Recorded votes
Rob Portman: votes in the U.S. Senate, 112th Congress
2011–2012 · Republican
296Yea185Nay5Did not vote89%With party
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Rob Portman cast 481 votes in the U.S. Senate, 112th Congress, 2011–2012: 296 Yea and 185 Nay; the record marks them Present or Not Voting on 5 more. On the 267 roll calls where most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways, Rob Portman voted with the majority of their own party 89% of the time and against it 30 times.
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Every roll call, 2011–2012
Oldest first. Each date links to the roll call at its source. A bill number links to Congress.gov where the bill's title came from there. "Party" is how most members of Rob Portman's party voted, shown only where most Republicans and most Democrats voted opposite ways; a vote against it is marked.
| Date | Bill | Title | Action | Result | Yea–Nay | Vote | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2011 | SRES14 | A resolution honoring the victims and heroes of the shooting on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. | On the Resolution | Resolution Agreed to | 97–0 | Yea | |
| Jan 27, 2011 | SRES28 | 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. | On the Resolution | Resolution Agreed to | 92–4 | Yea | |
| Jan 27, 2011 | SRES29 | A resolution to permit the waiving of the reading of an amendment if the text and adequate notice are provided. | On the Resolution | Resolution Agreed to | 81–15 | Yea | |
| Jan 27, 2011 | SRES8 | 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. | On the Resolution | Resolution Rejected | 12–84 | Nay | |
| Jan 27, 2011 | SRES10 | A resolution to improve the debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations in the Senate. | On the Resolution | Resolution Rejected | 44–51 | Nay | Nay |
| Jan 27, 2011 | SRES21 | A resolution to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide procedures for extended debate. | On the Resolution | Resolution Rejected | 46–49 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 2, 2011 | S223 | To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–54 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 2, 2011 | S223 | To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 81–17 | Yea | |
| Feb 2, 2011 | S223 | To repeal the job-killing health care law and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 47–51 | Yea | Yea |
| Feb 3, 2011 | S223 | To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for aiming laser pointers at airplanes, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 96–1 | Yea | |
| Feb 3, 2011 | S223 | To limit the application of the Davis-Bacon Act in the case of projects funded under this Act. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 55–42 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 7, 2011 | PN36 | Diana Saldana, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 94–0 | Yea | |
| Feb 7, 2011 | PN24 | Paul Kinloch Holmes III, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 95–0 | Yea | |
| Feb 8, 2011 | S223 | To strike section 605. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 96–1 | Yea | |
| Feb 14, 2011 | PN21 | Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 93–0 | Yea | |
| Feb 15, 2011 | S223 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 98–0 | Yea | |
| Feb 15, 2011 | S223 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 47–51 | Yea | Yea |
| Feb 15, 2011 | S223 | 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. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 51–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 15, 2011 | HR514 | 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 86–12 | Yea | |
| Feb 17, 2011 | S223 | 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. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 96–2 | Yea | |
| Feb 17, 2011 | S223 | To repeal the essential air service program. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 61–38 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 17, 2011 | S223 | To strike the provisions relating to clarifying a memorandum of understanding between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 52–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 17, 2011 | S223 | To limit essential air service to locations that are 100 or more miles away from the nearest medium or large hub airport. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Failed | 34–65 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 17, 2011 | S223 | To decrease the Federal share of project costs under the airport improvement program for non-primary airports. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 59–40 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 17, 2011 | S223 | 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 87–8 | Yea | |
| Feb 28, 2011 | PN28 | Steve C. Jones, of Georgia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 90–0 | Yea | |
| Mar 1, 2011 | S23 | To improve the bill. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 97–2 | Yea | |
| Mar 1, 2011 | S23 | To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 52–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 2, 2011 | HJRES44 | A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. | On the Joint Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed | 91–9 | Yea | |
| Mar 2, 2011 | S23 | To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 58–40 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 3, 2011 | S23 | To strike the first inventor to file requirement. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 87–13 | Yea | |
| Mar 7, 2011 | PN37 | James E. Shadid, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 89–0 | Yea | |
| Mar 7, 2011 | PN10 | Anthony J. Battaglia, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 89–0 | Yea | |
| Mar 7, 2011 | S23 | A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 87–3 | Yea | |
| Mar 8, 2011 | S23 | A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 95–5 | Yea | |
| Mar 9, 2011 | HR1 | 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Defeated | 44–56 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 9, 2011 | HR1 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 42–58 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 10, 2011 | PN17 | Max Oliver Cogburn, Jr., of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–0 | Yea | |
| Mar 14, 2011 | PN12 | James Emanuel Boasberg, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–0 | Yea | |
| Mar 14, 2011 | S493 | A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 84–12 | Yea | |
| Mar 16, 2011 | S493 | Of a perfecting nature. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 98–1 | Yea | |
| Mar 16, 2011 | S493 | To strike the Federal authorization of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 99–0 | Yea | |
| Mar 16, 2011 | S493 | To require contractors to notify small business concerns that have been included in offers relating to contracts let by Federal agencies. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 99–0 | Yea | |
| Mar 17, 2011 | HJRES48 | A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes. | On the Joint Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed | 87–13 | Yea | |
| Mar 17, 2011 | PN26 | Amy Berman Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 97–0 | Yea | |
| Mar 28, 2011 | PN18 | Mae A. D'Agostino, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 88–0 | Yea | |
| Apr 4, 2011 | PN1 | Jimmie V. Reyna, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 86–0 | Yea | |
| Apr 5, 2011 | HR4 | To protect small businesses from health insurance premium increases or losses of health insurance coverage. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–58 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 5, 2011 | HR4 | A bill to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 87–12 | Yea | |
| Apr 5, 2011 | S493 | A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 90–10 | Yea | |
| Apr 6, 2011 | S493 | To prohibit the regulation of greenhouse gases from certain sources. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 7–93 | Nay | |
| Apr 6, 2011 | S493 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 7–93 | Nay | |
| Apr 6, 2011 | S493 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 12–88 | Nay | |
| Apr 6, 2011 | S493 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 50–50 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 6, 2011 | S493 | To save at least $20 million annually by ending federal unemployment payments to jobless millionaires and billionaires. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 100–0 | Yea | |
| Apr 6, 2011 | S493 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 57–43 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 6, 2011 | S493 | To save at least $5 billion by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping government programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 64–36 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 12, 2011 | PN29 | John A. Kronstadt, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–0 | Yea | |
| Apr 14, 2011 | HCONRES35 | A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473. | On the Concurrent Resolution | Concurrent Resolution Rejected | 47–53 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 14, 2011 | HCONRES36 | A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of H.R. 1473. | On the Concurrent Resolution | Concurrent Resolution Rejected | 42–58 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 14, 2011 | HR1473 | 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 81–19 | Yea | |
| May 2, 2011 | PN38 | Kevin Hunter Sharp, of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 89–0 | Yea | |
| May 3, 2011 | SRES159 | 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. | On the Resolution | Resolution Agreed to | 97–0 | Yea | |
| May 4, 2011 | S493 | A bill to reauthorize and improve the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 52–44 | Nay | Nay |
| May 4, 2011 | PN32 | John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 63–33 | Nay | Nay |
