# Roll Call Votes 112th Congress-1st session (2011)

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| (00235) 235 (67-32) | Agreed to     | On the Conference Report: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2055; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                       | H.R. 2055     | Dec 17 |
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| (00234) 234 (43-56) | Rejected      | On the Concurrent Resolution: H. Con. Res. 94; A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3672.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | H.Con.Res. 94 | Dec 17 |
| (00233) 233 (72-27) | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 3672; A bill making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | H.R. 3672     | Dec 17 |
| (00232) 232 (89-10) | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1465: Reid-McConnell Amdt. No. 1465; In the nature of a substitute.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | H.R. 3630     | Dec 17 |
| (00231) 231 (95-3)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be U.S. Circuit Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | PN555         | Dec 15 |
| (00230) 230 (86-13) | Agreed to     | On the Conference Report: Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 1540; To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.                                                                             | H.R. 1540     | Dec 15 |
| (00229) 229 (47-53) | Rejected      | On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 10; Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | S.J.Res. 10   | Dec 14 |
| (00228) 228 (21-79) | Rejected      | On the Joint Resolution: S.J.Res. 24; Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | S.J.Res. 24   | Dec 14 |
| (00227) 227 (49-37) | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Cloture on the Nomination of Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | PN267         | Dec 12 |
| (00226) 226 (70-16) | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Cloture on the Nomination of Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | PN113         | Dec 12 |
| (00225) 225 (22-76) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to S. 1931; A bill to provide civilian payroll tax relief, to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | S. 1931       | Dec 08 |
| (00224) 224 (50-48) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to S. 1944; A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | S. 1944       | Dec 08 |
| (00223) 223 (53-45) | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Cloture on the Nomination of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | PN784         | Dec 08 |
| (00222) 222 (54-45) | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Cloture on the Nomination of Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | PN5           | Dec 06 |
| (00221) 221 (89-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Edgardo Ramos, of Connecticut, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | PN470         | Dec 05 |
| (00220) 220 (20-78) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1931; A bill to provide civilian payroll tax relief, to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | S. 1931       | Dec 01 |
| (00219) 219 (51-49) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1917; A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | S. 1917       | Dec 01 |
| (00218) 218 (93-7)  | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: S. 1867 As Amended; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.                                                                                    | S. 1867       | Dec 01 |
| (00217) 217 (41-59) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1274: Sessions Amdt. No. 1274; To clarify the disposition under the law of war of persons detained by the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Military Force.                                                                                                                                                                                                     | S. 1867       | Dec 01 |
| (00216) 216 (100-0) | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1414: Menendez Amdt. No. 1414; To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran, including the Central Bank of Iran.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | S. 1867       | Dec 01 |
| (00215) 215 (99-1)  | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1456: Feinstein Amdt. No. 1456; Of a perfecting nature.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | S. 1867       | Dec 01 |
| (00214) 214 (45-55) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1126: Feinstein Amdt. No. 1126; To limit the authority of the Armed Forces to detain citizens of the United States under section 1031.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | S. 1867       | Dec 01 |
| (00213) 213 (45-55) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1125: Feinstein Amdt. No. 1125; To clarify the applicability of requirements for military custody with respect to detainees.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | S. 1867       | Dec 01 |
| (00212) 212 (88-12) | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1867; An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.                                                                    | S. 1867       | Nov 30 |
| (00211) 211 (30-67) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1064: Paul Amdt. No. 1064; To repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | S. 1867       | Nov 29 |
| (00210) 210 (38-60) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1107: Udall (CO) Amdt. No. 1107; To revise the provisions relating to detainee matters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | S. 1867       | Nov 29 |
| (00209) 209 (88-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Christopher Droney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PN465         | Nov 28 |
| (00208) 208 (70-30) | Agreed to     | On the Conference Report: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2112; An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                               | H.R. 2112     | Nov 17 |
| (00207) 207 (89-6)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, of California, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | PN469         | Nov 15 |
| (00206) 206 (87-8)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Sharon L. Gleason, of Alaska, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | PN398         | Nov 15 |
| (00205) 205 (81-14) | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2354; A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                         | H.R. 2354     | Nov 10 |
| (00204) 204 (95-0)  | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 674 As Amended; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes.                                                        | H.R. 674      | Nov 10 |
| (00203) 203 (94-1)  | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 927: Tester Amdt. No. 927, As Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit a 100 percent levy for payments to Federal vendors relating to property, to require a study on how to reduce the amount of Federal taxes owed but not paid by Federal contractors, and to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the employment and training of veterans.                        | H.R. 674      | Nov 10 |
