Roll Call Vote #76 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 13, 2008, 10:44 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4378 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file) (S.Con.Res. 70)
Amendment S.Amdt. 4378 (To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the …
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…purpose of avoiding taxation.)
Amendment Rejected (23-77)
23 Yea
77 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 49 senators
19 Yea / 30 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Republican 49 senators
3 Yea / 46 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
1 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joseph Lieberman (Independent–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kenneth Salazar (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Debbie Stabenow (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jon Tester (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 23
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 77
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- 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)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
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 #50 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4191 to S.Con.Res. 70 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (50-50) 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
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).