| May 4, 2011 | PN32 | John J. McConnell, Jr., of Rhode Island, to be United States District Judge for the District of Rhode Island | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 50–44 | Nay | Nay |
| May 9, 2011 | PN49 | James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General (Recess Appointment) | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 50–40 | Nay | Nay |
| May 10, 2011 | PN16 | Edward Milton Chen, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 56–42 | Nay | Nay |
| May 11, 2011 | PN9 | Arenda L. Wright Allen, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–0 | Yea | |
| May 12, 2011 | PN41 | Michael Francis Urbanski, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Virginia | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 94–0 | Yea | |
| May 17, 2011 | PN8 | Susan L. Carney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 71–28 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| May 17, 2011 | S940 | A bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 52–48 | Nay | Nay |
| May 18, 2011 | S953 | 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. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 42–57 | Yea | Yea |
| May 19, 2011 | PN3 | Goodwin Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 52–43 | Nay | Nay |
| May 23, 2011 | S1038 | 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. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 74–8 | Yea | |
| May 24, 2011 | S1038 | 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. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 74–13 | Yea | |
| May 25, 2011 | HCONRES34 | 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. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 40–57 | Yea | Yea |
| May 25, 2011 | SCONRES18 | 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. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 0–97 | Nay | |
| May 25, 2011 | SCONRES21 | 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. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 42–55 | Yea | Yea |
| May 25, 2011 | SCONRES20 | 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. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 7–90 | Nay | |
| May 26, 2011 | S990 | 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. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 79–18 | Yea | |
| May 26, 2011 | S990 | 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. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 85–10 | Yea | |
| May 26, 2011 | S990 | To limit suspicious activity reporting requirements to requests from law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 91–4 | Yea | |
| May 26, 2011 | S990 | 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. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 72–23 | Yea | |
| Jun 6, 2011 | PN97 | Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 72–16 | Yea | |
| Jun 8, 2011 | S782 | To improve the regulatory structure for electronic debit card transactions, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 54–45 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 9, 2011 | S782 | To reform the regulatory process to ensure that small businesses are free to compete and to create jobs, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 53–46 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 14, 2011 | PN15 | Claire C. Cecchi, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 98–0 | Yea | |
| Jun 14, 2011 | S782 | To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 40–59 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Jun 16, 2011 | S782 | To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 73–27 | Nay | |
| Jun 16, 2011 | S782 | To prohibit the use of Federal funds to construct ethanol blender pumps or ethanol storage facilities. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–59 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 21, 2011 | PN39 | Michael H. Simon, of Oregon, to be United States District Judge for the District of Oregon | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 64–35 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 21, 2011 | PN598 | Leon E. Panetta, of California, to be Secretary of Defense | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 100–0 | Yea | |
| Jun 21, 2011 | S782 | A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 49–51 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 23, 2011 | S679 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 47–51 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 23, 2011 | S679 | To strike the provision relating to the Director, Bureau of Justice Statistics. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–57 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 28, 2011 | PN49 | James Michael Cole, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Attorney General (Recess Appointment) | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 55–42 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 28, 2011 | S679 | A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 44–40 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 29, 2011 | S679 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–55 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 29, 2011 | S679 | To enhance accountability and transparency among various Executive agencies. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 25–74 | Nay | |
| Jun 29, 2011 | S679 | A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 79–20 | Yea | |
| Jun 29, 2011 | SRES116 | To prevent the creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 63–34 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 29, 2011 | SRES116 | A resolution to provide for expedited Senate consideration of certain nominations subject to advice and consent. | On the Resolution | Resolution Agreed to | 89–8 | Yea | |
| Jun 30, 2011 | PN604 | David H. Petraeus, of New Hampshire, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 94–0 | Yea | |
| Jul 5, 2011 | S1323 | A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 83–8 | Yea | |
| Jul 7, 2011 | S1323 | A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 74–22 | Nay | |
| Jul 11, 2011 | S1323 | A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 69–27 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 13, 2011 | S1323 | A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 51–49 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 13, 2011 | HR2055 | 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. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 89–11 | Yea | |
| Jul 14, 2011 | HR2055 | 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. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 71–26 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 14, 2011 | HR2055 | 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. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 56–40 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 18, 2011 | PN93 | J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 80–13 | Yea | |
| Jul 20, 2011 | HR2055 | 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. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 69–30 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 20, 2011 | HR2055 | 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. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 69–30 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 20, 2011 | HR2055 | 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 97–2 | Yea | |
| Jul 22, 2011 | HR2560 | A bill to cut, cap, and balance the Federal budget. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 51–46 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 26, 2011 | PN157 | Paul A. Engelmayer, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 98–0 | Yea | |
| Jul 27, 2011 | PN847 | Robert S. Mueller, III, of California, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term expiring September 4, 2013 | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 100–0 | Yea | |
| Jul 29, 2011 | S1323 | A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 76–23 | Yea | |
| Jul 29, 2011 | S627 | A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 59–41 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 30, 2011 | S627 | A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 75–20 | Yea | |
| Jul 31, 2011 | S627 | A bill to establish the Commission on Freedom of Information Act Processing Delays. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 50–49 | Nay | Nay |
| Aug 2, 2011 | S365 | An act to provide for budget control. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 74–26 | Yea | |
| Sep 6, 2011 | PN7 | Bernice Bouie Donald, of Tennessee, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–2 | Yea | |
| Sep 6, 2011 | HR1249 | A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 93–5 | Yea | |
| Sep 8, 2011 | HR1249 | To strike the provision relating to the calculation of the 60-day period for application of patent term extension. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 47–51 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 8, 2011 | HR1249 | To establish a transitional program for covered business method patents. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 13–85 | Nay | |
| Sep 8, 2011 | HR1249 | 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. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 50–48 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 8, 2011 | HR1249 | A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 89–9 | Yea | |
| Sep 8, 2011 | SJRES25 | 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. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 45–52 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 12, 2011 | HJRES66 | A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 53–33 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 13, 2011 | HJRES66 | A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 61–38 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2011 | HJRES66 | To save at least $7,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 54–45 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2011 | HJRES66 | To offset the disaster relief appropriations by rescinding amounts for foreign assistance programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 20–78 | Nay | |
