Senate roll call 88 · 111th Congress · Mar 9, 2009
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On Mar 9, 2009, the Senate voted 39–56 on “On the Amendment” (HR 1105). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 6–50, Republicans 33–5, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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
- 39
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Mar 9, 2009
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Democrats6 yes · 50 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA voted yes
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
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
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- 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
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- 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
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- 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
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- 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
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- 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
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
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
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Al Franken D-MN
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter D-PA
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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