Senate vote 2 (2012): On the Motion to Proceed, HJRES98
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Senate vote 2 (2012): On the Motion to Proceed, HJRES98
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- The bill: H.J.Res. 98: Relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012. · proposed by Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-29]
- 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 2012-01-26 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 52. Record Vote Number: 2. (consideration: CR S95) (final step reached) its other votes
Question: On the Motion to Proceed · A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the President's exercise of authority to increase the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A of title 31, United States Code, on January 12, 2012.
Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected · Yea 44 · Nay 52 · Present 0 · Not voting 4 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 2 | 50 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Republican | 42 | 1 | 4 |
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 | Yea |
| BOOZMAN, John | AR | R | Yea |
| PRYOR, Mark | AR | D | Nay |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Yea |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| CORNYN, John | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Nay |
| JOHNSON, Ron | WI | R | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Nay |
| MANCHIN, Joe, III | WV | D | Yea |
| 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): 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
Record fed-us-senate-2012-vote002 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past