H.R.6331: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.

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July 09, 2008 Roll call number 169 in the Senate
Question On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331 )
Ayes: 69 (Democrat: 50; Republican: 17; Other: 2)
Nays: 30 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 30)
Abstained: 1 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 69%
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka 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 Nay
Joseph Biden Aye
Jeff Bingaman Aye
Kit Bond Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Sam Brownback Nay
Jim Bunning Nay
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
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 Aye
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
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 Nay
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Nay
Christopher Dodd Aye
Elizabeth Dole Aye
Pete Domenici Nay
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Aye
John Ensign Nay
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Russell Feingold Aye
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Nay
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Judd Gregg Nay
Chuck Hagel Nay
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Nay
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 Nay
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 Nay
Mel Martinez Aye
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Abstain
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Nay
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
Ben Nelson Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Pres. Barack Obama Aye
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] Nay
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Nay
Gordon Smith Aye
Olympia J. Snowe Aye
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie 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 Aye
Jim Webb Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Roger F. Wicker [R, MS] Nay
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

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Senators Voting 'Aye'

Daniel K. Akaka
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Evan Bayh
Joseph Biden
Jeff Bingaman
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
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]
Hillary Clinton
Norm Coleman
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME]
Kent Conrad
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Christopher Dodd
Elizabeth Dole
Byron Dorgan
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL]
Russell Feingold
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA]
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
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
Mel Martinez
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Ben Nelson
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Pres. Barack Obama
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]
Gordon Smith
Olympia J. Snowe
Arlen Specter
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI]
Ted Stevens
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
George Voinovich
John Warner
Jim Webb
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Senators Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]

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Democrats Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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