Roll Call Vote #92 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 10, 2009, 5:02 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 662 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009) (H.R. 1105)
Amendment S.Amdt. 662 (To prohibit the use of funds by the Federal Communications Commission to repromulgate the Fairness Doctrine.)
Amendment Rejected (47-50)
47 Yea
50 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 56 senators
7 Yea / 48 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
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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Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Begich (Democrat–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Udall (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jim Webb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 47
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- John Thune (SD)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Jim Webb (VA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Nay 50
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Roland Burris (IL)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kaufman (DE)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- 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)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 2
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
Other Votes on H.R. 1105
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Vote #74 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 592 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)Amendment Rejected (32-63) Mar 3, 2009
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Vote #75 On the Motion (Ensign Motion to Commit with Instructions re: H.R. 1105)Motion Rejected (33-61) Mar 3, 2009
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Vote #76 On the Motion (Hutchison Motion to Commit with Instructions re: H.R. 1105)Motion Rejected (40-55) Mar 3, 2009
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Vote #77 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 596 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)Amendment Rejected (38-57) Mar 4, 2009
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Vote #78 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 608 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)Amendment Rejected (37-58) Mar 4, 2009
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Vote #79 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 610 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)Amendment Rejected (34-61) Mar 4, 2009
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Vote #80 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 623 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)Amendment Rejected (43-52) Mar 4, 2009
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Vote #81 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 607 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)Amendment Rejected (39-55) Mar 5, 2009
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Vote #82 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 599 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)Amendment Rejected (42-52) Mar 5, 2009
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Vote #83 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 613 to H.R. 1105 (Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009)Amendment Rejected (43-51) Mar 5, 2009
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).