Amendment (S.Amdt.4715) to S.2284: An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund, and for other purposes.

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May 08, 2008 Roll call number 122 (Amendment number S.Amdt.4715) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Durbin Amdt. No. 4715 as Modified ) Amendment purpose To provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District.
Ayes: 68 (Democrat: 42; Republican: 24; Other: 2)
Nays: 24 (Democrat: 3; Republican: 21)
Abstained: 8 (Democrat: 5; Republican: 3)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 68%
Result: Amendment Agreed to

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Wayne Allard Nay
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Nay
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] Abstain
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Samuel Brownback Nay
Jim Bunning Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Robert Byrd Aye
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Nay
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Aye
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Aye
Hillary Clinton Abstain
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Norm Coleman Aye
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Nay
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] Nay
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Nay
Christopher Dodd Aye
Elizabeth Dole Nay
Pete Domenici Aye
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Aye
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] Abstain
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Russell Feingold Nay
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Judd Gregg Aye
Charles Hagel Nay
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Aye
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Nay
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Aye
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
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] Nay
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
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Nay
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] Abstain
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] Nay
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Abstain
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
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 Aye
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Ted Stevens Aye
John Sununu Nay
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Aye
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Nay
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Nay
George Voinovich Aye
John Warner Abstain
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] Aye
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Aye

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

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

Vote Result

Senators Voting 'Aye'

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Evan Bayh
Robert Bennett
Joseph Biden
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Christopher Bond
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Robert Byrd
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Norm Coleman
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Larry Craig
Christopher Dodd
Pete Domenici
Byron Dorgan
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Judd Gregg
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Edward Kennedy
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
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
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. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
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]
Arlen Specter
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Ted Stevens
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
George Voinovich
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Others Voting 'Nay'

Others Voting 'Abstain'

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