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Roll Call Vote 109th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.22 )
Vote Number: 115
Vote Date: May 8, 2006, 05:16 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Measure Number: S. 22 (Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 )
Measure Title: A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.
Vote Counts:
YEAs48
NAYs
42
Not Voting
10

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Allen (R-VA), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Not Voting
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Coburn (R-OK), Not Voting
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Not Voting
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Dayton (D-MN), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Yea
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Dole (R-NC), Yea
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Not Voting
Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Jeffords (I-VT), Not Voting
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Martinez (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Nay
Nelson (D-NE), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting
Pryor (D-AR), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting
Salazar (D-CO), Nay
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Yea
Talent (R-MO), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Vitter (R-LA), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---48
Alexander (R-TN)
Allard (R-CO)
Allen (R-VA)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chafee (R-RI)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coleman (R-MN)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Craig (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
DeWine (R-OH)
Dole (R-NC)
Domenici (R-NM)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Frist (R-TN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Sununu (R-NH)
Talent (R-MO)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
NAYs ---42
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Carper (D-DE)
Clinton (D-NY)
Crapo (R-ID)
Dayton (D-MN)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Graham (R-SC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shelby (R-AL)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting - 10
Biden (D-DE)
Brownback (R-KS)
Burns (R-MT)
Coburn (R-OK)
Conrad (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Jeffords (I-VT)
McCain (R-AZ)
Obama (D-IL)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Shelby (R-AL), Nay

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting

Arkansas:

Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Pryor (D-AR), Nay

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Nay

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Not Voting
Carper (D-DE), Nay

Florida:

Martinez (R-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Nay

Georgia:

Chambliss (R-GA), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Nay

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Not Voting
Obama (D-IL), Not Voting

Indiana:

Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Not Voting
Roberts (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

Bunning (R-KY), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Yea

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay

Michigan:

Levin (D-MI), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay

Minnesota:

Coleman (R-MN), Yea
Dayton (D-MN), Nay

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Bond (R-MO), Yea
Talent (R-MO), Yea

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Not Voting

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Nay

Nevada:

Ensign (R-NV), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Nay

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Sununu (R-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea

New York:

Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

Burr (R-NC), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Not Voting
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay

Ohio:

DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea

Oklahoma:

Coburn (R-OK), Not Voting
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay

Pennsylvania:

Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay

South Carolina:

DeMint (R-SC), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay

South Dakota:

Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea

Tennessee:

Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Jeffords (I-VT), Not Voting
Leahy (D-VT), Nay

Virginia:

Allen (R-VA), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea

Washington:

Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Not Voting

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay

Wyoming:

Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea