To provide a perfecting amendment.

On Aug 1, 2007, the Senate voted 35–61 on “On the Amendment” (HR 976). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–48, Republicans 35–12, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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: 35
No: 61
Did not vote: 6
Date: Aug 1, 2007

By party

Republicans35 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 48 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS 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
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Chester Trent Lott R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
John E. Sununu R-NH
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
John Eric Ensign R-NV
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
John William Warner R-VA
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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