| Sep 15, 2011 | HJRES66 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 62–37 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 15, 2011 | HR2887 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 14–84 | Nay | |
| Sep 15, 2011 | HR2887 | To decrease the authorizations of appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration to fiscal year 2008 levels. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 36–61 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 15, 2011 | HR2887 | A bill to provide an extension of surface and air transportation programs, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 92–6 | Yea | |
| Sep 19, 2011 | HR2832 | A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 84–8 | Yea | |
| Sep 20, 2011 | PN260 | Timothy M. Cain, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 99–0 | Yea | |
| Sep 20, 2011 | HR2832 | To provide trade promotion authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and for other trade agreements. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 45–55 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 21, 2011 | HR2832 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 21, 2011 | HR2832 | To extend the trade adjustment assistance as in effect before the enactment of the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance of 2009. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 46–53 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 21, 2011 | HR2832 | To modify the eligibility requirements for trade adjustment assistance. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 40–57 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Sep 21, 2011 | HR2832 | To repeal trade adjustment assistance for firms. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 43–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 22, 2011 | HR2832 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 34–62 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Sep 22, 2011 | HR2832 | To require a report on the consequences of failing to act on trade agreements. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–52 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 22, 2011 | HR2832 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 48–48 | Yea | Yea |
| Sep 22, 2011 | HR2832 | To extend and modify trade adjustment assistance. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 69–28 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Sep 22, 2011 | HR2832 | A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 70–27 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Sep 23, 2011 | HR2608 | To provide continuing appropriations in fiscal year 2011 and additional appropriations for disaster relief in fiscal years 2011 and 2012. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 59–36 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 26, 2011 | HR2608 | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 54–35 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 26, 2011 | HR2608 | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 79–12 | Yea | |
| Oct 3, 2011 | PN90 | Henry F. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–0 | Yea | |
| Oct 3, 2011 | S1619 | A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 79–19 | Yea | |
| Oct 6, 2011 | S1619 | A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 62–38 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Oct 6, 2011 | S1619 | A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes. | On the Decision of the Chair | Decision of Chair Not Sustained | 48–51 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 11, 2011 | PN350 | Jane Margaret Triche-Milazzo, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 98–0 | Yea | |
| Oct 11, 2011 | S1619 | A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 63–35 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Oct 11, 2011 | S1660 | 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. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 50–49 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 12, 2011 | HR3080 | A bill to implement the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 83–15 | Yea | |
| Oct 12, 2011 | HR3079 | A bill to implement the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 77–22 | Yea | |
| Oct 12, 2011 | HR3078 | A bill to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 66–33 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 13, 2011 | PN375 | Alison J. Nathan, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 48–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 13, 2011 | PN399 | Susan Owens Hickey, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 83–8 | Yea | |
| Oct 17, 2011 | PN11 | Cathy Bissoon, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 82–3 | Yea | |
| Oct 18, 2011 | HR2112 | To prohibit funding for Operation Fast and Furious or similar "gun walking" programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 99–0 | Yea | |
| Oct 18, 2011 | HR2112 | To eliminate funding for the trade adjustment assistance for firms program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–55 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 19, 2011 | PN30 | Robert David Mariani, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 82–17 | Yea | |
| Oct 19, 2011 | HR2112 | 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. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 59–39 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 20, 2011 | PN154 | Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 64–36 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Oct 20, 2011 | HR2112 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 45–55 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 20, 2011 | HR2112 | To establish the National Criminal Justice Commission. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 57–43 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 20, 2011 | HR2112 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 55–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 20, 2011 | HR2112 | To ensure accountability in Federal grant programs administered by the Department of Justice. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 46–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 20, 2011 | PN677 | John Edgar Bryson, of California, to be Secretary of Commerce | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 74–26 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Oct 20, 2011 | S1723 | A bill to provide for teacher and first responder stabilization. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 50–50 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 20, 2011 | S1726 | A bill to repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 57–43 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 20, 2011 | HR2112 | To reestablish the maximum aggregate amount permitted to be provided by the taxpayers to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–57 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 20, 2011 | HR2112 | To extend loan limits for programs of the government-sponsored enterprises, the Federal Housing Administration, and the Veterans Affairs Administration, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 60–38 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 20, 2011 | HR2112 | To increase funding for the emergency conservation program and the emergency watershed protection program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 58–41 | Nay | Nay |
| Oct 20, 2011 | HR2112 | To prohibit the use of funds to allow categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–58 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 21, 2011 | HR2112 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 84–15 | Yea | |
| Oct 21, 2011 | HR2112 | To end payments to landlords who are endangering the lives of children and needy families. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 59–40 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 21, 2011 | HR2112 | To end lending schemes that force taxpayers to repay the loans of delinquent developers and bailout failed or poorly planned local projects. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 73–26 | Yea | |
| Oct 21, 2011 | HR2112 | To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution of enemy combatants in Article III courts of the United States. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 47–52 | Yea | Yea |
| Oct 21, 2011 | HR2112 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 82–16 | Yea | |
| Oct 31, 2011 | PN511 | Stephen A. Higginson, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 88–0 | Yea | |
| Nov 1, 2011 | HR2112 | To reduce funding for the Rural Development Agency. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 13–85 | Nay | |
| Nov 1, 2011 | HR2112 | To reallocate 10 percent of the amounts appropriated for capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure from transportation enhancement activities to the highway bridge program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 38–60 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 1, 2011 | HR2112 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 1, 2011 | HR2112 | To eliminate funding for the Small Community Air Service Development Program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–57 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 1, 2011 | HR2112 | 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. | On the Motion to Recommit | Motion to Recommit Rejected | 39–60 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 1, 2011 | HR2112 | 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 69–30 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 3, 2011 | S1769 | A bill to put workers back on the job while rebuilding and modernizing America. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 51–49 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 3, 2011 | S1786 | 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. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 47–53 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 3, 2011 | PN261 | Scott Wesley Skavdahl, of Wyoming, to be United States District Judge for the District of Wyoming | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–0 | Yea | |
