Senate roll call 237 · 109th Congress · Sep 20, 2005
To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to inspect horses under certain authority or guidelines.
On Sep 20, 2005, the Senate voted 69–28 on “On the Amendment” (HR 2744). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 35–20, Democrats 33–8, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 28 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
- 69
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Sep 20, 2005
By party
- Republicans35 yes · 20 no
- Democrats33 yes · 8 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- 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
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-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
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- 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
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- 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
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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