Senate roll call 232 · 111th Congress · Jul 16, 2009
To clarify that the amendment shall not be construed or applied to infringe on First Amendment rights.
On Jul 16, 2009, the Senate voted 78–13 on “On the Amendment” (S 1390). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Democrats 44–13, Republicans 33–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 78
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jul 16, 2009
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Democrats44 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Roland Burris D-IL voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- 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
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- 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
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-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
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
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
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
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