| Nov 7, 2011 | HR674 | 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. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 94–1 | Yea | |
| Nov 8, 2011 | PN856 | Evan Jonathan Wallach, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 99–0 | Yea | |
| Nov 10, 2011 | SJRES6 | A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 46–52 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 10, 2011 | SJRES27 | 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. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 41–56 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 10, 2011 | HR674 | To provide American jobs through economic growth. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 40–56 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 10, 2011 | HR674 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 94–1 | Yea | |
| Nov 10, 2011 | HR674 | 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 95–0 | Yea | |
| Nov 10, 2011 | HR2354 | A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 81–14 | Yea | |
| Nov 15, 2011 | PN398 | Sharon L. Gleason, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 87–8 | Yea | |
| Nov 15, 2011 | PN469 | Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 89–6 | Yea | |
| Nov 17, 2011 | HR2112 | 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. | On the Conference Report | Conference Report Agreed to | 70–30 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 28, 2011 | PN465 | Christopher Droney, of Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 88–0 | Yea | |
| Nov 29, 2011 | S1867 | To revise the provisions relating to detainee matters. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 38–60 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 29, 2011 | S1867 | To repeal the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 30–67 | Nay | |
| Nov 30, 2011 | S1867 | 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. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 88–12 | Yea | |
| Dec 1, 2011 | S1867 | To clarify the applicability of requirements for military custody with respect to detainees. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 45–55 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 1, 2011 | S1867 | To limit the authority of the Armed Forces to detain citizens of the United States under section 1031. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 45–55 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 1, 2011 | S1867 | Of a perfecting nature. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 99–1 | Yea | |
| Dec 1, 2011 | S1867 | To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to the financial sector of Iran, including the Central Bank of Iran. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 100–0 | Yea | |
| Dec 1, 2011 | S1867 | 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. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–59 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 1, 2011 | S1867 | 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 93–7 | Yea | |
| Dec 1, 2011 | S1917 | A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 51–49 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 1, 2011 | S1931 | A bill to provide civilian payroll tax relief, to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 20–78 | Yea | |
| Dec 5, 2011 | PN470 | Edgardo Ramos, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 89–0 | Yea | |
| Dec 6, 2011 | PN5 | Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 54–45 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 8, 2011 | PN784 | Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection for a term of five years | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 53–45 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 8, 2011 | S1944 | A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 50–48 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 8, 2011 | S1931 | A bill to provide civilian payroll tax relief, to reduce the Federal budget deficit, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 22–76 | Yea | |
| Dec 12, 2011 | PN113 | Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic (Recess Appointment) | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 70–16 | Yea | |
| Dec 12, 2011 | PN267 | Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 49–37 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 14, 2011 | SJRES24 | Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | On the Joint Resolution | Joint Resolution Defeated | 21–79 | Nay | |
| Dec 14, 2011 | SJRES10 | Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | On the Joint Resolution | Joint Resolution Defeated | 47–53 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 15, 2011 | HR1540 | 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. | On the Conference Report | Conference Report Agreed to | 86–13 | Yea | |
| Dec 15, 2011 | PN555 | Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 95–3 | Yea | |
| Dec 17, 2011 | HR3630 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 89–10 | Yea | |
| Dec 17, 2011 | HR3672 | A bill making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 72–27 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 17, 2011 | HCONRES94 | A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of H.R. 3672. | On the Concurrent Resolution | Concurrent Resolution Rejected | 43–56 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 17, 2011 | HR2055 | 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. | On the Conference Report | Conference Report Agreed to | 67–32 | Nay | Nay |
| Jan 23, 2012 | PN468 | John M. Gerrard, of Nebraska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 74–16 | Yea | |
| Jan 26, 2012 | HJRES98 | 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 January 12, 2012. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 44–52 | Yea | Yea |
| Jan 30, 2012 | S2038 | An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 93–2 | Yea | |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To require Members of Congress to certify that they are not trading using material, non-public information. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 37–61 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To prohibit executive branch appointees or staff holding positions that give them oversight, rule-making, loan or grant-making abilities over industries or companies in which they or their spouse have a significant financial interest. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 48–51 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To extend the STOCK Act to ensure that the reporting requirements set forth in the STOCK Act apply to the executive branch and independent agencies. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 81–18 | Nay | |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To extend the STOCK Act to ensure that the reporting requirements set forth in the STOCK Act apply to the executive branch and independent agencies. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 58–41 | Yea | Yea |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To prohibit earmarks. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 40–59 | Yea | Yea |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To prohibit unauthorized earmarks. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 26–73 | Yea | |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To prevent the creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 60–39 | Yea | Yea |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To express the sense of the Senate that the Senate should pass a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution that limits the number of terms a Member of Congress may serve. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 24–75 | Yea | |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To require disclosure of political intelligence activities under Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 60–39 | Yea | |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | To prohibit financial conflicts of interest by Senators and staff. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 26–73 | Nay | |
| Feb 2, 2012 | S2038 | An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 96–3 | Yea | |
| Feb 6, 2012 | HR658 | A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes. | On the Conference Report | Conference Report Agreed to | 75–20 | Yea | |
| Feb 9, 2012 | PN524 | Cathy Ann Bencivengo, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 90–6 | Yea | |
| Feb 9, 2012 | S1813 | A bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 85–11 | Yea | |
| Feb 13, 2012 | PN864 | Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 89–5 | Yea | |
| Feb 15, 2012 | PN864 | Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 94–5 | Yea | |
| Feb 17, 2012 | S1813 | Of a perfecting nature. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 54–42 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 17, 2012 | PN632 | Jesse M. Furman, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 62–34 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 17, 2012 | HR3630 | A bill to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes. | On the Conference Report | Conference Report Agreed to | 60–36 | Nay | Nay |
| Feb 27, 2012 | PN631 | Margo Kitsy Brodie, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 86–2 | Not Voting | |
| Mar 1, 2012 | S1813 | To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of specific items and services. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 51–48 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 6, 2012 | S1813 | Of a perfecting nature. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 52–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 6, 2012 | PN634 | Mary Elizabeth Phillips, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 95–2 | Yea | |
| Mar 6, 2012 | PN736 | Thomas Owen Rice, of Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 93–4 | Yea | |
