74/S1789 Allow the Postal Service to move to five-day delivery immediately. April 24. (29-70; 60 votes required for passage) L-2
82/S1789 Pass a bill reorganizing the U.S. Postal Service. April 25. (62-37; 60 votes required for passage) L-2
89/S2343 Invoke cloture on a bill extending a 3.4 percent interest rate on student loans. May 8. (52-45; 60 votes required for passage) C-3
98/HConRes112 Proceed to consideration of a House-passed budget resolution for fiscal 2013. May 16. (41-58) L-3
99/SConRes37 Proceed to consideration of a budget resolution for fiscal 2013 sponsored by Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., that promised to balance the budget in eight years. May 16. (42-57) L-3
100/SConRes42 Proceed to a budget resolution for fiscal 2013 sponsored by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., that would cut federal spending. May 16. (16-83) L-1
102/PN1225 Confirm Jeremy Stein to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. May 17. (70-24; 60 votes required for confirmation) L-2
103/PN1226 Confirm Jerome Powell to be a member of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System. May 17. (74-21; 60 votes required for confirmation) L-1
105/S3187 Foster competition among generic pharmaceutical manufacturers. May 24. (28-67; 60 votes required for passage) C-1
107/S3187 Table an amendment relaxing Food and Drug Administration regulation of vitamins, foods, and supplements. May 24. (78-15) L-1
113/S2343 Extend the reduced interest rate for Federal Direct Stafford Loans. May 24. (51-43; 60 votes required for passage) C-3
120/S3240 Table an amendment restricting the availability of food stamps. June 13. (65-33) L-3
126/S3240 Increase funding in the farm bill for rural business-development programs. June 19. (55-44) L-3
127/S3240 Stiffen eligibility standards for food-stamp recipients. June 19. (43-56) L-3
129/S3240 End state bonus payments for administering the food-stamp program. June 19. (41-58) L-3
131/S3240 Establish an average adjusted gross income limitation of $250,000 for all payments and benefits under the farm bill. June 19. (15-84) L-1
133/S3240 Require a study into the feasibility of an insurance product that covers food-safety recalls. June 19. (76-23) L-2
134/S3240 Eliminate assistance under the Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. June 19. (42-57) L-3
135/S3240 Strike a reduction in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and increase funding for the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. June 19. (33-66) C-1
136/S3240 Maintain funding at current levels for programs providing access to broadband telecommunications services in rural areas. June 19. (45-64) L-3
139/SJRes37 Proceed to consideration of a joint resolution disapproving an Environmental Protection Agency rule relating to emission standards for certain steam-generating units. June 20. (46-53) C-3
140/S3240 Require the Federal Crop Insurance Corp. to provide crop insurance for organic crops under similar terms and conditions to insurance provided for other crops. June 20. (63-36) L-3
143/S3240 Limit subsidies for millionaires in the farm bill. June 20. (62-37) C-2
147/S3240 Repeal the Forest Legacy Program. June 20. (21-77) L-2
150/S3240 Eliminate biorefinery, renewable chemical, and biobased product manufacturing assistance. June 20. (36-63) L-3
153/S3240 Remove food-stamp provisions from the farm bill and consider them as part of a separate bill. June 20. (40-59) L-3
160/S3240 Reduce paperwork requirements for community water systems. June 21. (58-41; 60 votes required for passage) L-2
171/HR4348 Waive budget rules for a bill authorizing federal highway programs. June 29. (63-30; 60 votes required for passage) L-3
172/HR4348 Approve a conference report on a bill authorizing federal highway programs. June 29. (74-19; 60 votes required for passage) L-2
176/S2237 Invoke cloture on a substitute bill providing tax credits for small businesses. July 12. (57-41; 60 votes required for cloture) C-3
183/S3412 Extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for one year for all income levels. July 25. (45-54) L-3
184/S3412 Pass a bill extending the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts for one year on taxable income up to $250,000 for joint filers and $200,000 for single filers. July 25. (51-48) L-3
193/S3457 Waive a point of order against a veterans’ job-training bill. Sept. 19. (58-40; 60 votes required for passage) C-3
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