| (00202) 202 (40-56) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 928: McCain Amdt. No. 928; To provide American jobs through economic growth.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | H.R. 674      | Nov 10 |
| (00201) 201 (41-56) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 27; A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the mitigation by States of cross-border air pollution under the Clean Air Act.                                                                                                                                                                                   | S.J.Res. 27   | Nov 10 |
| (00200) 200 (46-52) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to S. J. Res. 6; A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices.                                                                                                                                                                                                | S.J.Res. 6    | Nov 10 |
| (00199) 199 (99-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Evan Jonathan Wallach, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | PN856         | Nov 08 |
| (00198) 198 (94-1)  | Agreed to     | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 674; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes. | H.R. 674      | Nov 07 |
| (00197) 197 (96-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Scott Wesley Skavdahl, of Wyoming, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | PN261         | Nov 03 |
| (00196) 196 (47-53) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1786; A bill to facilitate job creation by reducing regulatory uncertainty, providing for rational evaluation of regulations, providing flexibilities to States and localities, providing for infrastructure spending, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                         | S. 1786       | Nov 03 |
| (00195) 195 (51-49) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1769; A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | S. 1769       | Nov 03 |
| (00194) 194 (69-30) | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 2112 as Amended; An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                     | H.R. 2112     | Nov 01 |
| (00193) 193 (39-60) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Recommit: Lee Motion to Recommit H.R. 2112 to the Committee on Appropriations; An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                   | H.R. 2112     | Nov 01 |
| (00192) 192 (41-57) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 801: Coburn Amdt No.801; To eliminate funding for the Small Community Air Service Development Program.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | H.R. 2112     | Nov 01 |
| (00191) 191 (44-54) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 763: DeMint Amdt. No. 763; To prohibit the use of funds to implement regulations regarding the removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers.                                                                                                                                                                                                      | H.R. 2112     | Nov 01 |
| (00190) 190 (38-60) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 821: Paul Amdt. No. 821; To reallocate 10 percent of the amounts appropriated for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure from transportation enhancement activities to the highway bridge program.                                                                                                                                                                                 | H.R. 2112     | Nov 01 |
| (00189) 189 (13-85) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 800: Coburn Amdt. No. 800; To reduce funding for the Rural Development Agency.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | H.R. 2112     | Nov 01 |
| (00188) 188 (88-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Stephen A. Higginson, of Louisiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PN511         | Oct 31 |
| (00187) 187 (82-16) | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 738: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Inouye Amdt. No. 738; In the nature of a substitute.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | H.R. 2112     | Oct 21 |
| (00186) 186 (47-52) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 753: Ayotte Amdt. No. 753; To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution of enemy combatants in Article III courts of the United States.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | H.R. 2112     | Oct 21 |
| (00185) 185 (73-26) | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 796: Coburn Amdt. No. 796; To end lending schemes that force taxpayers to repay the loans of delinquent developers and bailout failed or poorly planned local projects.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | H.R. 2112     | Oct 21 |
| (00184) 184 (59-40) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 792: Coburn Amdt. No. 792, As Modified; To end payments to landlords who are endangering the lives of children and needy families.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | H.R. 2112     | Oct 21 |
| (00183) 183 (84-15) | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 791: Coburn Amdt. No. 791; To prohibit the use of funds to provide direct payments to persons or legal entities with an average adjusted gross income in excess of $1,000,000.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | H.R. 2112     | Oct 21 |
| (00182) 182 (41-58) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 810: Sessions Amdt. No. 810; To prohibit the use of funds to allow categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | H.R. 2112     | Oct 20 |
| (00181) 181 (58-41) | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 869: Gillibrand Amdt. No. 869; To increase funding for the emergency conservation program and the emergency watershed protection program.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | H.R. 2112     | Oct 20 |
| (00180) 180 (60-38) | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 857: Menendez Amdt. No. 857; To extend loan limits for programs of the government-sponsored enterprises, the Federal Housing Administration, and the Veterans Affairs Administration, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                            | H.R. 2112     | Oct 20 |
| (00179) 179 (41-57) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 917: Vitter Amdt. No. 917; To reestablish the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be provided by the taxpayers to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | H.R. 2112     | Oct 20 |
| (00178) 178 (57-43) | Rejected      | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1726; A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | S. 1726       | Oct 20 |
