Senate roll call 659 · 108th Congress · Oct 7, 2004
To strike section 402 and vest intelligence appropriations jurisdiction in the Select Committee on Intelligence.
On Oct 7, 2004, the Senate voted 23–74 on “On the Amendment” (SRES 445). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 18–32, Democrats 5–41, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 23 members voted against their own party.
During the 108th Congress (2003–2004), George W. Bush was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 74
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Oct 7, 2004
By party
- Republicans18 yes · 32 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats5 yes · 41 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL voted yes
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted yes
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted yes
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH voted yes
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK voted yes
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Peter G. Fitzgerald R-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Donald Lee Nickles R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Ben Nighthorse Campbell R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Daniel Robert (Bob) Graham D-FL
- Zell Bryan Miller D-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
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- John Berlinger Breaux D-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy 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
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- 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
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- Ernest Frederick (Fritz) Hollings D-SC
- Thomas Andrew Daschle D-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- 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
Did not vote
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- John Edwards D-NC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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