Amendment (S.Amdt.1610) to S.1390: An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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July 16, 2009 Roll call number 232 (Amendment number S.Amdt.1610) in the Senate
Question On the Amendment (Brownback Amdt. No. 1610) Amendment purpose To clarify that the amendment shall not be construed or applied to infringe on First Amendment rights.
Ayes: 78 (Democrat: 43; Republican: 33; Other: 2)
Nays: 13 (Democrat: 13; Republican: 0)
Abstained: 9 (Democrat: 2; Republican: 7)
Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 1/2 (50%)
Percentage of 'aye' votes: 78%
Result: Amendment Agreed to

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

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Vote Result

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Senators Voting 'Aye'

Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
Evan Bayh
Sen. Mark Begich [D, AK]
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO]
Robert Bennett
Jeff Bingaman
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
Sam Brownback
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
Sen. Thomas R. Carper [D, DE]
Sen. Robert P. Casey, Jr. [D, PA]
Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
Sen. Tom Coburn [R, OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
Sen. Susan M. Collins [R, ME]
Kent Conrad
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R, ID]
Jim DeMint
Christopher Dodd
Byron Dorgan
Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D, IL]
John Ensign
Sen. Michael B. Enzi [R, WY]
Russell Feingold
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
Sen. Al Franken [D, MN]
Sen. Chuck Grassley [R, IA]
Sen. Kay R. Hagan [D, NC]
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch [R, UT]
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Sen. James M. Inhofe [R, OK]
Daniel K. Inouye
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA]
Sen. Mike Johanns [R, NE]
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
Edward Kaufman
John F. Kerry
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
Herb Kohl
Jon Kyl
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu [D, LA]
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
Joseph I. Lieberman
Blanche Lincoln
Richard G. Lugar
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D, OR]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
Ben Nelson
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
Sen. Mark L. Pryor [D, AR]
Sen. James E. Risch [R, ID]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
Sen. John D. Rockefeller, IV [D, WV]
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R, AL]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D, NH]
Sen. Richard C. Shelby [R, AL]
Olympia J. Snowe
Arlen Specter
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D, MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
George Voinovich
Sen. Mark R. Warner [D, VA]
Jim Webb
Sen. Roger F. Wicker [R, MS]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]

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Republicans Voting 'Nay'

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Others Voting 'Nay'

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Democrats Voting 'Abstain'

Robert Byrd
Ted Kennedy
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Others Voting 'Abstain'

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