Senate roll call 423 · 112th Congress · Aug 2, 2012
In the nature of a substitute.
On Aug 2, 2012, the Senate voted 40–58 on “On the Amendment” (S 3326). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 3–49, Republicans 37–8, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 40
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Aug 2, 2012
By party
- Republicans37 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 49 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Scott P. Brown R-MA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted yes
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- 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
- 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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- 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
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- 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
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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