Senate vote 203 (2009): On the Cloture Motion, HR1256
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Senate vote 203 (2009): On the Cloture Motion, HR1256
2009-06-02 · H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act · proposed by Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]
- What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Cloture Motion Agreed to on 2009-06-02 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-31. (final step reached) its other votes
Question: On the Cloture Motion · To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to · Yea 84 · Nay 11 · Present 0 · Not voting 4 (majority 3/5)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 54 | 1 | 3 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 29 | 10 | 1 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEGICH, Mark | AK | D | Not Voting |
| MURKOWSKI, Lisa | AK | R | Yea |
| SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III | AL | R | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | R | Yea |
| LINCOLN, Blanche Lambert | AR | D | Yea |
| PRYOR, Mark | AR | D | Yea |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Yea |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Yea |
| BENNET, Michael F. | CO | D | Yea |
| UDALL, Mark | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Yea |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Yea |
| CARPER, Thomas Richard | DE | D | Yea |
| KAUFMAN, Edward E. (Ted) | DE | D | Yea |
| MARTINEZ, Melquiades R. (Mel) | FL | R | Not Voting |
| NELSON, Clarence William (Bill) | FL | D | Yea |
| CHAMBLISS, Saxby | GA | R | Yea |
| ISAKSON, Johnny | GA | R | Yea |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Yea |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Yea |
| CRAPO, Michael Dean | ID | R | Yea |
| RISCH, James | ID | R | Yea |
| BURRIS, Roland | IL | D | Yea |
| DURBIN, Richard Joseph | IL | D | Yea |
| BAYH, Evan | IN | D | Yea |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| VITTER, David | LA | R | Yea |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Not Voting |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Yea |
| CARDIN, Benjamin Louis | MD | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Yea |
| COLLINS, Susan Margaret | ME | R | Yea |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| STABENOW, Deborah Ann | MI | D | Yea |
| KLOBUCHAR, Amy | MN | D | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Nay |
| McCASKILL, Claire | MO | D | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| WICKER, Roger F. | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| TESTER, Jon | MT | D | Yea |
| BURR, Richard M. | NC | R | Nay |
| HAGAN, Kay | NC | D | Nay |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Yea |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Yea |
| JOHANNS, Mike | NE | R | Yea |
| NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben) | NE | D | Yea |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Yea |
| SHAHEEN, Jeanne | NH | D | Yea |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Yea |
| MENENDEZ, Robert | NJ | D | Yea |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Yea |
| UDALL, Thomas (Tom) | NM | D | Yea |
| ENSIGN, John Eric | NV | R | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| GILLIBRAND, Kirsten | NY | D | Yea |
| SCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) | NY | D | Yea |
| BROWN, Sherrod | OH | D | Yea |
| VOINOVICH, George Victor | OH | R | Yea |
| COBURN, Thomas Allen | OK | R | Nay |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Nay |
| MERKLEY, Jeff | OR | D | Yea |
| WYDEN, Ronald Lee | OR | D | Yea |
| CASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr. | PA | D | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | D | Yea |
| REED, John F. (Jack) | RI | D | Yea |
| WHITEHOUSE, Sheldon | RI | D | Yea |
| DeMINT, James W. | SC | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Lindsey O. | SC | R | Yea |
| JOHNSON, Timothy Peter (Tim) | SD | D | Yea |
| THUNE, John | SD | R | Yea |
| ALEXANDER, Lamar | TN | R | Yea |
| CORKER, Robert (Bob) | TN | R | Yea |
| CORNYN, John | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Yea |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | UT | R | Yea |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| WARNER, Mark R. | VA | D | Yea |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| BARRASSO, John A. | WY | R | Yea |
| ENZI, Michael B. | WY | R | Yea |
President's position (not a member vote)
OBAMA, Barack (D): 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), 111th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:18Z
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.
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