Roll Call Vote #201 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 17, 2008, 6:33 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill 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.
Bill Passed (88-8)
88 Yea
8 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 49 senators
44 Yea / 2 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 49 senators
43 Yea / 5 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
1 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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A. Allard (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bernie Sanders (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 88
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- 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)
- 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)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- John Thune (SD)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 8
- A. Allard (CO)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- David Vitter (LA)
Not Voting 4
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Barack Obama (IL)
Other Votes on S. 3001
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Vote #195 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3001Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-39, 3/5 majority required) Jul 31, 2008
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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
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).