Public Law 112-144 · S. 3187 · Became law July 9, 2012

Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act

Official title: “To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars, and for other purposes.”

House: voice vote · Senate 92–4
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How it passed

The House passed it by voice vote on June 20, 2012. A voice vote records no individual votes.

The Senate passed it 92 to 4 on June 26, 2012, with 4 senators who did not vote.

It became law on July 9, 2012.

The question on the official record: Senate, “On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to Accompany S. 3187)”.

Chamber and partyYesNoPresentDid not vote
Senate Republicans41303
Senate Democrats50001
Senate independents1100

How each member voted

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AK · SenateLisa MurkowskiRRepublicanYes
AK · SenateMark BegichDDemocratYes
AL · SenateJeff SessionsRRepublicanYes
AL · SenateRichard C. ShelbyRRepublicanYes
AR · SenateJohn BoozmanRRepublicanYes
AR · SenateMark L. PryorDDemocratYes
AZ · SenateJohn McCainRRepublicanDid not vote
AZ · SenateJon KylRRepublicanYes
CA · SenateBarbara BoxerDDemocratYes
CA · SenateDianne FeinsteinDDemocratYes
CO · SenateMark UdallDDemocratDid not vote
CO · SenateMichael F. BennetDDemocratYes
CT · SenateJoseph I. LiebermanIIndependentYes
CT · SenateRichard BlumenthalDDemocratYes
DE · SenateChristopher A. CoonsDDemocratYes
DE · SenateThomas R. CarperDDemocratYes
FL · SenateBill NelsonDDemocratYes
FL · SenateMarco RubioRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateJohnny IsaksonRRepublicanYes
GA · SenateSaxby ChamblissRRepublicanYes
HI · SenateDaniel K. AkakaDDemocratYes
HI · SenateDaniel K. InouyeDDemocratYes
IA · SenateChuck GrassleyRRepublicanYes
IA · SenateTom HarkinDDemocratYes
ID · SenateJames E. RischRRepublicanYes
ID · SenateMike CrapoRRepublicanYes
IL · SenateMark KirkRRepublicanDid not vote
IL · SenateRichard J. DurbinDDemocratYes
IN · SenateDaniel CoatsRRepublicanYes
IN · SenateRichard G. LugarRRepublicanYes
KS · SenateJerry MoranRRepublicanYes
KS · SenatePat RobertsRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateMitch McConnellRRepublicanYes
KY · SenateRand PaulRRepublicanNo
LA · SenateDavid VitterRRepublicanYes
LA · SenateMary L. LandrieuDDemocratYes
MA · SenateJohn F. KerryDDemocratYes
MA · SenateScott P. BrownRRepublicanYes
MD · SenateBarbara A. MikulskiDDemocratYes
MD · SenateBenjamin L. CardinDDemocratYes
ME · SenateOlympia J. SnoweRRepublicanYes
ME · SenateSusan M. CollinsRRepublicanYes
MI · SenateCarl LevinDDemocratYes
MI · SenateDebbie StabenowDDemocratYes
MN · SenateAl FrankenDDemocratYes
MN · SenateAmy KlobucharDDemocratYes
MO · SenateClaire McCaskillDDemocratYes
MO · SenateRoy BluntRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateRoger F. WickerRRepublicanYes
MS · SenateThad CochranRRepublicanYes
MT · SenateJon TesterDDemocratYes
MT · SenateMax BaucusDDemocratYes
NC · SenateKay R. HaganDDemocratYes
NC · SenateRichard BurrRRepublicanNo
ND · SenateJohn HoevenRRepublicanYes
ND · SenateKent ConradDDemocratYes
NE · SenateBen NelsonDDemocratYes
NE · SenateMike JohannsRRepublicanYes
NH · SenateJeanne ShaheenDDemocratYes
NH · SenateKelly AyotteRRepublicanYes
NJ · SenateFrank R. LautenbergDDemocratYes
NJ · SenateRobert MenendezDDemocratYes
NM · SenateJeff BingamanDDemocratYes
NM · SenateTom UdallDDemocratYes
NV · SenateDean HellerRRepublicanYes
NV · SenateHarry ReidDDemocratYes
NY · SenateCharles E. SchumerDDemocratYes
NY · SenateKirsten E. GillibrandDDemocratYes
OH · SenateRob PortmanRRepublicanYes
OH · SenateSherrod BrownDDemocratYes
OK · SenateJames M. InhofeRRepublicanYes
OK · SenateTom CoburnRRepublicanNo
OR · SenateJeff MerkleyDDemocratYes
OR · SenateRon WydenDDemocratYes
PA · SenatePatrick J. ToomeyRRepublicanYes
PA · SenateRobert P. Casey, Jr.DDemocratYes
RI · SenateJack ReedDDemocratYes
RI · SenateSheldon WhitehouseDDemocratYes
SC · SenateJim DeMintRRepublicanYes
SC · SenateLindsey GrahamRRepublicanYes
SD · SenateJohn ThuneRRepublicanYes
SD · SenateTim JohnsonDDemocratYes
TN · SenateBob CorkerRRepublicanYes
TN · SenateLamar AlexanderRRepublicanYes
TX · SenateJohn CornynRRepublicanYes
TX · SenateKay Bailey HutchisonRRepublicanYes
UT · SenateMike LeeRRepublicanYes
UT · SenateOrrin G. HatchRRepublicanDid not vote
VA · SenateJim WebbDDemocratYes
VA · SenateMark R. WarnerDDemocratYes
VT · SenateBernard SandersIIndependentNo
VT · SenatePatrick J. LeahyDDemocratYes
WA · SenateMaria CantwellDDemocratYes
WA · SenatePatty MurrayDDemocratYes
WI · SenateHerb KohlDDemocratYes
WI · SenateRon JohnsonRRepublicanYes
WV · SenateJoe Manchin, IIIDDemocratYes
WV · SenateJohn D. Rockefeller, IVDDemocratYes
WY · SenateJohn BarrassoRRepublicanYes
WY · SenateMichael B. EnziRRepublicanYes

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