Senate roll call 618 · 110th Congress · Jul 15, 2008
In the nature of a substitute.
On Jul 15, 2008, the Senate voted 16–80 on “On the Amendment” (S 2731). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–48, Republicans 16–31, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 16 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
- 16
- No
- 80
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Jul 15, 2008
By party
- Republicans16 yes · 31 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 48 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted yes
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James W. Demint R-SC
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
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
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- 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
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- 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
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- 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
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- John William Warner R-VA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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