Senate roll call 562 · 110th Congress · May 7, 2008
To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements.
On May 7, 2008, the Senate voted 30–62 on “On the Amendment” (S 2284). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 9–37, Democrats 21–24, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 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
- 30
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- May 7, 2008
By party
- Republicans9 yes · 37 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats21 yes · 24 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT 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
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted yes
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted yes
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Jon Tester D-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- 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
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd 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
- 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
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- 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
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- 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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