Senate vote 127 (2011): On the Amendment, HR1249
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Senate vote 127 (2011): On the Amendment, HR1249
2011-09-08 · H.R. 1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: H.R. 1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act · proposed by Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
- What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Rejected on 2011-09-08 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-29. (final step reached) its other votes
Question: On the Amendment · To establish a transitional program for covered business method patents.
Result: Amendment Rejected · Yea 13 · Nay 85 · Present 1 · Not voting 1 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 6 | 45 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 7 | 39 | 1 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEGICH, Mark | AK | D | Nay |
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa | AK | R | Nay |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Nay |
| BOOZMAN, John | AR | R | Nay |
| PRYOR, Mark | AR | D | Yea |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Nay |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Nay |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Yea |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Nay |
| BENNET, Michael F. | CO | D | Nay |
| UDALL, Mark | CO | D | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby | GA | R | Nay |
| ISAKSON, Johnny | GA | R | Nay |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Nay |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Nay |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Nay |
| CRAPO, Michael Dean | ID | R | Nay |
| RISCH, James | ID | R | Nay |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Nay |
| KIRK, Mark Steven | IL | R | Nay |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Nay |
| MORAN, Jerry | KS | R | Nay |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| PAUL, Rand | KY | R | Present |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Nay |
| VITTER, David | LA | R | Yea |
| BROWN, Scott P. | MA | R | Nay |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Nay |
| CARDIN, Benjamin Louis | MD | D | Nay |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Nay |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| McCASKILL, Claire | MO | D | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Nay |
| WICKER, Roger F. | MS | R | Nay |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Nay |
| TESTER, Jon | MT | D | Nay |
| BURR, Richard M. | NC | R | Nay |
| HAGAN, Kay | NC | D | Nay |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| HOEVEN, John | ND | R | Nay |
| JOHANNS, Mike | NE | R | Nay |
| NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben) | NE | D | Nay |
| AYOTTE, Kelly | NH | R | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| COBURN, Thomas Allen | OK | R | Yea |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Nay |
| MERKLEY, Jeff | OR | D | Nay |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Nay |
| CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr. | PA | D | Nay |
| TOOMEY, Patrick Joseph | PA | R | Nay |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Nay |
| WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon | RI | D | Nay |
| DeMINT, James W. | SC | R | Yea |
| GRAHAM, Lindsey O. | SC | R | Nay |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Nay |
| THUNE, John | SD | R | Nay |
| ALEXANDER, Lamar | TN | R | Nay |
| CORKER, Robert (Bob) | TN | R | Nay |
| CORNYN, John | TX | R | Nay |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Yea |
| LEE, Mike | UT | R | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Yea |
| JOHNSON, Ron | WI | R | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| MANCHIN, Joe, III | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Not Voting |
| BARRASSO, John A. | WY | R | Nay |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Nay |
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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