdensome mandate on the States, by allowing them to opt out of a provision that requires States to spend 10 percent of their surface transportation budgets on enhancement projects such as road-kill reduction and highway beautification.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

September 15, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion To Table McCain Amdt. No. 2375)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2375 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To provide that all amounts in the bill provided for congressional earmarks shall be made available for NextGen and NextGen programs.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

September 14, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Johanns Amendment Number 2355 as modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2355 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

September 10, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation of Cass R. Sunstein, of MA, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget)
Nomination Number: PN323
Nomination Description: Cass R. Sunstein, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

September 9, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Cass R. Sunstein, to be Administrator of the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget)
Nomination Number: PN323
Nomination Description: Cass R. Sunstein, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S.1023 As Amended)
Measure Number: S. 1023 (Travel Promotion Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

September 8, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 1347)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1347 to S. 1023 (Travel Promotion Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: Of a perfecting nature.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

August 6, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3435)
Measure Number: H.R. 3435 (A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 403(e)(1), S. Con. Res. 13 of 111th Congress re: H.R. 3435)
Measure Number: H.R. 3435 (A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress re: Isakson Amdt. No. 2306)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2306 to H.R. 3435 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for certain home purchases, and to transfer to the Treasury unobligated funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the amount of the reduction in revenue resulting from such credit.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 2303)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2303 to H.R. 3435 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for a date certain for termination of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Coburn Amdt. No. 2304)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2304 to H.R. 3435 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide assistance to charities and families in need.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA re: Gregg Amdt. No. 2302)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2302 to H.R. 3435 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect the generations of tomorrow from paying for new cars today.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 2301 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2301 to H.R. 3435 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 2300)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2300 to H.R. 3435 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To limit the provision of vouchers to individuals with adjusted gross incomes of less than $50,000 or joint filers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court)
Nomination Number: PN506
Nomination Description: Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

August 4, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2997 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive the CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 2276)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2276 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To modify the amount made available for the Farm Service Agency.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations)
Measure Number: H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 2244)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2244 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 1912)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1912 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike a provision relating to certain watershed and flood prevention operations.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

August 3, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 1910)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1910 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke cloture on the Kohl Amdt. No. 1908)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 30, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3357)
Measure Number: H.R. 3357 (A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.)
Measure Title: A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: H.R. 3357)
Measure Number: H.R. 3357 (A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.)
Measure Title: A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 2223)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2223 to H.R. 3357 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Bond Amdt. No. 1904)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1904 to H.R. 3357 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 1905 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1905 to H.R. 3357 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To offset the appropriation of funds to replenish the Unemployment Trust Fund with unobligated nonveterans funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 1907 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1907 to H.R. 3357 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To temporarily protect the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 29, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 3183 as Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 1884)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1884 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Dorgan Amdt. No. 1895)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1895 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To provide requirements regarding the authority of the Department of Energy to enter into certain contracts.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 1879)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1879 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To reduce the appropriation for Departmental Administration of the Department of Energy so that the Department can set an example for all Americans by reducing unnecessary energy usage.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Alexander Amdt. No. 1862) Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1862 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To limit disbursement of additional funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program to certain automobile manufacturers, to impose fiduciary duties on the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to shareholders of such automobile manufacturers, to require the issuance of shares of common stock to eligible taxpayers which represent the common stock holdings of the United States Government in such automobile manufacturers, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 28, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 1814)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1814 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds to carry out any project or site-specific location identified in the committee report unless the project is specifically authorized or to carry out an unauthorized appropriation.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 23, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S.1390 As Amended)
Measure Number: S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Measure Title: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Isakson Amdt. No. 1525)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1525 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To repeal the sunset of authority to provide fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of uniforms from foreign sources.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Bayh Amdt. No. 1767)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1767 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for the continued development of a competitive propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter program and additional amounts, with an offset, for UH-1Y/AH-1Z rotary wing aircraft and Joint Strike Fighter program management reserves.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

