Senate roll call 651 · 110th Congress · Sep 29, 2008
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safe
On Sep 29, 2008, the Senate voted 69–17 on “On the Cloture Motion” (HR 2095). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 28–17, Democrats 40–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 69
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Sep 29, 2008
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Democrats40 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- 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
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- 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
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- 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
- 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
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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