Roll Call Vote #50 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 13, 2008, 1:24 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4191 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file) (S.Con.Res. 70)
Amendment S.Amdt. 4191 (To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.)
Amendment Rejected (50-50)
50 Yea
50 Nay
Tie votes may be decided by the Vice President; the recorded result above is authoritative.
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 49 senators
2 Yea / 47 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Republican 49 senators
48 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
0 Yea / 2 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 50
- 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)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- 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)
- John Warner (VA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Nay 50
- 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)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Other Votes on S.Con.Res. 70
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Vote #42 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4160 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (99-1) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #43 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4170 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (47-52) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #44 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4190 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (53-46) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #45 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4189 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (49-50) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #47 On the Motion to Reconsider S.Amdt. 4189 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on fi…Motion to Reconsider Agreed to (50-50, Vice President voted Yea) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #48 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4189 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (49-51) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #49 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4196 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (38-62) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #51 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4204 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (53-46) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #52 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4192 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (47-53) Mar 13, 2008
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Vote #53 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4203 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (95-4) Mar 13, 2008
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).