| State | District | Name | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | Sr | Sen. Lisa A. Murkowski | Republican | Yea |
| AK | Jr | Sen. Mark Begich | Democratic | Yea |
| AL | Sr | Sen. Richard C. Shelby | Republican | Yea |
| AR | Sr | Sen. Mark Lunsford Pryor | Democratic | Yea |
| AR | Sr | Sen. Blanche Lambert Lincoln | Democratic | Yea |
| AZ | Sr | Sen. John Sidney McCain III | Republican | Nay |
| AZ | Jr | Sen. Jon Kyl | Republican | Nay |
| CA | Sr | Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | Yea |
| CA | Jr | Sen. Barbara Boxer | Democratic | Yea |
| CO | Sr | Sen. Mark E. Udall | Democratic | Yea |
| CO | Sr | Sen. Michael Farrand Bennet | Democratic | Yea |
| CT | Sr | Sen. Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman | Independent Democrat | Yea |
| CT | Sr | Sen. Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd | Democratic | Yea |
| DE | Sr | Sen. Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper | Democratic | Yea |
| DE | Jr | Sen. Edward E. 'Ted' Kaufman | Democratic | Yea |
| FL | Sr | Sen. William Clarence 'Bill' Nelson Sr. | Democratic | Yea |
| FL | Jr | Sen. George S. LeMieux | Republican | Nay |
| GA | Sr | Sen. Clarence Saxby Chambliss | Republican | Nay |
| GA | Sr | Sen. John H. 'Johnny' Isakson | Republican | Nay |
| HI | Sr | Sen. Daniel K. Inouye | Democratic | Yea |
| HI | Jr | Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka Sr. | Democratic | Yea |
| IA | Sr | Sen. Charles E. 'Chuck' Grassley | Republican | Nay |
| IA | Jr | Sen. Thomas 'Tom' Harkin | Democratic | Yea |
| ID | Sr | Sen. Michael D. 'Mike' Crapo | Republican | Yea |
| ID | Jr | Sen. James E. 'Jim' Risch | Republican | Yea |
| IL | Sr | Sen. Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin | Democratic | Yea |
| IL | Jr | Sen. Roland W. Burris | Democratic | Yea |
| IN | Sr | Sen. Richard G. 'Dick' Lugar | Republican | Yea |
| IN | Jr | Sen. Evan Bayh | Democratic | Nay |
| KS | Sr | Sen. Samuel D. 'Sam' Brownback | Republican | Yea |
| KS | Sr | Sen. Charles Patrick 'Pat' Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| KY | Sr | Sen. Mitch McConnell | Republican | Nay |
| KY | Jr | Sen. Jim Bunning | Republican | Nay |
| LA | Sr | Sen. Mary L. Landrieu | Democratic | Yea |
| LA | Sr | Sen. David B. Vitter | Republican | Yea |
| MA | Sr | Sen. John Forbes Kerry | Democratic | Did Not Vote |
| MA | Jr | Sen. Paul G. Kirk Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| MD | Sr | Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski | Democratic | Yea |
| MD | Sr | Sen. Benjamin L. 'Ben' Cardin | Democratic | Yea |
| ME | Sr | Sen. Susan M. Collins | Republican | Yea |
| ME | Sr | Sen. Olympia Jean Snowe | Republican | Yea |
| MI | Sr | Sen. Carl Levin | Democratic | Yea |
| MI | Sr | Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow | Democratic | Yea |
| MN | Sr | Sen. Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | Yea |
| MN | Jr | Sen. Al Franken | Democratic | Yea |
| MO | Sr | Sen. Claire McCaskill | Democratic | Yea |
| MO | Sr | Sen. Christopher S. 'Kit' Bond | Republican | Yea |
| MS | Sr | Sen. Thad Cochran | Republican | Yea |
| MS | Jr | Sen. Roger F. Wicker | Republican | Yea |
| MT | Sr | Sen. Max S. Baucus | Democratic | Yea |
| MT | Sr | Sen. Jon Tester | Democratic | Yea |
| NA | None Jefferson Beauregard 'Jeff' Sessions III | Republican | Nay | |
| NC | Sr | Sen. Richard M. Burr | Republican | Nay |
| NC | Jr | Sen. Janet R. 'Kay' Hagan | Democratic | Yea |
| ND | Sr | Sen. Kent Conrad | Democratic-NPL | Yea |