July 22, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Brownback Amdt. No. 1597)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1597 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kerry Amdt. No. 1761)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1761 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that the United States should fully enforce existing sanctions, and should explore additional sanctions, with respect to North Korea and to require a review to determine whether North Korea should be re-listed as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Thune Amdt. No. 1618)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1618 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 21, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Lieberman Amdt. No. 1528)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1528 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To provide authority to increase Army active-duty end strengths for fiscal year 2010 as well as fiscal year 2011 and 2012.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Levin Amdt. No. 1469)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1469 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike $1,750,000,000 in Procurement, Air Force funding for F-22A aircraft procurement, and to restore operation and maintenance, military personnel, and other funding in divisions A and B that was reduced in order to authorize such appropriation.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

July 20, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 1616)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1616 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit assault or battery of a United States serviceman on account of the military service of the United States serviceman or status as a serviceman.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 16, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Leahy Amdt. No. 1511)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1511 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Brownback Amdt. No. 1610)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1610 to S.Amdt. 1511 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To clarify that the amendment shall not be construed or applied to infringe on First Amendment rights.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Hatch Amdt. No. 1611)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1611 to S.Amdt. 1511 to S. 1390 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prevent duplication in the Federal government.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 13, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Robert M. Groves, to be Director of the Census)
Nomination Number: PN387
Nomination Description: Robert M. Groves, of Michigan, to be Director of the Census
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

July 9, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2892 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Sanders Amdt. No. 1430)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1430 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To increase funding for firefighter assistance grants and recruitment and retention grants.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 1434)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1434 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Murray Amdt. No. 1468)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1468 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit certain funds from being used for certain efforts.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 1467)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1467 to S.Amdt. 1458 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892
Statement of Purpose: To prevent funds from being used to prevent individuals from importing prescription drugs under certain circumstances.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 1378)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1378 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the appropriation for the Advanced Training Center.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 1432)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1432 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the earmark for the City of Whitefish Emergency Operations Center.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 8, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 1406)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1406 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the provision relating to the Loran-C signal, as recommended by the Administration.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 1402)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1402 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To require grants for Emergency Operations Centers and financial assistance for the predisaster mitigation program to be awarded without regard to earmarks.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 1399)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1399 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To require the completion of at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border by December 31, 2010.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Table Sessions Amdt. No. 1371)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1371 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To make the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

July 7, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amendment No. 1400)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1400 to S.Amdt. 1373 to H.R. 2892 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To eliminate the appropriation for the Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance, as recommended by the Administration.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

July 6, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2918 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 2918 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

Question: On the Point of Order (Is it in order to offer the Amendment (SA 1365) to the Bill)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1365 to H.R. 2918 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 1366)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1366 to S.Amdt. 1365 to H.R. 2918 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the earmark for the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

June 25, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Table Motion to Commit H.R. 2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions)
Measure Number: H.R. 2918 (Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010)
Measure Title: A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Nomination (Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State)
Nomination Number: PN225
Nomination Description: Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

June 24, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Counsel of the Department of State)
Nomination Number: PN225
Nomination Description: Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

June 22, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Dorgan Amendment No. 1347)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1347 to S. 1023 (Travel Promotion Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: Of a perfecting nature.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

June 18, 2009

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2346)
Measure Number: H.R. 2346 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Points of Order Under Rule 44 on Conference Report on H.R. 2346)
Measure Number: H.R. 2346 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

June 16, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to S.1023)
Measure Number: S. 1023 (Travel Promotion Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the United States.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

June 11, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1256 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act)
Measure Title: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

June 10, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1256)
Measure Number: H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act)
Measure Title: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

June 9, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Burr Amdt. No. 1246)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1246 to S.Amdt. 1247 to H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

June 8, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1247 to H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

June 2, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1256)
Measure Number: H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act)
Measure Title: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

May 21, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (HR 2346 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 2346 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 1138)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1138 to H.R. 2346 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the provisions relating to increased funding for the International Monetary Fund.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2346)
Measure Number: H.R. 2346 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

May 20, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Brownback Amdt. No. 1140 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1140 to H.R. 2346 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate on consultation with State and local governments in the transfer to the United States of detainees at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 1136 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1136 to H.R. 2346 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To limit the release of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a report on the prisoner population at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany S. 454)
Measure Number: S. 454 (Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Inouye Amdt. No. 1133)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1133 to H.R. 2346 (Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit funding to transfer, release, or incarcerate detainees detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

