Senate roll call 262 · 109th Congress · Oct 20, 2005
To make a perfecting amendment.
On Oct 20, 2005, the Senate voted 15–82 on “On the Amendment” (HR 3058). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 11–43, Democrats 4–38, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 15 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
- 15
- No
- 82
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Oct 20, 2005
By party
- Republicans11 yes · 43 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats4 yes · 38 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- George Allen R-VA voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- George Allen R-VA
- 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
- 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
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- 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
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- 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
- 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
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-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
- 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
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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