Senate vote 11 (2008): On the Amendment, S2248
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Senate vote 11 (2008): On the Amendment, S2248
2008-02-07 · S. 2248: FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: S. 2248: FISA Amendments Act of 2008 · proposed by Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
- What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Amendment Rejected on 2008-02-07 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: See also H.R.3773. Not final yet: this can still change. its other votes
Question: On the Amendment · To place flexible limits on the use of information obtained using unlawful procedures.
Result: Amendment Rejected · Yea 40 · Nay 56 · Present 0 · Not voting 4 (majority 1/2)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 39 | 8 | 3 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 48 | 1 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa | AK | R | Nay |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Nay |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Nay |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Nay |
| LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert | AR | D | Yea |
| PRYOR, Mark | AR | D | Nay |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Nay |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Not Voting |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Yea |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Yea |
| ALLARD, A. Wayne | CO | R | Nay |
| SALAZAR, Kenneth Lee | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Yea |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Nay |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Yea |
| CARPER, Thomas Richard | DE | D | Nay |
| MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel) | FL | R | Nay |
| NELSON, Clarence William (Bill) | FL | D | Yea |
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby | GA | R | Nay |
| ISAKSON, Johnny | GA | R | Nay |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Nay |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Nay |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Yea |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Nay |
| CRAPO, Michael Dean | ID | R | Nay |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Yea |
| OBAMA, Barack | IL | D | Not Voting |
| BAYH, Evan | IN | D | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Nay |
| BROWNBACK, Sam Dale | KS | R | Nay |
| ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) | KS | R | Nay |
| BUNNING, James Paul David | KY | R | Nay |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| LANDRIEU, Mary L. | LA | D | Nay |
| VITTER, David | LA | R | Nay |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Yea |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Yea |
| CARDIN, Benjamin Louis | MD | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Yea |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Nay |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Nay |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| STABENOW, Deborah Ann | MI | D | Yea |
| COLEMAN, Norm | MN | R | Nay |
| KLOBUCHAR, Amy | MN | D | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Nay |
| McCASKILL, Claire | MO | D | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Nay |
| WICKER, Roger F. | MS | R | Nay |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| TESTER, Jon | MT | D | Yea |
| BURR, Richard M. | NC | R | Nay |
| DOLE, Elizabeth Hanford | NC | R | Nay |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Yea |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Yea |
| HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck) | NE | R | Nay |
| NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben) | NE | D | Not Voting |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Nay |
| SUNUNU, John E. | NH | R | Nay |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Yea |
| MENENDEZ, Robert | NJ | D | Yea |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Yea |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Nay |
| ENSIGN, John Eric | NV | R | Nay |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| CLINTON, Hillary Rodham | NY | D | Not Voting |
| SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) | NY | D | Yea |
| BROWN, Sherrod | OH | D | Yea |
| VOINOVICH, George Victor | OH | R | Nay |
| COBURN, Thomas Allen | OK | R | Nay |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Nay |
| SMITH, Gordon Harold | OR | R | Nay |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Yea |
| CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr. | PA | D | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Nay |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Yea |
| WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon | RI | D | Yea |
| DeMINT, James W. | SC | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Lindsey O. | SC | R | Nay |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Nay |
| THUNE, John | SD | R | Nay |
| ALEXANDER, Lamar | TN | R | Nay |
| CORKER, Robert (Bob) | TN | R | Nay |
| CORNYN, John | TX | R | Nay |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Nay |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Nay |
| WEBB, James H. (Jim) | VA | D | Yea |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Yea |
| SANDERS, Bernard | VT | I | Yea |
| CANTWELL, Maria E. | WA | D | Yea |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Yea |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Yea |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Nay |
| BARRASSO, John A. | WY | R | Nay |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Nay |
President's position (not a member vote)
BUSH, George Walker (R): Not Voting
Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.
Source: Voteview (UCLA), 110th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:22Z
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