VOTES IN SENATE see also Senate

Addresses

Filibuster and Its Consequences: Robert C. Byrd (2010), S5650 [11JY]

Orientation of New Senators: Robert C. Byrd (1996), S5649 [11JY]

Amendments

Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations (S. Res. 15), S295 [24JA]

Articles and editorials

Back to the Future on Filibuster Reform, S251 [24JA]

Chance To Fix the Senate, S28 [22JA]

Ending Filibuster Abuse, S250 [24JA]

Filibuster in Need of Major Overhaul, S249 [24JA]

Filibuster Reform—We Need It Now, S29 [22JA]

Filibuster Rules Must Change and Lawmakers Need To Get Back to Work, S251 [24JA]

Get Senate Out of Its Own Way, S250 [24JA]

Go Nuclear on the Filibuster, S250 [24JA]

Power Grab Behind the Crocodile Tears, Democrats Try To Change the Rules When They Can’t Get Their Way, S5764 [18JY]

Senate Filibuster, S250 [24JA]

Time Has Come To End Senate Logjam, S249 [24JA]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: constitutional amendment to require two-thirds votes in the House and Senate to increase the statutory limit on the public debt (see H.J. Res. 57), H5344 [1AU]

Public debt: establish a timely and expeditious process for voting on the statutory debt ceiling (see S. 57), S43 [22JA]

Senate Rules: improve debate and consideration of legislative matters (see S. Res. 16), S285 [24JA]

——— improve debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations (see S. Res. 15), S285 [24JA]

——— permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased (see S. Res. 7), S13 [3JA]

——— provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate (see S. Res. 5), S13 [3JA]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (see S. Res. 4), S13 [3JA]

Excerpts

‘‘Good Fight,’’ Senator Reid, S4538–S4540 [18JN]

Letters

Reform filibuster rules to improve daily process: Robert C. Byrd (2010), S8442 [21NO]

Lists

Examples of changes in precedent on application of Senate Rules by simple majority vote, S5659 [11JY]

Presidential nominations not confirmed after a failed cloture vote, S8319 [20NO]

Proposals

Bipartisan proposal to reform Senate procedures, S260 [24JA]

Recorded

Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 954): Cantwell amendment (allow Indian tribes to participate in certain soil and water conservation programs), S3636 [21MY]

——— cloture motion, S3976 [6JN]

——— Durbin amendment (limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer), S3820 [23MY]

——— enact, S4052 [10JN]

——— Feinstein amendment (prohibit payment of crop insurance premiums for tobacco), S3816 [23MY]

——— Gillibrand amendment (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding through reductions in crop insurance reimbursements to providers), S3647 [21MY]

——— Hagan amendment (reduce fraud and maintain program integrity in the crop insurance program), S3819 [23MY]

——— Inhofe amendment (repeal Dept. of Agriculture nutrition entitlement programs and establish food stamp block grant program), S3716 [22MY]

——— Leahy amendment (establish a pilot program for ultra-high-speed Internet in rural areas), S4051 [10JN]

——— Moran amendment (require research and development relative to crop insurance for alfalfa and report on results of such study), S3901 [3JN]

——— Roberts amendment (improve and extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), S3647 [21MY]

——— Sanders amendment (allow States to require labels on any food, beverage, or other edible products sold that contain, or are produced with, a genetically engineered material), S3797 [23MY]

——— Shaheen amendment (reform sugar price support program), S3746 [22MY]

American Family Economic Protection Act (S. 388): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S991 [28FE]

Bipartisan Budget Act (H.J. Res. 59): cloture motion on House amemdment, S8872 [17DE]

——— House amendment, S8957 [18DE]

——— Sessions motion to table motion to concur in House amendment, S8898 [17DE]

Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act (H.R. 1911): enact, S5894 [24JY]

——— Reed amendment (establish interest rate caps on student loans through surtax on individuals making over a certain amount), S5892 [24JY]

——— Sanders amendment (set sunset date), S5892 [24JY]

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744): cloture motion, S5330 [27JN]

——— cloture motion on Leahy amendment (prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence until deployment of border strategy and other conditions), S5012 [24JN]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S4086 [11JN]

