Senate roll call 247 · 109th Congress · Oct 5, 2005
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of
On Oct 5, 2005, the Senate voted 49–50 on “Whether the Amendment is Germane” (HR 2863). Result: Amendment Not Germane. By party: Republicans 17–38, Democrats 31–12, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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 Not Germane
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Oct 5, 2005
By party
- Republicans17 yes · 38 no
- Democrats31 yes · 12 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted yes
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted yes
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- John Thune R-SD voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
- George Allen R-VA voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer 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
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- 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
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg 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
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- 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
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson 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
- 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
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James W. Demint 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
Other votes
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