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Senate Vote 98 (112th Congress, 1st Session) · June 28, 2011
S. 679

On the Motion

A bill to reduce the number of executive positions subject to Senate confirmation.

Bill action
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-s98
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  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-112-s98}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-112-s98; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1121/vote\_112\_1\_00098.htm; last checked November 3, 2026; accessed November 3, 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. 679

June 23, 2011 · On the Amendment · 47–51 June 23, 2011 · On the Amendment · 41–57 June 29, 2011 · On the Amendment · 44–55 June 29, 2011 · On the Amendment · 25–74 June 29, 2011 · On Passage of the Bill · 79–20 July 31, 2012 · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 261–116
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 19 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 18 every one voted no; 11 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 0 yes, 2 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

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

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

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Florida 1 yes, 1 no

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

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

Iowa 1 yes, 1 no

Illinois 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Kansas 0 yes, 2 no

Kentucky 0 yes, 2 no

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

Missouri 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

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

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Nevada 1 yes, 1 no

Ohio 1 yes, 1 no

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

Oregon 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Tennessee 0 yes, 2 no

Utah 0 yes, 2 no

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

Washington 2 yes, 0 no

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