Roll Call Vote #259 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Aug 4, 2009, 4:46 PM (ET)
On the Motion (Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations ) (H.R. 2997)
A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Motion Rejected (32-65)
32 Yea
65 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 58 senators
2 Yea / 53 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 40 senators
30 Yea / 10 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
0 Yea / 2 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Bennett (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Pat Roberts (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 32
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Nay 65
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Roland Burris (IL)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- 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)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- 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)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 3
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
Other Votes on H.R. 2997
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Vote #255 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development…Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-11, 3/5 majority required) Aug 3, 2009
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Vote #256 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1910 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural …Amendment Rejected (41-55) Aug 3, 2009
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Vote #257 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1912 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural …Amendment Rejected (27-70) Aug 4, 2009
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Vote #258 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2244 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural …Amendment Rejected (37-60) Aug 4, 2009
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Vote #261 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2997Bill Passed (80-17) Aug 4, 2009
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Vote #318 On the Conference Report H.R. 2997Conference Report Agreed to (76-22) Oct 8, 2009
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).