H.R.5949: To extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.

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December 27, 2012 Roll call number 232 in the Senate
Question On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3437 to H.R. 5949 (FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012)
Ayes: 38 (Democrat: 35; Republican: 2)**
Nays: 52 (Democrat: 10; Republican: 41; Other: 1)
Abstained: 10 (Democrat: 5; Republican: 4; Other: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 38%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

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

* - Voters marked "No Data" are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.

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

Vote Result

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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Others Voting 'Nay'

Joseph I. Lieberman
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Others Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]

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