H.R.7005: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008.

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December 11, 2008 Roll call number 215 in the Senate
Question On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 7005. )
Ayes: 52 (Democrat: 41; Republican: 9; Other: 2)
Nays: 35 (Democrat: 4; Republican: 31)
Abstained: 12 (Democrat: 4; Republican: 8)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 52%
Result: Cloture Motion Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Abstain
Wayne Allard Nay
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Nay
Evan Bayh Aye
Robert Bennett Nay
Joseph Biden Abstain
Jeff Bingaman Aye
Kit Bond Aye
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Aye
Sam Brownback Aye
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] Nay
Hillary Clinton Aye
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Norm Coleman Nay
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Aye
Kent Conrad Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Abstain
Larry Craig Abstain
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Nay
Christopher Dodd Aye
Elizabeth Dole Aye
Pete Domenici Aye
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] Abstain
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Judd Gregg Nay
Chuck Hagel Abstain
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Aye
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Nay
Kay Bailey Hutchison Nay
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Daniel K. Inouye Aye
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
Ted Kennedy Abstain
John F. Kerry Abstain
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 Nay
Richard G. Lugar Aye
Mel Martinez Nay
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Nay
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] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Ben Nelson Aye
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Aye
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
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 Abstain
Olympia J. Snowe Aye
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Ted Stevens Abstain
John Sununu Abstain
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Nay
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] Abstain

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