Senate roll call 90 · 112th Congress · Jun 16, 2011
To repeal the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit.
On Jun 16, 2011, the Senate voted 73–27 on “On the Amendment” (S 782). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 39–13, Republicans 33–14, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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
- 73
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Jun 16, 2011
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 14 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats39 yes · 13 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Al Franken D-MN voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted no
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- John Hoeven R-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- 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
- 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- 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
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Kelly Ayotte R-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
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- 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
- 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
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- 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
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Did not vote
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
Other votes
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