Amendment (S.Amdt.1399) to H.R.2892: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

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July 08, 2009 Roll call number 220 (Amendment number S.Amdt.1399) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (DeMint Amdt. No. 1399) Amendment purpose To require the completion of at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border by December 31, 2010.
Ayes: 54 (Democrat: 21; Republican: 33)
Nays: 44 (Democrat: 35; Republican: 7; Other: 2)
Abstained: 2 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 0)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 54%
Result: Amendment Agreed to

Votes by Senator

NameVoted
Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Nay
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Aye
Evan Bayh Aye
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK] Nay
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] Nay
Robert Bennett Aye
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Nay
Christopher Bond Aye
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Nay
Samuel Brownback Aye
Jim Bunning Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Roland Burris Nay
Robert Byrd Abstain
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
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Nay
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Nay
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Aye
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Aye
Christopher Dodd Nay
Byron Dorgan Aye
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Nay
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] Nay
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Russell Feingold Nay
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Aye
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN] Nay
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Judd Gregg Aye
Sen. Kay Hagan [D, NC] Nay
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Nay
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Aye
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Aye
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Nay
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE] Aye
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Nay
Edward Kaufman Nay
Edward Kennedy Abstain
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Aye
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Nay
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
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 Aye
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Nay
Mel Martinez Nay
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR] Aye
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Nay
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Aye
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. John Reed [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. James Risch [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Aye
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Aye
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Nay
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Aye
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH] Nay
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Aye
Arlen Specter Aye
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Aye
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 Warner [D, VA] Nay
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS] Aye
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.

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Senators Voting 'Abstain'

Robert Byrd
Edward Kennedy

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Robert Byrd
Edward Kennedy
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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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