Roll Call Vote #177 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 15, 2008, 5:58 PM (ET)
On Overriding the Veto H.R. 6331 (H.R. 6331)
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.
How the Parties Voted
36 Yea / 0 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
16 Yea / 20 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Saxby Chambliss (Republican–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Norm Coleman (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Corker (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Elizabeth Dole (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Johnny Isakson (Republican–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mel Martinez (Republican–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Pat Roberts (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 70
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Bernie Sanders
- Chuck Schumer
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- Jon Tester
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger Wicker
- Ron Wyden
Nay 26
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Barrasso
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo
- James DeMint (SC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Sununu (NH)
- John Thune
- David Vitter (LA)
Not Voting 4
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- John Warner (VA)
Other Votes on H.R. 6331
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).