Senate roll call 280 · 109th Congress · Oct 27, 2005
To prohibit funding for the support, development, or distribution of the Department of Education's e-Language Learning System (ELLS).
On Oct 27, 2005, the Senate voted 41–56 on “On the Amendment” (HR 3010). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 35–20, Democrats 6–35, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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
- 41
- No
- 56
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Oct 27, 2005
By party
- Republicans35 yes · 20 no
- Democrats6 yes · 35 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted yes
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- William H. Frist R-TN voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- David Vitter R-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- 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
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III 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
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- 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
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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