Senate roll call 153 · 112th Congress · Sep 26, 2011
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
On Sep 26, 2011, the Senate voted 79–12 on “On the Motion” (HR 2608). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 52–0, Republicans 26–12, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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
- Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 79
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Sep 26, 2011
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 12 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Democrats52 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Ron Johnson R-WI voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- 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
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- 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
- 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
- Thomas (Tom) Udall 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
- 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
- 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Dean Heller R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
Did not vote
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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