Senate roll call 435 · 110th Congress · Dec 17, 2007
An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
On Dec 17, 2007, the Senate voted 76–10 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 2248). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 35–10, Republicans 41–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 76
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Dec 17, 2007
By party
- Republicans41 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Democrats35 yes · 10 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD voted no
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
- Sherrod Brown D-OH voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski 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
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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