{"status":"ok","citation_id":"vote-111-s261","kind":"vote","title":"Senate Vote 261 (111th Congress, 1st Session): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2997)","statement":"On August 4, 2009, the Senate recorded 80 yea and 17 nay votes on the question \"On Passage of the Bill\" (H.R. 2997). The official record is Senate Vote 261 (111th Congress, 1st Session). Result as recorded: Bill Passed.","record_date":"2009-08-04","record_date_label":"Vote date","official_source":{"label":"U.S. Senate roll-call vote record","url":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1111/vote_111_1_00261.htm"},"last_checked":"2026-09-28","last_checked_basis":"Congressional vote archive last refreshed from the official roll-call records","permalink":"https://votefiles.com/cite/vote-111-s261","votefiles_url":"https://votefiles.com/bill.php?c=111\u0026ch=Senate\u0026r=261","publisher":"Vote Files","formats":{"ap":"Vote Files, \"Senate Vote 261 (111th Congress, 1st Session): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2997),\" last checked Sept. 28, 2026, citing U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://votefiles.com/cite/vote-111-s261","apa":"Vote Files. (2026, September 28). Senate Vote 261 (111th Congress, 1st Session): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2997) [Roll-call vote record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/vote-111-s261","chicago":"Vote Files. \"Senate Vote 261 (111th Congress, 1st Session): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2997).\" Last modified September 28, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/vote-111-s261.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_vote_111_s261,\n  author       = {{Vote Files}},\n  title        = {{Senate Vote 261 (111th Congress, 1st Session): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2997)}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/vote-111-s261}},\n  note         = {Citation ID vote-111-s261; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\\_call\\_votes/vote1111/vote\\_111\\_1\\_00261.htm; last checked 2026-09-28; accessed 2026-09-28}\n}","link":"https://votefiles.com/cite/vote-111-s261"}}