Senate bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012

S. 1925Introduced Nov 30, 2011Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy D-VT

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 30, 2011
Committee actionFeb 2, 2012
Passed SenateApr 26, 2012 · 68–31
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Apr 26, 2012 — Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 31. Record Vote Number: 87.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1925.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2011” on March 30, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on February 7, 2012  ”.
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March 30, 2012
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S. 1925, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 112-153 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Judiciary Committee on February 7, 2012.
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S. 1925, 112th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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Vote results

4 recorded roll-call votes on S. 1925. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1SENATE · APR 26, 2012

Passed the Senate

68–31PASSED

R 15–31 D 51–0 I 2–0

On Passage of the Bill · roll 87 · 1 not voting

Procedural votes (3) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (3 Senate). Tap to show.

Mostly votes on amendments (3 of 3). They came during the Senate’s run of votes on Apr 26. Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Amendment: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 2094
Amendment vote
Senate · Apr 26, 2012 · roll 84 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
R 5–41 D 50–0 I 2–0
57–41Rejected
Amendment: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2086
Amendment vote
Senate · Apr 26, 2012 · roll 85 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
R 46–0 D 3–47 I 1–1
50–48Rejected
Amendment: Hutchison Amdt. No. 2095
Amendment vote
Senate · Apr 26, 2012 · roll 86 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
R 37–9 D 0–51 I 0–2
37–62Rejected

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 4 of 4 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

60 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 49 Democrats, 3 independents

8 of 60 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Max Baucus (D-MT), Mark Begich (D-AK), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jesse Bingaman (D-NM), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Scott Brown (R-MA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Kent Conrad (D-ND), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Al Franken (D-MN), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Kay Hagan (D-NC), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Dean Heller (R-NV), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and 30 more.

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