Senate roll call 86 · 109th Congress · Apr 6, 2005
To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful.
On Apr 6, 2005, the Senate voted 33–67 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 600). Result: Motion to Table Failed. By party: Republicans 26–29, Democrats 7–37, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 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
- Motion to Table Failed
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 67
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Apr 6, 2005
By party
- Republicans26 yes · 29 no
- Democrats7 yes · 37 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS voted yes
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted yes
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. 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
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- James Paul David Bunning 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine 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
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- 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
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
Other votes
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