Senate roll call 554 · 110th Congress · Apr 24, 2008
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for transitioning servicemem
On Apr 24, 2008, the Senate voted 96–1 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 1315). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Democrats 49–0, Republicans 46–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 1 member 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
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 96
- No
- 1
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Apr 24, 2008
By party
- Republicans46 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats49 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- 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
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- 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
- James Paul David Bunning 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
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- 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
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- 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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- 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
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- David Vitter R-LA
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
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