Roll Call Vote #147 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · May 24, 2006, 5:48 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4114 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006) (S. 2611)
Amendment S.Amdt. 4114 (To amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree in science mathematics, technology, or engineering.)
Amendment Agreed to (56-42)
56 Yea
42 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
47 Yea / 7 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 44 senators
9 Yea / 34 Nay
1 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 -
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA) 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 -
Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 56
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- 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)
- William Frist (TN)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 42
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 2
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- 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 #126 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3979 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act …Amendment Agreed to (83-16) 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
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).