Roll Call Vote #228 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Dec 14, 2011, 11:09 AM (ET)
On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 24 (S.J.Res. 24)
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Joint Resolution Defeated (21-79, 2/3 majority required)
21 Yea
79 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 31 senators
10 Yea / 21 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Republican 29 senators
1 Yea / 28 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent Democrat 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Begich (Democrat–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kay Hagan (Democrat–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dean Heller (Republican–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joe Manchin, III (Independent–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Deborah Stabenow (Democrat–MI) 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 21
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Sherrod Brown
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- Amy Klobuchar
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Ron Wyden
Nay 79
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Scott Brown (MA)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Chris Coons
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn
- Mike Crapo
- James DeMint (SC)
- Dick Durbin
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- John Hoeven
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Mike Lee
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Rand Paul
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Marco Rubio
- Bernie Sanders
- Chuck Schumer
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- John Thune
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Mark Warner
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger Wicker
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).