Senate vote 73 (2011): On the Motion to Proceed, S953
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Senate vote 73 (2011): On the Motion to Proceed, S953
2011-05-18 · S. 953: Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011
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- The bill: S. 953: Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 · proposed by Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
- What was asked: On the Motion to Proceed (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Motion to Proceed Rejected on 2011-05-18 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure, under the order of 5/16/2011, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S3086) Not final yet: this can still change. its other votes
Question: On the Motion to Proceed · A bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sales in the Outer Continental Shelf, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to modify the requirements for exploration, and for other purposes.
Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected · Yea 42 · Nay 57 · Present 0 · Not voting 1 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 42 | 5 | 0 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEGICH, Mark | AK | D | Nay |
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa | AK | R | Yea |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Nay |
| BOOZMAN, John | AR | R | Yea |
| PRYOR, Mark | AR | D | Nay |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Nay |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Nay |
| BENNET, Michael F. | CO | D | Nay |
| UDALL, Mark | CO | D | Nay |
| BLUMENTHAL, Richard | CT | D | Nay |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Nay |
| CARPER, Thomas Richard | DE | D | Nay |
| COONS, Christopher A. | DE | D | Nay |
| NELSON, Clarence William (Bill) | FL | D | Nay |
| RUBIO, Marco | FL | R | Yea |
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby | GA | R | Yea |
| ISAKSON, Johnny | GA | R | Yea |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Nay |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Nay |
| CRAPO, Michael Dean | ID | R | Yea |
| RISCH, James | ID | R | Yea |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Nay |
| KIRK, Mark Steven | IL | R | Yea |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Yea |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| MORAN, Jerry | KS | R | Yea |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| PAUL, Rand | KY | R | Yea |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Nay |
| VITTER, David | LA | R | Nay |
| BROWN, Scott P. | MA | R | Yea |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Nay |
| CARDIN, Benjamin Louis | MD | D | Nay |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Nay |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Yea |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Nay |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Nay |
| STABENOW, Deborah Ann | MI | D | Nay |
| FRANKEN, Al | MN | D | Nay |
| KLOBUCHAR, Amy | MN | D | Nay |
| BLUNT, Roy | MO | R | Yea |
| McCASKILL, Claire | MO | D | Nay |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| WICKER, Roger F. | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Not Voting |
| TESTER, Jon | MT | D | Nay |
| BURR, Richard M. | NC | R | Yea |
| HAGAN, Kay | NC | D | Nay |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| HOEVEN, John | ND | R | Yea |
| JOHANNS, Mike | NE | R | Yea |
| NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben) | NE | D | Nay |
| AYOTTE, Kelly | NH | R | Yea |
| SHAHEEN, Jeanne | NH | D | Nay |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Nay |
| MENENDEZ, Robert | NJ | D | Nay |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Nay |
| UDALL, Thomas (Tom) | NM | D | Nay |
| HELLER, Dean | NV | R | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Nay |
| GILLIBRAND, Kirsten | NY | D | Nay |
| SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) | NY | D | Nay |
| BROWN, Sherrod | OH | D | Nay |
| PORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob) | OH | R | Yea |
| COBURN, Thomas Allen | OK | R | Yea |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Yea |
| MERKLEY, Jeff | OR | D | Nay |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Nay |
| CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr. | PA | D | Nay |
| TOOMEY, Patrick Joseph | PA | R | Yea |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Nay |
| WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon | RI | D | Nay |
| DeMINT, James W. | SC | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Lindsey O. | SC | R | Yea |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Nay |
| THUNE, John | SD | R | Yea |
| ALEXANDER, Lamar | TN | R | Yea |
| CORKER, Robert (Bob) | TN | R | Yea |
| CORNYN, John | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Yea |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Yea |
| LEE, Mike | UT | R | Nay |
| WARNER, Mark R. | VA | D | Nay |
| WEBB, James H. (Jim) | VA | D | Nay |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Nay |
| SANDERS, Bernard | VT | I | Nay |
| CANTWELL, Maria E. | WA | D | Nay |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Nay |
| JOHNSON, Ron | WI | R | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| MANCHIN, Joe, III | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Nay |
| BARRASSO, John A. | WY | R | Yea |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Yea |
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
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