Amendment (S.Amdt.2481) to H.R.2638: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

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July 26, 2007 Roll call number 281 (Amendment number S.Amdt.2481) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 2481 ) Amendment purpose To prohibit the use of funds to remove offenses from the list of criminal offenses disqualifying individuals from receiving TWIC cards.
Ayes: 93 (Democrat: 46; Republican: 45; Other: 2)
Nays: 1 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 0)
Abstained: 6 (Democrat: 3; Republican: 3)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 93%
Result: Amendment Agreed to

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Wayne Allard Aye
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Aye
Evan Bayh Aye
Robert Bennett Aye
Joseph Biden Aye
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Aye
Christopher Bond Aye
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Samuel Brownback Abstain
Jim Bunning Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Robert Byrd Aye
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Aye
Hillary Clinton Aye
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Norm Coleman Abstain
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Aye
Larry Craig Aye
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Aye
Christopher Dodd Abstain
Elizabeth Dole Aye
Pete Domenici Aye
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Aye
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] Aye
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Judd Gregg Aye
Charles Hagel Aye
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Aye
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Aye
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Aye
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Abstain
Edward Kennedy Aye
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Aye
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Aye
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] Aye
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] Aye
Blanche Lincoln Aye
Trent Lott Aye
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Aye
Mel Martinez Aye
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Abstain
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Aye
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Barack Obama Abstain
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. John Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Aye
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Aye
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Aye
Ken Salazar Aye
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Aye
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Gordon Smith Aye
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Aye
Arlen Specter Nay
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Ted Stevens Aye
John Sununu Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Aye
George Voinovich Aye
John Warner Aye
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

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Senators Voting 'Aye'

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Wayne Allard
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Evan Bayh
Robert Bennett
Joseph Biden
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Christopher Bond
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Jim Bunning
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Robert Byrd
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Hillary Clinton
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Larry Craig
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Elizabeth Dole
Pete Domenici
Byron Dorgan
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Russell Feingold
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Judd Gregg
Charles Hagel
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Edward Kennedy
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
Blanche Lincoln
Trent Lott
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Mel Martinez
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Ken Salazar
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL]
Gordon Smith
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Ted Stevens
John Sununu
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
George Voinovich
John Warner
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Senators Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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