Senate roll call 594 · 110th Congress · Jun 19, 2008
To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program.
On Jun 19, 2008, the Senate voted 11–77 on “On the Amendment” (HR 3221). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–44, Republicans 11–32, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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
- 11
- No
- 77
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jun 19, 2008
By party
- Republicans11 yes · 32 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 44 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted yes
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- 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
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd 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
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- 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
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole 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
- 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
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- 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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- 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
Voted present
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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