Senate roll call 113 · 111th Congress · Mar 26, 2009
To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving.
On Mar 26, 2009, the Senate voted 48–49 on “On the Amendment” (HR 1388). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 7–48, Republicans 41–0, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Mar 26, 2009
By party
- Republicans41 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats7 yes · 48 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- 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
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- 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
- 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
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Al Franken D-MN
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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