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Senate roll call 156 · 112th Congress · Oct 6, 2011

A bill to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes.

On Oct 6, 2011, the Senate voted 62–38 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1619). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 49–3, Republicans 12–35, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
62
No
38
Did not vote
2
Date
Oct 6, 2011

By party

  • Republicans12 yes · 35 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats49 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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