Thread: ACORN Amendment Vote--Includes SA 2356 Amendment

HERE IS THE AMENDMENT------

SA 2356. Mr. JOHANNS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3288, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

After section 414, insert the following:

Sec. 4__. None of the funds made available under this Act shall be distributed to--

(1) an organization which has a pending indictment for or has been convicted of a violation under Federal or State law relating to fraudulent voting in any Federal or State election; or

(2) an organization which employs an individual who has a pending indictment for or has been convicted of a violation under Federal or State law relating to fraudulent voting in any Federal or State election.
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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question: On the Amendment (Johanns Amendment Number 2355 as modified )

Vote Number: 275

Vote Date: September 14, 2009, 05:32 PM

Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Amendment Agreed to

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2355 to H.R. 3288 (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010)

Statement of Purpose: Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Vote Counts: YEAs-83 NAYs-7 Not Voting-9


Alphabetical by Senator Name
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Begich (D-AK), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burr (R-NC), Not Voting
Burris (D-IL), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Not Voting
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Nay
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Not Voting
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Franken (D-MN), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Not Voting
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Not Voting
Hagan (D-NC), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Not Voting
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johanns (R-NE), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Yea
Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
LeMieux (R-FL), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Not Voting
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (D-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Udall (D-CO), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Not Voting
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea


**Grouped By Vote Position**

YEAs ---83
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Conrad (D-ND)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Franken (D-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Inouye (D-HI)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johanns (R-NE)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
LeMieux (R-FL)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Lugar (R-IN)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Schumer (D-NY)
Sessions (R-AL)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (D-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Thune (R-SD)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)

NAYs ---7
Burris (D-IL)
Casey (D-PA)
Durbin (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Leahy (D-VT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

Not Voting - 9
Burr (R-NC)
Byrd (D-WV)
Coburn (R-OK)
Graham (R-SC)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hutchison (R-TX)
McCain (R-AZ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Vitter (R-LA)


**Grouped by Home State**
Alabama: Sessions (R-AL), Yea..... Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska: Begich (D-AK), Yea..... Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Arizona: Kyl (R-AZ), Yea..... McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Arkansas: Lincoln (D-AR), Yea..... Pryor (D-AR), Yea
California: Boxer (D-CA), Yea...... Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Colorado: Bennet (D-CO), Yea..... Udall (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut: Dodd (D-CT), Yea..... Lieberman (ID-CT), Yea
Delaware: Carper (D-DE), Yea..... Kaufman (D-DE), Yea
Florida: LeMieux (R-FL), Yea..... Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Georgia: Chambliss (R-GA), Yea..... Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii: Akaka (D-HI), Yea..... Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Idaho: Crapo (R-ID), Yea..... Risch (R-ID), Yea
Illinois: Burris (D-IL), Nay..... Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Indiana: Bayh (D-IN), Yea..... Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Iowa: Grassley (R-IA), Yea..... Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Kansas: Brownback (R-KS), Yea..... Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky: Bunning (R-KY), Yea..... McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana: Landrieu (D-LA), Yea..... Vitter (R-LA), Not Voting
Maine: Collins (R-ME), Yea..... Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Maryland: Cardin (D-MD), Yea..... Mikulski (D-MD), Not Voting
Massachusetts: Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Michigan: Levin (D-MI), Yea..... Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota: Franken (D-MN), Yea...... Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi: Cochran (R-MS), Yea..... Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri: Bond (R-MO), Yea..... McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
Montana: Baucus (D-MT), Yea..... Tester (D-MT), Yea
Nebraska: Johanns (R-NE), Yea..... Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Nevada: Ensign (R-NV), Yea..... Reid (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire: Gregg (R-NH), Not Voting..... Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
New Jersey: Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea..... Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico: Bingaman (D-NM), Yea..... Udall (D-NM), Yea
New York: Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay..... Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina: Burr (R-NC), Not Voting..... Hagan (D-NC), Yea
North Dakota: Conrad (D-ND), Yea..... Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Ohio: Brown (D-OH), Yea..... Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma: Coburn (R-OK), Not Voting..... Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Oregon: Merkley (D-OR), Yea..... Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania: Casey (D-PA), Nay..... Specter (D-PA), Yea
Rhode Island: Reed (D-RI), Yea..... Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina: DeMint (R-SC), Yea..... Graham (R-SC), Not Voting
South Dakota: Johnson (D-SD), Yea..... Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee: Alexander (R-TN), Yea..... Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas: Cornyn (R-TX), Yea..... Hutchison (R-TX), Not Voting
Utah: Bennett (R-UT), Yea..... Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Vermont: Leahy (D-VT), Nay..... Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Virginia: Warner (D-VA), Yea..... Webb (D-VA), Yea
Washington: Cantwell (D-WA), Yea..... Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia: Byrd (D-WV), Not Voting..... Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin: Feingold (D-WI), Yea..... Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Wyoming: Barrasso (R-WY), Yea..... Enzi (R-WY), Yea



http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/r ... vote=00275

Thanks for posting, James. At least denying this funding is a start. They need to do more to stop ALL funding to this shady group.

Boy, Dick Durbin is always on the wrong side of everything. This guy has to go. And Burris will not be doing America any favors either any time soon.

Schumer (D-NY), Yea

NAYs ---7
Burris (D-IL)
Casey (D-PA)
Durbin (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Leahy (D-VT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

Would like to know their reason/s, they look kind of lonely don't they?

Originally Posted by jean

NAYs ---7
Burris (D-IL)
Casey (D-PA)
Durbin (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Leahy (D-VT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

Would like to know their reason/s, they look kind of lonely don't they?

i say that phone calls need to be made on Tuesday and
ask the staffers if they know why their boss voted this way

Originally Posted by jamesw62

Originally Posted by jean

NAYs ---7
Burris (D-IL)
Casey (D-PA)
Durbin (D-IL)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Leahy (D-VT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)

Would like to know their reason/s, they look kind of lonely don't they?

i say that phone calls need to be made on Tuesday and
ask the staffers if they know why their boss voted this way

Yes although we know the answer, they are dedicated traitors to the American people.

The traitors have to go, that is for sure...

But they should not be giving taxpayer money to any special interest groups AT ALL.....ACLU, LaRaza etc. as Glenn Beck said we need to get back to the consitiution and giving these groups along with their 9000 ear marks are unconstitutional they have no right to spend OUR money in this manner! EVER!

U.S. SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY
CONTACT: Office of Senator Leahy, 202-224-4242

Comment Of Senator Patrick Leahy
On The ACORN Amendment
September 15, 2009

“Congress should not compound the wrongful and stupid actions depicted on these videos by deciding to set political standards for federal grants. Federal agencies use a nonpartisan review process to award grants to the most competitive applicants. Just as I would be against banning other specific organizations on the right or on the left from applying for competitive grants, I believe it is harmful, even though popular, to approve an amendment like this.â€