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Senate Vote 220 (112th Congress, 2nd Session) · December 4, 2012
S. 3254

On the Amendment

To require a report on military activities to deny or significantly degrade the use of air power against civilian and opposition groups in Syria.

AmendmentDefense & war
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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.

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The people

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

The official record
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Reference number
vote-112-s455
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Chicago

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BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_vote_112_s455,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (112th Congress): On the Amendment (S. 3254)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s455}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-112-s455; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1122/vote\_112\_2\_00220.htm; last checked October 27, 2026; accessed October 27, 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 S. 3254

November 28, 2012 · On the Amendment · 62–37 November 28, 2012 · On the Amendment · 85–11 November 29, 2012 · On the Amendment · 95–0 November 29, 2012 · On the Amendment · 54–41 November 29, 2012 · On the Amendment · 62–33 November 29, 2012 · On the Amendment · 66–29 November 29, 2012 · On the Amendment · 54–41 November 29, 2012 · On the Amendment · 67–29 November 30, 2012 · On the Amendment · 41–53 November 30, 2012 · On the Amendment · 94–0 November 30, 2012 · On the Motion · 58–34 December 3, 2012 · On the Cloture Motion · 93–0 December 4, 2012 · On Passage of the Bill · 98–0
The map

How each state's senators voted

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

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Florida 2 yes, 0 no

Iowa 2 yes, 0 no

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

Kansas 2 yes, 0 no

Kentucky 1 yes, 1 no

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

Missouri 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 2 yes, 0 no

Ohio 2 yes, 0 no

Oklahoma 2 yes, 0 no

Oregon 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

Utah 1 yes, 1 no

Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Washington 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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