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On Jul 16, 2008, the Senate voted 44–51 on “On the Amendment” (S 2731). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 40–7, Democrats 4–43, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 44
No: 51
Did not vote: 7
Date: Jul 16, 2008

By party

Republicans40 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats4 yes · 43 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
Jon Tester D-MT voted yes
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
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
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
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
Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
John E. Sununu R-NH
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
John Eric Ensign R-NV
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
Arlen Specter R-PA
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-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
Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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