Vote 4

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.181; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 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: Agreed to, 72-23, with 3 not voting.
Date/time: January 15, 2009, 12:58 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, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Arlen Specter, Jim Webb	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi
Aries	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor	Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, Lisa Murkowski, Jay Rockefeller	Mike Johanns
Leo	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, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Kenneth Salazar, Olympia Snowe	Tom Coburn	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Richard Burr, Susan Collins, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner	Thad Cochran
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Mel Martinez, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed	Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe	Sherrod Brown, Jim Bunning
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson, Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden	Mike Crapo, Jon Kyl, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Bernard Sanders	Sam Brownback, Jim DeMint

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

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Mark Begich, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Hagan, Tom Harkin, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, 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, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Kenneth Salazar, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden		Sherrod Brown, Edward Kennedy
Independent	Joseph Lieberman, Bernard Sanders
Republican	Lamar Alexander, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Richard Burr, Susan Collins, Bob Corker, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	John Barrasso, Sam Brownback, Saxby Chambliss, Tom Coburn, Thad Cochran, John Cornyn, Mike Crapo, Jim DeMint, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, John Thune, David Vitter	Jim Bunning