Amendment (S.Amdt.4429) to H.R.3221: A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

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April 10, 2008 Roll call number 94 (Amendment number S.Amdt.4429) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Alexander Amdt. No. 4429 ) Amendment purpose To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes.
Ayes: 15 (Democrat: 1; Republican: 14)
Nays: 79 (Democrat: 45; Republican: 32; Other: 2)
Abstained: 6 (Democrat: 4; Republican: 2)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 15%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Nay
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Wayne Allard Nay
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Nay
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Nay
Evan Bayh Nay
Robert Bennett Aye
Joseph Biden Nay
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Nay
Christopher Bond Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Nay
Samuel Brownback Nay
Jim Bunning Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Nay
Robert Byrd Aye
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Nay
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Nay
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Aye
Hillary Clinton Abstain
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Norm Coleman Nay
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Nay
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Nay
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Nay
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Nay
Larry Craig Nay
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Nay
Christopher Dodd Nay
Elizabeth Dole Abstain
Pete Domenici Nay
Byron Dorgan Nay
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Nay
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] Nay
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Nay
Russell Feingold Nay
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Nay
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Judd Gregg Aye
Charles Hagel Nay
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Abstain
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Nay
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Nay
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Nay
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Nay
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Nay
Edward Kennedy Nay
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Nay
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Nay
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Nay
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Nay
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] Nay
Blanche Lincoln Nay
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Nay
Mel Martinez Nay
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Abstain
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Nay
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] Abstain
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Nay
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Nay
Barack Obama Abstain
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Nay
Sen. John Reed [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Nay
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Nay
Ken Salazar Nay
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Nay
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Gordon Smith Nay
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Nay
Arlen Specter Nay
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] Nay
Ted Stevens Nay
John Sununu Nay
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Nay
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Nay
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Aye
George Voinovich Aye
John Warner Nay
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Nay
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] Aye
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Nay

* - 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 'Nay'

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
Wayne Allard
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Evan Bayh
Joseph Biden
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
Christopher Bond
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
Samuel Brownback
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK]
Norm Coleman
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Larry Craig
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID]
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
Christopher Dodd
Pete Domenici
Byron Dorgan
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
Russell Feingold
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
Charles Hagel
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
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
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
Mel Martinez
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
Ken Salazar
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
Gordon Smith
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
Arlen Specter
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
Ted Stevens
John Sununu
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
John Warner
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

Votes by Party

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Democrats Voting 'Aye'

Robert Byrd
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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Republicans Voting 'Abstain'

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

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