Roll Call Vote #152 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · May 25, 2006, 11:54 AM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4131 to S. 2611 (Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006) (S. 2611)
Amendment S.Amdt. 4131 (To limit the total number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status to 650,000 during any fiscal year.)
Amendment Agreed to (51-47)
51 Yea
47 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
32 Yea / 22 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 44 senators
18 Yea / 25 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 -
Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Bennett (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Conrad Burns (Republican–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Tom Carper (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Lincoln Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Norm Coleman (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) 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 -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
William Frist (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chuck Hagel (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 -
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mel Martinez (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 -
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 51
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Sununu (NH)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
Nay 47
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- William Frist (TN)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Warner (VA)
- 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 ↗).