Putnam American Government Income Fund N-PX Annual report of proxy voting record

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM N-PX
ANNUAL REPORT OF PROXY VOTING RECORD OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act File Number :		811-4178
Name of Registrant:	Putnam American Government Income Fund
Address of Principal Executive Offices:
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
Name and address of agent of service:
	James P. Pappas, Vice President
	Putnam American Government Income Fund
	One Post Office Square
	Boston, Massachusetts 02109
CC:
	John W. Gerstmayr, Esq.
	Ropes & Gray LLP
	One International Place
	Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Registrant's telephone number including area code:
	(617) 292-1000
Date of fiscal year end:
	9/30/09
Date of reporting period:
	07/01/2009 - 06/30/2010

Item 1: Proxy Voting Record
Registrant Name : Putnam American Government Income Fund
Fund Name : Putnam American Government Income Fund
Date of Fiscal Year End : 09/30/2009
Putnam Money Market Liquidity
Fund
	Ticker	Security ID:	Meeting Date		Meeting
		CUSIP 746763168	11/19/2009		Voted
	Meeting Type	Country of Trade
	Special	United States
	Issue No.	Description	Proponent	Mgmt Rec	Vote Cast	For/Agnst Mgmt
	1.01	Elect Ravi Akhoury	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.02	Elect Jameson Baxter	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.03	Elect Charles Curtis	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.04	Elect Robert Darretta	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.05	Elect Myra Drucker	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.06	Elect John Hill	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.07	Elect Paul Joskow	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.08	Elect Elizabeth Kennan	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.09	Elect Kenneth Leibler	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.10	Elect Robert Patterson	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.11	Elect George Putnam, III	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.12	Elect Robert Reynolds	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.13	Elect W. Thomas Stephens	Mgmt	For	For	For
	1.14	Elect Richard Worley	Mgmt	For	For	For
	2	Approving A Proposed New Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
		Contract For Your Fund
	2.01	Approving A Proposed New Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
		Contract For Your Fund: With Both Fund
		Family Breakpoints And Performance
		Fees
	2.02	Approving A Proposed New Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
		Contract For Your Fund: With Fund
		Family Breakpoints Only
	2.03	Approving A Proposed New Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
		Contract For Your Fund: With
		Performance Fees Only

3	Approving An Amendment To Your Fund's
	Fundamental Investment Restriction With
	Respect To:
3.01	Investments in Commodities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
3.02	Diversification of Investments	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
3.03	The Acquisition of Voting Securities	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
3.04	Borrowing	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
3.05	Making Loans	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
4	Approving An Amendment To Your Fund's
	Agreement And Declaration of Trust With
	Respect To:
4.01	The Duration Of The Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
4.02	Redemption At The Option Of The Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
5	Shareholders Request That The Board	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Institute Procedues To Prevent Holding
	Investments In Companies That, In The
	Judgment Of The Board, Substantially
	Contribute To Genocide Or Crimes
	Against Humanity, The Most Egregious
	Violations Of Human Rights.

Any ballot marked 'Abstain' is considered to have been voted. Ballots marked 'Abstain' are considered to have been voted against management's recommendation if management's recommendation is 'For' or 'Against,' and for management’s recommendation if management’s recommendation is ‘Abstain.’ Where management has recommended that shareholders 'Abstain' from voting on a ballot item, a ballot marked 'For' or 'Against' is considered to have been voted against management's recommendation to 'Abstain.'

Where management has made no recommendation on a ballot item, 'N/A' is used to indicate that there is no management recommendation that a shareholder may vote 'For' or 'Against.'

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant:	Putnam American Government Income Fund
By:	/s/ Jonathan S. Horwitz
Name:	Jonathan S. Horwitz
Title:	Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Principal Executive Officer and
	Compliance Liaison
Date:	August 9, 2010