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Senate roll call 171 · 110th Congress · May 17, 2007

Expressing the sense of the Congress that no action should be taken to undermine the safety of the Armed Forces of the United States or impact their ability to

On May 17, 2007, the Senate voted 94–1 on “On the Cloture Motion” (HR 2206). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 48–1, Republicans 45–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 1 member voted against their own party.

During the 110th Congress (2007–2008), George W. Bush was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
94
No
1
Did not vote
7
Date
May 17, 2007

By party

  • Republicans45 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
  • Democrats48 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 2206: U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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