Legislation Details
S. 3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act
How did your Senators vote?
06/12/2008 --

For months, AARP has asked Congress to keep Medicare premiums fair and improve the program for the people who rely on it the most. S. 3101, the Baucus-Snowe bill, would have accomplished both. Unfortunately, a minority of Senators voted to block action on the bill.

AARP supported this bipartisan bill because it had numerous provisions to help Keep Medicare Fair.

AARP has designated the vote on this legislation as a key vote, and as promised we are reporting the results back to our members. See how your Senators voted by clicking on the map below - then type in your zip code to send them a message about their vote.


Bill Number: S.3101
US Senate Roll Call No. 149
110th Congress, 2nd Session
Votes For: 54
Votes Against: 39
Not Voting: 7
State-by-State Map Roll Call of Members State-by-State

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Yeas: 54
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI-)
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT-)
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN-)
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE-)
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM-)
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA-)
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH-)
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV-)
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA-)
Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD-)
Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE-)
Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA-)
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN-)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME-)
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND-)
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT-)
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC-)
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND-)
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL-)
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI-)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA-)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA-)
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD-)
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA-)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN-)
Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI-)
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ-)
 Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT-)
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI-)
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT-)
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR-)
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO-)
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ-)
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD-)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK-)
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA-)
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE-)
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL-)
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR-)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI-)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS-)
Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV-)
Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO-)
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT-)
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY-)
Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR-)
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME-)
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA-)
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI-)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK-)
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT-)
Sen. James Webb (D-VA-)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI-)
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR-)
Nays: 39
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN-)
Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO-)
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY-)
Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT-)
Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO-)
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS-)
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY-)
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC-)
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA-)
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK-)
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS-)
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN-)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX-)
Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID-)
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID-)
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC-)
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM-)
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV-)
Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY-)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC-)
 Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA-)
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH-)
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE-)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT-)
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX-)
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK-)
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA-)
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ-)
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN-)
Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL-)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY-)
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV-)
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL-)
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL-)
Sen. John Thune (R-SD-)
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA-)
Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH-)
Sen. John Warner (R-VA-)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS-)
Not Voting: 7
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY-)
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI-)
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA-)
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA-)
 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ-)
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL-)
Sen. John Sununu (R-NH-)
Alabama: 2
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL-) .... N
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL-) .... N
Alaska: 2
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK-) .... Y
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK-) .... Y
Arizona: 2
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ-) .... N
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ-) .... NV
Arkansas: 2
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR-) .... Y
Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR-) .... Y
California: 2
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA-) .... Y
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA-) .... Y
Colorado: 2
Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO-) .... N
Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO-) .... Y
Connecticut: 2
Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT-) .... Y
Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT-) .... Y
Delaware: 2
Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE-) .... Y
Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE-) .... Y
Florida: 2
Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL-) .... N
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL-) .... Y
Georgia: 2
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA-) .... N
Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA-) .... N
Hawaii: 2
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI-) .... Y
Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI-) .... NV
Idaho: 2
Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID-) .... N
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID-) .... N
Illinois: 2
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL-) .... Y
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL-) .... NV
Indiana: 2
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN-) .... Y
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN-) .... N
Iowa: 2
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA-) .... N
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA-) .... Y
Kansas: 2
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS-) .... N
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS-) .... Y
Kentucky: 2
Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY-) .... N
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY-) .... N
Louisiana: 2
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA-) .... NV
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA-) .... N
Maine: 2
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME-) .... Y
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME-) .... Y
Maryland: 2
Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD-) .... Y
Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD-) .... Y
Massachusetts: 2
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA-) .... NV
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA-) .... Y
Michigan: 2
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI-) .... Y
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI-) .... Y
Minnesota: 2
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN-) .... Y
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN-) .... Y
Mississippi: 2
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS-) .... N
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS-) .... N
Missouri: 2
Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO-) .... N
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO-) .... Y
Montana: 2
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT-) .... Y
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT-) .... Y
Nebraska: 2
Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE-) .... N
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE-) .... Y
Nevada: 2
Sen. John Ensign (R-NV-) .... N
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV-) .... N
New Hampshire: 2
Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH-) .... N
Sen. John Sununu (R-NH-) .... NV
New Jersey: 2
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ-) .... Y
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ-) .... Y
New Mexico: 2
Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM-) .... Y
Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM-) .... N
New York: 2
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY-) .... NV
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY-) .... Y
North Carolina: 2
Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC-) .... N
Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC-) .... Y
North Dakota: 2
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND-) .... Y
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND-) .... Y
Ohio: 2
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH-) .... Y
Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH-) .... N
Oklahoma: 2
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK-) .... N
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK-) .... N
Oregon: 2
Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR-) .... Y
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR-) .... Y
Pennsylvania: 2
Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA-) .... Y
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA-) .... Y
Rhode Island: 2
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI-) .... Y
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI-) .... Y
South Carolina: 2
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC-) .... N
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC-) .... N
South Dakota: 2
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD-) .... Y
Sen. John Thune (R-SD-) .... N
Tennessee: 2
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN-) .... N
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN-) .... N
Texas: 2
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX-) .... N
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX-) .... N
Utah: 2
Sen. Robert Bennett (R-UT-) .... N
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT-) .... N
Vermont: 2
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT-) .... Y
Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT-) .... Y
Virginia: 2
Sen. John Warner (R-VA-) .... N
Sen. James Webb (D-VA-) .... Y
Washington: 2
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA-) .... Y
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA-) .... Y
West Virginia: 2
Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV-) .... Y
Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV-) .... Y
Wisconsin: 2
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI-) .... Y
Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI-) .... Y
Wyoming: 2
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY-) .... N
Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY-) .... N