| Mar 8, 2012 | S1813 | To provide for an extension of the Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2010-2015. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 8, 2012 | S1813 | To reauthorize for 1 year the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and to provide full funding for the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program for 1 year, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 82–16 | Yea | |
| Mar 8, 2012 | S1813 | To provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 52–46 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 8, 2012 | S1813 | To prevent the creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 52–46 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 8, 2012 | S1813 | To provide for the restoration of the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of Gulf Coast States and to provide funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 76–22 | Yea | |
| Mar 8, 2012 | S1813 | To ensure the expeditious processing of Keystone XL permit applications consistent with current law, prohibit the export of crude oil produced in Canada and transported by the Keystone XL pipeline and related facilities unless the prohibition is waived by the President, and require the use of United States iron, steel, and manufactured goods in the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and related facilities with certain exceptions. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 33–65 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 8, 2012 | S1813 | To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide for environmental protection and government oversight. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 56–42 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 8, 2012 | S1813 | A bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 66–31 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To return to the individual States maximum discretionary authority and fiscal responsibility for all elements of the national surface transportation systems that are not within the direct purview of the Federal Government. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 30–67 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To remove privatized highways from consideration in apportioning highway funding among States. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 50–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | Of a perfecting nature. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–57 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To prevent a tax increase on American businesses and to provide certainty to job creators by extending certain expiring tax credits relating to energy. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 49–49 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 26–72 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain tax credits relating to energy, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 51–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To modify the apportionment formula to ensure that the percentage of apportioned funds received by a State is the same as the percentage of total gas taxes paid by the State. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 28–70 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To free States to spend gas taxes on their transportation priorities. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 30–68 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To lower the FY13 discretionary budget authority cap as set in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 by $11,000,000,000 in order to offset the general fund transfers to the Highway Trust Fund. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 40–58 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 13, 2012 | S1813 | To allow States to permit nonhighway uses in rest areas along any highway. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 12–86 | Yea | |
| Mar 14, 2012 | S1813 | To express the sense of the Senate that Federal agencies should ensure that all applicable environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements under Federal law are completed on an expeditious basis after a disaster or emergency. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 76–20 | Yea | |
| Mar 14, 2012 | S1813 | To permit emergency exemptions from compliance with certain laws for highway construction projects. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 42–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Mar 14, 2012 | S1813 | A bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 74–22 | Nay | |
| Mar 15, 2012 | PN566 | Gina Marie Groh, of West Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 95–2 | Yea | |
| Mar 15, 2012 | PN786 | Michael Walter Fitzgerald, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of California | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 91–6 | Yea | |
| Mar 20, 2012 | HR3606 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 54–45 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 20, 2012 | HR3606 | To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 55–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 21, 2012 | HR3606 | A bill to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 76–22 | Yea | |
| Mar 22, 2012 | HR3606 | To amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 64–35 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 22, 2012 | HR3606 | A bill to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 73–26 | Yea | |
| Mar 22, 2012 | S2038 | An original bill to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 96–3 | Yea | |
| Mar 22, 2012 | PN735 | David Nuffer, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–2 | Yea | |
| Mar 22, 2012 | PN857 | Ronnie Abrams, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–2 | Yea | |
| Mar 26, 2012 | S2204 | A bill to eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy and energy conservation. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 92–4 | Yea | |
| Mar 27, 2012 | S1789 | A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 51–46 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 28, 2012 | PN865 | Miranda Du, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 59–39 | Nay | Nay |
| Mar 28, 2012 | PN633 | Susie Morgan, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 96–1 | Yea | |
| Mar 29, 2012 | S2204 | A bill to eliminate unnecessary tax subsidies and promote renewable energy and energy conservation. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 51–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 16, 2012 | PN919 | Stephanie Dawn Thacker, of West Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 91–3 | Yea | |
| Apr 16, 2012 | S2230 | A bill to reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 51–45 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 17, 2012 | S1789 | A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 74–22 | Yea | |
| Apr 23, 2012 | PN986 | Brian C. Wimes, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 92–1 | Yea | |
| Apr 24, 2012 | SJRES36 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 45–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 24, 2012 | S1789 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 62–37 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 24, 2012 | S1789 | To establish the Commission on Postal Reorganization. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 30–69 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 24, 2012 | S1789 | To achieve long-term cost-savings by allowing the Postmaster General to reduce the postal workforce through mandatory retirements for eligible employees. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 33–65 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 24, 2012 | S1789 | To strike the limitations on changes to mail delivery schedule, with an offset. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 43–56 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 24, 2012 | S1789 | To provide appropriate workers compensation for Federal employees. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 46–53 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 24, 2012 | S1789 | To improve the bill. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 29–70 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Apr 24, 2012 | S1789 | To allow supervisory and other managerial organizations to participate in the planning and development of changes in, or termination of, pay policies and schedules and fringe benefit programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 57–42 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 24, 2012 | S1789 | To end the mailbox use monopoly. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 35–64 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Apr 25, 2012 | S1789 | To extend the moratorium on the closing and consolidation of postal facilities or post offices, stations, or branches. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 43–53 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 25, 2012 | S1789 | To establish a pilot program to test alternative methods for the delivery of postal services. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 35–64 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Apr 25, 2012 | S1789 | To prohibit employees of the United States Postal Service from engaging in collective bargaining. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 23–76 | Nay | |
| Apr 25, 2012 | S1789 | To maintain current delivery time for market-dominant products. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–54 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 25, 2012 | S1789 | To provide protections for postal workers with respect to their right not to subsidize union nonrepresentational activities. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 46–53 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 25, 2012 | S1789 | A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 62–37 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 26, 2012 | PN920 | Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 97–2 | Yea | |
| Apr 26, 2012 | S1925 | To provide Debbie Smith grants for auditing sexual assault evidence backlogs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 57–41 | Nay | Nay |
