Senate roll call 366 · 111th Congress · Dec 6, 2009
Relative to limitation on amount of attorneys contingency fees.
On Dec 6, 2009, the Senate voted 32–66 on “On the Amendment” (HR 3590). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 5–53, Republicans 27–12, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 66
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Dec 6, 2009
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 12 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats5 yes · 53 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- George S. Lemieux R-FL voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted yes
- Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint 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
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- 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
- Edward E. (Ted) Kaufman D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- George S. Lemieux R-FL
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Roland Burris D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Paul G. Kirk Jr. D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- 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
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- 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
- 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
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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