Senate Farm Bill Amendments Day 2

Votes on amendments to the Senate Farm Bill continued today. Unfortunately, the Senate did not get through all the amendments and will finish tomorrow. In the meantime, you will find an update list below of amendment voting results.


- Akaka #2440 (highly fractionated tribal lands);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Akaka #2396 (tribal relations office);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Baucus #2429 (Livestock);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Bingaman #2364 (multi-state aquifers);
            Withdrawn
- Brown (OH) #2445 (rural development);
            Passed by a vote of 55-41
- Cantwell #2370 (pulse pilot);
            Passed by a vote of 58-41
- Casey #2238 (technical/study -federal milk marketing)

Passed by a vote of 73-26

- Coons #2426 (poultry insurance study);
            Pass by a voice vote
- Feinstein #2422 (conservation innovation grants);

Passed by a voice vote.

- Feinstein #2309 (insurance recall);
            Passed by a vote of 76-23
- Gillibrand #2156 (SNAP);
             Did not pass by a vote of 33-66
- Hagan #2366 (crop insurance – plain language);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Kerry #2187 (commercial fishermen);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Landrieu #2321 (rural development loans);

Passed by a voice vote.

- Manchin #2345 (dietary study);
            Passed by a voice vote.
- Merkley #2382 (organic crop insurance);
            Passed by a vote of 63-36
- Schumer #2427 (acer);

Passed by a voice vote
- Stabenow #2453 (NAP);

Passed by a voice vote

- Udall(CO) #2295 (bark beetle);
            Passed by a vote of 77-22
- Warner #2457 (rural broadband);

Passed by a voice vote.

- Wyden #2442 (microloans);
            Did not pass on a voice vote. Passed on a division vote.
- Wyden #2388 (farm to school);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Leahy #2204 (rural development);

Passed by a voice vote.

- Nelson(NE) #2242 (rural housing);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Klobuchar #2299 (transportation study);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Carper #2287 (poultry feed research);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Sanders #2254 (biomass);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Thune #2437 (crop insurance);
            Did not pass by a vote of 44-55
- Durbin-Coburn #2439 (crop insurance);
Passed by a vote of 66-33
- Snowe #2190 (milk marketing order reform);
            Passed by a vote of 66-33
- Ayotte #2192 (value added grants);
            Did not pass by a vote of 38-61
- Collins #2444 (dairy);
            Withdrawn
- Grassley #2167 (pay cap marketing loans);
            Passed by a vote of 75-24
- Sessions #2174 (SNAP);

Did not pass by a vote of 43-56

- Nelson(NE) #2243 (SNAP);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Sessions #2172 (SNAP);

Did not pass 41-58

- Paul #2181 ($250,000 income limit);
            Did not pass by a vote of 15-84
- Alexander #2191 (wind loans);
            Did not pass by a vote of 33-66
- McCain #2199 (catfish);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Toomey #2217 (organic/AMA);
            Did not pass by a vote of 42-47
- DeMint #2263 (broadband funding);
            Did not pass by a vote of 45-54
- DeMint #2262 (SoS Free MKT);
            Passed by a voice vote
- DeMint #2268 (Loan guarantees);
            Did not pass by a vote of 14-84
- DeMint #2276 (checkoffs);
            Did not pass by a vote of 20-79
- DeMint #2273 (broadband);
            Did not pass by a vote of 44-55
- Coburn #2289 (MAP);
            Did not pass by a vote of 30-69
- Coburn #2293 (Limit Millionaires);
            Passed by a vote of 63-36
- Kerry #2454 (North Korea);
            Passed by a vote of 59-40
- Kyl #2354 (North Korea);
            Did not pass by a vote of 43-56
- Lee #2313 (Forest Legacy);

Did not pass by a vote of 21-77

- Lee #2314 (CSP/CRP cut);
            Did not pass by a vote of 15-84
- Boozman #2355 (Ag research, law info);
            Passed by a voice vote.
- Boozman #2360 (TEFAP);

Did not pass 35-63- 1 (present)

- Toomey #2226 (energy title);
            Did not pass by a vote of 36-63
- Toomey #2433 (sugar);
            Did not pass by a vote of 46-53
- Lee Motion to Recommit (FY 2008 levels);
            Did not pass by a vote of 29-70
- Johnson(WI) Motion to Recommit;

Did not pass by a vote of 40-59

- Chambliss #2438 (conservation crop insurance);
            Passed by a vote of 52-47
- Chambliss #2340 (sugar);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Chambliss #2432 (FMPP);

Did not pass by a voice vote. .

- Ayotte #2195 (GAO crop insurance fraud report);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Blunt #2246 (veterans);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Moran #2403 (food aid);
            Passed by a voice vote
- Moran #2443 (beginning farmers)
            Passed by a voice vote
- Vitter #2363 (pets); (60 votes needed)
            Originally passed by voice vote. Then passed by a vote of 88-11
- Toomey #2247 (paperwork); (60 votes needed)

- Sanders #2310 (genetically engineered food); (60 votes needed)
- Coburn #2214 (convention funding); (60 votes needed)
- Boxer #2456 (aerial inspections); (60 votes needed)

- Johanns #2372 (aerial inspections); (60 votes needed)
- Murray # 2455(sequestration); (60 votes needed)
- McCain #2162 (Sequestration report – DoD); (60 votes needed)

- Rubio #2166 (RAISE Act) (60 votes needed)

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