| (00177) 177 (50-50) | Rejected      | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1723; A bill to provide for teacher and first responder stabilization.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | S. 1723       | Oct 20 |
| (00176) 176 (74-26) | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation John Edgar Bryson, of California, to be Secretary of Commerce                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | PN677         | Oct 20 |
| (00175) 175 (46-54) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 860: Grassley Amdt. No. 860; To ensure accountability in Federal grant programs administered by the Department of Justice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | H.R. 2112     | Oct 20 |
| (00174) 174 (55-44) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 879: Merkley Amdt. No. 879 As Modified; To prohibit amounts appropriated under this Act to carry out parts A and B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, from being expended unless all the steel, iron, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States.                                                                                                       | H.R. 2112     | Oct 20 |
| (00173) 173 (57-43) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 750: Webb Amdt. No. 750 As Modified; To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | H.R. 2112     | Oct 20 |
| (00172) 172 (45-55) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 769: Vitter Amdt. No. 769 As Modified; To prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from preventing an individual not in the business of importing a prescription drug from importing an FDA-approved prescription drug from Canada.                                                                                                                                                                     | H.R. 2112     | Oct 20 |
| (00171) 171 (64-36) | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Heather A. Higginbottom, of D.C., to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | PN154         | Oct 20 |
| (00170) 170 (59-39) | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 739: Motion to Table McCain Amdt. No. 739; To ensure that the critical surface transportation needs of the United States are made a priority by prohibiting funds from being used on lower-priority projects, such as transportation museums and landscaping.                                                                                                                                      | H.R. 2112     | Oct 19 |
| (00169) 169 (82-17) | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Robert David Mariani, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | PN30          | Oct 19 |
| (00168) 168 (44-55) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 740: McCain Amendment No. 740; To eliminate funding for the trade adjustment assistance for firms program.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | H.R. 2112     | Oct 18 |
| (00167) 167 (99-0)  | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 775: Cornyn Amendment No. 775, As Modified; To prohibit funding for Operation Fast and Furious or similar "gun walking" programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | H.R. 2112     | Oct 18 |
| (00166) 166 (82-3)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Cathy Bissoon, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | PN11          | Oct 17 |
| (00165) 165 (83-8)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Susan Owens Hickey, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | PN399         | Oct 13 |
| (00164) 164 (48-44) | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Alison J. Nathan, of New York, to be United States District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | PN375         | Oct 13 |
| (00163) 163 (66-33) | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 3078; A bill to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | H.R. 3078     | Oct 12 |
| (00162) 162 (77-22) | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 3079; A bill to implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | H.R. 3079     | Oct 12 |
| (00161) 161 (83-15) | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 3080; A bill to implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | H.R. 3080     | Oct 12 |
| (00160) 160 (50-49) | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1660; A bill to provide tax relief for American workers and businesses, to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America, and to provide pathways back to work for Americans looking for jobs.                                                                                                                              | S. 1660       | Oct 11 |
| (00159) 159 (63-35) | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: S.1619; A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | S. 1619       | Oct 11 |
| (00158) 158 (98-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Jane Margaret Triche-Milazzo, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | PN350         | Oct 11 |
| (00157) 157 (48-51) | Not Sustained | On the Decision of the Chair: Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate; A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                               | S. 1619       | Oct 06 |
| (00156) 156 (62-38) | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1619; A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | S. 1619       | Oct 06 |
| (00155) 155 (79-19) | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1619.; A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | S. 1619       | Oct 03 |
| (00154) 154 (96-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Henry F. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | PN90          | Oct 03 |
| (00153) 153 (79-12) | Agreed to     | On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 665; An Act making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | H.R. 2608     | Sep 26 |
| (00152) 152 (54-35) | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. with an Amdt. No. 656; An Act making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                       | H.R. 2608     | Sep 26 |
| (00151) 151 (59-36) | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 655: Motion to Table the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2608 with an Amendment No. 655; To provide continuing appropriations in fiscal year 2011 and additional appropriations for disaster relief in fiscal years 2011 and 2012.                                                                                                                         | H.R. 2608     | Sep 23 |
| (00150) 150 (70-27) | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 2832 as Amended; A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | H.R. 2832     | Sep 22 |
| (00149) 149 (69-28) | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 633: Casey Amdt. No. 633; To extend and modify trade adjustment assistance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | H.R. 2832     | Sep 22 |
