A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.

On Feb 14, 2006, the Senate voted 58–41 on “On the Motion” (S 852). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 44–11, Democrats 13–30, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 58
No: 41
Did not vote: 2
Date: Feb 14, 2006

By party

Republicans44 yes · 11 no
Democrats13 yes · 30 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR voted yes
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted yes
Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted yes
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted yes
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Evan Bayh D-IN voted yes
James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
Carl Levin D-MI voted yes
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted yes
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted no
John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
James W. Demint R-SC voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
John Thune R-SD voted no
William H. Frist R-TN voted no
Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted yes

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
Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
Dianne Feinstein D-CA
A. Wayne Allard R-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
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
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
David Vitter R-LA
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Carl Levin D-MI
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
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
Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
George Victor Voinovich R-OH
Michael Dewine R-OH
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
Arlen Specter R-PA
Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
Lamar Alexander 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
Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Daniel Ken Inouye D-HI
Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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