Senate roll call 581 · 110th Congress · May 22, 2008
In the nature of a substitute.
On May 22, 2008, the Senate voted 70–26 on “On the Motion” (HR 2642). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 24–24, Republicans 46–1, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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
- Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 70
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- May 22, 2008
By party
- Republicans46 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats24 yes · 24 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
The bill
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
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- 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
- 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
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- 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
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- 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
- 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
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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