| (00148) 148 (48-48) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 634: Cornyn Amdt. No. 634; To provide Taiwan with critically needed United States-built multirole fighter aircraft to strengthen its self-defense capability against the increasing military threat from China.                                                                                                                                                                                          | H.R. 2832     | Sep 22 |
| (00147) 147 (44-52) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 650: Thune Amdt. No. 650; To require a report on the consequences of failing to act on trade agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | H.R. 2832     | Sep 22 |
| (00146) 146 (34-62) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 651: Rubio Amdt. No. 651; To limit eligibility for trade adjustment assistance to workers who are laid off because of an increase in imports from, or a shift in production to, a country with which the United States has a free trade agreement in effect.                                                                                                                                             | H.R. 2832     | Sep 22 |
| (00145) 145 (43-54) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 645: Kyl Amdt. No. 645; To repeal trade adjustment assistance for firms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | H.R. 2832     | Sep 21 |
| (00144) 144 (40-57) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 642: Hatch Amdt. No. 642; To modify the eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | H.R. 2832     | Sep 21 |
| (00143) 143 (46-53) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 625: McCain Amdt. No. 625; To extend the trade adjustment assistance as in effect before the enactment of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance of 2009.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | H.R. 2832     | Sep 21 |
| (00142) 142 (44-54) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 641: Hatch Amdt. No. 641; To make the effective date of the amendments expanding the trade adjustment assistance program contingent on the enactment of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, and the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act.                             | H.R. 2832     | Sep 21 |
| (00141) 141 (45-55) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 626: McConnell Amdt. No. 626 as Modified; To provide trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and for other trade agreements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | H.R. 2832     | Sep 20 |
| (00140) 140 (99-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of South Carolina                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | PN260         | Sep 20 |
| (00139) 139 (84-8)  | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2832; A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | H.R. 2832     | Sep 19 |
| (00138) 138 (92-6)  | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 2887; A bill to provide an extension of surface and air transportation programs, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | H.R. 2887     | Sep 15 |
| (00137) 137 (36-61) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 622: Paul Amdt. No. 622; To decrease the authorizations of appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration to fiscal year 2008 levels.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | H.R. 2887     | Sep 15 |
| (00136) 136 (14-84) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 621: Paul Amdt. No. 621; To limit the amount authorized to be expended from the Highway Trust Fund in any fiscal year to the amount anticipated to be deposited into the Highway Trust Fund in that fiscal year.                                                                                                                                                                                         | H.R. 2887     | Sep 15 |
| (00135) 135 (62-37) | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 602: Reid Amdt. No. 602; In the nature of a substitute.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | H.J.Res. 66   | Sep 15 |
| (00134) 134 (20-78) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 613: Paul Amdt. No. 613; To offset the disaster relief appropriations by rescinding amounts for foreign assistance programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | H.J.Res. 66   | Sep 15 |
| (00133) 133 (54-45) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 610: Coburn Amdt. No. 610; To save at least $7,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | H.J.Res. 66   | Sep 15 |
| (00132) 132 (61-38) | Agreed to     | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Upon Reconsideration Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.J.Res. 66; A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.                                                                                                                                                                                   | H.J.Res. 66   | Sep 13 |
| (00131) 131 (53-33) | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H. J. Res. 66; A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | H.J.Res. 66   | Sep 12 |
| (00130) 130 (45-52) | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S.J.Res. 25; A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on August 2, 2011.                                                                                                                                         | S.J.Res. 25   | Sep 08 |
| (00129) 129 (89-9)  | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 1249; A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | H.R. 1249     | Sep 08 |
| (00128) 128 (50-48) | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 599: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 599 as Modified; To amend the provision relating to funding the Patent and Trademark Office by establishing a United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                      | H.R. 1249     | Sep 08 |
| (00127) 127 (13-85) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 595: Cantwell Amdt. No. 595; To establish a transitional program for covered business method patents.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | H.R. 1249     | Sep 08 |
| (00126) 126 (47-51) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 600: Sessions Amdt. No. 600; To strike the provision relating to the calculation of the 60-day period for application of patent term extension.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | H.R. 1249     | Sep 08 |
| (00125) 125 (93-5)  | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1249; A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | H.R. 1249     | Sep 06 |
| (00124) 124 (96-2)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | PN7           | Sep 06 |
| (00123) 123 (74-26) | Agreed to     | On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 365; An act to provide for budget control.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | S. 365        | Aug 02 |
| (00122) 122 (50-49) | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 627, with Amdt. No. 589; A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | S. 627        | Jul 31 |
