Roll Call Vote #12 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Feb 7, 2008, 5:59 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3913 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007) (S. 2248)
Amendment S.Amdt. 3913 (To prohibit reverse targeting and protect the rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad.)
Amendment Rejected (38-57)
38 Yea
57 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 49 senators
37 Yea / 8 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 49 senators
0 Yea / 48 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
1 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Independent–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kenneth Salazar (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 38
- 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)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 57
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- 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)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Not Voting 5
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Barack Obama (IL)
Other Votes on S. 2248
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Vote #435 On the Cloture Motion S. 2248Cloture Motion Agreed to (76-10, 3/5 majority required) Dec 17, 2007
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Vote #2 On the Motion to Table S. 2248Motion to Table Agreed to (60-36) Jan 24, 2008
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Vote #3 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)Cloture Motion Rejected (48-45, 3/5 majority required) Jan 28, 2008
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Vote #4 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3918 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007)Cloture Motion Rejected (48-45, 3/5 majority required) Jan 28, 2008
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Vote #7 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3930 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act o…Amendment Rejected (49-46, 3/5 majority required) Feb 6, 2008
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Vote #11 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3915 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act o…Amendment Rejected (40-56) Feb 7, 2008
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Vote #13 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3910 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act o…Amendment Rejected (57-41, 3/5 majority required) Feb 12, 2008
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Vote #14 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3979 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act o…Amendment Rejected (35-63) Feb 12, 2008
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Vote #15 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3907 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act o…Amendment Rejected (31-67) Feb 12, 2008
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Vote #16 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3912 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act o…Amendment Rejected (37-60) Feb 12, 2008
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).