| Full Name: | Christopher 'Chris' J. Dodd |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Jackie Clegg; 2 Children: Grace, Christina |
| Birth Date: | 05/27/1944 |
| Birth Place: | Willimantic, CT |
| Home City: | East Haddam, CT |
| Religion: | Catholic |
Key Votes
Christopher 'Chris' J. Dodd's Voting Records
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National Key Votes
| Date | Bill No. | Bill Title | Outcome | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 22, 2010 | Treaty Doc. 111-5 | Treaty with Russia to Reduce and Limit Offensive Arms | Treaty Ratification Passed - Senate (71 - 26) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2010 | S Amdt 4326 | Requiring Reports on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Debt | Amendment Adopted - Senate (58 - 41) |
Yea |
| June 9, 2010 | S Amdt 4302 | Requiring Reports on Foreign Holdings of U.S. Debt | Amendment Not Tabled - Senate (38 - 61) |
Yea |
| Feb. 4, 2009 | S Amdt 279 | Removing the Buy American Clause | Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 65) |
Nay |
| Oct. 1, 2008 | HR 7081 | United States - India Nuclear Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (86 - 13) |
Yea |
| Sept. 17, 2008 | S 3001 | Defense Authorizations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (88 - 8) |
Yea |
| July 16, 2008 | S Amdt 5077 | Funding Amendment to AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Bill | Amendment Rejected - Senate (31 - 64) |
Nay |
| July 16, 2008 | HR 5501 | Funding to Combat AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis | Bill Passed - Senate (80 - 16) |
Yea |
| July 15, 2008 | S Amdt 5078 | Limiting Countries for HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Funding | Amendment Tabled - Senate (70 - 24) |
Yea |
| July 10, 2008 | PN 1641 | Nomination of General Petraeus as Military Leader of the Middle East | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (95 - 2) |
Yea |
| June 26, 2008 | HR 2642 | Iraq and Afghanistan War Funding, Unemployment Benefits Extension, and GI Bill | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (92 - 6) |
Yea |
| May 22, 2008 | S Amdt 4817 | Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with Provisions Regarding Conduct and Congressional Oversight | Amendment Rejected - Senate (34 - 63) |
Nay |
| May 22, 2008 | S Amdt 4818 | Funding for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan | Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 26) |
Nay |
| May 22, 2008 | S Amdt 4803 | GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions | Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 22) |
Yea |
| Jan. 22, 2008 | HR 4986 | Defense Authorizations Bill | Bill Passed - Senate (91 - 3) |
Yea |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (70 - 25) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | HR 2764 | Inclusion of Consolidated Appropriations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (76 - 17) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 18, 2007 | S Amdt 3875 | Iraq Withdrawal Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (24 - 71) |
Did Not Vote |
| Dec. 4, 2007 | HR 3688 | United States-Peru Trade Agreement | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 18) |
Did Not Vote |
| Nov. 16, 2007 | HR 4156 | Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense and Timeline for Withdrawal from Iraq | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (53 - 45) |
Nay |
| Nov. 16, 2007 | S 2340 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Department of Defense | Cloture Not Invoked - Senate (45 - 53) |
Nay |
| Oct. 1, 2007 | HR 1585 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 | Bill Passed - Senate (92 - 3) |
Did Not Vote |
| Sept. 26, 2007 | S Amdt 3017 | Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | Amendment Adopted - Senate (76 - 22) |
Nay |
| Sept. 26, 2007 | S Amdt 2997 | Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq | Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23) |
Yea |
| Sept. 11, 2007 | S Amdt 2797 | Limiting Mexican Trucks to Commercial Zones Near the Border Between the U.S. and Mexico | Amendment Adopted - Senate (75 - 23) |
Yea |
| Sept. 6, 2007 | S Amdt 2707 | Prohibiting U.S. Assistance for Groups that Support Coercive Abortion | Amendment Adopted - Senate (48 - 45) |
Did Not Vote |
| July 19, 2007 | S Amdt 2351 | Sense of the Senate on Guantanamo Bay Detainees | Amendment Adopted - Senate (94 - 3) |
Yea |
| June 19, 2007 | S Amdt 1519 | Preventing Petroleum Export Organizations (NOPEC Act of 2007) | Amendment Adopted - Senate (70 - 23) |
Did Not Vote |
| May 24, 2007 | HR 2206 | Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007 | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (80 - 14) |
Nay |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | S Amdt 5087 | Habeas Review Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 34) |
Nay |
| Sept. 28, 2006 | S Amdt 5095 | Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (46 - 53) |
Yea |
| Sept. 19, 2006 | HR 5684 | U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation | Bill Passed - Senate (62 - 32) |
Nay |
| Sept. 7, 2006 | S Amdt 4909 | Media in the Middle East Amendment | Bill Tabled - Senate (51 - 44) |
Nay |
| Sept. 6, 2006 | S AMDT 4882 | Cluster Munitions Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (30 - 70) |
Nay |
| June 22, 2006 | S AMDT 4442 | Troop Redeployment Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (13 - 86) |
Nay |
| June 22, 2006 | S 2766 | Defense Department FY 2007 Authorization bill | Bill Passed - Senate (96 - 0) |
Yea |
| June 15, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (98 - 1) |
Yea |
| May 4, 2006 | HR 4939 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2006 | Bill Passed - Senate (77 - 21) |
Yea |
| March 16, 2006 | S AMDT 3166 | National Defense Funding Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (50 - 50) |
Nay |
| Nov. 15, 2005 | S AMDT 2519 | Reporting Matters in Iraq Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (40 - 58) |
Yea |
| Nov. 15, 2005 | S AMDT 2518 | Iraq Progress Reports Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (79 - 19) |
Yea |
| Oct. 11, 2002 | H J Res 114 | Use of Military Force Against Iraq | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (77 - 23) |
Yea |
| Aug. 1, 2002 | HR 3009 | Andean Trade Preference Act Extension | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (64 - 34) |
Nay |
| July 24, 2002 | HR 4775 | Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (92 - 7) |
Yea |
| Dec. 7, 2001 | S Amdt 2336 | International Courts Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (78 - 21) |
Nay |
| Oct. 25, 2000 | HR 4811 | Foreign Operations FY 2001 Appropriations bill | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (65 - 27) |
Yea |
| May 18, 2000 | S Amdt 3154 | Troop Withdrawal from Kosovo Amendment | Amendment Adopted - Senate (53 - 47) |
Yea |
| Oct. 13, 1999 | Treaty Doc. 105-28 | Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty | Treaty Ratification Passed - Senate (48 - 51) |
Yea |
| June 30, 1999 | S Amdt 1157 | Cuba Travel Ban Amendment | Amendment Tabled - Senate (55 - 43) |
Nay |
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