Senate roll call 470 · 112th Congress · Dec 28, 2012
To require a report on the impact of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 on the privacy of the people of the United States.
On Dec 28, 2012, the Senate voted 43–52 on “On the Amendment” (HR 5949). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 36–13, Republicans 6–39, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 52
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Dec 28, 2012
By party
- Republicans6 yes · 39 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats36 yes · 13 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Rand Paul R-KY voted yes
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted yes
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted yes
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Mike Lee R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- 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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James W. Demint R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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