Senate roll call 623 · 110th Congress · Jul 16, 2008
To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 ye
On Jul 16, 2008, the Senate voted 31–64 on “On the Amendment” (S 2731). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 29–18, Democrats 2–45, 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
- 31
- No
- 64
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Jul 16, 2008
By party
- Republicans29 yes · 18 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats2 yes · 45 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- 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
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT 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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- 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
- 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
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- 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
- 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
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton 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
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-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
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- John William Warner R-VA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount…: Senate Vote, Jul 16, 2008,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/110-S-623/to-reduce-to-35-000-000-000-the-amount (accessed 2026-10-17).