——— cloture motion on substitute amendment, S5216 [26JN]

——— enact, S5356 [27JN]

——— Heller amendment (include Nevada in Southern Border Security Commission), S4661 [19JN]

——— Leahy amendment (prohibit granting of lawful permanent residence until deployment of border strategy and other conditions), S5215 [26JN]

——— Leahy amendment (substitute), S5330 [27JN]

——— Leahy motion to waive Budget Act, S5215 [26JN]

——— Lee amendment (require fast-track congressional approval of border security strategies before processing certain immigrant applications), S4660 [19JN]

——— Manchin amendment (limit taxpayer-funded salaries of Government contractors involved in border security), S4660 [19JN]

——— motion to proceed, S4093 [11JN]

——— Reid motion to table Cornyn amendment (develop a comprehensive strategy to gain and maintain operational control of the international borders of the U.S.), S4737 [20JN]

——— Reid motion to table Grassley amendment (granting of registered provisional immigrant status relative to effective control of borders), S4438 [13JN]

——— Reid motion to table Paul amendment (prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status until certain requirements are met), S4657 [19JN]

——— Tester amendment (Dept. of Homeland Security inclusion of tribal government officials on the Border Oversight Task Force), S4559 [18JN]

——— Thune amendment (prohibit granting of registered provisional immigrant status until completion of Southern border reinforced fencing), S4558 [18JN]

——— Vitter amendment (require Dept. of Homeland Security certifies full implementation of US-VISIT system at every port of entry), S4559 [18JN]

Budget 2013–2023 (S. Con. Res. 8): Alexander amendment (allow redistribution of education funds to allow such funds to follow low-income students to the school of their choice), S2280 [22MR]

——— Ayotte amendment (Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) funding), S2307 [22MR]

——— Ayotte amendment (prohibit consideration of budget resolution that includes revenue increases while the civilian unemployment rate is above a certain level), S2253 [22MR]

——— Blunt motion to waive Budget Act relative to Blunt amendment (oppose carbon pollution fee), S2271 [22MR]

——— Boxer amendment (clarify impact of TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline on domestic oil prices, individual property rights, job creation, and domestic energy security), S2271 [22MR]

——— Burr motion to waive Budget Act relative to Burr amendment (prohibit legislation that would increase taxes on veterans), S2287 [22MR]

——— Coats amendment (allow Presidential exception for public utilities that have been unable to complete necessary measures to comply with revised EPA mercury standards), S2291 [22MR]

——— Coburn amendment (adjust Medicare wage index for certain hospitals), S2269 [22MR]

——— Coburn amendment (consolidate duplicative and overlapping Government programs), S2317 [22MR]

——— Coburn amendment (Dept. of Defense non-defense programs funding), S2317 [22MR]

——— Crapo amendment (amend Committee on Finance (Senate) reconciliation instruction to achieve mandatory health care savings), S2307 [22MR]

——— Crapo amendment (repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act tax increases), S2254 [22MR]

——— Cruz amendment (Dept. of Defense East Coast missile defense shield funding through reductions in foreign assistance to Egypt), S2315 [22MR]

——— Cruz amendment (provide a Senate point of order against legislation funding the U.N. while member nations force their citizens or residents to undergo abortion), S2316 [22MR]

——— Cruz amendment (repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), S2253 [22MR]

——— Enzi amendment (empower States to require online retailers to collect and remit State sales and use taxes), S2278 [22MR]

——— Fischer amendment (protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for health coverage of specific items and services), S2268 [22MR]

——— Grassley amendment (reform the Federal tax code), S2134 [21MR]

——— Hatch amendment (repeal excise tax on medical devices), S2133 [21MR]

——— Hoeven amendment (approve permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline), S2272 [22MR]

——— Inhofe amendment (preempt EPA regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases relative to any Federal policy to mitigate climate change), S2298 [22MR]

——— Inhofe amendment (prohibit negotiation of U.N. Arms Trade Treaty if such treaty restricts the right to keep and bear arms), S2319 [22MR]

——— Isakson amendment (establish biennial budget and appropriations process), S2282 [22MR]

——— Johnson of Wisconsin amendment (ensure solvency of Medicare and Social Security), S2293 [22MR]

——— Lee amendment (provide point of order against budgets spending more on net interest payments on the debt than on national defense), S2292 [22MR]

——— Lee motion to waive Budget Act relative to Lee amendment (provide a Senate point of order against legislation that would further restrict the Second Amendment right to bear arms), S2316 [22MR]

——— Menendez amendment (adjust Medicare wage index determination for certain hospitals), S2269 [22MR]

——— Murray amendment (provide tax relief for low- and middle-income families), S2254 [22MR]

——— Murray amendment (substitute), S2132 [21MR]

——— Paul amendment (Dept. of Transportation interstate bridge infrastructure projects funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy foreign assistance and loan guarantee programs funding), S2314 [22MR]

——— Paul amendment (substitute), S2288 [22MR]

——— Portman amendment (CBO provision to Committee on Taxation (Joint) macroeconomic analysis of tax reform legislation), S2318 [22MR]

——— Portman amendment (reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform), S2301 [22MR]

——— Rubio amendment (prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions), S2281 [22MR]

——— Scott amendment (prohibit deduction of labor organization dues from the pay of Federal employees), S2296 [22MR]

——— Sessions amendment (prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving federally subsidized health insurance coverage), S2299 [22MR]

——— Sessions motion to recommit (balance budget), S2132 [21MR]

——— setting forth, S2319 [22MR]

——— Shaheen amendment (ensure access by women to primary and preventive health care, family planning or birth control, or employer-provided contraceptive coverage), S2255 [22MR]

——— Shelby amendment (require financial regulators to conduct rigorous cost-benefit analysis on all proposed rules), S2303 [22MR]

——— Stabenow amendment (Medicare reform), S2133 [21MR]

——— Thune amendment (repeal estate tax), S2286 [22MR]

——— Toomey amendment (repeal tax increase on catastrophic medical expenses), S2290 [22MR]

——— Vitter amendment (end Federal subsidies to large banks), S2289 [22MR]

——— Vitter amendment (require individuals to provide photo identification as a condition of obtaining or casting a ballot or registering to vote in an election for Federal office), S2314 [22MR]

——— Vitter amendment (Universal Service Administration Co. wireless phone subsidization funding), S2315 [22MR]

——— Warner amendment (repeal estate tax provided action would not result in an increase in the deficit), S2286 [22MR]

——— Whitehouse amendment (impose carbon pollution fee and use proceeds to provide Federal deficit reduction, reduced Federal tax rates, and other direct taxpayer benefits), S2270 [22MR]

Committees of the Senate expenditures (S. Res. 64): Paul amendment (prohibit Senate National Security Working Group supplemental staff funding available only to a limited number of Senators in a time of sequestration), S1104 [5MR]

Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act (S. 1003): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S3977 [6JN]

Congress (S. Con. Res. 28): adjournment, S8441 [21NO]

Continuing Appropriations Act (H.R. 2775): cloture motion, S7532 [16OC]

——— enact, S7532 [16OC]

Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 59): cloture motion, S6991 [27SE]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S6843 [24SE]

——— making, S6992 [27SE]

——— Reid amendment (substitute), S6992 [27SE]

——— Reid motion to table House amendments, S7011, S7041 [30SE]

——— Reid motion to table House motion to request conference with the Senate, S7065 [1OC]

——— Reid motion to waive Budget Act, S6991 [27SE]

Continuing appropriations (H.R. 933): cloture motion, S1988 [20MR]

——— cloture motion on Mikulski amendment (substitute), S1882 [18MR]

——— Coburn amendment (National Park Service visitors services and maintenance funding, including White House tours, through reductions in National Heritage Partnership Program funding), S1984 [20MR]

——— Coburn amendment (prohibit FEMA Urban Areas Security Initiative funding for projects that do not improve homeland security), S1984 [20MR]

——— Coburn amendment (temporarily freeze hiring of nonessential Federal employees), S1832 [14MR]

——— Cruz amendment (prohibit Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation funding), S1741 [13MR]

——— Harkin amendment (Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations), S1832 [14MR]

——— making, S1989 [20MR]

——— McCain amendment (prohibit funding for Guam infrastructure projects), S1773 [13MR]

——— Mikulski amendment (substitute), S1987 [20MR]

——— Toomey amendment (Dept. of Defense operation and maintenance funding for U.S. programs, projects, and activities through reductions in Advanced Drop-In Biofuel Production Program funding), S1987 [20MR]

Default Prevention Act (S. 1569): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S7426 [12OC]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 3304): cloture motion, S8957 [18DE]

——— Cornyn motion to table Reid motion to concur in House amendment, S9009 [19DE]

——— House amendment, S9068 [19DE]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1197): Ayotte amendment (prohibit funding to transfer individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to U.S. or Yemen), S8179 [19NO]

——— cloture motion, S8441 [21NO]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S8092 [18NO]

——— Levin amendment (allow transfer of certain individuals detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the U.S.,), S8180 [19NO]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (S. 1243): cloture motion, S6155 [1AU]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S5817 [23JY]

——— Corker motion to table Paul amendment (prohibit U.S. assistance to Egypt as a result of military coup d’état), S6094 [31JY]

——— Murray motion to table Toomey motion to recommit (across-the-board funding reduction), S5947 [25JY]

——— Vitter amendment (prohibit funding to provide housing assistance benefits to individuals convicted of certain felonies), S5827 [23JY]

Drug Quality and Security Act (H.R. 3204): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S7949 [12NO]

Employment Non-Discrimination Act (S. 815): cloture motion, S7902 [7NO]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S7794 [4NO]

——— enact, S7907 [7NO]

——— Toomey amendment (include primarily secular activities of religious organizations in exemption from regulations prohibiting employment discrimination), S7902 [7NO]

Full implementation of U.S. and international sanctions on Iran and urge the President to continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation (S. Res. 65): support, S3744 [22MY]

Keep Student Loans Affordable Act (S. 1238): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S5595 [10JY]

Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743): cloture motion, S3013 [25AP]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S2834 [22AP]

——— enact, S3083 [6MY]

——— Enzi amendment (substitute), S3082 [6MY]

——— motion to proceed, S2925 [24AP]

Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins, Donald P. Sloat, and certain other veterans who were previously recommended (H.R. 3304): cloture motion, S8957 [18DE]

——— Cornyn motion to table Reid motion to concur in House amendment, S9009 [19DE]

——— House amendment, S9067 [19DE]

No Budget, No Pay Act (H.R. 325): Baucus motion to table Portman amendment (require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts), S426 [31JA]

——— Baucus motion to table Toomey amendment (prioritize Government obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally), S427 [31JA]

——— Baucus motion to table Vitter motion to commit (require that any debt ceiling increase be balanced by equal spending cuts), S428 [31JA]

——— enact, S429 [31JA]

——— Leahy motion to table Paul amendment (prohibit sale, lease, transfer, retransfer, or delivery to Egypt of F–16 aircraft, M1 tanks, or certain other defense articles or services), S428 [31JA]

——— Mikulski motion to table Portman amendment (provide for automatic continuing resolutions), S426 [31JA]

Nomination of Alan F. Estevez to be Principal Deputy Under Sec. of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics: cloture motion, S7641 [30OC]

Nomination of Alejandro N. Mayorkas to be Deputy Sec. of Homeland Security: cloture motion, S9068 [19DE]

——— confirmed, S9079 [20DE]

——— motion to proceed, S8836 [16DE]

Nomination of Anne W. Patterson to be Assistant Sec. of State for Near Eastern Affairs: cloture motion, S8799 [13DE]

——— confirmed, S8834 [16DE]

Nomination of Anthony R. Foxx to be Sec. of Transportation: confirmed, S5329 [27JN]

Nomination of B. Todd Jones to be ATF Director: cloture motion, S6100 [31JY]

——— confirmed, S6100 [31JY]

Nomination of Beverly Reid O’Connell to be circuit judge: confirmed, S2647 [15AP]

Nomination of Brian J. Davis to be district judge: cloture motion, S9082 [20DE]

——— confirmed, S9082 [20DE]

Nomination of Brian Morris to be district judge: cloture motion, S8750 [12DE]

——— confirmed, S8756 [12DE]

Nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S1146 [6MR]

Nomination of Chai R. Feldblum to the EEOC: cloture motion, S8678 [12DE]

——— confirmed, S8711 [12DE]

Nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Sec. of Defense: cloture motion, S747 [14FE], S833 [26FE]

——— confirmed, S846 [26FE]

Nomination of Colin S. Bruce to be district judge: confirmed, S7267 [7OC]

Nomination of Cornelia T.L. Pillard to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S7949 [12NO], S8595 [10DE]

——— confirmed, S8667 [11DE]

——— Reid motion to proceed to motion to reconsider cloture motion, S8594 [10DE]

——— Reid motion to reconsider cloture motion, S8594 [10DE]

Nomination of David Medine to be Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman: confirmed, S3108 [7MY]

Nomination of Deborah Lee James to be Sec. of the Air Force: cloture motion, S8763 [12DE]

——— confirmed, S8783 [13DE]

Nomination of Debra M. Brown to be district judge: confirmed, S7793 [4NO]

Nomination of Derek A. West to be Associate Attorney General: confirmed, S5936 [25JY]

Nomination of Derrick K. Watson to be district judge: confirmed, S2784 [18AP]

Nomination of Elaine D. Kaplan to be U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge: confirmed, S6487 [17SE]

Nomination of Elizabeth A. Wolford to be district judge: cloture motion, S8711 [12DE]

——— confirmed, S8716 [12DE]

Nomination of Ernest J. Moniz to be Sec. of Energy: confirmed, S3552 [16MY]

Nomination of Fred P. Hochberg to be Eximbank President: cloture motion, S5718 [17JY]

——— confirmed, S5736 [17JY]

Nomination of Gregory A. Phillips to be circuit judge: confirmed, S5522 [8JY]

Nomination of Heather A. Higginbottom to be Deputy Sec. of State for Management and Resources: cloture motion, S8784 [13DE]

——— confirmed, S8798 [13DE]

Nomination of Jaccob J. Lew to be Sec. of the Treasury: confirmed, S923 [27FE]

Nomination of James B. Comey, Jr., to be FBI Director: confirmed, S6004 [29JY]

Nomination of Jane Kelly to be circuit judge: confirmed, S2925 [24AP]

Nomination of Janet L. Yellen to be FRS Board of Governors Chairman: cloture motion, S9083 [20DE]

Nomination of Jeffrey L. Schmehl to be district judge: confirmed, S4450 [13JN]

Nomination of Jeh C. Johnson to be Sec. of Homeland Security: cloture motion, S8835 [16DE]

——— confirmed, S8835 [16DE]

Nomination of Jennifer A. Dorsey to be district judge: confirmed, S5543 [9JY]

Nomination of John A. Koskinen to be IRS Commissioner: cloture motion, S9081 [20DE]

——— confirmed, S9082 [20DE]

——— motion to proceed, S8836 [16DE]

Nomination of John O. Brennan to be CIA Director: cloture motion, S1256 [7MR]

——— confirmed, S1256 [7MR]

Nomination of Katherine Archuleta to be OPM Director: cloture motion, S7647 [30OC]

——— confirmed, S7663 [30OC]

Nomination of Katherine Polk Failla to be district judge: confirmed, S1082 [4MR]

Nomination of Kenneth J. Gonzales to be district judge: confirmed, S4516 [17JN]

Nomination of Kent Y. Hirozawa to the NLRB: cloture motion, S6031 [30JY]

——— confirmed, S6049 [30JY]

Nomination of Landya B. McCafferty to be district judge: cloture motion, S8717 [12DE]

——— confirmed, S8723 [12DE]

Nomination of Madeline Hughes Haikala to be district judge: confirmed, S7473 [14OC]

Nomination of Marilyn B. Tavenner to be Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator: confirmed, S3519 [15MY]

Nomination of Mark G. Pearce to the NLRB: cloture motion, S6050 [30JY]

——— confirmed, S6051 [30JY]

Nomination of Michael Froman to be U.S. Trade Representative: confirmed, S4663 [19JN]

Nomination of Nancy J. Schiffer to the NLRB: cloture motion, S6050 [30JY]

——— confirmed, S6050 [30JY]

Nomination of Nelson S. Roman to be district judge: confirmed, S3308 [9MY]

Nomination of Patricia A. Millett to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S7708 [31OC], S8418 [21NO]

——— confirmed, S8584 [10DE]

——— McConnell appeal of ruling of the Chair on McConnell point of order (filibuster rules relative to cloture motions on Presidential nominees), S8418 [21NO]

——— Reid appeal of ruling of the Chair on Reid point of order (filibuster rules relative to cloture motions on Presidential nominees), S8418 [21NO]

——— Reid motion to proceed to motion to reconsider cloture motion, S8416 [21NO]

——— Reid motion to reconsider cloture motion, S8417 [21NO]

Nomination of Patricia M. Wald to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: cloture motion, S8724 [12DE]

——— confirmed, S8750 [12DE]

Nomination of Patty Shwartz to be circuit judge: confirmed, S2481 [9AP]

Nomination of Penny S. Pritzker to be Sec. of Commerce: confirmed, S5122 [25JN]

Nomination of Raymond T. Chen to be circuit judge: confirmed, S6154 [1AU]

Nomination of Regina McCarthy to be EPA Administrator: cloture motion, S5785 [18JY]

——— confirmed, S5787 [18JY]

Nomination of Representative Watt to be Federal Housing Finance Agency Director: cloture motion, S7706 [31OC], S8585 [10DE]

——— confirmed, S8593 [10DE]

——— McConnell appeal of ruling of the Chair on McConnell point of order (filibuster rules relative to cloture motions on Presidential nominees), S8585 [10DE]

——— Reid motion to proceed to motion to reconsider cloture motion, S8584 [10DE]

——— Reid motion to reconsider cloture motion, S8585 [10DE]

Nomination of Richard Cordray to be Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director: cloture motion, S5695 [16JY]

——— confirmed, S5704 [16JY]

Nomination of Richard F. Griffin, Jr., to be NLRB general counsel: cloture motion, S7596 [29OC]

——— confirmed, S7608 [29OC]

Nomination of Richard G. Taranto to be circuit judge: confirmed, S1283 [11MR]

Nomination of Robert E. Bacharach to be circuit judge: confirmed, S805 [25FE]

Nomination of Robert L. Wilkins to be circuit judge: cloture motion, S8092 [18NO]

Nomination of Samantha Power to be U.N. Ambassador: confirmed, S6161 [1AU]

Nomination of Sarah Jewell to be Sec. of the Interior: confirmed, S2547 [10AP]

Nomination of Senator Kerry to be Sec. of State: confirmed, S352 [29JA]

Nomination of Sheri Polster Chappell to be district judge: confirmed, S3603 [20MY]

Nomination of Srikanth Srinivasan to be circuit judge: confirmed, S3815 [23MY]

Nomination of Susan P. Watters to be district judge: cloture motion, S8757 [12DE]

——— confirmed, S8763 [12DE]

Nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be OMB Director: confirmed, S2925 [24AP]

Nomination of Thomas E. Perez to be Sec. of Labor: cloture motion, S5737 [17JY]

——— confirmed, S5775 [18JY]

Nomination of Todd M. Hughes to be circuit judge: confirmed, S6699 [24SE]

Nomination of Valerie E. Caproni to be district judge: confirmed, S6287 [9SE]

Nomination of William H. Orrick III to be district judge: confirmed, S3519 [15MY]

Nomination of William J. Kayatta, Jr., to be circuit judge: confirmed, S675 [13FE]

President’s exercise of authority to suspend the debt ceiling: disapprove (S.J. Res. 26): motion to proceed, S7595 [29OC]

Replace sequester and give the President the flexibility to make spending cuts (S. 16): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S991 [28FE]

Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act (H.R. 527): enact, S6634 [19SE]

Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act (S. 649): Barrasso amendment (withhold percentage of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Program funds from States and local governments that release private gun ownership data), S2781 [18AP]

——— Blumenthal amendment (regulate large capacity ammunition feeding devices), S2743 [17AP]

——— Burr amendment (clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms), S2742 [17AP]

——— cloture motion on motion to proceed, S2580 [11AP]

——— Cornyn amendment (permit States to provide reciprocal treatment for carrying of certain concealed firearms by nonresidents), S2741 [17AP]

——— Feinstein amendment (regulate assault weapons and ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited), S2742 [17AP]

——— Grassley amendment (substitute), S2740 [17AP]

——— Harkin amendment (reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders), S2781 [18AP]

——— Leahy amendment (prevent gun trafficking), S2741 [17AP]

——— Manchin amendment (ensure prohibited firearms purchasers are included in NICS, require background checks for commercial sales, and establish a National Commission on Mass Violence), S2740 [17AP]

Senate: adjournment, S8417 [21NO]

——— motion to request attendance of absent Senators, S5684 [15JY], S7283 [8OC], S7319 [9OC]

Senate Rules on debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations (S. Res. 15): improve, S272 [24JA]

Senate Rules on debate and consideration of legislative matters (S. Res. 16): improve, S274 [24JA]

Student Loan Affordability Act (S. 953): cloture motion on motion to proceed, S3978 [6JN]

Supplemental appropriations for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 152): Lee amendment (funding for recovery from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy through Government across-the-board funding reduction), S322 [28JA]

——— making, S323 [28JA]

Violence Against Women Act (S. 47): Coburn amendment (constitutional rights of every U.S. citizen relative to trial in Native American tribal courts for sexual assault, abuse, and other crimes), S586 [11FE]

——— Coburn amendment (eliminate duplicative grant programs and use savings to eliminate backlog of DNA samples from rape, sexual assault, homicide, kidnapping and other criminal cases), S613 [12FE]

——— Coburn amendment (reduce grant funds available to States and local governments that do not require testing for sexually transmitted diseases for persons indicted on sexual assault charges), S614 [12FE]

——— Grassley amendment (subsitute), S511 [7FE]

——— Leahy amendment (Trafficking Victims Protection Act appropriations and enhancement of measures to combat trafficking in persons), S609 [12FE]

——— motion to proceed, S463 [4FE]

——— Portman amendment (clarify that child victims of sex trafficking are eligible to receive assistance under grants provided to enhance safety of youth and children), S611 [12FE]

——— reauthorize, S616 [12FE]

Water Resources Development Act (S. 601): Barrasso amendment (prevent finalization by the EPA or Corps of Engineers of proposed guidance on identification of waters protected by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act), S3417 [14MY]

——— Brown amendment (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-led multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries), S3243 [8MY]

——— Coburn amendment (eliminate subsidies for beach nourishment at water resources development projects), S3444 [15MY]

——— Coburn amendment (ensure all water resources development projects are eligible for review for deauthorization), S3445 [15MY]

——— Coburn amendment (ensure right of individuals to carry firearms at water resources development projects administered by the Corps of Engineers), S3227 [8MY]

——— enact, S3454 [15MY]

——— Merkley amendment (require iron, steel, and manufactured goods used for water resources development projects be made in the U.S.), S3446 [15MY]

——— Sanders amendment (permit use of State standards when providing Federal reimbursements for bridge and culvert replacements after natural disasters), S3418 [14MY]

——— Whitehouse amendment (establish the National Endowment for the Oceans), S3228 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

Baucus, Senator: tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S3899 [3JN]

Cochran, Senator: tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S7608 [29OC]

Correction: Hatch, S3228 [8MY]

——— Paul, S2925 [24AP]

——— Reid, S7426 [12OC]

Hatch, Senator: tribute to casting 13,000th vote, S5893 [24JY]

Levin, Senator: tribute to casting 12,000th vote, S511, S512 [7FE]

Position on missed: Baucus, S8711 [12DE]

——— Blumenthal, S4473 [13JN]

——— Boxer, S1256 [7MR], S2834 [22AP], S3013 [25AP], S3826 [23MY], S3901 [3JN], S7708 [31OC], S8802 [13DE]

