S.2739: A bill to authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

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April 10, 2008 Roll call number 101 in the Senate
Question On Passage of the Bill (S.2739 )
Ayes: 91 (Democrat: 48; Republican: 41; Other: 2)
Nays: 4 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 4)
Abstained: 5 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 3)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 91%
Result: Bill Passed

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka 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
Jeff Bingaman Aye
Kit Bond Aye
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Sam Brownback Aye
Jim Bunning Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Robert Byrd Aye
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Aye
Hillary Clinton Abstain
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Norm Coleman Aye
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Aye
Kent Conrad Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Aye
Larry Craig Aye
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Aye
Jim DeMint Nay
Christopher Dodd Aye
Elizabeth Dole Abstain
Pete Domenici Aye
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Aye
John Ensign Aye
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Judd Gregg Abstain
Chuck Hagel Aye
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Aye
Kay Bailey Hutchison Aye
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Daniel K. Inouye Aye
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
Ted Kennedy Aye
John F. Kerry Aye
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Herb Kohl Aye
Jon Kyl Aye
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] Aye
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Aye
Joseph I. Lieberman Aye
Blanche Lincoln Aye
Richard G. Lugar Aye
Mel Martinez Aye
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Abstain
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Aye
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Aye
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Ben Nelson Aye
Pres. Barack Obama Abstain
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Aye
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Aye
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV] Aye
Ken Salazar Aye
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Aye
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Gordon Smith Aye
Olympia J. Snowe Aye
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie 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] Nay
George Voinovich Aye
John Warner Aye
Jim Webb Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Roger F. Wicker [R, MS] Aye
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

* - Voters marked "No Data" are voters that THOMAS has not associated yet.

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Vote Result

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Senators Voting 'Aye'

Daniel K. Akaka
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Wayne Allard
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Evan Bayh
Robert Bennett
Joseph Biden
Jeff Bingaman
Kit Bond
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Sam Brownback
Jim Bunning
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Robert Byrd
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Norm Coleman
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME]
Kent Conrad
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Larry Craig
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID]
Christopher Dodd
Pete Domenici
Byron Dorgan
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL]
John Ensign
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY]
Russell Feingold
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA]
Chuck Hagel
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT]
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Daniel K. Inouye
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Ted Kennedy
John F. Kerry
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Herb Kohl
Jon Kyl
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg [D, NJ]
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Joseph I. Lieberman
Blanche Lincoln
Richard G. Lugar
Mel Martinez
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Ben Nelson
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV]
Ken Salazar
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL]
Gordon Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Arlen Specter
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI]
Ted Stevens
John Sununu
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
George Voinovich
John Warner
Jim Webb
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Roger F. Wicker [R, MS]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

Votes by Party

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Hillary Clinton
Pres. Barack Obama
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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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