Roll Call Vote #217 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 26, 2006, 10:05 AM (ET)
On the Cloture Motion S. 3711 (S. 3711)
A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.
Cloture Motion Agreed to (86-12, 3/5 majority required)
86 Yea
12 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 46 senators
45 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 37 senators
28 Yea / 7 Nay
2 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent Democrat 1 senator
0 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Dayton (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Menendez (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 86
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell
- Tom Carper
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- Susan Collins
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- John Cornyn
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo
- James DeMint (SC)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- William Frist (TN)
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Chester Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Barack Obama (IL)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Kenneth Salazar (CO)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Chuck Schumer
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
Nay 12
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Patty Murray
- Jack Reed
- Paul Sarbanes (MD)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Ron Wyden
Not Voting 2
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- John Kerry (MA)
Other Votes on S. 3711
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).