Senate roll call 155 · 109th Congress · Jun 23, 2005
To strike the title relating to incentives for innovative technologies.
On Jun 23, 2005, the Senate voted 21–76 on “On the Amendment” (HR 6). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 9–44, Democrats 12–31, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 76
- Did not vote
- 4
- Date
- Jun 23, 2005
By party
- Republicans9 yes · 44 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Democrats12 yes · 31 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted yes
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted yes
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted yes
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL voted yes
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA voted yes
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD voted yes
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ voted yes
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ voted yes
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY voted yes
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE
- 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
- 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
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Olympia Jean Snowe 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
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- 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
- 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
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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