What was the result of Senate roll call vote 233 in the 112th Congress?

The Senate vote on Dec 27, 2012 ended "Amendment Rejected (37-54, 3/5 majority required)", 37-54. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3435 to H.R. 5949 (FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012) (H.R. 5949).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 233?

37 senators voted Yea and 54 voted Nay. 9 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 233 in the 112th Congress?

Democrats voted 34-13 and Republicans voted 3-40. 17 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #233 · 112th Congress · Session 2 · Dec 27, 2012, 6:06 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3435 to H.R. 5949 (FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012) (H.R. 5949)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3435 (To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States.)

Amendment Rejected (37-54, 3/5 majority required)

37 Yea

54 Nay

← Vote #232 Vote #234 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 51 senators

34 Yea / 13 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 47 senators

3 Yea / 40 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Bob Casey (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kay Hagan (Democrat–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dean Heller (Republican–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mike Lee (Republican–UT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Joseph Lieberman (Independent–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rand Paul (Republican–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mark Warner (Democrat–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 37

Nay 54

Not Voting 9

Other Votes on H.R. 5949

Vote #232 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3437 to H.R. 5949 (FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization…

Amendment Rejected (38-52, 3/5 majority required) Dec 27, 2012
Vote #234 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3436 to H.R. 5949 (FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization…

Amendment Rejected (12-79, 3/5 majority required) Dec 27, 2012
Vote #235 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3439 to H.R. 5949 (FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization…

Amendment Rejected (43-52, 3/5 majority required) Dec 28, 2012
Vote #236 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5949

Bill Passed (73-23, 3/5 majority required) Dec 28, 2012

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

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