A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.

On Dec 11, 2008, the Senate voted 52–35 on “On the Cloture Motion” (HR 7005). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 41–4, Republicans 10–31, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 52
No: 35
Did not vote: 15
Date: Dec 11, 2008

By party

Republicans10 yes · 31 no · 10 didn’t vote
Democrats41 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted yes
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
Jon Tester D-MT voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted yes
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted yes
Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
John William Warner R-VA voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Norm Coleman R-MN
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Jon Tester D-MT
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
Harry Reid D-NV
John Eric Ensign R-NV
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
James W. Demint R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
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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