Senate roll call 448 · 112th Congress · Nov 29, 2012
To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial
On Nov 29, 2012, the Senate voted 67–29 on “On the Amendment” (S 3254). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 46–4, Republicans 20–25, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 67
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Nov 29, 2012
By party
- Republicans20 yes · 25 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats46 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- John Boozman R-AR voted yes
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted yes
- Rand Paul R-KY voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
- John Hoeven R-ND voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted yes
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted no
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted yes
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- John Boozman R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- 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
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-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
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- 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
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Mike Lee R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- 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 A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- John Thune R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
Did not vote
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Dean Heller R-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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