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Roll Call Vote 110th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095 )
Vote Number: 209
Vote Date: September 29, 2008, 12:38 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Measure Number: H.R. 2095 (Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007 )
Measure Title: A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts:
YEAs69
NAYs
17
Not Voting
14

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Not Voting
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Not Voting
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Not Voting
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McCaskill (D-MO), Not Voting
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Not Voting
Nelson (D-FL), Not Voting
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Not Voting
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---69
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagel (R-NE)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inouye (D-HI)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Roberts (R-KS)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Stevens (R-AK)
Tester (D-MT)
Warner (R-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs ---17
Allard (R-CO)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Coburn (R-OK)
Craig (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Enzi (R-WY)
Gregg (R-NH)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shelby (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Not Voting - 14
Biden (D-DE)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Ensign (R-NV)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Levin (D-MI)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sununu (R-NH)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting

Arkansas:

Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Not Voting
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Nay
Salazar (D-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Carper (D-DE), Yea

Florida:

Martinez (R-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Not Voting

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Yea

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA), Not Voting
Vitter (R-LA), Nay

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Yea

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Not Voting
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea

Minnesota:

Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
McCaskill (D-MO), Not Voting

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea

Nevada:

Ensign (R-NV), Not Voting
Reid (D-NV), Yea

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Not Voting

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea

New York:

Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea

Ohio:

Brown (D-OH), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay

Oklahoma:

Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

Pennsylvania:

Casey (D-PA), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Reed (D-RI), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea

Virginia:

Warner (R-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Not Voting

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea

Wyoming:

Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay