1SENATE · APR 25, 2012
Passed the Senate
62–37PASSED
R 13–33 D 47–4 I 2–0
On Passage of the Bill · roll 82 · 1 not voting · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
Senate bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedNov 2, 2011
- Committee actionNov 9, 2011
- Passed SenateApr 25, 2012 · 62–37
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 26, 2012 — Held at the desk.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1789.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011” on January 27, 2012. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 9, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 27, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42944
- CBO publication date
- January 27, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1789, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1789
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
410a9a080548c3e236af346e4757006b7a0160612ed9aa471a69175f232f3788
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1789, Amendment number 2000, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 1789, the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011” on April 19, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Lieberman on April 17, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 19, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43177
- CBO publication date
- April 19, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1789, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1789
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
410a9a080548c3e236af346e4757006b7a0160612ed9aa471a69175f232f3788
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-143 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on January 26, 2012.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 26, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/SRPT/143
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1789, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/1789
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
410a9a080548c3e236af346e4757006b7a0160612ed9aa471a69175f232f3788
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From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1789, last updated April 7, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 25, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
16 recorded roll-call votes on S. 1789. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (15) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (15 Senate). Tap to show.
Mostly votes on amendments (12 of 15). They came during the Senate’s run of votes on Apr 24–25. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Cloture vote to end debateCloture motionSenate · Mar 27, 2012 · roll 60 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 5–39 D 44–7 I 2–051–46Rejected
- Cloture vote to start debateCloture on the motion to proceedSenate · Apr 17, 2012 · roll 66 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 27–18 D 45–4 I 2–074–22Agreed
- Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 2000 As ModifiedMotionSenate · Apr 24, 2012 · roll 69 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 9–37 D 51–0 I 2–062–37Agreed
- Amendment: McCain Amdt. No. 2033Amendment voteSenate · Apr 24, 2012 · roll 70 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 30–16 D 0–51 I 0–230–69Rejected
- Amendment: Coburn Amdt. No. 2061 As ModifiedAmendment voteSenate · Apr 24, 2012 · roll 71 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 33–12 D 0–51 I 0–233–65Rejected
- Amendment: Udall (NM) Amdt. No. 2043Amendment voteSenate · Apr 24, 2012 · roll 72 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 1–45 D 41–10 I 1–143–56Rejected
- Amendment: Akaka Amdt. No. 2034Amendment voteSenate · Apr 24, 2012 · roll 73 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 1–45 D 44–7 I 1–146–53Rejected
- Amendment: Corker Amdt. No. 2083Amendment voteSenate · Apr 24, 2012 · roll 74 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 29–17 D 0–51 I 0–229–70Rejected
- Amendment: Akaka Amdt. No. 2049Amendment voteSenate · Apr 24, 2012 · roll 75 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 4–42 D 51–0 I 2–057–42Rejected
- Amendment: Paul Amdt. No. 2025Amendment voteSenate · Apr 24, 2012 · roll 76 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 35–11 D 0–51 I 0–235–64Rejected
- Amendment: Manchin Amdt. No. 2079Amendment voteSenate · Apr 25, 2012 · roll 77 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 4–40 D 38–12 I 1–143–53Rejected
- Amendment: Paul Amdt. No. 2028Amendment voteSenate · Apr 25, 2012 · roll 78 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 35–11 D 0–51 I 0–235–64Rejected
- Amendment: Paul Amdt. No. 2039Amendment voteSenate · Apr 25, 2012 · roll 79 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 23–23 D 0–51 I 0–223–76Rejected
- Amendment: Casey Amdt. No. 2042Amendment voteSenate · Apr 25, 2012 · roll 80 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 2–44 D 41–9 I 1–144–54Rejected
- Amendment: DeMint Amdt. No. 2046Amendment voteSenate · Apr 25, 2012 · roll 81 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)R 46–0 D 0–51 I 0–246–53Rejected
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 16 of 16 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Scott Brown (R-MA), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Susan Collins (R-ME).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.