Senate roll call 379 · 109th Congress · Feb 9, 2006
To provide a new system by which to resolve claims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
On Feb 9, 2006, the Senate voted 70–27 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 852). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 27–26, Democrats 42–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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
- Motion to Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 70
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Feb 9, 2006
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 26 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats42 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted no
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
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
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- 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
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- David Vitter R-LA
- 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
- 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
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- 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
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- 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
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- 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
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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