Roll Call Vote #126 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · May 17, 2006, 2:30 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3979 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006) (S. 2611)
Amendment S.Amdt. 3979 (To increase the amount of fencing and improve vehicle barriers installed along the southwest border of the United States.)
Amendment Agreed to (83-16)
83 Yea
16 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
55 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 44 senators
28 Yea / 15 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dick Durbin (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Menendez (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patty Murray (Democrat–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barack Obama (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 83
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- William Frist (TN)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 16
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
Not Voting 1
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
Other Votes on S. 2611
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Vote #121 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3961 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act …Amendment Rejected (40-55) May 16, 2006
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Vote #122 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3994 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act …Amendment Agreed to (79-16) May 16, 2006
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Vote #123 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4017 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Refor…Motion to Table Agreed to (69-28) May 16, 2006
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Vote #124 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3981 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Refor…Motion to Table Failed (18-79) May 16, 2006
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Vote #125 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4027 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act …Amendment Agreed to (99-0) May 17, 2006
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Vote #127 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3963 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act …Amendment Rejected (33-66) May 17, 2006
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Vote #128 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3965 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act …Amendment Agreed to (50-48) May 17, 2006
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Vote #129 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4066 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act …Amendment Agreed to (56-43) May 18, 2006
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Vote #130 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3985 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Refor…Motion to Table Agreed to (50-49) May 18, 2006
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Vote #131 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4064 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act …Amendment Agreed to (62-35) May 18, 2006
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).