What was the result of Senate roll call vote 30 in the 112th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 2, 2011 ended "Amendment Rejected (58-40, 3/5 majority required)", 58-40. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 115 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011) (S. 23).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 30?

58 senators voted Yea and 40 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 30 in the 112th Congress?

Democrats voted 10-39 and Republicans voted 47-0. 11 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #30 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 2, 2011, 5:16 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 115 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011) (S. 23)

Amendment S.Amdt. 115 (To express the sense of the Senate in support of a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution.)

Amendment Rejected (58-40, 3/5 majority required)

58 Yea

40 Nay

← Vote #29 Vote #31 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 51 senators

10 Yea / 39 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 47 senators

47 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

1 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

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
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
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Joseph Lieberman (Independent–CT) 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
Mark Udall (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 58

Nay 40

Not Voting 2

Kent Conrad (ND)
Mary Landrieu (LA)

Other Votes on S. 23

Vote #27 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 121 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)

Amendment Agreed to (97-2) Mar 1, 2011
Vote #28 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 112 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47) Mar 1, 2011
Vote #31 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 133 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011)

Motion to Table Agreed to (87-13) Mar 3, 2011
Vote #34 On the Cloture Motion S. 23

Cloture Motion Agreed to (87-3, 3/5 majority required) Mar 7, 2011
Vote #35 On Passage of the Bill S. 23

Bill Passed (95-5) Mar 8, 2011

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

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