Vote 167

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
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, 72-26, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: July 9, 2008, 2:17 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: No (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	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Frank Lautenberg
Aries	Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Carl Levin
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Mark Pryor, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Robert Menendez
Gemini	Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar
Leo	Norm Coleman, Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama	Jon Tester
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Russ Feingold	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Mary Landrieu	John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John Sununu	Daniel Akaka, Bernard Sanders	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Susan Collins, Liddy Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Amy Klobuchar, Patty Murray, Debbie Stabenow
Male	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Roger Wicker	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden	Edward Kennedy, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Norm Coleman, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Pat Roberts, John Thune, George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, Amy Klobuchar, Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Northeast	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Judd Gregg, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, John Sununu, Sheldon Whitehouse	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer	Edward Kennedy
South	Lamar Alexander, Joe Biden, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, John Warner, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker	Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin
West	Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jon Kyl, Lisa Murkowski, Kenneth Salazar, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Barack Obama
2008	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Mitch McConnell, Mark Pryor, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Warner, Roger Wicker	Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Byron Dorgan, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Kenneth Salazar, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Russ Feingold, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	John McCain
2012	Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Amy Klobuchar, Robert Menendez, Bernard Sanders, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester	Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Lisa Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl		John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California	Dianne Feinstein	Barbara Boxer
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Kenneth Salazar
Connecticut	Joseph Lieberman	Chris Dodd
Delaware	Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida	Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson
Georgia	Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Inouye	Daniel Akaka
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Barack Obama	Dick Durbin
Indiana	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu, David Vitter
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski	Ben Cardin
Massachusetts		John Kerry	Edward Kennedy
Michigan		Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Norm Coleman	Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
Missouri	Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus	Jon Tester
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York		Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Richard Burr, Liddy Dole
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	George Voinovich	Sherrod Brown
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	Tim Johnson, John Thune
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	Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	John Barrasso, Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Tom Coburn, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Lisa Murkowski, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Kenneth Salazar, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Roger Wicker	Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Russ Feingold, Amy Klobuchar, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Harry Reid, Bernard Sanders	Edward Kennedy, John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Robert Menendez, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Ron Wyden	Edward Kennedy
Independent	Joseph Lieberman	Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Wayne Allard, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Norm Coleman, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Liddy Dole, Pete Domenici, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, John Sununu, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, John Warner, Roger Wicker		John McCain