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Senate Vote 53 (112th Congress, 2nd Session) · March 21, 2012
H.R. 3606

On the Cloture Motion

A bill to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies.

Cloture
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-s288
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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 Cloture Motion (H.R. 3606)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s288}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-112-s288; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1122/vote\_112\_2\_00053.htm; last checked November 4, 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.R. 3606

March 7, 2012 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 164–245 March 7, 2012 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 169–244 March 7, 2012 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 161–259 March 7, 2012 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 185–236 March 8, 2012 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 175–239 March 8, 2012 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 172–236 March 8, 2012 · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · 170–244 March 8, 2012 · On Passage · 390–23 March 20, 2012 · On the Cloture Motion · 54–45 March 20, 2012 · On the Cloture Motion · 55–44 March 22, 2012 · On the Amendment · 64–35 March 22, 2012 · On Passage of the Bill · 73–26 March 27, 2012 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in … · 380–41
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 33 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 5 every one voted no; 12 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 1 yes, 1 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 1 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 1 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

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

Alaska 2 yes, 0 no

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 2 yes, 0 no

California 0 yes, 2 no

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Florida 2 yes, 0 no

Iowa 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Kansas 2 yes, 0 no

Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Michigan 1 yes, 1 no

Minnesota 1 yes, 1 no

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 2 yes, 0 no

Ohio 1 yes, 1 no

Oklahoma 2 yes, 0 no

Oregon 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Utah 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Washington 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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