Roll Call Vote #27 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Jan 29, 2009, 7:33 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 85 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009) (H.R. 2)
Amendment S.Amdt. 85 (To provide an above-the-line Federal income tax deduction for health care costs of certain children in an amount comparable to the average federal share of the benefit provided to any non-citizen child for medical assistance or child health assistance.)
Amendment Rejected (40-58)
40 Yea
58 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 56 senators
5 Yea / 50 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Republican 41 senators
35 Yea / 6 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
0 Yea / 2 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mel Martinez (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jim Webb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 40
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- 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)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Nay 58
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Roland Burris (IL)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- 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)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 1
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
Other Votes on H.R. 2
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Vote #16 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 43 to S.Amdt. 39 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health In…Motion to Table Agreed to (60-37) Jan 27, 2009
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Vote #18 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 40 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reau…Amendment Rejected (32-65) Jan 28, 2009
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Vote #19 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 65 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reau…Amendment Rejected (37-60) Jan 28, 2009
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Vote #20 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 67 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Progra…Motion to Table Agreed to (64-33) Jan 28, 2009
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Vote #21 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 75 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reau…Amendment Rejected (36-60) Jan 28, 2009
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Vote #22 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 46 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reau…Amendment Rejected (42-56) Jan 28, 2009
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Vote #23 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 77 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reau…Amendment Rejected (47-51) Jan 28, 2009
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Vote #24 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 47 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reau…Amendment Rejected (36-62) Jan 29, 2009
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Vote #25 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 74 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Progra…Motion to Table Agreed to (54-44) Jan 29, 2009
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Vote #26 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 80 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reau…Amendment Rejected (39-59) Jan 29, 2009
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).