Amendment (S.Amdt.986) to S.386: A bill to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds, and for other purposes.

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April 23, 2009 Roll call number 162 (Amendment number S.Amdt.986) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Kyl Amdt. No. 986) Amendment purpose To limit the amount that may be deducted from proceeds due to the United States under the False Claims Act for purposes of compensating private intervenors to the greater of $50,000,000 or 300 percent of the expenses and costs of the intervenor.
Ayes: 31 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 29)
Nays: 61 (Democrat: 51; Republican: 9; Other: 1)
Abstained: 7 (Democrat: 4; Republican: 2; Other: 1)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 31%
Result: Amendment Rejected

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Daniel K. Akaka Nay
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Abstain
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Nay
Evan Bayh Nay
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Nay
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] Nay
Robert Bennett Aye
Jeff Bingaman Aye
Kit Bond Aye
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Nay
Sam Brownback Aye
Jim Bunning Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Roland Burris Nay
Robert Byrd Nay
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE] Nay
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA] Nay
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME] Nay
Kent Conrad Nay
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Aye
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID] Nay
Jim DeMint Aye
Christopher Dodd Nay
Byron Dorgan Nay
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL] Abstain
John Ensign Aye
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Russell Feingold Nay
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Nay
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA] Nay
Judd Gregg Aye
Sen. Kay R. Hagan [D, NC] Nay
Sen. Tom Harkin [D, IA] Nay
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT] Aye
Kay Bailey Hutchison Aye
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK] Aye
Daniel K. Inouye Nay
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Nay
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Nay
Edward Kaufman Nay
Ted Kennedy Abstain
John F. Kerry Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Nay
Herb Kohl Nay
Jon Kyl Aye
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA] Nay
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg [D, NJ] Abstain
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Nay
Joseph I. Lieberman Abstain
Blanche Lincoln Nay
Richard G. Lugar Aye
Mel Martinez Nay
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Nay
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] Nay
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Aye
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Ben Nelson Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Nay
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR] Nay
Sen. Jack Reed [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. James E. Risch [R, ID] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Abstain
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV] Abstain
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Nay
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Nay
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Olympia J. Snowe Nay
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI] Nay
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Nay
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Aye
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO] Nay
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM] Nay
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Aye
George Voinovich Nay
Sen. Mark R. Warner [D, VA] Nay
Jim Webb Nay
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Roger F. 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

Votes by Party

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Democrats Voting 'Aye'

Jeff Bingaman
Arlen Specter
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Others Voting 'Aye'

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Others Voting 'Abstain'

Joseph I. Lieberman

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