S. 1726Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011

1 recorded action7 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Mitch McConnell [R-KY]
Cosponsors: 20 · 20 Republicans
Policy area: Taxation
Latest action: Oct 20, 2011 · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the bill not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 43. Record Vote Number: 178. (consideration: CR S6840-6841; text: CR S6840)

IntroducedOct 17, 2011
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Repeals the provision in the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 requiring federal, state, and local governmental entities to withhold 3% of payments due to vendors providing goods and services to such entities.

Rescinds permanently $30 billion of appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine and identify from which appropriation accounts such rescissions shall apply and report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress on such rescissions.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 1726 as introduced in Senate on Oct 17, 2011. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 178

Senate Oct 20, 2011

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1726

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected

57 Yea 43 Nay

Party-line vote 10 of 100 voting members broke with their own party: 10 Democrats.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsIndependentsOtherRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members100 members

Democratic51 members

Independent1 member

Other party1 member

Republican47 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

SearchPartyPositionRunning in 2026Broke with partyShowing 100 of 100 members

DAkakaHI · DemocraticNay
RAlexanderTN · RepublicanYea
RAyotteNH · RepublicanYea
RJohn BarrassoWY · RepublicanYea
DBaucusMT · DemocraticNay
DBegichAK · DemocraticNay
DMichael F. BennetCO · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DBingamanNM · DemocraticNay
DRichard BlumenthalCT · DemocraticNay
RBluntMO · RepublicanYea
RJohn BoozmanAR · RepublicanYea
DBoxerCA · DemocraticNay
RBrownMA · RepublicanYea
DBrownOH · DemocraticNay
RBurrNC · RepublicanYea
DMaria CantwellWA · DemocraticNay
DCardinMD · DemocraticNay
DCarperDE · DemocraticNay
DCaseyPA · DemocraticNay
RChamblissGA · RepublicanYea
RCoatsIN · RepublicanYea
RCoburnOK · RepublicanYea
RCochranMS · RepublicanYea
RSusan M. CollinsME · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
DConradND · DemocraticNay
DChristopher A. CoonsDE · DemocraticRunning in 2026Nay
RCorkerTN · RepublicanYea
RJohn CornynTX · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RMike CrapoID · RepublicanYea
RDeMintSC · RepublicanYea
DRichard J. DurbinIL · DemocraticNay
REnziWY · RepublicanYea
DFeinsteinCA · DemocraticNay
DFrankenMN · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DKirsten E. GillibrandNY · DemocraticNay
RGrahamSC · RepublicanYea
RChuck GrassleyIA · RepublicanYea
DHaganNC · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DHarkinIA · DemocraticNay
RHatchUT · RepublicanYea
RHellerNV · RepublicanYea
RJohn HoevenND · RepublicanYea
RHutchisonTX · RepublicanYea
RInhofeOK · RepublicanYea
DInouyeHI · DemocraticNay
RIsaksonGA · RepublicanYea
RJohannsNE · RepublicanYea
DJohnsonSD · DemocraticNay
RRon JohnsonWI · RepublicanYea
DKerryMA · DemocraticNay
RKirkIL · RepublicanYea
DAmy KlobucharMN · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DKohlWI · DemocraticNay
RKylAZ · RepublicanYea
DLandrieuLA · DemocraticNay
DLautenbergNJ · DemocraticNay
DLeahyVT · DemocraticNay
RMike LeeUT · RepublicanYea
DLevinMI · DemocraticNay
OLiebermanCT · Other partyNay
RLugarIN · RepublicanYea
DManchinWV · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RMcCainAZ · RepublicanYea
DMcCaskillMO · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RMitch McConnellKY · RepublicanYea
DMenendezNJ · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DJeff MerkleyOR · DemocraticRunning in 2026Nay
DMikulskiMD · DemocraticNay
RJerry MoranKS · RepublicanYea
RLisa MurkowskiAK · RepublicanYea
DPatty MurrayWA · DemocraticNay
DNelsonFL · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DNelsonNE · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RRand PaulKY · RepublicanYea
RPortmanOH · RepublicanYea
DPryorAR · DemocraticNay
DJack ReedRI · DemocraticRunning in 2026Nay
DReidNV · DemocraticNay
RJames E. RischID · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RRobertsKS · RepublicanYea
DRockefellerWV · DemocraticNay
RRubioFL · RepublicanYea
IBernard SandersVT · IndependentNay
DCharles E. SchumerNY · DemocraticNay
RSessionsAL · RepublicanYea
DJeanne ShaheenNH · DemocraticNay
RShelbyAL · RepublicanYea
RSnoweME · RepublicanYea
DStabenowMI · DemocraticNay
DTesterMT · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RJohn ThuneSD · RepublicanYea
RToomeyPA · RepublicanYea
DUdallCO · DemocraticNay
DUdallNM · DemocraticNay
RVitterLA · RepublicanYea
DMark R. WarnerVA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Nay
DWebbVA · DemocraticNay
DSheldon WhitehouseRI · DemocraticNay
RRoger F. WickerMS · RepublicanYea
DRon WydenOR · DemocraticNay

100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.

Cosponsors20 · 20 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 1726 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on S. 172615 organizations

Organizations that named S. 1726 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATIONfiled by CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC, AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: American Health Care Association PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Medicare/Medicaid · Immigration · Pharmacy +6 more3 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2012Filing

EXXON MOBILfiled by MICHAEL SOLON-CAPITOL LEGISTICSIts PAC: Exxon Mobil Corp. PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Budget/Appropriations · Energy/Nuclear +2 more2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2011Filing

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC. AND AFFILIATED CORPORATIONS

Railroads · Commodities (big ticket) · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Telecommunications +4 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2011Filing

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties +4 more1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2011Filing

ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCfiled by ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC.Its PAC: Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. PAC

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Immigration +4 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2011Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Clean Air and Water (quality) · Trade (domestic/foreign) · Gaming/Gambling/Casino · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) +35 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2011Filing

EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEfiled by CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLPIts PAC: Powerpac of the Edison Electric Institute

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2011Filing

EXELON BUSINESS SERVICES CO., LLCfiled by CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLP

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2011Filing

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONfiled by AVENUE SOLUTIONSIts PAC: Exxon Mobil Corp. PAC

Fuel/Gas/Oil · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2011Filing

FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALSfiled by CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS, LLPIts PAC: Federation of American Hospitals PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2011Filing

18 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.