Roll Call Vote #219 · 112th Congress · Session 2 · Dec 4, 2012, 12:06 PM (ET)
On the Resolution of Ratification Treaty Doc. 112-7 (Treaty Doc. 112-7)
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 13, 2006, and signed by the United States of America on June 30, 2009 (the "Convention")
Resolution of Ratification Rejected (61-38, 2/3 majority required)
61 Yea
38 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 51 senators
51 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Republican 47 senators
8 Yea / 38 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Kelly Ayotte (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Barrasso (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Scott Brown (Republican–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 61
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- 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)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 38
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- 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)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Thune (SD)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Not Voting 1
- Mark Kirk (IL)
Other Votes on Treaty Doc. 112-7
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Vote #205 On the Motion to Proceed Treaty Doc. 112-7Motion to Proceed Agreed to (61-36) Nov 27, 2012
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).