| (00121) 121 (75-20) | Agreed to     | On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms to Request Absent Senators; A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | S. 627        | Jul 30 |
| (00120) 120 (59-41) | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table: Motion to Table the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 627; A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | S. 627        | Jul 29 |
| (00119) 119 (76-23) | Agreed to     | On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms to Request Absent Senators; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | S. 1323       | Jul 29 |
| (00118) 118 (100-0) | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Robert S. Mueller, III, of California, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PN847         | Jul 27 |
| (00117) 117 (98-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Paul A. Engelmayer of New York, to be United States District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | PN157         | Jul 26 |
| (00116) 116 (51-46) | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table: Motion to Table the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2560; A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | H.R. 2560     | Jul 22 |
| (00115) 115 (97-2)  | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 2055 as Amended; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                             | H.R. 2055     | Jul 20 |
| (00114) 114 (69-30) | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 564: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 564; To require evidence of causal relationships for presumptions by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents.                                                                                                                                                              | H.R. 2055     | Jul 20 |
| (00113) 113 (69-30) | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 568: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 568; To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended at a rate higher than the level of the Senate and House of Representative concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 2012.                                                                                                        | H.R. 2055     | Jul 20 |
| (00112) 112 (80-13) | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PN93          | Jul 18 |
| (00111) 111 (56-40) | Agreed to     | On the Motion: Motion to Waive Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act on H.R. 2055, any amendments thereto and motions thereon; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                      | H.R. 2055     | Jul 14 |
| (00110) 110 (71-26) | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Waive Section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act on H.R. 2055; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                          | H.R. 2055     | Jul 14 |
| (00109) 109 (89-11) | Agreed to     | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2055; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                      | H.R. 2055     | Jul 13 |
| (00108) 108 (51-49) | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1323; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | S. 1323       | Jul 13 |
| (00107) 107 (69-27) | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1323; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | S. 1323       | Jul 11 |
| (00106) 106 (74-22) | Agreed to     | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1323; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | S. 1323       | Jul 07 |
| (00105) 105 (83-8)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sergeant at Arms to Request Absent Senators; A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | S. 1323       | Jul 05 |
| (00104) 104 (94-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation David H. Petraeus, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | PN604         | Jun 30 |
| (00103) 103 (89-8)  | Agreed to     | On the Resolution: S. Res. 116 as Amended; A resolution to provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain nominations subject to advice and consent.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | S.Res. 116    | Jun 29 |
| (00102) 102 (63-34) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 521: Coburn Amdt. No. 521; To prevent the creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | S.Res. 116    | Jun 29 |
| (00101) 101 (79-20) | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: S. 679 as Amended; A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | S. 679        | Jun 29 |
| (00100) 100 (25-74) | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 511: DeMint Amdt. No. 511; To enhance accountability and transparency among various Executive agencies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | S. 679        | Jun 29 |
| (00099) 99 (44-55)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 501: DeMint Amdt. No. 501; To repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, the increase in the United States quota to the Fund, and certain other related authorities, and to rescind related appropriated amounts.                                                                                                                                                 | S. 679        | Jun 29 |
| (00098) 98 (44-40)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt At Arms to Request the Presence of Absentee Senators; A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | S. 679        | Jun 28 |
| (00097) 97 (55-42)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | PN49          | Jun 28 |
| (00096) 96 (41-57)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 510: DeMint Amdt. No. 510; To strike the provision relating to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | S. 679        | Jun 23 |
| (00095) 95 (47-51)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 499: Vitter Amdt. No. 499; To end the appointments of presidential Czars who have not been subject to the advice and consent of the Senate and to prohibit funds for any salaries and expenses for appointed Czars.                                                                                                                                                                                      | S. 679        | Jun 23 |
| (00094) 94 (49-51)  | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 782; A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | S. 782        | Jun 21 |
| (00093) 93 (100-0)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Leon E. Panetta, of California, to be Secretary of Defense                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | PN598         | Jun 21 |
| (00092) 92 (64-35)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | PN39          | Jun 21 |
| (00091) 91 (41-59)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 411: McCain Amdt. 411; To prohibit the use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | S. 782        | Jun 16 |
| (00090) 90 (73-27)  | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 476: Feinstein Amdt. No. 476 As Modified; To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | S. 782        | Jun 16 |
