Senate roll call 301 · 112th Congress · Apr 17, 2012
A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service.
On Apr 17, 2012, the Senate voted 74–22 on “On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed” (S 1789). Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed . By party: Democrats 46–4, Republicans 27–18, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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 on the Motion to Proceed Agreed
- Yes
- 74
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Apr 17, 2012
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 18 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats46 yes · 4 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
- Ron Johnson R-WI voted no
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- 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
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-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
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- 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
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester 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
- 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
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- 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
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Dean Heller R-NV
- 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
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
Did not vote
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
Other votes
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