U.S. Senate roll-call positions

John E. Sununu public records

1,977 captured recordsJanuary 7, 2003–December 11, 2008

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This archive covers every numbered U.S. Senate roll call in the listed service period. Each entry links to its canonical Senate page, and it never infers a position from attendance, silence, sponsorship, or a voice vote.

Procedural votes, amendments, nominations, resolutions, final-passage votes, executive actions, and official statements remain separately labeled. A statement or department announcement is not converted into a legislative vote or proof that the officeholder personally performed the underlying work.

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  1. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    S. 3001 — To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities.

    Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · September 10, 2008–September 10, 2008

    What this issue meant

    To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities.

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    1. September 10, 2008 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment

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  2. Housing and land use13 recorded events

    H.R. 3221 — To increase funding for housing counseling resources.

    Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 5 · Cloture / procedural · Voted no: 1 · Cloture / procedural · Voted yes: 2 · Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · Other procedural vote · Voted no: 2 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · April 3, 2008–July 26, 2008

    What this issue meant

    A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

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    1. July 26, 2008 · Voted yesOther procedural vote

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    2. July 25, 2008 · Voted noCloture / procedural

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    3. July 11, 2008 · Voted yesOther procedural vote

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    4. July 10, 2008 · Voted yesCloture / procedural

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    5. July 7, 2008 · Voted yesCloture / procedural

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    6. June 25, 2008 · Voted yesOther procedural vote

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    7. June 24, 2008 · Voted yesOther procedural vote

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    8. June 19, 2008 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment

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    9. June 19, 2008 · Voted noOther procedural vote

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    10. April 10, 2008 · Voted yesFinal passage

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    11. April 4, 2008 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment

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    12. April 4, 2008 · Voted yesOther procedural vote

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    13. April 3, 2008 · Voted noOther procedural vote

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  3. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    S. 2731 — To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.

    Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · July 16, 2008–July 16, 2008

    What this issue meant

    To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.

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    1. July 16, 2008 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment

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  4. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    S. 2284 — To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.

    Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · May 7, 2008–May 7, 2008

    What this issue meant

    To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.

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    1. May 7, 2008 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment

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  5. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    S. 1315 — An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · April 24, 2008–April 24, 2008

    What this issue meant

    An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.

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    1. April 24, 2008 · Voted yesFinal passage

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  6. Housing and land use2 recorded events

    S. 2739 — To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.

    Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · April 10, 2008–April 10, 2008

    What this issue meant

    To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.

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    1. April 10, 2008 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment

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    2. April 10, 2008 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment

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  7. Housing and land use2 recorded events

    S.Con.Res. 70 — To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners, relief to those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and tax relief to America's troops and veterans.

    Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 2 · March 13, 2008–March 14, 2008

    What this issue meant

    To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.

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    1. March 14, 2008 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment

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  8. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    S. 1200 — To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches.

    Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · February 26, 2008–February 26, 2008

    What this issue meant

    To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches.

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    1. February 26, 2008 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment

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  9. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    H.R. 4986 — A bill to provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · January 22, 2008–January 22, 2008

    What this issue meant

    A bill to provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

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    1. January 22, 2008 · Voted yesFinal passage

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  10. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    S. 2338 — An original bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.

    Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · December 14, 2007–December 14, 2007

    What this issue meant

    An original bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.

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    1. December 14, 2007 · Voted yesFinal passage

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  11. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    H.R. 2419 — To limit the tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business.

    Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · December 12, 2007–December 12, 2007

    What this issue meant

    To limit the tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business.

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    1. December 12, 2007 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment

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  12. Housing and land use4 recorded events

    H.R. 1495 — A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Other recorded vote · Voted no: 2 · Final passage · Voted no: 1 · Cloture / procedural · Voted no: 1 · May 10, 2007–November 8, 2007

    What this issue meant

    A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

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    1. November 8, 2007 · Voted noOther recorded vote

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    2. September 24, 2007 · Voted noOther recorded vote

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    3. May 16, 2007 · Voted noFinal passage

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    4. May 10, 2007 · Voted noCloture / procedural

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  13. Housing and land use2 recorded events

    H.R. 3074 — To prohibit the use of funds for the construction of a baseball facility in Billings, Montana, and to reduce the amounts made available for the Economic Development Initiative and the Community Development Fund; and To ensure that no funds made available under this Act shall be used to carry out any activity relating to the design or construction of the America's Wetland Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana, until the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the State of Louisiana, certifies to Congress that all residents of the State of Louisiana who were displaced as a result of Hurricane Katrina or Rita in 2005 are no longer living in temporary housing; and To remove an unnecessary earmark for the International Peace Garden in Dunseith, North Dakota.

    Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · Final passage · Voted yes: 1 · September 12, 2007–September 12, 2007

    What this issue meant

    To prohibit the use of funds for the construction of a baseball facility in Billings, Montana, and to reduce the amounts made available for the Economic Development Initiative and the Community Development Fund; and To ensure that no funds made available under this Act shall be used to carry out any activity relating…

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    1. September 12, 2007 · Voted noOther procedural vote

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    2. September 12, 2007 · Voted yesFinal passage

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  14. Housing and land use2 recorded events

    H.R. 2764 — To provide for the spending of $106,763,000 on programs that save children's lives, such as the President's Malaria Initiative, rather than lower priority programs, such as the Global Environment Facility, which produce few results and are managed by the United Nations Development Program, which utilizes corrupt procurement practices, operates contrary to United Nations rules, and retaliates against whistleblowers.

    Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · September 6, 2007–September 6, 2007

    What this issue meant

    To provide for the spending of $106,763,000 on programs that save children's lives, such as the President's Malaria Initiative, rather than lower priority programs, such as the Global Environment Facility, which produce few results and are managed by the United Nations Development Program, which utilizes corrupt procurement practices, operates contrary to United Nations rules, and retaliates against whistleblowers.

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    1. September 6, 2007 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment

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  15. Housing and land use2 recorded events

    S. 4 — To provide appeal rights and employee engagement mechanisms for passenger and property screeners.

    Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · March 7, 2007–March 7, 2007

    What this issue meant

    To provide appeal rights and employee engagement mechanisms for passenger and property screeners.

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    1. March 7, 2007 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment

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  16. Housing and land use2 recorded events

    H.R. 5631 — To appropriate, with an offset, an additional $2,000,000 for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army for the improvement of imaging for traumatic brain injuries.

    Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · Other procedural vote · Voted no: 1 · August 2, 2006–August 3, 2006

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    To make available from Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Navy, up to $77,000,000 for the Conventional Trident Modification Program.

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    1. August 3, 2006 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment

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    2. August 2, 2006 · Voted noOther procedural vote

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  17. Housing and land use3 recorded events

    S. 3711 — A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.

    Final passage · Voted no: 1 · Cloture / procedural · Voted no: 1 · Cloture / procedural · Voted yes: 1 · July 26, 2006–August 1, 2006

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    A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.

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    1. August 1, 2006 · Voted noFinal passage

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    2. July 31, 2006 · Voted noCloture / procedural

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    3. July 26, 2006 · Voted yesCloture / procedural

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  18. Housing and land use2 recorded events

    S.Con.Res. 83 — To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant Program to the fiscal 2004 level by closing tax loopholes previously slated for elimination in Senate-passed legislation.

    Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 2 · March 15, 2006–March 15, 2006

    What this issue meant

    To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant Program to the fiscal 2004 level by closing tax loopholes previously slated for elimination in Senate-passed legislation.

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    1. March 15, 2006 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment

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  19. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    S. 2020 — To repeal certain tax benefits relating to oil and gas wells intangible drilling and development costs.

    Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · November 17, 2005–November 17, 2005

    What this issue meant

    To repeal certain tax benefits relating to oil and gas wells intangible drilling and development costs.

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    1. November 17, 2005 · Voted yesOther procedural vote

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  20. Housing and land use2 recorded events

    H.R. 2419 — A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

    Other recorded vote · Voted yes: 1 · Final passage · Not voting: 1 · July 1, 2005–November 14, 2005

    What this issue meant

    A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

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    1. November 14, 2005 · Voted yesOther recorded vote

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    2. July 1, 2005 · Not votingFinal passage

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  21. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    S. 1042 — To require the Secretary of Defense, subject to a national security exception, to offer to transfer to local redevelopment authorities for no consideration real property and personal property located at military installations that are closed or realigned as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, and to clarify that the requirement does not affect certain property interests.

    Amendment · Voted yes on amendment: 1 · November 8, 2005–November 8, 2005

    What this issue meant

    To require the Secretary of Defense, subject to a national security exception, to offer to transfer to local redevelopment authorities for no consideration real property and personal property located at military installations that are closed or realigned as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, and to clarify that the requirement does not affect certain property interests.

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    1. November 8, 2005 · Voted yes on amendmentAmendment

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  22. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    H.R. 3058 — A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

    Final passage · Voted no: 1 · October 20, 2005–October 20, 2005

    What this issue meant

    A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

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    1. October 20, 2005 · Voted noFinal passage

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  23. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    H.R. 2863 — To increase by $360,800,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to increase by $5,000,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for industrial preparedness for the implementation of a ballistics engineering research center.

    Other procedural vote · Voted yes: 1 · October 5, 2005–October 5, 2005

    What this issue meant

    To increase by $360,800,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Other Procurement, Army, for the procurement of armored Tactical Wheeled Vehicles for units deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and to increase by $5,000,000 amounts appropriated by title IX for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, for industrial preparedness for the implementation of a ballistics engineering research center.

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    1. October 5, 2005 · Voted yesOther procedural vote

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  24. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    PN 68 — Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development

    Nomination · Voted yes: 1 · July 21, 2005–July 21, 2005

    What this issue meant

    Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development

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    1. July 21, 2005 · Voted yesNomination

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  25. Housing and land use1 recorded event

    H.R. 3057 — To prohibit funds from being made available to the United States Agency for International Development for entertainment expenses.

    Amendment · Voted no on amendment: 1 · July 19, 2005–July 19, 2005

    What this issue meant

    To prohibit funds from being made available to the United States Agency for International Development for entertainment expenses.

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    1. July 19, 2005 · Voted no on amendmentAmendment

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