Senate roll call 84 · 111th Congress · Mar 5, 2009
To provide funding for the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health, with an offset.
On Mar 5, 2009, the Senate voted 26–68 on “On the Motion” (HR 1105). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 1–53, Republicans 25–14, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 68
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 5, 2009
By party
- Republicans25 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 53 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett 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
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-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
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-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
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- 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
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Al Franken D-MN
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- 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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