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1. Alito Nomination
(Roll Call 2) The Senate voted to confirm Samuel A. Alito as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. ACU supported the nomination, which passed 58-42 on January 31, 2006.
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2. Asbestos Trust Fund
S 852 (Roll Call 13) The Senate killed an amendment to the Asbestos Trust Fund legislation that would have required plaintiffs to be physically impaired at the time of a claim, with asbestos exposure a substantial factor in their illness before they could be compensated from the Fund. ACU supported the amendment which was killed 70-27 on February 9, 2006.
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3. Tax Reconciliation
HR 4297 Motion to Instruct (Roll Call 16) The Senate passed a motion to instruct conferees on the Tax Reconciliation bill to insist that the conference report include an extension of the alternative minimum tax exemption for middle class families in 2006 as well as the House-passed two-year extension of the dividends and capital gains tax cuts. ACU favored the motion, which passed 53-47 on February 14, 2006.
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4. Tax Cut Rules
S Con Res 83 (Roll Call 38) The Senate defeated a change in its rules that would have required a 60-vote majority to cut taxes in the future. ACU opposed this rules change, which was defeated on a 50-50 vote on March 14, 2006.
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5. Fiscal 2007 Budget Resolution–Energy Funding
S Con Res 83 (Roll Call 42) The Senate defeated an amendment that would raise the discretionary spending limit by $4 billion for certain energy programs. It would be offset by assuming $7.2 billion in new taxes. ACU opposed the amendment, which was defeated 46-54 on March 14, 2006.
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6. Spending Limitations
S Con Res 83 (Roll Call 65) The Senate defeated a change in its rules that would make it harder to increase spending beyond the previous year’s levels by creating a point of order against such spending that could only be set aside by a two-thirds vote. ACU supported this rule change, which was rejected 35-62 on March 16, 2006.
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7. Earmark Definitions
S 2347 (Roll Call 81) The Senate killed an amendment expanding the number of pork barrel “earmarks” that would have to be disclosed by the Senators proposing them. ACU supported this amendment, which was defeated 57-41 on March 29, 2006.
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8. Pork Barrel Spending
HR 4939 (Roll Call 99) The Senate killed an amendment that would have prohibited the use of $700 million in the bill to relocate a railroad freight line in Mississippi. ACU supported the amendment, which was killed 50-47 on April 26, 2006.
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9. Medical Malpractice
S 22 (Roll Call 115) The Senate defeated a motion to end a filibuster against a bill that would cap damage awards in medical liability lawsuits. ACU supported this motion, which got a majority of the votes, but failed because 60 votes are required to end a filibuster. The vote was 48-42 on May 8, 2006.
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10. Tax Reconciliation
HR 4297 (Roll Call 118) The Senate adopted a bill extending $70 billion in tax cuts through 2010. The tax cuts include the reduction in capital gains taxes. ACU supported this legislation, which passed 54-44 on May 11, 2006.
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11. Small Business Health Plans
S 1955 (Roll Call 119) The Senate defeated a motion to end a filibuster against a bill allowing small businesses to pool their employees to provide group health insurance. ACU supported this bill and thus supported this motion, which got a majority of the votes, but failed because 60 votes are required to end a filibuster. The vote was 55-43 May 11, 2006.
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12. Immigration Overhaul—Social Security Credit
S 2611 (Roll Call 130) The Senate killed an amendment barring illegal immigrants currently in the country from claiming Social Security credits for work done in years before they are assigned a valid Social Security number. ACU supported the amendment, which was killed by a vote of 50-49 on May 18, 2006.
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13. Immigration Overhaul—Voter Identification
S 2611 (Roll Call 143) The Senate refused to kill an amendment requiring voters to present photo identification at the polls in order to vote. ACU supported the amendment. The motion to kill it failed 48-49 on May 24, 2006.
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14. Immigration Reform
S 2611 (Roll Call 157) The Senate passed a bill overhauling U.S. immigration laws and offering a path to citizenship for most illegal immigrants in the country. The bill also created was purported to be a guest worker program. ACU opposed this legislation. The bill passed 62-36 on May 25, 2006.
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15. Same-Sex Marriage Ban Constitutional Amendment
S J Res. 1 (Roll Call 163) The Senate defeated a motion to end a filibuster against a constitutional amendment defining marriage as consisting only of the union of a man and a woman. ACU supported the constitutional amendment and thus supported this motion, which got a majority of the votes, but failed because 60 votes are required to end a filibuster. The vote was 49-48 on June 7, 2006.
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16. Death Tax Repeal
HR 8 (Roll Call 164) The Senate defeated a motion to end a filibuster against a bill to permanently repeal of the death tax. ACU supported repeal of the death tax and thus supported this motion, which got a majority of the votes, but failed because 60 votes are required to end a filibuster. The vote was 57-41 on June 8, 2006.
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17. Native Hawaiian Government
S 147 (Roll Call 165) The Senate refused to cut off debate and move to a vote on a bill extending self-determination and self-governance to Native Hawaiians and allowing for the creation of a native entity that would have a government-to-government relationship with the United States. ACU opposed this legislation and so opposed the motion to end debate. A majority of the Senate voted for the motion, but Senate rules require 60 votes to stop debate. The vote was 56-41 on June 8, 2006.
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18. Iran Sanctions
S 2766 (Roll Call 172) The Senate rejected and amendment that would impose sanctions against foreign governments and companies that invest more than $20 million in Iran's energy sector until the president certified to Congress that Iran had dismantled its weapons of mass destruction. ACU supported this amendment, which failed on a vote of 45-54 on June 15, 2006.
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19. Iraq Amnesty Policy
S 2766 (Roll Call 177) The Senate adopted a resolution commending the government of Iraq for affirming its position of no amnesty for terrorists who attack U.S. armed forces. ACU supported the resolution, which passed 64-34 on June 20, 2006.
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20. Minimum Wage
S 2766 (Roll Call 179) The Senate rejected an amendment raising the federal minimum wage up to $7.25 per hour. ACU opposed the amendment, which received a majority vote, but failed because 60 votes were required for passage. The vote was 52-46 on June 21, 2006.
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21. Iraq Troop Withdrawal
S 2766 (Roll Call 182) The Senate rejected a resolution calling on the president to begin phased withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and to submit to Congress by the end of 2006 a plan with estimated dates for continued phased withdrawal. ACU opposed this resolution, which failed 39-60 on June 22, 2006.
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22. Border Fencing
HR 5441 (Roll Call 200) The Senate rejected an amendment providing for the construction of 370 miles of double-layered fencing and at least 461 miles of vehicle barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border. ACU supported the amendment, which failed 29-71 on July 13, 2006.
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23. Embryonic Stem Cell Research
HR 810 (Roll Call 206) The Senate passed a bill allowing the use of federal funds in research on embryonic stem cells. ACU opposed this legislation, which passed by a vote of 63-37 on July 18, 2006.
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24. Parental Notification of Abortion
S 403 (Roll Call 216) The Senate passed a bill making it a federal crime to take a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion in order to circumvent state parental notification and consent laws. ACU supported this legislation, which passed 65-34 on July 25, 2006.
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25. Gulf of Mexico Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling
S 3711 (Roll Call 219) The Senate passed a bill authorizing drilling in about 8.3 million acres of the eastern Gulf of Mexico. ACU supported this bill, which passed 71-25 on August 1, 2006.
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