Vote 211

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Dorgan Amendment No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature.
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, 53-34, with 12 not voting.
Date/time: June 22, 2009, 5:33 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1347
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, Jeanne Shaheen, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg	Arlen Specter
Aries	Bob Casey, John Ensign, Patrick Leahy	Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Mark Begich
Cancer	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Roger Wicker	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mark Udall, George Voinovich
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, Jay Rockefeller	Mike Johanns	Lisa Murkowski
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	Kit Bond, Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe	Robert Byrd
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch, Richard Shelby	Pat Roberts, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain

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

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

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

	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	Mel Martinez, Bill Nelson
Georgia		Saxby Chambliss, Johnny Isakson
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Mike Crapo, James Risch
Illinois	Roland Burris, Dick Durbin
Indiana	Evan Bayh	Richard Lugar
Iowa	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
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	John Ensign	Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Judd Gregg
New Jersey	Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall
New York	Kirsten Gillibrand, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	Kay Hagan	Richard Burr
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, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Kay Hagan, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg, Mike Johanns, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, Roger Wicker	Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski, Jon Tester, Mark Udall, David Vitter, Ron Wyden
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Roland Burris, Ben Cardin, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders	Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Harry Reid, James Risch, Richard Shelby	Robert Byrd, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Edward Kennedy, Pat Roberts, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, 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, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, 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, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Harry Reid	Mark Begich, Robert Byrd, Edward Kennedy, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	John Ensign, Mel Martinez	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, Roger Wicker	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Lisa Murkowski, Pat Roberts, David Vitter, George Voinovich