| 02/13/2009 | HR 1 | 2009 Economic Package | Conference Report Adopted-Senate (60 - 38) |
| 02/13/2009 | HR 1 | 2009 Economic Package | Conference Report Adopted-House (246 - 183) |
| 02/10/2009 | HR 1 | 2009 Economic Package | Bill Passed-Senate (61 - 37) |
| 02/06/2009 | S Amdt 538 | Tax Credit Substitute Amendment | Motion Rejected-Senate (35 - 61) |
| 02/04/2009 | S Amdt 279 | Removing the Buy American Clause | Amendment Rejected-Senate (31 - 65) |
| 02/03/2009 | S Amdt 109 | Hollywood Productions Tax Credit | Amendment Adopted-Senate (52 - 45) |
| 01/28/2009 | HR 1 | 2009 Economic Package | Bill Passed-House (244 - 188) |
| 08/02/2007 | S 1 | Lobbying and Donation Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed-Senate (83 - 14) |
| 07/31/2007 | S 1 | Lobbying and Donation Regulations | Bill Passed-House (411 - 8) |
| 07/27/2007 | HR 1 | Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act | Conference Report Adopted-House (371 - 40) |
| 07/26/2007 | HR 1 | Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act | Conference Report Adopted-Senate (85 - 8) |
| 05/24/2007 | H Amdt 1 | Departmental Appropriations for Defense, Security, and Hurricane Recovery | Amendment Adopted-House (348 - 73) |
| 01/09/2007 | HR 1 | Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act | Bill Passed-House (299 - 128) |
| 06/07/2006 | S J Res 1 | Same Sex Marriage Resolution | Cloture Not Invoked-Senate (49 - 48) |
| 06/27/2003 | HR 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug bill | Bill Passed-House (216 - 215) |
| 06/27/2003 | S 1 | Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit bill | Bill Passed-Senate (76 - 21) |
| 12/18/2001 | HR 1 | No Child Left Behind Act | Conference Report Adopted-Senate (87 - 10) |
| 12/13/2001 | HR 1 | No Child Left Behind Act | Conference Report Adopted-House (381 - 41) |
| 05/23/2001 | HR 1 | No Child Left Behind Act | Bill Passed-House (384 - 45) |
| 03/19/1997 | HR 1 | Compensatory Time Bill | Bill Passed-House (222 - 210) |
| 03/04/1997 | S J Res 1 | Balanced Budget amendment | Joint Resolution Failed-Senate (66 - 34) |
| 06/06/1996 | H J Res 1 | Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Failed-Senate (64 - 35) |
| 01/26/1996 | Treaty Doc. 103-1 | The START II Treaty | Passage-Senate (87 - 4) |
| 03/02/1995 | H J Res 1 | Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Failed-Senate (65 - 35) |
| 01/26/1995 | H J Res 1 | Balanced Budget Proposed Constitutional Amendment | Joint Resolution Passed-House (300 - 132) |
| 01/05/1995 | S Amdt 1 | Filibuster Amendment | Amendment Tabled-Senate (76 - 19) |
| 02/18/1993 | S Amdt 39 | Prohibiting Immigrants with AIDS from entering the United States | Amendment Adopted-Senate (76 - 23) |
| 02/04/1993 | HR 1 | Family & Medical Leave Bill | Bill Passed-Senate (71 - 27) |
| 02/03/1993 | HR 1 | Family & Medical Leave Bill | Bill Passed-House (265 - 163) |
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