Vote 285

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.976; Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Agreed to, 80-0, with 20 not voting.
Date/time: July 30, 2007, 5:32 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Judd Gregg
Aries	Bob Casey, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich	Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Lisa Murkowski
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester	Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Trent Lott, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Blanche Lincoln
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	John Kerry
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Jim Bunning, Hillary Clinton, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Bernard Sanders, John Sununu	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint

	Yes	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Hillary Clinton, Blanche Lincoln, Lisa Murkowski
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mel Martinez, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby

	Yes	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, George Voinovich	Sam Brownback, Tim Johnson, Barack Obama
Northeast	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Edward Kennedy, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu, Sheldon Whitehouse	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Judd Gregg, John Kerry, Jack Reed
South	Lamar Alexander, Richard Burr, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Trent Lott, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, David Vitter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Joe Biden, Jim Bunning, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
West	Daniel Akaka, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, John Ensign, Lisa Murkowski

	Yes	Not Voting
None		Barack Obama
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner	Joe Biden, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Jack Reed, Jeff Sessions
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chris Dodd, Judd Gregg, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Edward Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Hillary Clinton, John Ensign

	Yes	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Lisa Murkowski
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Mark Pryor	Blanche Lincoln
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut	Joseph Lieberman	Chris Dodd
Delaware	Tom Carper	Joe Biden
Florida	Bill Nelson	Mel Martinez
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Dick Durbin	Barack Obama
Indiana	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin
Kansas	Pat Roberts	Sam Brownback
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Jim Bunning
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy	John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	Harry Reid	John Ensign
New Hampshire	John Sununu	Judd Gregg
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York	Chuck Schumer	Hillary Clinton
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown, George Voinovich
Oklahoma	Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Bob Casey, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Sheldon Whitehouse	Jack Reed
South Carolina		Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham
South Dakota	John Thune	Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Lamar Alexander, Bob Corker
Texas	John Cornyn, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	Patrick Leahy, Bernard Sanders
Virginia	John Warner, Jim Webb
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	Not Voting
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Sherrod Brown, Richard Burr, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Russ Feingold, Chuck Hagel, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, John Sununu, Jon Tester, John Thune, David Vitter, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Hillary Clinton, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Tim Johnson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Barack Obama, Jack Reed, Jeff Sessions
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Joe Biden, Jim Bunning, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Richard Shelby

	Yes	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Blanche Lincoln, Barack Obama, Jack Reed
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner	Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby