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Senate roll call 266 · 112th Congress · Mar 8, 2012

To prevent the creation of duplicative and overlapping Federal programs.

On Mar 8, 2012, the Senate voted 52–46 on “On the Amendment” (S 1813). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 7–45, Republicans 45–0, 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
52
No
46
Did not vote
4
Date
Mar 8, 2012

By party

  • Republicans45 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Democrats7 yes · 45 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 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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