Amendment (S.Amdt.3596) to H.R.2419: To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

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December 12, 2007 Roll call number 423 (Amendment number S.Amdt.3596) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Sessions Amdt. No. 3596 As Modified ) Amendment purpose To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a pilot program under which agricultural producers may establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, to provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, to specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and to limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during a taxable year, and for other purposes.
Ayes: 35 (Democrat: 6; Republican: 29)
Nays: 58 (Democrat: 39; Republican: 17; Other: 2)
Abstained: 7 (Democrat: 5; Republican: 2)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 35%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

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

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Trent Lott
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
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