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Senate roll call 40 · 111th Congress · Feb 4, 2009

To reimplement Gramm-Rudman-Hollings to require deficit reduction and spending cuts upon 2 consecutive quarters of positive GDP growth.

On Feb 4, 2009, the Senate voted 44–53 on “On the Motion” (HR 1). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 4–52, Republicans 40–0, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 4 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
Motion Rejected
Yes
44
No
53
Did not vote
14
Date
Feb 4, 2009

By party

  • Republicans40 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats4 yes · 52 no · 10 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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