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Senate vote 63 (2011): On the Resolution, SRES159

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Senate vote 63 (2011): On the Resolution, SRES159

2011-05-03 · S.Res. 159: A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes.

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  1. The bill: S.Res. 159: A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes. · proposed by Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
  2. What was asked: On the Resolution (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Resolution Agreed to on 2011-05-03 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 63. (text: CR S2609-2610) Not final yet: this can still change. its other votes

Question: On the Resolution · A resolution honoring the members of the military and intelligence community who carried out the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, and for other purposes.

Result: Resolution Agreed to · Yea 97 · Nay 0 · Present 0 · Not voting 3 (majority 1/2)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat5101
Independent100
Republican4502

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
BEGICH, MarkAKDYea
MURKOWSKI, LisaAKRYea
SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), IIIALRYea
SHELBY, Richard C.ALRYea
BOOZMAN, JohnARRYea
PRYOR, MarkARDYea
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRYea
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRYea
BOXER, BarbaraCADYea
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADYea
BENNET, Michael F.CODYea
UDALL, MarkCODYea
BLUMENTHAL, RichardCTDYea
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDYea
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDYea
COONS, Christopher A.DEDYea
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDYea
RUBIO, MarcoFLRYea
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARYea
ISAKSON, JohnnyGARYea
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDNot Voting
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDYea
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARYea
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
RISCH, JamesIDRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDYea
KIRK, Mark StevenILRNot Voting
COATS, Daniel RayINRYea
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRYea
MORAN, JerryKSRYea
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRYea
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRYea
PAUL, RandKYRYea
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADYea
VITTER, DavidLARYea
BROWN, Scott P.MARYea
KERRY, John ForbesMADYea
CARDIN, Benjamin LouisMDDYea
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDYea
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERYea
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERYea
LEVIN, CarlMIDYea
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDYea
FRANKEN, AlMNDYea
KLOBUCHAR, AmyMNDYea
BLUNT, RoyMORYea
McCASKILL, ClaireMODYea
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRYea
WICKER, Roger F.MSRYea
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDYea
TESTER, JonMTDYea
BURR, Richard M.NCRYea
HAGAN, KayNCDYea
CONRAD, KentNDDYea
HOEVEN, JohnNDRYea
JOHANNS, MikeNERYea
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDYea
AYOTTE, KellyNHRYea
SHAHEEN, JeanneNHDYea
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJDYea
MENENDEZ, RobertNJDYea
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDYea
UDALL, Thomas (Tom)NMDYea
ENSIGN, John EricNVRNot Voting
REID, HarryNVDYea
GILLIBRAND, KirstenNYDYea
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDYea
BROWN, SherrodOHDYea
PORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob)OHRYea
COBURN, Thomas AllenOKRYea
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
MERKLEY, JeffORDYea
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDYea
CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr.PADYea
TOOMEY, Patrick JosephPARYea
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDYea
WHITEHOUSE, SheldonRIDYea
DeMINT, James W.SCRYea
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRYea
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDYea
THUNE, JohnSDRYea
ALEXANDER, LamarTNRYea
CORKER, Robert (Bob)TNRYea
CORNYN, JohnTXRYea
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay)TXRYea
HATCH, Orrin GrantUTRYea
LEE, MikeUTRYea
WARNER, Mark R.VADYea
WEBB, James H. (Jim)VADYea
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDYea
SANDERS, BernardVTIYea
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADYea
MURRAY, PattyWADYea
JOHNSON, RonWIRYea
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDYea
MANCHIN, Joe, IIIWVDYea
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDYea
BARRASSO, John A.WYRYea
ENZI, Michael B.WYRYea

President's position (not a member vote)

OBAMA, Barack (D): Not Voting

Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.

Source: Voteview (UCLA), 112th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:15Z

Words on this page, explained (1)
Resolution
A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Record fed-us-senate-2011-vote063 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past