What was the result of Senate roll call vote 79 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 28, 2006 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (81-16, 2/3 majority required)", 81-16. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S. 2349 (S. 2349).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 79?

81 senators voted Yea and 16 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 79 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 44-10 and Democrats voted 36-6. 16 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #79 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 28, 2006, 5:55 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S. 2349 (S. 2349)

To provide greater transparency with respect to lobbying activities, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when organizations described in section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political committees, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Agreed to (81-16, 2/3 majority required)

81 Yea

16 Nay

← Vote #78 Vote #80 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

44 Yea / 10 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 44 senators

36 Yea / 6 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

James Bunning (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mark Dayton (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Ensign (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barack Obama (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jeff Sessions, III (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Sununu (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 81

Nay 16

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on S. 2349

Vote #35 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2932 to S. 2349 (527 Reform Act of 2006)

Amendment Rejected (44-55) Mar 8, 2006
Vote #36 On the Cloture Motion S. 2349

Cloture Motion Rejected (51-47, 2/3 majority required) Mar 9, 2006
Vote #77 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3176 to S.Amdt. 2944 to S. 2349 (527 Reform Act of 200…

Amendment Rejected (30-67) Mar 28, 2006
Vote #78 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2944 to S. 2349 (527 Reform Act of 2006)

Amendment Agreed to (84-13) Mar 28, 2006
Vote #80 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2962 to S. 2349 (527 Reform Act of 2006)

Motion to Table Agreed to (68-30) Mar 29, 2006
Vote #81 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2980 to S. 2349 (527 Reform Act of 2006)

Motion to Table Agreed to (57-41) Mar 29, 2006
Vote #82 On Passage of the Bill S. 2349

Bill Passed (90-8) Mar 29, 2006

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

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