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108th Congress, 2nd session
1st session

Vote No. Date 2004 Voting
Position


Agriculture Appropriations, 2004 (H.R. 2673, P.L. 108-199)
* 1 1-20 N Frist, et al., cloture motion on the conference report to Omnibus Appropriations bill. (48-45)

* 2 1-22 Y Frist, et al., second cloture motion on conference report to Omnibus Appropriations bill. (61-32)


Consolidated Appropriations, 2004 (H.R. 2673, P.L. 108-199)
3 1-22 Y Adoption of conference report to Omnibus Appropriations. (65-28)


Pension Funding Equity (H.R. 3108, P.L. 108-218)
4 1-27 Y Rockefeller motion to table Kyl amendment: Freezes and caps, for four-year period, pension amount workers are guaranteed by Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), if a company elects Deficit Reduction Contribution, which allows airline and steel companies automatic relief from extra payments to pension plan; provides that PBCG maximum guaranteed benefit would not rise for those employers during four-year period; and provides that any newer benefits that would have been phased into PBCG guaranteed benefit during four-year period would not be paid to employees. (67-25)

5 1-28 Y Passage. (86-9)


Nomination of Gary L. Sharpe to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York
6 1-28 Y Confirmation. (95-0)


Transportation Bill (S. 1072)
* 7 2-2 Y Frist, et al., cloture motion on motion to proceed. (75-11)


Nomination of Mark R. Filip to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois
8 2-4 Y Confirmation. (96-0)


Transportation Bill (S. 1072)
9 2-11 N Inhofe motion to table Warner-Clinton, et al., amendment: Authorizes, in FY 2005, the Secretary to withhold two percent and thereafter four percent of a State's apportionment of highway funds if State: (1) does not have in effect a primary safety belt law, or (2) demonstrates that safety belt use rate is at least 90%; restores funds withheld from a State if State has primary safety belt law or has a 90% safety belt usage rate within three years. (57-41)

* 10 2-12 Y Frist, et al., cloture motion on Inhofe substitute amendment. (86-11)

11 2-12 Y Hutchison, et al., amendment (to Inhofe substitute amendment): Adjusts formula for highway funding so that certain "donor" States receive additional funds at expense of highway programs in most other States. (17-78)

* 12 2-12 Y Bond motion to waive Budget Act to permit consideration of Inhofe substitute amendment. (72-24)

13 2-12 N Kyl amendment (to Inhofe substitute amendment): Reduces funding authorizes for Highway Trust Fund from $311 billion over six years to $256 billion over six years, as requested by President. (20-78)