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Senate Vote 228 (112th Congress, 1st Session) · December 14, 2011
S.J.Res. 24

On the Joint Resolution

Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

ResolutionBudget & spending
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
Cite this record
Reference number
vote-112-s228
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BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (112th Congress): On the Joint Resolution (S.J.Res. 24)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s228}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-112-s228; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1121/vote\_112\_1\_00228.htm; last checked November 2, 2026; accessed November 2, 2026}
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The tally

How the vote fell

The measure itself

What was on the floor

The map

How each state's senators voted

In 2 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 31 every one voted no; 17 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 1 yes, 1 no
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 0 yes, 2 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Alaska 1 yes, 1 no

Arkansas 0 yes, 2 no

Arizona 0 yes, 2 no

California 1 yes, 1 no

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Florida 1 yes, 1 no

Iowa 0 yes, 2 no

Illinois 0 yes, 2 no

Kansas 0 yes, 2 no

Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no

Louisiana 0 yes, 2 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Michigan 1 yes, 1 no

Minnesota 1 yes, 1 no

Missouri 1 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 1 yes, 1 no

Ohio 1 yes, 1 no

Oklahoma 0 yes, 2 no

Oregon 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no

Utah 0 yes, 2 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Washington 0 yes, 2 no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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