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Senate roll call 530 · 109th Congress · Jun 8, 2006

A bill to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.

On Jun 8, 2006, the Senate voted 57–41 on “On the Cloture Motion” (HR 8). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 53–2, Democrats 4–38, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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
Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes
57
No
41
Did not vote
3
Date
Jun 8, 2006

By party

  • Republicans53 yes · 2 no
  • Democrats4 yes · 38 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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