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February 2, 2006 |
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 44 yeas to 52 nays, (Vote No. 3), three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn NOT having voted in the affirmative, the Senate FAILED to agreed to a motion to waive the applicable sections of the Congressional Budget Act with respect to the Conrad Amendment No. 2729, to include offsets for tax cuts. 7:15 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 42 yeas to 54 nays, (Vote No. 4), the Senate rejected the Grassley Sense of the Senate Amendment No. 2731, supporting the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. 7:30 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 52 yeas to 45 nays, (Vote No. 5), three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn NOT having voted in the affirmative, the Senate FAILED to agreed to a motion to waive the applicable sections of the Congressional Budget Act with respect to the Nelson (FL) Amendment No. 2730, to extend enrollment period for 6 months for the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan. 7:48 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 44 yeas to 53 nays, (Vote No. 6), three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn NOT having voted in the affirmative, the Senate FAILED to agreed to a motion to waive the applicable sections of the Congressional Budget Act with respect to the Clinton Amendment No. 2716, to establish a congressional commission to examine the Federal, State, and local response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Region of the United States especially in the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and other areas impacted in the aftermath and make immediate corrective measures to improve such responses in the future. 8:08 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 44 yeas to 53 nays, (Vote No. 7), three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn NOT having voted in the affirmative, the Senate FAILED to agreed to a motion to waive the applicable sections of the Congressional Budget Act with respect to the Dodd Amendment No. 2735, to support the health needs of our veterans and military personnel and reduce the deficit by making tax rates fairer for all Americans. 8:08 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 44 yeas to 53 nays, (Vote No. 8), three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn NOT having voted in the affirmative, the Senate FAILED to agreed to a motion to waive the applicable sections of the Congressional Budget Act with respect to the Reed Amendment No. 2737, to strengthen America's military, to repeal the extension of tax rates for capital gains and dividends, to reduce the deficit. Subsequently, the point of order against the amendment was sustained, and the amendment thus fell. 8:08 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Adopted: ...By a vote of 73 yeas to 24 nays, (Vote No. 9), the Senate agreed to the Menendez Amendment No. 2705, to express the sense of the Senate that protecting middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax should be a higher priority for Congress in 2006 than extending a tax cut that does not expire until the end of 2008. 8:08 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: By a vote of 73 yeas to 24 nays, (Vote No. 10), the Senate passed H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] 8:08 PM
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USA PATRIOT Act Extension: By 95 yeas to 1 nay (Vote No. 11), Senate passed H.R. 4659, to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to extend the sunset of certain provisions of such Act, clearing the measure for the President. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4659 Summary] [H.R. 4659 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] 10:28 PM
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February 7, 2006 |
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Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 852, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 852 Summary] [S. 852 Legislative Status] [Senate Reports: 109-97] [Congressional Record Debate] Adopted: ...By a vote of 98 yeas to 1 nays, (Vote No. 12), in accordance with provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the Senate agreed to close debate (invoke cloture) on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 6:51 PM
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February 9, 2006 |
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Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 852, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 852 Summary] [S. 852 Legislative Status] [Senate Reports: 109-97] [2005 Presidential Position on S. 852] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 70 yeas to 27 nays, (Vote No. 13), the Senate agreed to TABLE the Cornyn Amendment No. 2748, to provide a simplified substitute that curbs fraud by using objective medical criteria. 5:31 PM
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February 13, 2006 |
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Adopted: ...By a vote of 92 yeas to 0 nays, (Vote No. 14), the Senate agreed to the Grassley Motion to Instruct Conferees regarding Veterans Health Care. 8:44 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 40 yeas to 53 nays, (Vote No. 15), the Senate rejected the Dodd Motion to Instruct Conferees regarding Veterans Health Care paid for with increased taxes. 9:07 PM
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February 14, 2006 |
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Adopted: ...By a vote of 53 yeas to 47 nays, (Vote No. 16), the Senate agreed to the Grassley Motion to Instruct Conferees to insist that the final conference report include the "hold-harmless" relief from the individual alternative minimum tax in 2006 (sections 106 and 107 of the amendment passed by the Senate) to protect middle class families and includes an extension of lower tax rates on capital gains and dividends (based on section 203 of the bill passed by the House of Representatives) to protect tax cuts for middle class families. 10:32 AM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 47 yeas to 53 nays, (Vote No. 17), the Senate rejected the Kennedy Motion to Instruct Conferees to reject the extension of the capital gains and dividends rate reduction contained in section 203 of the bill as passed by the House of Representatives. 10:54 AM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 45 yeas to 55 nays, (Vote No. 18), the Senate rejected the Reed Motion to Instruct Conferees to insist that the final conference report include funding to strengthen America's military contained in title VI of the Senate amendment instead of any extension of the tax cuts for capital gains and dividends, which does not expire until 2009, contained in section 203 of the bill as passed by the House of Representatives. 11:38 AM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Adopted: ...By a vote of 75 yeas to 25 nays, (Vote No. 19), the Senate agreed to the Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees to insist that the final conference report include a permanent extension of the election to deduct State and local general sales taxes (based on section 105 of the amendment passed by the Senate). 12:04 PM
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Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005: The Senate resumed consideration of H.R. 4297, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [H.R. 4297 Summary] [H.R. 4297 Legislative Status] [House Committee Report 304] [2005 Presidential Position on H.R. 4297] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 46 yeas to 54 nays, (Vote No. 20), the Senate rejected the Lautenberg Motion to Instruct Conferees to insist that the final conference report does not increase the national debt of the United States. 12:23 PM
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Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005: The Senate continued consideration of S. 852, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 852 Summary] [S. 852 Legislative Status] [Senate Reports: 109-97] [2005 Presidential Position on S. 852] [Congressional Record Debate] Rejected: ...By a vote of 58 yeas to 41 nays, (Vote No. 21), three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn NOT having voted in the affirmative, the Senate FAILED to agreed to the Specter motion to waive the applicable sections of the Congressional Budget Act with respect to the Ensign point of order that the pending bill and the pending amendment, in the nature of a substitute, violate section 407 of H.Con.Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. [Frist changed his vote to "N" in order to enter a motion to reconsider the vote at a later time.] 7:00 PM
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February 16, 2006 |
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USA PATRIOT Act Additional Re-authorizing Amendments Act: The Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2271, to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 2271 Summary] [S. 2271 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] Adopted: ...By a vote of 96 yeas to 3 nays, (Vote No. 22), in accordance with provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the Senate agreed to close debate (invoke cloture) on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. 11:13 AM
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February 28, 2006 |
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USA PATRIOT Act Additional Re-authorizing Amendments Act: The Senate continued consideration of S. 2271, to clarify that individuals who receive FISA orders can challenge nondisclosure requirements, that individuals who receive national security letters are not required to disclose the name of their attorney, that libraries are not wire or electronic communication service providers unless they provide specific services, and for other purposes. [Links are activated for C.O.P. Subscribers] [S. 2271 Summary] [S. 2271 Legislative Status] [Congressional Record Debate] Adopted: ...By a vote of 69 yeas to 30 nays, (Vote No. 23), in accordance with provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, three-fifths (60) of those Senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the Senate agreed to close debate (invoke cloture) on the bill. 3:01 PM
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