Vote 195

Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
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: Rejected, 51-39, with 10 not voting.
Date/time: July 31, 2008, 8:54 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: No (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	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, John Warner, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter
Aries	Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Larry Craig, Lindsey Graham, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Kay Bailey Hutchison
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith	Lisa Murkowski	Amy Klobuchar
Leo	Liddy Dole, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester		Norm Coleman, Barack Obama
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse		Chuck Hagel
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning, Hillary Clinton
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Pete Domenici
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John Sununu	John McCain

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

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

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

	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	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Kenneth Salazar	Wayne Allard
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, Tom Carper
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	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky		Mitch McConnell	Jim Bunning
Louisiana	Mary Landrieu	David Vitter
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	John Kerry		Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota			Norm Coleman, Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson		Chuck Hagel
Nevada		John Ensign, Harry Reid
New Hampshire		Judd Gregg, John Sununu
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman		Pete Domenici
New York	Chuck Schumer		Hillary Clinton
North Carolina	Liddy Dole	Richard Burr
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	Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse
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	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

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