Senate roll call 101 · 112th Congress · Jun 29, 2011
A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.
On Jun 29, 2011, the Senate voted 79–20 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 679). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 27–20, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 members voted against their own party.
During the 112th Congress (2011–2012), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Result
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 79
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Jun 29, 2011
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 20 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Boozman R-AR voted no
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Ron Johnson R-WI voted no
The bill
S. 679: Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Boozman R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Dean Heller R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
Did not vote
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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