Question: On the Joint Resolution.
Bill: H J RES 45
Vote description: H. J. Res. 45 As Amended; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.
Result: Passed, 60-39, with 1 not voting.
Lindsey Graham voted No.
Question: On the Cloture Motion.
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Ben S. Bernanke, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
Result: Agreed to, 77-23.
Lindsey Graham voted Yes.
Question: On the Amendment.
Vote description: Reid Amdt. No. 3299 As Amended; In the nature of a substitute.
Result: Agreed to, 60-40.
Vote description: Sessions Amdt. No. 3308; To reduce the deficit by establishing 5-year discretionary spending caps.
Result: Rejected, 56-44.
Vote description: Reid Amdt. No. 3305; To reimpose statutory pay-as-you-go.
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Martha A. Johnson to be Administrator of General Services Administration
Result: Agreed to, 82-16, with 2 not voting.
Question: On the Nomination.
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Nomination: Martha N. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of General Services
Result: Confirmed, 96-0, with 4 not voting.
Vote description: Confirmation M. Patricia Smith, of New York, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor.
Result: Confirmed, 60-37, with 3 not voting.
Vote description: Confirmation Ben S. Bernanke To Be Chairman Of The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Result: Confirmed, 70-30.
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of M. Patricia Smith, to be Solicitor for the Department of Labor
Result: Agreed to, 60-32, with 8 not voting.