Roll Call Vote #98 · 112th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 28, 2011, 6:02 PM (ET)
On the Motion (Motion to Instruct the Sgt At Arms to Request the Presence of Absentee Senators) (S. 679)
A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.
Motion Agreed to (44-40)
44 Yea
40 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 51 senators
40 Yea / 0 Nay
11 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 47 senators
2 Yea / 40 Nay
5 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Scott Brown (Republican–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 44
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Scott Brown (MA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 40
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- John Thune (SD)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Not Voting 16
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Jim Webb (VA)
Other Votes on S. 679
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Vote #95 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 499 to S. 679 (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and…Amendment Rejected (47-51, 3/5 majority required) Jun 23, 2011
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Vote #96 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 510 to S. 679 (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and…Amendment Rejected (41-57) Jun 23, 2011
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Vote #99 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 501 to S. 679 (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and…Amendment Rejected (44-55, 3/5 majority required) Jun 29, 2011
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Vote #100 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 511 to S. 679 (Presidential Appointment Efficiency and…Amendment Rejected (25-74) Jun 29, 2011
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Vote #101 On Passage of the Bill S. 679Bill Passed (79-20, 3/5 majority required) Jun 29, 2011
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).