Roll Call Vote #195 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 31, 2008, 8:54 PM (ET)
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3001 (S. 3001)
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-39, 3/5 majority required)
51 Yea
39 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 49 senators
44 Yea / 1 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 49 senators
5 Yea / 38 Nay
6 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Elizabeth Dole (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 -
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 51
- 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)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- John Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 39
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Not Voting 10
- James Bunning (KY)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Barack Obama (IL)
Other Votes on S. 3001
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Vote #197 On the Cloture Motion S. 3001Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-0, 3/5 majority required) Sep 8, 2008
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Vote #198 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5280 to S. 3001 (National Defense Authorization Act fo…Amendment Rejected (39-57) Sep 10, 2008
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Vote #199 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4979 to S. 3001 (National Defense Authorization Act fo…Amendment Agreed to (94-2) Sep 10, 2008
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Vote #200 On the Cloture Motion S. 3001Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-32, 3/5 majority required) Sep 16, 2008
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Vote #201 On Passage of the Bill S. 3001Bill Passed (88-8) Sep 17, 2008
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).