A concurrent resolution establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal

On May 25, 2011, the Senate voted 40–57 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (HCONRES 34). Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–51, Republicans 40–5, 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: Motion to Proceed Rejected
Yes: 40
No: 57
Did not vote: 5
Date: May 25, 2011

By party

Republicans40 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 51 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Rand Paul R-KY voted no
Scott P. Brown R-MA voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME 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
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Jerry Moran R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell 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
Dean Heller R-NV
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
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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