Roll Call Vote #17 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Feb 12, 2008, 11:44 AM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3927 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act of 2007) (S. 2248)
Amendment S.Amdt. 3927 (To provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil actions.)
Amendment Rejected (30-68)
30 Yea
68 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 49 senators
28 Yea / 20 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 49 senators
1 Yea / 47 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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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Carper (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 -
Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN) 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 -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patty Murray (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) 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 -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jon Tester (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 30
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 68
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- 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)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- 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)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Not Voting 2
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
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 #12 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3913 to S.Amdt. 3911 to S. 2248 (FISA Amendments Act o…Amendment Rejected (38-57) 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
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).