May 19, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation of Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission)
Nomination Number: PN65-3
Nomination Description: Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2012
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 627 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dodd Amdt. No. 1058)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1058 to H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

May 13, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Gregg Amdt. No. 1085)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1085 to S.Amdt. 1058 to H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To enhance public knowledge regarding the national debt by requiring the publication of the facts about the national debt on IRS instructions, Federal websites, and in new legislation.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 1062)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1062 to S.Amdt. 1058 to H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a national consumer credit usury rate.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 1066)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1066 to S.Amdt. 1058 to H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To specify acceptable forms of identification for the opening of credit card accounts.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior)
Nomination Number: PN139
Nomination Description: David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

May 12, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 1067)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1067 to S.Amdt. 1058 to H.R. 627 (Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To protect innocent Americans from violent crime in national parks and refuges.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

May 7, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation R. Gil Kerlikowske, of Washington to be Director of National Drug Control Policy)
Nomination Number: PN185
Nomination Description: R. Gil Kerlikowske, of Washington, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 454 As Amended)
Measure Number: S. 454 (Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

May 6, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 896 As Amended)
Measure Number: S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to prevent mortgage foreclosures and enhance mortgage credit availability.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Grassley Amdt. No. 1021 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1021 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To amend chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, to provide the Comptroller General additional audit authorities relating to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sect. 202, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, Coburn Amdt. No. 1042)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1042 to S.Amdt. 1040 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896
Statement of Purpose: To establish a pilot program for the expedited disposal of Federal real property.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kerry Amdt. No. 1036 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1036 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To protect the interests of bona fide tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

May 5, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 1026)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1026 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for the purchase of common stock, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 1043)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1043 to S.Amdt. 1038 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896
Statement of Purpose: Of a perfecting nature.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Thune Amdt. No. 1030)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1030 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to use any amounts repaid by a financial institution that is a recipient of assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to reduce the authorization level under the TARP.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Corker Amdt. No. 1019)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1019 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To address safe harbor for certain servicers.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

May 4, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 1017)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1017 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide that the primary and foundational responsibility of the Federal Housing Administration shall be to safeguard and preserve the solvency of the Administration.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 1016)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1016 to S.Amdt. 1018 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To authorize and remove impediments to the repayment of funds received under the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 30, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife)
Nomination Number: PN178
Nomination Description: Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Durbin Amdt. No. 1014)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 1014 to S. 896 (Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prevent mortgage foreclosures and preserve home values.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

April 29, 2009

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 13)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

April 28, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services)
Nomination Number: PN188
Nomination Description: Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 386 as Amended)
Measure Number: S. 386 (FERA)
Measure Title: A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 27, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute to S. 386)
Measure Number: S. 386 (FERA)
Measure Title: A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 23, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Cornyn Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Sessions Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Johanns Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Stabenow Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 986)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 986 to S. 386 (FERA)
Statement of Purpose: To limit the amount that may be deducted from proceeds due to the United States under the False Claims Act for purposes of compensating private intervenors to the greater of $50,000,000 or 300 percent of the expenses and costs of the intervenor.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 22, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Isakson Amdt. No. 995)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 995 to S. 386 (FERA)
Statement of Purpose: To establish the Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 985)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 985 to S. 386 (FERA)
Statement of Purpose: To modify the definition of the term "obligation."
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 21, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation of Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq)
Nomination Number: PN171
Nomination Description: Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 20, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Christopher R. Hill, of R.I. to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq)
Nomination Number: PN171
Nomination Description: Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Nomination (Nomination of Christine Anne Varney, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN89
Nomination Description: Christine Anne Varney, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Nomination (Nomination of Lanny A. Breuer to be an Assistant Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN88
Nomination Description: Lanny A. Breuer, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Nomination (Nomination of Tony West, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN115
Nomination Description: Tony West, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