| (00089) 89 (40-59)  | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 436: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Coburn Amdt. No. 436; To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | S. 782        | Jun 14 |
| (00088) 88 (98-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Claire C. Cecchi, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | PN15          | Jun 14 |
| (00087) 87 (53-46)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 390: Snowe Amdt. No. 390; To reform the regulatory process to ensure that small businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | S. 782        | Jun 09 |
| (00086) 86 (54-45)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 392: Tester Amdt. No. 392; To improve the regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | S. 782        | Jun 08 |
| (00085) 85 (72-16)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. to be Solicitor General of the U.S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | PN97          | Jun 06 |
| (00084) 84 (72-23)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 990 with Amdt. No. 347; A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                      | S. 990        | May 26 |
| (00083) 83 (91-4)   | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 365: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 365; To limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | S. 990        | May 26 |
| (00082) 82 (85-10)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 363: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 363; To clarify that the authority to obtain information under the USA PATRIOT Act and subsequent reauthorizations does not include authority to obtain certain firearms records.                                                                                                                                                                              | S. 990        | May 26 |
| (00081) 81 (79-18)  | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 990 with Amdt. No. 347; A bill to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                              | S. 990        | May 26 |
| (00080) 80 (7-90)   | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S. Con. Res. 20; A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2016.                                                                                                                                              | S.Con.Res. 20 | May 25 |
| (00079) 79 (42-55)  | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S. Con. Res. 21; A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.                                                                                                                                              | S.Con.Res. 21 | May 25 |
| (00078) 78 (0-97)   | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S. Con. Res. 18; A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.                                                                                                                                       | S.Con.Res. 18 | May 25 |
| (00077) 77 (40-57)  | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider H. Con. Res. 34; A concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021.                                                                                                                                                                 | H.Con.Res. 34 | May 25 |
| (00076) 76 (74-13)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table: Motion to Table the Motion to Proceed to S. 1038; A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until June 1, 2015, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                    | S. 1038       | May 24 |
| (00075) 75 (74-8)   | Agreed to     | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 1038; A bill to extend the expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 until June 1, 2015, and for other purposes.                                                                                                  | S. 1038       | May 23 |
| (00074) 74 (52-43)  | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Goodwin Liu, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | PN3           | May 19 |
| (00073) 73 (42-57)  | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 953; A bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                             | S. 953        | May 18 |
| (00072) 72 (52-48)  | Rejected      | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 940; A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | S. 940        | May 17 |
| (00071) 71 (71-28)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be U.S. Circuit Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | PN8           | May 17 |
| (00070) 70 (94-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | PN41          | May 12 |
| (00069) 69 (96-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | PN9           | May 11 |
| (00068) 68 (56-42)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | PN16          | May 10 |
| (00067) 67 (50-40)  | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | PN49          | May 09 |
| (00066) 66 (50-44)  | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation John J. McConnell, Jr. of Rhode Island, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | PN32          | May 04 |
| (00065) 65 (63-33)  | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John J. McConnell, Jr. of Rhode Island to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | PN32          | May 04 |
| (00064) 64 (52-44)  | Rejected      | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 493; A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | S. 493        | May 04 |
| (00063) 63 (97-0)   | Agreed to     | On the Resolution: S. Res. 159; A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | S.Res. 159    | May 03 |
| (00062) 62 (89-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Kevin Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | PN38          | May 02 |
| (00061) 61 (81-19)  | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 1473; A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                     | H.R. 1473     | Apr 14 |
| (00060) 60 (42-58)  | Rejected      | On the Concurrent Resolution: H. Con. Res. 36; A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | H.Con.Res. 36 | Apr 14 |
| (00059) 59 (47-53)  | Rejected      | On the Concurrent Resolution: H. Con. Res. 35; A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | H.Con.Res. 35 | Apr 14 |
| (00058) 58 (96-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | PN29          | Apr 12 |
| (00057) 57 (64-36)  | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 273: Coburn Amdt. No. 273; To save at least $5 billion by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping government programs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | S. 493        | Apr 06 |
| (00056) 56 (57-43)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 286: Inouye Amdt. No. 286; To provide for the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit recommended rescissions in accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 for Government programs and agencies with duplicative and overlapping missions.                                                                                                          | S. 493        | Apr 06 |
