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Roll Call Vote #161 · 112th Congress · Session 2 · Jun 21, 2012, 12:36 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2310 to S. 3240 (Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2310 (To permit States to require that any food, beverage, or other edible product offered for sale have a label on indicating that the food, beverage, or other edible product contains a genetically engineered ingredient.)

Amendment Rejected (26-73, 3/5 majority required)
26 Yea
73 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 31 senators

13 Yea / 18 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Republican 29 senators

0 Yea / 28 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 26

Nay 73

Not Voting 1

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