Roll Call Vote #51 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 6, 2009, 1:08 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 309 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) (H.R. 1)
Amendment S.Amdt. 309 (To ensure that taxpayer money is not lost on wasteful and non-stimulative projects.)
Amendment Agreed to (73-24)
73 Yea
24 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 56 senators
33 Yea / 22 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 41 senators
40 Yea / 0 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
0 Yea / 2 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Roland Burris (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dick Durbin (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kay Hagan (Democrat–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Kaufman (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Independent–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Menendez (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bernie Sanders (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jim Webb (Democrat–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 73
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- 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)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- 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)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 24
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Roland Burris (IL)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Ted Kaufman (DE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Not Voting 2
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
Other Votes on H.R. 1
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Vote #34 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 109 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Agreed to (52-45) Feb 3, 2009
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Vote #37 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 179 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Rejected (32-65) Feb 4, 2009
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Vote #39 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 238 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Rejected (35-62) Feb 4, 2009
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Vote #44 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 279 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Rejected (31-65) Feb 4, 2009
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Vote #46 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 140 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Rejected (32-65) Feb 5, 2009
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Vote #47 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 189 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Rejected (43-54) Feb 5, 2009
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Vote #52 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 176 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Agreed to (97-0) Feb 6, 2009
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Vote #53 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 501 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Rejected (39-57) Feb 6, 2009
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Vote #54 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 297 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Rejected (47-49) Feb 6, 2009
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Vote #56 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 107 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Rei…Amendment Rejected (45-51) Feb 6, 2009
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).