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Senate Vote 2 (112th Congress, 2nd Session) · January 26, 2012

H.J.Res. 98

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.

ResolutionBudget & spending

The question

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

The tally

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

The people

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

The official record

Senate.gov — official roll-call record
Congress.gov — official bill page
Tally data compiled from the official record by Voteview (UCLA) · see sources

Cite this record

Reference number: vote-112-s237
Permanent link: https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s237
Official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record ↗
Last checked: November 5, 2026Congressional vote archive last refreshed from the official roll-call records

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APA

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Chicago

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BibTeX

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (112th Congress): On the Motion to Proceed (H.J.Res. 98)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s237}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-112-s237; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1122/vote\_112\_2\_00002.htm; last checked November 5, 2026; accessed November 5, 2026}
}

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The tally

How the vote fell

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.J.Res. 98

The map

How each state's senators voted

In 16 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 19 every one voted no; 15 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

Alaska: 1 yes, 1 no
Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
Illinois: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
New York: 0 yes, 2 no
Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
California: 0 yes, 2 no
Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
Colorado: 0 yes, 2 no
Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
Arizona: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
Arkansas: 1 yes, 1 no
Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
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.

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

Select any member to pull their file.

On the Motion to Proceed

How the vote fell

What was on the floor

Every roll call on H.J.Res. 98

How each state's senators voted

Alaska 1 yes, 1 no

Alabama 2 yes, 0 no

Arkansas 1 yes, 1 no

Arizona 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 0 yes, 2 no

Colorado 0 yes, 2 no

Connecticut 0 yes, 2 no

Delaware 0 yes, 2 no

Florida 1 yes, 1 no

Georgia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Hawaii 0 yes, 2 no

Iowa 1 yes, 1 no

Idaho 2 yes, 0 no

Illinois 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Indiana 2 yes, 0 no

Kansas 2 yes, 0 no

Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Maryland 0 yes, 2 no

Maine 2 yes, 0 no

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

Missouri 1 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 1 yes, 1 no

New York 0 yes, 2 no

Ohio 1 yes, 1 no

Oklahoma 2 yes, 0 no

Oregon 0 yes, 2 no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Texas 2 yes, 0 no

Utah 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Washington 0 yes, 2 no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Wyoming 2 yes, 0 no

Every vote, by name — 101 members