Senate roll call 281 · 112th Congress · Mar 14, 2012
To express the sense of the Senate that Federal agencies should ensure that all applicable environmental reviews, approvals, licensing, and permit requirements
On Mar 14, 2012, the Senate voted 76–20 on “On the Amendment” (S 1813). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 24–20, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- Amendment Agreed to
- Yes
- 76
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Mar 14, 2012
By party
- Republicans24 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- John Cornyn 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
- 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-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
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. 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
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Ron Johnson R-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
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- 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
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- James W. Demint R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
Did not vote
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Other votes
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