Senate roll call 141 · 109th Congress · Jun 16, 2005
To establish a renewable portfolio standard.
On Jun 16, 2005, the Senate voted 52–48 on “On the Amendment” (HR 6). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 9–46, Democrats 42–2, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 109th Congress (2005–2006), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Amendment Agreed to
- Yes
- 52
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jun 16, 2005
By party
- Republicans9 yes · 46 no
- Democrats42 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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