| 2002 - 2006 Voting Record for Virginia's Senators | |||||||||||||||||
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| John Warner (R) | George Allen (R) | Bill/Amendment/Activity Summary | |||||||||||||||
| 4 Yr Family Values Record | FVA Pos'n | 84% | 97% | ||||||||||||||
| 109th Congress (2005-2006) | 1 | For | + | + | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John R. Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations | ||||||||||||
| 2 | For | + | + | Confirmation William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | |||||||||||||
| 3 | For | + | + | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | |||||||||||||
| 4 | For | + | + | Confirmation Janice R. Brown, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | |||||||||||||
| 5 | For | + | + | Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Nomination of Janice R. Brown, of California, To Be U.S. Circuit Judge | |||||||||||||
| 6 | For | + | + | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John R. Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the U.S. to the United Nations | |||||||||||||
| 7 | For | + | + | Confirmation Priscilla Richman Owen, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | |||||||||||||
| 8 | For | + | + | Motion To Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Against | + | + | Schumer Amdt. to Bancruptcy Reform - Prohibits the filing for bankruptcy by pro-life protesters. | |||||||||||||
| Score | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
| 108th Congress (2004-2005) | 1 | For | - | + | Confirmation of J. Leon Holmes, to be U.S. District Judge | ||||||||||||
| 2 | For | + | + | Brownback Amdt. raising FCC Fines on Obscenity - Increases the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language. | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Against | - | - | Smith/Kennedy Hate Crimes Amendment - Smith/Kennedy Amendment No. 3183, to provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes. | |||||||||||||
| 4 | For | + | + | Laci and Conner's Law - Feinstein Amendment increeased penalties for attacking a pregnant woman without recognizing the unborn child as a legal victim. Failed 49-50 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | For | + | + | Feinstein Amdt. No. 2858; Laci and Conner's Law - Increases penalties for attacking a pregnant woman without recognizing the unborn child as a legal victim. Failed 49-50 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Against | + | + | Amendment to the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act to gut the abstinence prioritization in the Global HIV/AIDS bill - Feinstein Amendment No. 1977, to clarify the definition of HIV/AIDS prevention for purposes of providing funds for therapeutic medical care. | |||||||||||||
| 7 | For | + | + | Motion to Invoke Cloture re: Charles W. Pickering, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | |||||||||||||
| 8 | For | + | + | FINAL VOTE--Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Against | + | + | Feinstein amendment to the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (H.R. 1298) - Eliminates the designated funding for abstinence-until-marriage education. | |||||||||||||
| 10 | For | + | + | Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Priscilla R. Owen, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge | |||||||||||||
| 11 | For | + | + | Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Against | - | + | Harkin Amendment to the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (S. 3) - added a sense of the Congress resolution stated that Roe v. Wade was correctly decided and should not be overturned. Passed 52-46 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Against | - | + | Murray amendment to the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (S. 3) - to promote the morning-after pill and require insurance companies to cover contraception. Passed 49-47 though rescineded for Senate procedural violations. | |||||||||||||
| 14 | For | + | + | Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Nomination Of Miguel A. Estrada To Be U.S. Circuit Judge - Failed | |||||||||||||
| Score | 71% | 93% | |||||||||||||||
| 107th Congress (2003-2004) | 1 | For | + | + | Santorum Born Alive Infants Protection Act - Protect infants who are born alive from post-delivery "abortion". Passed 98-0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Against | + | + | Neuter the Helms Boy Scouts amendment - provides that no public elementary school, public secondary school, local educational agency, or State educational agency, may deny equal access or a fair opportunity to meet after school in a designated open forum to any youth group listed in title 36 of the U.S. Code as a patriotic society, including the Boy Scouts of America, based on that group's favorable or unfavorable position concerning sexual orientation. Amendment neutered the Helms amendment and returned the law to its current status. Passed 52-47 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | For | + | + | Give Boy Scouts equal access to public schools - prohibit the use of Federal funds by any State or local educational agency or school that discriminates against the Boy Scouts of America in providing equal access to school premises or facilities. This amendment, however, was neutered by the Boxer amendment that passed right after this amendment. Adopted: 51-49 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | For | + | + | Santorum Good Science Education Amendment - Expresses the sense of the Senate regarding science education. (1) good science education should prepare students to distinguish the data or testable theories of science from philosophical or religious claims that are made in the name of science; and (2) where biological evolution is taught, the curriculum should help students to understand why this subject generates so much continuing controversy, and should prepare the students to be informed participants in public discussions regarding the subject. Adopted: By 91 -8 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | For | + | + | Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 - includes marriage tax relief that will begin in 2005. | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Against | + | + | Campaign Finance Reform - Contains elements that are in conflict with the free speech rights of individuals and organizations. Passed 59 to 41 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | For | + | + | John Ashcroft Confirmation to Attorney General. Passed 58-42 Agreed to: John Ashcroft was confirmed as Attorney General by a vote of 58 to 42 ( Roll No. 8 ). Ashcroft will help enforce the law by prosecuting obscenity and other violations that have been neglected. | |||||||||||||
| Score | 100% | 100% | |||||||||||||||
| 106th Congress (2002-2003) | 1 | For | + | Trafficking Victims Protection Act Conference Report - conference report on H.R. 3244 to combat trafficking of persons, especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like conditions in the United States and countries around the world through prevention, through prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to victims of trafficking. Passed 95-0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Against | - | Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for China Passed 83-15 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | For | + | Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Reconciliation Act -provides married couples an $89.8 billion tax cut over five years. Passed 61-38 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Against | + | Kennedy Thought Crimes Laws - Passed 57-42 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | For | + | Education Savings Accounts that allows parents to provide educational opportunities for their children. Parents can to save up to $2,000 per year per child in a tax-free IRA for future educational expenses. ESA allows families to save their money for their children’s educational priorities. Passed 61-37 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | For | + | Partial Birth Abortion Ban | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | - | Harkin Poison Pill Amendment that states Roe v. Wade was an "appropriate" constitutional decision that "should not be overturned." Many pro-life senators were hesitant to vote for the final bill that includes language affirming the Roe v. Wade decision. Passed 51-47. | |||||||||||||||
| Score | 71% | ||||||||||||||||