S J Res 24 - Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Udall Bill) - Voting Record
Result: Amendment Rejected (Senate)
Date: Dec. 14, 2011
Roll Number: 228
Yes: 21 No: 79
Amendment Rejected (Senate)
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NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER OF CONGRESS, AND RATIFICATION BY THREE-FOURTHS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURES WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF THE DATE THE AMENDMENT WAS SUBMITTED.
| State | District | Name | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Sr | Lisa A. Murkowski | Republican | No |
| AK | Jr | Mark Begich | Democratic | Yes |
| AL | Sr | Richard C. Shelby | Republican | No |
| AR | Sr | Mark Lunsford Pryor | Democratic | No |
| AR | Sr | John N. Boozman | Republican | No |
| AZ | Sr | John Sidney McCain III | Republican | No |
| AZ | Jr | Jon Kyl | Republican | No |
| CA | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Yes |
| CA | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | No |
| CO | Sr | Michael Farrand Bennet | Democratic | Yes |
| CO | Sr | Mark E. Udall | Democratic | Yes |
| CT | Sr | Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman | Independent Democrat | No |
| CT | Sr | Richard 'Dick' Blumenthal | Democratic | Yes |
| DE | Sr | Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper | Democratic | Yes |
| DE | Jr | Christopher A. 'Chris' Coons | Democratic | No |
| FL | Sr | Clarence William 'Bill' Nelson Sr. | Democratic | Yes |
| FL | Sr | Marco Rubio | Republican | No |
| GA | Sr | Clarence Saxby Chambliss | Republican | No |
| GA | Sr | John H. 'Johnny' Isakson | Republican | No |
| HI | Sr | Daniel K. Inouye | Democratic | No |
| HI | Jr | Daniel Kahikina Akaka Sr. | Democratic | No |
| IA | Sr | Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley | Republican | No |
| IA | Jr | Thomas 'Tom' Harkin | Democratic | No |
| ID | Sr | Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo | Republican | No |
| ID | Jr | James E. 'Jim' Risch | Republican | No |
| IL | Sr | Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin | Democratic | No |
| IL | Jr | Mark Steven Kirk | Republican | No |
| IN | Sr | Richard G. 'Dick' Lugar | Republican | No |
| IN | Sr | Daniel R. 'Dan' Coats | Republican | No |
| KS | Sr | Charles Patrick 'Pat' Roberts | Republican | No |
| KS | Sr | Gerald W. 'Jerry' Moran | Republican | No |
| KY | Sr | Addison Mitchell 'Mitch' McConnell Jr. | Republican | No |
| KY | Jr | Rand Paul | Republican | No |
| LA | Sr | Mary L. Landrieu | Democratic | No |
| LA | Sr | David B. Vitter | Republican | No |
| MA | Sr | John Forbes Kerry | Democratic | No |
| MA | Jr | Scott P. Brown | Republican | No |
| MD | Sr | Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cardin | Democratic | No |
| MD | Sr | Barbara A. Mikulski | Democratic | No |
| ME | Sr | Susan Margaret Collins | Republican | No |
| ME | Sr | Olympia Jean Snowe | Republican | No |
| MI | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | No |
| MI | Sr | Deborah Ann 'Debbie' Stabenow | Democratic | Yes |
| MN | Sr | Amy Jean Klobuchar | Democratic | Yes |
| MN | Jr | Al Franken | Democratic | No |
| MO | Sr | Claire McCaskill | Democratic | Yes |
| MO | Sr | Roy Blunt | Republican | No |
| MS | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | No |
| MS | Sr | Roger F. Wicker | Republican | No |
| MT | Sr | Max S. Baucus | Democratic | Yes |
| MT | Sr | Jon Tester | Democratic | Yes |
| NA | Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III | Republican | No | |
| NC | Sr | Richard M. Burr | Republican | No |
| NC | Jr | Janet R. 'Kay' Hagan | Democratic | Yes |
| ND | Sr | Kent Conrad | Democratic-NPL | No |
| ND | Sr | John H. Hoeven | Republican | No |
