Roll Call Vote #278 · 110th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 26, 2007, 11:36 AM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2480 to S.Amdt. 2383 to H.R. 2638 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008) (H.R. 2638)
Amendment S.Amdt. 2480 (To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.)
Amendment Agreed to (89-1)
89 Yea
1 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 49 senators
43 Yea / 0 Nay
6 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 49 senators
44 Yea / 1 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 89
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- John Sununu (NH)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- John Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Nay 1
- George Voinovich (OH)
Not Voting 10
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Other Votes on H.R. 2638
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Vote #277 On the Decision of the Chair S.Amdt. 2412 to S.Amdt. 2383 to H.R. 2638 (Departm…Decision of Chair Sustained (52-44) Jul 25, 2007
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Vote #279 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2405 to S.Amdt. 2383 to H.R. 2638 (Department of…Motion to Table Agreed to (50-44) Jul 26, 2007
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Vote #280 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2498 to S.Amdt. 2383 to H.R. 2638 (Department of Homel…Amendment Agreed to (51-43) Jul 26, 2007
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Vote #281 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2481 to S.Amdt. 2383 to H.R. 2638 (Department of Homel…Amendment Agreed to (93-1) Jul 26, 2007
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Vote #282 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2638Bill Passed (89-4) Jul 26, 2007
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Vote #207 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2638Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-12, 3/5 majority required) Sep 27, 2008
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Vote #208 On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment …Motion Agreed to (78-12) Sep 27, 2008
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).