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The same package carried aid to Ukraine and Taiwan."},{"id":"S118-502","chamber":"Senate","date":"2024-04-19","bill":"HR7888","result":"60-34","pref":"N","category":"Speech & civil liberties","title":"Extending warrantless FISA surveillance (Apr 2024)","desc":"Senate passage of H.R. 7888 renewing Section 702 without a warrant requirement.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00150.htm","group":"aipac","why":"Scored No: against renewing Section 702 without a warrant requirement."},{"id":"S118-500","chamber":"Senate","date":"2024-04-19","bill":"HR7888","result":"42-50","pref":"Y","category":"Speech & civil liberties","title":"Requiring warrants for FISA searches of Americans, Senate amendment (Apr 2024)","desc":"Durbin amendment (S.Amdt. 1841) to H.R. 7888 to prohibit warrantless access to Americans' communications collected under Section 702. Failed 42-50. Democrats voted 23 yes, 22 no and the three independents (Sanders, King, Sinema) 1 yes, 2 no, so together they split 24 yes, 24 no.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00148.htm","group":"aipac","why":"Scored Yes: for requiring a warrant before searching Americans' communications."},{"id":"S118-644","chamber":"Senate","date":"2024-11-20","bill":"SJRES111","result":"18-79","pref":"Y","category":"Israel & Gaza","title":"Blocking sale of tank rounds to Israel: discharge motion (Nov 2024)","desc":"Motion to discharge S.J.Res. 111, a resolution disapproving an arms sale to Israel, from the Foreign Relations Committee so the Senate could vote on it. 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Noem ran the administration's mass-deportation program.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00017.htm","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against confirmation."},{"id":"S119-33","chamber":"Senate","date":"2025-02-04","bill":"PN112","result":"54-46","pref":"N","category":"Trump nominees","title":"Confirm Pam Bondi, Attorney General (Feb 2025)","desc":"Confirmation vote.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00033.htm","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against confirmation."},{"id":"S119-19","chamber":"Senate","date":"2025-01-27","bill":"PN111","result":"68-29","pref":"N","category":"Trump nominees","title":"Confirm Scott Bessent, Treasury (Jan 2025)","desc":"Confirmation vote.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00019.htm","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against confirmation."},{"id":"S119-24","chamber":"Senate","date":"2025-01-29","bill":"PN1123","result":"56-42","pref":"N","category":"Trump nominees","title":"Confirm Lee Zeldin, EPA (Jan 2025)","desc":"Confirmation vote.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00024.htm","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against confirmation."},{"id":"S119-30","chamber":"Senate","date":"2025-02-03","bill":"PN1115","result":"59-38","pref":"N","category":"Trump nominees","title":"Confirm Chris Wright, Energy (Feb 2025)","desc":"Confirmation vote. Wright is a fracking-industry executive.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00030.htm","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against confirmation."},{"id":"S119-121","chamber":"Senate","date":"2025-03-13","bill":"PN1312","result":"56-43","pref":"N","category":"Trump nominees","title":"Confirm Bill Pulte, Federal Housing Finance Agency (Mar 2025)","desc":"Confirmation vote.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00121.htm","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against confirmation."},{"id":"S118-521","chamber":"Senate","date":"2024-05-16","bill":"HJRES109","result":"60-38","pref":"N","category":"Crypto & Wall Street","title":"Repealing SEC crypto custody guidance (May 2024)","desc":"Senate passage of H.J.Res. 109.","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00169.htm","group":"other","why":"Scored No: against the 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