Roll Call Vote #21 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Feb 14, 2006, 6:21 PM (ET)
On the Motion (Motion to Waive CBA Re: S. 852) (S. 852)
A bill to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
Motion Rejected (58-41, 3/5 majority required)
58 Yea
41 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
44 Yea / 11 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 44 senators
13 Yea / 30 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 -
James Bunning (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Carper (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mike Crapo (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James DeMint (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Ensign (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) 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 -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Debbie Stabenow (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Sununu (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
John Thune (Republican–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 58
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 41
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- William Frist (TN)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- John Sununu (NH)
- John Thune (SD)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 1
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
Other Votes on S. 852
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Vote #12 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 852Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (98-1, 3/5 majority required) Feb 7, 2006
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Vote #13 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2748 to S. 852 (Fairness in Asbestos Injury Reso…Motion to Table Agreed to (70-27) Feb 9, 2006
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).