| Apr 26, 2012 | S1925 | To amend title 18 of the United States Code and other provisions of law to strengthen provisions of the Violence Against Women Act and improve justice for crime victims. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 50–48 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 26, 2012 | S1925 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 37–62 | Yea | Yea |
| Apr 26, 2012 | S1925 | A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 68–31 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| May 7, 2012 | PN985 | Jacqueline H. Nguyen, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 91–3 | Yea | |
| May 8, 2012 | S2343 | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 52–45 | Nay | Nay |
| May 14, 2012 | PN1118 | John J. Tharp, Jr., of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 86–1 | Yea | |
| May 15, 2012 | HR2072 | To phase out the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States and to require the President to initiate negotiations with other major exporting countries to end subsidized export financing programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 12–86 | Nay | |
| May 15, 2012 | HR2072 | To prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financing to a person or for a project in a country the government or central bank of which holds debt instruments of the United States. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 9–89 | Nay | |
| May 15, 2012 | HR2072 | To require the Export-Import Bank of the United States to provide financing only for transactions subsidized by export credit agencies of other countries or for which private sector financing is unavailable or prohibitively expensive and to require the Bank to maintain a ratio of capital to the outstanding principal balance of loans and loan guarantees of not less than 10 percent. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 36–62 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| May 15, 2012 | HR2072 | To clarify the requirement that the Export-Import Bank of the United States not make or guarantee loans that are subordinate to other loans, to restrict financing of certain fossil fuel projects in foreign countries, and to prohibit financing of renewable energy products manufactured in foreign countries. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 37–61 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| May 15, 2012 | HR2072 | To prohibit an increase in the lending authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States to more than $100,000,000,000 until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies that the Secretary has initiated international negotiations to eliminate export financing programs and to prohibit an increase in that lending authority to more than $120,000,000,000 until a multilateral agreement to eliminate export financing programs has been completed. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 35–63 | Yea | Yea |
| May 15, 2012 | HR2072 | A bill to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 78–20 | Yea | |
| May 16, 2012 | SCONRES41 | A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 0–99 | Nay | |
| May 16, 2012 | HCONRES112 | A concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 41–58 | Yea | Yea |
| May 16, 2012 | SCONRES37 | A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 42–57 | Yea | Yea |
| May 16, 2012 | SCONRES42 | A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2022. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 16–83 | Nay | |
| May 16, 2012 | SCONRES44 | A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 17–82 | Nay | |
| May 17, 2012 | PN1225 | Jeremy C. Stein, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2004 | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 70–24 | Nay | Nay |
| May 17, 2012 | PN1226 | Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for the unexpired term of fourteen years from February 1, 2000 | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 74–21 | Yea | |
| May 21, 2012 | PN1049 | Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 61–34 | Nay | Nay |
| May 24, 2012 | S3187 | To provide substantial savings in health care costs to the Federal government and consumers by fostering competition among generic pharmaceutical manufacturers and ensuring that anti-competitive "pay-for-delay" settlements between brand-name and generic pharmaceutical manufacturers do not block generic drugs from entering the market. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 28–67 | Nay | |
| May 24, 2012 | S3187 | To prohibit approval by the Food and Drug Administration of genetically engineered fish unless the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration concurs with such approval. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 46–50 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| May 24, 2012 | S3187 | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning claims about the effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and disease, to prohibit employees of the Food and Drug Administration from carrying firearms and making arrests without warrants, and to adjust the mens rea of certain prohibited acts under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to knowing and willful. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 78–15 | Yea | |
| May 24, 2012 | S3187 | To allow the importation by individuals of safe and affordable drugs from Canada. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 43–54 | Nay | Nay |
| May 24, 2012 | S3187 | To revoke the exclusivity of certain entities that are responsible for violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the False Claims Act, and other certain laws. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 9–88 | Nay | |
| May 24, 2012 | S3187 | To require manufacturers of dietary supplements to register dietary supplement products with the Food and Drug Administration. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 77–20 | Yea | |
| May 24, 2012 | S3187 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 96–1 | Yea | |
| May 24, 2012 | S2343 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 34–62 | Yea | Yea |
| May 24, 2012 | S2343 | A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Defeated | 51–43 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 4, 2012 | PN1131 | Timothy S. Hillman, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 88–1 | Not Voting | |
| Jun 5, 2012 | S3220 | A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 52–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 6, 2012 | PN525 | Jeffrey J. Helmick, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 62–36 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Jun 7, 2012 | S3240 | An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 90–8 | Yea | |
| Jun 11, 2012 | PN1104 | Andrew David Hurwitz, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 60–31 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 13, 2012 | S3240 | To phase out the Federal sugar program. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 50–46 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 13, 2012 | S3240 | To empower States with programmatic flexibility and predictability to administer a supplemental nutrition assistance block grant program under which, at the request of a State agency, eligible households within the State may receive an adequate, or more nutritious, diet. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 65–33 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Jun 14, 2012 | PN267 | Mari Carmen Aponte, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 62–37 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 18, 2012 | PN349 | Mary Geiger Lewis, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 64–27 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To improve the program of value-added agricultural producer grants. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 38–61 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To require Federal milk marketing order reform. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 66–33 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To provide payment limitations for marketing loan gains and loan deficiency payments. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 75–24 | Yea | |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To strengthen rural communities and foster the next generation of farmers and ranchers. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 55–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To limit categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program to those who receive cash assistance. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 43–56 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To encourage the purchase of pulse crop products for school meals programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 58–41 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To end the State bonus payments for administering the supplemental nutrition assistance programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–58 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To require more frequent dairy reporting. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 73–26 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To establish an average adjusted gross income limitation of $250,000 for all payments and benefits under the Farm Bill. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 15–84 | Yea | |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To provide that any cooperative organization or other entity that receives a business and industry direct or guaranteed loan for a wind energy project is ineligible for any other Federal benefit, assistance, or incentive for the project. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 33–66 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To require a study into the feasibility of an insurance product that covers food safety recalls. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 76–23 | Yea | |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To eliminate the organic certification cost share assistance program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 42–57 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To strike a reduction in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and increase funding for the fresh fruit and vegetable program, with an offset that limits crop insurance reimbursements to providers. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 33–66 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To maintain funding at current levels for programs providing access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 45–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To prohibit the Secretary from making loan guarantees. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 14–84 | Nay | |
