Senate roll call 272 · 111th Congress · Sep 9, 2009
A bill to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote leisure, business, and scholarly travel to the Un
On Sep 9, 2009, the Senate voted 79–19 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 1023). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Democrats 57–0, Republicans 21–19, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 members voted against their own party.
During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 79
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Sep 9, 2009
By party
- Republicans21 yes · 19 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats57 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- David Vitter R-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
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter D-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
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James H. (Jim) Webb D-VA
- Mark R. Warner 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
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch 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
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Scott P. Brown R-MA
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Carte P. Goodwin D-WV
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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