Amendment (S.Amdt.879) to H.R.2112: An act making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.

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October 20, 2011 Roll call number 174 (Amendment number S.Amdt.879) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Merkley Amdt. No. 879 As Modified) Amendment purpose To prohibit amounts appropriated under this Act to carry out parts A and B of subtitle V of title 49, United States Code, from being expended unless all the steel, iron, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States.
Ayes: 55 (Democrat: 49; Republican: 5; Other: 1)
Nays: 44 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 42; Other: 1)
Abstained: 1 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 0)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 55%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Nay
Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R, NH] Nay
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Aye
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Aye
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] Aye
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Aye
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D, CT] Aye
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] Aye
Sen. John Boozman [R, AR] Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Daniel Coats [R, IN] Nay
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Aye
Sen. Chris Coons [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Nay
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Aye
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC] Aye
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Nay
Sen. Dean Heller [R, NV] Nay
Sen. John Hoeven [R, ND] Nay
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Nay
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Aye
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Nay
Sen. Ron Johnson [R, WI] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Aye
Sen. Mark Kirk [R, IL] Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Aye
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] Nay
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] Abstain
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] Aye
Sen. Mike Lee [R, UT] Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] Nay
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Nay
Sen. Joe Manchin [D, WV] Aye
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Nay
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Nay
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] Aye
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS] Nay
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Aye
Sen. Rand Paul [R, KY] Nay
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] Nay
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. John Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Aye
Sen. James Risch [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Aye
Sen. Marco Rubio [R, FL] Nay
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Aye
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Nay
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Aye
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Nay
Sen. Patrick Toomey [R, PA] Nay
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] Aye
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Nay
Sen. Mark Warner [D, VA] Nay
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

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** Because of incomplete data, party breakdown visualizations may be inaccurate by one or two votes.

Vote Result

Senators Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]

Votes by Party

Democrats Voting 'Nay'

Sen. Mark Warner [D, VA]

Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]

Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

Others Voting 'Abstain'

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