Updated: December 19, 2008
Cloture Motion; Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Vote Rejected (52-35, 12 Not Voting) - The Senate failed to get the necessary sixty votes to move forward on this bill, which leaders intended to attach auto financing and restructuring legislation.
U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act - Vote Passed (86-13, 1 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this bill that would allow the U.S. to trade nuclear technology with India.
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (74-25, 1 Not Voting) - The Senate approved a bill authorizing the Treasury Department to spend up to $700 billion to purchase bad mortgage-backed securities from troubled financial institutions.
Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (93-2, 5 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this bill to extend tax incentives for “green” energy and exempt 21 million people from paying the Alternative Minimum Tax for 2008.
Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 - Vote Agreed to (78-12, 1 Present, 9 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this $600 billion bill over the weekend to fund the federal government through March 6, 2009.
National Defense Authorization Act - Vote Passed (88-8, 4 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this bill that authorizes defense spending, including a 3.9% pay raise for those serving in the military.
National Defense Authorization Act, FY 2009 - Vote Agreed to (83-0, 17 Not Voting) - The Senate voted to take up this bill authorizing defense spending for the next fiscal year.
College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 - Vote Agreed to (83-8, 1 Present, 8 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this bill to address rising tuition costs and remove obstacles that make it more difficult for students to attend college.
Foreclosure Prevention Act - Vote Agreed to (72-13, 15 Not Voting) - The Senate gave final approval to this housing-recovery package.
Veto Override; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act - Vote Passed (70-26, 4 Not Voting) - The Senate overrode the President's veto of a bill that cancels a scheduled 10.6 percent cut in Medicare physician payments.
U.S. Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act - Vote Passed (80-16, 4 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this bill to triple spending for President Bush's program to treat and prevent AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in foreign countries.
FISA Amendments Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (69-28, 3 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this bill to revise U.S. surveillance laws.
Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Vote Agreed to (69-30, 1 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this bill that stops a scheduled 10.6 percent Medicare physician payment cut.
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Vote Agreed to (63-5, 32 Not Voting) - The Senate passed its version of a housing-recovery package.
Agreeing to House Amendment to Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Vote Agreed to (79-16, 5 Not Voting) - The Senate approved the first of three parts of this housing package.
Cloture Motion; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 - Vote Agreed to (80-15, 5 Not Voting) - The Senate voted to take up this bill that would rewrite electronic surveillance laws and give legal immunity to telecommunication companies that provided intelligence-gatherers with customer information.
Cloture Motion; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Vote Rejected (58-40, 2 Not Voting) - The Senate failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to proceed to consideration of a bill that would cancel a scheduled cut in Medicare physician reimbursements.
Agreeing to House Amendments to Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 - Vote Agreed to (92-6, 2 Not Voting) The Senate agreed to the domestic component of a supplemental spending package that also funds military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Cloture Motion; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Vote Rejected (52-44, 4 Not Voting) - The Senate again failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to proceed to debate on this bill that extends a series of tax provisions.
Cloture Motion; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 - Vote Rejected (51-43, 6 Not Voting) - The Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed to move forward on this bill intended to provide energy price relief and prevent price gouging.
Cloture Motion; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 - Vote Rejected (50-44, 6 Not Voting) The Senate failed to reach the 60 votes necessary to proceed to a debate on this House bill that “patches” the alternative minimum tax and extends a series of tax provisions.
Cloture Motion; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Vote Rejected (54-39, 7 Not Voting) - The Senate did not get the necessary 60 votes to advance to debate on this Medicare bill.
Budget Resolution, FY2009 - Vote Agreed to (48-45, 2 Present, 5 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this federal budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2009.
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (77-15, 8 Not Voting) - The Senate again passed the Farm Bill, after a clerical error invalidated a previous vote, the President’s veto, and a veto override.
Cloture Motion; Amendment to Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 - Vote Rejected (48-36, 16 Not Voting) - The cloture vote to limit debate on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act failed to garner the necessary 60 votes.
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 - Vote Agreed to (75-22, 3 Not Voting) - With this vote, the Senate attached more than $10 billion in domestic spending to the $165 billion supplemental spending bill funding military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Overriding the Veto of the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (82-13, 1 Present, 4 Not Voting) - The Senate voted to override the President’s veto of the farm bill, but a clerical error will require the vote to be taken again.
Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act - Vote Passed (92-6, 2 Not Voting) - The Senate voted to reform and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, which maps America's floodplains and underwrites flood insurance for communities that adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations.
Food and Energy Security Act - Vote Agreed to (81-15, 4 Not Voting) - The Senate gave final approval to a $289 billion measure that would set agriculture policy for the next five years.
Cloture Motion: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Vote Rejected (49-42, 9 Not Voting) The Senate fell short of the sixty votes needed to end debate on this bill to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system.
Cloture Motion; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 - Vote Rejected (56-42, 2 Not Voting) - The Senate fell short of the sixty votes necessary to proceed to debate on H.R. 2831, a bill that effectively overturns a recent Supreme Court decision concerning pay discrimination litigation.
Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (96-1, 3 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this comprehensive veterans’ benefits bill, which includes a provision to provide a limited pension for Filipino World War II veterans.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (95-0, 5 Not Voting) - The Senate unanimously agreed to a measure that would prohibit employers and health insurance issuers from discriminating against individuals on the basis of their genetic information.
Ensign Amdt. to Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Vote Agreed to (88-8, 4 Not Voting) The Senate approved this amendment to the housing stimulus package, which would extend an estimated $6.6 billion in tax incentives to encourage renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (84-12, 4 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this stimulus bill that is intended to reduce home foreclosures.
Amendment to establish an earmark moratorium for FY2009 - Vote Rejected (29-71) - The Senate rejected an amendment to the 2009 budget resolution that would have placed a yearlong moratorium on earmarks, special spending requests used by members of Congress to fund projects in their districts.
Budget Resolution, FY2009 - Vote Agreed to (51-44, 1 Present, 4 Not Voting) - The Senate narrowly approved this budget resolution for fiscal year 2009.
Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Vote Passed (79-13, 8 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this legislation granting more funding and authority to the Consumer Product Safety Commission and requiring mandatory testing of consumer products for children.
Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 - Vote Passed (83-10, 7 Not Voting) -- The Senate passed this bill to revise and extend the Indian health care program.
FISA Amendments Act of 2007 - Vote Passed (68-29, 3 Not Voting) - The Senate passed this intelligence bill that would revise U.S. surveillance laws and grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the government conduct warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens.
Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 - Vote Passed (81-16, 3 Not Voting) - The bipartisan economic stimulus package passed the Senate last week, with the chamber opting to amend this House bill rather than pass its own.
FISA Amendments Act of 2007 - Vote Rejected (48-45, 7 Not Voting) - The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to end debate on this intelligence surveillance bill.
National Defense Authorization Act, FY2008 - Vote Passed (91-3, 6 Not Voting) - The Senate approved a modified version of the defense authorization bill, which addressed concerns that caused President Bush to unexpectedly veto the original bill last month.