What was the result of Senate roll call vote 126 in the 112th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 8, 2011 ended "Amendment Rejected (47-51)", 47-51. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 600 to H.R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act) (H.R. 1249).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 126?

47 senators voted Yea and 51 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 126 in the 112th Congress?

Democrats voted 11-39 and Republicans voted 36-10. 21 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #126 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 8, 2011, 4:05 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 600 to H.R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act) (H.R. 1249)

Amendment S.Amdt. 600 (To strike the provision relating to the calculation of the 60-day period for application of patent term extension.)

Amendment Rejected (47-51)

47 Yea

51 Nay

← Vote #125 Vote #127 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 51 senators

11 Yea / 39 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 47 senators

36 Yea / 10 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Roy Blunt (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Scott Brown (Republican–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Casey (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dick Durbin (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joe Manchin, III (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Pat Roberts (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Debbie Stabenow (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jon Tester (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mark Udall (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 47

Nay 51

Not Voting 2

Daniel Coats (IN)
Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)

Other Votes on H.R. 1249

Vote #125 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1249

Cloture Motion Agreed to (93-5, 3/5 majority required) Sep 6, 2011
Vote #127 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 595 to H.R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act)

Amendment Rejected (13-85) Sep 8, 2011
Vote #128 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 599 to H.R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Ac…

Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48) Sep 8, 2011
Vote #129 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1249

Bill Passed (89-9) Sep 8, 2011

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Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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