What was the result of Senate roll call vote 31 in the 112th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 3, 2011 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (87-13)", 87-13. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 133 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011) (S. 23).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 31?

87 senators voted Yea and 13 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 31 in the 112th Congress?

Democrats voted 41-10 and Republicans voted 44-3. 13 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #31 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 3, 2011, 12:32 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 133 to S. 23 (Patent Reform Act of 2011) (S. 23)

Amendment S.Amdt. 133 (To strike the first inventor to file requirement.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (87-13)

87 Yea

13 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 51 senators

41 Yea / 10 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Republican 47 senators

44 Yea / 3 Nay

Majority position: Yea

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
Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mike Crapo (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Ensign (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jim Risch (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jon Tester (Democrat–MT) 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 87

Nay 13

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

Amendment Rejected (58-40, 3/5 majority required) Mar 2, 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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