To prohibit the use of funds for the transfer or release of certain individuals from United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

On Nov 29, 2012, the Senate voted 54–41 on “On the Amendment” (S 3254). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 10–40, Republicans 44–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: Amendment Agreed to
Yes: 54
No: 41
Did not vote: 7
Date: Nov 29, 2012

By party

Republicans44 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats10 yes · 40 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted yes
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted yes
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
Kay Hagan D-NC voted yes
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted yes
Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
Mark Pryor D-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
Marco Rubio R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo 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
David Vitter R-LA
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
Scott P. Brown R-MA
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Kay Hagan D-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
John Hoeven R-ND
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Kelly Ayotte R-NH
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Mike Lee R-UT
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
Ron Johnson R-WI
Joe Manchin III D-WV
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To prohibit the use of funds for the…: Senate Vote, Nov 29, 2012,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/112-S-447/to-prohibit-the-use-of-funds-for-the-transfer (accessed 2026-10-17).