Senate roll call 303 · 110th Congress · Aug 2, 2007
To increase access to health insurance for low-income children based on actual need, as adjusted for cost-of-living.
On Aug 2, 2007, the Senate voted 21–78 on “On the Amendment” (HR 976). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 21–28, Democrats 0–49, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 members 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 78
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Aug 2, 2007
By party
- Republicans21 yes · 28 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 49 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted yes
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted yes
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted yes
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- David Vitter R-LA
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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