Amendment (S.Amdt.4097) to S.2663: A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes.

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March 06, 2008 Roll call number 40 (Amendment number S.Amdt.4097) in the Senate
Question On the Motion to Table (Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4097 ) Amendment purpose To allow the prevailing party in certain civil actions related to consumer product safety rules to recover attorney fees.
Ayes: 56 (Democrat: 47; Republican: 7; Other: 2)
Nays: 39 (Democrat: 0; Republican: 39)
Abstained: 5 (Democrat: 3; Republican: 2)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 56%
Result: Motion to Table Agreed to

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Aye
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Nay
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 Abstain
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 Abstain
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Norm Coleman Nay
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Nay
Kent Conrad Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Larry Craig Nay
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Nay
Christopher Dodd Aye
Elizabeth Dole Nay
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 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 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 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] 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 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 Nay
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

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Chuck Hagel
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
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