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Roll Call Vote #228 · 109th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 14, 2005, 12:31 PM (ET)

On the Motion (Motion To Suspend Paragraph 4, Rule XVI RE: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1670)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1670 (To establish a special committee of the Senate to investigate the awarding and carrying out of contracts to conduct activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and to fight the war on terrorism.)

Motion Rejected (44-53, 3/5 majority required)
44 Yea
53 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

0 Yea / 44 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 37 senators

35 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 44

Nay 53

Not Voting 3

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).