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Roll Call Vote #8 · 113th Congress · Session 1 · Jan 31, 2013, 2:44 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 8 to H.R. 325 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 8 (To protect Social Security benefits and military pay and require that the United States Government prioritize all obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt limit is reached.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (53-45)
53 Yea
45 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 26 senators

25 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 24 senators

0 Yea / 24 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

No senators voted against their party's majority on this vote.

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 53

Nay 45

Not Voting 2

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