Senate roll call 447 · 109th Congress · Mar 29, 2006
To include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks.
On Mar 29, 2006, the Senate voted 57–41 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 2349). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 31–24, Democrats 25–17, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 41 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 to Table Agreed to
- Yes
- 57
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 3
- Date
- Mar 29, 2006
By party
- Republicans31 yes · 24 no
- Democrats25 yes · 17 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Barbara Boxer D-CA voted no
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO voted no
- Joseph I. Lieberman D-CT voted no
- Joseph Robinette (Joe) Biden Jr. D-DE voted no
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted no
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted no
- Melquiades R. (Mel) Martinez R-FL voted no
- Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA voted no
- Barack Obama D-IL voted no
- Evan Bayh D-IN voted no
- David Vitter R-LA voted no
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- John E. Sununu R-NH voted no
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted no
- John Eric Ensign R-NV voted no
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY voted no
- Michael Dewine R-OH voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- James W. Demint R-SC voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- George Allen R-VA voted no
- John William Warner R-VA voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI voted no
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI voted no
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
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
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Christopher John Dodd D-CT
- 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
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- 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
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Paul Spyros Sarbanes D-MD
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- 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
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- William H. Frist R-TN
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT
- James Merrill Jeffords I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Patty Murray D-WA
How each senator voted: No
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Kenneth Lee Salazar D-CO
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- David Vitter R-LA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- George Allen R-VA
- John William Warner R-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Herbert H. Kohl D-WI
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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