What was the result of Senate roll call vote 128 in the 112th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 8, 2011 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48)", 50-48. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 599 to H.R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act) (H.R. 1249).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 128?

50 senators voted Yea and 48 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 128 in the 112th Congress?

Democrats voted 39-11 and Republicans voted 9-37. 20 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #128 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 8, 2011, 4:51 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 599 to H.R. 1249 (Leahy-Smith America Invents Act) (H.R. 1249)

Amendment S.Amdt. 599 (To amend the provision relating to funding the Patent and Trademark Office by establishing a United States Patent and Trademark Office Public Enterprise Fund, and for other purposes.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48)

50 Yea

48 Nay

← Vote #127 Vote #129 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 51 senators

39 Yea / 11 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 47 senators

9 Yea / 37 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

2 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Mark Begich (Democrat–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Scott Brown (Republican–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Hoeven (Republican–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jon Tester (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mark Udall (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mark Warner (Democrat–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 50

Nay 48

Not Voting 2

Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
Marco Rubio (FL)

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

Amendment Rejected (13-85) 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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