Senate roll call 431 · 112th Congress · Sep 22, 2012
A bill to provide limitations on United States assistance, and for other purposes.
On Sep 22, 2012, the Senate voted 10–81 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 3576). Result: Bill Defeated. By party: Democrats 0–50, Republicans 10–30, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 10 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
- Bill Defeated
- Yes
- 10
- No
- 81
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Sep 22, 2012
By party
- Republicans10 yes · 30 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 50 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- James Risch R-ID voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted yes
- Rand Paul R-KY voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Mike Lee R-UT
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- 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
- 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
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- 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
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- 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
- Mike Johanns R-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
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- 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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- 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
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- 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
- 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
Did not vote
- John Boozman R-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- David Vitter R-LA
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Dean Heller R-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patty Murray D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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