| NE | Sr | E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson | Democratic | Yes |
| NE | Sr | Mike O. Johanns | Republican | No |
| NH | Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | No |
| NH | Jr | Kelly A. Ayotte | Republican | No |
| NJ | Sr | Frank R. Lautenberg | Democratic | No |
| NJ | Sr | Robert 'Bob' Menendez | Democratic | No |
| NM | Sr | Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | No |
| NM | Sr | Thomas S. 'Tom' Udall | Democratic | No |
| NV | Sr | Harry M. Reid | Democratic | No |
| NV | Sr | Dean Heller | Republican | Yes |
| NY | Sr | Charles Ellis 'Chuck' Schumer | Democratic | No |
| NY | Jr | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | Yes |
| OH | Sr | Sherrod C. Brown | Democratic | Yes |
| OH | Jr | Robert J. 'Rob' Portman | Republican | No |
| OK | Sr | James Mountain 'Jim' Inhofe | Republican | No |
| OK | Jr | Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn | Republican | No |
| OR | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | Yes |
| OR | Jr | Jeffrey A. 'Jeff' Merkley | Democratic | No |
| PA | Sr | Robert P. 'Bob' Casey Jr. | Democratic | Yes |
| PA | Jr | Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey | Republican | No |
| RI | Sr | John Francis 'Jack' Reed | Democratic | No |
| RI | Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | No |
| SC | Sr | Lindsey O. Graham | Republican | No |
| SC | Jr | James W. 'Jim' DeMint | Republican | No |
| SD | Sr | John R. Thune | Republican | No |
| SD | Sr | Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson | Democratic | No |
| TN | Sr | Lamar Alexander | Republican | No |
| TN | Jr | Robert 'Bob' Corker | Republican | No |
| TX | Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | No |
| TX | Sr | Kathryn Bailey Ann 'Kay' Hutchison | Republican | No |
| UT | Sr | Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | No |
| UT | Sr | Michael 'Mike' Lee | Republican | No |
| VA | Sr | James H. 'Jim' Webb Jr. | Democratic | No |
| VA | Sr | Mark R. Warner | Democratic | No |
| VT | Sr | Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | No |
| VT | Sr | Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders | Independent | No |
| WA | Sr | Patricia 'Patty' Murray | Democratic | No |
| WA | Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | No |
| WI | Sr | Ronald H. 'Ron' Johnson | Republican | No |
| WI | Sr | Herbert H. 'Herb' Kohl | Democratic | Yes |
| WV | Sr | Joseph 'Joe' Manchin III | Democratic | Yes |
| WV | Sr | John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV | Democratic | No |
| WY | Sr | Michael Bradley 'Mike' Enzi | Republican | No |
| WY | Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | No |
| State | Name | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK - Sr | Lisa A. Murkowski | R | No |
| AK - Jr | Mark Begich | D | Yes |
| AL - Sr | Richard C. Shelby | R | No |
| AR - Sr | Mark Lunsford Pryor | D | No |
| AR - Sr | John N. Boozman | R | No |
| AZ - Sr | John Sidney McCain III | R | No |
| AZ - Jr | Jon Kyl | R | No |
| CA - Sr | Dianne Feinstein | D | Yes |
| CA - Jr | Barbara Boxer | D | No |
| CO - Sr | Michael Farrand Bennet | D | Yes |
| CO - Sr | Mark E. Udall | D | Yes |
| CT - Sr | Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman | No | |
| CT - Sr | Richard 'Dick' Blumenthal | D | Yes |
| DE - Sr | Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper | D | Yes |
| DE - Jr | Christopher A. 'Chris' Coons | D | No |
| FL - Sr | Clarence William 'Bill' Nelson Sr. | D | Yes |
| FL - Sr | Marco Rubio | R | No |
| GA - Sr | Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | No |
| GA - Sr | John H. 'Johnny' Isakson | R | No |
| HI - Sr | Daniel K. Inouye | D | No |
| HI - Jr | Daniel Kahikina Akaka Sr. | D | No |
| IA - Sr | Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley | R | No |
