Roll Call Vote #12 · 109th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 1, 2005, 5:27 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 23 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) (S. 256)
Amendment S.Amdt. 23 (To clarify the safe harbor with respect to debtors who have serious medical conditions or who have been called or ordered to active duty in the Armed Forces and low income veterans.)
Amendment Agreed to (63-32)
63 Yea
32 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
52 Yea / 0 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 44 senators
11 Yea / 31 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Tom Carper (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 63
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- William Frist (TN)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
Nay 32
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Jon Corzine (NJ)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 5
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- John Warner (VA)
Other Votes on S. 256
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Vote #13 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 16 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (38-58) Mar 1, 2005
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Vote #14 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 17 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (40-59) Mar 2, 2005
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Vote #15 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 15 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (40-59) Mar 2, 2005
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Vote #16 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 28 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (39-58) Mar 2, 2005
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Vote #17 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 29 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (39-58) Mar 2, 2005
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Vote #18 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 32 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (37-60) Mar 2, 2005
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Vote #20 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 31 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (24-74) Mar 3, 2005
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Vote #21 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 37 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (37-61) Mar 3, 2005
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Vote #22 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 38 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (40-58) Mar 3, 2005
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Vote #23 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 42 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer…Amendment Rejected (39-56) Mar 3, 2005
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).