Senate roll call 244 · 112th Congress · Feb 2, 2012
To prohibit unauthorized earmarks.
On Feb 2, 2012, the Senate voted 26–73 on “On the Amendment” (S 2038). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 6–46, Republicans 20–26, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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
- 26
- No
- 73
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Feb 2, 2012
By party
- Republicans20 yes · 26 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats6 yes · 46 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Mark Begich D-AK voted yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted yes
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Scott P. Brown R-MA voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted yes
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- John Thune R-SD voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
The bill
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
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Boozman R-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- 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
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- 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
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- 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
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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