| IA - Jr | Thomas 'Tom' Harkin | D | No |
| ID - Sr | Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo | R | No |
| ID - Jr | James E. 'Jim' Risch | R | No |
| IL - Sr | Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin | D | No |
| IL - Jr | Mark Steven Kirk | R | No |
| IN - Sr | Richard G. 'Dick' Lugar | R | No |
| IN - Sr | Daniel R. 'Dan' Coats | R | No |
| KS - Sr | Charles Patrick 'Pat' Roberts | R | No |
| KS - Sr | Gerald W. 'Jerry' Moran | R | No |
| KY - Sr | Addison Mitchell 'Mitch' McConnell Jr. | R | No |
| KY - Jr | Rand Paul | R | No |
| LA - Sr | Mary L. Landrieu | D | No |
| LA - Sr | David B. Vitter | R | No |
| MA - Sr | John Forbes Kerry | D | No |
| MA - Jr | Scott P. Brown | R | No |
| MD - Sr | Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cardin | D | No |
| MD - Sr | Barbara A. Mikulski | D | No |
| ME - Sr | Susan Margaret Collins | R | No |
| ME - Sr | Olympia Jean Snowe | R | No |
| MI - Sr | Carl Levin | D | No |
| MI - Sr | Deborah Ann 'Debbie' Stabenow | D | Yes |
| MN - Sr | Amy Jean Klobuchar | D | Yes |
| MN - Jr | Al Franken | D | No |
| MO - Sr | Claire McCaskill | D | Yes |
| MO - Sr | Roy Blunt | R | No |
| MS - Sr | Thad Cochran | R | No |
| MS - Sr | Roger F. Wicker | R | No |
| MT - Sr | Max S. Baucus | D | Yes |
| MT - Sr | Jon Tester | D | Yes |
| NA - | Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III | R | No |
| NC - Sr | Richard M. Burr | R | No |
| NC - Jr | Janet R. 'Kay' Hagan | D | Yes |
| ND - Sr | Kent Conrad | No | |
| ND - Sr | John H. Hoeven | R | No |
| NE - Sr | E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson | D | Yes |
| NE - Sr | Mike O. Johanns | R | No |
| NH - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | No |
| NH - Jr | Kelly A. Ayotte | R | No |
| NJ - Sr | Frank R. Lautenberg | D | No |
| NJ - Sr | Robert 'Bob' Menendez | D | No |
| NM - Sr | Jeff Bingaman | D | No |
| NM - Sr | Thomas S. 'Tom' Udall | D | No |
| NV - Sr | Harry M. Reid | D | No |
| NV - Sr | Dean Heller | R | Yes |
| NY - Sr | Charles Ellis 'Chuck' Schumer | D | No |
| NY - Jr | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | D | Yes |
| OH - Sr | Sherrod C. Brown | D | Yes |
| OH - Jr | Robert J. 'Rob' Portman | R | No |
| OK - Sr | James Mountain 'Jim' Inhofe | R | No |
| OK - Jr | Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn | R | No |
| OR - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | Yes |
| OR - Jr | Jeffrey A. 'Jeff' Merkley | D | No |
| PA - Sr | Robert P. 'Bob' Casey Jr. | D | Yes |
| PA - Jr | Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey | R | No |
| RI - Sr | John Francis 'Jack' Reed | D | No |
| RI - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | No |
| SC - Sr | Lindsey O. Graham | R | No |
| SC - Jr | James W. 'Jim' DeMint | R | No |
| SD - Sr | John R. Thune | R | No |
| SD - Sr | Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson | D | No |
| TN - Sr | Lamar Alexander | R | No |
| TN - Jr | Robert 'Bob' Corker | R | No |
| TX - Sr | John Cornyn | R | No |
| TX - Sr | Kathryn Bailey Ann 'Kay' Hutchison | R | No |
| UT - Sr | Orrin G. Hatch | R | No |
| UT - Sr | Michael 'Mike' Lee | R | No |
| VA - Sr | James H. 'Jim' Webb Jr. | D | No |
| VA - Sr | Mark R. Warner | D | No |
| VT - Sr | Patrick J. Leahy | D | No |
| VT - Sr | Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders | No | |
| WA - Sr | Patricia 'Patty' Murray | D | No |
| WA - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | No |
| WI - Sr | Ronald H. 'Ron' Johnson | R | No |
| WI - Sr | Herbert H. 'Herb' Kohl | D | Yes |
| WV - Sr | Joseph 'Joe' Manchin III | D | Yes |
| WV - Sr | John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV | D | No |
| WY - Sr | Michael Bradley 'Mike' Enzi | R | No |
| WY - Sr | John Barrasso | R | No |