To improve the bill.

On Apr 24, 2012, the Senate voted 29–70 on “On the Amendment” (S 1789). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–52, Republicans 29–17, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 29
No: 70
Did not vote: 3
Date: Apr 24, 2012

By party

Republicans29 yes · 17 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 52 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
John Boozman R-AR voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Scott P. Brown R-MA voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
John Hoeven R-ND voted no
Dean Heller R-NV voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
John Thune R-SD voted no
John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Marco Rubio R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
Rand Paul R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Mike Johanns R-NE
Kelly Ayotte R-NH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Mike Lee R-UT
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Ron Johnson R-WI

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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