Roll Call Vote #70 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 16, 2006, 5:36 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3121 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file) (S.Con.Res. 83)
Amendment S.Amdt. 3121 (To strike the direct spending limitation.)
Amendment Rejected (50-50)
50 Yea
50 Nay
Tie votes may be decided by the Vice President; the recorded result above is authoritative.
How the Parties Voted
Republican 55 senators
6 Yea / 49 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 44 senators
43 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Lincoln Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 50
- Daniel Akaka (HI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Evan Bayh (IN)
- Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
- Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (NM)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Robert Byrd (WV)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Lincoln Chafee (RI)
- Hillary Clinton (NY)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Kent Conrad (ND)
- Mark Dayton (MN)
- Michael DeWine (OH)
- Christopher Dodd (CT)
- Byron Dorgan (ND)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Russell Feingold (WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Daniel Inouye (HI)
- James Jeffords (VT)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Ted Kennedy (MA)
- John Kerry (MA)
- Herbert Kohl (WI)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Blanche Lincoln (AR)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- 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)
- Gordon Smith (OR)
- Olympia Snowe (ME)
- Arlen Specter (PA)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 50
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- A. Allard (CO)
- George Allen (VA)
- Bob Bennett (UT)
- Kit Bond (MO)
- Sam Brownback (KS)
- James Bunning (KY)
- Conrad Burns (MT)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Norm Coleman (MN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Larry Craig (ID)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- James DeMint (SC)
- Elizabeth Dole (NC)
- Pete Domenici (NM)
- John Ensign (NV)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- William Frist (TN)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Judd Gregg (NH)
- Chuck Hagel (NE)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Kay Hutchison (TX)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Jon Kyl (AZ)
- Trent Lott (MS)
- Richard Lugar (IN)
- Mel Martinez (FL)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Ben Nelson (NE)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Rick Santorum (PA)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Ted Stevens (AK)
- John Sununu (NH)
- James Talent (MO)
- Craig Thomas (WY)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
- George Voinovich (OH)
- John Warner (VA)
Other Votes on S.Con.Res. 83
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Vote #38 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3013 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (50-50) Mar 14, 2006
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Vote #39 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3028 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (50-50) Mar 14, 2006
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Vote #40 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2999 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (100-0) Mar 14, 2006
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Vote #41 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3007 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (46-54) Mar 14, 2006
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Vote #42 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3039 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (46-54) Mar 14, 2006
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Vote #43 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3063 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (45-53) Mar 15, 2006
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Vote #44 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3050 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (60-38) Mar 15, 2006
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Vote #45 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3056 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (43-55) Mar 15, 2006
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Vote #46 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3061 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Agreed to (90-8) Mar 15, 2006
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Vote #47 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3054 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)Amendment Rejected (43-53) Mar 15, 2006
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).