Vote 271

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. 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: Agreed to, 80-19.
Date/time: September 8, 2009, 5:31 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1347
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
Aquarius	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Judd Gregg
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	John Barrasso, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor, John Thune	Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Roland Burris, Claire McCaskill, Jon Tester
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson, Sheldon Whitehouse
Pisces	Kit Bond, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn, Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Richard Burr
Scorpio	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Saxby Chambliss, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, James Inhofe
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, David Vitter, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch, Pat Roberts
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain

	Yes	No
Female	Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Claire McCaskill, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Kay Bailey Hutchison
Male	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Lindsey Graham, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Edward Kaufman, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Jon Tester, John Thune, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions

	Yes	No
Midwest	Evan Bayh, Kit Bond, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Tom Harkin, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, John Thune, George Voinovich	Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Pat Roberts
Northeast	Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Robert Menendez, Jack Reed, Bernard Sanders, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Sheldon Whitehouse	Judd Gregg
South	Lamar Alexander, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Bob Corker, Lindsey Graham, Kay Hagan, Johnny Isakson, Edward Kaufman, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Richard Shelby, David Vitter, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Roger Wicker	Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, John Cornyn, Jim DeMint, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Jeff Sessions
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Mike Crapo, Mike Enzi, Jon Kyl, John McCain, James Risch

	Yes	No
None	Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Roland Burris, Al Franken, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Edward Kaufman, Jeff Merkley, Jeanne Shaheen, Mark Warner	James Risch
2008	Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lindsey Graham, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Roger Wicker	John Barrasso, John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Barbara Mikulski, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, John McCain
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Amy Klobuchar, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Bernard Sanders, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl

	Yes	No
Alabama	Richard Shelby	Jeff Sessions
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
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Al Franken, Amy Klobuchar
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Roger Wicker
Missouri	Kit Bond, Claire McCaskill
Montana	Max Baucus, Jon Tester
Nebraska	Mike Johanns, Ben Nelson
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	Lindsey Graham	Jim DeMint
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	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		John Barrasso, Mike Enzi

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Sherrod Brown, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Bob Corker, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Al Franken, Lindsey Graham, Kay Hagan, Mike Johanns, Tim Johnson, Amy Klobuchar, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Mel Martinez, Claire McCaskill, Robert Menendez, Jeff Merkley, Lisa Murkowski, Patty Murray, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, John Thune, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, David Vitter, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Roger Wicker, Ron Wyden	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Judd Gregg, Jeff Sessions
Post-boomer	Kirsten Gillibrand
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Lamar Alexander, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Jeff Bingaman, Kit Bond, Barbara Boxer, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Ben Cardin, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, Daniel Inouye, Johnny Isakson, 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, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Jim Bunning, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts

	Yes	No
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Al Franken, 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, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Tom Udall, Mark Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Saxby Chambliss, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, John Ensign, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, Lisa Murkowski, Richard Shelby, Olympia Snowe, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Richard Burr, Tom Coburn, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, Mike Enzi, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions