Senate roll call 133 · 112th Congress · Sep 15, 2011
To save at least $7,000,000,000 by consolidating some duplicative and overlapping Government programs.
On Sep 15, 2011, the Senate voted 54–45 on “On the Amendment” (HJRES 66). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 7–44, Republicans 47–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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
- 54
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Sep 15, 2011
By party
- Republicans47 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 44 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- Jon Tester D-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted yes
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- 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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- 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
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- 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
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- 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
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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