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| 2002-02-06 | Democrat Stimulus and Spending Bill [HR622] | Rejected (56-39) |
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| This cloture motion would require a vote on an economic stimulus and spending bill introduced by Majority Leader Daschle (D-SD). The bill would increase spending above the budget by providing $5 billion in assistance to states, allowing for a $300 rebate to taxpayers who did not earn them in 2001, extending unemployment benefits and giving a tax cut to certain businesses, but do nothing for overall tax rates. Although the bill received a majority, it failed because it would waive the Congressional Budget Act spending limits, which required 60 votes. ACU opposed this massive and unfunded spending bill. | |||||
| 2002-02-06 | Government Discrimination in Farm Regulation [S1731] | Rejected (44-52) |
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| This amendment would discriminate against large cattle and dairy farms in obtaining environmental quality incentives to construct animal waste treatment facilities. | |||||
| 2002-02-13 | Re-Regulation of Agriculture [HR2646] | Passed (58-40) |
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| This bill would reverse many of the free-market Freedom to Farm reforms and authorize $2 billion in direct federal subsidies to milk producers. | |||||
| 2002-02-14 | State Flexibility to Control Voter Fraud [S565] | Rejected (40-55) |
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| This amendment would allow state election officials to purge election lists every four years and to clean up voter lists by removing voters who have not voted in two or more consecutive federal elections, unless voters have notified registrars of their intent to remain registered. ACU supported this step against federal pre-emption and voter fraud. | |||||
| 2002-03-04 | Federal Pre-Emption of Elections [S565] | Rejected (51-44) |
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| This motion would have the effect of federalizing voting procedures by imposing detailed national voting procedure requirements on states. Although the motion got a majority, 60 votes are needed on motions to stop debate under Senate rules and the motion failed. | |||||
| 2002-03-13 | Reasonable SUV Requirements [S517] | Agreed To (56-44) |
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| This amendment would forbid the national government from setting fuel efficiency standards for pickup trucks or sports utility vehicles at any higher than 20.7 miles per gallon. Excessive MPG requirements have made cars lighter and more dangerous, so ACU supported this amendment to forbid unreasonable standards that would make it more difficult to own SUVs. | |||||
| 2002-03-20 | Limitations on Campaign Freedom of Speech [HR2356] | Passed (60-40) |
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| This bill would limit contributions to national political parties to $2,000 and limit the rights of individuals and groups to participate in the political process in the two months before elections. ACU opposed this unconstitutional interference with freedom of political speech. | |||||
| 2002-03-21 | Timely Judicial Hearings [S517] | Rejected (47-51) |
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| This resolution called for hearings on judicial nominees within a year after they had been nominated, by May 9, 2002 for those that had been submitted 12 months earlier. ACU strongly supported this effort to get action on critical nominations. | |||||
| 2002-05-23 | Trade Promotion Authority [HR3009] | Passed (66-30) |
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| This bill would renew the President's traditional authority to negotiate trade agreements with other countries and extend trade benefits on certain goods to Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. | |||||
| 2002-06-05 | Caps on Government Spending [HR4775] | Rejected (49-49) |
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| This motion would extend for five years caps on federal spending and establish other procedural controls on federal spending. | |||||
| 2002-06-06 | Defending U.S. Citizens in International Criminal Court [HR4775] | Agreed To (55-40) |
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| Motion to table (kill) an amendment which would have prohibited U.S. assistance to, or cooperation with, the International Criminal Court, except to assist or defend U.S. or allied citizens. The ACU supported this defense of American legal sovereignty. | |||||
| 2002-06-06 | Additional AIDS Funding [HR4775] | Rejected (46-49) |
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| This motion would quintuple the amount of funding for AIDS programs in Africa, from an already increased level of $100 million to $500 million. | |||||
| 2002-06-11 | Federalizing "Hate Crimes" [S625] | Rejected (54-43) |
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| This motion would broaden the definition of "hate crimes" to include homosexuality and to involve the federal government in prosecutions even if no federal law was broken. ACU opposed this expansion of federal police power. The motion got a majority, but failed because Senate rules required 60 votes for passage. | |||||
| 2002-06-12 | Death Tax Repeal Permanent [HR8] | Rejected (54-44) |
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| This motion would make the repeal of the estate or death tax passed in 2001 permanent. The motion received a majority, but Senate rules require 60 votes under the Budget Act. | |||||
| 2002-06-13 | Blocking Protection of Innocent Third Parties [S2600] | Agreed To (50-46) |
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| This motion would table (kill) an amendment to limit non-economic, punitive damages against innocent third parties as a result of a terrorist attack. ACU opposed this effort to force blameless businessmen to pay trial lawyers for acts perpetrated by terrorists. | |||||
| 2002-06-21 | Government Payment for Military Abortions [S2514] | Agreed To (52-40) |
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| This amendment would allow military women and dependents of military personnel stationed overseas access to government-provided abortions. ACU opposed this taxpayer funding of abortions. | |||||
| 2002-06-25 | Fair Defense Contracting [S2514] | Agreed To (50-49) |
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| This motion would table (kill) an amendment that would have given government agencies advantages over private firms in competing for government defense contracts. ACU supports a level playing field in government contracting and supported the amendment. | |||||
| 2002-07-30 | Limiting Attorney and Non-Economic Payments [S812] | Agreed To (57-42) |
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| Motion to table (kill) a motion which would require medical malpractice suits against doctors and medical providers to be filed within two years of the discovery of an injury and limit non-economic awards that drive up medical and insurance costs by limiting punitive damages to twice compensatory damages and by capping attorney fees. | |||||
| 2002-10-11 | Use of Force Against Iraq [HJRES114] | Passed (77-23) |
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| This resolution authorized the use of force against Iraq in the event of a failure of diplomatic efforts. | |||||
| 2002-11-19 | Union Bargaining On National Security [HR5005] | Agreed To (73-26) |
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| This amendment would continue the President's traditional right to exclude collective bargaining among federal employees in the new Department of Homeland Security when he judges that the agency duties are directly or indirectly related to national security; but it would also allow unions a role in the process. ACU preferred the House version of the bill but accepted this as superior to other alternatives in the Senate. | |||||
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