April 2, 2009

Question: On the Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 13 as Amended)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 937)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 937 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require States to implement drug testing programs for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which would encourage healthy, drug-free families instead of encouraging dependent behavior or on-going drug abuse.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 828)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 828 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect the freedom of conscience for patients and the right of health care providers to serve patients without violating their moral and religious convictions.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 964)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 964 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect small and home businesses from the burdensome and impractical requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Sessions Amdt. No. 969)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 969 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for a point of order against any appropriations bill that fails fully fund the construction of the Southwest border fence.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBA DeMint Amdt. No. 967)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 967 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To implement President Obama's earmark reforms.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 965)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 965 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To prevent taxpayer-funded bailouts for auto manufacturers.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Durbin Amdt. No. 974, As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 974 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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 equal amount of aggregate tax relief is also provided to Americans earning less than $100,000 per year.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Lincoln Amdt. No. 873)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 873 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To create a deficit-neutral reserve fund for estate tax relief.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Wicker Amdt. No. 798)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 798 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure that law abiding Amtrak passengers are allowed to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 934)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 934 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To increase transparency by requiring five days of public review of legislation before passage by the Senate.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Bennett Amdt. No. 954, As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 954 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Bond Amdt. No. 926)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 926 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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. regions such as the Midwest, Great Plains or South.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Stabenow Amdt. No. 879)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 879 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: No Statement of Purpose on File.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Sanders Amdt. No. 811)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 811 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Grassley Amdt. No. 950)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 950 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: 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.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Thune Amdt. No. 803)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 803 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: No Statement of Purpose on File.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Boxer Amdt. No. 953, as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 953 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers afterschool program.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Landrieu Amdt. No. 931)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 931 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas leasing revenues.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Graham Amdt. No. 910)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 910 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 787)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 787 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To end $272 billion in spending on bailouts under TARP and reduce record deficits and levels of debt.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Reed Amdt. No. 949)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 949 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for the expenditure of the remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program funds for the benefit of consumers.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Recommit (Johanns Motion to Recommit to the Committee on the Budget)
Measure Number: S.Con.Res. 13
Measure Title: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Sanders Amdt. No. 875)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 875 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require information from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System about the use of emergency economic assistance.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Dodd Amdt. No. 913)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 913 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for enhanced oversight of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System concerning the use of emergency economic assistance.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 882, as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 882 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 805)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 805 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require certain higher-income beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug benefit to pay higher premiums, as is currently required for physicians' services and outpatient services, and as proposed in the budget of the United States Government most recently submitted by the President.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

April 1, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 793)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 793 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in genomics and personalized medicine, the unique needs of health disparity populations, and differences in the treatment response and the treatment preferences of patients.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Johanns Amdt. No. 735)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 735 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of reconciliation in the Senate for climate change legislation involving a cap and trade system.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA re: Whitehouse Amdt. No. 869)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 869 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: Relative to a deficit-neutral reserve fund to invest in clean energy and preserve the environment.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Crapo Amdt. No. 844)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 844 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect the fiscal discipline on discretionary spending exercised by the reported budget resolution by extending the resolution's discretionary spending limits to exactly the same level as already assumed in the resolution to make sure that debt is not increased further than contemplated by this budget resolution as a result of subsequent budget resolution or appropriation bills.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Gregg Amdt. No. 835)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 835 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address our Nations long term fiscal problems.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Cornyn Amdt. No. 806)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 806 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect small businesses from higher taxes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 804)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 804 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To protect middle-income taxpayers from tax increases by providing a point of order against legislation that increase taxes on them, including taxes that arise, directly or indirectly, from Federal revenues derived from climate change or similar legislation.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 772, As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 772 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To restore the budget discipline of the Federal Government by freezing nondefense discretionary spending for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, and limiting the growth of nondefense discretionary spending to one percent annually for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 747)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 747 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To create runaway debt point of order against consideration of a budget resolution that projects the ratio of public debt to GDP for any fiscal year in excess of 90% to ensure the continued viability of US dollar and prevent doubling or tripling the debt burden on future generations.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 31, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Gregg Amdt. No. 739)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 739 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose:To prohibit the consideration of any budget resolution, or amendment thereto, or conference report thereon, that shows an increase in the public debt, for the period of the current fiscal year through the next 10 years, equal to or greater than the debt accumulated from 1789 to January 20, 2009.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Thune Amdt. No. 731)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 731 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To amend the deficit-neutral reserve fund for climate change legislation to require that such legislation does not increase electricity or gasoline prices.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Boxer Amdt. No. 749)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 749 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require that certain legislation relating to clean energy technologies not increase electricity or gasoline prices or increase the overall burden on consumers.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

