Passed VOTE 31

Farm bill

$956.4 billion farm bill makes significant changes to the nation's farm support programs, but also cuts billions of dollars in federal food stamp aid.

Passed VOTE 21

$1.1 trillion spending bill

$1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill funds government activities through the end of the fiscal year

Passed VOTE 640

Budget agreement

Two-year budget outline for funding the government through 2015 negotiated by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.).

Passed VOTE 478

H J RES 59

Making Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2014, and for Other Purposes

Failed VOTE 286

Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act

$940 billion farm bill would provide $743.9 billion for food stamps and nutrition over 10 years. It also would provide funding for commodity programs, crop insurance, conservation, biofuels and energy-efficiency programs.

Passed VOTE 251

Ban abortion after 20 weeks

District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Passed VOTE 30

Bill to suspend debt limit until May

Measure sets aside the legal debt ceiling and allows the government to borrow as needed to meet spending obligations through May 18. Also, both chambers of Congress must adopt a budget by April 15, as required by law, or have their congressional pay withheld until the start of the new Congress in 2015.

Boehner elected VOTE 2

Election of the Speaker

Passed VOTE 659

Fiscal Cliff

To Extend Certain Tax Relief Provisions Enacted in 2001 and 2003, and to Provide for Expedited Consideration of a Bill Providing for Comprehensive Tax Reform, and for Other Purposes

Passed VOTE 513

To audit the Federal Reserve system

To Require a Full Audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks by the Comptroller General of the United States Before the End of 2012, and for Other Purposes