Key Votes
S AMDT 2634 - Additional Funding For Veterans Amendment - Key Vote
National Key Votes
John Kerry voted Yea (Motion Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- S 2020 - Tax Reconciliation Bill
- S AMDT 2601 - Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Amendment
- S AMDT 2602 - Hurricane Victims Tax Benefit Amendment
- S AMDT 2610 - Tax Rate Amendment
- S AMDT 2612 - Price-Gouging During Emergencies Amendment
- S AMDT 2616 - Earned Income Tax Credit Amendment
- S AMDT 2626 - Temporary Tax on Crude Oil Amendment
- S AMDT 2634 - Additional Funding For Veterans Amendment
- S AMDT 2650 - Pay As You Go Amendment
- HB 169 - Relating to Alcoholic Beverages
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Motion Rejected (Senate) (43-55) - Nov. 17, 2005 (Key vote)
Title: Additional Funding For Veterans Amendment
Vote on a motion to waive the Budget Act in order to adopt an amendment that appropriates $500 million annually from 2006-2010 for counseling, mental health, and rehabilitation services for veterans diagnosed with mental illness, post-traumatic stress disorder, or substance abuse.
NOTE: A MOTION TO WAIVE THE BUDGET ACT, IF ADOPTED, TEMPORARILY SETS ASIDE A SPECIFIC PROVISION OF THE BUDGET ACT OF 1974 SO THAT AN AMENDMENT THAT VIOLATES THE ACT MAY BE CONSIDERED. A 3/5 MAJORITY IS REQUIRED FOR ADOPTION.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - Nov. 17, 2005
Title: Additional Funding For Veterans Amendment
