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Senate vote 197 (2008): On the Cloture Motion, S3001

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Senate vote 197 (2008): On the Cloture Motion, S3001

2008-09-08 · S. 3001: Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Follow this vote, step by step

  1. The bill: S. 3001: Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 · proposed by Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]
  2. What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
  3. What happened: Cloture Motion Agreed to on 2008-09-08 · how each member voted
  4. Where the bill stands now: Became Public Law No: 110-417. (final step reached) its other votes

Question: On the Cloture Motion · An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 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.

Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to · Yea 83 · Nay 0 · Present 0 · Not voting 17 (majority 3/5)

By party

PartyYeaNayOther / not voting
Democrat4109
Independent100
Republican4108

How each member voted

MemberStatePartyVote
MURKOWSKI, LisaAKRYea
STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted)AKRYea
SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), IIIALRYea
SHELBY, Richard C.ALRYea
LINCOLN, Blanche LambertARDYea
PRYOR, MarkARDYea
KYL, Jon LlewellynAZRYea
McCAIN, John Sidney, IIIAZRNot Voting
BOXER, BarbaraCADYea
FEINSTEIN, DianneCADYea
ALLARD, A. WayneCORYea
SALAZAR, Kenneth LeeCODYea
DODD, Christopher JohnCTDYea
LIEBERMAN, Joseph I.CTDYea
BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr.DEDNot Voting
CARPER, Thomas RichardDEDYea
MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel)FLRYea
NELSON, Clarence William (Bill)FLDYea
CHAMBLISS, SaxbyGARYea
ISAKSON, JohnnyGARYea
AKAKA, Daniel KahikinaHIDYea
INOUYE, Daniel KenHIDNot Voting
GRASSLEY, Charles ErnestIARYea
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom)IADYea
CRAIG, Larry EdwinIDRYea
CRAPO, Michael DeanIDRYea
DURBIN, Richard JosephILDYea
OBAMA, BarackILDNot Voting
BAYH, EvanINDYea
LUGAR, Richard GreenINRYea
BROWNBACK, Sam DaleKSRNot Voting
ROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat)KSRYea
BUNNING, James Paul DavidKYRYea
MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch)KYRYea
LANDRIEU, Mary L.LADNot Voting
VITTER, DavidLARNot Voting
KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted)MADNot Voting
KERRY, John ForbesMADYea
CARDIN, Benjamin LouisMDDYea
MIKULSKI, Barbara AnnMDDNot Voting
COLLINS, Susan MargaretMERYea
SNOWE, Olympia JeanMERYea
LEVIN, CarlMIDYea
STABENOW, Deborah AnnMIDYea
COLEMAN, NormMNRYea
KLOBUCHAR, AmyMNDYea
BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit)MORYea
McCASKILL, ClaireMODNot Voting
COCHRAN, William ThadMSRYea
WICKER, Roger F.MSRNot Voting
BAUCUS, Max SiebenMTDYea
TESTER, JonMTDYea
BURR, Richard M.NCRYea
DOLE, Elizabeth HanfordNCRNot Voting
CONRAD, KentNDDYea
DORGAN, Byron LeslieNDDYea
HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck)NERYea
NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben)NEDYea
GREGG, Judd AlanNHRYea
SUNUNU, John E.NHRNot Voting
LAUTENBERG, Frank RaleighNJDYea
MENENDEZ, RobertNJDYea
BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr.NMDYea
DOMENICI, Pete VichiNMRYea
ENSIGN, John EricNVRNot Voting
REID, HarryNVDYea
CLINTON, Hillary RodhamNYDNot Voting
SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck)NYDYea
BROWN, SherrodOHDYea
VOINOVICH, George VictorOHRYea
COBURN, Thomas AllenOKRYea
INHOFE, James MountainOKRYea
SMITH, Gordon HaroldORRYea
WYDEN, Ronald LeeORDNot Voting
CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr.PADYea
SPECTER, ArlenPARYea
REED, John F. (Jack)RIDYea
WHITEHOUSE, SheldonRIDYea
DeMINT, James W.SCRYea
GRAHAM, Lindsey O.SCRNot Voting
JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim)SDDYea
THUNE, JohnSDRYea
ALEXANDER, LamarTNRYea
CORKER, Robert (Bob)TNRYea
CORNYN, JohnTXRYea
HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay)TXRYea
BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob)UTRYea
HATCH, Orrin GrantUTRYea
WARNER, John WilliamVARYea
WEBB, James H. (Jim)VADYea
LEAHY, Patrick JosephVTDYea
SANDERS, BernardVTIYea
CANTWELL, Maria E.WADYea
MURRAY, PattyWADYea
FEINGOLD, Russell DanaWIDYea
KOHL, Herbert H.WIDYea
BYRD, Robert CarlyleWVDYea
ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IVWVDYea
BARRASSO, John A.WYRYea
ENZI, Michael B.WYRYea

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

Words on this page, explained (1)
Cloture
A U.S. Senate vote to end debate on a measure, which usually needs 60 votes. It is how the Senate ends a filibuster.

Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.

Record fed-us-senate-2008-vote197 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past