March 26, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1388 As Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 1388 (GIVE Act)
Measure Title:A bill entitled "The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws."
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 705)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 705 to S.Amdt. 687 to H.R. 1388 (GIVE Act)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit ACORN, or organizations affiliated or co-located with ACORN, from receiving assistance under this Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Thune Amdt. No. 716)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 716 to S.Amdt. 687 to H.R. 1388 (GIVE Act)
Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Baucus Amdt. No. 721)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 721 to S.Amdt. 687 to H.R. 1388 (GIVE Act)
Statement of Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal income tax charitable giving.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

March 25, 2009

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No. 715 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 715 to S.Amdt. 692 to S.Amdt. 687 to H.R. 1388
Statement of Purpose: To clarify that nonprofit organizations assisted under the Nonprofit Capacity Building Program include certain crisis pregnancy centers, and organizations that serve battled women or victims of rape or incest.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Crapo Amdt. No. 688)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 688 to S.Amdt. 687 to H.R. 1388 (GIVE Act)
Statement of Purpose: To increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be Assistant Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN80
Nomination Description: David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 23, 2009

Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1388)
Measure Number: H.R. 1388 (GIVE Act)
Measure Title: A bill to reauthorize and reform the national service laws.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 19, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General)
Nomination Number: PN67
Nomination Description: Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General of the United States
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 146 as Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 146 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009)
Measure Title: An act to designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 683)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 683 to S.Amdt. 684 to H.R. 146 (Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 677)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 677 to S.Amdt. 684 to H.R. 146 (Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act)
Statement of Purpose: To require Federal agencies to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by each Federal agency and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

March 18, 2009

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 675)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 675 to S.Amdt. 684 to H.R. 146 (Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of eminent domain and to ensure that no American has their property forcibly taken from them by authorities granted under this Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 679)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 679 to S.Amdt. 684 to H.R. 146 (Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for the future energy needs of the United States and eliminate restrictions on the development of renewable energy.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 680)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 680 to S.Amdt. 684 to H.R. 146 (Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure that the general public has full access to our national parks and to promote the health and safety of all visitors and employees of the National Park Service.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be U.S. Trade Representative)
Nomination Number: PN64-9
Nomination Description: Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

March 16, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 146)
Measure Number: H.R. 146 (Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act)
Measure Title: A bill to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program for the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

March 12, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Thomas John Perrelli, Of Virginia, To be Associate Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN71
Nomination Description: Thomas John Perrelli, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN68
Nomination Description: David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Not Voting

March 10, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1105)
Measure Number: H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 621)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 621 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 615)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 615 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the restrictions on the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion To Table Sessions Amdt. No. 604)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 604 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To extend the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation established in title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1966 for 6 years.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Thune Amdt. No. 662)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 662 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Communications Commission to repromulgate the Fairness Doctrine.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Cornyn Amdt. No. 674)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 674 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds to implement an Executive Order relating to employee notice of rights under Federal labor laws.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Cornyn Amdt. No. 673)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 673 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prevent collection of excessive contingency legal fees by lawyers hired to protect the public interest.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 9, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Enzi Amdt. No. 668)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 668 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 631)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 631 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To require the Secretary of State to certify that funds made available for reconstruction efforts in Gaza will not be diverted to Hamas or entities controlled by Hamas.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 630)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 630 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To require a report on counter-smuggling efforts in Gaza.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 593)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 593 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds provided in the bill.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 5, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 634)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 634 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the expenditure of amounts made available under this Act in a contract with any company that has a business presence in Iran's energy sector.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive the CBA re: Thune Amdt. No. 635 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 635 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide funding for the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health, with an offset.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Inhofe Amdt. No. 613)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 613 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide that no funds may be made available to make any assessed contribution or voluntary payment of the United Nations if the United Nations implements or imposes any taxation on any United States persons.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Murkowski Amdt. No. 599)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 599 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To modify a provision relating to the repromulgation of final rules by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Wicker Amdt. No. 607 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 607 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To require that amounts appropriated for the United Nations Population Fund are not used by organizations which support coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 4, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 623 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 623 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit taxpayer dollars from being earmarked to 14 clients of a lobbying firm under Federal investigation for making campaign donations in exchange for political favors for the group's clients.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 610)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 610 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 608)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 608 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide funds for the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act from funds already provided for the Weed and Seed Program.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 596)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 596 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

