Key Votes
National Key Votes
S AMDT 2430 - National Commission on Detainees Amendment - Key Vote
Barack Obama II voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- S 1042 - Defense Department FY2006 Authorization Bill
- S AMDT 1351 - Corporate Financing of Terrorism Amendment
- S AMDT 2430 - National Commission on Detainees Amendment
- S AMDT 2476 - Investigating Contracts in Iraq Amendment
- S AMDT 2518 - Iraq Progress Reports Amendment
- S AMDT 2519 - Reporting Matters in Iraq Amendment
- S Amdt 2516 - Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Amendment
- S AMDT 2523 - Judicial Review of Detainees Amendment
- S AMDT 2524 - Guantanamo Bay Detainees Amendment
- S Amdt 2515 - Status of Detainees Amendment
- HB 116 - Relating to a Poison and Drug Information Center
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Amendment Rejected (Senate) - Nov. 8, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: National Commission on Detainees Amendment
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment that establishes an independent national commission on policies and practices on the treatment of detainees and requires the commission to submit a report to the President and Congress within 12 months of enactment.
Highlight: -Gives the commission the power to issue subpoenas by the agreement of the chairman and vice chairman or the vote of 6 members. -Appropriates $2.5 million for the purposes of the commission.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Nov. 4, 2005
Title: National Commission on Detainees Amendment
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka Sr. (HI - D)
- Joseph Robinette 'Joe' Biden Jr. (DE - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeff Bingaman (NM - D)
- Barbara Boxer (CA - D)
- Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - D)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy Sr. (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ - D)
- John Francis 'Jack' Reed (RI - D)
- John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV (WV - D)
