Feingold Amendment 2924 - Roll Call Vote

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session

Vote Summary
Question: On the Amendment (Feingold Amdt. No. 2924 )
Vote Number: 345
Vote Date: September 20, 2007, 02:54 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Amendment Rejected
Vote Counts: YEAs-28, NAYs-70, Not Voting-2

Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 2924 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008)

Statement of Purpose: To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.

The amendment is as follows:

(Purpose: To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq)
At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1535. SAFE REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES TROOPS FROM IRAQ.

(a) Transition of Mission.--The President shall promptly transition the mission of the United States Armed Forces in Iraq to the limited and temporary purposes set forth in subsection (d).

(b) Commencement of Safe, Phased Redeployment From Iraq.--The President shall commence the safe, phased redeployment of members of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq who are not essential to the limited and temporary purposes set forth in subsection (d). Such redeployment shall begin not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall be carried out in a manner that protects the safety and security of United States troops.

(c) Use of Funds.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under any provision of law may be obligated or expended to continue the deployment in Iraq of members of the United States Armed Forces after June 30, 2008.

(d) Exception for Limited and Temporary Purposes.--The prohibition under subsection (c) shall not apply to the obligation or expenditure of funds for the following limited and temporary purposes:

1. To conduct targeted operations, limited in duration and scope, against members of al Qaeda and affiliated international terrorist organizations.
2. To provide security for United States Government personnel and infrastructure.
3. To provide training to members of the Iraqi Security Forces who have not been involved in sectarian violence or in attacks upon the United States Armed Forces, provided that such training does not involve members of the United States Armed Forces taking part in combat operations or being embedded with Iraqi forces.
4. To provide training, equipment, or other materiel to members of the United States Armed Forces to ensure, maintain, or improve their safety and security.

Those Rs or Is voting "yes"

• Sanders (I-VT)

Those Ds and Is voting "no"

• Bayh (D-IN)
• Carper (D-DE)
• Casey (D-PA)
• Dorgan (D-ND)
• Johnson (D-SD)
• Landrieu (D-LA)
• Levin (D-MI)
• Lieberman (I-CT)
• Lincoln (D-AR)
• McCaskill (D-MO)
• Mikulski (D-MD)
• Nelson (D-FL)
• Nelson (D-NE)
• Pryor (D-AR)
• Reed (D-RI)
• Salazar (D-CO)
• Tester (D-MT)
• Webb (D-VA)

Not voting

• Biden (D-DE)
• Cantwell (D-WA)