Senate roll call 263 · 109th Congress · Oct 20, 2005
To ensure reconstruction of the Twin Spans Bridge.
On Oct 20, 2005, the Senate voted 33–61 on “On the Amendment” (HR 3058). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 30–22, Democrats 3–38, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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
- 61
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Oct 20, 2005
By party
- Republicans30 yes · 22 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats3 yes · 38 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- 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
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- 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
- William H. Frist R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad 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
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- 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
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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