Senate roll call 560 · 110th Congress · May 7, 2008
To increase maximum coverage limits.
On May 7, 2008, the Senate voted 27–66 on “On the Amendment” (S 2284). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 11–35, Democrats 16–30, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 27 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
- 27
- No
- 66
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- May 7, 2008
By party
- Republicans11 yes · 35 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats16 yes · 30 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted yes
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted yes
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-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
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- 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
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe 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
- James W. Demint 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
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- 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
Did not vote
Other votes
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