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Recorded positions over time

Patrick J. Leahy

Where a recorded vote on a bill differs from another recorded vote on the same bill, both records are shown here with their dates, the exact question put to the members, and a link to the official roll call. This page does not say why a vote was cast.

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Recorded positions that differ

15 pairs of records, newest first.

  1. S. 2943 114th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

    The two records answer different questions.

    · Senate

    Voted Nay

    Question as recorded

    On Passage of the Bill

    Description as recorded

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 98 (114th Congress, 2nd Session). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    · Senate

    Voted Yea

    Question as recorded

    On the Conference Report

    Description as recorded

    An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 159 (114th Congress, 2nd Session). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

  2. H.R. 1 112th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

    Both records answer the same question.

  3. H.R. 6 109th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

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  4. H.R. 3108 108th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

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    · Senate

    Voted Yea

    Question as recorded

    On Passage of the Bill

    Description as recorded

    A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily replace the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements and other provisions, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 5 (108th Congress, 2nd Session). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    · Senate

    Voted Nay

    Question as recorded

    On the Conference Report

    Description as recorded

    A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily replace the 30-year Treasury rate with a rate based on long-term corporate bonds for certain pension plan funding requirements and other provisions, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 68 (108th Congress, 2nd Session). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

  5. H.R. 2673 108th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

    The two records answer different questions.

    · Senate

    Voted Nay

    Question as recorded

    On the Conference Report

    Description as recorded

    A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 3 (108th Congress, 2nd Session). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

  6. H.R. 1 107th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

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  7. H.R. 4516 106th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

    Both records answer the same question.

  8. H.R. 4733 106th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

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  9. S. 900 106th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

    The two records answer different questions.

    · Senate

    Voted Nay

    Question as recorded

    On Passage of the Bill

    Description as recorded

    An Act to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 105 (106th Congress, 1st Session). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    · Senate

    Voted Yea

    Question as recorded

    On the Conference Report

    Description as recorded

    An Act to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 354 (106th Congress, 1st Session). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

  10. H.R. 1757 105th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

    The two records answer different questions.

    · Senate

    Voted Nay

    Question as recorded

    On the Conference Report

    Description as recorded

    A bill to consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 105 (105th Congress, 2nd Session). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

  11. H.R. 1833 104th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

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  12. H.R. 1977 104th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

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  13. S. 395 104th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

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  14. H.R. 1158 104th Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

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  15. H.R. 4649 103rd Congress

    Recorded positions on this measure differ

    The two records answer different questions.

    · Senate

    Voted Nay

    Question as recorded

    On Passage of the Bill

    Description as recorded

    A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 217 (103rd Congress, 2nd Session). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    · Senate

    Voted Yea

    Question as recorded

    On the Conference Report

    Description as recorded

    A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.

    Senate Vote 302 (103rd Congress, 2nd Session). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

Recorded positions that match

167 measures with two or more recorded votes in the same position. The 40 most recent are shown.

Method: we compare only recorded Yea and Nay votes on the same bill or resolution in the same Congress, and only on these kinds of question: passage or adoption; conference report; concurring in the other chamber's amendment; overriding a veto; treaty ratification. Amendments, motions to recommit, to table, to proceed or to end debate, and every other procedural question are not compared. Present and not voting are not compared. A vote with no date, no question text, or no link to its official roll-call page is left out. The text of a bill can change between votes; the description on each record is the one recorded for that roll call.

Floor statements are quoted from the Congressional Record as printed by the Government Publishing Office. We have read it from January 6, 2025 through October 15, 2026 so far; earlier statements are not shown. A passage is listed for a bill only when its own text cites that bill. Excerpts are the opening of the passage, cut at a sentence; the full passage is always one click away. Statement pairs appear only after two separate reviews, and every quote is checked word for word against the stored passage each time it is shown.

Votes come from the House Clerk and Senate roll-call records as compiled in the Voteview archive. Votes before the chambers published roll calls online have no official web page and are not shown here.