Senate Roll Call 198, 112th Congress · November 7, 2011
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes.
Question before the chamber: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Solid = yea, faded = nay.
The measure
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Taxation — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.
How this vote is scored
Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.
- Health CareA yea counts toward “Restrict coverage”
model(0.85): Tightening income calculations for healthcare programs reduces eligibility and restricts coverage.
Tagged by: keyword:healthcare
Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage
- TaxesA yea counts toward “Cut taxes”
model(0.90): Repealing tax withholding requirements reduces tax burdens on government contractors.
Tagged by: policy-area:Taxation
Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes
Who voted which way
Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.
Yea (94)
- Daniel K. Akaka
- Lamar Alexander
- Kelly Ayotte
- John Barrasso
- Max Baucus
- Mark Begich
- Michael F. Bennet
- Jeff Bingaman
- Richard Blumenthal
- Roy Blunt
- John Boozman
- Barbara Boxer
- Scott P. Brown
- Sherrod Brown
- Richard Burr
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Thomas R. Carper
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Saxby Chambliss
- Daniel Coats
- Tom Coburn
- Thad Cochran
- Susan M. Collins
- Kent Conrad
- Christopher A. Coons
- Bob Corker
- John Cornyn
- Mike Crapo
- Richard J. Durbin
- Michael B. Enzi
- Dianne Feinstein
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Kay R. Hagan
- Tom Harkin
- Dean Heller
- John Hoeven
- Kay Bailey Hutchison
- James M. Inhofe
- Daniel K. Inouye
- Johnny Isakson
- Mike Johanns
- Ron Johnson
- Tim Johnson
- John F. Kerry
- Amy Klobuchar
- Herb Kohl
- Jon Kyl
- Mary L. Landrieu
- Frank R. Lautenberg
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Carl Levin
- Joseph I. Lieberman
- Richard G. Lugar
- Joe Manchin, III
- John McCain
- Claire McCaskill
- Mitch McConnell
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Ben Nelson
- Bill Nelson
- Rand Paul
- Rob Portman
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid
- James E. Risch
- Pat Roberts
- Marco Rubio
- Bernard Sanders
- Charles E. Schumer
- Jeff Sessions
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Richard C. Shelby
- Olympia J. Snowe
- Debbie Stabenow
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Patrick J. Toomey
- Mark Udall
- Tom Udall
- David Vitter
- Mark R. Warner
- Jim Webb
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger F. Wicker
- Ron Wyden
Nay (1)
Not voting or present (5)
- Jim DeMintDid not vote
- Orrin G. HatchDid not vote
- Mark KirkDid not vote
- Mike LeeDid not vote
- Mark L. PryorDid not vote
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