Vote 204

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ; 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, 61-30, with 8 not voting.
Date/time: June 8, 2009, 5:38 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1247
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, John Cornyn, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	Mike Enzi	Judd Gregg
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, 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, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller	Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns
Leo	Roland Burris, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Richard Burr	Kirsten Gillibrand
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Jon Kyl, James Risch, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Mike Crapo, Pat Roberts, Debbie Stabenow
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John McCain

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski
Arizona		Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Blanche Lincoln, Mark Pryor
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Michael Bennet, Mark Udall
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Tom Carper, Edward Kaufman
Florida	Bill Nelson	Mel Martinez
Georgia		Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		James Risch	Mike Crapo
Illinois	Roland Burris, 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	Ben Cardin, Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts	John Kerry		Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Carl Levin		Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Roger Wicker
Missouri	Claire McCaskill	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Ben Nelson	Mike Johanns
Nevada	Harry Reid	John Ensign
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen		Judd Gregg
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall
New York	Chuck Schumer		Kirsten Gillibrand
North Carolina		Richard Burr, Kay Hagan
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Sherrod Brown	George Voinovich
Oklahoma		Tom Coburn, James Inhofe
Oregon	Jeff Merkley, 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	Mark Warner, Jim Webb
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller		Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, 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, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Kay Hagan	Robert Byrd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Edward Kennedy, Debbie Stabenow
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, John Cornyn, Chuck Grassley, Richard Lugar, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Mike Crapo, Judd Gregg, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Pat Roberts