Roll Call Vote #101 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 29, 2011, 11:53 AM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill S. 679 (S. 679)
A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.
Bill Passed (79-20, 3/5 majority required)
79 Yea
20 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 51 senators
50 Yea / 0 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 47 senators
27 Yea / 20 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Kelly Ayotte (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Boozman (Republican–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Saxby Chambliss (Republican–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mike Crapo (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dean Heller (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Johnny Isakson (Republican–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ron Johnson (Republican–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mike Lee (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jerry Moran (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Rand Paul (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jim Risch (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Marco Rubio (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 79
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Scott Brown (MA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- John Thune (SD)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 20
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
- David Vitter (LA)
Not Voting 1
- Tom Udall (NM)
Other Votes on S. 679
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Vote #95 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 499 to S. 679 (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and…Amendment Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required) Jun 23, 2011
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Vote #96 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 510 to S. 679 (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and…Amendment Rejected (41-57) Jun 23, 2011
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Vote #98 On the Motion (Motion to Instruct the Sgt At Arms to Request the Presence of Ab…Motion Agreed to (44-40) Jun 28, 2011
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Vote #99 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 501 to S. 679 (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and…Amendment Rejected (44-55, 3/5 majority required) Jun 29, 2011
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Vote #100 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 511 to S. 679 (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and…Amendment Rejected (25-74) Jun 29, 2011
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).