| Jun 19, 2012 | S3240 | To prohibit mandatory or compulsory check off programs. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 20–79 | Nay | |
| Jun 20, 2012 | SJRES37 | A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Rejected | 46–53 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To require the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation to provide crop insurance for organic crops under similar terms and conditions to crop insurance provided for other crops. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 63–36 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To eliminate the authority of the Secretary to increase the amount of grants provided to eligible entities relating to providing access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–55 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To reduce funding for the market access program and to prohibit the use of funds for reality television shows, wine tastings, animal spa products, and cat or dog food. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 30–69 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To limit subsidies for millionaires. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 62–37 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To prohibit assistance to North Korea under title II of the Food for Peace Act unless the President issues a national interest waiver. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 59–40 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To prohibit assistance to North Korea under title II of the Food for Peace Act. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 43–56 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To increase the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the designation of treatment areas. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 77–22 | Nay | |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To repeal the forest legacy program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 21–77 | Nay | |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To repeal the conservation stewardship program and the conservation reserve program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 15–84 | Nay | |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To provide for emergency food assistance, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 35–63 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To eliminate biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 36–63 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To reform the sugar program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 46–53 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Recommit | Motion to Recommit Rejected | 29–70 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 40–59 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To ensure that extras in film and television who bring personal, common domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary regulations and to prohibit attendance at an animal fighting venture. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 88–11 | Yea | |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To establish highly erodible land and wetland conservation compliance requirements for the Federal crop insurance program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 52–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To limit the amount of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on behalf of any person or legal entity with an average adjusted gross income in excess of $750,000, with a delayed application of the limitation until completion of a study on the effects of the limitation. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–55 | Nay | Yea (against) |
| Jun 20, 2012 | S3240 | To limit the amount of premium subsidy provided by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation on behalf of any person or legal entity with an average adjusted gross income in excess of $750,000 with a delayed application of the limitation until completion of a study on the effects of the limitation. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 66–33 | Yea | |
| Jun 21, 2012 | S3240 | Of a perfecting nature. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 47–48 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 21, 2012 | S3240 | To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from conducting aerial surveillance to inspect agricultural operations or to record images of agricultural operations. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 56–43 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 21, 2012 | S3240 | To reduce unnecessary paperwork burdens on community water systems. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 58–41 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 21, 2012 | S3240 | To permit States to require that any food, beverage, or other edible product offered for sale have a label on indicating that the food, beverage, or other edible product contains a genetically engineered ingredient. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 26–73 | Nay | |
| Jun 21, 2012 | S3240 | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions, and to provide for the return of previously distributed funds for deficit reduction. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 95–4 | Yea | |
| Jun 21, 2012 | S3240 | To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay higher wages to their employees. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 45–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Jun 21, 2012 | S3240 | An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 64–35 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 21, 2012 | S1940 | An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 96–2 | Yea | |
| Jun 25, 2012 | S3187 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 89–3 | Yea | |
| Jun 26, 2012 | PN1132 | Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 92–3 | Yea | |
| Jun 26, 2012 | S3187 | A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes. | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 92–4 | Yea | |
| Jun 29, 2012 | HR4348 | Amended during conference: "An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes." | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 72–22 | Nay | |
| Jun 29, 2012 | HR4348 | Amended during conference: "An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes." | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 66–28 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Jun 29, 2012 | HR4348 | Amended during conference: "An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes." | On the Motion | Motion Agreed to | 63–30 | Nay | Nay |
| Jun 29, 2012 | HR4348 | Amended during conference: "An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes." | On the Conference Report | Conference Report Agreed to | 74–19 | Nay | |
| Jul 10, 2012 | PN1196 | John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 94–2 | Yea | |
| Jul 10, 2012 | S2237 | A bill to provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional year, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 80–14 | Yea | |
| Jul 12, 2012 | S2237 | Of a perfecting nature. | On the Motion to Table | Motion to Table Agreed to | 73–24 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Jul 12, 2012 | S2237 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 57–41 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 12, 2012 | S2237 | A bill to provide a temporary income tax credit for increased payroll and extend bonus depreciation for an additional year, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 53–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 16, 2012 | PN1197 | Kevin McNulty, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 91–3 | Yea | |
| Jul 16, 2012 | S3369 | A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 51–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 17, 2012 | S3369 | A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 53–45 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 19, 2012 | S3364 | A bill to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | 56–42 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 23, 2012 | PN1203 | Michael A. Shipp, of New Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 91–1 | Yea | |
| Jul 25, 2012 | S3412 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 45–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Jul 25, 2012 | S3412 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief to middle-class families. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 51–48 | Nay | Nay |
| Jul 26, 2012 | S3414 | A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 84–11 | Yea | |
| Jul 30, 2012 | PN1201 | Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 56–34 | Nay | Nay |
| Aug 2, 2012 | S3414 | A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 52–46 | Nay | Nay |
| Aug 2, 2012 | S3326 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 40–58 | Yea | Yea |
| Aug 2, 2012 | PN1123 | Gershwin A. Drain, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 55–41 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 10, 2012 | PN1342 | Stephanie Marie Rose, of Iowa, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 89–1 | Not Voting | |
| Sep 11, 2012 | S3457 | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 95–1 | Yea | |
| Sep 12, 2012 | S3457 | A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 84–8 | Yea | |
