To provide for discretionary spending control.

On Mar 16, 2006, the Senate voted 35–62 on “On the Amendment” (SCONRES 83). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 34–18, Democrats 1–43, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 35
No: 62
Did not vote: 4
Date: Mar 16, 2006

By party

Republicans34 yes · 18 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 43 no · 1 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted no
Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Norm Coleman R-MN voted no
Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted no
Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
John William Warner R-VA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
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
Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
James Paul David Bunning R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Conrad Burns R-MT
Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-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
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
James W. Demint R-SC
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-SD
William H. Frist R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
George Allen R-VA
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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