Roll Call Vote #219 · 109th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 29, 2005, 5:11 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill S. 397 (S. 397)
A bill to prohibit civil liability actions from being brought or continued against manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition for damages, injunctive or other relief resulting from the misuse of their products by others.
Bill Passed (65-31)
65 Yea
31 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
50 Yea / 2 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 44 senators
14 Yea / 29 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Lincoln Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) 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 -
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) 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 -
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kenneth Salazar (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 65
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- 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)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- 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)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 31
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Jon Corzine (NJ)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 4
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- John Sununu (NH)
Other Votes on S. 397
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Vote #206 On the Cloture Motion S. 397Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-32, 3/5 majority required) Jul 26, 2005
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Vote #207 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1626 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …Amendment Agreed to (70-30) Jul 28, 2005
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Vote #208 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1623 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in…Motion to Table Agreed to (62-37) Jul 28, 2005
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Vote #214 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1644 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …Amendment Agreed to (72-26) Jul 29, 2005
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Vote #215 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1620 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …Amendment Rejected (35-64) Jul 29, 2005
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Vote #216 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1645 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …Amendment Agreed to (87-11) Jul 29, 2005
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Vote #217 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1615 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …Amendment Rejected (31-64) Jul 29, 2005
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Vote #218 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1642 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …Amendment Rejected (33-63) Jul 29, 2005
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).