Roll Call Vote #153 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Apr 2, 2009, 10:59 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 937 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file) (S.Con.Res. 13)
Amendment S.Amdt. 937 (To require States to implement drug testing programs for applicants for and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which would encourage healthy, drug-free families instead of encouraging dependent behavior or on-going drug abuse.)
Amendment Rejected (18-79)
18 Yea
79 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 56 senators
0 Yea / 54 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 41 senators
18 Yea / 23 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
0 Yea / 2 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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John Barrasso (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Bunning (Republican–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Saxby Chambliss (Republican–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Cornyn (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mike Crapo (Republican–ID) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Ensign (Republican–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Michael Enzi (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Johnny Isakson (Republican–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jim Risch (Republican–ID) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 18
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- David Vitter (LA)
Nay 79
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Roland Burris (IL)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kaufman (DE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- 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)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- 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)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- John Thune (SD)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 2
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
Other Votes on S.Con.Res. 13
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Vote #116 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 749 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (54-43) Mar 31, 2009
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Vote #117 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 731 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (89-8) Mar 31, 2009
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Vote #118 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 739 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (43-54) Mar 31, 2009
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Vote #119 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 747 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (43-55) Apr 1, 2009
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Vote #120 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 772 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (40-58) Apr 1, 2009
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Vote #121 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 804 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (98-0) Apr 1, 2009
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Vote #122 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 806 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (82-16) Apr 1, 2009
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Vote #123 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 835 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (44-54) Apr 1, 2009
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Vote #124 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 844 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (43-55) Apr 1, 2009
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Vote #126 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 735 to S.Con.Res. 13 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (67-31) Apr 1, 2009
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).