Byron Dorgan voted Yea (Tabling Vote) on this Amendment.
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Title: Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Amendment
Vote to table an amendment that prohibits preferential treatment when awarding federal transportation contracts, encourages the development and outreach to emerging businesses, and repeals the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program, which requires no less than 10% of highway construction projects funded by the federal government to be contracted to 'disadvantaged business enterprises.'
NOTE: A SENATOR MAY MOVE TO TABLE ANY PENDING LEGISLATION, THUS HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION. A "YEA" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION, AND A "NAY" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION. TABLING MOTIONS ARE OFTEN USED TO KILL LEGISLATION.
Title: Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Amendment