Vote 47

Question: On the Amendment
Bill: H R 1
Vote description: DeMint Amdt. No. 189; To allow the free exercise of religion at institutions of higher education that receive funding under section 803 of division A.
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Rejected, 43-54, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: February 5, 2009, 5:29 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 189
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: No (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	John Cornyn, Mike Enzi, Arlen Specter	Tom Carper, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Jeanne Shaheen, Jim Webb	Judd Gregg
Aries	John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Mark Begich, Bob Casey, Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Lamar Alexander, John Barrasso, Lindsey Graham, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Mark Udall
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Johnny Isakson, Jeff Sessions, John Thune	Tim Johnson, Robert Menendez, Mark Pryor
Gemini	Mike Johanns, Lisa Murkowski	Chris Dodd, Kay Hagan, Amy Klobuchar, 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, Tom Coburn, Kent Conrad, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell	Russ Feingold, Edward Kaufman, Olympia Snowe	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Richard Burr, Thad Cochran	Max Baucus, Michael Bennet, Susan Collins, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Mark Warner
Scorpio	Jim Bunning, Saxby Chambliss, James Inhofe, Mel Martinez	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Jeff Merkley, Jack Reed
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Byron Dorgan, Jon Kyl, Ben Nelson, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, David Vitter	Debbie Stabenow, Tom Udall, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Bob Corker, Jim DeMint, Chuck Grassley, John McCain	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye, Bernard Sanders

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

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

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, Ben Nelson	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Mark Begich, Michael Bennet, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Roland Burris, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Tom Carper, Bob Casey, Chris Dodd, 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, Mark Pryor, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Jay Rockefeller, Chuck Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Debbie Stabenow, Jon Tester, Mark Udall, Tom Udall, Mark Warner, Jim Webb, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden	Edward Kennedy
Independent	Joseph Lieberman	Bernard Sanders
Republican	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, John Ensign, Mike Enzi, Lindsey Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Johnny Isakson, Mike Johanns, Jon Kyl, Richard Lugar, Mel Martinez, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, James Risch, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, John Thune, David Vitter, George Voinovich, Roger Wicker	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe	Judd Gregg