Roll Call Vote #116 · 110th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 27, 2007, 5:06 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 643 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007) (H.R. 1591)
Amendment S.Amdt. 643 (To strike language that would tie the hands of the Commander-in-Chief by imposing an arbitrary timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, thereby undermining the position of American Armed Forces and jeopardizing the successful conclusion of Operation Iraqi Freedom.)
Amendment Rejected (48-50)
48 Yea
50 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 49 senators
1 Yea / 47 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 49 senators
46 Yea / 2 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
1 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Chuck Hagel (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Independent–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 48
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 50
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 2
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
Other Votes on H.R. 1591
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Vote #117 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1591Cloture Motion Agreed to (97-0, 3/5 majority required) Mar 28, 2007
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Vote #118 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 709 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Heal…Amendment Agreed to (74-23) Mar 28, 2007
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Vote #119 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 716 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Heal…Amendment Rejected (8-89) Mar 28, 2007
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Vote #120 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 657 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Heal…Amendment Rejected (23-74) Mar 28, 2007
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Vote #121 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 648 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Heal…Amendment Rejected (45-51) Mar 28, 2007
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Vote #122 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 752 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Heal…Amendment Agreed to (93-0) Mar 29, 2007
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Vote #123 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 704 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Heal…Amendment Agreed to (97-0) Mar 29, 2007
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Vote #124 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 739 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Heal…Amendment Agreed to (98-0) Mar 29, 2007
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Vote #125 Whether the Amendment is Germane S.Amdt. 641 to H.R. 1591 (U.S. Troop Readiness…Amendment Germane (57-41) Mar 29, 2007
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Vote #126 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1591Bill Passed (51-47) Mar 29, 2007
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).