Senate roll call 48 · 113th Congress · Mar 21, 2013
To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect Medicare's guaranteed benefits and to prohibit replacing guaranteed benefits with the House passed budget
On Mar 21, 2013, the Senate voted 96–3 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 8). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 52–0, Republicans 42–3, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Result
- Amendment Agreed to
- Yes
- 96
- No
- 3
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Mar 21, 2013
By party
- Republicans42 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats52 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT 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
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy 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
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- William (Mo) Cowan D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-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
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich 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
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- 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
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott 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
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-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
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
Did not vote
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- John E. Walsh D-MT
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
Other votes
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