Roll Call Vote #125 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 6, 2011, 6:05 PM (ET)
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1249 (H.R. 1249)
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.
Cloture Motion Agreed to (93-5, 3/5 majority required)
93 Yea
5 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 31 senators
30 Yea / 0 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 29 senators
27 Yea / 2 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 93
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Scott Brown (MA)
- Sherrod Brown
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Chris Coons
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn
- Mike Crapo
- Dick Durbin
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- John Hoeven
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar
- 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
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Bernie Sanders
- Chuck Schumer
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Mark Warner
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger Wicker
- Ron Wyden
Nay 5
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Ron Johnson
- Mike Lee
- Rand Paul
Not Voting 2
Other Votes on H.R. 1249
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Vote #129 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1249Bill Passed (89-9) Sep 8, 2011
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).