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Senate vote 229 (2011): On the Joint Resolution, SJRES10

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Senate vote 229 (2011): On the Joint Resolution, SJRES10

2011-12-14 · S.J.Res. 10: Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

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  1. The bill: S.J.Res. 10: Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. · proposed by Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
  2. What was asked: On the Joint Resolution (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Joint Resolution Defeated on 2011-12-14 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 53. Record Vote Number: 229. (final step reached) its other votes

Question: On the Joint Resolution · Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Result: Joint Resolution Defeated · Yea 47 · Nay 53 · Present 0 · Not voting 0 (majority 2/3)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat0520
Independent010
Republican4700

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
BEGICH, MarkAKDNay
MURKOWSKI, LisaAKRYea
SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), IIIALRYea
SHELBY, Richard C.ALRYea
BOOZMAN, JohnARRYea
PRYOR, MarkARDNay
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRYea
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRYea
BOXER, BarbaraCADNay
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADNay
BENNET, Michael F.CODNay
UDALL, MarkCODNay
BLUMENTHAL, RichardCTDNay
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDNay
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDNay
COONS, Christopher A.DEDNay
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDNay
RUBIO, MarcoFLRYea
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARYea
ISAKSON, JohnnyGARYea
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDNay
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDNay
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARYea
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADNay
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
RISCH, JamesIDRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDNay
KIRK, Mark StevenILRYea
COATS, Daniel RayINRYea
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRYea
MORAN, JerryKSRYea
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRYea
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRYea
PAUL, RandKYRYea
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADNay
VITTER, DavidLARYea
BROWN, Scott P.MARYea
KERRY, John ForbesMADNay
CARDIN, Benjamin LouisMDDNay
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDNay
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERYea
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERYea
LEVIN, CarlMIDNay
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDNay
FRANKEN, AlMNDNay
KLOBUCHAR, AmyMNDNay
BLUNT, RoyMORYea
McCASKILL, ClaireMODNay
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRYea
WICKER, Roger F.MSRYea
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDNay
TESTER, JonMTDNay
BURR, Richard M.NCRYea
HAGAN, KayNCDNay
CONRAD, KentNDDNay
HOEVEN, JohnNDRYea
JOHANNS, MikeNERYea
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDNay
AYOTTE, KellyNHRYea
SHAHEEN, JeanneNHDNay
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJDNay
MENENDEZ, RobertNJDNay
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDNay
UDALL, Thomas (Tom)NMDNay
HELLER, DeanNVRYea
REID, HarryNVDNay
GILLIBRAND, KirstenNYDNay
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDNay
BROWN, SherrodOHDNay
PORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob)OHRYea
COBURN, Thomas AllenOKRYea
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
MERKLEY, JeffORDNay
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDNay
CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr.PADNay
TOOMEY, Patrick JosephPARYea
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDNay
WHITEHOUSE, SheldonRIDNay
DeMINT, James W.SCRYea
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRYea
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDNay
THUNE, JohnSDRYea
ALEXANDER, LamarTNRYea
CORKER, Robert (Bob)TNRYea
CORNYN, JohnTXRYea
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay)TXRYea
HATCH, Orrin GrantUTRYea
LEE, MikeUTRYea
WARNER, Mark R.VADNay
WEBB, James H. (Jim)VADNay
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDNay
SANDERS, BernardVTINay
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADNay
MURRAY, PattyWADNay
JOHNSON, RonWIRYea
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDNay
MANCHIN, Joe, IIIWVDNay
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDNay
BARRASSO, John A.WYRYea
ENZI, Michael B.WYRYea

President's position (not a member vote)

OBAMA, Barack (D): Nay

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)
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Record fed-us-senate-2011-vote229 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past