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Roll Call Vote 112th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Amendment (Merkley Amdt. No. 3435 )
Vote Number: 233
Vote Date: December 27, 2012, 06:06 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 3435 to H.R. 5949 (FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012)
Statement of Purpose: To require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court that includes significant legal interpretation of section 501 or 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 unless such disclosure is not in the national security interest of the United States.
Vote Counts:
YEAs37
NAYs
54
Not Voting
9

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Ayotte (R-NH), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea
Blunt (R-MO), Nay
Boozman (R-AR), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting
Brown (D-OH), Not Voting
Brown (R-MA), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Not Voting
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Franken (D-MN), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Heller (R-NV), Yea
Hoeven (R-ND), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Not Voting
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johanns (R-NE), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Johnson (R-WI), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kirk (R-IL), Not Voting
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Not Voting
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Lee (R-UT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Manchin (D-WV), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moran (R-KS), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Paul (R-KY), Yea
Portman (R-OH), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Rubio (R-FL), Nay
Sanders (I-VT), Not Voting
Schatz (D-HI), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Toomey (R-PA), Nay
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Nay
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---37
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Conrad (D-ND)
Coons (D-DE)
Durbin (D-IL)
Franken (D-MN)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Heller (R-NV)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lee (R-UT)
Levin (D-MI)
Manchin (D-WV)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-NE)
Paul (R-KY)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Webb (D-VA)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---54
Alexander (R-TN)
Ayotte (R-NH)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Brown (R-MA)
Burr (R-NC)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coats (R-IN)
Coburn (R-OK)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagan (D-NC)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moran (R-KS)
Nelson (D-FL)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Thune (R-SD)
Toomey (R-PA)
Vitter (R-LA)
Warner (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Not Voting - 9
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
DeMint (R-SC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kirk (R-IL)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Sanders (I-VT)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Begich (D-AK), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Not Voting

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Nay

Arkansas:

Boozman (R-AR), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay

Delaware:

Carper (D-DE), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Yea

Florida:

Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Rubio (R-FL), Nay

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Nay

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Schatz (D-HI), Yea

Idaho:

Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Risch (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Kirk (R-IL), Not Voting

Indiana:

Coats (R-IN), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Harkin (D-IA), Not Voting

Kansas:

Moran (R-KS), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Nay

Kentucky:

McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Paul (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Nay
Snowe (R-ME), Nay

Maryland:

Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay

Massachusetts:

Brown (R-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Franken (D-MN), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Nay

Missouri:

Blunt (R-MO), Nay
McCaskill (D-MO), Nay

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Johanns (R-NE), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Heller (R-NV), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Ayotte (R-NH), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Not Voting
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea

New York:

Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Nay
Hagan (D-NC), Nay

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Hoeven (R-ND), Nay

Ohio:

Brown (D-OH), Not Voting
Portman (R-OH), Nay

Oklahoma:

Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Not Voting

Oregon:

Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Casey (D-PA), Nay
Toomey (R-PA), Nay

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Not Voting
Graham (R-SC), Nay

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Corker (R-TN), Nay

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay

Utah:

Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Lee (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Not Voting

Virginia:

Warner (D-VA), Nay
Webb (D-VA), Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea

West Virginia:

Manchin (D-WV), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay

Wisconsin:

Johnson (R-WI), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay