Senate roll call 471 · 109th Congress · May 2, 2006
To perfect the bill.
On May 2, 2006, the Senate voted 48–51 on “On the Amendment” (HR 4939). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 28–27, Democrats 20–23, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 47 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
- 48
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- May 2, 2006
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 27 no
- Democrats20 yes · 23 no · 2 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
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- Barack Obama D-IL voted yes
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted yes
- Norm Coleman R-MN 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
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted no
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted no
- George Allen R-VA voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback 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
- 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
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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