To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carr

On Jul 16, 2008, the Senate voted 28–67 on “On the Amendment” (S 2731). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 28–19, Democrats 0–47, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 28
No: 67
Did not vote: 7
Date: Jul 16, 2008

By party

Republicans28 yes · 19 no · 4 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 47 no · 3 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Norm Coleman R-MN voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
A. Wayne Allard R-CO
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
John Eric Ensign R-NV
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-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
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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