Roll Call Vote #207 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 11, 2009, 2:27 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1256 (H.R. 1256)
To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (79-17)
79 Yea
17 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 57 senators
54 Yea / 1 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 40 senators
23 Yea / 16 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bob Bennett (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Bunning (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Saxby Chambliss (Republican–GA) 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 -
John Ensign (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kay Hagan (Democrat–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Johnny Isakson (Republican–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Pat Roberts (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 79
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- 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)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- 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)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- 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)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 17
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- James DeMint (SC)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
Not Voting 3
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
Other Votes on H.R. 1256
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Vote #203 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1256Cloture Motion Agreed to (84-11, 3/5 majority required) Jun 2, 2009
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Vote #204 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1247 to H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and …Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-30, 3/5 majority required) Jun 8, 2009
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Vote #205 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1246 to S.Amdt. 1247 to H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prev…Amendment Rejected (36-60) Jun 9, 2009
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Vote #206 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1256Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-30, 3/5 majority required) Jun 10, 2009
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).