Senate roll call 256 · 111th Congress · Aug 3, 2009
To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act.
On Aug 3, 2009, the Senate voted 41–55 on “On the Amendment” (HR 2997). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 14–41, Republicans 27–13, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 41
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Aug 3, 2009
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 13 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats14 yes · 41 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Mark Udall D-CO voted yes
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE voted yes
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted yes
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted yes
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- 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
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- 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
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- 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
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- 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
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg 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
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- 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
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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