A bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

On Jul 26, 2008, the Senate voted 50–35 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 3186). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 44–1, Republicans 5–34, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 50
No: 35
Did not vote: 17
Date: Jul 26, 2008

By party

Republicans5 yes · 34 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats44 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Norm Coleman R-MN voted yes
John E. Sununu R-NH voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

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
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Richard Green Lugar R-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
Harry Reid D-NV
John Eric Ensign R-NV
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Arlen Specter R-PA
James W. Demint 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
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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