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Senate Vote 261 (111th Congress, 1st Session) · August 4, 2009
H.R. 2997

On Passage of the Bill

A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

PassageBudget & 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
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Reference number
vote-111-s261
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BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (111th Congress): On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2997)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-111-s261}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-111-s261; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1111/vote\_111\_1\_00261.htm; last checked November 5, 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. 2997

July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 260–161 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 398–27 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 421–3 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 135–287 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 185–243 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 122–301 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 111–314 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 115–313 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 103–322 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 97–327 July 9, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 140–287 July 9, 2009 · Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair · 246–179 July 9, 2009 · On Passage · 266–160 August 3, 2009 · On the Cloture Motion · 83–11 August 3, 2009 · On the Amendment · 41–55 August 4, 2009 · On the Amendment · 27–70 August 4, 2009 · On the Amendment · 37–60 August 4, 2009 · On the Motion · 32–65 August 4, 2009 · On the Motion · 60–37 September 29, 2009 · On Motion to Instruct Conferees · 359–41 October 7, 2009 · On Agreeing to the Conference Report · 263–162 October 8, 2009 · On the Conference Report · 76–22
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 38 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 5 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 2 yes, 0 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 2 yes, 0 no
  10. Illinois: 2 yes, 0 no
  11. Wisconsin: 2 yes, 0 no
  12. Michigan: 2 yes, 0 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 0 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 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: 2 yes, 0 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 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, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 0 yes, 2 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 0 yes, 2 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 1 yes, 1 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 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.

Alaska 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 0 yes, 2 no

California 2 yes, 0 no

Colorado 2 yes, 0 no

Iowa 2 yes, 0 no

Illinois 2 yes, 0 no

Indiana 1 yes, 1 no

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

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

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

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Minnesota 2 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no

New Mexico 2 yes, 0 no

Nevada 1 yes, 1 no

Oklahoma 0 yes, 2 no

Oregon 2 yes, 0 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 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 101 members

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