Senate roll call 127 · 112th Congress · Sep 8, 2011
To establish a transitional program for covered business method patents.
On Sep 8, 2011, the Senate voted 13–85 on “On the Amendment” (HR 1249). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 6–45, Republicans 7–39, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 85
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Sep 8, 2011
By party
- Republicans7 yes · 39 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats6 yes · 45 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Mark Udall D-CO voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
- Ron Johnson R-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- David Vitter R-LA
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran 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
- 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
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Voted present
- Rand Paul R-KY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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