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Senate roll call 128 · 112th Congress · Sep 8, 2011

To amend the provision relating to funding the Patent and Trademark Office by establishing a United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund, a

On Sep 8, 2011, the Senate voted 50–48 on “On the Motion to Table” (HR 1249). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Democrats 40–11, Republicans 9–37, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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 Table Agreed to
Yes
50
No
48
Did not vote
4
Date
Sep 8, 2011

By party

  • Republicans9 yes · 37 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Democrats40 yes · 11 no · 2 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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