Senate roll call 629 · 109th Congress · Sep 29, 2006
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abor
On Sep 29, 2006, the Senate voted 57–42 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 403). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 51–4, Democrats 6–37, Independents 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- Cloture Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 57
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 2
- Date
- Sep 29, 2006
By party
- Republicans51 yes · 4 no
- Democrats6 yes · 37 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Olympia Jean Snowe R-ME voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE voted yes
- Harry Reid D-NV voted yes
- Arlen Specter R-PA voted no
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI voted no
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV 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
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Elizabeth Hanford Dole R-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Charles Timothy (Chuck) Hagel R-NE
- Earl Benjamin (Ben) Nelson D-NE
- John E. Sununu R-NH
- Judd Alan Gregg R-NH
- Pete Vichi Domenici R-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- John Eric Ensign R-NV
- George Victor Voinovich R-OH
- Michael Dewine R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Gordon Harold Smith R-OR
- Richard John (Rick) Santorum R-PA
- 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
- 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
- Robert Carlyle Byrd D-WV
- Craig Lyle Thomas R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Blanche Lambert Lincoln D-AR
- 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
- 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
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Byron Leslie Dorgan D-ND
- Kent Conrad D-ND
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jesse Francis (Jeff) Bingaman Jr. D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Arlen Specter R-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lincoln Davenport Chafee R-RI
- 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
Did not vote
Other votes
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