| (00055) 55 (100-0)  | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 281: Coburn Amdt. No. 281; To save at least $20 million annually by ending federal unemployment payments to jobless millionaires and billionaires.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | S. 493        | Apr 06 |
| (00054) 54 (50-50)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 183: McConnell Amdt. No. 183; To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating any regulation concerning, taking action relating to, or taking into consideration the emission of a greenhouse gas to address climate change.                                                                                                                                      | S. 493        | Apr 06 |
| (00053) 53 (12-88)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 215: Rockefeller Amdt. No. 215; To suspend, until the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, any Environmental Protection Agency action under the Clean Air Act with respect to carbon dioxide or methane pursuant to certain proceedings, other than with respect to motor vehicle emissions.                                                                         | S. 493        | Apr 06 |
| (00052) 52 (7-93)   | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 277: Stabenow Amdt. No. 277; To suspend, for 2 years, any Environmental Protection Agency enforcement of greenhouse gas regulations, to exempt American agriculture from greenhouse gas regulations, and to increase the number of companies eligible to participate in the successful Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit Program.                                                                 | S. 493        | Apr 06 |
| (00051) 51 (7-93)   | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 236: Baucus Amdt. No. 236; To prohibit the regulation of greenhouse gases from certain sources.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | S. 493        | Apr 06 |
| (00050) 50 (90-10)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table: Motion to Table Paul Motion to Commit S. 493, to Committee on Foreign Relations, with Instructions; A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | S. 493        | Apr 05 |
| (00049) 49 (87-12)  | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 4; A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | H.R. 4        | Apr 05 |
| (00048) 48 (41-58)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 284: Menendez Amdt. No. 284; To protect small businesses from health insurance premium increases or losses of health insurance coverage.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | H.R. 4        | Apr 05 |
| (00047) 47 (86-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Jimmie V. Reyna, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | PN1           | Apr 04 |
| (00046) 46 (88-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Mae A. D'Agostino, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | PN18          | Mar 28 |
| (00045) 45 (97-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Amy Berman Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | PN26          | Mar 17 |
| (00044) 44 (87-13)  | Passed        | On the Joint Resolution: H.J.Res. 48; A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | H.J.Res. 48   | Mar 17 |
| (00043) 43 (99-0)   | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 216: Casey Amdt. No. 216; To require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included in offers relating to contracts let by Federal agencies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | S. 493        | Mar 16 |
| (00042) 42 (99-0)   | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 193: Snowe Amdt. No. 193; To strike the Federal authorization of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | S. 493        | Mar 16 |
| (00041) 41 (98-1)   | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 182: Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 182; Of a perfecting nature.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | S. 493        | Mar 16 |
| (00040) 40 (84-12)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 493; A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | S. 493        | Mar 14 |
| (00039) 39 (96-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation James Emanuel Boasberg, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | PN12          | Mar 14 |
| (00038) 38 (96-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | PN17          | Mar 10 |
| (00037) 37 (42-58)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 149: Inouye Amdt. No. 149; In the nature of a substitute.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | H.R. 1        | Mar 09 |
| (00036) 36 (44-56)  | Rejected      | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 1; An act making appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | H.R. 1        | Mar 09 |
| (00035) 35 (95-5)   | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: S. 23 as Amended; A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | S. 23         | Mar 08 |
| (00034) 34 (87-3)   | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 23; A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | S. 23         | Mar 07 |
| (00033) 33 (89-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Anthony J. Battaglia, of California, to the be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | PN10          | Mar 07 |
| (00032) 32 (89-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation James E. Shadid, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of Illinois                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PN37          | Mar 07 |
| (00031) 31 (87-13)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 133: Motion to Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 133 As Modified; To strike the first inventor to file requirement.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | S. 23         | Mar 03 |
| (00030) 30 (58-40)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 115: Lee Amdt. No. 115; To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | S. 23         | Mar 02 |
| (00029) 29 (91-9)   | Passed        | On the Joint Resolution: H. J. Res. 44; A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | H.J.Res. 44   | Mar 02 |
| (00028) 28 (52-47)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 112: Motion to Table Toomey-Vitter Amdt. No. 112 As Modified; To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.                                                                                                                                                                                                | S. 23         | Mar 01 |
| (00027) 27 (97-2)   | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 121: Leahy-Grassley Amdt. No. 121 As Modified; To improve the bill.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | S. 23         | Mar 01 |
| (00026) 26 (90-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Steve C. Jones, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | PN28          | Feb 28 |
