Senate roll call 141 · 110th Congress · Apr 25, 2007
To strike the provisions regarding strengthening the education and human resources directorate of the National Science Foundation.
On Apr 25, 2007, the Senate voted 24–74 on “On the Amendment” (S 761). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–49, Republicans 24–24, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.
During the 110th Congress (2007–2008), George W. Bush was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 74
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Apr 25, 2007
By party
- Republicans24 yes · 24 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 49 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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