Senate roll call 160 · 109th Congress · Jun 28, 2005
To require conference report inclusion of limitations, directives, and earmarks.
On Jun 28, 2005, the Senate voted 33–59 on “On the Amendment” (HR 2361). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 13–38, Democrats 20–20, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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 Rejected
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Jun 28, 2005
By party
- Republicans13 yes · 38 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats20 yes · 20 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO voted no
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Barack Obama D-IL voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
The bill
H.R. 2361: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- 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
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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