Senate roll call 514 · 109th Congress · May 24, 2006
To enhance border security by creating a pilot SAFE Visa Program to grant visas to authorized nationals of a NAFTA or CAFTA-DR country who receive employment of
On May 24, 2006, the Senate voted 31–67 on “On the Amendment” (S 2611). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 30–24, Democrats 1–42, 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
- 31
- No
- 67
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- May 24, 2006
By party
- Republicans30 yes · 24 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 42 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
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID voted no
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted no
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted no
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM voted no
- 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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- 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
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- 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
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- 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
- 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
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- 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
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Max Sieben Baucus D-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
- 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
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
Other votes
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