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Date: Vote: Outcome:
10/06/2009 Senate: Barrasso Amdt. No. 2567; To prohibit the use of funds for the Center on Climate Change and National Security of the Central Intelligence Agency.
 Rejected (38-60)
10/06/2009 Senate: Franken Amdt. No. 2588; To prohibit the use of funds for any Federal contract if such contractor requires that employees or independent contractors sign mandatory arbitration clauses regarding certain claims.
 Agreed to (68-30)
10/06/2009 Senate: Bond Amdt. No. 2596; To limit the early retirement of tactical aircraft.
 Agreed to (91-7)
10/06/2009 Senate: Coburn Amdt. No. 2565; To ensure transparency and accountability by providing that each member of Congress and the Secretary of Defense has the ability to review $1,500,000,000 in taxpayer funds allocated to the National Guard and Reserve
 Rejected (28-70)
10/06/2009 Senate: Coburn Amdt. No. 2566; To restore $166,000,000 for the Armed Forces to prepare for and conduct combat operations, be eliminating low-priority congressionally directed spending items for all operations and maintenance accounts.
 Rejected (25-73)
10/06/2009 Senate: McCain Amdt. No. 2580; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010.
 Rejected (30-68)
10/06/2009 Senate: Inouye Amdt. No. 2623; To provide full and open competition for congressionally directed spending items.
 Agreed to (77-21)
10/06/2009 Senate: McCain Amdt. No. 2583; To strike funding for the MARIAH Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Development Program.
 Rejected (43-55)
10/06/2009 Senate: H.R. 3326 as Amended; Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010
 Passed (93-7)
10/01/2009 Senate: Levin Amdt. No. 2593; Relating to hearings on strategy and resources with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan
 Agreed to (60-39)
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