Senate roll call 332 · 109th Congress · Nov 17, 2005
To repeal certain tax benefits relating to oil and gas wells intangible drilling and development costs.
On Nov 17, 2005, the Senate voted 48–51 on “On the Motion” (S 2020). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 12–43, Democrats 35–8, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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 Rejected
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Nov 17, 2005
By party
- Republicans12 yes · 43 no
- Democrats35 yes · 8 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO voted no
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted no
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Carl Levin D-MI voted no
- Norm Coleman R-MN voted yes
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Kent Conrad D-ND voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted yes
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted yes
- James W. Demint R-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- 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
- Daniel Kahikina Akaka D-HI
- Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- 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
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
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
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- 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
- 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- 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
- 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
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-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
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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