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Senate roll call 255 · 112th Congress · Feb 17, 2012

Of a perfecting nature.

On Feb 17, 2012, the Senate voted 54–42 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1813). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 2–42, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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

Cloture Motion Rejected

Yes

54

No

42

Did not vote

6

Date

Feb 17, 2012

From Voteview roll call records.