Key Votes
S Amdt 3695 - Limit on Farm Subsidies - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Saxby Chambliss voted Nay (Amendment Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 2419 - Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 (Farm Bill)
- S Amdt 3711 - Government Sponsored Farm Insurance Policies
- S Amdt 3695 - Limit on Farm Subsidies
- S Amdt 3810 - Income Limit for Subsidies to Farmers
- SB 592 - Limits Punitive Damages for Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits
Issues
Stage Details
Amendment - Amendment Rejected (Senate) (56-43) - Dec. 13, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: Limit on Farm Subsidies
Vote to adopt an amendment that limits the amount of subsidies that a married couple may receive to $250,000 and requires that any individual or entity receiving subsidies must be actively involved in a farming operation to receive subsidies.
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
Sponsors
- Byron L. Dorgan (ND - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley (IA - R)
- Charles T. 'Chuck' Hagel (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas 'Tom' Harkin (IA - D)
- Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson (SD - D)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN - D)
- John Sidney McCain III (AZ - R)
- Robert 'Bob' Menendez (NJ - D)
- E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson (NE - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barack Hussein Obama II (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Tester (MT - D)
