Senate roll call 9 · 109th Congress · Feb 10, 2005
A bill to amend the procedures that apply to consideration of interstate class actions to assure fairer outcomes for class members and defendants, and for other
On Feb 10, 2005, the Senate voted 72–26 on “On Passage of the Bill” (S 5). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Republicans 53–0, Democrats 18–26, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 72
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Feb 10, 2005
By party
- Republicans53 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats18 yes · 26 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO voted yes
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Barack Obama D-IL voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted yes
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- 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
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham 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
- John William Warner R-VA
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
Did not vote
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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