Senate roll call 378 · 111th Congress · Dec 15, 2009
To provide for the importation of prescription drugs.
On Dec 15, 2009, the Senate voted 56–43 on “On the Amendment” (HR 3590). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 33–25, Republicans 23–17, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 42 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
- 56
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Dec 15, 2009
By party
- Republicans23 yes · 17 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats33 yes · 25 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Mark Begich D-AK voted no
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted no
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Al Franken D-MN voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted no
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- 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
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- 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
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed 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
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- 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
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
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
- 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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