Senate roll call 655 · 110th Congress · Oct 1, 2008
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On Oct 1, 2008, the Senate voted 74–25 on “On Passage of the Bill” (HR 1424). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Republicans 34–15, Democrats 40–9, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 74
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Oct 1, 2008
By party
- Republicans34 yes · 15 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats40 yes · 9 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Jon Tester D-MT voted no
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
H.R. 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- 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
- 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
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- 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
- 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
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-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
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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