On the Amendment S.Amdt. 595 to H.R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act) (H.R. 1249)

Crossed Party Lines

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  Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Ron Johnson (Republican–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Mike Lee (Republican–UT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Patty Murray (Democrat–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Jeff Sessions, III (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  Mark Udall (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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  David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 13

• Barbara Boxer (CA)
• Maria Cantwell (WA)
• Thomas Coburn (OK)
• James DeMint (SC)
• Orrin Hatch (UT)
• Ron Johnson (WI)
• Mike Lee (UT)
• Claire McCaskill (MO)
• Patty Murray (WA)
• Mark Pryor (AR)
• Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
• Mark Udall (CO)
• David Vitter (LA)

Nay 85

• Daniel Akaka (HI)
• Lamar Alexander (TN)
• Kelly Ayotte (NH)
• John Barrasso (WY)
• Max Baucus (MT)
• Mark Begich (AK)
• Michael Bennet (CO)
• Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
• Richard Blumenthal (CT)
• Roy Blunt (MO)
• John Boozman (AR)
• Scott Brown (MA)
• Sherrod Brown (OH)
• Richard Burr (NC)
• Benjamin Cardin (MD)
• Tom Carper (DE)
• Bob Casey (PA)
• Saxby Chambliss (GA)
• Daniel Coats (IN)
• William Cochran (MS)
• Susan Collins (ME)
• Kent Conrad (ND)
• Chris Coons (DE)
• Bob Corker (TN)
• John Cornyn (TX)
• Mike Crapo (ID)
• Dick Durbin (IL)
• Michael Enzi (WY)
• Dianne Feinstein (CA)
• Al Franken (MN)
• Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
• Lindsey Graham (SC)
• Chuck Grassley (IA)
• Kay Hagan (NC)
• Tom Harkin (IA)
• Dean Heller (NV)
• John Hoeven (ND)
• 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 (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)
• Mitch McConnell (KY)
• Robert Menendez (NJ)
• Jeff Merkley (OR)
• Barbara Mikulski (MD)
• Jerry Moran (KS)
• Lisa Murkowski (AK)
• Bill Nelson (FL)
• Ben Nelson (NE)
• Rob Portman (OH)
• Jack Reed (RI)
• Harry Reid (NV)
• Jim Risch (ID)
• Pat Roberts (KS)
• Marco Rubio (FL)
• Bernie Sanders (VT)
• Chuck Schumer (NY)
• Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
• Richard Shelby (AL)
• Olympia Snowe (ME)
• Debbie Stabenow (MI)
• Jon Tester (MT)
• John Thune (SD)
• Patrick Toomey (PA)
• Tom Udall (NM)
• Mark Warner (VA)
• Jim Webb (VA)
• Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
• Roger Wicker (MS)
• Ron Wyden (OR)

Not Voting 1

• Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)

Present 1

• Rand Paul (KY)

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 #126 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 600 to H.R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act)
  Amendment Rejected (47-51) 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

All Senate votes on H.R. 1249 →

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