A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service.

On Mar 27, 2012, the Senate voted 51–46 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1789). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 45–7, Republicans 5–39, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 51
No: 46
Did not vote: 5
Date: Mar 27, 2012

By party

Republicans5 yes · 39 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 7 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Jerry Moran R-KS voted yes
Scott P. Brown R-MA voted yes
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
John Hoeven R-ND voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
Joe Manchin III D-WV voted no
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
John Eric Ensign R-NV
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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