What was the result of Senate roll call vote 218 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 31, 2006 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (72-23, 3/5 majority required)", 72-23. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S. 3711 (S. 3711).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 218?

72 senators voted Yea and 23 voted Nay. 5 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 218 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 43-1 and Democrats voted 19-16. 18 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #218 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 31, 2006, 5:31 PM (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 (72-23, 3/5 majority required)

72 Yea

23 Nay

← Vote #217 Vote #219 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

43 Yea / 1 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 37 senators

19 Yea / 16 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Crossed Party Lines

Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) 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
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
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Menendez (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barack Obama (Democrat–IL) 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 72

Nay 23

Not Voting 5

Other Votes on S. 3711

Vote #217 On the Cloture Motion S. 3711

Cloture Motion Agreed to (86-12, 3/5 majority required) Jul 26, 2006
Vote #219 On Passage of the Bill S. 3711

Bill Passed (71-25) Aug 1, 2006

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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