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 51 senators
20 Yea / 31 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Republican 47 senators
1 Yea / 46 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
0 Yea / 2 Nay
Majority position: Nay
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 -
Michael Bennet (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Blumenthal (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Sherrod Brown (Democrat–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Tom Carper (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Casey (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat–NY) 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 -
Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN) 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 (Democrat–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 -
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 -
Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR) 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 (CO)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 79
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Scott Brown (MA)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- John Thune (SD)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).