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Senate Vote 31 (111th Congress, 1st Session) · January 29, 2009
H.R. 2

On Passage of the Bill

A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

PassageHealth care
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-s31
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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. 2)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-111-s31}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-111-s31; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1111/vote\_111\_1\_00031.htm; last checked November 4, 2026; accessed November 4, 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. 2

January 14, 2009 · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · 179–247 January 14, 2009 · On Passage · 289–139 January 27, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 60–37 January 28, 2009 · On the Amendment · 32–65 January 28, 2009 · On the Amendment · 37–60 January 28, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 64–33 January 28, 2009 · On the Amendment · 36–60 January 28, 2009 · On the Amendment · 42–56 January 28, 2009 · On the Amendment · 47–51 January 29, 2009 · On the Amendment · 36–62 January 29, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 54–44 January 29, 2009 · On the Amendment · 39–59 January 29, 2009 · On the Amendment · 40–58 January 29, 2009 · On the Amendment · 36–62 January 29, 2009 · On the Amendment · 55–43 January 29, 2009 · On the Amendment · 17–81 February 4, 2009 · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · 290–135
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 29 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 11 every one voted no; 10 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  7. Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  9. Minnesota: 1 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 1 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 2 no
  32. West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: 0 yes, 2 no
  37. New Mexico: 2 yes, 0 no
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 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: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 0 yes, 2 no
  47. Alabama: 0 yes, 2 no
  48. Georgia: 0 yes, 2 no
  49. Hawaii: 2 yes, 0 no
  50. Texas: 1 yes, 1 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 1 yes, 1 no

Illinois 2 yes, 0 no

Indiana 2 yes, 0 no

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

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

Michigan 2 yes, 0 no

Minnesota 1 yes, 0 no

Mississippi 0 yes, 2 no

Montana 2 yes, 0 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 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 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 2 yes, 0 no

Washington 2 yes, 0 no

Wisconsin 2 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 100 members

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