Senate roll call 14 · 113th Congress · Feb 11, 2013
To reaffirm the inalienable rights of every American citizen guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.
On Feb 11, 2013, the Senate voted 31–59 on “On the Amendment” (S 47). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–53, Republicans 31–4, Independents 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 11, 2013
By party
- Republicans31 yes · 4 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 53 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-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
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- William (Mo) Cowan D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-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
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- 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
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- David Vitter R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- John E. Walsh D-MT
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Ron Johnson R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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