To ensure that Federal disaster assistance is available for the most severe disasters, and for other purposes.

On Dec 28, 2012, the Senate voted 40–55 on “On the Amendment” (HR 1). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 6–43, Republicans 34–11, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 40
No: 55
Did not vote: 7
Date: Dec 28, 2012

By party

Republicans34 yes · 11 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats6 yes · 43 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Christopher A. Coons D-DE voted yes
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Scott P. Brown R-MA voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
John Hoeven R-ND voted no
Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted no
Dean Heller R-NV voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted yes
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Christopher A. Coons D-DE
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
Marco Rubio R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Rand Paul R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Amy Klobuchar D-MN
Claire Mccaskill D-MO
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Mike Johanns R-NE
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
James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Ron Johnson R-WI
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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