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Senate Vote 251 (112th Congress, 2nd Session) · January 1, 2013
H.R. 8

On Passage of the Bill

An act entitled the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012".

PassageTaxes & tariffs
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-s486
Last checked
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APA

Power & Politics. (2026, October 27). Senate recorded vote (112th Congress): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 8) [Roll-call vote record]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s486

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Senate recorded vote (112th Congress): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 8)." Last modified October 27, 2026. Accessed October 27, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s486.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (112th Congress): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 8)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s486}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-112-s486; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1122/vote\_112\_2\_00251.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 H.R. 8

August 1, 2012 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 170–257 August 1, 2012 · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · 181–246 August 1, 2012 · On Passage · 256–171 January 1, 2013 · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · 257–167
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 43 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 1 every one voted no; 6 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: 1 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 1 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 1 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: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 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 2 yes, 0 no

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 2 yes, 0 no

California 2 yes, 0 no

Colorado 1 yes, 1 no

Florida 1 yes, 1 no

Hawaii 2 yes, 0 no

Iowa 0 yes, 2 no

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

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Utah 1 yes, 1 no

Virginia 2 yes, 0 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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