| (00025) 25 (87-8)   | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: S. 223 As Amended; A bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.                                                                                                 | S. 223        | Feb 17 |
| (00024) 24 (59-40)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 91: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 91; To decrease the Federal share of project costs under the airport improvement program for non-primary airports.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | S. 223        | Feb 17 |
| (00023) 23 (34-65)  | Rejected      | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 80: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 80 As Modified; To limit essential air service to locations that are 100 or more miles away from the nearest medium or large hub airport.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | S. 223        | Feb 17 |
| (00022) 22 (52-47)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 18: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 18; To strike the provisions relating to clarifying a memorandum of understanding between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.                                                                                                                                                                            | S. 223        | Feb 17 |
| (00021) 21 (61-38)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4: Motion to Table McCain Amdt. No. 4; To repeal the essential air service program.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | S. 223        | Feb 17 |
| (00020) 20 (96-2)   | Agreed to     | On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 223; A bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.                                                                                 | S. 223        | Feb 17 |
| (00019) 19 (86-12)  | Passed        | On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 514 As Amended; A bill to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011.                                                                              | H.R. 514      | Feb 15 |
| (00018) 18 (51-47)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 21: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 21; To reduce the total amount authorized to be appropriated for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2011 to the total amount authorized to be appropriated for the Administration for fiscal year 2008.                                                                                                                                        | S. 223        | Feb 15 |
| (00017) 17 (47-51)  | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 14: Wicker Amdt. No. 14 As Modified; To exclude employees of the Transportation Security Administration from the collective bargaining rights of Federal employees and provide employment rights and an employee engagement mechanism for passenger and property screeners.                                                                                                                              | S. 223        | Feb 15 |
| (00016) 16 (98-0)   | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 58: Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 58 As Amended; To impose a criminal penalty for unauthorized recording or distribution of images produced using advanced imaging technology during screenings of individuals at airports and upon entry to Federal buildings.                                                                                                                                                  | S. 223        | Feb 15 |
| (00015) 15 (93-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | PN21          | Feb 14 |
| (00014) 14 (96-1)   | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 34: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 34; To strike section 605.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | S. 223        | Feb 08 |
| (00013) 13 (95-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Paul Kinloch Holmes III, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | PN24          | Feb 07 |
| (00012) 12 (94-0)   | Confirmed     | On the Nomination: Confirmation Diana Saldana, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | PN36          | Feb 07 |
| (00011) 11 (55-42)  | Agreed to     | On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 19: Motion to Table Paul Amdt. No. 19; To limit the application of the Davis-Bacon Act in the case of projects funded under this Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | S. 223        | Feb 03 |
| (00010) 10 (96-1)   | Agreed to     | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 8: Whitehouse Amdt. No. 8; To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | S. 223        | Feb 03 |
| (00009) 9 (47-51)   | Rejected      | On the Motion S.Amdt. 13: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: McConnell Amdt. No. 13; To repeal the job-killing health care law and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.                                                                                                                                                                               | S. 223        | Feb 02 |
| (00008) 8 (81-17)   | Agreed to     | On the Motion S.Amdt. 9: Motion to Waive All Budgetary Discipline Re: Stabenow Amdt. No. 9; To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                   | S. 223        | Feb 02 |
| (00007) 7 (44-54)   | Rejected      | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 28: Levin Amdt. No. 28; To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | S. 223        | Feb 02 |
| (00006) 6 (46-49)   | Rejected      | On the Resolution: S. Res. 21 As Amended; A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide procedures for extended debate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | S.Res. 21     | Jan 27 |
| (00005) 5 (44-51)   | Rejected      | On the Resolution: S. Res. 10 As Amended; A resolution to improve the debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations in the Senate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | S.Res. 10     | Jan 27 |
| (00004) 4 (12-84)   | Rejected      | On the Resolution: S. Res. 8; A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | S.Res. 8      | Jan 27 |
| (00003) 3 (81-15)   | Agreed to     | On the Resolution: S. Res. 29; A resolution to permit the waiving of the reading of an amendment if the text and adequate notice are provided.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | S.Res. 29     | Jan 27 |
| (00002) 2 (92-4)    | Agreed to     | On the Resolution: S. Res. 28; A resolution to establish as a standing order of the Senate that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any measure or matter.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | S.Res. 28     | Jan 27 |
| (00001) 1 (97-0)    | Agreed to     | On the Resolution: S.Res. 14; A resolution honoring the victims and heroes of the shooting on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | S.Res. 14     | Jan 26 |

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