Amendment (S.Amdt.575) to S.160: A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.

Back to Main Bill Page
Back to Roll Call Details

February 26, 2009 Roll call number 72 (Amendment number S.Amdt.575) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Ensign Amdt. No. 575) Amendment purpose To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.
Ayes: 62 (Democrat: 23; Republican: 39)
Nays: 36 (Democrat: 33; Republican: 1; Other: 2)
Abstained: 1 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 0)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 62%
Result: Amendment Agreed to

Democrats Voting 'Nay'

** Because of incomplete data from newly elected Representatives, party breakdown visualizations may be inaccurate by one or two votes.

OpenCongress is a free and open-source project of the Participatory Politics Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to increase civic engagement. The non-profit Sunlight Foundation is the Founding and Primary Supporter of OpenCongress.