Senate roll call 310 · 111th Congress · Oct 6, 2009
To ensure transparency and accountability by providing that each member of Congress and the Secretary of Defense has the ability to review $1,500,000,000 in tax
On Oct 6, 2009, the Senate voted 28–70 on “On the Amendment” (HR 3326). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 2–55, Republicans 26–14, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 28
- No
- 70
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Oct 6, 2009
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 14 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 55 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- 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
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- 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
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- 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
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- 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
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Arlen Specter D-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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