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Senate Vote 208 (110th Congress, 2nd Session) · September 27, 2008
H.R. 2638

On the Motion

A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Bill actionBudget & spending
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
Cite this record
Reference number
vote-110-s650
Last checked
Congressional vote archive last refreshed from the official roll-call records
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APA

Power & Politics. (2026, November 4). Senate recorded vote (110th Congress): On the Motion (H.R. 2638) [Roll-call vote record]. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-110-s650

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Senate recorded vote (110th Congress): On the Motion (H.R. 2638)." Last modified November 4, 2026. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-110-s650.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (110th Congress): On the Motion (H.R. 2638)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-110-s650}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-110-s650; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1102/vote\_110\_2\_00208.htm; last checked November 4, 2026; accessed November 5, 2026}
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The tally

How the vote fell

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 2638

June 12, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 243–172 June 12, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 200–218 June 12, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 217–202 June 12, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 377–44 June 12, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 378–41 June 12, 2007 · On Motion that the Committee Rise · 190–220 June 12, 2007 · On Motion that the Committee Rise · 189–218 June 12, 2007 · On Motion that the Committee Rise · 187–219 June 12, 2007 · On Motion that the Committee Rise · 188–215 June 13, 2007 · On Motion that the Committee Rise · 188–215 June 13, 2007 · On Motion that the Committee Rise · 187–212 June 13, 2007 · On Motion that the Committee Rise · 189–213 June 13, 2007 · On Motion that the Committee Rise · 311–82 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 108–296 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 215–195 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 247–165 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 285–124 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 280–135 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 241–175 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 249–169 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 237–182 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 206–211 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 96–323 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 190–229 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 192–228 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 228–191 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 155–264 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 183–235 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 167–252 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 87–329 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 375–45 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 76–343 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 233–186 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 149–268 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 123–294 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 145–273 June 15, 2007 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 177–240 June 15, 2007 · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · 198–214 June 15, 2007 · On Passage · 268–150 July 25, 2007 · On the Decision of the Chair · 52–44 July 26, 2007 · On the Amendment · 89–1 July 26, 2007 · On the Motion to Table · 49–45 July 26, 2007 · On the Amendment · 51–43 July 26, 2007 · On the Amendment · 93–1 July 26, 2007 · On Passage of the Bill · 89–4 September 24, 2008 · On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendment with … · 370–58 September 27, 2008 · On the Cloture Motion · 83–12
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 39 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 3 every one voted no; 7 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
  4. New Hampshire: 2 yes, 0 no
  5. Washington: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  6. Idaho: 1 yes, 1 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
  15. Massachusetts: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 2 yes, 0 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 2 yes, 0 no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
  25. Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 1 yes, 1 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 1 yes, 1 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arizona 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

California 0 yes, 0 no, 2 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Iowa 2 yes, 0 no

Illinois 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Indiana 2 yes, 0 no

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

Missouri 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 2 yes, 0 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 1 no

New York 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oklahoma 1 yes, 1 no

Pennsylvania 2 yes, 0 no

Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no

South Carolina 0 yes, 2 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 1 yes, 1 no

Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Washington 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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