Senate roll call 238 · 109th Congress · Sep 21, 2005
To require that any limitation, directive, or earmarking contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate report accompanying this bill be included in
On Sep 21, 2005, the Senate voted 55–39 on “On the Amendment” (HR 2744). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 32–21, Democrats 23–17, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 38 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
- 55
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Sep 21, 2005
By party
- Republicans32 yes · 21 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats23 yes · 17 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK 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
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted no
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted no
- William H. Frist R-TN voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- 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
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- 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
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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