——— Casey, S7909 [7NO]

——— Chiesa, S6108 [31JY]

——— Cowan, S2784 [18AP], S2926 [24AP]

——— Enzi, S5145 [25JN]

——— Flake, S6992 [27SE]

——— Heitkamp, S6189 [1AU]

——— Hoeven, S517 [7FE]

——— Isakson, S5145 [25JN]

——— Johnson, Ron, S701 [13FE]

——— Klobuchar, S3950 [4JN], S4786 [20JN]

——— Landrieu, S326 [28JA], S6189 [1AU], S8357 [20NO]

——— Levin, S3817 [23MY]

——— McCaskill, S4019 [7JN]

——— Merkley, S2834 [22AP]

——— Nelson, S3526 [15MY], S9092 [20DE]

——— Rubio, S6062 [30JY]

——— Udall, Mark, S1261 [7MR], S4052 [10JN], S5013 [24JN], S7827 [5NO]

——— Vitter, S1146 [6MR], S1256 [7MR]

——— Warner, S4052 [10JN]

——— Warren, S3526 [15MY]

Senate: legislative process, S8593 [10DE], S8998–S9000, S9008, S9009 [19DE]

Senate Rules: clarify difference between use of filibuster to impede confirmation of Presidential nominees and a cloture motion, S924–S926 [27FE], S1110 [5MR]

——— improve debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations, S4637–S4640 [19JN]

——— improve debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations (S. Res. 15), S256–S264, S270–S274 [24JA], S4625 [19JN]

——— improve debate and consideration of legislative matters (S. Res. 16), S257–S264, S270, S273 [24JA]

——— legislative process, S8791–S8795 [13DE]

——— permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased (S. Res. 7), S12 [3JA]

——— provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate (S. Res. 5), S11 [3JA], S259–S264, S270 [24JA]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S1239 [7MR], S4070 [11JN], S4352, S4357–S4359 [12JN], S4436 [13JN], S4536–S4542, S4547 [18JN], S4625, S4637–S4640 [19JN], S4729 [20JN], S5105, S5108 [25JN], S5205 [26JN], S5549 [9JY], S5584, S5601 [10JY], S5625–S5637, S5640–S5651, S5654–S5659 [11JY], S5676–S5683 [15JY], S5692–S5698 [16JY], S5722–S5726, S5749 [17JY], S5763 [18JY], S8091 [18NO], S8295, S8318, S8319 [20NO], S8414–S8417, S8419–S8431, S8433–S8437, S8441–S8447 [21NO], S8553, S8574–S8579 [9DE], S8582, S8583, S8591 [10DE], S8608, S8609, S8614, S8623–S8625, S8635–S8640, S8656–S8659, S8662–S8665 [11DE], S8680, S8692, S8701, S8709, S8712–S8716, S8718, S8733–S8736, S8739, S8754–S8757, S8764–S8768 [12DE], S8786–S8795, S8800–S8802 [13DE], S8986, S8999, S9037 [19DE]

——— reform filibuster rules to improve daily process (S. Res. 4), S10 [3JA], S21 [4JA], S27–S32 [22JA], S190 [23JA], S247–S270 [24JA], S3916 [4JN], S3971 [6JN]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of judicial nominees, S2914, S2915 [24AP]

——— use of filibuster to impede confirmation of Presidential nominees, S744–S750 [14FE], S1075, S1076 [4MR], S1138, S1140, S1143, S1144 [6MR], S8414 [21NO]

——— use of filibuster to impede strengthening the National Instant Criminal Background Check System relative to firearm sale, gun trafficking, and school security, S2577, S2581, S2582 [11AP]

Texts of

S. Res. 4, amend Senate Rules to reform filibuster rules to improve daily process, S14 [3JA]

S. Res. 5, amend Senate Rules to provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate, S14 [3JA]

S. Res. 7, amend Senate Rules to permit Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased, S15 [3JA]

S. Res. 15, improve Senate Rules on debate and consideration of legislative matters and nominations, S272, S293 [24JA]

S. Res. 16, improve Senate Rules on debate and consideration of legislative matters, S274, S293 [24JA]