Roll Call Vote #139 · 109th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 15, 2005, 11:58 AM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 779 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005) (H.R. 6)
Amendment S.Amdt. 779 (To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.)
Amendment Agreed to (70-26)
70 Yea
26 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
38 Yea / 14 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 44 senators
32 Yea / 12 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 0 Nay
1 not voting or present
Crossed Party Lines
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Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
A. Allard (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Hillary Clinton (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jon Corzine (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Ensign (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chuck Schumer (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Sununu (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 70
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- George Allen (VA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- William Frist (TN)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
Nay 26
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- Jon Corzine (NJ)
- James DeMint (SC)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- John Sununu (NH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 4
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
Other Votes on H.R. 6
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Vote #137 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 781 to S.Amdt. 779 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act …Motion to Table Agreed to (59-38) Jun 14, 2005
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Vote #138 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 782 to S.Amdt. 779 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act …Motion to Table Agreed to (69-28) Jun 15, 2005
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Vote #140 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 784 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)Amendment Rejected (47-53) Jun 16, 2005
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Vote #141 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 791 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)Amendment Agreed to (52-48) Jun 16, 2005
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Vote #143 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 783 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)Amendment Rejected (44-52) Jun 21, 2005
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Vote #144 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 817 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)Amendment Agreed to (66-29) Jun 21, 2005
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Vote #145 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 799 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)Amendment Agreed to (92-1) Jun 21, 2005
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Vote #146 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 841 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)Motion to Table Agreed to (52-45) Jun 22, 2005
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Vote #147 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 805 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)Motion to Table Agreed to (57-39) Jun 22, 2005
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Vote #148 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 826 to H.R. 6 (Energy Policy Act of 2005)Amendment Rejected (38-60) Jun 22, 2005
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).