Senate roll call 516 · 109th Congress · May 24, 2006
To sunset the H-2C visa program after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
On May 24, 2006, the Senate voted 48–49 on “On the Amendment” (S 2611). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 25–28, Democrats 23–20, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 45 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
- 49
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- May 24, 2006
By party
- Republicans25 yes · 28 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats23 yes · 20 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted yes
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted no
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted yes
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted yes
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI voted no
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- David Vitter R-LA voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted no
- Mark Dayton D-MN voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC voted yes
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted no
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
- Harry Reid D-NV voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- John Thune R-SD voted yes
- John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- George Allen R-VA voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- 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
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
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
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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