To end the State bonus payments for administering the supplemental nutrition assistance programs.

On Jun 19, 2012, the Senate voted 41–58 on “On the Amendment” (S 3240). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–52, Republicans 41–5, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 5 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: 41
No: 58
Did not vote: 3
Date: Jun 19, 2012

By party

Republicans41 yes · 5 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
Scott P. Brown R-MA voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Dean Heller R-NV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Marco Rubio R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
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
Rand Paul R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Richard M. Burr R-NC
John Hoeven R-ND
Mike Johanns R-NE
Kelly Ayotte R-NH
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
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
John Thune R-SD
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
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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