Senate roll call 644 · 109th Congress · Dec 9, 2006
An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.
On Dec 9, 2006, the Senate voted 78–10 on “On the Cloture Motion” (HR 6111). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 42–6, Democrats 36–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 78
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Dec 9, 2006
By party
- Republicans42 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Democrats36 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- 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
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-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
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- 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
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- 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
- 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
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- George Allen R-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
Did not vote
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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