| ND | Jr | Sen. Byron L. Dorgan | Democratic-NPL | Yea |
| NE | Sr | Sen. Mike O. Johanns | Republican | Yea |
| NE | Sr | Sen. E. Benjamin 'Ben' Nelson | Democratic | Yea |
| NH | Sr | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | Yea |
| NH | Sr | Sen. Judd A. Gregg | Republican | Nay |
| NJ | Sr | Sen. Robert 'Bob' Menendez | Democratic | Yea |
| NJ | Sr | Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg | Democratic | Yea |
| NM | Sr | Sen. Thomas S. 'Tom' Udall | Democratic | Yea |
| NM | Sr | Sen. Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | Yea |
| NV | Sr | Sen. Harry M. Reid | Democratic | Yea |
| NV | Jr | Sen. John Eric Ensign | Republican | Nay |
| NY | Sr | Sen. Charles E. 'Chuck' Schumer | Democratic | Yea |
| NY | Jr | Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | Yea |
| OH | Sr | Sen. George V. Voinovich | Republican | Yea |
| OH | Sr | Sen. Sherrod C. Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| OK | Sr | Sen. James M. 'Jim' Inhofe | Republican | Nay |
| OK | Jr | Sen. Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn | Republican | Nay |
| OR | Sr | Sen. Ron Wyden | Democratic | Yea |
| OR | Jr | Sen. Jeffery A. 'Jeff' Merkley | Democratic | Yea |
| PA | Sr | Sen. Robert P. 'Bob' Casey Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| PA | Sr | Sen. Arlen Specter | Democratic | Yea |
| RI | Sr | Sen. John Francis 'Jack' Reed | Democratic | Yea |
| RI | Jr | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | Yea |
| SC | Sr | Sen. Lindsey O. Graham | Republican | Nay |
| SC | Jr | Sen. James W. 'Jim' DeMint | Republican | Nay |
| SD | Sr | Sen. Timothy Peter 'Tim' Johnson | Democratic | Yea |
| SD | Sr | Sen. John R. Thune | Republican | Nay |
| TN | Sr | Sen. Lamar Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| TN | Jr | Sen. Robert 'Bob' Corker | Republican | Nay |
| TX | Sr | Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican | Yea |
| TX | Sr | Sen. John Cornyn | Republican | Nay |
| UT | Sr | Sen. Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | Yea |
| UT | Jr | Sen. Robert F. 'Bob' Bennett | Republican | Yea |
| VA | Sr | Sen. James H. 'Jim' Webb Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| VA | Sr | Sen. Mark R. Warner | Democratic | Yea |
| VT | Sr | Sen. Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | Yea |
| VT | Jr | Sen. Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders | Independent | Yea |
| WA | Sr | Sen. Patty Murray | Democratic | Yea |
| WA | Jr | Sen. Maria Cantwell | Democratic | Yea |
| WI | Sr | Sen. Herbert H. 'Herb' Kohl | Democratic | Yea |
| WI | Jr | Sen. Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold | Democratic | Yea |
| WV | Sr | Sen. John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV | Democratic | Yea |
| WV | Sr | Sen. Robert C. Byrd | Democratic | Did Not Vote |
| WY | Sr | Sen. Michael B. 'Mike' Enzi | Republican | Nay |
| WY | Jr | Sen. John Barrasso | Republican | Nay |
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Voting Record
HR 2997 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009-2010 - Voting Record
U.S. Senate
Date: Oct. 8, 2009
Issues: Government Budget and Spending, Agriculture and Food, Food Processing and Sales
Bill: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Issues: Government Budget and Spending, Agriculture and Food, Food Processing and Sales
Bill: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Roll Number: 318
Yea: 76 Nay: 22
Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
Yea: 76 Nay: 22
Conference Report Adopted (Senate)
