Senate roll call 572 · 109th Congress · Jul 18, 2006
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.
On Jul 18, 2006, the Senate voted 63–37 on “On Passage of the Bill” (HR 810). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Republicans 19–36, Democrats 43–1, 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
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 63
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 1
- Date
- Jul 18, 2006
By party
- Republicans19 yes · 36 no
- Democrats43 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK voted yes
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted yes
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS voted yes
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted yes
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted no
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH voted yes
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted yes
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
- William H. Frist R-TN voted yes
- Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) Hutchison R-TX voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Robert Foster (Bob) Bennett R-UT voted yes
- John William Warner R-VA voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Theodore Fulton (Ted) Stevens R-AK
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III 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
- 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
- Richard Green Lugar R-IN
- 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
- Chester Trent Lott R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-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
- 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
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- A. Wayne Allard R-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
- 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
- Norm Coleman R-MN
- Christopher Samuel (Kit) Bond R-MO
- James Matthes Talent R-MO
- Conrad Burns R-MT
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- James W. Demint R-SC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- George Allen R-VA
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Jon Stevens Corzine D-NJ
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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