Roll Call Vote #60 · 112th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 27, 2012, 3:47 PM (ET)
On the Cloture Motion S. 1789 (S. 1789)
A bill to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service.
Cloture Motion Rejected (51-46, 3/5 majority required)
51 Yea
46 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 51 senators
44 Yea / 7 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Republican 47 senators
5 Yea / 39 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Scott Brown (Republican–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Benjamin Cardin (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Hoeven (Republican–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joe Manchin, III (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Merkley (Democrat–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jerry Moran (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 51
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- 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)
- 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)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- 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)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- 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 46
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- 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)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Thune (SD)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Not Voting 3
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
Other Votes on S. 1789
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Vote #66 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1789Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (74-22, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2012
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Vote #70 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2033 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (30-69, 3/5 majority required) Apr 24, 2012
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Vote #71 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2061 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (33-65, 3/5 majority required) Apr 24, 2012
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Vote #72 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2043 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (43-56, 3/5 majority required) Apr 24, 2012
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Vote #73 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2034 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (46-53, 3/5 majority required) Apr 24, 2012
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Vote #74 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2083 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (29-70, 3/5 majority required) Apr 24, 2012
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Vote #75 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2049 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required) Apr 24, 2012
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Vote #76 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2025 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (35-64, 3/5 majority required) Apr 24, 2012
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Vote #77 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2079 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (43-53, 3/5 majority required) Apr 25, 2012
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Vote #78 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2028 to S.Amdt. 2000 to S. 1789 (21st Century Postal S…Amendment Rejected (35-64, 3/5 majority required) Apr 25, 2012
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).