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Senate roll call 396 · 110th Congress · Oct 25, 2007

To remove the limitation on the number of Amtrak routes available for competitive bid.

On Oct 25, 2007, the Senate voted 27–64 on “On the Amendment” (S 294). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 27–20, Democrats 0–43, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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
27
No
64
Did not vote
11
Date
Oct 25, 2007

By party

  • Republicans27 yes · 20 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats0 yes · 43 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 294: Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 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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