March 3, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Hutchison Motion to Commit with Instructions re: H.R. 1105)
Measure Number: H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Ensign Motion to Commit with Instructions re: H.R. 1105)
Measure Number: H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 592)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 592 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 26, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 160 As Amended)
Measure Number: S. 160 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 575)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 575 to S. 160 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 573)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 573 to S. 160 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Durbin Amdt. No. 591)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 591 to S. 160 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 585)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 585 to S. 160 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 25, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 581)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 581 to S. 160 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Point of Order (Is The Constitutional Point of Order Well Taken?)
Measure Number: S. 160 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 24, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Hilda L. Solis of California, to be Secretary of Labor)
Nomination Number: PN64-18
Nomination Description: Hilda L. Solis, of California, to be Secretary of Labor
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 160)
Measure Number: S. 160 (District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

February 13, 2009

Question: On the Conference Report (Conference Report)
Measure Number: H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 204(a)(5)(A) of S.Con.Res. 21, 110th Congress)
Measure Number: H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

February 11, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation William J. Lynn, III, of Virginia, to the Deputy Secretary of Defense)
Nomination Number: PN65-11
Nomination Description: William J. Lynn, III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 10, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1 as Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Amdt. No. 570)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 570 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

February 9, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Collins-Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 570 to H.R. 1)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 570 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

February 6, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Thune Amdt. No. 538)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 538 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: No Statement of Purpose on File.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Bunning Amdt. No. 531)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 531 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To temporarily increase the limitations on offsetting ordinary income with capital losses and to strike the 5-year carry back of general business credits.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 107)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 107 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: Prohibiting direct or indirect use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Cantwell Amdt. No. 274)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 274 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To improve provisions relating to energy tax incentives and provisions relating manufacturing tax incentives for energy property.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Grassley Amdt. No. 297)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 297 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide the same temporary increase in the FMAP for all States and to permit States to choose the period through June 2011 for receiving the increase.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Graham Amdt. No. 501 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 501 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To limit wasteful spending, to fund a systematic program of foreclosure prevention, to be administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 176)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 176 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 309)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 309 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure that taxpayer money is not lost on wasteful and non-simulative projects.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 5, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 176)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 176 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Thune Amdt. No. 197)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 197 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 353)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 353 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 189)
Amendment Number: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 189)
Statement of Purpose: To allow the free exercise of religion at institutions of higher education that receive funding under section 803 of division A.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 140)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 140 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking and requiring disclosure of lobbying by recipients of Federal funds.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA McCain Amdt. No. 364 As Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 364 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 4, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (McCain Amdt. No. 279)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 279 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the applicability of Buy American requirements in the Act to the utilization of funds provided by the Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, Bunning Amdt. No. 242)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 242 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend for 2009 the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, Re: Cornyn Amdt. No. 277)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 277 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To reduce income taxes for all working taxpayers.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Inhofe Amdt. No. 262)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 262 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To appropriate, with an offset, $5,232,000,000 for procurement for the Department of Defense to reconstitute military units to an acceptable readiness rating and to restock prepositioned assets and war reserve material.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: McCain Amdt. No. 278)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 278 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To reimplement Gramm-Rudman-Hollings to require deficit reduction and spending cuts upon 2 consecutive quarters of positive GDP growth.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Thune Amdt. No. 238)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 238 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure that the $1 trillion spending bill is not used to expand the scope of the Federal Government by adding new spending programs.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, Re: DeMint Amdt. No. 168)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 168 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Vitter Amdt. No. 179)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 179 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To eliminate unnecessary spending.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

February 3, 2009

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Boxer Amdt. No. 112)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 112 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations for an additional year, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Mikulski Amdt. 104)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 104 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 109)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 109 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To strike the $246 million tax earmark for Hollywood production companies.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 110 Emergency Designation)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 110 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To strengthen the infrastructure investments made by the bill.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

February 2, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Eric H. Holder, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Attorney General)
Nomination Number: PN64-7
Nomination Description: Eric H. Holder, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Attorney General
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

January 29, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2 as Amended)
Measure Number: H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Hutchison Amdt. No. 93)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 93 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide assistance for States with percentages of children with no health insurance coverage above the national average.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Bingaman Amdt. No. 63 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 63 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To clarify that new paperwork and enrollment barriers are not created in the Express Lane Enrollment option and that income may be determined by Express Lane agencies based on State income tax records or returns.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 86)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 86 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure that American children have high-quality health coverage that fits their individual needs.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 85)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 85 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide an above-the-line Federal income tax deduction for health care costs of certain children in an amount comparable to the average federal share of the benefit provided to any non-citizen child for medical assistance or child health assistance.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Hatch Amdt. No. 80)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 80 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To codify regulations specifying that an unborn child is eligible for child health assistance.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Bunning Amdt. No. 74 as Modified)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 74 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To eliminate any exceptions to the prohibition on States receiving an enhanced Federal matching rate for providing coverage to children whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the poverty line.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Coburn Amdt. No. 47)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 47 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure that children do not lose their private insurance and that uninsured children can get access to private insurance.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

January 28, 2009

Question: On the Amendment (Murkowski Amdt. No. 77)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 77 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide for the development of best practice recommendations and to ensure coverage of low income children.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 46)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 46 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To reinstate the crowd out policy agreed to in section 116 of H.R. 3963 (CHIPRA II), as agreed to and passed by the House and Senate.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Roberts Amdt. No. 75)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 75 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To prohibit CHIP coverage for higher income children and to prohibit any payments to a State from its CHIP allotments for any fiscal year quarter in which the State Medicaid income eligibility level for children is greater than the income eligibility level for children under CHIP.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 67)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 67 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To ensure redistributed funds go towards coverage of low-income children or outreach and enrollment of low-income children, rather than to States that will use the funds to cover children from higher income families.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (Martinez Amdt. No. 65)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 65 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To restore the prohibition on funding of nongovernmental organizations that promote abortion as a method of birth control (the "Mexico City Policy").
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 40)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 40 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

January 27, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Daniel K. Tarullo, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
Nomination Number: PN65-17
Nomination Description: Daniel K. Tarullo, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2008
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Demint Amdt. No. 43)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 43 to S.Amdt. 39 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To require States to impose cost-sharing for any individual enrolled in a State child health plan whose income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

January 26, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury)
Nomination Number: PN64-6
Nomination Description: Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

January 22, 2009

Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 181)
Measure Number: S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 )
Measure Title: A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 34)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 34 to S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To preserve open competition and Federal Government neutrality towards the labor relations of Federal Government contractors on Federal and federally funded construction projects.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Isakson Amdt. No. 37)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 37 to S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To limit the application of the Act to claims resulting from discriminatory compensation decisions that are adopted on or after the date of enactment of the Act.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 31)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 31 to S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Enzi Amdt. No. 28)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 28 to S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To clarify standing.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 27)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 27 to S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To limit the application of the bill to discriminatory compensation decisions.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 26)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 26 to S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: To provide a rule of construction.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

Question: On the Amendment (Hutchison Amendment No. 25)
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 25 to S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009)
Statement of Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

January 21, 2009

Question: On the Nomination (Confirmation Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York, to be Secretary of State)
Nomination Number: PN64-1
Nomination Description: Hillary Rodham Clinton, of New York, to be Secretary of State
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

January 15, 2009

Question: On the Joint Resolution (S.J.Res. 5)
Measure Number: S.J.Res.5
Measure Title: A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.
Johnny’s Vote: Yea

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.181)
Measure Number: S. 181 (Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 )
Measure Title: A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

January 14, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.22)
Measure Number: S. 22 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to designate certain land components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay

January 11, 2009

Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 22)
Measure Number: S. 22 (Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009)
Measure Title: A bill to designate certain land components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Johnny’s Vote: Nay