Senate roll call 488 · 109th Congress · May 16, 2006
To prohibit implementation of title IV and title VI until the President determines that implementation of such titles will strengthen the national security of t
On May 16, 2006, the Senate voted 79–16 on “On the Amendment” (S 2611). Result: Amendment Agreed to. By party: Republicans 38–13, Democrats 40–3, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 79
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- May 16, 2006
By party
- Republicans38 yes · 13 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats40 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY voted no
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO voted no
- James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
- Conrad Burns R-MT voted no
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted no
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- John Cornyn R-TX voted no
- George Allen R-VA voted no
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV 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
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- 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
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Larry Edwin Craig R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Barack Obama D-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Evan Bayh D-IN
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Sam Dale Brownback R-KS
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- 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
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Mark Dayton D-MN
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- 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
- 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
- Russell Dana Feingold D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- A. Wayne Allard R-CO
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- James Paul David Bunning R-KY
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John Cornyn R-TX
- George Allen R-VA
- 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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