| Sep 19, 2012 | S3457 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 58–40 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 19, 2012 | HJRES117 | A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 76–22 | Yea | |
| Sep 20, 2012 | HJRES117 | A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 67–31 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Sep 22, 2012 | S3576 | A bill to provide limitations on United States assistance, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Defeated | 10–81 | Nay | |
| Sep 22, 2012 | SJRES41 | A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the nuclear program of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. | On the Joint Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed | 90–1 | Yea | |
| Sep 22, 2012 | HJRES117 | A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 62–30 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 22, 2012 | HJRES117 | A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. | On the Joint Resolution | Joint Resolution Passed | 62–30 | Nay | Nay |
| Sep 22, 2012 | S3525 | A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 84–7 | Yea | |
| Nov 13, 2012 | S3525 | A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 92–5 | Yea | |
| Nov 14, 2012 | S3414 | A bill to enhance the security and resiliency of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Rejected | 51–47 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 15, 2012 | S3525 | A bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 84–12 | Yea | |
| Nov 26, 2012 | S3525 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 50–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 27, 2012 | TREATYDOC1127 | The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13, 2006, and signed by the United States of America on June 30, 2009 (the "Convention") | On the Motion to Proceed | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 61–36 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 28, 2012 | S3254 | To strike section 313, relating to a limitation on the availability of funds for the procurement of alternative fuel. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 62–37 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 28, 2012 | S3254 | To improve the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 85–11 | Yea | |
| Nov 29, 2012 | S3254 | To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan to reduce the current backlog of veterans claims. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 95–0 | Yea | |
| Nov 29, 2012 | S3254 | To strike the prohibition on biofuel refinery construction. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 54–41 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 29, 2012 | S3254 | To express the sense of Congress on the accelerated transition of United States combat and military and security operations to the Government of Afghanistan. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 62–33 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 29, 2012 | S3254 | To provide for certain treatment of autism under the TRICARE program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 66–29 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 29, 2012 | S3254 | To prohibit the use of funds for the transfer or release of certain individuals from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 54–41 | Yea | Yea |
| Nov 29, 2012 | S3254 | To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 67–29 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 30, 2012 | S3254 | To ensure sufficient sizing of the civilian and contract services workforces of the Department of Defense. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–53 | Nay | Nay |
| Nov 30, 2012 | S3254 | To enhance sanctions imposed with respect to Iran. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 94–0 | Yea | |
| Nov 30, 2012 | S3254 | To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 58–34 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 3, 2012 | PN1381 | Paul William Grimm, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 92–1 | Yea | |
| Dec 3, 2012 | S3254 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 93–0 | Yea | |
| Dec 4, 2012 | TREATYDOC1127 | The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13, 2006, and signed by the United States of America on June 30, 2009 (the "Convention") | On the Resolution of Ratification | Resolution of Ratification Rejected | 61–38 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 4, 2012 | S3254 | To require a report on military activities to deny or significantly degrade the use of air power against civilian and opposition groups in Syria. | On the Amendment | Amendment Agreed to | 92–6 | Yea | |
| Dec 4, 2012 | S3254 | An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 98–0 | Yea | |
| Dec 5, 2012 | PN1341 | Michael P. Shea, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 72–23 | Yea | Nay (against) |
| Dec 6, 2012 | HR6156 | A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 92–4 | Yea | |
| Dec 6, 2012 | PN1383 | Mark E. Walker, of Florida, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 94–0 | Yea | |
| Dec 11, 2012 | S3637 | A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes. | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 76–20 | Yea | |
| Dec 11, 2012 | PN1405 | John E. Dowdell, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 95–0 | Yea | |
| Dec 13, 2012 | S3637 | A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program, and for other purposes. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 50–42 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 13, 2012 | PN1556 | Lorna G. Schofield, of New York, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 91–0 | Yea | |
| Dec 21, 2012 | HR4310 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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. | On the Conference Report | Conference Report Agreed to | 81–14 | Yea | |
| Dec 21, 2012 | HR1 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Cloture Motion | Cloture Motion Agreed to | 91–1 | Yea | |
| Dec 21, 2012 | HR1 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 57–34 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 27, 2012 | HR5949 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 38–52 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 27, 2012 | HR5949 | To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 37–54 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 27, 2012 | HR5949 | To ensure adequate protection of the rights under the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 12–79 | Nay | |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR5949 | To require a report on the impact of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on the privacy of the people of the United States. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 43–52 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR5949 | A bill to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 73–23 | Yea | |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To provide for the approval of an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau in response to Super Typhoon Bopha. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 52–43 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To provide additional funds for wildland fire management. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 51–44 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To clarify cost-sharing requirements for certain Corps of Engineers activities. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 44–51 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To ensure funding for victims of Hurricane Sandy is not spent on tax cheats, deceased individuals, or fisheries outside of the affected area. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 35–60 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, and for other purposes. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 40–55 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To require merit-based and competitive awards of disaster recovery contracts. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 48–47 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To provide for the nonapplication of the Davis-Bacon Act in the case of projects funded under this Act. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 42–52 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To offset the cost of the bill and to put the spending on budget as regular spending and not emergency. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 3–91 | Nay | |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To strike funding for the emergency forest restoration program. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 46–49 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | To extend certain supplemental agriculture disaster assistance programs. | On the Motion | Motion Rejected | 55–40 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | In the nature of a substitute. | On the Amendment | Amendment Rejected | 41–54 | Yea | Yea |
| Dec 28, 2012 | HR1 | An act making appropriations for disaster relief for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes. | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 62–32 | Nay | Nay |
| Dec 30, 2012 | PN1354 | William Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 64–26 | Not Voting | Nay |
| Dec 30, 2012 | PN1064 | Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | On the Nomination | Nomination Confirmed | 69–24 | Not Voting | Nay |
| Jan 1, 2013 | HR8 | An act entitled the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012". | On Passage of the Bill | Bill Passed | 89–8 | Yea |
Sources
Where the roll calls above came from.
- Congressional roll-call votes · Voteview (UCLA)
- Roll call votes · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House
- Roll call votes · U.S. Senate
The source keys each vote to its own member id, not to this page. A term is listed here only where the member's name matches and an independent check agrees: an office in that chamber on Rob Portman's record, overlapping the term wherever the record dates it, or the same person already matched that way under another member id.