Senate roll call 343 · 112th Congress · May 24, 2012
To allow the importation by individuals of safe and affordable drugs from Canada.
On May 24, 2012, the Senate voted 43–54 on “On the Amendment” (S 3187). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 26–25, Republicans 16–29, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 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
- 43
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- May 24, 2012
By party
- Republicans16 yes · 29 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats26 yes · 25 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- John Boozman R-AR voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Mark Udall D-CO voted no
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE voted no
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Jon Tester D-MT voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted yes
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- John Thune R-SD voted yes
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted no
The bill
S. 3187: Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
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
- John Boozman R-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- 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
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- 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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Mike Lee R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- 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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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