Vote 212

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 1424
Vote description: Dodd Amdt. No. 5685; In the nature of a substitute.
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, 74-25, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: October 1, 2008, 9:07 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 5685
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	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, John Cornyn, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, John Warner, Jim Webb	Mike Enzi
Aries	Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich	John Barrasso, Roger Wicker
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Norm Coleman, Claire McCaskill, Barack Obama	Liddy Dole, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Ben Cardin, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Sheldon Whitehouse	Maria Cantwell, Bill Nelson
Pisces	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Russ Feingold	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens	Jim Bunning, James Inhofe
Taurus	Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, John Sununu	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Bernard Sanders

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

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

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

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

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